Currency reform bill debated before House Banking Committee
Secretary Mage testified on revisions to the gold standard and a new division of issue and redemption in the treasury. The proposed act would refund national debt, create a redemption fund, and set terms for bonds and notes to secure bank circulation, with tax and deposit provisions to support nationwide currency reform.
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Holiday Reduced Railroad Fares to North Western System
Rail travel notice offers via passes and excursion tickets at reduced rates for December 24, 25, 1897 and January 1, 1898, valid to January 4, 1898. Tickets limit 900 miles on North Western System. See Chicago and North Western agents for full information.
Holiday Excursions and Through Cars to California
Holiday excursion tickets sold within 200 miles at one third for a round trip with sale dates in December and January. Nickel Plate Road and Northwestern lines offer varying return validity and special rates. through sleeping cars Chicago to San Francisco are advertised with multiple connections and services. routes include Chicago Omaha via GO Mo & St. P. to Denver and California via Colorado Springs Grand Junction and Salt Lake. Through cars to California depart Thursdays with lowest rates, and agents offer brochures and reservations.
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McKenna Named for Supreme Bench Nomination Delayed
The president sent names to the senate for the supreme bench and key posts. Susitloo-Jnauph Meenas of California is named as associate justice. Dawes of TWNship to the currency commission. Attorney General Mekong to the supreme bench remain postponed until after Christmas, with committee deliberation expected after January reconvening.
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Fire destroys Grand Forks hotel and grocers in $400000 loss
In Grand Forks North Dakota on December 18 a massive early morning fire leveled the Hotel Dacatah and two wholesale grocery firms, with a fourth building standing. The blaze left at least two bodies, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ioone, among the charred ruins. Total loss estimated at 400000.
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Leahy Family Perishes in Ottawa Fire Carried by Lamp
A Ottawa residence owned by Patrick Leahy burned in the early morning. Leahy and five of his children Thomas Marie Katie Maggie and Patrick, aged under ten, died. Mays Leahy and a five-year-old boy named Frank survived. Officials suspect a lit lamp caused the blaze. Also, Samuel Gompers was reelected president of the American Federation of Labor at Nashville with Kansas City set for next meeting.
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Why Pay Rent Start Own a Farm Now
A free copy offer enjoins W. B. Kniskern of 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago NL to receive the North-Western Home-Seeker. The publication promises practical information for agriculture dairy ing and cattle raising and invites correspondence from intending settlers.
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Grain-O offers coffee substitute from pure grains
A new grain based beverage called Grain-O is now sold in grocery stores as a coffee substitute. It is gentle on fragile stomachs and said to be indistinguishable from coffee in taste. It is inexpensive, with small children able to drink it for a few cents per package.
Algona Residence Lots For Sale By E Stacy
Algona notices offer several sized residential plots from five by ten rods up to five by twelve rods with sidewall shading and fruit trees. Low prices and easy terms available for buyers planning to build soon. Also advertised are Karl's Clover Tea a laxative and purifying tonic sold for 13 cents per bottle. Dr L A Sheetz sells at 2 Bee Grove & Son’s 100.
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