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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1893
Page
2
The author argues against silver certificate constraints and Sherman act repeal, contending government coinage should be issued while paper currency dominates. He recalls a 1879 resumption of specie payments and misstates the events surrounding greenbacks and the Treasury. The piece critiques money power in Eastern press and bankers, urging readers to think independently about monetary policy.
From that day to this they cannot get the greenbacks out of the hands of the people, though they can get the gold for them any day. All the people want is something that will pay debts and be received at face value as money.
The Pacific Mail steamship City of New York went ashore in dense fog near Point Lobos and is likely a total loss. Passengers are evacuated as tugs fail to move the vessel with eight feet of water in the hold. The incident sparked false alarm about the Monowal and drew crowds to the Oriental and Occidental line offices.
A mass meeting of iron and steel workers in PicvssurG with about 2500 attendees denounced Wayne iron works manager agreed to bar union membership. Amalgamated Association leaders Kilgallen Joyce led speakers condemning the pact as tyrannical and calling for protective legislation against firing union members including by name Andrew Carnegie.
Denver reports 3,000 to 2,000 miners on strike in the Walsenburg area and about 60 at Lafayette causing mine closures. The stoppage stems from wage nonpayment and paychecks issued to storekeepers or distant banks. Officials worry prolonged shutdowns will lift coal prices beyond the reach of the poor and worsen suffering.
Warrants from Washington for about 15000 dollars were received by Attorney Hunter M. Meriwether in payment of 46 depredation claims by New York Indians near Fort Scott Kansas during the Civil War. The Buffalo Creek tribe, descendants of Cooper Mohicans, suffered land loss in Kansas and later sold land at two dollars per acre under the assumption former occupants had left.
Western base ballists meet at Curiaco to discuss forming a Western League. Milwaukee Toledo Kansas City Indianapolis Minneapolis lead, with St Paul, Sioux City and Denver among applicants. A committee will report and plan a meeting by Nov 10 for organization.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs for cleansing the system and aiding health. It claims the product strengthens kidneys, liver, and bowels without weakening them, dispenses cold relief and headaches, and notes it comes in 50c and $1 bottles from the California Fig Syrup Co.
Christmas presents for subscribers and a large selection of guaranteed premiums. The Pioneer Press of St. Paul Minnesota advertises a postpaid premium supplement with elegant gifts, inviting readers to request a free sample copy by postal card.
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