Debating Silver and Gold Standards in 1890s Policy
J. E. C. of Mt. Vernon street responds to critics of silver advocacy, arguing that recent gold standard policies and the Gorman-Wilson bill harmed business, and defending bimetallism as a remedy. The letter defends Jevons while urging reader support for Democratic platform items including income tax, abolition of national banking, free trade, and immediate bi metallic coinage.
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Mt. Vernon Street
House
Senate
Venezuela
West
Vermont
Stanley Jevons
Jevons
Greely
Joney
Buljon
India
Ispina
Sembiea
Chicago
Europe
Temendous Foundation
Journal of Commerce
Ana
Isvu
Lungiana
Union Pacific
Atchison
Northern Pacific
J. Ki
Carlisle
Democratic Party
Oer
Questions for Gold Bags and Free Coinage Debate
A letter to the editor by William Harrison Riley from Townsend Centre Massachusetts questions free coinage and its effects on silver and gold values. He critiques financiers and asks why foreign profits would come from coinage here and who funds major party nominees.
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Post
Senator Frye
Great Britain
England
Mr. Frye
Edward Atkinson
Bourke Cochran
London
New York
United States
Pullman
Carnegie
Hanna
Bryan
McKinley
Harrison
Cochran
New England
Democrats
Wall Street
William Harrison Riley
Townsend Centre
Mass
Mt. Vernon Street Once More
A letter to the editor argues for equal justice and the general welfare, criticizing attempts to dictate beliefs. It lauds William J. Bryan and the Democratic party for advocating brotherhood and equality for farmers and laboring people.
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MT. Vernon Street
United States
William J. Bryan
Democratic Party
Critics Warn Against Emmons Money Figures
EVI FORBUSH of the Workingmen's Information Bureau joins C A Butterworth's critics inarguing that John D Emmons misstates money per capita and national wealth trends. He cites 1873 1896 per capita money figures and population growth to claim free coinage boosted wealth and equality, contrasting with current monetary policy and rising inequality.
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Post
Sir
Sunday Post
John D. Emmons
Sound Money Democracy
Massachusetts
Emmons
C. A. Butterworth
Free Silverite
Butterworth
Evi Forbush
Workingmen’s Information Bureau
North Woburn
Good Times Coming? A Worker’s View On Silver and Wages
A Roxbury laborer argues that free coinage of silver may not raise wages or employment. He recalls 25 years ago as not better despite lower hours and higher purchasing power today. He favors keeping gold as the best money and urges steady employment and honest wages.
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Consumpton
United States
J. G. Mintyre
Elmwood Place
Roxbury
Silver Men Reply Requests on Wheat Prices and Coinage Policy
A letter from John H. Carter of Winchester dated September 7, 183 calls for responses from silver advocates. He asks why wheat prices declined from 1.21 to 61 cents, despite crop increases in 1879 and 1894, and questions how government would sustain free coinage and public dollars in the hands of supporters.
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John H. Carter
Winchester
Along the Water Front
Harbor towboat William Wheelley sank at Nickerson’s dock East Boston after a stern bearing leak. Vessels report heavy gales in Fundy and sightings of a large iceberg. Passengers sailings include Cay Cenquiries from Jamaica and Liverpool arrivals. Repairs resume on Chattahoochee. Guardian trials planned. several ships undergo caulking and repairs at McKie’s yard.
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William Wheolley
Nickerson
Boston
Durant
J. W. Durant
Chevenne
N. S
Bay of Fundy
Oxford
Warren
Michigan
Liverpool
Warrior
Kitchin
Cebu
Lewis Wharf
Samuel Little
South Boston
Barnstable
Paine
Jamaica
H. Shethiker
Charles S. Moseley
H. W. Southgate
W. W. Pierce
F. W. Stiles
Mary Reynolds
Atlantic Works
Savannah
Nacoochee
Smith
New York
Guardian
Bragdon
A. B. Perry
Woodside
McKie’s
Octagon Whist Club Elects New Officers at Second Meet
The Octagon Whist Club held its second annual meeting at 230 Dudley Street. Alfred Ray Mitchell was named president, Mark N. Jackson vice president, Maurice Tobinsky secretary, and Herbert Smith Jr. treasurer. The event featured a lightning drill, songs, dances, and varied performances by Benson Quinn McManus Eldridge Cronin Martin.
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Octagon Whist
Dudley Street
Alfred Ray Mitchell
Mark N. Jackson
Maurice Tobinsky
Herbert Smith, Jr
William H. Benson
Stephen Quinn
Frank J. McManus
Walter H. Eldridge
Richard Cronin
John Martin
A Pattern for a Dime Basque and Fancy Waist Styles
Fashion note describes two basque waist designs No 1 in light figured silk and No 2 in Persian silk lawn with fitted linings. Details cover shaping, shirring, sleeves, bows, and possible frills. Pattern 6842 fits busts 32 36 40 inches. fabric yardage 2 to 2 1 2 yards. Orders go to New York with a short delay.
Flea Plague Strikes Boston Area Residents
Residents report a sand flea infestation across Marlboro Street to Massachusetts Avenue near the Fens. Families flee homes, swap residences, and seek cures as local authorities and a perplexed patrolman discuss the mysterious pest and a sulfur fumigant remedy.
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Flea
Marlboro Street
Boylston Street
Fens
Massachusetts Avenue
Stabbing at McKinley Hobart Club Meeting
George L. Ellis was stabbed in the forehead by Lewis Brown with a jack knife during a meeting of the colored McKinley Hobart club. Ellis required stitches as Brown was arrested. The incident followed a dispute after invited Boston speakers failed to appear and local speeches took place.
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McKinley-Hobart
Lewis Brown
George L. Ellis
Brown
Boston
Ellis
Gunter
Wild Engine Collision Delays Boston & Albany Train
A wild engine crashed into the southbound passenger train near Red Bridge on the Athol branch of the Boston and Albany railroad in Springfield at about 6 pm. Several passengers were shaken and cut. Mrs. Jane Slate of Auburn, Massachusetts, suffered internal injuries. Both locomotives were slightly damaged.
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Springfield
Red Bridge
Athol
Boston & Albany Railroad
Jane Slate
Auburn
Mass
Chelsea Man Arrested for Assault on Two Women
Officer Hebblethwaite detained William J. Leonard of 12 Maverick street Chelsea on a charge of assaulting two Boston ladies on Chestnut street. The ladies cried for help and John Zagar aided, leading to a chase across fields and fences and a spirited struggle as Leonard resisted capture.
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Officer Hebblethwaite
Chelsea
William J. Leonard
Maverick Street
Boston
Chestnut Street
John Zagar
Leonard
Meadowbrook Beats Myopia In Polo Match For Astor Cup
In Prospect Park four Meadowbrook Club players of Westbury L I defeated four Boston Myopia Hunt Club members 4 to 1 in the first match for the Astor Cup. Ten thousand spectators watched the polo contest with Hamilton Mass representatives present.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Boston
Myopia Hunt Club
Hamilton
Mass
Prospect Park
Meadowbrook Club
Westbury
L. I
William Waldorf Astor
Tuxedo Club
Bostonians
Meadowbrook
Myopia
Conductor John Anderson Leaves West End Line Post
John Anderson, a West End company conductor on the Everett line, was frequently before the district superintendent. He last stopped work on Friday and was told to report Saturday. He left on Saturday leaving a wife and baby in Charlestown.
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John Anderson
West End Company
Everett
Anderson
Charlestown
Strong Market News and Dividend Reports Across Exchanges
Tuesday trading closed strong after initial softness on London prices and Arkansas results. Manhattan, Western Union, and St Paul improved as dividends were announced. St Paul reported 32.68 million gross, 5.35 million increase, net 13.07 million, with rising charges and surplus. Manhattan declared 1 1/2 percent quarterly dividend. Western Union also 1 1/2 percent. Copper and sugar prices rose, with London quotations firm. Industrial and regional banks showed mixed loan and deposit changes, and freight tonnage rose slightly year over year. C. P. Mudge formed a banking brokerage partnership in Boston. Chicago junctions plan 1 1/2 percent dividend on preferred stock upcoming. Hocking Valley stockholders approved 100-year bonds.
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London
Manhattan
Western Union
St. Paul
Western Union Telegraph Company
New York
H. M. Whitney
H. M. Dimmick
South Coventry
Conn
Swift& Co
Iowa Central
Boston & Montana -2
Old Dominion
Osceola
Tamarack
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Chicago, Paducah & Memphis
Altamont
Ill
Illinois
Ohio River
Chicago
Chicago Junction Railway & Union Stock Yard
C. P. Mudge
Purnell & Hagerman
Boston
Snipe Wins Manchester Yacht Club Cup Race
Snipe, skippered by the Boardman brothers with O'wa ric and A Walpole Craig aboard, won the third race for boats under 26 feet at Gloucester. The victory gives Snipe the challenge cup by winning two of three races, with Comet finishing second and Snipe ahead of the field.
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Gloucester
Manchester Yacht Club
Snipe
Boardman Brothers
O'waric
A. Walpole Craig
Comet
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