Stevenson’s Tour Casts Light on Force Bill Fight in House
Special correspondence from New York outlines Adlai Stevenson’s North Carolina campaign and details how supporters describe the force bill episode. It recounts how Republicans allegedly used procedural tricks and contested elections to create a quorum and push through measures, arguing the actions threatened constitutional principles.
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New York
Adlai Stevenson
North Carolina
David B. Hill
Stevenson
House of Representatives
Smalls-Elliott
House
Henry Cabot Lodge
Robert Smalls
Crisp
Georgia
Lodge
Harrison
Tom Reed
Congress
North
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
Smith
Jackson
West Virginia
Democratc
Blaine
Reed
Supreme Court
Pendleton
Cate
Arkansas
Barnes Compton
Maryland
George D. Wise
Virginia
Louis W. Turpin
Alabama
Committee On Rules
United States
No Taffy for Labor in 19th Century Debates
A Lancaster era column contrasts Harrison and Cleveland labor policy, citing strikes, low wages, and unrest under Harrison versus prosperity and stable employment under Cleveland. The piece weaves in a patriotic poem and advertising for Krause's German Oyl, plus a note on Jewish vacation observances from the New York Independent.
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National Glass Budget
Pittsburg
Glass Industries
Harrison
Gazette
Cleveland
Pentecost
Tabernacles
Palestine
Jerusalem
New York Independent
Tin Plate Prices Disputed by Jamestown Builder
John T. Wilson of Jamestown New York finds tin roofing costs rose since the McKinley law. Three years ago he paid 5.25 per square for O S N G Taylor tin on a 27 square roof. Now the lowest quote is 7.25 per square, adding 54 dollars to the project cost due to tin price gains, not roofing labor.
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John T. Wilson
Jamestown
N. Y
Wilson
N. & G. Taylor
O. S
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Consumer Power and Tariff Critique in the Press
A New York Evening Post critique notes hypocrisy in tariff advocacy claiming to defend cheapness while deriding the consumer. It argues the consumer lacks pull, cannot threaten parties, and yet votes against those who misprice protection, highlighting the political leverage of the public.
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the Tribune
New York Evening Post
Dullam's Great German Liniment Sold in Jamiston
A resident of Jamiston Mich claims instant and permanent relief from neuralgia after using Dullam's Great German Liniment. He reports trying physicians and remedies for two years before relief. Bottles priced at 26 cents. advertised by Geo D Clarke.
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Dullam
A. B. Snell
Jamiston, Mich
Geo
D. Clarke
Telegraphic telephonic signaling and world exhibition plans
The report notes 150 patents for signaling devices and a Paris to Antwerp line opening. It details large scale generators for 98 000 incandescent lamps at the Columbian exhibition, with one to power 20 000 lamps, plus a battery powered alarm cabinet novelty and electrical safety tips during storms.
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The
Patent Office
Paris
Antwerp
American actors touring London to seek US dates
Jeerbohm Tree entertains American actors in London and aims to mount a professional U.S. tour. William Yardley known as the Bill of the Play has sold a three act work to Aniel Frohman of the New York Lyceum. Clarke's pharmacy sells Dullam's Liver Pills and cough cure.
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Jeerbohm Tree
London
United States
William Yardley
Toaniel Frohman
New York Lyceum Theater
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