Nebraska Democrats Back Gold and Silver Restora tion Platform
At the Omaha convention Edgar Howard was named permanent chairman as Nebraska Democrats endorsed a bimetalism platform restoring gold and silver coinage at the 16 to 1 ratio and denounced secret political cabals. They urged nonsectarian public schools and criticized federal offic eholder intervention in party policy.
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Edgar Howard
Jefferson
Jackson
Cleveland
Chicago
Quay's Opponents Seize State Committee in Pennsylvanian Clash
Harrispersk Pa August 27 Senator Quay and followers took control of the state committee and ousted B F Gilkeson as chairman to shape delegate rolls for Wednesday's convention. Hastings faction braces for impact as both sides claim victory amid a volatile party fight. Dry Sunday In New York reports record low saloon activity with police vigilant at entrances while saloonkeepers seek a drink.
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Harrispurk
State Committee
B. F. Gilkeson
New York
Wine and Liquor Dealers Association
Howard Pitzel’s Body Found In Holmes Case
Charred remains of Howard Pitzel identified as the murdered boy in Indianapolis. Detectives traced him with H. H. Holmes who rented a cottage and a stove used to burn the body. The discovery followed a search of a vacant Irvington house and a trunk from Circle House.
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Indianapol
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Howard Pitzel
Holmes
Irvington
Circle House
Cincinnati
D. J. E. Barnhill
Walter Jenny
Bull fights cancelled as crowd too small in Cripple Creek
In Cripple Creek Colorado Aug 28 the planned fiesta with bull fights drew no more than 200 spectators and was declared off after attendance fell short. Arrests for cruelty to animals were resolved by small fines and no further prosecutions expected. The piece notes humanitarian views on animal cruelty and Indian beliefs about animals and immortality.
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Masonic Temple
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Greenhalge
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Samuel C. Lawrence
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Cripple Creek
Colo
Gillette
George Hall
Frenchy Osborne
Ya-ie-wa-noh
Hannibal Exile and Flight from Carthage to Rome’s Foes
Hannibal was expelled from Carthage by internal enemies after reforms he pursued. He fled to Tyre and then Antiochus’s realm, joining war against Rome. When Antiochus surrendered him, Hannibal escaped, endured Roman pursuit to Bithynia, and died by poison. A tale of a rumored meeting with Scipio Africanus at Ephesus is noted.
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Zama
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Tyre
Antiochus
Rome
Bithynia
Ephesus
Scipio Africanus
Publicity as a force for reform and progress
Emerson and President Eliot praise publicity as a public benefit, noting it exposes wickedness and folly alike, deters crime and corruption, and drives social and governmental reform, despite lingering distrust of this new societal mechanism.
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Emerson
Eliot
Forum
Delmonico lineage and kitchen wisdom from early notes
A New York Dispatch snippet extols a strong stomach and vegetable tonics for health and digestion. It recounts Charles G Delmonico as a key proprietor with ties to the Delmonico family, noting his mother’s sister and early family origins.
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New York Dispatch
Charles G.delmonico
Delmonico
Lorenzo Delmonico
Crist
Charles
Lou
Delmonicos
SS. Cristi
Carlisle's Absurd Jumble Flatly Deflates Gold Coinage Fears
The piece targets a Bryan speech and Carlisle’s silver free coinage theory, arguing gold cannot vanish from circulation and that silver could be issued via mints or certificates. It contrasts farm price woes with potential silver price gains, urging continuation of monetary reform ideas. It cites W J Bryan and Merrick as voices and warns of industrial harm from monetary famine.
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Bryan
Carlisle
Mr. Carlisle
Cincinnati
W. J. Bryan
New York
Washington
Georgia
Empire
Missouri Democrats rally for free coinage at sixteen to one
At Rocheport Fourth of July event State Treasurer Lon V. Stephens argued the party remains committed to free coinage of silver at 16 to 1. He dismissed critics calling Missourians ignorant backwoodsmen and urged a public demonstration of party support.
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Rocheport
Lon. V. Stephens
Missouri
Georgia Democrats and GOP Finance Definitions Stir Georgia
The Atlanta Constitution ridicules Georgia Democrats for labeling all non endorsers of Republican financial policies as Populists. It mocks the political definitions as impractical and predicts fatigue among party organs before any real shift occurs.
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Georgia
France
Atlanta Constitution
Funds Wanted For Squelching Propaganda
The daily bulletin of the sound money committee of the chamber of commerce announced last night that the free silver people are by no means squelched and that it is idle to suppose for a moment that the silver question will be downed before the presidential election. The Newark Mercury notes this admission shows the propaganda machine is still active.
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Daily Bulletin
Sound Money Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Newark Mercury
Nervous Prostration and Heart Ailment Reported
A letter dated February 14, 1895 from Reverend N F Surface of Fawn River Michigan describes nervous prostration as a cause of systemic illness, noting dangerous indirect effects on vital organs especially the heart. The account emphasizes prolonged nervous derangement and its physical toll.
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N. F
Fawn River
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