Workmen Read Campaign Whisky Tax Debate on Stump
A long rhetorical exchange criticizes a Republican platform for taxing everyday goods while favoring free whisky. A Minnesota speaker and Iowa farmer satire question who benefits from tariffs, urging cheaper food, clothing, shelter, and fuel over liquor. The piece ends noting moral elevation and the tangled web of deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samberg
Minnesota
Worhier
Mills
Iowa
Sidney Smith
Plea for Fisheries Peace Splits Senate Turf
The Chicago News reports Republicans in the Senate feuding over fisheries policy while President McKinley asks Congress to back a bill. Critics accuse the President of playing to the gallery as protracted disputes and hawkish posturing give way to a cooler, more conciliatory tone amid broader trade and imperial questions.
Fragmentary OCR reflects political debate and rhetoric
The garbled text shows a debate about a presidential proposal and Senate majority policy. It mentions a leading Republican senior and accusations that the president is “playing to the gallery” after failing other means to carry out policy. The passage references peace happiness security and general welfare of her majesty in a historic parliamentary tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Open
No Sneer Is Intended in Political Platforms
A reader outlines the rhetoric of Republicans and Democrats in a debate over tariffs and tax Policy. The piece contrasts a self styled elite defense of the status quo with a Democratic call for tax cuts and broader opportunity for all workers. It notes the polarizing tone and urges voters to choose between two paths in November.
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New York
Herat
Peirtota
John Winings
Lake Fork
Winings
Moultrie County
Lake City
Political quotes and tariff debate from late 19th century leaders
A compilation of quoted remarks from Benjamin Harrison James Blaine and other politicians on trusts tariffs Chinese immigration and free trade. The items reflect anti Romanist sentiments protectionist views and calls to shield manufacturers and capital. The collection presents partisan rhetoric rather than a single narrative or event.
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Benjamin Harrison
Cleveland
James G. Blaine
Chicago
Lben Harrison
Parson Currant
Vincent
Wall Street
John J. Ingalls
Ben Harrison
Pennsylvania
Morrill
Shennan
Allison
Harrison
John J. Snalls
How the Wool Tariff Works and Its Social Cost
The New York Herald critiques wool tariff protection as enriching capitalists while starving workers. Most mills operate part time with low wages, four days and a half a week, or less. wives and children must toil at home or for scraps. The piece argues protection narrows markets, hurts competition, and benefits a few at the expense of many.
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Kenington
New York Herald
Migg
Ada C. Swermerly
Ps Inn
Pension Aer
Faia Lee
Washington
Ettbaully
Platt Deutsch
Fritz Reuter
Die&kéhs
South
Germany
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Ormament Lincoln Park
E. J. Lehman
George B. Tiarts
Louis Wolf
Treasurr
Fpne
Reine
Reuter
Ifs Dicketis
Westphalia
Deher
New York
Anm
Francis Joseph of Austria
Dagmar
opJohn
Wipnans
Lake City
Lake Fork
Shreve
Sandwich
A. L. Vanscoy
Bridgehampton
Board of Live Stock Commissioners
Orleans
Springfield
Missouri
St. Louis
Tiffany
Arkansas
Athevand
Prince of
Galena
Wages Per Week Debate and Protectionist Claims
A Detroit Free Press article argues wage comparisons between nations refuting protectionist claims. It cites Henry of Navarre rhetoric from the Republican party and criticizes Blaine for alleged wage reductions benefiting monopolists, urging readers to test wage data against free trade England versus high tariff Germany.
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England
Germany
Henry of Navarre
Republican Party
Blaine
Detroit Free Press
Wei Baek Io
Abinetmakers
Igarmakers
European militarism spreads as France mobilizes for action
A London dispatch notes widespread European military drill across France and Italy. Troops march in fortresses, rail lines adapt for strategy, and nations from Bulgaria to Austria ramp up forces while promising peace.
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France
London
Europe
Romagna
Humbert
Forli
Italy
Solferino
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Austria
Germany
Grants of Pensions Show Record Increase in Names Added
The Commissioner of Pensions reports a fiscal year ending June 30 1888 adding 60 252 new names to the rolls bringing total pensioners to 452 557. The net growth reaches 46 550 as deaths and other losses reduce the count.
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Washington Special Telegram
Commissioner of Pensions
Bureau
Mexico
United States
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Pennsylvania
Montana
Utah
South Carolina
Ate
Illinoisan News Briefs Tie Tragic, Bizarre Events
A Chicago theater train collision injures a man named Paul Lohler who escapes serious harm after being dragged beneath a locomotive. Across the state, boiler explosions kill workers at Uhler's saw mill near Springfield and injuries to others, while crops in multiple counties show varied fortunes from drought and storms.
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Chicag
St. Paul Road
Tadinha “Street
Paul Lohler
West
Indiana Street
Drama in Chicago at MeVickers enters 32nd season
The oldest Chicago theater MeVickers, led by J H MeVicker for 32 years, opens the 1888 89 season with a stellar lineup. Stars include Joseph Jefferson Lotta Maggie Mitchell Margaret Mather Mlle Rhea Mrs Potter Mary Anderson Denman Champsom Mrs Langtry Annie Pixley W J Florence Coruelin and other renowned names. Imre Kiralfys Ravel pantomime Mazulin the Night Owl launches the season combining Kiralfy spectacle with pantomime humor.
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Chicago
MeVicker’s
J. H. MeVicker
Joseph Jefferson
Lotta
Maggie Mitchell
Margaret Mather
Mlle. Rhea
Mrs. Potter
Mary Anderson
Denman Champson
Mrs. Langtry
Annie Pixley
W. J. Florence
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Cox
Senate
Chicago News
Independent
Congress
Ake
Old Bay
Commonwealth
Senator Hoar
Hoar
Foreign Affairs Committee
Anada
Imac
Black
Illinois
Affairs
Altrowe
Massac
Uhler
Sherman
N. M. Richard
William Martin
William Yocum
Richard
Martin
Yocum
Montgomery County
Quincy
Adams County
Douglas County
P. W. van Antwerp
Cincinnati
Lake and
Franklin Streets
van Antwerp
Frank Kline
Julius Hueston
Kline
Monticello
Fred Schumann
Philip Best Brewing Company
Randolph and
Ada Streets
Randolph Street
Schumann
Hearly
Cook County
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