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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1891
Page
3
Hemstead Washburn the newly elected Republican Mayor of this High License city says he will not enforce the old Sunday closing statute. The policy mirrors Chicago Mayor Sam’s stance and aims to keep saloons open on Sundays while enforcing only front door closures and blinds.
Oscar Wilde argues that socialism would lift the burden of altruism while preserving material well being for all. He contends private property corrupts virtue and that true Individualism emerges only when machinery serves everyone, not a few, envisioning a utopia where humans enjoy leisure and beauty while machines do heavy work.
Washington commentary rails at Congress for increased expenditures despite McKinley tariff myths. It contrasts April 1891 tariff receipts of 12.59 million with 19.91 million in 1890, argues revenue drops to 84 million annualized, and banners alleged covert aims to drive debt. It notes Alliance campaigns and open coalition talks across Wisconsin Mississippi Oregon Indiana Louisiana California and Tennessee with editorials fulminating against partisan press.
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