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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1896
Page
6
A worker criticizes the gold standard and argues that purchasing power hinges on productive power, not the monetary unit. He contends wages rise with output, while under gold or speculative standards labor bears the risk of price changes. He cites bi metallist views and calls for honest government and money. Lawrence July 25.
A letter argues against silver political campaigns linking it to the Venezuelan crisis, warns politicians act for votes, urges support for the American eagle and gold, and claims Treasury holds surplus silver. It laments Western silver lunacy and predicts a return to prosperity with gold.
A Lawrence workingman writes that he is willing to back Bryan for President, arguing honesty and resolve to implement people’s chosen policies. He compares government seizure of mines to bankers’ profits, warns farmers pay and millers profit rise as wheat price rises, and condemns broad price doubling while wages lag.
A letter to the editor calls wheelmen to form a 16 to 1 Bryan and Sewall Wheelmen’s Club in Boston. Members should contact George G. Cutting at 277 Shawmut Avenue to advocate free coinage and ride the bimetal standard to victory, opposing the single standard.
A reader argues reformers err in blaming capital alone for labor oppression. He says wealth used in production is harmless without a private monopoly of natural opportunities. Remove that wall and capital and labor align. Earth’s stores ensure fair wages. private earth ownership blocks independence and turns population growth into a curse. Boston letter July 27, 1896.
A reader notes arguments for free silver coinage, detailing how 16 to 1 coin value would raise silver dollar value and flood the market. It argues wheat, corn, and cotton prices would rise, boosting farmer incomes by hundreds of millions while benefiting silver producers and broader trade.
fragmentary note attributes the phrase free coin age of silver to John F. Nickerson a member of the Massachusetts Bimetallic League.
A Treasury report through July 1 189 discusses 378,614,043 silver dollars in vaults or silver certificates in circulation and 115,000,009 in silver bullion bought under the Sherman act. It argues paper money replaces bulkier coins in the East, questions the silver craze as a profit-driven fraud, and contrasts Western banking risks with high interest. It suggests a Western state banking system could end the craze.
BENSLEY COLLENETTE of 47 Court Street argues against Koch and supports intrinsic money tied to free coinage. He asserts the long history of silver and gold as money, predicts eventual disposal of silver wealth, and cites De Quincy on California as proof of market stability amid metal abundance.
A reader explains why a silver dollar under free coinage would not equal a gold dollar, noting intrinsic metal values, backing, and the 16 to 1 silver to gold ratio. The writer compares to the trade dollar and warns prices would vary by coin type, with silver trading at a discount when metal values shift.
A Dorchester reader complains that the Silverites rely on suppositions and frequent use of the word if in George Fred Williams's speeches, arguing there is no real argument beyond conjecture.
A Post reader argues the banking system harms national prosperity and urges direct government money issuance at low interest. The writer condemns the current system, cites Bryan Sewall on silver, and demands sovereign government control of currency and money supply. STRADDLEBUG.
The writer questions a 16 to 1 silver standard arguing prices would rise yet costs for shoes clothing and farming tools would also double. He asks how mechanics clerks and laborers would fare when wages and demand shift, noting workers suffer first in downturns and may not gain in prosperity even with five years of such policy.
The letter argues that free coinage would not favor silver mine owners alone but raise prices and wages with a universal benefit. It notes coinage charges exist and that silver remonetization would lift wheat and labor value proportionally, while praising the Post for encouraging public discussion and supporting Bryan and Sewall.
A reader from Boston objects to a West End employees letter by Whitney, calling it thin and biased. The writer defends the Post for giving space to public discussion on gold and silver, praising its motto and noting the paper’s popularity. He asserts Whitney misreads employee sentiment and promises ongoing public discourse.
A garbled OCR fragment credits Woodbury as the inventor of Woodbury Facial Soap and mentions aces and polka dot references, signaling a lost note about origin or branding. The readable bits point to Woodbury and facial soap in a historical catalog or advertisement fragment.
Monday trading shows nervous, feverish activity with scarce buyers and liquidation by tired holders. Old Dominion mine sinks from 13 to 11 after Sears building balks at inspection. bears rally it to 12. Copper, silver, and gold markets shift with New York banks paying premiums for gold. Bank stats reveal several changes. Minnesota Iron reports high dividends and projected further payout. Pinkham
Maritime notices recount arrivals and sailings at Astoria and San Francisco with ships from Marlendo Chile Tacoma and New York. Wrecks and losses include Edward C C Allen True broken up near Martha's Vineyard and Benny Doon deckload damage from heavy seas. A fishing schooner Albert Geiger limped in leaking after striking a ledge. Iolanthe reported squalls with gear lost while near Georges Bank.
A naval inquiry report filed with the Governor names Lt Henry D. Sears Lt Jenness K Dexer and Lt William B Edgar. Boatswains Jones and Jackson are reduced to the ranks for leaving Cohasset camp on July 13 without permission and for allowing others to do so. The case concerns absence without leave and differs from the Kimball's Point affair to be decided separately by the Governor.
Late advices from the Falkland Islands report the clipper City of Philadelphia foundered off May 14. Captain Johnson and his wife perished with a crew of twenty five. Wreckers and shippers have completed identification of items from the wreck. London speculators insured the ship at 90 guineas premium, suggesting proof of loss.
A party of American manufacturers sailing from New York arrived at LOOKING INTO ARGENTINE, RIO DE JANEIRO on the steamer Danube. Minister Thompson welcomed them and said Brazil has prepared for their visit back from Argentina in late August. The group will tour the Argentine Republic Uruguay and Brazil with an American colony and U S government officials coordinating sights. The Danube will take them on to the River Plate this evening.
A steamship from Stettin reports two fishermen Alfred and William Kidy of the G. H. Ernst schooner from Lunenberg N S were blown from their vessel during fog on July 20. They drifted for two days and survived without food until picked up on July 22 by a dory.
Shipping notices list arrivals of steamers and tugs from Halifax to Savannah and New York routes. Numerous vessels including Nacoochee, Parthian, Merryman, Merlin, and others are named with towing barges and related port movements. The fragment notes arrivals from Rondout and Port Johnson and mentions several schooners and brigs with destinations such as Ponce Mayaguez and Charleston.
An 19th or early 20th century medicine ad touts St. Remo Crown Brand Pennyroyal Pills with immediate relief from suppression. It urges sending 4 cents in stamps for a sample and details, listing St. Remo Medical Co. at 657 Washington St., Boston, Mass.
The list documents crews and vessels cleared and sailed, naming numerous ships, steamers, barks, and schooners alongside ports and routes. It records names like Henry May Berry Harvest Home Pinkham and George A. Pierce Pinkham, plus ports such as New York, Liverpool, Boston, and Bath, with actions CLEARED and SAILED.
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