Congress Meets Reed Elected Speaker of the House
Congress convened with Representative Reed of Maine chosen speaker. The president's message, appearing this morning, urges tobacco and whiskey tax repeal, anti trust laws, federal control of elections to suppress black voters in the South, subsidies for ocean steamship lines, silver bullion purchases, a protective tariff, and pension list expansion.
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Congress
Representative Reed
Maine
South
Comptroller Urges Tax Relief on Bank Circulation
In a report on national banks the comptroller of the currency calls for cutting the duty on circulation, removing deposits’ burden, and advancing 1 percent interest on deposited bonds. He questions labeling a 1 percent internal tax as a duty and mocks tariff language. He contrasts with calls to relieve farmers of school, county, and state duties and government price support.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Bussey Urged to Follow Tanner Over Pension Deserter Ruling
The Chicago Tribune denounces Assistant Secretary Bussey for ruling that Civil War deserters are entitled to pensions on the same terms as honored soldiers. It calls for Bussey to resign and for the administration to repudiate the decision, arguing deserters and bounty jumpers must not be placed on the pension roll.
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J. H. Baker
Treasury
Pension Office
Tribune
Bussey
Interior
Tanner
Chicago Tribune
Twenty Five Characters of History and Fiction Impress Crowd
The Elzevir Literary Society of Parsons College staged a Queen of Fame pageant at Lemon Opera House raising a clear hundred dollars as twenty five ladies personated famous figures. Sue Blair crowned Joan of Arc amid applause while Misses Blair Thompson Lemon and others earned praise for voice and costuming.
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Aftnique
Elzevir Society
Elzevir Literary Society
Parsons College
Lemon Opera House
Sue Blair
Miss Blair
Miss Mae Thompson
Miss Jordan
Miss Louden
Miss Huffman
Miss Acheson
Miss Lodge
Miss Bryant
Topsy
Sade Lemon
R. J. Wilson
Christine Nilson
Miss Bright
Pretty Little Girls
Iva Sunderland
Mary Louise Wilson
Minnie Whitham
Helen Clarke
Thaddeus Pierce
Carl Harkness
Joan of Arc
Nashville Students to Perform at Lemon Opera House
The next entertainment at the Lemon opera house features the Nashville Students on Friday evening, offering a lively musical program for local audiences.
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Lemon Opera House
Nashville
Fairfield
Lemon’s
Opera House
Early shopping advice for holiday buyers
The passage counsels buyers to shop early for holiday goods to avoid rushes. It argues that early purchases secure first choice, attentive service, and potential close prices compared with last minute rushes.
Jefferson County Teachers Association Meeting Notice
A Jefferson County Teachers Association meeting is announced for Friday evening and Saturday, December 13 1889 at the Methodist Church Parsonville. The programme lists sessions on syntax spelling school government and related papers with numerous local participants and a cordial invitation to educators and pupils.
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Jefferson County Teachers’ Association
Methodist Church
Parsonville
Mth
Kate Oberg
Glasgow
Homer DeWitt
Odessa Allender
Salina
Maggie McGeer
Nellie Gregg
Mary J. Hanson
Lockridge
Hopkins
Fairfield
Clara Fielder
R. B. Stephenson
Best Coal in the County From Lick Creek Admitted Superior
The Lick Creek coal is admitted to be superior to any other. Order it off A. Zimmerman, Libertyville.
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Lick Creek
A. Zimmerman
Libertyville
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