Governor Beaver Debates Pennsylvania Farm Profits With Reeder
In Wellseboro Governor Beaver argues farming pays, defending Mr. Eastburn Reeder’s figures as a mixed system yields about 1300 dollars yearly profit after living costs. He counters critics who say farmers lack profits, noting hidden household labor and noncash benefits.
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Reeder
Beaver
Tham
Mr. Reeder
Pennsylvania
K. E. Searles
Susquehanna Farmer
Wages and farm values debated in Pennsylvani a session
Local remarks challenge farm income versus city wages. A speaker argues Reeder’s farm value and family labor defy assessor valuations and questions the profit of agricultural work. Governor Beaver emphasizes that life isn’t only dollars and cents.
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Reeder
Powell
Mr. Reeder
New York
Farming Depression Stems From Overproduction Says Prof Bolles
Harrisburg June 15 Prof Bolles head of the Bureau of Industrial Statistics reports to Pennsylvania Granges that farming depressions arise from surplus production. He cites output jumps in corn wheat and oats since 1849 1889 and notes markets shrink as other nations boost production. He urges reduced farming and market expansion to lift farmer fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrrissare
Bolles
Bureau of Industrial Statistics
Pennsylvania
Susie
Sassiet Sturges
Hottis Ienots
Debated Fate of Federal Election Bill Mirrors Northern Politics
Washington observers warn the federal election bill may delay the session. Lodge drives the plan amid Republican quarrels over power and South disenfranchisement economies. The piece notes skewed Georgia and Pennsylvania voting patterns, southern white suppression, and North party advantage amid contested races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Democratic Party
North
Congress
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Lightner
Torrey bankruptcy bill set for House action Tuesday
Judge Taylor, head of the Judiciary Committee, asks Republican members about attendance as the Torrey bankruptcy bill likely faces House action. The measure, years in the making, aims to simplify and standardize proceedings benefiting debtors and creditors, with no open opposition noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent
Washington
House
Taylor
Judiciary Committee
Eveakrocey
Bill on petitions restricts filing to debtors only
The proposal allows any person to file a petition against themselves but bars their stor s. It suggests Congress may not enact law that omits rights for both debtor and creditor. The text contends the bill aims to balance rights across all parties despite the self petition limitation.
Debate Ends As Senate Moves On Silver Question
Washington June 15 The Senate aims to close the general debate on the silver question by 3 pm Monday with a possible roll call on amendments or the measure itself. party maneuvers unfold over Wyoming admission and other bills as the week advances.
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Washington
Senate
Allison
Platt
Wyoming
Frye Willes
Idaho
New Mexico
Arizona
Elections Committee
Mississippi
Chalmers
Morgan
Pennsylvania Protests Over McKinley Bill Tactics
June 15 report from Hindon notes Pennsylvania iron and steel leaders including Swank pressuring the Senate Finance Committee over mutilation of the McKinley bill. Telegrams rush to the committee as Pittsburg figures Oliver Chalfant Painter and others push to steer the metal schedule to fit the House bill.
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Wasu Hindon
Senate Finance Committee
Swank
Pennsylvania Iron and
Chalfant
Painter
Pittsburg
Senate
Conference Committee
Beverly Saloons Ignite Local Political Triction
Beverly, near Philadelphia, licenses six saloons despite Mayor Fish's Prohibitionist stance. Liquor interests threaten impeachment, with a Council majority yet short of the required two thirds. Temperance supporters doubt the move will pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Beverly
Delaware
Mayor Fish
Fish
John Morrell
Horrible Accidents Kill Two Boys at Lake Front Park
In Chicago on June 15 two brothers Otto and Herman Bert aged 12 and 15 were killed crossing railway tracks near Lake Michigan as an inbound train struck them. The incident occurred before hundreds of promenaders. Herman’s body was mangled and Otto’s head separated.
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Chicago
Lake Front Park
Otto
Herman Bert
Lake Michigan
Heada
Herman
Sid
Cholera Spreads as Puebla de Rugat Sees Deaths and Flights
Nine deaths from cholera reported in Puebla de Rugat on Saturday with seven new cases. Two thirds of the town's inhabitants have fled. initial cases appeared a month ago among residents of a street opened for paying. Seven more cases emerge at Montichelso near Puebla de Rugat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maper
Puebla de Rugat
Montichelso
Telegraph company liable for failing to deliver telegram
Kentucky Court of Appeals holds telegraph firms responsible for damages to feelings and finances when not using due diligence to deliver a telegram. The Chapman versus Western Union case concerned a telegram about a family death and the company’s failure to deliver.
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Louisville
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Chapman
Tnion
Hia
Democratic Nominee for Governor of Maine Dies
Francis W. Hill of Exeter Maine, Democratic nominee for governor, died suddenly after a brief illness following the party conventiondays earlier. His death complicates the Maine Democratic renomination process and raises questions about a new or reconvened convention.
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Maine
Francis Hill
Montooth
Fayette County
Somerset
Westmoreland
Pattison
Thlegham
Bancor
Francis W. Hill
Exeter
Hill
Bar Harbor
Payson Tucker
Maine Central Railroad
The Fight in Fayette
The Fayette county Republican primaries yield incomplete returns with Montooth faction claiming two thirds of delegates for Monday's convention. Districts reported show Montooth 2314 delegates to Delamater 1734, with four districts divided. In Uniontown Delamater leads 91 to 11 delegates. Angell is favored for Register and Recorder, and Kirk and Powell for Commissioners.
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Assonrt
Fayette County
Montooth
Montooth-Hastings
Delamater
Uniontown
Angell
Register
Kirk and
Powell
Warwick's Friends Hopeful for McHunter's Success
Massillon June 15 ex Senator Warwick leads Stark county delegates in Democratic Congressional race. His friends claim 35 delegates and expect solid Stark county to help reach 91 votes, with eight more needed for the nomination if unit rule applies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoe
McHunter
Congress
Massillon
Warwick
Stark County
Ink O
Tennessee Republicans Split Over Harrison at County Convention
Nashville reports at the Republican county gathering to pick delegates for the July gubernatorial convention the party split on resolutions backing President Harrison. Rutherford County, home of Carter B. Harrison, United States Marshal, led refusals amid wider anti administration sentiment among rank and file over state appointments.
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Nashville
Harrison
Rutherford
Carter B. Harrison
United States
Hoosiee Farmers Organize for Legislative Influence
Evansville Indiana June 15 farmers and labor groups in this region unite to press for legislative action. They seek coordinated backing for candidates and measures that favor farm and worker interests in the Legislature and Congress.
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Evansville
Ind
Congress
Westmoreland Primaries Close in Doubtful Contests
Greensburg reports a tight race with Guffy favored for Congress while Pattison retains strong support among county officials. assembly candidates include Cowan Elwood Byers and Lafferty. treasurer Fisher leads as Pattison momentum stirs. Ballot turnout described as the largest ever for the county.
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Greensburg
Westmoreland County
Congress
Guily
Guffy
Amall
Mr. Pleasant
Byers
Old Home
Cowan
Elwood
Lafferty
Assembly
Tressurer
Graham
Fisher
Conway
Maxwell
Martin
McKean
Morrow
Hays
Wakefield
Patti
Pattison
Scranton
Westmoreland
George A. Jenks
Scottdale
Laird
Register and Recorder
Guify
Howell
Democratic primary heats Clarion county races
In Clarion county the Democratic primary on June 21 mobilizes a crowded field for Prothonotary Assembly and County roles. Ex sheriff Shangon faces W A Sipler for Prothonotary while A W Smiley leads Assembly contenders. Pattison appears set to carry gubernatorial delegates. Nearby Allentown reports Mrs. Adam Wachter in a dire eight month illness with no nourishment or water.
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New Beraterem
Clarion County
Shangon
Clarionborough
W. A. Sipler
St. Petersburg
Shannon
A. W. Smiley
Foxburg
Candia
Pattison
Adam Wachter
South Whitehall
Lehigh County
Allentown
Scull Wins Big in Somerset Republican Primaries
June 15 report shows Edward Scull winning the congress seat by about 1000 votes over D. J. Horner. Scull and stalwarts sweep delegates J. D. Swank and Ed Kyle, while Koontz Harrison and Horner-backed independents lose two to one. Critchfield defeats Pugh for State Senate.
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Somerset
Edward Scull
Congress
D. J. Horner
Scull
J. D. Swank
Ed Kyle
General Koontz
Harrison
Horner
Monwoth
Osborne
N. B. Critchfield
Hon
J. L. Pugh
State Senate
East River Bound Arms Swimmer Impresses New York
Gene Mercadier the Missouri trick swimmer crossed the East River with arms bound and iron dumbbells in each hand to prove he could not rely on his arms. He was accompanied by Steve Brodie and a rubber suit, with a fleet of rowboats. The feat began near the nav yard and faced rough water as Mercadier struggled but persisted.
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Lincoln
Bodwell
Friends of License
Tolso
East River
New York
Gene”’ Mercadier
Steve Brodie
Brodie
Merecadier
Dover Street
Fight at a Sunday picnic ends in deaths and injuries
At a beer picnic three miles north of Exuwoop Ohio a Cincinnati gang sparked a free for all. A baby was killed in its mother's arms, two men died, and four others were badly hurt including three women as knives and pistols flashed during the melee.
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Exuwoop
Jana
Here
Cincinnati
New Jersey enacts anti Pinkerton bill to bar nonresidents
Governor Abbott signed a New Jersey measure aimed at preventing Pinkerton detectives from quelling strikes. The act bars noncitizen peace officers from serving and makes unauthorized policing punishable by prison or fines. The law targets city mayors sheriffs and other officials who appoint such personnel.
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New York
Abbott
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Pinkerton
Arsihoid Company
Jersey City
Disclosed Meat Plot At City Slaughterhouse
City Health Department officials report uncovering tainted meat at the Jacob Ness slaughterhouse. Inspectors observed hidden basement hoists unloading hind quarters before moving carcasses to destruction in rendering vats. About 2700 pounds of tainted meat were found, prompting claims of state inspection failures and calls for urban oversight.
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Carcaco
Jacob Ness
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Bureau of Statistics
Lfmox
Grange
Siste Board of Agriculture
Eastburn Reeder
Bucks County
West
Farmer’s Actual Recelpte
Buppere Enother
Herr
William B. Powell
Edge
J. A. Gundy
Union County
Mr. Sisson
Lackawanna County
Issy
Grangers
Torrey
Polici
House of Representatives
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vnter
Mr. Lodge
Mfpnoma
Conresp
Imperial
Montouth
Pattion
Mr. Hill
Penobscot County
Democratic State Committee
Fayette
Tennessee
Harris
Hoosiee Farmers Organize
Moreland
Clarion
G. W. Sieger
William & A. Zierenass
Seip
Providence
L. Chineau
Lavodryman
Sam Kee
Stonington Line
Annie Lawrence
Astute
Mott Street
Saad Ad
Sam
Page
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