Grip of Gold Promotes Free Coinage Debate
A reprinted London Financial News article on free coinage of silver stirs U.S. politics. It argues silver would lift prices, loosen the gold standard, and threaten Britain’s markets, while urging Republicans to push free coinage and predict impact on wages and industries. The piece cites Judge Goodwin and D S Murray confirming authenticity.
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Gold Standard
London Financial News
John Guplice
Butte
Mont
Salt Lake
Goodwin
Salt Lake Tribune
Utah
John Caprice
Montana
Cincinnatti Enquirer
Salt Lake Herald
D.S. Murray
United States
Senate
Cleveland
Congress
Sherman
Carlisle
Great Britain
England
Democratic Arma
Republican Party
Democratic Party
London News
Wormsers plan large canal town near Big Timber
Bozeman Avant Courier reports Rev. Wormser and wife will winter in New York. Rev. Wormser heads the Holland Irrigation Canal Co building a ten mile north canal to irrigate 60 000 to 73 000 acres. A colony town Wormser City rises nearby with a post office and homes, Deer Park on the home farm two miles from the town. The grounds feature Big Timber river, green grass and Crazy mountains 11 000 feet high. The Wormsers expect to entertain Bozeman friends often.
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Bozeman Avant Courier
Mrs. Wormser
New York
Rev. Wormser
Holland Irrigation Canal Company
Wormser
Deer Park
Wormser City
Crazy Mountains
Bozeman
Mirrie Lees Declared Qualified for County Superintendent
Letters circulated in the county questioned Mirrie Lees eligibility for county superintendent of schools. The Pioneer asserts Lees is fully competent and eligible. A letter from HK Steere to A G Hatch cites constitutional and statutory provisions affirming that women may hold the county superintendent post.
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Letters Publishing CO
Indianapolis
Ind
Miss Mirrielees
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
A. Steere
A. G. Hatch
Haskell
Lluis State
Sweet Grass Echoes Yes
Butte Inter Mountain urges fair and honest politics and rejects sharp practice and crooked deals as against public interests. It cautions that secret equipment and deceit fail and that decency is the only pathway to success.
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Butte Inter-Mountain
Goddard’s goldbug bid linked to Montana convention praise
The Inter-Mountain notes that when Mr Goddard led the Yellowstone county convention his praise of Mantle and Hartman for supporting Montana industry mirrored a goldbug stance. At a subsequent Butte gathering he told delegates that Sam was “as good a silver man,” while he was seeking a congressional run on a gold-standard platform.
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Inter-Mountain
Goddard
Yellowstone County
Mantle
Hartman
Montana
Butte
Sam
Congress
Wool market misleads on McKinley tariff talk
The piece debunks claims that McKinley victory will lift Montana wool prices. It notes Nichols Dupee & Co. in Boston plan liberal advances on Western wools linked to English demand, while warning that English markets and real factors drive prices. It urges skepticism toward sensational electioneering wool hype.
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Nichols, Dupee & Co
Boston
Montana
West
Boston House
Mckinley
Bradford
England
Holdere
United States
Smooth-Talking Boston Agent Dupes Portsmouth
A well dressed young man arrived in Portsmouth New Hampshire registered at Langdon house and claimed to publish a history of St. John’s church. He secured recommendations and contracts with the Times office collecting advertising payments totaling about 100 dollars, leaving unpaid hotel and board bills and debt to the printer.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Langdon House
Boston
St. John’s Church
Times Office
The Gold Bug and Legal Tender in Currency Claims
The piece argues the dollar is legal tender despite only 53 cents in silver value, while a Mexican peso lacks legal tender status at 58 cents. It notes the law makes the dollar a valid payment standard, while other coins do not receive the same legal recognition and stresses confusion between market value and coinage value.
Croup Quickly Cured by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
A Mountain Glen Arkansas family reports swift relief for their child with croup after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The note states the remedy is sold by Moore & Budd and by dealers everywhere.
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Mountain Glen
Ark
I. A
Moore & Budd
Tarpean Before You Pure and Simple
A compact note on phrasing and capitalization highlighting a capital S in a quoted phrase.
County Seat Pro Position Noted For Ballot Marking
Voters are reminded to include the county seat pro position on their ballot. The advisory emphasizes marking the correct local race alongside state and federal contests.
Goddard Bypasses Sweet Grass County Rally
Goddard will not speak in Sweet Grass county but will watch the returns from Sand Coulee, indicating a focused, non-campaign appearance as results come in.
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Goddard
Sweet Grass County
Sand Coulee
Silver Republican Ticket seen by true friends of silver
A political note touts the Silver Republican ticket as the true choice and warns against goldbug deception. The remark emphasizes financial policy alignment and party loyalty.
Hartman Named on Silver Republican Ticket
Voters are urged to remember that Chas S Hartman appears only on the Silver Republican ticket and to mark a cross beside his name.
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Chas S. Hartman
Proposed constitutional amendment sparks vote opposition
The PEDDEREYE reports that if the amendment passes it would halt further changes to the constitution, prompting opponents to vote against it to preserve ongoing amendment opportunities.
Campaign Lies Undermine Debate As Gold Candidates Bluff
Voters face a surge of unsubstantiated claims as some candidates resort to inflated rhetoric to sway opinions. Critics warn that misleading ads threaten substantive argument and public trust amid rising campaign tensions.
Silver Republican ticket pledged to restore county confidence
A political endorsement urges voting the Silver Republican ticket straight. It argues the ticket’s candidates uphold principles that will restore confidence in this county and across the United States, promising renewed prosperity.
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United Pines
Debate clash over silver standard and gold ticket referenced
The text notes L. I. Douthett as a drayman and reports that McKinleyites fear debating a silver man in the county. It argues a cause that cannot endure argument is weak and urges voting for silver and protection while opposing the gold standard and its ills.
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L. I. Douthett
Carter backs bimetallism with European consent
Mr. Carter favors bimetallism and seeks consent from European nations before U S adoption. He calls repeal of the coinage act a mistake. Republican orators push for direct achieve ment through indirection and argue England will not consent anyway.
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Carter
United States
England
Silver Republican nominees urged for county race
The paper endorses the Silver Republican ticket for county commissioners, urging voters to exercise good judgment and elect all nominees in support of free and unlimited coinage of silver, stating the paper does not seek private gain for any individual.
County convention hardens stance on silver ticket
The county Republican convention rejected silver Republican influence as many office-seeker delegates opposed any concession. Nominees on the gold ticket claim strong silver support when abroad, but observers doubt voters will be fooled by the shift.
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Yellowstone
Shiloh's Cure Promoted As Best Cough Remedy
An advertisement touts Shiloh's Cure as the best cough remedy and warns that neglecting a cough is dangerous. It urges immediate use and notes it is sold by druggists.
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Shiloh
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