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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1883
Page
4
Thanksgiving Proclamation by Governor Glick of Kansas 1883
The Gazette prints Governor G W Glick of Kansas proclaiming November 29, 1883 a day of Thanksgiving and prayer. He urges residents to lay aside secular cares, worship, and thank God for a year of peace, prosperity, and harvests, with James Surse as Secretary of State witnessing the topeka issuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Kansas
Topeka
G. W. Glick
Organizing Jeffersonian Club Meeting Announced
A notice announces a Democratic club meeting at the Democratic club room rear of Tar Gazette Office on Saturday December 1 1883 at 730 PM to organize a Jeffersonian club. Democrats citywide especially young men urged to attend by order of The Committee. A sharp rebuke targets local Republican bosses over census fraud and election results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Club
Tar Gazette
Republican County Committee
Erand Oli Party
Conscience and hush money rumor taints county politics
The piece notes anxiety among Republican whipsters and census staffers over a claim that $2,500 was donated to defeat the People's ticket in the county. It ends with the old maxim that a guilty conscience needs no accusation, reflecting public suspicion and partisan tension.
Partial Confession Tops Tumultuous Post Election Debate
The piece denounces census fraud claims as overblown and asserts the election issue was law and order. It accuses both parties and local papers of manipulating the campaign and condemns attempts to inflate county population figures. The author criticizes Republican and Democratic actors for defending or concealing alleged fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Ticket
Republican Party
Lawrence
Evening News
Lawrence Journal
The
Republican County Committee
Prohibition and census fraud attack taints Douglas county
The Gazette criticizes Republican county leaders and editors for alleged census and election fraud to protect monopoly interests. It urges honest prohibitionists to question the misuse of votes, calls out bond and census tampering, and signals ongoing exposure of graft while condemning tariff protection as harmful to workers. It cites figures and names while urging public accountability and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Fisher
S. O. Thacher
John Bullock
Arizr
Douglas County
Gazette
Republican
Iron Mills Close Down Amid Grim Trade Outlook
An Associated Press dispatch from November 18 reports three Ghiver Bros. & Phillips mills in Pittsburgh area suspending operations due to a slump in orders and low prices. Cambria Iron Co announces December 1 wage cuts of 10 percent for 5,000 workers. The piece notes 8,000 displaced workers in a single city and critiques tariff policy and labor politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pittsburg
Thos. B. Atterbury
Pratentne
Pal
Ghiver Bros. & Phillips
Superior Rail Mills
Kloman Heirs
Alorhend McLean
Puddling
Phillips
Johnstown
Cambria Iron Company
Europe
Kelly
Republican Party
Fair ballot and fair count in the face of frauds
The author decries pretense in voting and condemns Republican claims of a free ballot while exposing tactics meant to coerce or reveal voters. Cites incidents in Dowhis and Shawnee counties where ballots were printed to reveal votes and pressure voters, and notes Sedgewick county another method. Calls for integrity in elections and condemns the hypocrisy of party leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itt
Mitt Party
Republican Party
Cat
Shawnee
Protection in a Nut Shell
A farmer is asked about protection schemes and whether they make him poorer. The exchange shows that protection raises prices for goods, benefiting manufacturers while the farmer pays the higher cost. The writer vows to vote against any party favoring protection after presenting supporting documents.
Wood contests Peters for Washington seat over eligibility
On his way to Washington Hon. H. N. Wood meets opposition to Judge Peters claiming ineligibility under the state constitution. The Kansas legislature barred counting votes for judges pursuing other offices, aligning with Wood’s challenge and hinting at a possible unseating by Congress. The piece criticizes local Republican bosses amid census fraud talk and notes alcohol-law enforcement results and saloon counts in Parsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Wood
Washington
Judge Peters
Col. Wood
House of Representatives
Kansas
Sam Wood
Window Glass Tariff Sparks Pittsburgh Strike Debate
A two month strike at Pittsburgh window glass factories over wages pits workers against proprietors who import foreign glass to meet orders. Tariff critics say high duties shift profits, yet factories have closed, leaving about 3000 employed despite protective claims. Local ads urge coal heaters and crowded shops at Willey Savage Palmer Griffin and Innes.
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Mizcourt
Pittsburg
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