Argument for Protection Drawn From Tariff Debate
In a heated exchange between the Argus Leader and Mitchell Republic, the protection stance is argued with Peter Cooper’s line about buying domestically to avoid idle raw materials and workers. TheEqual emphasis on tariffs, railroads, and domestic industry is presented with Fisher Hubbell’s Des Moines London anecdote and Blaine’s defense of protection.
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Mitchell Republican
Brother Wheelock
Argus
Peter Cooper
Argus Leader
F. M. Hubbell
Sioux Falls
Des Moines
London
Arrivals of Morton and Hayes at Chicago station
In Chicago on October 19 Vice President Levi P. Morton and ex President Hayes with their parties arrived at 9 45 a m over the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern line A crowd gathered at Van Buren street station and special police kept spectators from crowding the VIPs. Wisconsin ossified man Curtis Hicks dies at 54 after years of immobility caused by ossification dating to 1879. He remained mentally alert but unable to move for over a decade.
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Savurton
Hayes
Chicago
Levi P. Morton
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
van Buren Street
Wisconsin
Racine
Curtis Hicks
Jonathan Bassett
Mr. Hicks
Hickstown
N. Y
Mexico Railway Strike Threatens National Service
Reports from San Antonio indicate a Mexican railway strike threatened to tie up transit after Mexican and American machinists walked out in City of Mexico and San Luis Potosi demanding a 60 cent daily raise from $4. Engineers and firemen may quit if demands are unmet. Also noted Lovinavville speech by Henry Watterson in Kentucky predicting his Chicago dedicatory oration on American civilization and development.
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City of
Mexico
San Luis Potosi
Watterson
Lovimsvilter
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Chicago
Pay the Fees Settled In Full By Oil Inspectors
The state oil inspector arranged with oil companies to pay inspection fees previously disputed by legal wrangles. The state supreme court said the inspector wasn’t proper plaintiff, but the parties agreed to settle the back dues in full after threats to appeal to the U S Supreme Court. In Center Iowa two men fatally injured while digging a well when a windlass broke, a bucket struck a man and a falling bucket killed the other. In Akron Iowa a Catholic ex priest Welch was knocked down and kicked by James Agnes after a dispute at the depot about religion, leaving Welch in critical condition. Welch had been touring to expose the confessional.
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United States Supreme Court
Jacob Smith
Waid
Smith
Akron
Welch
James Agnes
Agnes
Fire in Englewood Burns Half Block of Buildings
Chicago dispatch details a 4 a.m. Englewood blaze that destroyed a half block between Sixty-third and Honore, caused by oils in a paint store, with two fatalities including a hotel guest who jumped from a third story window. Fire spread to nearby frame structures. residents fled into the streets as authorities battled the flames for hours. Loss estimated around $100,000 with many homeless and seven to eight buildings damaged or ruined.
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Englewood
Charity of the People
Sixty-third Street
Wright
Honore
Sixtythird and Honore
Hotel
Kent
Butler
Sixty-second Street
John Howard
Bloom & Jaeger
Elephant Rampage Through Chicago Neighborhood
An unnamed elephant escaped its Lincoln Park corral around 8 a.m. and charged through streets to Clark, Wisconsin, and Sedgwick, injuring a horse and a milk wagon driver, scattering milk cans, as onlookers fled. Guards eventually halted the animal and restored it to the park. A simultaneous Springfield report notes a mystery mist shower at Martinsburg, baffling Ohio University professors. Wisconsin lawmakers opened a special legislative session in Madison to redraw districts, with J. J. Hogan reappointed speaker and routine adjournments.
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Cuicano
Lincoln Park
Clark Street
Wisconsin
Sedgwick Street
Center Avenue
Center
Clark Streets
Springfield
Martinsburg
Ohio University
Madison
J. J. Hogan
la Crosse
George W. Porth
Milwaukee
Patrick Whalen
Kaukauna
Senate
Jonas
Blaine Sees Strong Republican Prospects in Campaign
New York, Oct. 19. The Herald prints James G. Blaine's interview asserting the Republican chances are favorable and that Harrison's administration strengthens the ticket. He says victory is almost certain if Republican voters stay united and cast ballots. The piece notes rising early registration and steady audience engagement in the campaign.
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New York
the Herald
James G. Blaine
Harrison
Judge Brill Dismisses Brown Case for Lack of Jurisdiction
In St Paul on October 19 Judge Brill dismissed the case of Lewis Bader and others against Secretary of State Brown. The court found no jurisdiction to compel printing the electoral ticket as requested by the Democratic state central committee’s chair and secretary. Judge Flandrau declined to state the next step.
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Lewis Baker
Brown
Brill
St. Pau
Lewis Bader
Democratic State Central Committee
Flandrau
Lease Denies Interview on Populists Vote for Harrison
Mrs Mary B Lease in New York denies a published report claiming she advised Populists to vote for Harrison or that voting Weaver benefits Cleveland She calls the claim false and says it would be a public calamity if either Harrison or Cleveland won the election
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Lease
Cleveland
Harrison
New York
Mary B. Lease
Gen. Weaver
People’s Party
Weaver
White House Patient Resting Quietly After Night
Washington October 19 The patient Mrs Harrison shows no major change in condition beyond increased nervousness but rests quietly after a normal night’s sleep. Watery fluid in the pleural cavity shows no signs of rapid reproduction and danger from this source is believed past, with primary disease now treatable without further operations like those at Loon Lake.
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White House
Washington
Harrison
Loon Lake
Anaconda mines to shut down for three months
The New York stock market reacted to news that the Anaconda copper mines would close for three months starting November 10. Bears targeted Northern Pacific preferred as the mines ship large ore quantities via that line. J B Haggin said the shutdown is for repairs and cleaning after prolonged operation.
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Anaconda
New York
Wall Street
The
Stock Exchange
Northern Pacific Preferred
Northern Pacific
Bears
J. B. Haggin
Eaten by Wolves Finds Boy in Tamarack Swamp
Sauk Center Minnesota reports the body of 4 year old Andrew Sturgeon found in a tamarack swamp after being lost near Pillsbury in July. One leg was eaten by wolves. In London the pope warned France that continued aggression toward the Vatican could lead to the last batch of French cardinals.
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Minn
Andrew Sturgeon
Pillsbury
France
London
The
Chronicle
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Vatican
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