Pension office scandal sparks calls for probes in 1889
The Pension Bureau faces a secret committee inquiry into pension reratings over the past year. Reports allege widespread increases and favoritism, with potential dismissals and possible Congressional action if a whitewashing occurs. Probers note officials may have benefited from raises amid political pressure.
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Tanner
Noble
Congress
Foraker
Ohio
Pension Bureau
Pension Office
WIT AND STUMOR CARTOON CLIPPINGS MIXED QUOTES
A collage of quips and witticisms from various papers. Jests touch on vanity money travel and pride while cartoons and clever lines lampoon editors. Notable jests reference Puck Boston Herald Philadelphia Press and Life with playful misprints and moral quips.
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Esau
Jacob
Baltimore American
Goethe
Schiller
Fliegenste Blatter
United States
Washington
Boston Courier
Jinks
Sherf
New York Herald
Societe
Miss Atwater
Harper's Bazar
Dade
Philadelphia Inquirer
Mary
Michigan
Love
Somerville Journal
Stags
Philadelphia Press
Miss Wideawake
Annsua City Star
Earth
Borg
Norristown Horald
Hot Summer Goods at Absolute Cost in Ocean of Adversity
Cold weather style brief section offers summer fabrics and outfits at cost. American and French Latines, Challis, lawns, 50 inch summer flannels, Henriettas, summer silks, and parasols priced far below former rates. Wall paper also cut to absolute cost. Limited stock remains as merchants push to clear summer inventory.
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Republican Party
James G Blaine
Civil Service Commission
Andrew Carnegie
Repub
North Carolina
Penton
Ewart
McKinley
Jong
Ury
Powderly
Thomas Furlong
Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
Smith
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New Hampshire
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