Canfield Likely Not Elected Chancellor at Lawrence University
Thursday, March 6, 1890 reports strong prejudice in Kansas against Chancellor candidate Cranfield due to tariff reform, despite Del Valentine denying a reported interview. The Leavenworth Standards say the President of the Teachers Association of the United States is not suitable to lead Lawrence University, amid debates over tax policy and local politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canfield
del Valentine
Kansas City
Cranfield
House of Kansas
Teacher's Association of the
United States
Lawrence University
Leavenworth
Speeches on House Speakers and party leadership
The article weighs House Speaker legacies under Republicans and Democrats. It cites Schuyler Colfax and James G Blaine as controversial Republicans, Warren Keifer's disgraced tenure, and Democrats Michael Kerr Samuel J Randall John G Carlisle for contrast. It analyzes conduct in the chair, integrity, and partisan impact with quotes from the Louisville Courier Journal.
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Republican Party
House
Schuyler Colfax
James G. Blaine
Warren Keifer
Thomas I. Reed
Credit Mobilier
Blaine
Michael Kerr
Samuel J. Randall
John G. Carlisle
Mr. Kerr
Supreme Bench
Carlisle
Land
Reed
Treasury
Ional
Louisville Courier-Journal
Protectionist Advice For Farmers In Tariff Era
A distasteful broadside criticizes protectionist policy, noting farmers’ worsening condition under the current administration. It argues corn as fuel could help relief, mocks tariff supporters, and urges grangers and alliances to push economic shifts while lamenting misaligned political choices. The piece cites rising fuel costs, clothing prices, and farm incomes as proof of distress.
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Des Moines Register
Eanne
Atoves
Harrison
Mississippi Valley
Flax Growing and Its Labor Intensive Route to Linen
The piece explains flax cultivation from seed to finished linen, noting heavy manual labor remains essential despite limited machinery. It covers origins, global production, shifts in U S fields, fermentation processes, seed oil uses, and the costly nature of flax farming, with tariff impacts cited as a hurdle to profitability.
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Tropics
Holland
Belgium
Egypt
New Zealand
New York
Netherlands
Massachusetts Colony
Salem
Springfield
Mississippi
Ross
America
Bahd
Flax Industry Prospects and Environmental Impact
The article argues flax farming is unprofitable locally but could lower prices if duties ended. It notes poisonous fumes from steeping harming waterways and fish, citing Ulster and European practices. It mentions Belgium and Dutch methods adding crops by sowing carrots with flax, and claims regions with extensive flax have no paupers due to year round work in fields and mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulster
Ireland
Milla
Origin of the tariff and the war tax debate
During the war, taxes funded government needs and hit capital holders hardest while workingmen felt less direct burden. A tariff bill aimed to reimburse paid taxes by shielding prices, benefiting rich manufacturers and dealers who gained from protection. The tariff persisted, returning taxes to original payers, and was defended as aiding government needs and protecting industry.
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Congress
Kansas Democrats Call For Strong State Organization And Reform
A Kansas Democratic appeal urges thorough party organization and unity amid a hostile majority. It praises past reforms, notes the 1888 campaign as honest and principled, and argues farmers and laborers demand change from corporate influence and partisan rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Democratic Party
Mjemin Harrison
L. A. Humphrit
Democracy of Kansas Called to Organize for Liberty
The Salina Herald urges the Democracy of Kansas to unite and reclaim principles, arguing that the opposing bloc clings to spoils, condemns reform, and panders to party interests. The piece condemns cast iron partisanship and proclaims a march toward personal liberty and American freedom.
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Harrison
Kansas
Salina
The Noral Party and Its Moral Decline Across States
The piece laments the Republican party's moral failings and policy shifts in multiple states, citing forged papers, ballot manipulation, prohibition breaches, and gambling linkages. It condemns perceived hypocrisy while noting regional differences and warnings about prosperity as moral decay accelerates.
Iowa Governor Boies Inaugurated First Democrat In 34 Years
Gov Boies was inaugurated in Des Moines as Iowa's first Democratic chief executive in 34 years. A grand ceremony featured a large crowd, a military parade with National Guards units, and an inaugural address critiquing railroad power and liquor Prohibition. He urged broad license laws beyond single-class interests and discussed legislative prohibition’s acceptance and enforcement.
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Down
Dee Moines
Towa
Boies
House of Representatives
Beeson
Burlington
Sioux City
Ottumwa
Dubuque
Des Moines
Iowa
Itaty
Virginia Missouri and Western Railroad Project
The House Committee on Railroads reports a bill to incorporate the Virginia Missouri and Western Railroad Company. President Breen says the road seeks authority to build from Norfolk Virginia to the Atlantic Pacific and Atchison Topeka junction in New Mexico, a 1640 mile line. Most capital is said to be English with 10 million dollars in bonds sold in England.
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Ricamont
House Committee On Railroads
Virginia, Missouri & Western Railroad Company
Virginia
Breen
Norfolk
New Mexico
Atlantic & Pacific
Atchison & Topeka
Editorial Snippets From Exchanges On Tax, Hypnosis, And Politics
A collection of brief quotations from various papers. Remarks on Speaker Reed and his place in history. A Chicago hypnotist tricks a patient into believing he is Ben Harrison. Debate over Republican rules and autocratic leadership. Calls to curb war taxes and support farmer relief. Warnings about the maighted-band tactics and party consequences. Bemuel Jewett, Sr., returns from Chicago.
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Halstead
Cincinnati
Berlin
Senate
Thorndike Rice
St. Petersburg
West
Joseph Medill
The
Chicago Tribune
Medill
Philadelphia
Great West
Seaboard
Linals
Gresham
Chicago Globe
Reed
Buffalo Courier
Foraker
Atlanta Constitution
Chicago
Ben Harrison
Chicago Herald
Louisville Courier-Journal
White House
Boston Globe
Carnegie
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia Times
Republican Party
Benefits of Tariff for Foreign Labor in Protected Industries
The tariff, praised as a shield for native workers, instead fuels foreign employment in major protected industries. Americans are fewer in ready made clothing and mining sectors, with Poles, Bohemians, and Hungarians predominating in protected trades. Notably, unprotected industries show more native workers and higher prosperity.
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New England
Pennsylvania
Lead trust defends legal, proper enterprise amid duties
The Lead trust president states in a recent report that trustees believe their enterprise is perfectly legal and proper. The trust is backed by a protective duty of two and three cents a pound on lead, yielding about 65 percent ad valorem. New York City hosts another trust, the match trust, which has seized control of all cracker baking plants in the area, effectively fortifying their grip.
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Lead Trust
New York City
Match Trust
With pleasure ladies we invite you to see new fashions
Courteous treatment and low prices draw customers to our shop as we present the latest styles. A basque pattern is offered free with every dress priced at 1.50, signaling a promotional incentive likely from a period advert. The friendly tone and bargain emphasis reflect a small-town retail press item.
Washington Post G A R resolves on civil service preference
In a March 1 1800 meeting Washington Post No 12 of the G A R adopted resolutions urging officials to grant civil office preference to soldiers of the late war and to report these resolutions to city newspapers. A Spiritualist Society dance is noted for March 6 with tickets at 50 cents and lunch tickets at 15 cents, described as possibly the last dance of the season.
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Poat
Comrades
Washington Post
Spiritualiste Society
C. F. Ball
Special Bargains In Dress Goods And Accessories
Week long sale offering Black Dress Goods at 20c to 1.25 and Colored Dress Goods from 10c to 1,25 with value up to 46 percent more. New Dress Trimmings Buckles Clasps Buttons. Parasols and Cambles Silk Umbrellas priced from 1.25 to 5 and up. Jersey Ribbed Underwear and Fast Black Hosiery in multiple low price points. Come early, L O McIntire.
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Lawrence
L.O. McIntire
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the Gazette
Azette Publishing
C O
Frank L. Wester
Lawrence, Mansas, Postofice
Sus Weekly Gazette
Cgeeeue
Noral Party
Washington
West Virginia
New Hampshire
Dakotas
South Dakota
Paul Grube
Sboies
Bemuel Jewett, Sr
Sparr & Alexander
Mass
St., Lawrence
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