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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1889
Page
4
Dec 13 1889 report notes rumors of a Knights of Labor and National Farmer Alliance union formed on Dec 6. Conservatism of farmers may hinder move though united groups could influence county politics. Also reflects on Jeff Davis legacy as a failed Confederate leader and the era’s political climate.
The National Farmers alliance, meeting in St Louis, outlines core principles. They call for reserving public land for settlers, preventing alien land ownership, strict railroad enforcement, free coinage of gold and silver, reform of bank loans to favor farmers, a national currency system, real estate taxes, a graded income tax, ending liquor traffic, adoption of the Australian voting system, tariff relief for productive labor, and women’s suffrage restoration.
A fragment from an 1880s Alma issue lists a broad array of local commerce and events. It mentions costumes and goods for sale at Porter's and W Kinche's, shoe and rubber listings at McCullough & Buttons, and jewelry or silverware gifts. It notes an electric lights project in St Louis, theater at the Opera House, and a Christmas pie program. It records the death of Mrs. Mary If, Innes, and other notices on debts, settlements, and shipping or advertising deadlines.
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