Extra Session Outrage Mocked By Bren Warner
Bren Warner mocked an extra session of Congress in a satirical North Carolina letter. He references the Charlotte Observer and political figures while urging restraint and suggesting workarounds to avoid further political convulsions. The piece ends with local notes on Bro Hoover and a reader sign-off from John Brappy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warnersville
N. C
Horror
Charlotte Observer
Tige
Observer
Wilson
Maryann Butler
Guitau
Ramsey
Joe
Cleveland
Congress
Grover
Glenn
Hope Elias
J. S. Bell
North Carolina
Bell
Bren Warner
Hoover in Gates County Praised by Local Supporters
J T B Hoovers tour in Gates County drew growing crowds in Gates and Gatesville. Reports say his speeches in Gates, Lansbury, and the courthouse inspired lukewarm Alliance supporters and silenced critics. Merchants praised his clear case for the Business Agency and the Alliance, urging longer visits and personal invitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Borror
Bro. Hoover
Gates
Norfolk and Carolina Railroad
Gatesville
Lansbury
Alliance
Resolutions Support NC Farmers Alliance Leader Butler
Members of Hurdle's Mills Alliance No. 796 adopt six resolutions denouncing NC General Assembly moves to repeal and amend the Farmers' Alliance charter, praise Marion Butler and the Caucasian, and urge publication in The Progressive Farmer. Endorsing the State Business Agency and demanding accountability from former legislators, the group also invites publication and outlines subsequent county and sub-alliances actions in Robeson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prison County
N. C
Epstor
Hurdle’s Mills Alliance
General Assembly of
North Carolina
Farmers’ Alliance of North Carolina
North Carolina Farmers State Alliance
Marion Butler
Progressive Farmer and
W.A. Buatoox
Sec
C. G. Harris
Pres
Robeson County
Tom Progressive Farmer
C. W. Thompson
J. R. Isury
Sec’y
Amendment Proposed Raises Relief Dues at Farmers Alliance Meeting
At a May 18 1893 gathering of Middle Sound Farmers Alliance No 2106 resolutions passed urging higher relief funding through a quarterly 25 cent per male member. Members not paying would lose benefits, secretaries to track payments and report quarterly to the state secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Raft Swamp
Lumberton
Tam
Sec
Treas
Robeson Alliance
Epitor
Middle Sound
Progressive Farmer
E. T. Carney
Reform Press Speaks on Alliance and Financial Woes
The column quotes numerous reform voices condemning banks and monopolies, urging readers to scrutinize financial policy and party alignments. It notes bank failures, calls for party unity, and includes resolutions condemning North Carolina’s state funds action. Tom progressives urged to publish.
WOMAN SOLIDARITY IN FARMERS ALLIANCE SPEECH
Sister S J Langston urges mill Creek farmers wives to join meetings and support reform. She stresses family impact and the education of the rising generation, calling sisters to attend lodge meetings, aid in good works, and press reform, with the motion to publish in The Progressive Farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epior
S. J. Langston
Mill Creek Farmers’ Sub Alliance
Brothers and Sisters
Alliance
Progressive Farmer
Letter From Alamance From Rock Creek Alliance
A May 27 note from New Hope Alliance No 1 199 of Alamance Rock Creek North Carolina declares the society remains active enthusiastic and true to its Allied spirit despite no prior publication notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Creek
N. C
Eorror
New Hope Alliance
Nature Versus Tariff and Carlyle Quote Echoes In North Carolina Letter
A Letter from Tarboro criticizes tariff policy and storm damage at Elmwood tin plate works in Indiana, joking that Nature fights high tariffs. It cites Thomas Carlyle on overproduction and warns that voters support plutocracy, with James B. Luoyp condemning opponents.
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Elmwood
Ind
Democratic Party
Wall Street
Cleveland
Tarboro
N. C
Borror
Thomas Carlyle
Dodge
James B. Luoyp
Dr Cyrus Thompson Lectures Draw Crowds Across Wayne County
The Alliance state lecturer Dr Cyrus Thompson concluded a county circuit in Fremont with large crowds in Mount Olive Seven Springs and Hood Swamp praising his oratory. The piece notes political tensions with the railroad factions and a lingering funeral motif, while detailing American Clydesdale Association prize listings and Columbian exposition premiums for Clydesdale displays and breeding rings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eorror
Alliance
Cyrus Thompson
Fremont
North Carolina
State Alliance
Providence
Mount Olive
Railroad
Seven Springs
Hood Swamp
People’s Party
W. P. Exum
Benny
Aycock
Bob Maxwell
Freemount
Bennie
R. Y. Maxwell
Pender
Duplin
Wayne
American Clydesdale Association
Clydesdale Stud Book
Independent School of Political Science Proposed in Des Moines
A public proposal calls for an Independent School of Political Science in Des Moines Iowa with a five month term from November through March beginning November 1st 1893. It outlines curriculums on land utilities finance transportation constitutional law suffrage and applied Christianity plus public debates open to all citizens for 50 cents per week. The plan aims to fund teachers and operations and insists on biweekly public debates to compare economic theories with opposing views.
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United States
Des Moines
Iowa
Ench
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Warner
Lady Macbeth Caldwell
Bro Hoover
Hertford County
Joun Brapy
J.T. B. Hoover
Gates County
the Reform Press
Republic
Alliance Independent
Hickory Mercury
Farmers’ Alliance
Foster
Bradstreet
Columbia
Labor
Tribune
Foster and McKinley
Indianapolis
Andrew Jackson
Alliance Farmer
National Reformer
Industrial Legion
England
India
National Watchman
Alamance
the News and Observer of the 25Th
DR. Thompson
Clydesdale
Amer
Clydesdale Associat
Scotland
Coumbian
Canada
Canada Columbian Commission
Illinois
World’s Fair Commission
Kansas
Kentucky
Ohio Board
World's Fair Commission
Pennsylvania
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