Bellville Republic notes 1876 conventions and lake mystery
The Bellville Republic for May 31 1876 reports delegate selections to the Republican and Cincinnati conventions, weather disruptions in Kansas and Colorado, and harvests from ongoing debates on currency and religion. It ponders a possible subterranean river linking Lake Superior to Ontario to explain lake level anomalies and fish movement.
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Huron
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Ontario
Detroit River
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Falls of
Niagara
Kansas and National Homestead Bill Debate In Congress
Kansas readers learn of proposed National Homestead Company to fund settlement and rail aid, with government advances and repayment terms. note ex senator Pomeroy's anticipated return and possible Senate candidacy. Reno Kansas Republican convention details shown with Blaine support and delegate selections.
Come West to Kansas The Call for Realistic Settlement
A prairie invitation urges practical migration to Kansas, stressing that work and diligence yield wages and success in farming, mechanics, and business. It warns against dreamers seeking easy wealth, noting no free property or rapid fortunes. The piece frames Kansas as broad and productive, challenging idle relocation.
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Prairie
Kansas
Place
Plate
Financial problem and the case for paper money
A historical argument from the Slieprth Appeal advocating a government issued promissory currency to overcome gold shortages. It asserts gold alone cannot support US commerce and discusses sources of money, urging government issuance over private banks to avoid interest costs. It cites Solon era iron coin and compares costs of gold-based credit.
Bright Prospects Rise For Kansas Farmers And Trade
A decade of locust plagues and famine fears has given way to abundant rains and bumper crops in Kansas. Farmers expect two to three times past small grain yields, plus a wheat surplus, boosting labor and farming of corn, flax, oats, barley, and diverse crops. Business and investment gain momentum as Topeka eyes rapid development. A congressional bill proposes re surveying the Kansas Missouri line to annex Kansas City to this state, starting two miles east from the Missouri River intersection.
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Kansas
United States
Topeka
Congress
Missouri
Missouri River
Kansas City
How National Banks Make Money From Government Currency
The testimony by Hon. 8. S. Marshall of Illinois explains how national banks profit from government currency. A group raised 300000 in currency, exchanged it for six percent gold bonds, formed a national bank, and received 270000 in national currency while lending 300000 to the government and earning 18000 in gold annually. They then deposited government money and bought bonds, earning 60000 in gold interest, totaling about 78000 yearly on the initial 36000 currency, all under banking laws.
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National Homestead Company
Secretary of the Interior
Marshall
Illinois
Register of the Treasury
Eccentric Vicar of St Petrock Died After Coffin Sleep
A London paper reports the death of G. W. Manning the Vicar of St Petrock Cornwall who advertised rejecting letters to be styled by another name and slept in a coffin for months. His bedroom walls were lined with notices about illness. He even told his servant to quit. The parish has fewer than one hundred residents.
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Bom
Senate
Topeka
Reno
London
St. Petrock
Minor
Cornwall
G. W. Manning
Witness swears on one leg in court tale from war veteran
A Civil War veteran with both arms lost during battles testifies in court. The judge insists on oath taking, prompting the clerk to improvise as the witness has no hands, and the witness is sworn standing on one leg. The article notes eastern papers predict large emigration to Kansas as hard times drive settlers west seeking fertile lands and new opportunities.
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Fort Donelson
Lookout Mountain
Kansas
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