William J Stone Nominated Missouri Governor by Democrats
William J Stone named gubernatorial nominee by Missouri Democrats. A Nevada Vernon county citizen born May 7 1847 in Madison County Kentucky he served in the Forty ninth to Fifty first congresses and retired when pay could not cover Washington living costs. He is a lawyer farmer and cattle raiser with a national reputation for eloquence and fidelity to Missouri.
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William J. Stone
Missouri
Nevada
Vernon County
Congress
Madison County
State University of
Stone
Washington
Democracy contests western states for justice in 1896 campaign
The Burlington Gazette argues that democracy will contest every western state this year. It cites the decline of Republican majorities in Iowa and Kansas and accuses protected industries of robbing consumers for profits.
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Iowa
Kansas
Burlington
The Republican Policy Criticized in Telegraph Opinion
The Seattle Telegraph denounces Republican policy as a tool to inflame passions and feign patriotism. It cites a history of cries of treason whenever reforms threaten privileged interests and warns that well meaning but misled readers fall for such tactics.
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Republican Party
Seattle
Wash
Telegraph
Feudal War in Pennsylvania Sparks Labor Critique
The St. Louis Republic attacks Andrew Carnegie as leading a feudal war in Pennsylvania. It accuses him of employing mercenaries as vassals to suppress workers' wages and claims his defenders shield the so called rights of property.
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Carnegie
Pennsylvania
America
St. Louis Republic
Taxing the many to raise wages for the few
The Rochester Herald questions the fairness of taxing the majority of wage earners to fund higher wages for the other twenty percent who already receive government aid or favors. It argues those earning income from business, professions, or labor should not be penalized for policies that boost others’ pay, urging scrutiny of such fiscal plans.
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United States
Rochester Herald
Shiras Not Aligned With Straight Republican Ticket
The Buffalo Enquirer argues that Mr Shiras voting the Republican ticket straight in Pennsylvania on every occasion would make him too partisan to be a safe judge. The claim of not always voting straight is not an objection.
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Shiras
Pennsylvania
Buffalo Enquirer
West Virginia GOP Bosses Meet at Deer Park Cottage
Three or four political bosses assembled at Steve Elkins's cottage on a Sunday at Deer Park to decide the destinies of the West Virginia Republican Party in the same manner as closing a merchandise contract.
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West Virginia
Republican Way
Steve Elkins
Deer Park
Republican Party of
Wheeling Register
Democratic Standard and Force Bill Debate
Richmond State argues the force bill faction is dangerous and that only Democratic victory can kill and bury the force bill, urging Southerners to rally to the Democrats to oppose the measure. The piece frames the issue as a mortal partisan contest with the Democratic party as sworn enemies of the force bill party.
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South
Richmond
Carter’s Lack of National Experience Hinders National Lead
The Sioux City Tribune comments that Mr. Carter is a pleasant man with little national political experience and will struggle to push the country for Harrison, unlike Republicans’ success in Montana.
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Carter
Harrison
Montana
Sioux City
Tribune
Protection in Practice and Other Notable Items
A New York World summary discusses how tariffs raise rail makers’ profits via steel rails and pig prices, comparing U S and English costs. It notes dramatic price gaps, English and American production costs, and potential wage impacts. The piece also mentions George Francis Train’s view on labor disputes, Atlantean decline theories, and two calamities in Asia. It concludes with a Chicago girl receiving aluminium prosthetic arms, enabling self feeding and potential public speaking talent.
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Journal
New York World
What the Force Bill Means
The Reed Congress passed the Lodge force bill two years ago and the Republican party broadly endorsed it in Minneapolis. The document aims to muddle readers and obscure its dangerous provisions while seeking to subvert the Constitution by replacing free representation with federal returning boards. It would take control of congressional elections from state officers and place it in presidentially appointed judges, an act seen as treachery to the American system.
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Reed Congress
Republican Party
Minneapolis
United States
St. Louis Republic
Was This Collateral Nepotism
President Harrison vetoed a relief bill for William McGarrahan, citing the need for judicial review at the court of claims. The Indianapolis Sentinel questions motives, noting McGarrahan’s poverty and D. C. Mills’s wealth and political contributions as alleged factors influencing the veto.
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William McGarrahan
McGarrahan
Pacific Railroad
D. O. Mills
Whitelaw Reid
Court of Claims
Mc@Garrahan
D. C. Mills
Republican Campaign Fund
Indianapolis Sentinel
Harrison Speeches Stir Indiana in 1890s Political Rally
The Charleston News and Courier notes Indiana Republicans grow uneasy this year. Harrison's 1888 plurality was 2 348, a shift of 1 200 votes would have swung the state for Cleveland. A 19 579 margin in a 1890 secretary race followed the McKinley bill wave and Harrison force bill tour.
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Harrison
Indiana
Cleveland
Charleston News and Courier
Corrupters of Youth Compared to Catiline in Senate Clash
The Cleveland Plain Dealer ties the Dudleys and Quays of the Republican party to Catiline, calling them corrupters of youth and pointing to moneyed election influence as their path to power. It asks if they recall Catiline’s fate.
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Catiline
Dudleys and Quays
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
New York Democrats Praise Stevenson and Cleveland Meeting
Democrats in New York warm to their vice presidential candidate as General Stevenson and Mr. Cleveland share a memorable gathering. The welcome extended by the New York Democracy marks a notable moment in party politics.
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New York
Stevenson
Cleveland
Paper doll industry rises from hardship to success
Three sisters driven to poverty start by selling paper dolls in their city. A stationer buys exclusive rights, they hire thirty workers, and the first year yields 8000 dolls. After a setback they launch into paper flowers and other goods, expanding to branch houses, about a hundred workers, and thriving offices under their mother’s financial guidance.
Dr Tanner’s plan to redeem humanity through a colony of orphans
The lone Dr. Tanner proposes buying a 1500 acre ranch near Las Cruces to rear a hundred poor orphans away from alcohol drugs and vice. After education and exercise they may marry among themselves or leave to see the world. The plan draws a harsh comparison to livestock breeding and links heredity to moral reform.
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Las Cruces
Marching for Cleveland Rally Verse in Reform Battle
A patriotic marching song urging support for Cleveland and reform. It calls for turnout at the polls, opposition to plutocracy, Pinkerton and Force Bill opposition, and pledges ten million voices and a victory for democracy through taxation and pension fairness.
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Reform
Georgia
Democracy
Nervine Proves Morning Sleep For Nervous Ailments
Mrs Herbechter of Stevens Point Wisconsin credits Dr Miles Nervine with curing five years of nervous prostration and sleeplessness after one bottle. Mrs Wheeler of Laramie City Wyoming reports relief from headache and nervous prostration after three weeks. Sold by Bradshaw and Thoma with trial bottle free.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Miles’ Nervine
Elizabeth Wheeler
Laramie City
Wyoming
Bradshaw & Thoma
Bogus Doctor Deceives Elderly Woman in Connecticut
A man claiming to be Dr Henry and assistant to Dr Morgan from Boston visited Mrs F K Brewster in Suffolk Connecticut. He earned her consent to a supposed eye operation, showed a fake abscess removed item and collected twenty eight dollars before leaving. Hartford Letter.
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Hartford
Feet pain relief leads to cure claims for corns and bunions
An advertisement touts Chryso Corn Cure with a lifetime warranty sold by Bradshaw and Thoma. It also notes a glacier discovery in Greyback mountain southern California and a SHILOH Vitalizer remedy for constipation and dyspepsia sold by the same vendors.
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California
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San Bernardino Range
Los Angeles Herald
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Bradshaw
Thoma
Danger of Ice Water Cited By New York Press
The New York Press warns that excessive ice water can be deadly for overheated workers. It says true ice water is unsafe when consumed copiously after heavy exertion, while cooler non ice water can be safer and still satisfying.
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New York Press
De Witts Sarsaparilla and Early Risers Ad Notices
Advertisements promote De Witts Sarsaparilla as a cure for impure blood and weakness with testimonials from Mrs. L R Parron and Geo D Clarke. Also cited are Little Early Risers pills and SHiLons Cough and Consumption Cure with a guarantee and sale by Bradshaw Thoma. A new Florida railroad charter, Southwestern from Green Cove Springs to Micanopy, is announced.
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Geo. D. Clarke
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Shilon
Bradshaw & Thoma
Castoria and Porous Plaster Advertisement
A vintage ad notes Castoria for children and Shiloh's Porous Plaster for back side or chest pain. It lists a price of 25 cents for the plaster and presents a period medicine tone.
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