Currency Reform Strengthens U S Gold Standard and Debt Refund
The currency reform act of March 4, 1900, under President McKinley, establishes a gold basis, increases reserves, expands national banks, and refunds old high rate bonds to 2 percent. The move, praised as a major financial victory, demonstrates U S monetary strength and trust in the dollar.
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United States
McKinley
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Committee On Banking and Currency
House
Fifty-sixth Congress
Fifty-sixth
Britain
Gibraltar
The Cost of Bryanism and 1892 Trade Losses
A historical editorial argues that the 1892 November election ushered in free trade and free silver agitation. It asserts these policies produced greater financial losses than any prior calamity, noting a U S balance of trade surplus of 202,875,686 dollars in 1892 and claiming prosperity declined afterward.
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United States
Currency reform and debt refunding act of 1900 detailed
The article explains the 1900 currency law creating a $150 million gold reserve, enabling the Treasury to redeem notes, and lowering the national bank minimum capital to $25,000 in small communities. It notes bondRefunding of 5s 4s and 3s into 2 percent bonds, plus trade balance and fiscal year receipts and expenditures for 1900.
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House Caucus Committee
United States
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Treasury
Silver coinage debate echoes in price rise claims
The passage recalls 1896 arguments for free and unlimited silver coinage at 13 to 1 and asserts the anticipated price hikes did not occur. It credits 1899 1900 price increases with enabling farmers to pay mortgages, paint barns, repair fences, buy farm tools and pianos.
A Lesson from the Jails in Hard Times
A lesson from the jails notes crime drops when labor is plentiful. For the year ending Sept 30, 1805, 927 convicts sent to the penitentiary. in 1899 the number was 506, about half. The piece asserts employment reduces theft and mentions Mr Bryan and his books on The First Battle and The Second Battle.
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Ilinois
Mooney
Arthur ‘Pearson
Daily Express
London
Express
John Keats
Grafty
Jacob Riis
Shakspeare
A. T. Quiller-Couch
Charles
Mary Lamb
Rufus Wilmot Griswold
Boston Public Library
Col
T. W. Higginson
John Brown
Jlarper
David Harum
New York Times Saturday Review
Coupling Law A Boon to Railroads and Public Safety
The United States law requiring automatic couplers on interstate railway cars goes into effect reducing brakemen’ s injuries. By 1898 most cars are equipped with automatic devices, with total costs around 50 million dollars and annual safety gains cited by railroad authorities and officials.
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Chicago
the Chronicle
United States
Baltimore and Ohio
Congress
Chinese Minister's Wife in Washington Society
Madame Wu, wife of the Chinese minister, has become a prominent figure in Washington diplomatic circles since arriving in 1897. The article details her attire, royal lineage, use of precious jewelry, and etiquette, contrasting Chinese modesty with Western fashion. It also explains Chinese greetings and rites, including the thrice kneeling salute to the emperor, and notes tensions that delayed treaty rights.
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China
Washington
Madame Wu
Rage of Horses and Their War Bond to Battle
A Pearson's Magazine excerpt notes horses mimic their riders in war, with riderless charges and the sign of defeat seen as horses return sans saddles. It recounts Ladysmith siege evidence of horses avoiding danger, a farrier spared by a shell shockwave, the horse unbothered despite nearby splinters.
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Ladysmith
Pearson
Train safety via air brakes to reduce collisions
The passage discusses using air brakes to prevent accidents and reduce train collisions by improving control. It emphasizes safety improvements and better handling of trains through braking technology.
Social behavior of South African nesting birds
The social weaver birds in South Africa nest in colonies under umbrella roofs likely for defense against snakes. The gardener bower bird builds ornate nests with adjoining spaces for social interaction. The spotted collar bird crafts a bower with shells and bric a brac for gatherings and displays. The European lapwing holds dancing parties where pairs, with a third joining, perform a synchronized march and drum like calls.
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South Africa
Hudson
Essay on Nelson as Told by a Schoolboy
A schoolboy recounts Nelson with dramatic phrases noting his courage and missing leg. The piece cites the queen and Nelson's motto about duty, likening obedience to a moral lesson for pupils and teachers. It ends with the idea that one man, even with one leg, can do his duty.
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Nelson
Harding
Hambington
The Leisure Class and Social Expectations
The Philadelphia Press contrasts titled leisure with common workers and jokes about names like hobo and Dusty Rhoads. It urges people to save money for retirement and to consider duties to friends, aroke suggesting responsibility in speech and action.
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Sayvan de Livius
Sharpe
Willie
Dusty Rhoads
Philadelphia Press
Helen Gould Dances With Army Private in Yellowstone Tale
A Chicago Inter Ocean item recalls Helen Gould touring Wyoming with a stop at Fort Yellowstone where she enjoyed a private waltz with a cavalry private. Troopers welcomed her presence and the evening concluded with fond, respectful dance moments. The piece then notes literary tidbits and publishing trivia about David Harum and related works.
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Helen Gould
Wyoming
Miss Gould
Pacific Coast
Yellowstone Park
Park
Fort Yellowstone
Chicago
Peach Children Economy Lesson in Thrift
A Ladies' Home Journal column urges children to save wrapping paper twine and odds and ends for future use. It argues thrift fosters generous giving, warns hoarding as harmful, and promotes early habits of wise resource management.
Home Nest Names In A Turbulent Family Life
A good minister's wife is described as thrice married to Mr Robin Mr Sparrow and Mr Quayle with children or step children from each marriage. The piece notes a blended household where Robins Sparrows and Qua reside together in the home nest.
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Robin
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