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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1897
Page
7
The notice advertises a forthcoming event by B. AB. at Pittsboro with rail and streetcar connections from Exposition direct to the store. It highlights New Silks and Dress Goods, capes, suits, garments, jackets, and dresses with prices ranging from one to several dollars, urging women to visit for special offerings and displays.
Fragmentary historic note lists two items or memories with unclear context and a request to confirm a mailing address for a specific age group or audience.
The piece portrays McLean visiting Democratic state headquarters in Columbus amid rising tension with Meyer and Chapman. It claims McLean seeks a U.S. Senate seat, financing the campaign and pressuring colleagues, while Chapman acts as a campaign emissary. The account links the visit to Chicago and Cincinnati links and questions McLean’s presidential ambitions.
Coal miner reports recount a long dispute over wages and arbitration. The piece notes John Chapman and driver Arble Kettered figures, argues for free choice in quitting, and recalls the 1881-3 Hocking Valley strikes that shaped pay differentials. It mentions Chapman’s political support and the miners’ push to restore higher Jackson County wages.
The article argues silver prices will drop as ore discovery and mining advances reduce production costs. It notes enhanced ore extraction and processing lower costs per two tons of silver and predicts gold may also fall before rising from labor-driven supply increases.
A discussion questions what leverage the silver trust could gain if it procures control. It argues the trust would insist on 129 cents in gold or its equivalent for silver, and would press the public to meet that price, asserting official power to compel payment.
The article notes a large amount of gold in the Kiondike region and forecasts a global impact from discoveries on tributaries of the Yukon. It argues the gold is certain and miners may rush to the area before winter.
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