Worlds Fair tilt and congress elects Everett in Massachusetts
A miscellany of late 19th century items: Theosophists plan a New York World’s Fair event with delegates bound for Europe and India. Vermont’s ex-governor organizes a marble mill project in Knoxville promising 2000 jobs. Political shifts, railroad moves, weather and crime notes fill the page with brief dispatches across states from Indiana to Massachusetts and Kentucky.
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Dele ‘Gates
Europe
India
Ex-Qov
Proitor
Vermont
Knoxville
President and Cabinet Attend Naval Spectacle in New York
President and all cabinet members except Secretary Herbert traveled to New York Wednesday night to witness the naval event. They were away from Washington for the exo time sp rave spectacle.
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Herbert
New York
Secretaris Front
Washington
Recall denial and gold funding shifts noted in spree of 19th century items
The report denies a recall of Minister Ryan and notes his return without his aide. Secretary Carlisle rejects a New York bankers gold provision while other financiers offer more gold, with free gold holdings at $990,000 and rising. The piece also touches on political trials, post office fraud probes, weather, and disputes about government spending and appointments.
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New York
Treasury
Carlisle
Controversy Over World s Fair Contract and Gold Reserve
The article recounts a disputed $2.5 million Columbian appropriation via a World s Fair contract later rejected, notes presidential pardons for bank fraud, and describes Treasury actions under Cleveland to stabilize gold reserves. It details gold sales limits, reserve use of $3 million, and expectations of restored gold supply aided by European demand.
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World's Fair Corporation
United States
Isham G Harris praised as tariff reformer and debater
In a complimentary notice Isham G Harris of The American Industries is hailed as a sturdy tariff reformer. He is praised as an expert on tariff issues, a leading parliamentarian admired across parties, whose plain forceful style helped cement Tennessee’s Democratic support during the campaign.
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Isham G. Harris
Tennessee
President Denounces Silver Redemption Misinformation
The President refutes misrepresentation by some papers about Treasury policy. He denies plans to redeem Treasury notes in silver and emphasizes the Administration's official stance. The clarification follows sustained press criticism and seeks to restore public understanding of monetary policy.
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John Schardt
Mechanics’ Bank
Thie
Clevelant
Secretary of the Treasury
Othr
Uncle Sam's Army Servants in Civil Service Growth
The Nashville American notes the Civil Service Commission data showing rapid growth in federal employees from 1870s figures to 1880s levels. It argues the expansion reflects vast government activity across Treasury, Post Office, Interior, and related bureaus, and that an army of employes is not too large for a developing nation. It cites defense of national credit and the need for efficient public service amid Republican policies.
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Webster Flanagan
el Paso Texas
Flanagan
New York
Sam
Civil Service
Public Service
Washington
United States
Bate
Treasury
Interior Departments
France
Uncle Sam
Nashville
Counterfeit Silver Dollars Questioned in Public Debate
The piece discusses the ease of counterfeiting silver dollars and subsidiary coinage, noting that genuine weight and material can be forged cheaply. It questions government honesty in issuing silver dollars, concerns about large scale counterfeit circulation, and suggests counterfeiting may be widespread across the nation and even abroad.
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United States
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