Burlington Route Excursions to San Francisco and Los Angeles
The Burlington Route offers Thursday excursions from Omaha at 4 35 p m and Lincoln at 8 10 p m with tastings at 8 50 p m aboard clean modern sleepers. Travel through Denver and Salt Lake City to California and back with through cars, bedding, towels, and uniformed conductors. Berths cost five dollars and second class tickets are honored. Contact J Francis Gen Pass Agent Omaha Neb for details.
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Omaha
Lincoln
Cara
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Denver
Salt Lake City
Burlington
J.francis
Neb
Klondike guide offered by Burlington Route
A Burlington Route pamphlet promises practical Klondike information. It includes an Alaska map, travel tips, wage and living questions, and where to obtain the folded guide. Free by mail with stamps or at ticket offices. also mentions a periodical catalog and various unrelated ads.
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Burlington
S. Klondike
Alaska
W Klondiké
J Frantis
Omaha
Neb
Inventions Displayed by Sues & Co at Bee Building
A patent exhibition outlines pneumatic bicycle tire sections for cooling and flexibility, auto tidute systems, fire alarms, abdominal douche baths, ballot boxes, metallic fence fabrics, a snow locomotive using sled runners, and a windmill motion converter. Four copyrighted cuts show clock and watch movement balances and rotary motion devices. Inventors may obtain free information by contacting Sues & Co., patent lawyers, Bee Building, Omaha Nebraska.
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United States
Sues & Co
Bee Building
Omaha
Nebraska
Electric turntable trial saves cost for railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Southern Railway tested electric motors on 60 foot turntables at Chillicothe and Cincinnati reducing manual labor and cost. Hand turning once averaged 12 cents per engine while electric operation costs under one half cent per turn, yielding yearly savings around 709 dollars.
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Baltimore and Ohio South Western Railway
Chillicothe
Park Street
Cincinnati
Gold standard debates and the push for bimetallism
A series of questions and arguments discuss US monetary policy from 1792 to 1896, asking why parties supported or opposed the gold standard and international bimetallism. It critiques Republican and Democratic positions, McKinley’s European commission, and the 1896 election context.
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United States
Symie Party
Bolting
Chicago
Bolting Democrats
Republican Party
Minneapolis
Republican ‘Party
McMcKinley
McKinely
Congress
Europe
McKinley
Republcan
Monetary Commission
England
France
Reichstag
Germany
Assembly
the Monetary “Commission
Mandera
Chambers. of Commerce
Banke
Republican” Party
Ats
Readio Commercial
The Specie Basis Debate Across Economic History
A fragmentary discussion critiques specie backing for currency, noting gold and silver limits and the instability of specie redemption. It argues paper money was created to solve these issues, warning that reliance on metallic dollars leads to periodic financial hardship and profit draining.
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United States
Points on wealth power and railways in late 19th century press
The excerpt surveys diverse opinions on plutocracy and wealth influence, from government ownership of railways to the impact of tariffs and currency debates. It cites multiple newspapers and figures, including criticism of monopolies, the Dingley tariff, and the idea of preferential ballots while noting unreliable telegraph news.
Debates Over Gold Standard and Silver Money
A historical excerpt discusses opposition to a sole gold standard and the demonetization of silver. It cites figures like James G. Blaine and includes arguments about the constitutional status of money, remonetization of silver, and the dangers of monetary reform. The text links these financial questions to broader social and political consequences.
William McKinley on Cleveland and the silver issue in 1890
The speech accuses President Cleveland of dishonoring silver and demonetizing silver dollars to curb money in circulation. It claims he sought to contract the circulating medium, raise money value, and make goods dear while money acts as the master. Strong rhetoric centers on monetary policy and gold versus silver.
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McKintey
Silver Knight
Watchman
William MeKinsey
Cleveland
Debates on Bland Silver and Western Prosperity
Speech by William H Crawford criticizes bimetallism and silver demonetization. Logan cites effects on labor wages, mortgage finance, rail stocks, and Western agriculture. He condemns moneyed interests and calls for a national money system to revive prosperity.
Money and Industry Drive National Power Across Europe
The text argues that after discovery of American mines, European nations see economic growth as money flows, making merchants enterprising, manufacturers diligent, and farmers attentive. It asserts magistrates should pursue policies that increase money to sustain industry, labor, and national strength, while less wealthy nations grow weaker and more miserable.
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America
Europe
Monetary theory and metal supply in 19th century debate
The fragment discusses European monetary systems and price impacts in Britain, noting how metal value shifts affect industry and public welfare. It cites McCulloch on Europe and Wolowski on metal totals, asserting that monetary policy influences debt and demand without relying on philosopher kings or politicians.
Prosperity Striking In As Demand Eases Across Sectors
The Bradstreet analysis notes irregular general movement with a downturn in wool speculation and staple demand. Cotton goods slow due to weak raw cotton, and dry goods activity lags. Western merchants misread fall demand. August orders overextended. Wilson Bros Boston assigns, Mutual Union Loan and Building Association in Chicago contemplates voluntary action, signaling cautious finance.
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Bradstreet
Saat West
London Herald Warns of Infant incubator Scams in City
A London Herald report describes a rising practice of baby borrowing for incubation experiments by the Infant Incubator at Harlescourt. Hospitals will care for children, but suburban mothers fear cold calls from incubator recruiters seeking infants for experiments. Public warnings urge awareness to curb fraud and protect vulnerable families.
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London
York
York ‘Herald
England
Metro Ls
Harlscourt
Chilldren
Canonbury
A Great War Artist on the Field
Archibald Forbes portrays Frederic Villiers of the London Graphic amid Ottoman fire during the St Nicholas Hill approach. Villiers sketches calmly as shells burst nearby and troops push forward, while Forbes recalls the danger and his own near misses.
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Archibald Forbes
Frederic Villiers
London Graphic
St. _Nicholas_ Hill
Villiers
Villier
Noted Bridge in Crisis Reports at Paris Park Gorge
Fragmentary text describes a famous bridge in Paris with a dangerous reputation. It mentions suicide associations, a rock gorge, and ongoing personal crisis reports linked to the location.
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Ayer
California
Remington
Farnam ‘Street
Howe & Garrix
St. Paut, Minn
Winslote
Star Topacco
Dawn
Copp Brillerss
Janulas Mi Mills
Crore Buea
Elettsor
Railread
Spall Fefervom St
Seruwong
Prt
Agitate
Pet van Hellrese
Shasgater
Howey Co
New York City
Coe
Aanee
Nike
Wowan
Abe
Lont
Hettias
Biz
Axel Zake
Obio Ry
Carolina
Spokane
Iro Pene
Bryan
Sint
Republicai
Hauna
Civic Review
United’ ‘States
Kansas
Topeka
Advocate
Stillwater
Minn
Pittsburg
Kansan
George Gould
Dingley
Chicago News
Johnny Bull
God
Halfard
Chicago & Alton Railroad
St. Louis
Telegraphic
Oceuny
Paporta
Associated” ‘Préss
Sian Apst
Atoat Con
Neramento
Georg Fred
Willems
Boston
Ames G
Sohn G. Garinter
Commission
Taveleve
Perapa
John ‘A. Logan
Great West
West
Arta
Wall, Street
New ‘York
Threadneedle” Street
William H. ‘Crawford
The
Trea
United ‘States
Leon Fauchet
E R. McCulloch
M. Wolowski
Wilson Bros
Mutual: Union Loan’ and Building Association
London’s New
Terror
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