Indiana Voters Urged to Back Cleveland on Tariff Reform
The piece urges Indiana farmers and workers to support Cleveland and oppose Harrison over tariff policy. It argues the Mills bill lowers duties, reduces taxes, raises wages, and would benefit farmers and craftsmen across Indiana, including wool, lumber, clothing, and hardware costs. It cites census figures to show many workers gain from freer raw materials and cheaper goods.
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Indiana
Harrison
New York Herald
Cleveland
Thurman
North
General Harrison
Milla
Washington
Europe
Harrigan
Cleveland vetoes pension bill and calls for reform
President Grover Cleveland offers a forceful veto of a pension package, defending veterans with a roll of honor view and urging a complete pension code revision. He questions special acts, cites over a hundred unexamined bills, and advocates a tribunal to assess each claim. He also declines a Fourth of July invitation from Tammany and urges restraint on government spending.
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Waeniweton
Cleveland S
Republic
Union Army
House of Congress
White Cap Outrage Report From Appany County
In Valeen near Orange County, George Cook a Valeen farm hand employed by Eliza Glenn ing was subjected to a white cap assault. He was tied to a tree faced front, stripped and given 160 lashes on the bare back for allegedly slandering his dead wife.
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New Appany
Ind
Valeen
Orange County
George Cook
Eliza Glenning
Depew Celebrates Fourth Aboard English Steamship
Chauncy M Depew marked the Fourth of July aboard an English steamship en route to England. He has observed the holiday in this manner for years and departed for Europe at 2 p m yesterday. He plans to travel through Europe until September.
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New York
Chauncy M. Depew
England
Mr. Depew
Europe
Martha Leffel Dies by Suicide at Seventy Six in Surmerime
Martha Leffel a wealthy and prominent county woman was found dead this morning in Surmerime Ohio. The 76 year old woman died by hanging, authorities said. No further details were released.
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Surmerime P
Ohio
Martha Leffel
County
Dynamite plot shocks Chicago area derailment plotters arrested
Thomas Broderick James Bowles and a third man Wilson members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers were seized on a Burlington train in transit to Chicago with a heavy dynamite cache. They faced bonds of 5000 each on charges of conspiring to destroy railroad property. police recovered dynamite cartridges and caps and a Brotherhood card tied to Broderick. District Attorney Ewing holds a letter found, officials say it may reveal plot details.
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Outcaae
Thomas Broderick
James Bowles
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Wilson
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
Roderick
Stone
Broderick
Bowles
Pottaville
J. Howard Wotts
Hoge
Brotherhood
Aurora, Ill
United States
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Road
Baureisen
The
Oxtonao
Q” Road
Farsworth
Corkery
Riverside
Naperville
Tragic Drowning at Lake Johanna Near St Paul
A boat capsized on Lake Johanna near St Paul yesterday afternoon, resulting in the deaths of Harry Tucker his father and sister Mrs Deisinger. Tucker was a hotel clerk and they were visiting from Amsterdam. Mrs Tucker witnessed the tragedy from the shore as rescuers could not reach the trio in time.
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St. Paul
Lake Johanna
Harry ©. Tucker
Ryan Hotel
Mr. Tucker
Massive Madison Avenue Fire destroys multiple factories
A blaze at midnight on Madison Avenue Allegheny City consumed 140 by 120 feet of frame structures including J A Reitzell wagon works Reimbach Deitz chair factory J A Roessie church furniture factory R Reiter brush factory and Sichenheimer confectionery. Fire controlled by 1 am with $60 000 loss and about half insured. origin unknown but believed to be boiler-related.
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Madison Avenue
Allegheny City
Jesuit Expulsion Decree Reported by Ottawa Journal
The Journal reports Bishop Laffiche of the Three Rivers diocese signed a decree ordering the expulsion of Jesuits from the diocese. The action targets Jesuits alleged to have unduly influenced Catholics to alter wills on their deathbeds in favor of the order.
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Ottawa
Ont
Laffiche
Three Rivers
Glass-Blowers Man Killed In Express Collision
An unknown man about thirty five years old was killed by a northbound B and O express five miles south of Suenpy. He wore papers identifying him as a Glass-blowers' union member from Atlanta Georgia. The body will be buried in Potters field.
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Suenpy
O. Express
Glass-blowers' Union
Atlanta
Potters’ Field
Robertson to Stay in Indiana Race for Governor
Col. R. B. Robertson of Fort Wayne will remain in Indianapolis for three weeks or until the Republican state convention. He will press his bid for the gubernatorial nomination and reject any equivocal stance. He rejects rumors of a Harrison Porter combination, and says Harrison holds the position he sought without meddling in others.
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Indianapolis
Col. R. 8. Robertson
Fort Wayne
Board of Equalisation
Porter
Harrison
Circus Showdown Ends Calmly as Sheriff Rejected
In Negwion Connecticut July 7 a search party sought to seize the Sullivan Davis property for back salary. Deputy Story and Sheriff Rogers confronted the crowd at the J B Doris J L Sullivan circus lot. Sullivan grabbed the sheriff by the coat and set him on the grass. The crowd did not act and the show left early this morning after an agreement with their employer.
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Sullivan
Rogers
Striking Threat Rises Over East Tennessee Railway
Knoxville report says engineers on the East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia system threaten a strike after John Monahan is discharged for insulting Chief Trainmaster Garrett. Grievance committee recommends against reinstatement, Arthur orders reinstatement refused by General Manager Hudson, risking a 2000‑man walkout if Fink joins.
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St. Louis
Knoxville
Tenn
East Tennessee
Virginia
Georgia
John Monahan
Garrett
Monahan
Arthur
Hudson
Fink
Obituary Notice for Mrs Ostharine Carroll in Warsaw
In Warsaw on July 5, 1888 at 4 pm Mrs Ostharine Carroll aged 33, born Reading Pa January 1 1855, wife of Wm Carroll. A large circle of friends mourn her loss with kind disposition and neighborly acts. Funeral from Center Street residence at 4 pm yesterday, well attended.
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Warsaw Jimes
Dannott
Ostharine Carroll
Reading
Wm. Carroll
Center Street
Money Missing en Route in Express Heist
Dr. John Curtis formerly of Little Hocking now in Bolton Kansas sent $1,000 by Wells Fargo Express to his brother. The package arrived with the end cut off, money gone, and the envelope stuffed with paper scraps.
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Pangersscra
W. Va
John Curtis
Little Hocking
Bolton
Kas
Wells, Fargo & Co
S Express
Attempted murder thwarted in Champaign home
Oscar Fisher a Chicago salesman residing in Champaign attempted to murder his wife yesterday after demanding custody of their child. A bystander intercepted him as he returned with a revolver and tried to shoot her. Fisher is jailed.
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Champaian
Oscar Fisher
Chicago
Fisher
McCunough and Brisco Nominated for Local Senate Prosecutor
Democratic joint senatorial convention of Grant and Madison counties on the second ballot nominated O. K. McCunough of Anderson for senator. A separate judicial convention for Grant and Blackford counties named Hon. Thomas H. Brisco of Hartford City as prosecutor. Both nominees are described as popular amid enthusiastic speeches.
T. V. Powderly Chronicles Knights of Labor Origin
T. V. Powderly, master workman of the Knights of Labor, writes a book on the origin of the Knights of Labor. He cites widespread requests for the literature and origin and expects publication soon.
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T. V. Powderly
Knights of Labor
Grasshopper Invasion In Minnesota Brought Under Control
Otto Lualger, state entomologist, reports in St Paul that northern Minnesota grasshopper infestation is largely checked. Parasite pressure on the insects is high, and only about half a crop yield is now expected.
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Minnesota
St. Paun
Minn
Otto Lualger
General Stampede of Rates Reducest Across Classes
In New York on July 6 a broad rate reduction was enacted ending in a drop to thirty cents for first class twenty-five for second class twenty for third class fifteen for fourth class fourteen for fifth class and thirteen for sixth class. The rate cuts applied across lines simultaneously.
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New York
Archbishop Feehan Names Mangan as Successor in Chicago Diocese
Archbishop Feehan will appoint Rev. Thomas F. Mangan of Joliet as vicar general of the Chicago diocese to succeed the late Rev. Father Conway. The announcement appears in the local paper dated July 6.
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Father Conway
Ontcago
Archbishop Feehan
Thomas F. Mangan
Joliet
Diocese of
Chicago
Congress Vetoes Debated Private Pension Bills
In Washington July 7 the speaker stated before the house that the various presidential vetoes of private pension bills were appropriately referred.
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Congress
Wasuinaton
D. C
House
Two Men Drowned While Repairing Bridge At Bull Creek
Cannown Fauxs Minn July 7 Sol omon Nelson and KE Hedburg were drowned in Bull creek yesterday while repairing a bridge. Hedburg fell in first and Nelson went to his rescue, both men losing their lives.
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Fauxs
Minn
Solomon Nelson
KE. O. Hedburg
Bull Creek
Man Shoots Self at Wife Grave in St. Marys Cemetery
Early today in St. Marys cemetery the body of Joseph Rapp of Allegheny City was found near his wife’s grave with a bullet hole in his head and a revolver nearby. Authorities believe grief over his wife’s death prompted the self inflicted tragedy.
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Prrissuna
Joseph Rapp
Allegheny City
St. Mary’s
Perry Removed as Cyclorama Manager in Granapolis
In Granapolis on July 5 the board of directors met at Secretary Potts office and dismissed manager Joseph R. Perry for partisan vanity in altering a war painting. Perry resigned amid pressure while Potts said he would continue until a replacement is found.
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Granapolis
The
Cyclorama
Potts
Joseph R. Perry
Perry
Theodore Davis
Harper
Harrison
Cleveland
Thurman
Gen
Logan
Peace at Indianapolis with Porter Hovey ticket in view
Indiana Republicans concede Democratic state and national tickets are strong. Gen Lew Wallace declines lieutenant governorship. Porter and Hovey emerge as a strong ticket with Porter likely to run for governor after reconciliations with Gen Harrison. Robertson’s position remains unsettled as arrangements form.
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Inpranarouss
Ind
Lew Wallace
Porter
Robertson
Harrison
Death by suicide at Astor House shocks New York
Catherine Henderson, wife of Samuel Henderson of Cleveland, left the Astor House after her husband’s body was sent to the undertakers. An autopsy by Deputy Coroner Herold found carbolic acid poisoning as the cause of death. Henderson, 48, left behind a wife and three children. friends in Cleveland cannot explain the act.
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New York
Catherine Henderson
Samuel Henderson
Cleveland
Ohio
Astor House
Herold
Ei. Henderson
Henderson
Unknown man attempts murder of railway engineer near Sixteenth Street bridge
In Cxroaco on July 5 an unknown man fired three shots at Thomas Gregory, an engineer for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railway, near the Sixteenth street bridge. The assailant fled after the attack, the strike on the Burlington cited as the motive. Gregory was hit in the face and eye, nose broken, but likely to recover.
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Cxroaco
Thomas Gregory
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway
Sixteenth Street Bridge
Burlington
Gregory
Mississippi Republicans map district nominations
A Jackson rumor from Batesville reports a private opposition caucus within Mississippi Republicans. Gen J R Chainers is pegged as the Second district congressional candidate and James Hill of New Orleans is slated for nomination in the Third district.
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New Oragans
Jackson
Judicial and Legislative Nominations in Decatur
Decatur Indiana July 5 Democrats held judicial and representative conventions. D D Heller was nominated for judge of the twenty sixth circuit Elisha Pearce of Hartford City won the nomination for joint representative for Adams Jay and Blackford and 8S T McGovney of Portland was chosen for Adams and Jay on the one hundred seventeenth ballot.
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Cecatur
Ind
D. D. Heller
Elisha Pearce
Hartford City
Adams
Jay
Blackford
T. McGovney
Portland
Adams and
Drowning Death Near Capman Mill In Lake Bid
Fred Anderson and his brother swam near the summer lumber mill at Capman Michigan when a cramp struck. Anderson toppled into four feet of water and sank before help could reach him. Searches failed to drag up the body until Tip Green dove into twenty five feet of water and found the corpse but could not raise it.
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Capman
Mich
Fred Anderson
Summer Lumber Company
Red
Tip Green
The Right Ring About It
Republican papers in the district press the old Lowry fight, tying every congressional move to that muddle. The democracy aims to nominate and elect their candidate and carry the state, national ticket, and four of six counties in the district.
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Kendallville
Congress
Democracy
Terrified by wind at May's Grove crowd panic
A wind storm at May's Grove celebration near Croat Ramps sent 5,000 people into panic, mothers lost children, bridge stairs collapsed injuring several, and a heavy rain followed. no fatalities reported. Nearby incidents include Water Valley fair injuries, telegraph outages, and Destructive storms across Ohio Michigan and Minnesota with property damage and train delays.
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May
S Grove
Milwaukee Bridge
New Ontizans
Water Valley
Saya
Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Here
Atry Stand
Younestown
Ohio
N. Y
James Daily
Onroago
Edwardsburg
Ind
Br. Paon
Minnesota
East
Dakota
Fourth of July Observance Lights Fort Wayne Sky
The city marked the national holiday with a dawn salute by the Zollinger battery on Hamilton field and a night of fireworks. A 1500 to 2000 strong crowd watched a Fort Wayne Rifles drill, a sham battle, and a baseball matchup with Chicago’s Kents, amid rain delays and festive displays at homes and fairgrounds.
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Hamilton
Zollinger
Fair Grounds
Fort Wayne
Kents
Chicago
Young
Fort Wayne Rifles
Calhoun Street
Nelson quits Chicago platform fears protection pledge
New York July 5 public note from N O Nelson of St Louis a leading brass and iron goods maker who employs 800 men. He rejects the Chicago platform arguing protection is harmful to American trade and export business saying wages and labor costs must reflect free labor advantages. He plans a two month European trip after criticizing party rhetoric. He is noted for sharing profits with workers.
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New York
West
N. O. Nelson
N. O. Nelson Manufacturing Company
St. Louis
America
Europe
Chicago
Harrison
South
North
Nelson
Alaska
Harvest news and local incidents from Warsaw area
Farmers faced losses at a Fourth of July fair with a $500 deficit. Reports mention crimes, marriages, a runaway injury, fires, and a theft sweep at Warsaw and surrounding towns. The Northern Indiana asylum cost $500000 and will house 400 inmates. Local politicians and bettors discuss the 1880 election outcomes and party enthusiasm.
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Briffton Democracy
A. M. Martin
Oon
Northern
Indiana
Logansport
Clothing clerks petition for earlier daily closing time
The undersigned clothing clerks urge employers to close at 6 30 p m from July 5 1888 onward excepting Saturdays and paydays of several railroads and two weeks before Christmas and New Year plus to close every Sunday. The petition lists participating establishments.
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Wabash Ry
Nickel Plate Ry
Bass’ and Maurray
Engineer Fights Off Crowd At Picnic With Revolver
At a July 4 picnic in St. Louis, a C B and Q engineer Holman drew his revolver when a mob shouted kill the scab. He fired three times to disperse them and wounded Dick Harrigan, a butcher, in the left lung before surrendering to police. Harrigan is expected to die.
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St. Josurn
Trades and Labor Assembly
Fair Grounds
Brother Holman
C. B
Dick Harrigan
Holman
Harrigan
Republican Platform Attacked as Un-American and Un-Republican
The piece denounces the Republican platform as un-American and un-Republican, arguing it abandons tariff principles, favors repealing whisky and tobacco taxes while protecting others, and criticizes temperance pledges forced through at the Chicago convention amid political pressure. It cites Lincoln era figures and historical party aims to claim the current stance betrays Republican ideals.
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New York
Lincoln
Henry Wilson
Grant
Salmon P. Chase
Garfell
Arthur
McCulloch
Folger
Republican Party
Aeead
Ane
Treasury
Congress
Chicago
Boutelle
Labor discontent looms over Harrison in Eastern states
In Granapolis on July 5 E F Gould reports that Harrison faces organized labor opposition over 1877 railroad strikes. Affidavits claim he said 90 cents a day suffices and would shoot strikers if governor. Local anti Harrison clubs form, including telegraphers and railroad workers, pledging to vote against him.
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Granapolis
E. F. Gould
Knights of Labor
Harrison
New York
J. T. Hudson
Blaine
Senate
Western Union Telegraph Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Sage commits 225000 for Cornell library if Fisk case fails
Ithaca July 5 Mr H W Sage agrees to pay for the new Cornell university library building in case the Fisk will suit defeats the university The advances totaling 225000 are interest free If the suit is decided for the university Sage will be reimbursed Otherwise he loses the money Hood s Sarsaparilla is noted as a remedy for regulating liver and kidney functions.
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Indiana
Sage
Ithaca
H. W. Sage
Cornell University Library
Fisk
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John Pring
Cedarville
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Harry Harrison
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John Draker
Minnie H
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Adam Rayner
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Blue
Wm. Hilger
Fred Kohlman
Fred Kilnsman
Herman Hilger
Justice Ryan
Charles Degita
Degua
Seventh Ward
James Murray
Wm. Keeley
Henry Smith
Byron Thompson
Lafayette
Ouicago
Ington
Quincy
Brotherhood of Locomotive
New Haven Gravel Road Company
Conner Thompson
Green
J. D. Nuttman
West Berry Street
Westminster Seminary
Detroit
Stahlnecker
Tim Campbell
Stockbridge
Michigan
Morton
J. W. Mackay
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Money King
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