30 Apr 1890
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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1890
Page
1
Fred Woodrow urges self reliance and equal rights for Afro Americans in a Spring Grove piece. The Philadelphia Times accuses a former Florida marshal of corruption and denounces a potential Port of Pensacola appointment.
Report of a brutal murder case at Woll e near Sollub in Prussia where a husband killed and disfigured his wife after being bitten by a mad dog. The husband died soon after, and the woman lies dead as neighbors recount a horrific scene with detached ears and nose.
A little old woman in black aboard a Grand River Avenue streetcar insists on smoking a clay pipe despite the conductor's rule against it. She argues company rules exist and keeps smoking until her stop at Twelfth Street. The cloud of smoke and stubborn wit epitomize the era's small conflicts on transit.
Washington April 22 Senate agriculture committee reviews Senator Vances warehouse bill for farm produce to be stored on deposits. Colonel Polk cites financial system flaws and urges silver coinage and low interest currency issued to the people. Dr McCune supports the warehouse plan citing California Grangers Bank loans on wheat deposits.
New York Star reports from Havana where Senor Don Nicolas Garrido laments Cuba tobacco wealth shrinking as Spanish America rivals rise. He notes Havana variety prized but fragile to cold, climate and soil differences.
Dialogue from a Boston Courier fragment shows a child quoting a couple discussing marriage and affection. The line suggests plans or approval influences from a father in a family context.
The Clinton Republican reports Reed expects Congress to adjourn by July 1 and asserts he can accomplish it with a small effort. The Houston Post jokes about not fishing for small fish and notes Gould’s supposed capture of President Harrison as a mistake.
Governor Campbell attributes steady Republican losses in Ohio to young voters who are increasingly aligning with the Democratic side. He notes this trend resembles conditions elsewhere and mentions youth interest in civic matters restarting after prior reverence for tradition.
When the bounty system is well established it will be interesting to see with what degree of patience the se will consent to be taxed to out enterprises that are confessedly conducted at a loss. If American manhood has reached this servile stage, any impostre is safe when masquerading under the name of Protection.
Grover Cleveland notes that Ashland is safe and free of fear for the 1892 result. The village past elections passed quietly, proving honesty patriotism and mutual trust among its sturdy yeomen where peace faith and charity reign supreme.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Tim describes a Democratic Senate caucus held a few days ago to keep members aligned. It contrasts those elected honestly with those who bought or stole seats, noting Republicans held a lead as a majority.
Long-winded critique of white farmers facing poverty and cholera losses. The piece rails at money lenders and corruption, notes farmers receive low prices, and urges economy and better farming to survive at home and board locally. It contrasts with enslaved or free Black figures to claim universal hardship.
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