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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1893
Page
4
The piece discusses the Plumed Knight and labor politics in France and the U.S. It notes Burke-like admiration for a French leader, shifts in labor organization power, and debates over tariffs and Canadian annexation. It cites James Blaine, General Grant, and tariff policy influenced by the Wilson bill while reflecting on economic strains and farmer welfare.
The text argues that free trade would devastate American industry and labor, urging protectionist tariffs. It cites economists and warns that tariff cuts reduce wages and harm workers nationwide. It calls Republicans and Democrats to unite for protective policy and shun partisan compromise.
Rochester Special reports a blaze at a small Livingston county district school where teacher Miss Porter aged 20 perished. Students shielded by two brothers Melvin and Charles Chalks who tore a seat from the floor and helped several children escape. Four year old John Johnson died defending Miss Porter as the building burned. The Chambers brothers suffered severe burns. the boy perilously inhaled hot air.
The famous marble cascade on Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park nears completion with pumping equipment soon to enable water to pour down two 60 foot descents into basins and the lake. The feature is described as one of the world’s most magnificent artificial waterfalls and a key permanent park attraction.
A local piece denounces the Democratic tariff plan as a revenue failure that will cut revenues by about 50 million annually and burden the treasury. It recalls the pledge of the free trade party and argues for Republican fiscal restraint, contrasting past debt reduction with current proposals. The American Protective Tariff League is praised for persistent, nationwide advocacy and教育 for public judgment.
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