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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1889
Page
4
The Star recalls widespread farmer distress in Edgecombe and Cabarrus counties from poor cotton yields, outlining losses of about 400000 and 200000 dollars, a failed bank of dependence on a single crop, and calls for diversified farming and prudent risk management amid broader merchant and industrial strains.
The Argus hails a mighty Congress with bipartite majorities and urgent needs. It predicts limited tariff reform due to GOP ties to manufacturers, and warns that relief may be watered down as monopolies press for protection.
The State Auditors office signed and sealed about four thousand pension warrants for disabled Confederate soldiers and widows. Each pension this year pays 7.65 dollars, up from 5.25 last year due to more claimants. The old law provides 30,000 dollars for prorate distribution until January 1 1890 when a new law may boost the fund to 80,000 dollars. Grover Cleveland is named an honorary member of the Jacksonian Legion Democratic Club of Rahway New Jersey and writes congratulatory notes on tariff reform.
Tom Reed of Maine was elected Speaker of the House on Monday. A skilled and prudent parliamentarian, he is a strong partisan but bold and open, and well liked by Democrats.
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