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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1896
Page
2
Durham Recorder dated September 17 1896 announces weekly publication with editor J King manager E T Rollins and subscription pricing including one year and six months rates.
Notice states The Recorder sold in August moved to Hillsboro failed to meet terms and is returned to Durham for future publication. Debtors urged to pay at the office to Messrs. King and Rollins, the lessees. E. C. Hackney Pueblo Colo January 18.
Special Notice urges subscriptions as a means to extend the paper’s reach and usefulness amid a period of political discussion. It notes Bryan’s influence, Virginia populist tensions, and South Carolina dispensary scandals while reporting staff changes and local reactions.
The executive committee of the Southern States Freight Association decided to restore the old rates in effect before the war. Ten days notice will be given by filing a copy of the old tariff with the Interstate Commerce Commission. No road has sought a hearing from Judge Speer on the injunction requiring restoration of rates.
The article proclaims Hon. W. J. Bryan a champion of the people arriving for a Raleigh address. It urges unity across parties to oppose gold-standard politics and warns of divisions harming the electorate. A special Bryan train departs from Raleigh at 6 10 p m with round trip tickets offered.
A pro free coinage argument outlines why maintaining parity between money and labor protects wages and goods. It cites world population growth, metal stock, and treasury notes, arguing that the United States needs more money than other nations to avoid stagnation and to spur prosperity and fair rewards for producers.
The piece argues that pro gold standard interests oppose labor votes while backing strikes. It claims labor enmity to the standard is widespread, linking cotton price decline to currency factors and ongoing supply constraints amid political tension.
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