Political and crime news from Columbia and Mississippi
The dispatch notes a lynching of a young white girl by masked men in Columbia, reports on race tensions in Greenwood, Mississippi with twenty-five rioters killed, and covers political shifts including charges against Joseph B. Upton for fee extortion, as well as broader commentary on Oklahoma litigation and Louisiana elections. It mentions Gen Odin Guiter, Gen Lindsay, and St Louis bids for the 1902 World’s Fair amid Missouri enthusiasm.
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Odin Guiter
Sixth
Washington
Joseph B. Upton
Appt. Canoa
Greenwood
Mississippi
Local notes mix politics and curiosities in Missouri paper
A quirky column surveys politics in 1880s America, noting votes and platforms on whiskey taxes, while detailing a Georgia creamery near Cuba Missouri and a Texas prize fight licensing law. It mocks a barber misreading irrepressible and pokes fun at local newspaper Verdancy.
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Bhlitervotai
eGier
Public Gossip and Press Fight in Bellinger County
A column laments political gossip and press battles in Bellinger County. It notes Pension Commissioner Tanner’s steady stance, reports a failed local newspaper venture, and defends the existing paper against rivals and critics, asserting loyalty to the community and editorial independence.
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Tanner
Grand Army of the Republic
Corporal Tanner
Farmers Union Elects Officers at Springfield Mo
Springfield Mo Aug 23 The consolidated Farmers Alliance and Wheel elected state officers for the Farmers and Friends Union of America H Hickman Stoddard County vice president J Seceed lw mit U8 Mall Rendon tees KK A Deaton Stoddard assistant Frubooe oauknes St Pichi age J is law Plomer 0 Mills Gates ulin dbartnnee Dan Donald left band Cowen ib J Jones left hand seward J Ww aban Texas See er gunt-utarms executive aittee DF Bekow and M J Woolasd judiciary committee W T Leuper Geo W Reguater N H Appel PMAte
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Springfield
Consolidated Farmers’ Allance and Wheel
Farmers Andree Union of America
H. Hickman
Stoddard County
Anthoenna
J. Seceed
Ulin
Dan Donald
Cowen
Ib J. Jones
Seward
J. Ww
Aban
Texas
Gunt-Utarms
Aittee
Hos
Bekow
M J. Woolasd
Judiciary Vominitivs
W. T. Leuper
Geo. W. Reguater
N.H. Appel
Pmate
Farmers' Alliance and Federations Form United Union
A Springfield convention unites Farmers' Alliance and Farmers' Union into the Fikresers and Kimtterers' Union of Americas. The声明 advocates tariff reform favoring taxes on luxuries, reduced tariffs, and free trade, opposing protectionism and urging government economy. It stresses democratic低 taxes and liberty in trade, while noting ongoing debates within Missouri farmers and the Democratic Party. Various agricultural notes discuss wheat seed beds and the benefits of sheep grazing in corn fields for weed control and soil health.
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Farmers’ Wheel
Farmers’ Alliance
Apringfield
Fikresers and Kimtterers
Union of Americas
Mouey
Tts
Democratic Party
Missouri
Cher Democrate Party
Springfield
Republic
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