Republican platforms ignite tariff clash and sugar fight
The Elmira Gazette notes Gen Harrison backs repeal of whiskey and tobacco taxes while Blaine warns cheapening liquor boosts consumption. It cites a coroner verdict on a rail accident and reports on Claus Spreckels’s sugar bid against the East’s Sugar Trust. Also discusses Dockery joint canvass odds and Ute leader Curran’s suicide amid frontier violence.
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Internal Revenue
Elmira
N. Y
Harrison
Blaine
Bright
San Francisco
Claus J Spreckels
Cincinnati Post
Great Sugar Trust
East
Claus Spreckels
Spreckels
Philadelphia
Farmer captures a hook snake in Fiorids Indiana
A farmer captures a reported hook snake in Fiorids Indiana. Local authorities warn residents to avoid contact with unknown reptiles while experts verify species and provide guidance on safe handling.
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Fiorids
Len
Gavel Presented to Colored Democrat Leader at Baltimore Convention
An Ohio delegate introduced R A Jones editor of a Cleveland newspaper as a Colored Democrat and presented him with a ceremonial gavel. Jones spoke praising emancipation and unity while warning against centralization. The presentation drew cheers from the audience and highlighted the Colored Democrat presence at the Democratic Club convention in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Ohio
R.A. Jenes
A New
Cleveland
Jones
Govering
Sherman
Irshmen
Chisaman
Gorse
O Ae
House of the Xec
Nomany
G. Thur
Negro Democrats
United
Winans
Mr. Jones
Potts Cheats the Gallows Ends in Self Damaging Death
Special to News-Observer reports Potts Jr who faced execution for murder of Paul Livcke attempted suicide while under guard, escaping briefly before dying around midnight. Details on method remain unclear as public sentiment questions the justice system and security surrounding the case.
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News-Observer
Wasametos
Potts, Jr
Paul Livcke
Eea
Himsekf
First National Bank
United States
Ee National
Fema
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