Republicans Face a Mixed Senate in New Congress
The Beranton Tribune notes the new Congress opens with a Republican house but a mixed senate. It argues the house should pursue a firm Republican policy to relief the treasury, even if the senate and president oppose it. It cites Nevada senators Jones and Stewart and weighs party dynamics and fiscal pressures. Geography and euphony favor a Hastings and Evans ticket.
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Stewart
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House
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Kodak and Stereopticon in Pittsburg Politics
A pictorial poster signals a plan to use Kodak cameras and the stereopticon in Pittsburg’s upcoming municipal campaign. The devices would capture and project images of street paving costs to voters, aiming to keep the issues visible in the race.
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Pittsburg
Kodak
Eggie
Scranton Mayoral Hopeful Ripple Seen as Honest Leader
The piece argues city contracts require prudent oversight and honest leadership. It praises Scranton’s February mayoral candidate Colonel Ripple for trusted honesty, experience, and courage, urging wider adoption of this standard in all cities. It also lightly critiques Ambassador Bayard’s Thanksgiving remark as an oversight.
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Scranton
Colonel Ripple
Bayard
Cleveland’s tariff views criticized as harmful to national wealth
The piece argues that Mr. Cleveland’s post 1887 tariff stance worsened the economy by costing jobs, scaring capital, and draining the treasury. It urges him to abandon obstruction and support revenue reform, warning of disgrace if he persists. It also notes local political shifts and questions a reported buyout of the Wilkes-Barre Record.
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Cleveland
Congress
Luserne
Leisenring
Theodore Hart
Hart
Lucerne
Disfranchisement Plan in South Carolina Convention
A vivid report on South Carolina constitutional talks to bar 140,000 black men from voting and empower 100,000 white men, including 15,000 illiterates, via an alternate educational or property standard. The dispatch notes the aim to sidestep federal review while promising a path to suffrage for those who fail both tests.
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Columbia
Press Comments Reflect Narrow View on Pennsylvania Senate Race
The Philadelphia Presse notes no active U S Senate race discussion yet in Pennsylvania. It predicts Cameron’s defeat only at the primaries, warns candidates against pledge support, and urges voters to stay informed for primary decisions. Various excerpts from Indianapolis Journal Pittsburg Dispatch New York Mail and Express and others are cited as evidence.
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Philadelphia Presse
United States
Pennsylvania
Cameron
Local political tensions swirl over Third district candidacy
Kingston residents urge J Bennett Smith to run in the Third district of Luserne for the public nomination to the legislature. The present member has served two terms and Kingston claims the right to the candidate next year. The piece hints at electoral maneuvering, party loyalties, and calls for ballot box scrutiny amid contested results.
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Kingston
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Luserne
Ple
Emit
J. Donald Cameron
United States Senate
Insylvania
Garfield in the room a cordial meeting and historic ascent
The narrator recalls meeting James A. Garfield as a congressman and senator elect. He notes Garfield’s humble charm, emotional temperament, and rapid rise from nomination to presidency, assassination, and entombment within eighteen months, reflecting on their college friendship and Garfield’s sincere nature.
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Garfield
Congress
United States
When Editor Pike Opens the Literary Throttle Valve
The piece reflects editor William Pike at Halleiend facing change as autumn light fades, recalling past efforts and duties. It mentions a move toward the nation’s capital, a private business stance, and a brief anecdote with a Dixie statesman at the Fifth Avenue hotel and a New York encounter.
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Hallatead Herald
Halleiend
Statesman
Dixie
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New York
New York Herald
Shivering Fields and Naked Trees Probe Winter’s Edge
A Rochester Post-Express snippet describes an open field stark with bare limbs and reshaped by a rude winter. The poem questions nature’s state as the corn stands shocked, with imagery of cold winds and season’s harsh arrival.
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Rochester Post-Express
Inquiry Turns Into杂 Conversation About Subscriptions
A quirky letter from Byron discusses premium books and subscription inducements, mentions seed shortages and horseradish tale, and asks about Adventist society membership while noting Victor Lauer will not seek re election to a local council.
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