The Census Fraud in Douglas County Debated
A sharp reading of Douglas County population figures stirs talk of census fraud. The piece cites 1883 frauds in Lawrence that raised counts to 25,007 and alleges officials profited via higher salaries. It attacks Republican leadership, cites James Campbell and tariff battles, and hints at future political shifts amid warnings against liquor laws and political hypocrisy.
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Douglas County
Republican Ring
Lawrence
Gazette
The
Herald
Republican Ringsters
Ring
Benson
The Issues in Kansas Politics This Fall
The democracy of Kansas fights for equal rights against monopoly and political hypocrisy. Tariff reform is central as the west demands revenue tariff reductions to aid farmers and workers. The party calls for ousting the Topeka ring and ending a Republican controlled state government.
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Kansas
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Republican
Topeka
Poor Glass Makers See Prosperity In Window Trade
The National Association of American Window Glass Manufacturers met in New York and reported the glass industry in good health and fairly prosperous due to protection and rising demand. wage committees in major districts noted growing demand for blowers and new factories, with expansions planned in New Jersey, Massillon Ohio, Hartford City Indiana, and North Baltimore Ohio. The report cites abundant new furnaces and tank factories and a shortage of skilled blowers to meet the expanding output.
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Europe
James Camp‘ell
Window Glass Workers’ Association
Jtannette
Campbell
McKinley Committee
Congress
McKinley
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Committee
James Campbell
Glass Workers’ Committee
Senate
Capbell
Pittsburg
National Association of American Window Glass Manufacturers
New York
Washington
Philadelphia Ledger
Everhart
S. A
New Jersey
New York Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter
Massillon
Hartford City
Ind
North Baltimore
Enteprise Company
Bellaire
Chambers & McKee Company
Jeannette
Carnegie's Rail Tariff Profit Allegations Stir Press Debate
The Chicago Tribune and Philadelphia Press question Andrew Carnegie's business gains under protectionist steel tariffs. They claim Carnegie's firms produced about 825,000 tons of steel rails in six months and earned sizable shelter from duties, suggesting daily pockets of around 34,000 dollars from tariff protections.
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Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
Carnegie
Chicago Tribune
Beaver Falls
Philadelphia Press
Pittsburg
Allegheny County
England
David A. Wells
United States
Philadelphia
Subsidy Humbug and the American Merchant Marine
The piece argues Congress should drop subsidies for ships as the surplus grows. It cites a New York firm chartering six Norwegian steamers to Central American ports without subsidies. It notes 92 foreign built steamers in May and June sailing to the Americas under U.S. charter, including twelve Bergen ships built with Norwegian capital for American merchants. It criticizes navigation laws that block American ownership on foreign-flag vessels and calls American tariffs equally foolish.
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Congress
Friends
South America
Central America
New York
Central American
New York Evening Post
United States
Bergen
Norway
Sind
Boston
Philadelphia
West Indies
John M. Forbes
Plumb’s central truth praised as a civilizational giant
The piece extols Senator Plumb of Kansas for stating a core political truth that civilization should strive for plenty and low prices. It condemns plutocratic allies of the Republican party for opposing abundance and keeping prices high, arguing such obstruction harms humanity.
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Senator Plumb
Kansas
America
Blaine
Plumb
Republican Party
Plutocrats accused of using machines to curb plenty
A long memorandum argues that a small plutocratic class uses profits to limit production, raise prices, and deny others access to goods. It praises chemists and mechanics as liberators and singles out Senator Plumb for truthfulness against oppression, asserting the United States will overthrow plutocracy.
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Congress
Europe
United States
Plumb
St. Louis Republic
Two STATE ELECTIONS In 1888 party realignment noted
The Louisville Courier Journal reports that Alabama and Kentucky election returns show Democrats widening majorities and Republicans losing ground across counties. The piece cites gains in Democratic support, even in once Republican strongholds, as a reaction to Republican leadership and tactics. Also mentioned are a grandsons’ birthday reunion in Douglas county and Miss Minnie Mushrush returning from Greenwood county.
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Congress
Alabama
Kentucky
Buckner
Cleveland
Courier-Journal
South
Reed
McKinley
Davenport
Louisville Courier- Journal
Reed on parliamentary debate by Speaker Reed in 1886
Spend uncovers an 1886 Chau Tauquan article by Thomas Reed arguing for full free discussion in Congress. It condemns suppression of debate, notes the rise of the previous question and cloture, and contrasts English restraint with American majority tyranny.
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O. C. Stealy
Washington
Louisville Courier Journal
Thomas B. Reed
House of Representatives
Mr. Reed
House of Commons
Trish
House
England
Congress
Weaver's Carpet Ad Promises Best Wear ing Carpets
An advertisement invites readers to call at Weaver's for the best wear ing carpets and mats in the city. It promises factory made and laid carpets in a satisfactory manner, boasting handsome carpets and the finest line of carpets and mattings at best and cheapest prices.
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Weaver's
Weaver's County Prohibition Convention at Courthouse
Prohibitionists hold county convention at the courthouse on Tuesday at 2 p.m. to nominate county officers, elect delegates to Ottawa congressional convention, appoint a committee, and conduct business. Every word and precinct should be represented. Leis Drug Co supplies Masury's and Sherwin Williams paints.
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Ottawa
A.M. Rich Arpsen
Chav’n
A. H. Grirsa
See. Co. Com
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Gazette Publishing CO
Frank L. Webster
Missouri
John J. Ingalls
Mexico
Lord Carnegie
W. A. Marshall
Louisiana Street
Soxman
Christian Soxman
Minnie Mushrush
Greenwood County
Weaver’s
Masury’s and
Sherwin & Williams
Leis Drug Co
L. C. McIntire
A. J. Griffin
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