Wisconsin Critique of Tariff and Western Farmers Reform Debate
A Wisconsin critic argues against free trade and praises protection, citing Iowa and Minnesota farmers. The letter controverts Molasses reforms, defends tariff duty on farm products, and links policy to farmer prosperity, industry growth, and export markets in Wisconsin towns. It targets Grover Cleveland, Roger Mills, and Iowa Governor Holes while urging support for protective tariffs.
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Reform Club
York
Wisconsin
New York
Ove Russell
Massachusetts
Iowa State Register
I. B. Borton
Burlington
Wis
Iowa
Yuant
Fmt
Massachusellss
Grover Cleveland
Rolen
Manitoba
New York City
Great Britain
Minneapolis
Jess
England
Binntsarox
Hogar Q. Mills Waas
Tsing
Koics
Gerad
Tha Beat Industries
Teun
Asco
Mr. Mongredien
Cobden Club
Giposton
Troger Q
Governor Boss
Besignier
Roger Q. Mills
Siver
Iceland
Congress
Wallalet
Wade
Chicago
Theodore Louis
Kuouru
Elover
Boles
New
McKinley echo and tariff hints in a 1890s voice
A fragmented public-domain fragment references President Harrison and McKinley, blending political tariff talk with rural economies. It touches on diffusion of knowledge, farm institutes, and Wisconsin farming progress, mentioning hogs, dairying, and dairy product value while critiquing free trade ideas.
Wager In England And The Plight Of Workers
A critic notes the contrast between male and female labor in England and questions sympathy for workers. It cites matchbox makers in the East End who must assemble vast numbers of boxes for a tiny wage, while supplying their own paste and string.
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England
Free Trade Debate Echoes in Markets and Labor
An eight state overview links tariffs to lower home prices, lost manufacturing jobs, and a struggling labor force. It cites the McKinley tariff’s mixed effect on prices and exports, noting declines in several goods and arguing for broader economic adjustment through foreign commerce and better labor conditions. The piece contrasts free traders’ single-minded view with broader market realities voiced by The Times and London Truth.
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Ines
Anla
Industrias
Booth
Wlobe
United States
McKinley Isle
Indianapolis Journal
London
Phe Times
Canada
New York Press
Kalakaua and fringe of a royal obituary gag
A satirical column mocks a royal obituary of King Kalakaua of the Sandwich Islands. It notes scant public mourning, questions echoing editorials, and shifts to assorted jokes about medical fright, social sets, and a stray verse about a tomb. The piece skims a series of quips and brief anecdotes.
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Kalakaua
Cullee
Sandwich Islands
Pacific
Fullman
Dil) Dournai
Michigan Legislature Faces Key Votes on Suffrage and Conspiracy Law
In the Senate a woman’s municipal suffrage bill stalled 14 to 14 after lengthy debate. the measure was defeated and then tabled. A repeal push for the Baker conspiracy law of 1887 failed 49 to 21 in the House, with a reconsideration motion noted. The session covered printing joint memorials for Sherman and Porter and discussed salaries for the attorney general, free employment bureaus, election holidays, and textbook standardization. A constitution amendment to limit bill introductions to the first 30 days was joined, while talks continued on canal survey funding and the Grand River corridor project.
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Senate
Sty
Fildow
Pinkerton
Sherman
Porter
Jali
Norntna
Elther
Hth
Tra House
Grand Rapids Board of Tracts
House State Affairs
Grand
Saginaw
Grand Havers
Bay City
Strange Carp Gifts and Old World Lore From Distant Waters
A Christmas tale from Lake Superior features a German carp containing a silk lined cavity with a beer tap pipe and cigar holder. The gift, sent to a doctor, demonstrates peculiar fish burials and curious 19th century miscellany.
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Lake Superior
McCormick
Diath
Germany
Jorest
Michigan Happenings and Local Crime Summary
A long, mixed report from Michigan towns details a murder near West Bay City with suspect Henry Holackir, a bay livery hire, and a dragged body ten miles amid blood traces. Police injuries to Marshal Dunnigan, business notices, trials for burglary and embezzlement, and a rash of local deaths and accidents are noted alongside revival meetings, factory plans, bank incorporations, and agricultural bulletins. Names include Poulson, Holackir, Dunnigan, McMahon, and Annie Murphy among others.
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Andrew Porson
Kawkawlin
West Bay City
Henry Holackir
Bay City
Poulson
Holackir
Win
Marshal Dunnigan
Heattie
Justice Brigham
Dunnigan
Heattle
Brigham
Wolackir
Isay City
Jackson
Panson Anney
Spranac
Cincinnati Jackson Mackinaw Railroad update
Rail line news notes WALSTON I BROWN and Kaceiyea involvement with the Cincinnati Jackson Mackinaw Railroad. Brief mention of Tuesday events.
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Cincinnati, Jackson &, Mackinaw Railroad
Walston I. Brown, Kaceiyea
Tariff Literature Series Promotes Protection Ideals
The American Protective Tariff League publishes a valuable series of tariff documents arguing protection benefits for farmers merchants and professionals. Each issue compares wages cost of living and related factors to favor protective policies. Subscriptions offered by stamps. select prices listed for various bundles and individual essays by noted authors.
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American Protective Tartpf League 15
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