Resignation speech sparks party divisions at Chicago convention
The piece reports on a Democratic leader resigning amid sharp criticism of the party's shift toward silver currency and free coinage. It notes tensions within the party, threats to party unity, and calls for adherence to old financial doctrines, with references to McKinley era debates and the 1892 convention.
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Itt Wecht
Chicago
Thong Hutt
Wn Democratic
Tromara
Convic
Free Silver Debate Echoes Across Mexico and U.S.
A fragmented report argues that free silver would lift wages in the United States if adopted, while Mexico suffers high prices and stagnant pay. The piece cites a Wish southern paper from Berlin and quotes observers on wage comparisons, cost of living, and shopping prices in Mexico, noting broader political skepticism.
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Mexico
Bayer
Baem
Binkots
Pergard
Veterans League plea warns of danger to nation’s integrity
A dated call from the Union Veterans' Patriotic League led by Major Generals Sickles Porter and Stanktin appeals to Civil War comrades to rally to defend the government against alleged anti-government conspiracies. It urges nonpartisan unity, calls for volunteers to join, and lists signatures of prominent ex-soldiers. The document also notes July silver coinage and political chatter about free coinage.
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Union Veterans’ Patriotic League
Daniel E. Sicktus
William LB. Stanktin
Horace Porter
Vice Presse
Persidentiat
Wome
Grant
Sheridan
McClellan
Thomas
Hancock
Burnside
Garfield
Eogan
Dix
Lott
Ale Rinley
Tretates
Mirror McKinler
PPS
Asou
L. Edwin Durdiey
East Ninth Street
New York City
Sickles
Porter
Sigel
Howard
Franklin
Woodford
McCook
Proctor
Why Silver Is Cheap and What Free Coinage Would Do
The text argues silver’s depreciation rests on overproduction and cites Whitney and Boies. It explains past silver output, bullion and coinage values, and notes that under free coinage the government would not sustain silver dollars, shifting payments and private coinage to gold or its equivalent.
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Whitney
Boies
Mobil Ar
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Prtvato
Jolur G. Carlisie
What Weuld te Set Now in Silver Dollar Valuation
An 1878 note argues if the silver price in a dollar changed from cents to weight in silver, what its worth would be. It cites Blaine opposing free coinage and uses the Mexican dollar as a lesson, stating it would be worth its full fifty cents this campaign.
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Bryan
Gyar
Fr Annex
New Orleans
Blaine
Indianapolis Journal
Nias
Rey Meatiene
Areata
Peter
Pete Peeartis
Stanwell
Angus
Indignepaia News
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Fda
Fan
Sire
Willie Ink
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Lackiasra
Linia
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Doland
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WH Medicine Company
Pink Pills for Pale People Exposed in Paralyzing Tale
A vivid OCR fragment recounts a long narrative of paralysis, medical trials, and recovery using Pink Pills for Pale People. It weaves personal illness, patient suffering, family reaction, and a claim that the pills restore health, with promotional passages about the drug’s benefits and maker.
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