Grant monument talk and political quips in Madison
The May 7 1891 Madison Indiana issue notes Grant monument ground breaking in Riverside Park New York and reports on Harrison nepo tism and treasury strains. It includes editorials on Grant death and Peary’s Arctic plans with local notices and subscription rates.
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Riverside Park
New York
Grant
Gen. Grant
Delmonico’s
New York City
Harrison
Secretary of the Treasury
Fred Grant
Louisville Times
Immigration Poll Tax to Curb Undesirable Entry
The piece argues for a substantial poll tax on all immigrants before landing to raise the price of immigration and limit inflows. It supports tying immigration to allegiance and citizenship, noting the need to distinguish thrifty immigrants from paupers and describing a sequence of presidential family fatalities as a separate editorial aside.
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United States
Indianapolis Journal
America
Europe
Vanderbilt Plans Costly North Carolina Estate
Reported plans describe George Vanderbilt building a private country seat and a 30000 acre park near his North Carolina residence. A private rail line to a distant station and lavish furnishings are noted with rumors of a total outlay near 5 million dollars, opposed by the Vanderbilt family.
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George Vanderbilt
North Carolina
Mr Vanderbilt
Old England
Vanderbilt
Georg Vanderbilt
Vanderbit
Hanover College Geology Botany Field Work And Student Life
Hanover College reports seniors visit Madison to study exposed rock in a railroad cut while sophomores explore Devil's Backbone for flowers. The piece notes extensive Jefferson county flora, Y M C A activities at Ramsey's School House, a new Sunday school, and student society officers. It also covers a moonlit rowdy night, strict faculty rules on ladies’ evenings, and a spring poem by Madeline Bridges.
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Hanover
Adair
Madison
Young
Devil's Backbone
Jefferson County
Barnes
University of Wisconsin
Baird
Charlestown
Ind
Ramsey
Vicinty
Rolin McCaslin
Antioch
County
Y.M.C. A
Nellie Morse
Philadelphia
Ohio
Union Literary
Willman
Charlton
Sanders
Tracy
Crozier
McCormick
Beulah Warders Sa Lve Piles Cure Ad Claim
An 19th century advertisement touts BgEst SaLVe as a universal skin remedy and piles cure. It promises complete satisfaction or money refunded, priced at 26 cents per bottle, sold by J B C F Harper.
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J. B. C. F. Harper
Cost of the strike reshapes coke region as Italians move in
In the coke region at Scoutpark and surrounding towns, sixty Italians arrive under sheriff protection and begin work at Morewood with another wave expected. Strikes continue with unions claiming fewer workers return, while some plants expand under Knights of Labor deals. Carpenters plan to work under eight hour day, and violence flares briefly at Overton as deputies intervene. The cost of the strike tops three million dollars. socialist circulars urge action and evasion of capitalist power.
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Italions
General Labor News
Scoutpark
Coke
Morewood
Summit
Jintown
Kyle
Overton
Kessler
Franklin Plant
Frick
Knights of Labor
Lessenring
No. 2
Alexander Jonas
Congress
Pictssure
Irwin
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Builders’ Exchange
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the Herald
John Adams
Lin
Madiana
Indiana
East Main Street
Weerrely
U.S. Treasury
Mr. Nepeker
General Burner
Washington
Boston
Lowell
Lieutenant Peary
Greenland
Olrica Dahlgren
Gardiner Hubbard
National Geographical Society
Peary
Whale Sound
Paris
Texas
Purcell
Canadian River
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Georgia
Mississippi
Blaine
Tracey
Windom
Halford
Astor
Hanover College
Kampe
Schultze
Archer
Sehlbrede
Jenkins
Wild Violets
Madeline
Bridges
Puck
Bnoklen’s
Socialist Agitation
James Taggart
Pencoyd Iron Works
Frank O’neil
Taggart
Des Moines
Iowa
W. H. Scott
Miners’ Association, of
Lansdowne
Hokodate
Japan
Newcomb
China Sea
Grip
NE. Fairbank Co
Chicago
Madison Machine CO
Vernon and
Second Streets
Carless
WM. Walch
GO. B. Stribling
Secy
Home, OF
Capial
the Insurance Company OF
North America
John A. Zuck
H. OC. Sanxay
Pitcher’s Castoria
Ss. V. Harding
Seymour
D. M. Hooker
West Street
Poplar
West Main Street
Alling & Lod Fadison
Indianz
Indianapolis
Susiness University
Old
Bryant & Stratton School
North
Pennsylvania &I
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Heeb & Osborn
Aletor
Augid&wyl
Leanne
Cwicnester Che
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