Denunciations of the Mills Tariff Bill Stir West Visit Remarks
Blaine's arrival in Gen Alger's carriage visit in Alo, Oct. 21, drew thousands to a Main Street rink address denouncing the Mills tariff measure. He warned of Democratic complicity and questioned raw material exemptions, citing iron ore and wood pulp cases as evidence of political influence shaping the bill. Local reception was warm amid large crowds and party fervor. Later in JastinGron, Oct. 20, president sent senate nominations for customs and postmaster, while Iowa auctions sold 30 blooded shorthorns at $100 each.
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Alo
Blaine
West
Gen. Alger
Main Street
Democratic and Means Committee
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Congress
Connecticutt
Socratic National Committee
Lake Superior
Coucil
Bryce
Smith Weed
Democratic Ways Committee
Don M. N
Ti M.weston
Demont ‘Ratio State Committee of
Michigan
Orig
Ing
Blaine Speaks in Batavia on Tariff and Working Men
In Rochester Blaine arrives in a special car en route from Buffalo. At Batavia a crowd at the depot cheers as Blaine praises protective tariffs for workers and ties Harrison Morton to the cause. Judge Thurston of Nebraska adds assurances of Republican majorities before the train moves on.
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N.Y
Rochester
N. Y
Blaine
Buffalo
Ma. T. Farbox
Batecia
Harrison
Morton
Great West
Republican Party
Harrison and Morton
United States
Thurston
Nebraska
Failure of the Norway Iron Company Under Tariff Pressure
Albert Geiger, treasurer of the Norway Steel and Iron company, says liquidation is forced by long insurmountable inability to compete with western firms in Pittsburg. He cites proximity to coal and iron mines and a 43 percent tariff on railway iron as factors. He argues iron imports free of duty could allow continued operation despite Pennsylvania competition.
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Norway Iron Company
Boston
Albert Geiger
Norway Steel and Tron Company
Pittsburg
Geiger
Pennsylvania
A Prophet in His Own Country Mills Denounced
A Temple convention of the Union Labor and Non-Partisan party in the Ninth district declined to nominate a candidate for congress. They resolve that Col. J. A. Jones is independent yet oppose Roger Q. Mills, whom they deem an enemy to the people and good government.
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Mills
Cuhicagco
Tribune
Temple
Union Labor and
Ninth Congressional District
Congress
Ninth District
Col
J. A. Jones
Roger Q. Mills
Hill Would Rather Lose Than See Cleveland Defeated
Governor Hill told Brice that he remains a friend of the administration and would prefer defeat to electing a Democratic governor without a Democratic president. He warned that a win with Cleveland out would end his political ambitions.
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Cleveland
Brice
Democratic National Committee
Cleveland and Thurman Club
Hill
Delegates Meet in Cucaco to Form National Naturalization Body
Delegates from nine states and over a hundred societies gathered in Cucaco to organize a national association for naturalizing British subjects in the United States. Mr. Gooch of Illinois was named temporary chairman and Mr. Williams of Pennsylvania temporary secretary as committees were appointed and representation arranged.
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Cucaco
United States
Gooch
Illinois
Williams
Pennsylvania
The Kind of Surplus We All Want
A dialogue about tariff reform contrasts saving cents in living costs with lost wages. The working man questions the surplus and votes the Republican ticket, framing reform as removing the surplus.
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Eeco Republican
Guarantaatn
Hama. Health
Eamfork
Horrible Disasters Hit Hooper and Yankton Asylum
In Hooper Nebraska Henry Shaffer and three relatives were killed when struck by a locomotive in a wagon. In Yankton South Dakota the east wing wall collapse at the asylum killed two workers and injured two others, as seventy five men toiled on the brick structure. coroner to determine fault.
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OmaAtmta
Neb
Hooper
Henry Shaffer
Henry
Percival
David Minik
Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad
Ina
Thomas Rowe
A. McLeaig
Yankton Asylum
Yankton, Dak
Insane Asylum
Kean
Four Hundred Buried in Landslide Tragedy Near Laterza
In the Laterza landslide disaster, 400 passengers were on the train buried. 150 dead or wounded identified so far. Recovery under heavy snow and cold continues, with an entire theatrical troupe among the victims and several body fragments found in the river. A grieving mother clutches her children’s bodies. a young priest was recovered after two hours with white hair. A family of six was recovered together.
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Tome
Laterza
Freight wreck and mass injuries reported across multiple states
A Burlington & Missouri stock train wreck near Axtell Nebraska killed two men in the caboose and wounded the fireman. Elsewhere a Union Pacific hand car party was run down, one man killed and four injured. Additional reports include a house fire in Michigan City with a child dead, a gas well explosion in Findlay wounding two, a pair of suspected murder suspects arrested in Wilkes Barre, and political commentary from Paris and New York papers.
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Hastings
Neb
Burlington & Missouri
Axtell
Here
Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
John McCann
Their Scheme Proposes Free Trade Riches by Buying Foreign Goods
The Ohio State Journal argues that free traders would make the nation rich by compelling it to send all its money abroad to purchase foreign products.
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Ohio State Journal
University Bid Battles for Mitchell Endowment Settlement
After review the conference excludes rival bids and offers Mitchell an uncontested field through February next. The plan rents a complete building, cancels all debt and transfers land for future endowment, with $24 000 to be raised by February of which $5 700 is already indebted. Dr Brush and Adkinson and Clark lead fundraising while the board expects $6 000 from lot sales and freight credits from railroads to cut the total needed.
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Mitchell
Huron
Watertown
Sioux Falls
Yankton
Adkinson and
Clark
Brush
Dakota
Hood's Sarsaparilla A Peculiar Medicine Story
An 19th century promotional tale recounts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a uniquely effective remedy. It details the origin ten years prior when a patient cured of neuralgic pain inspired a special combination by C. S. Hood & Co. The narrative cites careful experiments and botanically sourced alternatives leading to the renowned formula.
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Nood
Hood
Ilood
Lowell
Mass
Flood
C. S. Hood & Co
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