Skeggs and the Martian Railway Trial
George L. Skeggs, general manager of the G X M railway, faces arrest over a deadly accident. The case unfolds with bribery attempts and a dramatic trial led by Gen Buncombe, ending in a ten year sentence later reduced, and Mars style justice where corporate interests fail to shield the powerful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Skeggs
G., X. & M. Railway
Brenning
Bren
Smithers
Mr. Smithers
Cental
Central Police Station
Johnson
Skeggs
G. X
Perkins
Mars
Luke Sharp
Detroit Free Press
Call for Gaston County People's Party Meeting May 12 1894
Jno E Jongs chairman calls a convention of the People's Party of Gaston County to meet in Dallas court house on May 12 1894. The aim is to reorganize and prepare for the 1894 campaign following an ordinance issued in Washington signed by H E Taubeneck dated January 27 1894. Members urged to be prompt and show their colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snapp
Gaston Co
N. C
Borror
Washington, D. C
H. E. Taubeneck
People’s Party
Dallas
Court House
Said County
Jno
E. Jongs
Chm’n
People’s Party of
Gaston County
State aid for higher education debate at Wake Forest
R. E. Tissa of Wake Forest argues against state aid for higher education, contrasting Wake Forest with Chapel Hill and Trinity. He cites tuition differences, catalogs, and education quality while urging support for common schools and urging voters to demand anti tax funding for non essential higher education programs. He warns of a coming political storm as elections near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Borror
University of North Carolina
Wake Forest
Trinity
Chapel Hill
Rev. C. Durham
The
Recorder
Letter From Rowan on Plutocracy and Reform
A 19th century missive criticizes post Reconstruction politics, blaming plutocracy for national hardship. It urges readers to vote for liberty minded leaders, denounces demonetization of silver and the Bland silver bill, and calls for organized voter action to protect common interests. The piece ends with a correspondent’s note on a cow dairy remedy and bloody milk.
Carteret County Meeting Proposes Silver Payment Plan
A Carteret County Alliance meeting on April 12 adopted preambles and resolutions denouncing the money power and urging farmers in the South and West to offer cotton and wheat to the government in exchange for silver dollars and treasury notes. The resolutions argue for a silver based legal tender, oppose bonds, and call for propagation through non subsidized papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epior
Carteret County Alliance
South
United States
Wall Street
Cleveland
Oates
R. A
America
Europe
Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Taz Progressivz Farmer
D. McCain
G. GouLp
Poultry Pickings for Profitable Hen Keeping
Pallets and yearling hens offer reliable profit. Clean the hen house daily if possible. In new houses use movable interiors to ease cleaning. Remove nests and roosts when needed and scatter grain to stimulate morning feeding. Some poultrymen claim hens will avoid eating their eggs.
Alliance Organizers Map Districts Across North Carolina
Jas H Wright of Carlton organizes Sixth district covering Johnston Wake Durham Granville and Vance. C McG Dunn of Popillnc organizes Seventh district including Cumberland Robeson Bladen Columbus and Brunswick. Elijah W Flake of Rockingham heads Eighth district with Harnett Moore Richmond Union Stanly and Montgomery. Geo E Hunt of Michael presides Tenth district over Guilford Forsyth Davidson Davie Yadkin Surry. J P Sossaman of Huntersville leads Eleventh district comprising Rowan Cabarrus Mecklenburg Gaston Lincoln Iredell. First district includes Currituck Camden Pasquotank Perquimans Chowan Gates Rexford. T W Babb of Hertford heads Ninth district serving Randolph Chatham Orange Person Caswell Alamance. Fourth district led by Don Sanders of Burgaw covers Wayne Duplin Onslow Pender New Hanover and Sampson. Twelfth district spans Alexander Wilkes Alleghany Ashe Watauga Mitchell. W Cox of Edwardsville oversees. George W Hahn of Tuscola heads Fifteenth district covering Haywood Jackson Swain Macon Graham Clay Cherokee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. H. Wright
Carlton
N. C
Johnston
Wake
Durham
Granville
Vance
C. McG. Dunn
Populi
Cumberland
Robeson
Bladen
Columbus
Brunswick
Elijah W. Flake
Rockingham
Harnett
Moore
Rich Anson
Union
Stanly
Montgomery
Geo. E Hunt
Michael
Randolph
Chatham
Orange
Person
Caswell
Alamance
J. R. Means
Trinity College
Don ©. Sanders
Burgaw
Wayne
Duplin
Onslow
Pender
New Hanover
Sampson
Alexander
Wilkes
Allehany
Ashé
Watauga
Mitchell
W. Cox
Edwardsville
N.C
George W. Hahn
Tuscola
Haywood
Ackson, Swain
Macon
Graham, Clay
Cherokee
Demand for National Currency and Reforms by Farmers Alliance
A Topeka meeting on February 6 1894 urged a government issued national currency with safe sound funds and direct to the people under a 2 percent tax cap. They call for unlimited coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1 plus a $50 per capita increase in circulating money, a graduated income tax, and postal savings banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Alliance and Industria Union
Topeka
Kan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mar
Gaston
Charlotte Observer
R. E. Tissa
Wake Forest, N. C
Rowan
Mannina
Congress
Gulf of Mexico
Rocky Mountains
Washington
L. W. Shrorp
Carteret County Meeting
Alliance Organizers
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