Iowa's low prices blamed on railroads tariffs and policy
The Fairfield Journal argues Iowa's farm values fall not from weather but from Western rail subsidy land grants and discrimination, cattle land use, inter state commerce laws, and protectionist tariffs. It cites Chicago News and Boston papers, urges reform to halt emigration.
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Bo Aing
Genera
Jefferson County
Particula
West
Jefferson
Lowa
Iowa
Republican Party
Union Pacificy
Chicago
Omaha
Kansas City
Cleveland
Congress
Senate
Lona
Reagan
Towa
Chicago News
Moassachusetts
Timois
Public Postmaster Tussle in Packwood Illustrates Political Feud
The Packwood post office dispute shows Republicans seeking a March 4 appointment while Democrats back incumbent Murphy. Congressman Gear pushed for Laughry, but post office officials recalled the appointment citing standard practice. Laughry would even seek office under the coming administration, while Murphy remains trusted by both parties.
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Packwood
Johnston
Murphy
Carrison
Gear
Laughry
Post Office Department
Mr. Laughry
Getter
Political tips and partisan scheming dominate post election talk
The piece argues Republicans will control national policy for years and attacks proposed territorial admission and reapportionment schemes as self serving. It questions party motive and warns of entrenchment while suggesting no broad public benefit measures are advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Sheepholder's Losses Follow Tariff Talk in Iowa
A Centerville Journal note recounts an Appanoose County man with 300 sheep tied to tariff debates on free wool. He believed Harrison's election would raise prices, but since the vote sheep prices have fallen daily, a demoralizing result for his finances.
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Appanoose
Iowa
Towegan
Greater Citizen
Harrison
Centerville Journal
Swayne's Ointment Promises Cure For Itching Tumors
Moisture causes intense itching and stinging at night. If untreated tumors form that bleed and ulcerate, becoming very sore. Swayne's Ointment stops itching and bleeding, heals ulceration, and in most cases removes the tumors. Available at druggists or by mail for 50 cents. Dr Swayne & Son Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swayne
Sonahi
A Living Example of Republicanism in Labor Strife
A Des Moines Leader report condemns Andrew Carnegie. It accuses Carnegie of wage cuts, longer hours, hiring Pinkerton guards, and firing or blacklisting union members in Pittsburg mills. The piece argues the Republican Party supports Carnegie’s profits over American labor and cites Democratic insiders aligned with him.
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Des Moines
Knights of Labor of
Pittsburg
Blaine
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Pinkerton Guards
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Carnegies
Fight for the gods Iowa rails and party control
A political clash in Iowa pits factions against railroad interests as a 30,000 majority swing signals party alignment with magnates and lawyers. The struggle reflects national ties between transportation magnates and party power, shaping local elections and policy influence.
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Iowa
National lawmakers resume business at the old stand
Washington dispatches detail Congress reopening after holidays. Senate quorums form with debates over tariffs and veterans census. House approves pensions boosts, mail delivery changes, and public works funding while efforts to curb filibusters continue. Edits note reduced staff and agent dismissals in Erie Railway.
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Washington City
Congress
Holliday
Senate
House
Dopp
National Board of Trade
Chandler
South Carolina
West
Engraving and Printing Bureau
Cheade
House Committee On Rules
Reed
Randall
Rules Committee
Nicaragua
United States
Sherman
Central America
Gray
Springer
War and Naval Office
Estmunds
Panama Canal
Rell Colls
Various political and social notes from national briefing
The brief itemized world includes Springer's Tacoma plan for Washington state, Arizona and Idaho admission bills, New Hampshire constitutional convention, Prohibitionist aims, upcoming National Window-Glass Manufactures meeting, and guilds of green bottle and flint-glass makers. It also notes H Z Osborn as a San Francisco paper owner, arrests in Trenton for Carl Olbe, a Boston fire at Stables, NH convention votes, Father O'Reilly's death, and numerous other federal and local updates.
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Springer Oflinois
Washington
Tacoma
Arizona
Idaho
New Hampshire
Charles H. Bell
National
H. Z Osborn
San Francisco
Los Angeles Express
California
New York
Carl Olbe
Trenton
N. J
Boston
Marcella Street
Associated Charities
Edward A. O'Reilly
Order of St. Augustin
Villanova
House Public Lands Committee
Senate
Treasury Department
Henry Q. Tifft
Newport
R. I
Customs Service
Henry Werner
Cliff and
Hague Street
Werner
George H. Kimball
Niekel-Dlare
Cleveland
Senator Turpie
United States Senate
United States Eyeless Pensioners’ Association
United States
Kate Adams
China
Shantung
Yellow River
Luigi Pietro
Garibaldi
Italy
Northern Pacific Railway
Ben Hopkins
Fidelity Bank
Cincinnati
Liberty
Cairo
Egypt
Khartoun
Pasha
Stanley
William Walter Phelps
Washington City
Blaine
Indianapolis
Ludwig Canal
Nuremberg
Bavaria
Charles Manning
Sheriffs Office
Long Island City
N. Y
America
John F. Cook
Hanover
Cook County
Elgin
Lils
Francis Cook
King Wilkes
Oliver K
A. J. Alexander
Woodburn Farm
Kentucky
St. Louis
M. Summerbell
Christian Church
Dayton
Ohio
Herald of Gospel Liberty
Yellow Springs
Henry Schaff
Laporte
Ind
Michigan Woods
McClure
Flannagan
Wilkesbarre
Philadelphia
Rednosed
Mike
William A. Simpkins
Salina
Kan
New Jersey
Kleine
Chicago
Reading Railway
Steamer Parish Brown Sinks After Snag Collision
The Parish Brown from New Orleans to Cincinnati sank at Hermitage plantation after hitting a snag. Eleven dead include William Mitchell and William Marshall among crew and passengers. ship owned by A M Halliday and C G Young, valued at 4100, insured for 81400, with 45 tons of freight.
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New Orleans
Parish Brown
Hermitage Plantation
New Orivana
Cincinnati
Wiliam Mitchell
Gallipolis
Miller
Vicksburg
C. G. Young
Pres Ellison
LM. Young
James S.cen
Samuel Newkirk
George Trunnell
Wash Kinley
L. McGeary
Peter Baumgarden
Tragic mill boiler explosion kills six in Mercer County
News from New Hope Mercer County reveals a boiler blast at William Carter mill during a gathering of seven farmers. Four men were killed outright Joseph E French Thomas Carter Levi Scielis John Wimmer Eli Shields died of burns and injuries followed. Others were badly burned or injured with varying degrees of trauma and one engineer suspected to have let water run low.
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Cnanrestox
W. Va
New Hone
Mercer County
Tha Nei Si Lorhool
William Cartes
Wiliam Jerome
Thomas Carter
Joseph E French
Wade Schuffltarger
John Wimmer
Levi Shells
Eli Shiells
Levi Scielis
Eli Shields
Wade Shullbarger
William Jerome
Lowe
William Carter
Soufisbarger
Ocean Steamer Sunk In Collision Off North Point
The German Lloyd steamer Main from Bremen to Baltimore collided Saturday afternoon with the British steamer Montana bound for London off North Point. The Montana sank. Chief Engineer Young was killed by a falling boom. The crew climbed aboard the Main before she backed away, leaving a large hole in the Montana.
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Baltim Moore
Main
Bremen
Baltimore
New York
Sturday
Montana
Atlantic Transportation Line
London
North Point
Young
Fatal Freight Train Wreck Near Youngstown
Two freight trains on the Pittsburg & Western railroad collided on a curve east of Youngstown on Saturday night. Engineer D McHenry was mangled and likely to die, fellow engineer Thomas Jenkins fatally hurt. Fireman Henry Moir in hospital with poor recovery odds. William Condon escaped with severe bruises. No orders caused the wreck.
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Younstown
Pittsburg & Western
D. McHenry
Thomas Jenkins
Newecastley
William Condon
Henry Moir
Three Miners Killed In Coal Mine Cage Fall
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on Saturday a mine cage rope broke at No 2 Lessenring coal mine causing a 500 foot fall. Victims William Clark William Farn and Samuel Shearer died instantly at the bottom of the shaft.
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Uniontown
Lessenring
This County
William Clark
William Farn
Samuel Shearer
Purcell Under Martial Law as U S Army Orders Evacuation
The Kansas City Times reports Purcell Oklahoma, a city of 3000, is under martial law with the mayor and city treasurer gone. The United States army orders all citizens to leave as fugitives from the promised land overrun Purcell.
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New York
Kansas City
Valuable Livestock Burned in Nebraska Barn Fire
At Schuyler Nebraska near Omawa a farmer named John Craig lost forty three horses seventy cattle twenty hogs and much farm equipment hay and grain when his barn burned at midnight Thursday. The suspected arsonist is Craig’s former hired man who disappeared after quarreling with Craig’s brother.
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Omawa
Neb
Schuyler
John Craig
Craig
Treasury December circulation shifts and totals
The December monthly statement shows a net rise of 305 486 in circulation. It records declines of about 1 50 million in gold coin 25 250 000 in gold certificates and 3 505 000 in national bank notes plus increases of 250 000 standard silver dollars 300 000 subsidiary silver 8 750 000 in silver certificates and about 4 500 000 in United States notes. Total country circulation on January 1 stands at 1 406 453 042 with 450 946 715 in the treasury.
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Washington
Treasury Department
United States
Milwaukee agreement forces mill closures in St Louis area
St Lovurs Missouri January 3 mills in the city shut down under the Milwaukee convention of millers leaving only the Anchor mill operating until it completes key orders. Under the Milwaukee agreement daily winter wheat belt mills 25 will close or run on reduced hours this month.
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St. Lovurs
Milwaukees Convention of Millers
Lawsuit Accuses Marshal Franks of Courtroom Assault
Sarah Althea Terry, a plaintiff, claims United States Marshal Franks removed her from a courtroom, forced her into a side room, jammed her against a table corner killing her unborn child, and threatened to shoot her. She seeks 50 000 dollars. Franks counters with a separate suit seeking 50 000 dollars for an assault with a bowie knife.
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Sarah Althea Terry
Franks
San Francisco
Alameda County
United States
Terry
Frank
Chicago Times hit with $200000 suits by police and editors
Police Inspector Banfield and Captain Schaack sue The Chicago Times and editors West and Dunlop for 2100,000 each over a Friday article accusing officials of theft and hypocrisy. The socialistic publisher and editors face similar claims in Arbiter Zeitung for republication.
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Tronfield
Schaack
Chicago Times
Chcaco
Times
Loewenstein
James J. West
Joseph Ro Duntep
West
Dunlop
Socialistic
Arbiter Zeitung
Christiansen
Deus
Christianson
Deuss
Banfield
S Bane
Arbeiter Zeitung
Philip Shaffaer
Eli Dauer
The
Skaffeer
B. M Shaffner
McMillan Nominated for U.S. Senate in Michigan
Detroit January 3 Republicans in the Michigan legislature nominated James McMillan of Detroit a leading and wealthy manufacturer for the United States senatorship to succeed Thomas W Palmer. The nomination is regarded as effectively an election and McMillan has long led Michigan Republicans.
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Detroit
Michigan
James McMillan
Detriot
United States
Thomas W. Palmer
McMillan
James M'Millan
Death by own action of retiring county clerk
Ashland Wisconsin January 7 Maurice E Gaffney retiring Ashland county clerk shot himself in his residence at 1230 am after failing to account for about 5000 dollars and facing a board order to surrender funds. His wife witnessed the death as he collapsed on the stairway leaving family and friends stunned by the tragedy.
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Ashland
Wis
Maurice E. Gaffney
Gaffney
Board of Supervisors
Striking coal shearers clash with guards at Duluth dock
In Duluth, about 300 strikers attacked dock No 1 where 30 Italian workers labored under police guard. A melee followed as strikers fought the guards, many sustaining facial injuries while police used clubs. The marchers retreated without injuries to officers.
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Minneapolis
Minn
The
Journal
Duluth
Dock No 1
Manitoba gains permission to cross CPR track at ten spots
The Journal's Winning special reports that before the Privy Council committee in Ottawa the Manitoba government was allowed to cross the Canadian Pacific in ten places under specified restrictions. No further objections were raised by the CPR company.
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Minneapolis
Minn
the Journal
Denver caucus nominates E. O. Wolcott for U.S. Senate
In Denver Colorado on January 3 the Republican caucus chose E. O. Wolcott for United States senator on the first ballot by 45 votes to 15 for Bowen and 1 for Tabor. The nomination was unanimous and the election is set for January 13.
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Denver
Colo
E. O. Wolcott
United States
Wolcott
Bowen
Tabor
Indiana Senate faces deadlock as Robertson battles for presiding
Democratic senators in Cicero refuse to let Lieutenant Governor Robertson preside at the senate organization and joint meeting to count votes. They threaten force to block him, while Republicans back Robertson. Contested chair and speaker races loom as Indiana’s supreme court gains Republican control with new judges Olds Berkshire Coffee, and Elliott likely chief justice.
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Inpianopolis
Cicus
Robertson
Senate
Lim
J. F. Cox
Morgan County
Chace
Col. Robertson
Mason J. Niblack
Vincennes
Gabriel J. Sebmuck
Marion County
James E. Willard
Lawrence County
Niblack
W. Niblack
Supreme Court of Indiana
Indiana
Scthusuck
Assembly
Supreme Court
Walter Olds
Jona G. Berkshire
Palas D. Coffee
Byron K. Elliott
James Mitchell
Supreme Tribunal of
Byron K Elliott
Inauguration of Governor Heard in Mapisox Wisconsin
Mapisox Wisconsin January inauguration welcomed Governor Heard with militia escort. Governor Hoard’s procession to the capitol included lengthy ceremonies, appointments announced, and a successful inaugural ball with Gen. Lucius Fairchild. National market notes follow from New York and other cities.
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Assembly Chamber
Doyon
Ipn
Pew
Kenry Casson
Viroqua
H. C. Adams
Madison
George W. Burchard
Fort Atkinson
Michael Griffin
Ban Cisire
Henry Palmer
Janesville
Gen
Lucius Fairchild
Clergymen Resolve to Send cordial Address to President-elect
At the Indianapolis Ministerial Association meeting a seven member committee was appointed to craft an address expressing Christian regard for the president elect. A paper by Dr. Lucas discussed the inaugural ball with calls for charity and tolerance among supporters and opponents. Gen. Harrison worked on his message as electors from Illinois and Ohio planned to travel to Indianapolis to pay respects. The Murchison Letter author is discussed in Los Angeles with confidential sources.
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Indianapolis
Lucas
Jenckes
Gen. Harrison
New York
Chicago
Boston
Ilinois
Ohio
Springfield
Columbus
Indiana
Fairfield Market Prices for Grain Live Stock and Provisions
Market items list grain and feed prices with corn oats and rye per bushel, hay and timothy, live stock quotes for cows heifers stockers feeders and beef cattle, sheep prices, provisions flour potatoes cabbage onions apples butter eggs poultry cheese and canned goods, hard coal coke wood and briquet pricing included. Local market rates reflect varied costs across categories.
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Curiaco
Board of Trade
Union
Elgin Creamery
Michigan
New York
Hood's Sarsaparilla touted for salt rheum cure
Advert says Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood and heals salt rheum with testimonials from Lyman Allen of North Chicago and J B San ton of Mt. Vernon about severe outbreaks, cracking, and full recovery after use.
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Lyman Allen
Sexton N. FE. Church
North
Chicago
Hood
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure for Salt Rheum
Alice Smriru of Stamford claims salt rheum vanished after using Hood's Sarsaparilla. She reports weight gain from 108 to 135 pounds and urges others with blood diseases to try the remedy sold by druggists. Prepared by C. J. Hood & Co. Lowell Mass. Three for a dollar or six for five.
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Hood
C. J. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
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