Republican County Convention in Marshall 1891
Calhoun County Republican delegates meet at the opera house in Marshall on Wednesday July 25 to select 21 delegates for the State nominating convention and 41 for the Third Congressional District convention. The article discusses labor strikes, arbitration ideas, and political endorsements shaping the convention. It references the Illinois Central and Grand Trunk railroads, sympathy for Pullman strikers, and calls for labor capital arbitration. Conservative stance favors the incumbent governor’s renomination and possible one term plank.
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Howard Ball
Albion
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Congress
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Baton
Hitiadata
Calhoun County
Opera House
Marshall
Grand Rapida
Conyis
Berford
Newton
Burlington
Pennfield Clarence
Sheridan
Clarendon
Tekonaha
PF. Snyder
Chinn
Pullman
Illinois Central
Grand Trunk
Cal
Bliss
Pingree
Statesman
Burrows Candidacy for U.S. Senate in Michigan
A Tur Kalamazoo Telegraph report notes a general opinion across Michigan endorsing Hon. FeC. Burrows for the unexpired U.S. Senate term of the late Francis B. Stockbridge. The piece mentions Burrows potentially winning the nomination and then pursuing a House seat, with a plan to seek the senate position later.
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Bure
Burrows
House of Representatives
Burrows Sought for Senate to Benefit Nation
The article notes Mr. Burrows is eager to frame a tariff measure but recognizes his greater value in the Senate. It states Republicans in Michigan’s district will nominate him for Congress with an understanding that if selected for the Senate they will yield to maintain his long service and continued usefulness.
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Sargerield
That Cleveland Badge Sparks Free Trade Enthusiasm
The Cleveland Badge has met pronounced success as a free trade emblem, described as the most successful since March 4, 1893. The Macomb Journal notes it has caught on with the people who recognize its appropriateness and impact.
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Cleveland
Free Trade Party
Macomb
Remem
Emblem of Free Trade design offered for campaigns
The American Economist origin inspired a new emblem for the free trade party of poverty. This badge would be worn on the breasts of supporters during forthcoming congressional campaigns nationwide.
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Free Trade
Free Trade Party of Poverty
Free Coal Weighs On Wage Debate And Trade Policy
A dated editorial notes the Cleveland conference failure to settle the soft coal strike with a small wage gap of 14 cents per ton and argues against free trade, warning that removing the Canada duty could end American soft coal strikes. It cites President McBride and debates protection’s effect on wages, while offering advertisements for Dr King’s New Discovery and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with local pharmacy mentions. It mixes opinion on tariffs with consumer product notices and remedies.
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McBride
Mineral Union
Canada
New York Recorder
Wreck on Chicago and Grand Trunk near Benton Harbor
A deliberate act wrecked the Chicago and Grand Trunk line at Benton Harbor Michigan at 3 am. Rail bolts and plates were removed to derail the train No 6 after it left Austin hill. Thomas Crow died from neck fracture and engineer Miller and several crew were injured. Passengers suffered cuts and bruises with one Chicago woman seriously hurt. Suspects are under investigation, no clues yet.
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Renault
Vicksburg
Robbery At Somerset Center Injures Storekeeper
A bold attempted robbery occurred at Somerset Center. Three men in a buggy confronted postmaster Eugene Wetherwax as he descended for cheese. Two entered the store. one remained outside. A scuffle led to revolvers fired, wounding Wetherwax in the hip and side. The thieves fled in the buggy, pursued by officers who suspect ex-convicts from the area. The safe held $200.
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Chicago Teacher Faces Death in Royal Living Lasts Months
A Chicago public school teacher, told she has six months to live, chooses a regal, pleasure filled life. She decorates her room with gowns and artwork, refuses mourning, and confronts mortality with bold, striking poise described by the Chicago Herald.
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Chicago
Chicago Herald
Wealthy Bostonians Fail To Buy Paris Lantern Secret
Two rich Bostonians admired photography and traveled to Paris to buy a lantern slide secret yielding brilliant screen images. They offered $60,000 and more but the Parisian owner refused, stating the secret was his alone and would die with him. He showed no lack of scientific curiosity despite wealth. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad follows.
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Atlantic
Boston
Deafness cure claim and nerve tonic ads mix in period notice
An 1890s style page blends medical sales pitches and testimonials. Claims Hall's Catarrh Cure will cure deafness caused by catarrh, with $100 reward for unsolved cases, alongside endorsements for Cooper & Co flavor extracts, Plason's Celery King nerve tonic, and Chamberlain’s remedy. Local testimonials praise products and a free sample offer appears for Plaxon’s Celery King.
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F. J. Chaney & Co
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