Time for rail reform and political choices
The piece discusses the Debs strike and calls for stricter interstate railroad regulation. It highlights Representative Straus's bill to curb stock manipulation, require district examiners, and empower the attorney general in receivership cases, arguing for bold but prudent reform. It also notes the judiciary committee’s move to abolish the dockage system for absentees.
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Representative Straus
New York
Capitaliata
Interstate Commerce Commission
Riilroads
Straus
Honss Judiciary Committee
Pennsylvania
Inconsistent Attacks Blur Party Lines in Editorial Debate
The piece argues that Wilkes Barre and Tun Trinvya share a consistent stance against demagoguery and secrecy in party politics. It contends the Democratic rise via populist coalitions mirrors later criticisms of partisan manipulation, urging politicians to heed the warning.
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Wilkes Barre
Tun Trinvya
Republican Party
New York Herald
George M. Pullman
Democratic Party
Waite
Lewelling
Ponnoyer
Altgold
Mineo
Political tensions and rail wage debates in Wilkes-Barre era letter
The piece critiques Republican caution amid Chicago unrest and Dems' cautionary stance. It surveys editorial reactions to decried partisan journalism, local politics in Luzerne County, and the Controllership Law ruling. It notes Pullman’s patronage and echoes of Vanderbilt.
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Lackawanna County
Supreme Court
Mitchell
Schuylkill County
Tur Telnuse
Outret
Attitude Clash Over Federal Authority Mentioned in Dispatches
Distorted reports reach Albany delegates claiming President Harrison criticized President Cleveland. James W. Riggs telegrams General Harrison denying any disparagement and affirming duty to enforce federal law without seeking consent. He recalls marching under presidential orders into resistant states.
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Harrison
Chicago
New York
Albany
James W. Riggs
Cleveland
United States
President's stance sparks citizen pledge amid national order debate
A former president's view on federal authority prompts a citizen’s pledge as part of the nation’s posse comitatus. Governor McKinley backs the president’s cautious, prudent step to safeguard interstate commerce and U S law. Nine other governors affirm the action, illustrating law and order prevailing over chaos.
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Debs
Christian Endeavor Societies of
Washington
Cleveland
Caba
Posse Comitatus
William McKinley
Altgeld
United States
New York liner Eldorado disaster recalled by Wadlinger
George J. Wadlinger of Pottsville recalls aboard the New York when Eldorado struck, describing the scene as passengers, including women, acted with soldierly calm. He notes a lingering sense of danger, voices mourning the dead, and later civilizing notes from the voyage. The account also contrasts other travelers and mentions Major Everett Warren.
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George J. Wadlinger
Potteville
Everett Warren
Boand
New York
Eldorado
Tamone
Mr. Wailinger
Mia. Wailinger
Mir. Wailinger
Beekeeper's Wag Confounds City Reporter
An exchange between a country boy and a city reporter centers on a beekeeper with twenty hives. The country boy insistently repeats the tale and insists the bees are named Been and Baes, provoking the city boy's puzzled curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Boy
Country Boy
New York Tribune
How Many Ahead of Me Burdette Poem Lithes Human Queue
A poem by Robert J. Burdette in the Philadelphia Press laments the restless crowd in queues from shops to banks and trains. It imagines a future scene at heaven’s gate where the line is still, and people cry out How many ahead of me as they wait.
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Washington Star
John
Billy
Philadelphia
Tommy
Anid Amma
Aaid Toremy
Lechanyr
Hobbie
Hobby
Ammal
Bobbie
Rochester Post- Express
CAF
St. Peter Rews
Robert J. Burdette
Philadelphia Press
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New York World
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My UK
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Rock of Gibraltar
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Williams & Bro
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Columbia Bicycle Agency
Opp Tribune
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First National Bank
Pierge’s Market
Sherrie
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Aylesworth's
Wyoming
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Wyoming Avenue
Poyntelle
Lake Poyntelle
Wayne County
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Ontario and Western Railway
Scrantol
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