Reed Attacks Massachusetts In Morrison Dinner Speech
The 1893 remarks from Maine's Thomas B Reed at a Boston Republican gathering are cited by the Boston Herald. He urges Massachusetts to resist protectionism and to defend its manufacturing power as a model for national policy, warning that losing factories would hurt the country.
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West
M. Thomas B. Reed
Maine
Republican Club
Massausetts
Muskall
Boston
Boston Herald
Herald
Massachusetts
Massacusetts
Mauland Wedge Advocates Prohibition and Suffrage
P D Armour claims the nation is in better shape than many concede and his firm maintains equal business to last year. The Mauland Wedge, a four page monthly at Charles City, published by B F Wright, will advocate prohibition and woman suffrage.
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P. D. Armour
Charles City
B. F. Wright
No man should be compelled to go to Congress
A political commentary urges that individuals should not be forced to serve in Congress if their private affairs prevent regular attendance. The remark emphasizes personal obligation and the practical limits of duty.
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Congress
Hayes Re elected Nominee on First Ballot in Second District
Walter I. Hayes was renominated on the first ballot at the Democratic convention for the Second District. The Davenport Democrat notes Republican boasts about defeating him miss the mark as no GOP challenger within a thousand votes of his expected large majority.
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Walter I. Hayes
Congress
Davenport
No Welcome for Coxeys Army in Maryland
The piece praises Maryland citizens for not welcoming Coxey's army. It argues unemployed men deserve aid but says these men refuse two employment offers for the entire group, implying they won’t work rather than can't find work.
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Maryland
Coxey
Democrats Claim Reform Record Aids 53rd Congress Agenda
As the first session of the fifty third congress ends, the Democratic party defends its record. It argues honest reform efforts span tariffs and other government areas, supporting continued control of the house.
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Democratic Party
Bribery Claims Over Tariff Legislation Spark Inquiry
A corruption fund of one million dollars is alleged to be raised by protected interests to defeat tariff legislation. Senators Hunton of Virginia and Kyle of South Dakota say they were offered bribes to vote against the pending bill, prompting an investigation committee. The protectionists are blamed for extreme measures to defeat the Wilson bill.
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Hunton
Virginia
Kyle
South Dakota
Senate
Coxey Movement Faltering in Washington Rumors
Washington observers report the Coxey program collapsing as men desert daily. Some Coxeyites face jail for minor violations while others find work and grow skeptical of Browne and Coxey. Expectation grows that Coxey will disband his army and urge others to do the same within days.
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St. Louis Republic
Washington, D. C
Coxey
Browne
Washington
Missouri Democrats Endorse Free Bimetallic Coinage Platform
The Missouri state convention calls for free bimetallism with both gold and silver coin in circulation. It rejects gold monometallism and silver monometallism, favors government-issued money, opposes national bank notes, and supports readjusting the coinage ratio to maintain currency rights for creditors and debtors.
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Missouri
United States
Congress
Jackson and
Benton
M Kinleyism and Coxeyism Editorial in Harper's Weekly
An editorial argues that protectionist policy is built on an “industrial army” theory and that laboring men have been taught government must secure steady work and higher wages. It traces protectionist rhetoric from manufacturers marching to Washington to Coxey and his followers as a modern parallel.
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Harper's Weekly
Washington
Congress
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
McKinley
Coxey
Taylor’s Offer Bargain Prices on New Buggies and Wagons
Taylor’s store advertises cheap sales of new buggies and spring wagons. The notice emphasizes bargains and low prices to draw customers to their showroom.
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Taylor’s
A Summer School of Applied Christianity at Grinnell
President George A. Gates announces a June 27 to July 4 Summer School of Applied Christianity in Grinnell. Lectures by notable scholars and ministers cover social ethics and the Kingdom of God with no attendance charge. meals and board only for attendees.
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George A. Gates
Iowa College
Grinnell
THE
Tribune
Social Disciples of Jesus
Christ
Jesus
Richard T. Ely
University of Wisconsin
B. Fay Mills
Josiah Strong
New York
Thomas C. Hall
Chicago
John P. Coyie
Massachussetts
John R. Commons
Indiana University
Wm. Howe Tolman
City Vigilance League
New York City
Edward M. Neally
Burlington
Iowa
Jesse Macy
Department of Political Economy
George D. Herron
Department of Applied Christianity
Charles James Wood
Protestant Episcopal Church of Pennsylvania
Kingdom of God
Congregational Church
Logic of an Iowa Manufacturer
The Des Moines Leader criticizes the American Protective Tariff League for leading anti tariff petitions and letters aimed at preserving the high tariff. It accuses the group of financing propaganda and pressuring Congress, arguing many Iowa participants are misled by eastern interests.
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Iowa
Tom Reed
Massachusetts
America
M. H. Daley
Charles City
East American Protective Tariff League
United States
Ilinois
England
Carnegie
Williamson in county Republican arena for congress
The Burlington Hawkeye and Ottumwa Courier name Hon. John Williamson as a Republican candidate for congress from the district. The county bosses oppose him citing his farmer status. Williamson has strong support from local Republicans and some Democrats and could gain Jefferson county delegation if he pursues it.
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Burlington Hawkeye and
Ottumwa Courier
John Williamson
Congress
Williamson
Tommy Hedge
Blythe
Sam Clark
Jefferson County
Bucklin Arnica Salve Claims World Best Cure
Bucklin Arnica Salve advertised as the best remedy for cuts, bruises, ulcers, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands and other eruptions with a money back guarantee. Priced at 25c per box and sold by Geo. D. Clarke.
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Geo. D. Clarke
Candy Compulsion Spurs a Mother's Witty Pride
Robbie voices a craving for more candy while his mother basks in pride at his plan to save. The boy admits he would keep spending on treats, challenging the notion of disciplined saving.
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Robbie
Mamma
Twin Ballots and a Brewing Politician
In November two ballots were cast together, one by a prominent brewer and one by a Sunday school man. The Sunday school advocate fought saloons yet voted for the brewer, praising the church while voting for the candidate, as autumn politics forged unlikely alliances.
Political maneuvering cited to close mills and shape elections
The Washington Post notes alleged Republican pressure to shut Ohio and other plants to sway votes. In Massachusetts Barnaby gingham mills at Fall River claim administration and Congress idiocy necessitates closures while Woolen firms in Rockville reopen full time, affecting about 1,000 workers.
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Des Moines
Ohio
Washington Post
Frank Hatton
Massachusetts
Post
Barnaby Gingham Mills
Fall River
Mass
Stephen B. Ashley
Washington
Congress
Rockville
Conn
New England
Springville
Hocking
Rookville
Jarnary Corporation
Republican State Central Committee of
Senate
Pain Balm Helps Kansas City Man in Rheumatism Fight
D E Carr of 1225 Harrison street Kansas City described long inflammation from inflammatory rheumatism worsened by weather and a Wisconsin trip. He used Chamberlain's Pain Balm three times at fifty cents each and says it reduced swelling and eased pain, praising it as the finest remedy. Sold by Bradshaw Thoma druggists.
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D. E. Carr
Harrison Street
Kansas City
Wisconsin
Chamberlain
Bradshaw & Thoma
Wool Market Note From Fairfield Woolen Mills Agent
J. W. Quillen of the Amana Society Woolen Mills will pay market price for wool at his longtime stand, located half a block north of the Iowa State Savings Bank in Fairfield Iowa.
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J. W. Quillen
Amana Society Woolen Mills
Iowa State Savings Bank
Fairfield
Iowa
Screen Doors and Windows by W. H. Fulton
W H Fulton accepts orders for doors and window screens at his shop near the Lutheran church. Factory size doors are on hand and odd sizes are made to order.
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W. H. Fulton
Lutheran Church
Times of rapid change make this era deeply instructive
The speaker celebrates modern progress in steam, electricity, and mass production. He notes the shift from competitive markets to cooperation and amalgamation, hints at forms of socialism, and observes reforms in religion and education. He argues current times surpass past generations in significance.
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Silent Land
Irving
Thackeray
Dickens
Tennyson
Hawthorne
Cooper
Willis
Poe
Whittier
Bryant
Longfellow
Webster
Clay
Lincoln
Adam Smith
Harvard University
Europe
Congress urged to cure the Coxey movement’s industrial distress
In a somber call to action readers insist Congress study the roots of widespread unrest from the Coxey march. The piece condemns mob threats yet warns against neglecting bread and employment needs that swell popular discontent.
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Washington
Congress
Wall Street
Coxey Movement
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