Blind bicycle troupe turns sightless riders into steered team
An article describes a London blind school master commanding a train of seven blind riders on sighted bicycles. The leader steers and directs, while groups of pupils ride behind him daily. The piece weaves in economic notes on gold, trade and American exports, from nails to steel and pulp, citing large figures and global reach.
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London
Birmingham House
Cuba
Russia
Europe
England
Chicago
China
Japan
Pittsburg
Bombay
Calcutta
Messure of value and yardstick compare in theory
Professor Laughlin of the University of Chicago argues that value is a ratio and exchangeable, like length for measurement, but unlike length value is a relation. He notes the yardstick and money share a measuring principle, differing only in what is being measured.
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Laughlin
University of Chicago
Messare
Mississippi
Whispers on Gresham and Cleveland Cabinet Changes
An Eagle editorial dismisses rumors about Gresham resigning over policy and guesses about Democrats aligning with the president. It calls whispers unfounded, notes no cabinet rifts since election aside from a Bissell-motivated change, and urges readers not to be influenced by speculative chatter.
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Gresham
Eagle
Murphy
McFarland
Mac
Pat
Gear
Cleveland
Bissell
Iowa Ahead. Pop Anson Alix Crum lead state stars
Iowa showcases top athletes led by Pop Anson the famed baseball captain, Alix the turf queen with a 20334 record, and Crum the sprint marvel who eclipsed amateur world marks with 100 yards in 9.385 seconds and 220 yards in 22 seconds, while Farmer Burns and Strangler Lewis add to the label of national champions.
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Iowa
Pop” Anson
Alix
Farmer Burns
Strangler Lewis
Crum
Iowa City
Towa
Secret lodge whispers fuel betrayal by Lipton wife
A Lipton member's wife spread rumors she was told about initiatory ceremonies. Initiates dismissed the tale as hoax but when she described exact rituals inside the lodge room they denounced her husband for trusting his secrets to his wife and condemned the lack of discretion.
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Lipton
Two Object Lessons From Tax Ruling Stir Wall Street
The Supreme Court wealth tax exemption sparked street revelry among rich brokers and bank presidents while Justice Harlan's dissenting stance drew praise from workers in Washington. The New York World notes the contrast between millionaire friendship for those opposing taxation and public gratitude for fair, equal taxes.
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Supreme Court
Wall Street
Washington
Harlan
New York World
Mules See Sunlight After Four Years Underground
A westbound traveler reports six coal-mine mules that hauled cars in a Luzerne shaft were brought to the surface after flooding and fire. They stared, then bridled at light, and for four days refused food while gazing over fields and sky, reacting with astonishment and frantic activity.
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Luzerne County
Gov Boies Letter Seen As Silver and Gold Pact View
Reading Gov Boies letter, the author argues it signals support for bimetalism rather than unlimited free coinage at 16 to 1. The piece treats the letter as warning and prophecy, noting Boies favors free coinage only if forced by a single old monometalism issue, while remaining a friend to silver and the public’s desire for metallic support of commerce.
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Gov. Boies
Des Moines
Congress
Gov. Boses
Towa
From Confidence Men to Financiers: A Moral Contrast
A reflective column compares murder or war to criminal cleverness, then moves to financial swindles. It contrasts the fake gold brick with gilded brass and watered stock schemes. Victims recover by legal action or lessons learned while unscrupulous schemers move on, sure of new marks.
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Bestir
Chevalers
Industrie
la Mare Globe
Memorial for Shellsburg hotelier George A Files
George A Files proprietor of the Files Hotel in Shellsburg Iowa, born May 13 1821 in New York, led a long career from farming to groceries to hotels. He died after a life of public service leaving family, brothers and sisters, with funeral at M E church and burial in Shellsburg cemetery, mourned by community.
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George A. Files
Shellsburg
Iowa
New York
Renasaler County
Mary Frescot
New York State
Files
Lansingburgh
St. Joseph County
Michigan
Vandalia
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Benton County
Delbert
M. E
George L. Kolb
Sound Currency pamphlet under scrutiny in a heated exchange
A critical look at Sound Currency on finance and bimetalism notes duplicity in its praise of gold and silver. It argues wages, labor value, and silver coinage contradictions while mocking claims that workers only demand gold payments. The piece ends with an ad for De Witt's Colic and Cholera Care.
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United States
S. C
Castle Pullman
Methia
Wall Street
Supreme Court Rules Tax on Church Property Stands
The court Upholds lower court in Church of the Visitation v. Dilwar finding the initial site mortgaged for church funds not exempt. Deeds must be filed, and property used directly for church purposes to qualify. Justice Granger writes the opinion, affirmed by the lower court Judge C. P. Holmes.
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Supreme Court
Church of the Visitation
C. HL. Dilwar
Polk County
Church
Lota
C. P. Holmes
Granger
Parity in Money Policy Stirs Silver and Gold Debate
The Des Moines Leader discusses what creates monetary parity, arguing that government parity hinges on creditor choice of currency and noting silver’s demonetization since 1873. The piece critiques executive inaction, questions gold circulation, and asks whether gold has been demanded or paid in recent years.
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Tries
The
Des Moines Leader
Democratic Party
United States
Smith
Waterloo Chautauqua Opens June With Notable Program
The Waterloo Courier reports the Waterloo Chautauqua opens June 20 with Rev. T DeWitt Talmage and Rev. Nacy Maze Waters among speakers. Highlights include lectures on Shams, The Greatness of America, and Boston Beans, plus various artistic and musical performances by Marguerite Craighowles, Ottumwa quartet, and the K P band. Season tickets and admission details outline pricing for 837 young people, 1.50 for season, and 50 cent Unity admissions.
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Pion
Waterloo
Sylvester
Scovel
Aster University
Ohio
Ida McIntosh Dempsey
C. H. Frase
Amegie
Louis
Revere. Reitzel
Chicago
Wao
Hana
F. R. Roberson
Jacotrthur Loining
Nacy Mazee Waters
Dbhue
Marguerite Craighowles
Bihaire
Mies Etta Bankson
Columbia School of Oratos
Inez Fullerton
Fihat
Rederic Ward Carberry
Tor
Unity
Talmage Day
Waterloo Courier
Gold redemption and inflation critique in a 19th century note
The text discusses currency values, gold versus credit money, and price regulation for flour and wheat. It questions the stability of paper money, notes the role of gold in redemption, and mentions total circulation and gold reserves while musing on the impact of monetary policy on the public and the economy.
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Smith
Europe
Minnesota
Iowa
Natiomalak Note Company
Thei Nery
Walter Gresham Dies After Illness at 62
The Cabinet post of Secretary of State is vacant after the death of Walter Q. Gresham at 1 a.m. Tuesday. He had been ill with pleurisy and kidney trouble, and his passing shocked the nation. Gresham, over sixty two, served in the Civil War, earned a brigadier general’s rank, and held posts under Grant, Arthur, and Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Walter Q. Gresham
Blaine
Gresham
Walter Q Gresham
Walter Quinton Gresham
38Th
Indiana
Vicksburg
Seventeenth Corps
Atlanta
Grant
Sherrann
Logan
Momeirs
District of
Arthur
Folger
Treasury Department
Llinois
Wisconsin
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