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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1892
Page
3
A Greenville Reflector style dialogue discusses Alliance reforms and farmer needs. Betsy advocates farming interests, free coinage, and replacing professional politicians with reform candidates. The piece critiques current governance, warns of urban wealth and wholesale price manipulation, and urges voters to support populist reform on election day.
A facsimile letter from C M Shelley, chairman of the Democratic State Committee in Alabama, urges ministers to urge unity for good government amid political strife. The plea frames religion as a tool to regain civic order, asking clergy to use moral influence to rally citizens behind Democratic principles and support a leading political expounder.
A Democratic aligned series of testimonials from R A Bullock J E Burroughs Samuel Watkins James Lassiter and W H Burgwyn defend Edward G Butler of Vance county as a Christian gentleman with unblemished integrity despite a long-ago civil suit. Additional Granville county letters urge trust in Butler and question the 15 year old verdict in the Chappell suit while noting his continued local service and business leadership.
A weekly digest reports Seattle bridge collapse kills seven and injures many, a fire in Cleveland kills a family, and widespread mob unrest in Paris Carmaux. Other items include a cotton loss in Texas, vagrancy arrest with bank books, and plans for legal action by Bill Dalton against Coffeyville.
A general strike of warehousemen packers and drivers began in New Orleans striking over unions and union membership rules. Merchants refuse to sign the proposed tariff insisting on hiring regardless of union status. Strikers invited to raise grievances as widespread sections of the Labor Federation may join, risking a citywide business tie-up.
A severe wreck on the Reading Road at Manayunk near Philadelphia shortly after daybreak resulted in ten deaths and fifteen injuries. Railroad officials reported the south bound track cannot be cleared today.
A westbound St. Louis and San Francisco passenger train wrecked one mile east of Phillipsburg at 3 am. The baggage master A. L Dickerson of Springfield and news agent Floyd Harwood of Marshfield were killed. Fourteen passengers were injured, none seriously, due to a broken rail. Wounded were treated in Conway.
From Ex Paso Texas dated October 27 reports reach here of Mexican troops wiping out the Temachio people. The revolt was crushed by Monday with about four hundred Mexicans killed and the indigenous population slaughtered.
Funeral services for Mrs Harrison were held in the East Room at ten this morning with scripture reading, a brief prayer, and choir music. Her remains were sent to Indianapolis for interment at Crown Hill after brief services, as President and Cabinet members accompanied the train. Messages of regret from multiple nations were filed with the State Department.
The Buffalo switchmen forecast a national strike next May to pressure railroads into meeting wage demands. Secretaries of the Switchmen's Union say the 1893 uprising will extend coast to coast, testing railroad attitude prior to the World's Fair. The piece argues capital and labor conflict may not be settled by arbitration, but could save time and money if resolved.
A concise note emphasizes that only sworn poll holders may tally votes or call out results, restricting access to tallying duties to trained election staff and authorized personnel. It underscores the importance of maintaining ballot integrity and avoiding unofficial counts or announcements.
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