Workingmen, Church Distrust and Gold Standard Debate
A historical column examines labor politics and financial policy. It cites silver standard advocates noting prosperity in silver-based India and China, critiques arbitration, and argues for common law over special regimes. It also covers Cleveland Church Congress discussions on workers distrust of the Church and leaders like Powderly, Gould, and Henry George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
China
United States
Europe
Cuiiaco News
Powderly
Jay Gould
Johann Most
Henry Clews
August
Knights of Labor
Cleveland
Wayland Hoyt
John Jarrett
Jesus
Henry George
Decoration Day Observed by Rotramel Post No 445 G A R
Carlisle May 31 1886 Decoration Day was observed by George W Rotramel Post No 445 G A R with ex soldiers and citizens in a parade and memorial exercises The graves at Lisman's Ledgerwood Bethlehem Carlisle Milams Hanecocks Englies cemeteries were decorated with flowers Comrade Rotramel killed at Mine Run Va in 1863 honored with speeches and music Comrade W E Cowne Commander T R Jean Adjutant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Mnd
George W. Rotramel
Towit
Lisman’s
Ledgerwood
Bethlehem
Milam’s
Hanecock’s
Englie’s
George W. Botramel
14Th Indiana Volunteers
Rotramel
Mine Run
Wwe
E. Cowne
T.R. Jean
Benedictus Benedict and the White House Wedding
The New York Sun praises President Cleveland on his upcoming marriage and urges a public, yet orderly, celebration. It suggests inviting Democrats to share in the joy while keeping Republicans outside in the cold. Benedictus benedicat is rendered as a call for the married man to do the proper thing by his friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedictus Benedict
Cleveland
The
New York Sun
Benedict
White House
Northern Pacific Railroad
Call
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Edmunds
van Wyck
Congress
Beck
Eutis
Conger
Senate
Commerce Committee
Sherman
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Cockrell
Mitchell
Senator Beck
House
United States
Plumb
Finnib
Committee On Public Lands
Springer
Hatch
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Directory
Kelley
Henderson
Iowa
Breckenride
Morrison
Dingley
Committee of Conference
Breckinridge
Arkansas
Dann
Dunn
Reagan
Reed
Canada
Miller
Texas
House Committee On Education
Blair
Jung
Blount
House Committee On Post Offices
Committee On Agriculture
Weather and farming notes mix with town gossip
Last week brought beautiful weather and steady corn planting progress in the locality. Memorial day observances included decorated graves and brass band dirges. The issue promotes Sullivan Times subscriptions and recalls a burglar scare involving a local resident known as Joe P.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Yeager
W. T. Sherman
Johnson Grave Yard
Mann Cemetery
Big Spring
Sullivan Times
Maud 8
Joe P
Pleasantville Notes on Crop, People and Pets
Corn planting is finished and farmers rest. J B Corbin went to Vincennes. J H Wilson the veterinarian aids local stock owners. Dr Fleming wrecked his vehicle on southern roads. W P OHaver moved back to the old stand. Mrs Alice Page is ill at her father Newkirk’s home. Mr Baker improving. Mr Whetlock building a new feed stable. Joe McClung is the champion frog hunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Corbin
Vincennes
J. H. Wilson
Fleming
W. P. O'Haver
Alice Page
Newkirk
Baker
Mr. Whetlock
Joe McClung
Hot Summer Day Marks Local Memorial Services
A large turnout from the country attended town memorial services despite extreme heat and dusty roads. The parade, led by Sul livan Encampment of Odd Fellows and Frank Neff Post G A R, formed near the public square before moving to the M E church where Commander Geo T Briggs led the ritual. Rev Hobbs of Vincennes gave the address and the choir provided music before a procession to the cemetery. Business paused citywide during the ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Odd Fellows
Frank Neff
M. E
Geo. T. Briggs
Unclaimed letters at Sullivan Post Office May 1886
The following letters remain unclaimed at the Sullivan Indiana post office and will be sent to the Dead-letter office if not called for within thirty days: A B Allen, C D Criswell, William Harmon, Elmer Harrah, A Knopp, Albert Lane, Sarah Montgomery, G W Morris, Mrs Jane Miller, er Mize, Mrs James Polk, Mrs Maggie Fre, Joe Sweasy, Mattie Wilkey, J E Woods, J ERNEST. Sullivan Ind May 31 1886.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.B. Allen
C. D. Criswell
William Harmon
Elmer Harrah
A. Knopp
Albert Lane
Sarah Montgomery
G. W. Morris
Jane Miller
Er Mize
James Polk
Maggie Fre
Joe Sweasy
Mattie Wilkey
J. E. Woods
President Cleveland Wedding Cake Details Revealed
Washington reports Grover Cleveland and Miss Folsom chosen to marry with a license issued by the District Court. The article describes the wedding cake a large fruit cake, monogram C F, 18 inches diameter, 6 inches high, 25 pounds, plus 150 gift boxes, each with cake slice and monogrammed card. It notes proposed royal gifts from cabinet wives and lists other news from June 1886 including wheat and corn statistics, deaths, and various political matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cleveland
District Court
Grover Cleveland
Frank Folsom
Frank
Frances
White House
C. F
Pinard
Miss Folsom
Washington, D. C
Dodge
Australia
India
South America
United States
New York
Buffalo
Chicago
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Duluth
John Kelly
Tammany Hall
Mr. Kelly
Durin
Oscar Neehbe
Arbeiter Zeitung
Hogers
Reid
Criminal Court
Mike Whelan
Chicago Avenue
Neebe
Oscar Neebe
Prierty
Louise W. H. Neebe
Die Biene
Sigel Street
August Spies
Socialistic Publishing Company
The
Alarm
Parsons
Oscar Nee
Knights of Labor End Hat-Finisher Strike in Reading
Labor notes report the Knights of Labor in Reading Pennsylvania declare an end to the hat-finishers strike that left about a thousand workers unemployed. Northwestern Fertilizing Company of Chicago tried the eight hour plan at full pay for two weeks and when reverting to the old system faced a general strike. The company filed suit in the circuit court against about one hundred former employees and obtained an injunction to curb intimidation and violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold von Ranke
Indianapolis
Sedalia
Missouri
Errett Irons
Andrew Carnegie
Allegheny Cit
John C Henning
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Charlotte Vollmer
Belleville
Illinois
Canty Brothers
East St. Louis
National Fish Commission
Wood’s Hall
Massachusetts
San Francisco
Hastings
Moulder
N. C. Russell
Chicago
Butch
McCoy
John Connors
Rock Island
Kel Hogg Nichols
Charles D. Lilly
O’conner
Neb
Omaha
Perryville
Black Diamond Steel Company
Pittsburg
Wayne Anderson
Mountain Grove
Haymarket
Board of Trade
Ithaca
New York
Fiske
Cornell University
Lewis A. Dodge
Gail Hamilton
Boston
Menominee
Wisconsin
Nathan Hogget
Marion
Sierra County
New Mexico
Chippewa
Lig Falls
Flambeau River
W. B. Porter
Mattoon
Ilinois
Atlantic
Charles A. Buddenseik
B. A. Northrup
Rockford
Luther C. Bryant
Knights of Labor
Reading
Pennsylvania
Northwestern Fertilizing Company
President Cleveland to sail eastern waters aboard Dispatch
The dispatch notes that President and Mrs. Cleveland will voyage in the government yacht along the eastern seaboard for six to eight days. The Dispatch is described as fit for a royal voyage, with former President Arthur having used it for extended eastern trips, and Mrs. Cleveland expected to lack for nothing on the sea voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
United States
Dispatch
Arthur
Labor Committee
Curtin
Pennsylvania
Barnes
Wisconsin
Congress
Prudden
White House
Capitol
Pradden
Senate
Washington
Adams
Jefferson
Monroe
John Q. Adams
van Buren
Harrison
Polk
Taylor
Fillmore
Buchanan
Lincoln
Grant
Johnson
Leach Stand Stock of Groceries and Queen's Ware
Vendor announces fresh stock of staple and fancy groceries at low prices opposite the E. T. H. depot. He offers latest Queen's Ware and Glass Ware at bottom prices and claims a large selection of cigars and tobacco as a city agent for a major supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach
Queen’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Times
J. C. Bartlett
Westside
Democratic County
James B. Patten
Cee Eed
P. R. Jenkins
Willis
HY. French
Wn, Joyce
Charles Scorr
James L. Nash
Purcell
Robertson
Graysville
Plesantvill E
Blennerhasset
J. Ernest. Sullivan
Ind
Esiaictmests
Pupie
Hie West
Schaack
George Engel
Louis Linge
Engel
Spies
Fielden
Schwab
Fischer
Linge
Sandusky
Ohio
Erie
Bellevue
Monroeville
Lyme
James Hudson
Baltimore & Ohio
William Cullen
Bryant
Peoria
Lem Wagner
Foreign Office
London
Gladstone
Westminster
Andrew Andrezewski
John Parkowski
Robert Schilling
Vincegd
Adams Building
Wabash Avenue
Congress Street
Belford, Clarke & Co
Donohue, Henneberry & Co
Printers and Publishers
John Quincy Adams
Brunswick Hotel
Sheridan
Schofield
Riverside
California
Confederate Veterans of
Richmond
St. Louis
United Federal
Confederate Veterans
Muligan
Calvary
Grand Army
Oak Woods
Labor Bureau
Congressional Labor Committee
Congressional
Secretary of the Interior
Committee On Foreign Relations
Judge Field
Hoar
Pacific Coast
Lagalis
Northern Pacific
Wallula
Portland
Treasury Department
Olea
Childrens School Suits
Sol. Goodman
Bilt
H. Crowder & CO
No. Il
Commercial Row
E. & T. H. Depot
Sullivan, Ind
W. G. Borders
Buchel, Pmp and
Water
Paris
Sgigitits
Sullivan, Indiana
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