Factions in a Fight Divides Kentucky Democrats Over Finance
At the Kentucky state convention in Louisville on Tuesday the Silver faction failed to gain control of key committees with a 9 to 4 cards split. Senator Blackburn lost his bid for the committee on resolutions as Gold supporters push for sound money and oppose free coinage with General Hardin allied factions. In Washington Olney considers competitive examinations for consuls amid civil service reform push and Grant era precedents, while appointing officials may hinge on Senate approval.
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Address to Silver Democrats from Memphis Conference
A memorandum issued by a committee formed after the Memphis silver convention outlines plans for a Democratic party driven campaign to secure free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1. It argues that Democratic action and organization across states are essential to influence the 1896 national convention and avoid friction.
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Memphis
Mimmis
Democratic Party
Union
United States
Gold Reserve Above 100 Million Spurred by Bond Move
Treasury reports show gold balance near but not over 100 million with a 1.225 million bar gold consignment in New York for August Belmont & Co. to back government bonds, pending deposit to the U S treasury. The Campania shipment boosts the total seen in the accounts.
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Washington
Treasury Department
New York
Campania
August Belmont & Co
United States
Treasury
Fire at Presidio destroys post canteen
San Francisco reports a mysterious fire at the Presidio reservation destroying the post canteen and injuring barkeeper Ernest Ralph, a discharged soldier. Ralph slept in his bunk and was not seen until the blaze had advanced. Loss is estimated at $2,000. Colonel Graham suspects an incendiary, likely same offender who damaged a gun shed last week, with property losses totaling about $30,000.
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Presidio
Ernest Ralph
Ralph
Graham
Raleigh Cruising In Florida Waters
Washington report dated June 25 notes a word of travel or cruising activity in Florida waters. Details are unclear due to a damaged source fragment. The item hints at a movement or visit by a Raleigh-based party or vessel.
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Raleigh
Florida
Washington
Oil Flurry and Notable Figures Lit Up the Page
Oil opened at 1.75 and climbed to 1.81 before slipping to 1.75 at noon. Evangelist Phillips died in Delaware. Elizabeth Cady Stanton reaches 80 in November. Paris ball glitters with Casimir-Perier’s honor, and Mrs. O W Connor leads Indiana literary clubs. Notables include Mrs. Hearst, Li Hung Chang’s wife, Fra Marie Harder, and Sarah Bernhardt embroiled in a court dispute.
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Elizebeth Cady Stanton
Casimir-Perier
O. W. Connor
Wabash
Indiana Union of Literary Clubs
Gwendoline Cecil
Lord Salisbury
George Hearst
California
Washington
Bicycle Enthusiasm and Night Lighting Urge Safety
An editorial roundup notes growing bicycle popularity and urges riders to light lanterns at night. It cites multiple papers praising wheels as a reform symbol while warning that reckless cyclists harm public welfare, especially women riding after dark.
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New York World
Syracuse Post
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Buffalo
Indianapolis News
Los Angeles Express
Matthew
Chicago Tribune
Gotham
Baltimore American
Royal Portraits and Market Wanderings of European Royals
Descriptions sketch Queen Victoria on Irish beauty, Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg as tallish with dark eyes, and the Princess of Bulgaria shopping in Sofia. An Austrian empress is picky about food, relying on milk from a single cow for sustenance.
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What the Wheel May Do in Suburbs and Society
A Chicago Times Herald column says bicycles will open suburbs and reduce urban crowding. Independent wheel ownership could shift transit to individuals, affecting streetcar service and shop life. Bicycling requires specific attire and bathing, making it a luxury with uncertain staying power.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Notable Figures Embrace Bicycle Craze Across Professions
Mrs. Oelrichs and E W Kimble are praised cyclists while Lady Henry Somerset ranks cycling beside temperance. Augustus Thomas weighs 200 pounds yet enjoys riding. the Brice sisters plan a France bicycle tour. Joe Choynski finds riding tougher than 60 rounds. Frederick Remington tames a custom bike. Tolstoi now cycles with family. John D Rockefeller gifts 22 last year and 16 more this year.
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E. W. Kimble
Henry Somerset
Augustus Thomas
Brice
France
Joe Choynski
Frederick Remington
Leo Tolstoi
John D. Rockefeller
Wheeling Spawns Unconventional Bonding Through Cycling
The New York Sun notes a cheerful spirit of nonconformity in Wheeling as families bond over bicycle lessons. A 12 year old tells a girl slightly older that cycling makes her feel she has never truly known her mother until they arrived for lessons, a sentiment echoed by others.
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Wheeling
New York Sun
Timid Women Bicyclists Cited as Drivers’ Peril
A horseman quoted by the New York Tribune warns that timid women on bicycles frighten drivers. He notes women stop when wagons approach and urges riders to keep moving to reduce accidents and strain on nerves.
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New York Tribune
Borrow and lend a bicycle for travel and value
An old bicycle is a practical loan that returns in fair condition, while a newer wheel loses its beauty. The note from Sporting Life advises keeping an aged bike to lend to friends who need it, ensuring it comes back usable.
Floating riding school on Lake Michigan proposed near Chicago
A Chicago company plans to build a floating riding school and bicycle track on Lake Michigan. The project would anchor offshore and use the platform as an ice rink in winter, as reported by the American Wheelman.
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Lake Michigan
Three Bicycle Spines In New York Medical Collection
The College of Physicians in New York houses three examples of the bicycle spine a spinal anomaly linked to modern cycling A statistician calculates bicycle related losses for street railways amounting to 60 dollars per week per 100 bicycles In large cities with 5000 to 10000 bicycles car goalyeates would fall by up to twenty thousand dollars The instructor’s role centers on wheel balance with the guiding idea turn your wheel in the direction you feel you’re going to fall.
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College of Physicians
New York City
New York Sun
Printed envelopes to prevent lost letters from Dillon ad
Lost letters clog the mail each year and most misdirected mail could be fixed if writers used envelopes printed with their name and address. Tripuns Publishing Co. Dillon Mont offers prepaid printed envelopes at 60 cents per hundred and other printing at proportional low prices.
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Tripuns Publishing Co
Dillon, Mont
Beaverhead County Seeks Printing Bid Submissions
Beaverhead county seeks bids for county printing including local advertising blank books and official publications. Bids due at the county clerk's office by July 14 1495 and opening scheduled with the county commissioners on July 15 1495. The commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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T. J. Menny
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