Black Bart captures after Northern Michigan chase
A Republic Michigan letter details the capture of the highwayman known as Black Bart. Retmund Holiday matched the robber’s description and was identified during surveillance. He resisted, fled toward Wisconsin, and left a trail of robberies, including stagecoach and sleeper car robberies, while a broad manhunt followed through northern Michigan and neighboring areas.
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Rebuilding American Merchant Marine decried by articles
The Bath Missouri speech hints at Congress action on reviving the United States merchant marine. Advocates argue subsidies built maritime power, cite Britain and Germany, and urge returning to subsidy policies to curb foreign freights and boost American shipbuilding and jobs. Critics reference historical partisan tensions and accusations relating to political dominance.
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Democratic drift in Virginia and Louisiana race issues
The piece criticizes Democrats in Virginia and Louisiana for abandoning their platform on trade and finance to pursue a race-based appeal. It denounces the strategy as a decline of a great party, noting reliance on the troubling cry of “damn the nigger” and a shift toward Republican creeds on protection in both states.
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Cleveland
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Negroes Demand Fair Show in Texas Convention Address
The Texas Convention of Colored Men at Waco issues an address to the United States urging equal protection under the laws, condemning mob violence, denouncing lynch law, and calling for fair treatment in elections while resisting race oppression. It notes black citizens face denial of voting rights in some counties and urges nonretaliation amid growing race tension.
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Waco
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Tariff and trust issue cited by Iowa Republicans
The New York Tribune reports Iowa Republicans oppose price-raising trusts in key industries steel woolen and cotton. They cite factory associations as not restricting prices, note hostility to protective policy, and urge Congress to protect American industry without enabling conspiracies.
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Yor Tribune
Confederate memorial spark in Chicago graveyard
The Confederate veterans in Chicago formed a committee to erect a monument for dead comrades at a city cemetery. They sought donations from Chicago residents, insisting charity was voluntary and not unpatriotic. Southern papers criticized the effort as unworthy, while Chicago and Nashville papers defended the act as dignified remembrance.
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Protection the Enemy of Trusts in Tribune View
The Tribune notes that protectionists and protected interests ally with trusts misleads the public. An Aug 14 issue of the American Iron and Steel Association organ argues trusts aim to raise prices but are short-lived and should not receive support from their supposed advocates.
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Postmaster of Atlanta defies threats from Bourbon faction
An account from the Des Moines Register praises Gen Lewis, the Atlanta postmaster and former Union soldier who rode with Langston, for refusing to yield to threats and social ostracism over appointing a colored clerk. He remained steadfast despite hostility from Democrats and social clubs, emphasizing duty and courage. The piece notes his Civil War service and prior roles with the Freedman’s Bureau.
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Protects the Farmer: Protection and Home Industry Essay
A tract argues for continued protective tariffs to defend farm sectors led by corn, wool, beef, and mutton. It claims rail expansion aids grain sales, critiques free traders, and urges uniform protection to grow diversified agriculture and reduce reliance on foreign fibers and meat markets.
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