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Single subscriber notice from The Progressive Farmer in Raleigh North Carolina dated May 2 1893 urges intelligent county correspondents with valuable factual reports. It invites submissions on one side of paper and asks readers to reference advertisers and sign full names with post offices. The piece quotes L L Polk and notes delivery labels indicate expiration. seeks office changes and emphasizes publishing in the paper.
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Raleigh
N. C
Raleigh, N. C
POPC
Haleigh, M. C
North Carolina
Editorial notes from the State Alliance meeting in Raleigh
The Executive Committee of the State Alliance will meet in Raleigh on Thursday May 11. Land and Water, a London sports and agriculture journal, is praised as well printed and English in tone. Letters from soldiers’ families urge pensions. Nine million mortgaged homes should yield votes for currency expansion. The New Berne Journal criticizes price claims by trusts. Commencement at Fairview Institute runs May 21-24. Shoppells Modern Houses is highlighted. New York address given. Pennsylvania Steel Co near Baltimore failed due to money market stringency. Some locals defend trusts. anti trust sentiment persists.
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State Alliance
Raleigh
Land and Water
London
James City
Alliance
Economist
Washington
National Alliance splits with its economist organ
The National Alliance denounces the National Economist as unfit organ, moves to cut ties after mass stock changes and loss of Alliance influence. President Loucks and the Executive Committee claim to follow delegates while warning against economic articles and tariff debates. A call to enforce law against price-raising trusts is urged to protect workers and markets.
Abbeville and Fairfield Alliances See Abundant Life
The Cotton Plant reports lively activity in Abbeville and Fairfield County Alliances with more active members in Abbeville. Plans include summer picnic meetings across the county and invitations to participate. Fairfield members are prepared to act when needed.
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Abbeville
Fairfield County
Fairfield Brethren
Monopolies and trusts list the basis of power and plunder
The piece condemns monopolies and trusts as a bold threat to liberty, listing a wide range of industries and goods from coal and copper to soap and sash doors. It argues that concentration of wealth concentrates control, harms the masses, and erodes political and social freedoms.
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Chicago Farmers’ Voice
Editorial mix up cites Black name causing apology
The Atlanta Journal notes Raleigh Progressive Farmer misidentified Illinois extension Commissioner Black with Georgia Congressman J C Black. It apologizes to the Georgia congressman and condemns the pension granting official, while rejecting unproven charges as “black” and unworthy of dwelling on.
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Atlanta Journal
Raleigh
Progressive Farmer
Black
Illinois
J.C. C Black
Georgia
Farmer
Congressman Black
Journal
They See The Cause
A Fortnightly Review writer cites nearly 300 British manufacturers and merchants who blame low business mood on falling prices caused by gold appreciation amid silver demonetization. They join economists in favor of bimetallism, arguing gold monometallism hurts industry and prices, and urge silver remonetization to spur recovery.
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British Islands
Great Britain
Atlantic Seaboard
What a Statesman Said on the Danger of Party Spirit
George Washington warned of party spirit in a late nineteenth century article. He argued that parties arise from geographical distinctions and that their spirit fuels factional domination, revenge, and despotism. The piece urges citizens to discourage and restrain party passions to protect public liberty.
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George Washington
Marshall Ney mystery debated by Rev Weston
A condensed report argues Marshall Ney escaped to America after not being shot by his own soldiers. Rev Weston contends Ney taught in Rowan county for years and his pupils attest to the claim. The article notes a skull wound and silver from a sabre strike, with lingering doubts over missing silver evidence.
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Mr. Weston
Marshall Ney
Rowan County
Under consumption blamed for national distress in Advocate text
The Texas Advocate denounces reports of prosperity as misleading and argues millions of Americans lack basic needs. It cites a farmer paying taxes and debts, leaving little after selling crops, and asserts under consumption drives trouble while hunger persists abroad.
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Daily Commercial
Texas Advocate
United States
Tarrant
Famine in European Russia Reported in Moscow Dispatch
A Moscow dispatch dated April 10 notes famine across the European part of the Russian empire with hundreds of poor dead. In smaller villages the living struggle and communities fall behind in burials as hunger and hardship worsen.
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Moscow
Russia
State Press Association Meeting at New Bern
The Press Association held a pleasant meeting in New Bern on the 26th and 27th with record attendance. Jerome Dowd of the Mecklenburg Times was elected President, succeeding E. E. Hilliard of the Scotland Neck Democrat. Citizens offered steamboat rides and tours of farms, a Y M C A supper followed by witty speeches, and editors from the west protested against wine.
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State Press Association
Newbern
Jerome Dowd
Mecklenburg Times
E. E Hilliard
Scotland Neck
Raleigh
The James City Affair
A historical report on James City land leases and the clash between federal officers and locals after the war. It notes three-year leases, militia presence, and Gov. Carr’s efforts to ease tension while praising restraint and urging lawful conduct by all sides.
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James City
Bryan
Carr
Newbern
Editor seeks archive editorials on gold standard history
The writer requests News and Observer file references and several dates where the paper argued that gold is too scarce to form the sole basis for money. They want access to editorials from the past fourteen years and offer to reproduce them if granted access.
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News and Observer
Kansas Ballot Law Lacks Protection Say Critics
The Wilmington Messenger and Wilmington Star quote a mix of views on ballot rights urging a strong ballot and elector protection. The New Bern Journal notes doubts about naval review purposes versus social display and highlights Sponsel one pound rapid firing gun tests. The St. Louis Republic comments on Congress members salary debates with resigning as a remedy.
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Kansas
North Carolina
Wilmington Messenger
International Naval Review
New Berne Journal
Wilmington Star
St. Louis Republic
Caterpillar Plague Spreads Across Clarkton Region
The Wilmington Messenger reports the caterpillar invasion has returned, spreading from the Big Swamp along the Carolina Central railroad near Clarkton. Thousands cover trees and swamps, reaching farms and homes, with fear of damaging fruit trees and crops. White Hall in Bladen County also reports attacking caterpillars, alarming farmers as the infestation grows beyond previous years. Trains have been halted previously as caterpillars clogged wheels on the tracks.
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Wilmington Messenger Cay
Caroling Central
Clarkton
Cape Fy River
White Hall
Bladen County
Carolina Central
Prosperity Claims Amid Bank Failures Across Nations
The piece ridicules prosperity theorists amid banking collapses. It cites two Australian bank failures totaling 40 million and 65 million dollars and notes many U S mercantile failures, with a fresh one reported in Columbia. The author mocks believers in endless boom and urges people to mock with music instead.
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United State
Columbia
Prosperity Howlers
Alliance News Across States and Counties Delivers Mixed Signals
Reports from California Oregon North Carolina Mississippi Texas and Washington describe revived sub alliances growing in membership and activity. Observations note increased Davidson county membership 25 percent since 1892 and a cooperative grain warehouse in Tacoma with city funding. A South Carolina camp followers dispute and tariff reform offers appear amid broader party organizing and public elder plans.
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California
Oregon
North Carolina
Old Land
Alliance
Davidson County
Thomasville
N. C
Burkitt
Mississippi
Parker County Alliance
National Economist
Wes Texas Sentinel
Washington
Tacoma
West Coast Alliance
San Benito
Tulare
Cal
King
Laat
Allias
Ling
Tulare Cal
South Carolina
Oconee News
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J.w.denmark
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Mana’s. Raleigh
Alter
N. C. Farmers’ State Alliance
Whitsett
Fairview Institute
New York
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Baltimore
the National Organ
Loucks
Dr. Macune
National Alliance
Memphis
Monopolies and Trusts
the Press Association
Brotherhood
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