Debates Over Pension Payouts and Tax Policy
A 1884 Democratic platform battle splits on funding pensions for disabled soldiers including Confederates. The discussion frames internal revenue use, shifts burden to the North, and contrasts Southern resistance with union veterans. Also notes President Cleveland's vessel use costs and a morphine trade inquiry in London reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Resolutions
Moulais
United States
Union
South
Tauxas
Middle States
Altogeer
Routh
Berioms
Vale
Aris
Change and results of the Democratic shift in 1892
A critical examination questions the benefits of the 1892 Democratic victory, asking if workers gain better pay, employment, or living standards. It cites Senate reports and testimony from Philadelphia manufacturers detailing wage declines, business losses, and collapsing demand, arguing the tariff and policy shift harmed industry and public confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Senate
James Tooley
Philadelphia
Collin Oil Company of
Philadel
Don Sian
Congres
A Silent Tragedy in the Cumberland Mountains
In the Detroit Free Press excerpt a mountain woman fears her six daughters will learn of brighter worlds beyond their poverty and confines. The mother, unable to read, keeps her children isolated to guard them from outside life, choosing sacrifice and confinement over possibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Thar
Jim
Jenny
Theranes
Mitchens
Detroit Free Press
Six Weeks in Water Lets Man Heal at Hospital
George Hennessy endured six weeks submerged to treat a virulent back abscess at the Pity hospital. Dr Marks kept a steady water flow over the wound, matching body temperature, and Hennessy reportedly improved greatly and could walk. He grew accustomed to the bath and would sleep only with the water’s rippling in his ears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Henziessy
Hennessy
Heine Marks
Dollhouse Bungle Trumps Amateur Carpenter With Oversized Build
An amateur carpenter recalls spending months shaping a detailed miniature house in a stable using gunlight. After finishing he learns the dollhouse is too large to pass through the door, prompting him to hire a carpenter to dismantle it.
Lord Ellenborough and theFriday hearing remark
A San Francisco Argonaut note recalls Lord Ellenborough’s famed wit and his court remark about hearing his remaining argument with the judge’s attention on Friday next. A Mouleverd coin trove reveals ancient Celtic empire era riches and likely Hannibal’s army march route, with diverse emblems and requisitioned money.
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Lord Ellenborough
Preston
Fnday
San Francisco
Mouleverd
Tarantine
Hannibal
Aluminium Drums in Prussian Guards and Military Bands
The article notes aluminium drum production for three regiments of Prussian guards and upcoming use in more regiments and general military bands. It cites lighter weight and a fuller, richer sound as advantages, with expectations of broader adoption across units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussian Guards
American Conspiracy Plot Behind Keats Monument Revealed
Walter Besant reports an American conspiracy to honor Keats with a monument in Hampstead church. Edmund Gosse hints at involvement while F Holland Day of Norwood and Lowell are named as conspirators. The piece critiques transatlantic claims to literary patrimony and urges a shared honor for Keats centenary in 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Gosse
Seo
F Holland Day
Norwood
Mass
Lowell
Keats
Poer
Longfellow
Weahall
Walter Besant
London
Notorious English swindler jailed again for seven years
An expert swindler known as Mrs Annie Frost alias Mra Gordon Bailis was jailed in London for seven years after a career of fraud across Scotland Australia New Zealand. Described as attractive and persuasive she used many names to rent lavish homes, rack up bills and seize valuables before disappearing. Victims included a baronet and Professor Blackie of Edinburgh. She had just completed a five year term last October. Also noted is a novelty: paper artificial straws and cigarette mouthpieces treated with paraffin to be water tight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Frost
Mra
Gordon Bailis
London
Scotland
Australia
New Zealand
Graham
Professor Blackie
Edinburgh
Southern factory system and wage contrasts in 19th century
A detailed comparative study exposes the South's limited industrial growth versus the Pacific states and Pennsylvania, noting 58,082 Southern establishments with $671.5 million value and 579,025 workers, against California and Pennsylvania figures. It argues wage scales drive employment and urges tariff protection to raise Southern labor standing. It also reports a new minting machine counting 2,000 dollars per minute at the Philadelphia Mint, enabling faster coin processing and weighing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
South
Territorias
CoolIumbia
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
Pacifico
California
Pacific States
Colorado
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming
Onliue
Pacific
Southern
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Ias
Europe
Philadelphia
Mint
Sebastian Heines
Hoeines
Morgan
Prenton
Blue Book exposes Cleveland Democrats tied to pay day records
The piece argues Cleveland and his Democratic allies demand regular payments to stay loyal, noting loyalty hinges on the pay day presence. It asserts the only real Cleveland Democrats are those who hold offices, and the blue book lists those found, highlighting the party’s dependence on compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Paine's celery compound praised by high officials
A long testimonial letter from OW Van Senden, private secretary to Hon John Carlisle, secretary of the treasury, extols Paine's celery compound as a remedy for nervous exhaustion and general debility. The letter, accompanied by a photograph, joins other endorsements from prominent figures and a Paducah editor praising its tonic and nerve uplifting effects across diverse readers from Maine to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine
Maine
Canada
Florida
To OW van Senden
John Te Carlisle
the Treasury
Washington
Thorn
HW van Senden
James A Bryan
Paducah
Senator Murphy Swears Off Smoking for Awhile
Washington report notes Senator Murphy, long a heavy cigar user, has abstained for several days after a recent senate session marked by heavy tobacco use. The piece also praises Governor Greenhalge of Massachusetts for riding Saltator, a horse that reacts to music by jumping backward, during a Framingham muster.
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Senator Murphy
Senate
Murphy
West
Guverior Greenhalge
Massachusetts
Framingham
Saltator
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Larue Degsree
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Uneful
Pitter
Pittsburg
Olly
Pittsburg Dispatch
Cumberland Mountains
Louis Maz
Elenborough
Druma
Aluminium
England
Philadelphia Times
Blue Book
Carlisle
Presiona
Woian
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Cerato
White
Dartmouth
Fulward E Phelps
LE Pymone
Ita
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Phelps
Teltine
Wolidetl
Wess Peart
Greenhalge
F. A. Johnson
Plush Rockers
Beace
Frank A. Johnson
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