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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1892
Page
4
A rugged narrator recounts a deadly wildfire escape with a baby, a horse, and a rider who sacrifices comfort for pursuit of safety. He details the blaze near pine trees, a risky ascent, and how a horse named Cocktail bears bravely through danger, finally carrying him to safety though the aftermath leaves lasting guilt. The piece blends frontier grit with reflections on duty and mercy.
An aged rider recalls Cocktail the blind cow pony of ten seasons, praising the horse’s grit and noting how the animal went blind during a prairie fire chase with Dan Mifflin’s wife seeking help as fires closed in. The story centers on loyalty, hard life, and a bond between horse and rider.
Frederick Harmon near Tamaqua set up a scarecrow fitted with self cocking revolvers and a clock linked to pistol triggers. The guns fired at ten minute intervals each morning but none hit birds. the puff of powder fear drove crows away for several mornings, ending his cornfield depredations.
Richard Doolittle, a retired New York merchant, recalls preventing a prince of Wales from causing trouble in America. He recounts how the young heir wandered into a downtown resort, was helped back to his party, and briefly tried to toast, before being settled on a sofa. The tale ties into a broader note on ancient coinage and brasse money history.
The piece reports Gov. McKinley speaking at Beatrice Nebraska on August 2 about tariff policy, protection versus free trade, and the Democratic platform. It details arguments for protective tariffs, contrasts with free trade, and cites historical views by Madison, Hamilton, and others, framing protection as essential to American industry and labor. It also notes Democratic critiques and contemporary editorials.
The Albany Journal cites St. Louis Globe-Democrat and Albany Journal denouncing President Cleveland's tariff critique as an insult to voters. It argues the public supports protection as beneficial, not coercive, and warns against replacing Harrison with a free trade approach that would harm industry and national prosperity.
The clearances of banks in principal cities last week rose nearly thirteen percent from the prior year, signaling a vast and growing volume of trade. Bank activity appears legitimate while speculation wanes as Wall Street settles. railroads show strong earnings alongside the bank surge.
The Madison Square speech by Grover Cleveland frames opposition to tariffs as non destructive while the Chicago convention rejects the tariff plank. Delegates erupt over proposed changes, and a substitute denouncing Republican protectionism is adopted amid tensions over labor, capital, and federal revenue.
A compilation of editorials and letters from multiple papers criticizing Democratic leaders, praising Harrison, and arguing about pensions, economy, and government spending. The items mock Grover Cleveland, Squire Stevenson, and Democratic rhetoric while contrasting Republican tax ideas and reform.
A partisan defense of tariffs ties the Homestead steel strike bloodshed to politics. It argues free trade would worsen labor strife, claims high wages fuel strikes, and asserts American workers press for higher pay and shorter hours while praising American industrial liberty and organization. The piece urges reason over passion and defends the Homestead plant as essential to the controversy.
Fall River manufacturers vote to pay all day workers the same for sixty hours as for fifty-eight, with piece workers getting a 44% raise starting July 11. Otis Brothers sign eight-hour day with union for elevator workers from August 1, keeping pay unchanged. The piece and wage shifts reflect broader tariff era labor gains amid political rhetoric defending McKinleyTariff and free trade opponents.
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