Prosperity Here Reported Amid Trade Unease and Labor Fears
Bradstreet notes slight upward shift in general trade but warns of labor unrest and higher costs. Steel markets stay weak, coal mining faces strikes, wool and dry goods soften, while northwest retail demand improves and Mississippi flood subsides. City centers show uneven gains as old price trends persist with cautious optimism. Politically, references to boodling, Botkin, and Talmage pepper a broader public commentary.
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Bradstreet
Hessemer
Northwest
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Assassination attempt on Italian king at racecourse
A man named Pietro Acciarito, a unemployed Italian laborer, tried to stab King Humbert II on the way to the Capannelle racecourse. He was seized before the attempt. the king proceeded with cheers. Acciarito is described as a political fanatic. he had no accomplices. The incident sparked editorial commentary on labor unrest and socialism.
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Acciarito
Bente
Accito
Lambert
Chicago
Bryan
Leslie
New York City
Saul
Lister
Star
Kansan
Populists and corruption in the Kansas legislature debate.
Republican papers attack Populists for alleged bribery in Topeka politics, arguing corruption spans all parties. The piece urges accountability for bribe givers and takers, notes a $50,000 railroad lobby spent to defeat the maximum freight rate bill, and condemns graft while insisting reform is necessary for Populism and all parties.
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Bctravor
People’s Party
Reform Party
Topeka
Garden of Eden
Satan
Hin
Adam
Kye
Leedy
Kansas
Texas Deep Water Booms Warn Against Speculative Investment
A Lone Star op-ed warns readers that booms attract speculators who enrich a few while the many lose. It ridicules Port Arthur and Sabine Pass schemes claiming tidal threats and distant gains, advising workers to stay with steady jobs. The piece argues only the rich, unemployed seeking work, and habitual tramps should chase distant booms, and notes Congressmen Herman of Indiana has died.
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Port Arthur
Sabine Pass
McKinley
Witist
W. A. Mallen
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Jupes
Botkey
House of Representatives
Senate
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Representative Hall
Methodists
Garnett
J. D. Botkin
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Rev. Botkin
Washington
Humbert
Italy
Benedict Arnold
Texas
Congressman Houman
Indiana
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