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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1896
Page
6
Major McKinley supporters warn free coinage would destabilize values and harm workers. The column argues silver at 53 cents per ounce would feed abuse of labor, raise costs, and erode savings while asserting gold standard history shows prosperity from 1880 to 1892.
In Madison Square Garden Bourke Cochran argues that a rise in all prices would cut wages, challenging Bryan and the populist plan. He warns a cheap dollar harms labor and stresses high wages reflect prosperity while denouncing silver bimetallism as false.
A Des Moines plea signed by about thirteen hundred business leaders rejects free coinage of silver and depreciation of the dollar. It argues for confidence, warns against radical monetary changes, and lists names of supporters across multiple local firms and industries.
Crowds from Chicago railroad men and telegraphers lead a mass display in Canton Ohio as Maj. McKinley speaks from the McKinley lawn amid receptions and delegations from Mercer and Butler counties and Cincinnati commercial travelers. Pro-Gold Democrats plan to open campaign efforts locally.
Chicago reporters note anti silver Democrats prepare to open their campaign in several states with Bynum arriving to head national headquarters aided by Hopkins. General Palmer travels to Baltimore to launch in the east and will push speakers into Michigan Illinois Indiana and Kentucky with a Madison Square rally boosting momentum.
Canton Ohio September 22 May McKinley spent Sunday with a few friends at dinner looked over his mail and rested. Starting Tuesday daily meetings will be held on the McKinley lawn through October 9 and many appointments beyond that date have been arranged. For this week alone twenty nine delegates announced
The czar and czarina boarded the imperial yacht Standard in Copenhagen at 12 30 for Leith. The vessel was escorted by the Pole Star as it departed the port.
Baseball report notes an unlucky Chicago loss at St. Louis and a plucky Browns victory. McFarland, a weak Browns batter, homered in the ninth to save the game and push Chicago toward fifth place, fueling doubt they will pass Boston. Standing of the clans.
In Leadville Colorado on September 22 a fusillade erupted near the Coronado mine around 1 AM, within a dozen blocks of the courthouse. Reporters investigate as several hundred shots are fired. The three month strike has drawn state troops on standby for weeks.
Chicago market update lists the range of quotations on the board of trade for September 19. The table presents bid and ask figures across futures, reflecting active trading and price shifts in grains and commodities as recorded by Chicago exchanges.
In Bedford twelve miles south of Cleveland a separated husband James McMillan abducted his wife from her father's house drove to a wood and fatally slashed her throat with a jack knife. Pursuers chased him, he stole a horse and buggy, and fled as authorities warned there would be no further deaths if captured.
In Dallas Texas on September 22 the Sover eign Grand Lodge S O O F convenes with Grand Sire J W Stebbins arriving. Secretary T A Ross reports will be submitted by Tuesday or Wednesday as about 250 of 500 delegates have arrived. A grand parade will on Wednesday include the sovereign lodge and minor lodges from Texas Indian territory northern Louisiana.
Forest fires in northern Wisconsin threaten 30 mile swathes along the Northern Pacific and South Shore railroads near Superior. Precautions are in place to prevent further spread as fires burn in the area.
In Baraboo Wisconsin a stock train derailed after going through a bridge nine miles south of the city. The crash occurred Sunday afternoon and engineer Walker suffered serious injuries.
Turkish authorities halt Armenian deportations following the recent riots in Constantinople, ending a months long forced removal program.
London officials say there is little doubt that the extradition of Tynan will be granted after negotiations. The process moves forward as authorities confirm steps toward transfer.
The narrator recalls Ronda with its stark heat and white houses. He describes the dramatic bridge linking old and new, the cliffside Alameda, and a gorge that shocks with its height. Locals mock artists by throwing stones from the bridge as visitors perilously pursue its stunning views.
Far Hills resident Silas Huffman has remained in bed for fifteen years to spite his brother who planned to sell the house. His sister-in-law cares for him. storms, cannon fire, and a lightning strike failed to move him. Once sharp, he has become a helpless imbecile as years pass.
The New York Sun notes that copper or nickel jacketed bullets at 2000 feet per second wear rifle rifling, especially near the muzzle, impairing accuracy after as few as 12 000 shots. Lead or tin alloy bullets wear barrels far less and extend barrel life.
A Chicago Tribune snippet describes a tense moment where a young husband slaps his wife's bloomers drying on a clothes line causing them to strike his eye. He scorns with a sharp exclamation as the odd scene unfolds in the yard.
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