Delusive plan on currency bases roils Iowa governor speech
Denton Journal reports Governor Boies near Fairfield advocated a bimetallic standard with redeemable notes and a 25 percent silver or gold reserve. Critics warn of bullion value instability and warn against abandoning fiat for a mixed metal system while urging return to the long tested 25.8 grains gold or 4123 grains silver per dollar to boost trade and employment.
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Boies
Fairfield
Iowa
Treasury
Fathers of
The
Republic
Gold Standard Debate Over Bond Issuance
The New York Sun argues the 262 million bonds in the Cleveland era mainly reflect revenue deficiency not the gold standard. It notes Cleveland took office in March 1893 with appropriations rising above prior levels, tariff laws affected revenues, and subsequent year adjustments changed deficits and receipts.
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New York Sun
Cleveland
Bonds and gold withdrawals threaten treasury stability in 1894
The text describes three bond issues in 1894 linked to large gold withdrawals from the U.S. treasury. In February, $19,193,354 in gold was taken to redeem steenbacks and treasury notes, lowering the gold reserve to about $65 million, far below policy targets. A second issue followed in November with reserves at $61 million, and a third after that amid a run that saw $77 million withdrawn in two months. A stipulation protected the treasury for a time, but the overall pattern is blamed on deliberate withdrawals, not revenue shortages.
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Treasury
Harrison
Cleveland
Caroline County
William H. White
Ella White
Ella Walsh
Norristown
Pennsylvania
Carolina County
Maryland
Federalsburg
Conshohocken
Circuit Court
Charles W. Hobbs
Charles W. Nobbs
Janto Dt
Boundary and tax debates tied to fish, crabs and oysters
Editorial notes argue the Maryland Virginia boundary dispute risks hair-splitting on what counts as fish as crabs and oysters lack vertebrae and blood. The piece riffs on Prussian bans on American goods, tariff receipts under Dingley, road labor for jail inmates, and proposed military discharges for Company K veterans.
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Maryland
Virginia
Agassiz
Long District Fight Over Congressman Nomination Rumors
The district debates candidate selection with Queen Anne's and Centreville observers clashing over moves for First District. It notes Senator Gorman’s strength, discusses mayoral and election roles, and cites local business optimism and farm prices. Also covers remedies for croup and rheumatism, a Baltimore collector appointment, and the Woodstock sales force.
Wanamaker's Philadelphia Store size and reach
Wanamaker's Philadelphia store spans eighteen acres of floor space in a multi story building with tenable capacity. The chain employs about four thousand locals year round and up to five thousand during holidays. In a single month it sells over two million dollars worth of goods, exceeding Richmond's yearly totals.
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Europe
Asia
America
St Il
Philadelphia
Wanamaker’s
New York
Richmond
Virginia
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Denton Journal
Rov Syae
Prussia
Dingley
State Department
W. F. Times
Barber
House of Representatives
U.S
Point Lookout
Queen Anne’s
Eastern Shore
Centreville
Queen Anne's
Queen Annie’s
Sterling Democrats
Gorman
Congress
Thurston
Nebraska
Baltimore
John Walter Smith
William T. Malster
Hardcastle
Chesapeake City
W. F. Stone
Washington
Chamberlain
Gero. E. Wourr
Fernandina
Fla
W. E. Brown
Denton
Hugh Duffey
Hillsborough
R. J. Colston
Ridgely
Mother Gray
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Byron Every
Woodstock
Mich
Marie
Milton
Wanamaker
Wm. E. Brown
Hhildren
Vicinity
R. M. Collins
Pinkiller
Perry Davis & Son
Timothy
H. T. Nuttle & Bro
Andersontown, MD
AES
Ree
P. H. Golt
Wye
Queen Anne's R
Denny
N. Smith
Willoughby
W. &. Pennington
Ae Eae
Eugene Lynch
Downes
W. H. Anderson
H. C. Hobbs
Hobbs
W. R. Peters
Hickman
Lord
Greenwood
Burton
Queenstown
William Mf. Conn
Queenstown, HD
WH. Hopps & CO
Baltimore, MD
Kerr Bros
Wrightsville
M. Fox & Sons
Propriet Ors
North ST
Baltimore, Td
Lewis & West, Artorneys
Tur Tivzs
the Times
Epiroy
Philadelpita
J. H. Nichols & Son
Denton, Md
James H Webb
Jesse A. Wright
Choptank
Alury Land
Methodist Episcopal Church
H. P. Bosley
J. K. Watson
Samuel Lewis
J.T. Blades
Lewis & Wist
Frank C. Belton
Lee B. Belton
Bolton Bros
Elaine
E. Pratt St
Imorie
Ried
Wilmer Emory
Cornor Fayette and North Sts
Labor
Klondike
Bainbridge Land
Hambridge
Banbridge
Bainbridge
Caroline
Green & Redden
Drixton
Thos A.smith
Ring LY
Hackett
Quinn Anne
Easc
Mppincott
Strib Street Sa
Winneapelis
Mice
EL. RT
CLARE
Denon
Marrylane
Geiser
W. AH. Irwin
Charles Howard
A. Vondersmith
West
Baltimore Street
Charlea
Balti Ore
ETHIS
Jon
Ken
the Globe
Baltimore St
Charles
Morning Herald
the Sunday Herald
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Hearal
Weekly Herald
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the Herald Publishing Company
Fayette and St. Paul Streets
Baltimore, Mp
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