Tax Reform Clash Is Main Issue Of Campaign
The piece argues tariff reform as the central campaign issue. It urges lowering taxes to meet government needs and criticizes protectionist policy as unjust, favoring consumers over producers and stressing the 19th century tariff system’s excess revenue. It links politics to Gettysburg remembrance and national unity.
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Republican Party
Chicago
Harrison and Morton
Tawea
Democratic Party
Veland
Thorman
Democrats Party
St Louis Platte
Democratic Platfown
Oldest Nurse in Georgia Praises Dr Biggesy Huskle Berry Cordial
Mrs E Kennedy, noted for long service in Georgia, touts Dr Biggesy Huskle Berry Cordial as the best remedy after years of bowels trouble and child teaching.
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Georgia
8.E. Kennedy
Warner's Safe Cure touted as kidney remedy
An advertisement extols Warner's Safe Cure as a scientific blood purifier that can cure kidney disease and many other ailments from kidney disorders. It urges readers to donate to the Durham Exposition funds and to support local enterprise, warning against letting a few pay all.
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Durham
Urham
Roanoke and Southern Railroad Contract Awarded
The Roanoke and Southern meeting in Roanoke Virginia resulted in a contract with the Virginia and North Carolina Construction Company led by president F H Fries to build the Winston to Martinsville sixty mile division with options to Roanoke and further lines. Active work is to start soon and proceed vigorously with local shareholders eager to complete the project.
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Winston Daily
Roanoke
Roanoke and Southern Railroad Company
Virginia and
North Carolina Construction Company
F H. Fries
Winston
Martinsville
Fries
Lamentable. Charlotte Curoni
A letter laments alleged corruption among colored delegates at a Chicago convention accusing them of selling votes. The writer questions the report’s foundations and warns of harm to voting prerogatives and public trust.
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Chicago
Bob Ingersoll referenced in early Republican chatter
The Charlotte Observer notes the Republican Convention keeping Bob Ingersoll in the background. The writer uses satirical and flippant imagery to belittle Ingersoll, suggesting his influence is weak and his views provoke mockery. The piece reflects partisan humor rather than factual reporting.
Changes at Trinity College Trustees Act at Meeting
The High Point Enterprise reports Trinity College trustees enacted major changes. Tutor Hardened will not return. the primary department is abolished. Prof. English is promoted to full professor and chair, Prof Ganhaway leaves French while a new chair of French and German is created with Prof. T. M. Price of Pennsylvania. Rev H B Williams of Yale elected to the new Theology chair.
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Trinity College
High Point Enterprise
English
Niger
Ganhaway
T. M. Price
Pennsylvania
H. B. Williams
Yale College
Walker lectures as third party candidate in Richmond
T Walker, nominee of the third party for governor, spoke to about 390 auditors in Richmond. He warned one party would feel the bottom drop out, noting weak audience interest and pledges on cards that aligned signers with the third party. Prohibitionists split on whether to vote for Walker amid Dems’ fear of their influence.
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T. Walker
Democra'e
Walker
Moral Lesson From a Sermon Amidst Heat
The fragment hints at Dr James Freeman addressing a crowd about morality in a hot weather setting with a question about what the congregation is hearing. A minister comments on a twelve minute portion and the scene centers on extemporaneous preaching and ethical guidance.
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James Freeman
Sid
Deseo
Parton
Rattle Snake Dining Tales from Civil War Era Engineer
A Chicago News account quotes Colonel Harden Scott of the Missouri Pacific as he reflects on eating rattlesnake on the plains. He recalls General A J Smith and Captain Sheridan in discussions about prep, killing, and serving the dish with bacon and New Potatoes.
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Harden Scott
Missouri Pacific
Grand Pacific
Chicago News
Colonel Scott
A. J. Smith
St. Louis
Plains
General Smith
Grant
Vicksburg
Smith
Laura
Sherdian
Arthur Wade
Yellowstone Park
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