Gold Standard Spread Across Major Nations Since 1896
A historical analysis notes Russia Japan and India moving to gold standards as part of a global shift begun around 1870. It highlights rising gold production since 1850 driven by California Australia and South Africa discoveries, increasing permanent gold stock and the expanding use of gold money while silver shares rise but remains secondary.
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England
Mexico
China
Korea
Siam
Persia
Central
South America
Japan
Russia
India
Wuld
California
Australia
Colorado
South Africa
Alaska
Tooke
Newmarch
Munhall
Mulhall
International Arbitration and U S Great Power Role
The United States leverages its Hague influence after the Spanish American War to promote international arbitration, reaffirming the Monroe Doctrine and backing a permanent tribunal for peaceful dispute resolution. It highlights oil exports as a major national asset while noting heavy foreign shipping costs borne annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Department of State
Islands as Markets for US Farm and Factory Goods
The Moniteur Officiel du Commerce notes Cuba Porto Rico the Philippines and other islands offer growing consumer markets for U S products. It cites 1894 and 1899 US exports to Cuba and the role of agriculture and manufactured goods. It also contrasts Spain’s trade and the potential for increased productive capacity and consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Porto Rico
Samoan
United States
Moniteur Officiel du Commerce
Antiles
Spain
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Islands
Hongkong
Shanghai
Yokohama
Calcutta
Australian
Germans for Expansion and the 16 to 1 plank
Hon Oswald Ottendorfer says the Kansas City convention plank blocks German American voters from backing Bryan on expansion. He warns the voter class is not ripe for Bryan and his party on expansion. Wool and sheep now fetch double their 1896 prices due to gold standard and protection boosting profits.
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Oswald Ottendorfer
Kansas City
Bryan
Ottendorfer
Gray’s Harbor
Beet Sugar Supremacy Shifts Global Sugar Trade
Two thirds of world sugar now comes from beet growers with the temperate zone rising against tropical cane. Republican tariff actions on Porto Rico bolster beet sugar, protecting American farmers and reducing reliance on foreign sugar. Pacific islands supply most imported sugar while U.S. shift could redirect $100,000,000 annual spend to domestic production under the American flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
United States
Republican Party
Cuba
Democratic Party
Porto Rico
Islands
Pacific
East Indies
Hawaiian Islands
Philippine Islands
Kansas City Platform Delivers Mixed Signals In Political Debate
The piece highlights the Kansas City ticket and Aguinaldo comparison while noting a controversial anti trust plank allegedly aided by Tammany votes. It references a massive commerce total of 2 244 000 000 in gold standard terms and questions the platform’s integrity and running mate choice.
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Kansas City
Aguinaldo
The Watchful Men of Chicago River Bridges
The Chicago Chronicle describes bridge workers in the city’s river towers as air-dwelling guardians of precision. It details how they swing iron and steel safely, the evolution from pontoons to cog bascule spans, and how skyscrapers frame the view as pedestrians and vehicles glide across and vanish beyond the bridges.
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Chicago
Chicago River
Fort Dearborn
Chicago Chronicle
Drying the Apricot Crop in a California Upland Valley
A high valley in California becomes a temporary camp for apricot harvesters from diverse backgrounds. Immigrant workers from Mexico, Sweden, and China man the long sheds, each with number tags as trays of ripe fruit move by flatcars and into drying sheds.
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California
Niece of Secretary Long Chooses Gospel Singing as Vocation
Ruth Cordis Long niece of Secretary of the Navy John D. Long has chosen gospel singing as her life work. She gained early fame in Portland and Boston concerts and sang before President McKinley and the First Lady. Her mission aims include evangelism and temperance work, and a Worcester revival confirmed her call.
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Long
Boston
Ruth Cordis Long
John D. Long
Worcester
Mass
San Diego
United States
Monterey
Miss Long
California
Washington
McKinley
Portland
Annie Louise Carey
Bascule Bridge Evolution and Turn-Tower Visionary Views
Historic bridge design details recount the move from capstan driven ferries to swinging structures and bascule spans. Vivid critique of turn-tower surroundings contrasts the industrial scene with the heroic imagery of maritime labor, finishing with a quip about Indiana justice and a joke about a farmer on the state line.
Labor union milestones span sectors across the United States
The article lists numerous gains and formations: co operatives number 60 in the U S, Elgin Watch workers organize, an egg candlers union in St Louis, over 250 union papers, Southwest coal miners win 5 percent raise, locomotive firemen gain 3 7k members, Montana miners win eight hour day, 62 shoe factories use union stamps, 79 firms use Tobacco Workers blue label, 108 Toledo carpenters join a union in one night, street railway unions in 140 North American cities, five St Louis manufacturers use boot and shoe workers stamp, Boston steam engineers secure eight hour day in 26 breweries, a glass blowing device boosts output 500 percent and cuts labor 50 percent, Amalgamated Association issues 39 charters since May 1 1899, and 8 152 new union members across New York State in Q1.
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United States
Elgin Watch Company
St. Louis
Southwest
Montana
Canada
Boston
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
New York State
Millie and the Torn-up Proposal Sparks in Philadelphia
In a Philadelphia Inquirer style vignette, a young lineman nervously admits his love to Millie and confesses his nerves, joking that he is short circuited as he asks her to marry him. Millie responds affirmatively, restoring the couple’s romantic momentum.
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Millie
Terry
Philadelphia Inquirer
Population gap widens between New South Wales and Victoria
Ten years ago New South Wales and Victoria were about equal in population. Now New South Wales is considerably ahead of Victoria, highlighting a growing regional difference between the two colonies.
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New South Wales
Victoria
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Indiana
Lewiston Journal
Ohio
Jim
Bridgetenders
Union
Tobacco Workers’ Union
Toledo
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