Local Political Rumors and Economic Notes Promote 1887 Events
A Logan 1887 item reports rumors of war among European powers and a booming Texas prohibition scare. It notes Ohio Republican activity supporting Blaine after John Sherman’s convention. Foraker aims to renew fighting spirit, while Cleveland critiques rise and Treasury surpluses grow. Presidential and gubernatorial campaigns are outlined alongside July revenue.
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John Sherman
Ohio Republican League
Blaine
Debating tariffs and Directors Day in Mocking County
A garbled editorial portion critiques tariff policy and the aim to win Democratic votes, arguing for tariff reduction as just and necessary. It condemns government waste, taxes, and a treasury surplus while calling for prudent spending. The piece then mocks a Mocking County Teachers Institute Directors Day, discussing director authority and accountability and denouncing gambling and commodity speculation as threats to moral society.
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Mocking County Teachers Institute A3
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Platform and pensions spark Ohio GOP debate notes
A long critique from J. Y. World discusses Ohio Republican platform positions on tariffs immigration labor rights and civil service reform. It questions protectionism pension spending and election oversight while contrasting northern and southern labor conditions and ends with a biographical obituary for Elizabeth Hanby born 1831 in Delaware County Pennsylvania and died in Logan Ohio aged 66.
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