Mills Defends Tariff Reform in Richmond Speech
Honor Q Mills argues in Richmond Indiana that the Democratic plan lowers taxes on raw materials and clothing for workers while reducing tariffs on iron and pig iron. He claims Republicans favor the rich and that free raw materials will create jobs, expand markets, and reduce costs for laborers.
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Richmond
Ind
Mr. Mills
Blaine
New York
Mills
Democratic Party
Republican Party
England
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Liverpool
Congress
Boston
Chicago
Harrison and Morton
Europe
Appeal to Democrats for Campaign Funds and Organization
The Democratic National Committee urges small contributions to support legitimate campaign work and printing. It recalls the 1884 St. Louis convention nominating Grover Cleveland for president and Allen G. Thurman for vice president, and calls for active local organization in every election district. It stresses loyalty to the current administration and expanded party presence.
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Democratic National Committee
National Democratic Convention
St. Louis
Cleveland
Allen G. Thurman
Grover Cleveland
Lican Senate
Republican Party
National Democratic Party
William H. Barnum
National Committee
CaLyn J. Brice
Campaign
Campaign Echoes Men Bet On Cleveland In National Race
A New York telegram reports Democrats favored by Indiana and New York backers. Cleveland odds at 5 to 4 lure bets totaling about 45 000 dollars. Republican Charles Smith pledges 10 000 on Hill’s re election at similar odds while 10 000 more sits in a Wall Street broker’s office.
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New York Telegram
Cleveland
Charles Smith
Assembly
Gov. Hill
Wall Street
Harrison
James Mahoney
Hoffman House
Ed Stokes
Editorial Aria on Indiana New York and Party Prospects
Republicans furious and Democrats jubilant over a Morning News editorial claiming Indiana cannot be carried by Republicans and that without Indiana New York and Connecticut will not save the Republican party. The piece signals shifting electoral leverage and party confidence.
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Morning News
Indiana
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York
Harri son fee cited in 1877 strikers case and tariff debate
A New York telegram reports Gen. Harrison received 21 000 for prosecuting strikers in 1877 as general solicitor for Ohio and Mississippi Railroad receivers, while claiming services were worth 1 000. The document notes 420 for militia work and questions why the state paid for military action while he counseled the company.
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Indiana
Harrison
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
Telegraphic News Tied to Republican Committee, Publisher Favored
The report notes that the paper’s telegraphic service is provided by the Republican National Committee after the election, citing Chairman Quay's friendliness toward one of the paper’s publishers as the basis for the arrangement.
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Republican National Committee
Quay
Irish Blaine Men Swing Back to Cleveland in New York Reports
Observers note shifting sentiment among Irish Blaine supporters in Ulster and Kingston areas, with many former Blaine backers now backing Cleveland. In Ulster County a Kingston poll of leaders found no Democratic defections over tariff revision, while hotel proprietors report strong Cleveland swing among Irish workers.
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New York
Blaine
Lamb
Indiana
Slster County
Kingston and
Rondout
Harrison
Mankrishmen
Cleveland
Ulster County
Republican Party
John Stevens to Vote for Grover Cleveland
Neenah telegram reports John Stevens a wealthy inventor of Stevens' roller-mills will back Grover Cleveland. Former Republican, he questions the protection theory this year. Also a home remedy for cleaning bottles using corn kernels ashes water shake and rinse.
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Neenah
Wis
John Stevens
Stevens
Grover Cleveland
Indian Cannibalism and Starvation Among Canadian Tribes Report
A Winnipeg despatch summarizes a petition from Athabasca Diocese officials and six clergymen to Canada’s Interior Minister detailing severe starvation among Indigenous groups in the Peace River area. It notes deaths by starvation and cannibalism amid beaver scarcity, with many families on the brink of famine and reliant on traders and missionaries for survival.
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Utah Commission
Winnipeg
Man
Peace River Country
Minister of the Interior
Canada
Synod of
Mackenzie River District
Fort Chippewa
Peace River
Slave Lake
Faith in the Mormons finds Utah reformist report
John A. McClern and A. B. Carlton of the Utah Commission file a minority report with the Secretary of the Interior arguing a broad Mormon reform toward abandoning polygamy. They urge punitive action against criminal acts but protection of religious creeds, support constitutional amendment to ban polygamy, and urge justice and humane treatment for Mormons during reform.
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John A. McClern
A. B. Carlton
Utah Commission
Secretary of the Interior
Utah
Congress
United States
Mormon Exhorters Victims Castile Garden Scene
New York dispatch reports a scene at Castile Garden where W G Phelps and Henry Walsh of the Mormon Church supervised a group of English converts. Many are likely to be sent back to Europe, including five girls and three boys lured by Mormon stories. A Swiss family bound for Idaho and a Holland family from Hermenia Van Lieben face return. One 11 year old girl Sarah Ashley from Worksop pleaded to stay with Walsh. Nellie Tomlinson, 12, described travelling with a gentleman and two ladies toward Mormonism.
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Europe
New York Dispatch
Castile Garden
W. G. Phelps
Henry Walsh
Mormon Church
England
Idaho
Hermenia van Lieben
Holland
Maria Dextra
America
San Francisco
Howard
Tam Sarah Ashley
Worksop
Pap
Brother Walsh
Salt Lake City
Nellie Tomlinson
Brompton
Northern Pacific Lands Sold Record Deal in Territory
Officials report the Northern Pacific Railway has negotiated a sale of 700000 acres of its land grant. Fifty thousand acres will be selected this fall and the remainder next year, marking the largest land deal in the Territory to date.
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Bismarck
Northern Pacific Road
Northern Pacific
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