The Major Joins Coxey's Army for Political Gain
A dialogue imagines the major seeking a path into office via Coxey's army. The voice notes Coxey as a Democrat and predicts cross-party appeal while discussing would‑be candidates and local offices. Fragments include a farcical tale of Betsy and a Gazette item about sleeplessness and tailor ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coxey
Coxey’s Army
Washington
Grover
Congress
Coxey Hald
Neuse
Libera
Cuba
Elias
Simmons
Betsy
Strate
Henry Allison
Betsy Waz
Political debate over tariff reform and protectionism
The Leaksville Gazette declares a Democratic campaign battle over tariff reform and economic policy. It mocks shifting party stances from tariff reform to protectionism and urges candidates to accept a unified platform to restore confidence, predicting an early spring congressional session to address policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leaksville Gazette
Democrati
Cleveland
54Th Congress
Polk Memorial Fund Urges Small Individual Gifts for Monument
The Polk Memorial Fund appeals for funds to build a worthy monument to Col. L. L. Polk at Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh. Officials urge nationwide contributions, proposing each person give a small amount such as five cents, with funds sent to Hal W. Ayer in Raleigh or Marion Butler in Goldsboro. The notice also promotes the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. and its agents for life insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Borror
Col. L. L. Polk
Oakwood
Raleigh
United States
Board of Trustees
Col. Polk
Polk
Reform Press
Hal W. Ayer
Marion Butler
Goldsboro
N. C
Allianceman
County Alliance Meeting Move to Washington for Speech
The Beaufort County Alliance plans to relocate the county meeting from Acresville to Washington to suit a larger audience. They invite all Alliancemen to attend on Thursday April 26 to hear Hon. Cyrus Thompson with state lecturer Bro. Thompson expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaufort County Alliance
Washington
Bro. Thompson
Acresville Sub-Alliance
Comment on urban crowds and rural farming urged
A Chicago Tribune and Chicago Inter Ocean exchange urges more farming to ease city hardship. Editors blame rural overcrowding and overproduction for low farm prices and social strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Alliance News sparks renewed activity in multiple states
Johnson county pushes for next Texas State Alliance meeting within its borders and agrees to fund it. Alliance groups in Iowa Kansas Maryland and Pennsylvania show revived vigor after years of inactivity. Speakers like Harry Tracy H F Jones and others tour Texas while The Washington Gazette warns Democrats of peril and urges Populist alternatives.
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Johnson County
Texas State Alliance
Cowling Alliance
Little River County
Ark
Iowa
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Harry Tracy
H. F. Jones
C. A. McMeans
Fred Kehler
J. M. Pardue
Raleigh News and Observer as a political prophet
The 1893 prophecy foresees a memorable year with the big American Exhibition and the overthrow of Republican policies. A new Democratic tariff regime would appear on the statute book before winter, lowering prices and easing living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh News and Observer
News and Observer
Memorial Day Meeting and Local Advertisements
Advertisements for G Ball Co Wynne & Eilington Kimball Pianos and Organs Eastern Stamp and Coin Co and Phoenix Mutual Insurance appear. A Memorial Day meeting in Moore County Pine Knot Sub Alliance 2243 invites brethren to dedicate a hall on April 28 1894 and hold a basket social with a guest speaker. Also mentions revival reports and editorial satire from the News Observer Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gece G. Ball & Co
Raleigh
Union
Chicago, Ill
Wynne & Eilington
N. C
Kimball Pianos
Darnell & Toomas
Eastern Stamp and Cain Co
New York
Phcenix Mutualise Insurance Co
Harford
Conn
Moore County
Allances
Pine Knot
L. L. Polk
Order of Pine Knot
Southern Pines
Goldbug Circles and Coxey's Army In Political Lore
A collage of satirical political quotes and threats of shifting allegiances targets editors, the Ocala platform, and the Goldbug movement. It parodies financiers and figures while imagining future pivots toward Coxey’s Army and other policies through biting, humorous quips from notable figures.
National Bank Assets Compared to Farm Stock Values
The article notes national banks in the United States held gross assets of 3.48 billion dollars as of December 9 1892 with 689 million in capital stock. It compares these figures to farm animal values from the Agriculture Department in February 1893 showing stock at 2.70 billion, implying bank assets could buy all cattle and sheep then left with 88.2 million dollars, enough for half the hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
U. S. Department of Agriculture
TOPOO
Fire at Ro Maine & Bro Fireworks Plant Causes Deadly Blast
A fireworks factory near Peters burg Virginia owned by C N Ro Maine & Bro caught fire Saturday afternoon. Eleven men were killed and many wounded when explosive materials ignited. The deceased include Charles R Maine Captain James Tosh J B Bland James Rowland Robert Rowland William Traylor Edward Traylor James Bryant Quincy Livesay J W Perkins Thomas Woodfolk. Nearby in Pittsburgh three men died in an accidental dynamite and giant powder explosion at a factory about the same time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C N. Romaine & Bro
Petersburg
Chas. R. Romaine
Capt
James T.tosh
J. B. Bland
Jas. Rowland
Robert Rowland
William Traylor
Edward Traylor
James Bryant
Quincy Livesay
J. W. Perkins
Thos. Woodfolk
Pittsburg
Osborn Speechmaker Ends Georgia Run With Eastern Appointments
J B Osborn the arrestee at the artesian well meeting has delivered 488 speeches in nineteen months totaling about 976 hours and addressing over 250000 people. He plans eastern engagements from Boston to Washington with dates in April and May 189? and asks reform papers to copy the list.
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J. B. Osborn
Atlanta
Artesian Well
United States
Altgether
Osborn
Georgia
Boston
Mags
Hartford
Conn
Providence
R. I
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York City
Jersey City
N. J
Patterson
Philadelphia
Penn
Wilmington
Del
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
Reform
Incubator quality judged by continual use and results
The article argues incubator merit lies in long term use and actual outcomes rather than design or single trials. It cites H M Sheer & Bro of Quincy Indiana as having strong hatching records. It also notes forty one members of Coxey's army were arrested and jailed upon arriving in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.M Sheer & Bro
Quincy
Sheer & Bro
Coxey
Washington
Fertilizer Warning as Farm Supplies Shrink in Hard Times
In lean seasons farmers are urged to avoid risk with fertilizers due to limited supplies and rising prices. Authorities emphasize careful budgeting and selecting dependable brands to protect crop yields.
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Zeke Bilkins, M. A
the Gazette
Messrs
D. Berwanger
THE
Polk Memorial Fund
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co
America
T. T. Hay
Citizens’ National Bank
Beaufort CO
Chicago Tribune
Alliance News
Washington, N. C
C. T. Sunpury
Prest
F. Dixon
Sec’v. N
Danbury
Sam Jones
Messrs. Miller
Black
News-Observer- Chronicle
North Carolina
Ocala
Carl Brown
J. P. Caldwell
S A. Ashe
Grover Cleveland
Tom Emery
Capt. B. Kitchen
Col. Breckenridge
Senator Butler
Secretary Carlisle
Chairman Eaves
Ene
de Treasion
National Mfc
Dearborn Street
Orting CO
J. H. Daniel
Duna, N C
Eor
Martin Bt
Clothiers
WE. Worth
Sky
Jesse G. Ball
Joseph P Hy
BALL
Beta Crug
Hargett Street
Baletsen O
Page Woven Wire Fence Co
Adrian
Tig
U.S
Eastern State
ASD
Coinco
P.O
N. C. Alliance
Durham Fertilizer Company
Durhall N. C
W. H. Worth
L. W. Sherman & Co
Southern Fruit and Produce
Commercial
Boston, Mass
Fourth National Bank
J. H. Kellough & Co
Montgomery & Wilson
W H. Worth
W.S. Bane
Ra'eigh
N.C
Bladen County Alliance
Elizabethtown
Leme
Dace
Reuben Young
Wake County
J. A. Adams
J. G. Ball &Co
Raleigh, N.C
I. Ts
Eal Raleigh
A & Co
J. G
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