Trouble Ahead in Democratic Convention Fight Over Silver
An examination of the last ballot shows southern and far western delegates favor Chicago, signaling a costly fight over the financial plank. The piece traces silver politics, fears of a split, and calls for a cross-party Senate stance and silver coinage amid pending presidential struggle.
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New York Tribune
Patriotic Senators Debate Silver Dollar Bond Bill Clash
The piece contrasts two fiscal visions within the senate on a house bond bill. One path favors plutocracy with low prices and wages. the other seeks monetary independence, restoring silver on equal footing with gold and reopening the mints.
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Senate
Opé
World Tries Twice Weekly to Thrice Weekly Change
The New York World expands to a thrice weekly edition offering 18 papers weekly at the old one dollar annual price. Each issue runs six pages eight columns wide for a total of 48 columns weekly. The Tribune in Dillon, Montana, will join for subscribers paying in advance for one year at three dollars.
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New York Womp
Dillon Tribune
Tribune
Tribune Pub. CO
Bonds Under The Redemption Act Of 1875 Debate
Nelson Dingley Jr argues in the New York Journal that the only lawful bond types are the five percent for ten years or the fifty percent for eighty years, and that any large loan will fit one of these forms. He cautions Congress authorization is needed for other bond descriptions and notes investor considerations on premiums and issuance rates.
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Nelson Dingley, Jr
New York Journal
Zimmerman's Racing Prize Claims in 1893 Season
Zimmerman says his racing career grossed $30,000 in prizes not counting cash winnings. He lists 350 silver sets, 1 gold watch, and US diamond studs among prizes. He notes a litter valued at $5,000 with limited resale value, and a 1893 season yielding four horses and seven carriages plus a $1,000 team of horses at Springfield and a $1,000 diamond studded gold cup at Indianapolis.
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Zimmerman
Springfield
Indianapolis
The Cynic Bullets Foolish Love Letters and Insured Hearts
A satirical editorial notes moral contradictions in love and money. It mocks lovers who boast devotion yet rely on life insurance, and remarks on wives duties and a faded wife’s affection. The piece cites attitudes toward women, money, and marriage with ironic wit.
Pacific Roads Bill Sparks Debate In Majorities Plan Rejected
The minority report on the Pacific railroad bill argues three main flaws in the funding scheme. It cites unsettled debtor company affairs, better terms offered previously, and that the bill fails to protect government interests and risks antitrust conflicts. It also notes plans to unite Central and Union Pacific and questions the government lien and stock foundations. Other items include a ditch project in Wyoming, long prison terms for Italian arsonists, and a Tacoma bid to break a woodenware trust.
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Brice
Morgan
Congress
Supreme Court strikes down veterans' preference law
The supreme court declared the veterans' preference law unconstitutional. It granted veterans a right of way to vacant offices in city or state under specified limits.
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Supreme Court
Grant's Birthday Celebration Held in Galena
Gen. Grant's birthday was celebrated yesterday in Galena with a large attendance. John C. Black delivered the address and speeches were made by Gen. A. L. Chetlain and others.
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John C. Black
A. L. Chetlain
Pride and Punishment in Cherry Street Reform
An elderly woman celebrates her son Jimmy's five year sentence to Sing Sing after leading a shoe-store robbery gang. She boasts that the judge made him the gang’s leader and ensures Cherry Street rivals have nothing to crow about. The scene unfolds in a recorder's court and reflects local disgrace and pride.
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Jim Passavala
James Carene
Joseph Camorani
Mike Speci
Recorder’s Court
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Cherry Street
Ty Jimmy
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Anost
Sing Sing
Detroit Free Press
Auction Scene Ends Tony The Rogue Slave Buyer
In a Washington Post anecdote from slavery days the slave Uncle Tony famed for theft is bought by Marie Dan a wealthy neighbor who fears his rogue reputation but decides to own him as his best hand on the plantation Tony quips that rogues come in two kinds one steals and the other recovers the stolen and Dan buys Tony on the auction block.
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Marie Dan
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Washington
Political quarrel over quitting the fight
The Washington Star quotes a professional politician as exhausted by power and the drive for influence. A cynic in Cincinnati Enquirer presses him about egotism while Chicago Record notes a comical exchange over pawning a watch for a dollar.
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