Silver dollar debate spans government stamp and redemption
The Plymouth Democrat and rival papers debate why the silver dollar buys the same as a gold dollar. They cite government stamp, redemption in gold, and legal tender status, with letters from Nebecker and Secretary Carlisle supporting non redemption in gold. The discussion tracks to political maneuvers and money policy debates of 1898.
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Dan McDonald
Plymouth Democrat
McDonald
Logansport
Pharos
LaPorte Argus
United States
LaPorte Republican
Nebeker
Harrison
Carlisle
Nebecker
Treasury OF the
Washineton
HW. Neebecker
Treasury Department
U.S. Washinerton
Dean Step
Joan G. Canrussle
Gould
United States of America
Washington D. C
Silver and gold standards debated in a midwestern column
A newspaper column questions silver dollar parity with gold, noting no law pledges to redeem silver, and urges a conference to settle the argument. It also advertises low excursion rates to Syracuse Indiana via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for German and English campmeetings at Oakwood Park, with return validity to August 20. Times-Post job printing office advertises its services.
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Syracuse
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Young People’s Alliance
Oakwook Park
Allen
Mountain Lake Park
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Mountain Chautauqua
Southern states weigh silver and gold at national convention
A speaker argues that southern states will send silver delegations and refuse to vote for a gold standard Democrat. He says his people would back a Republican or Don Cameron over John G. Carlisle if nominated, highlighting regional political tensions.
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Washington
Arthur Pue Gorman
Maryland
Gorman
Chicago
Carlisle
Bowler
Col
Phil Thompson
Blackburn
Kentucky
Thompson
Williams
North Carolina
Don Cameron
John G. Carlisle
World improves as liberty grows says 107 year old Brooklyn man
William Carroll aged 107 from Brooklyn weighs in that the world is getting better with time. He cites less poverty and sickness and stronger justice and education. He is supported by Gladstone’s authority and seeks to remind skeptics that freedom fuels progress in daily life.
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William Carroll
Brooklyn
Gladstone
Carroll
Mr. Carroll
Reform
New York World
Galveston Plans Inter American Exposition 1896
Galveston city council adopted resolutions to host a national Jubileem deep water exposition in fall 1896 celebrating harbor improvements. Aim is broad participation from Mississippi states and international guests from Mexico and Central and South America with support from local chambers and exchanges. Expressed interest from Oklahoma Arkansas Kansas Colorado Nebraska and Missouri.
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Galveston
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Congress
Mexico
Galveston Cotton Exchange
Chamber of Consmerce
Board of Trade
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Colorado
Nebraska
Missouri
St. Louis Republic
Dorsetshire experiment divides farm into 25 holdings
An English test case in Dorsetshire converts a single 813 acre farm owned by Sir Robert Idgecombe into 25 holdings from 2 to 88 acres. Ten yearly installments priced the sale. buyers from many trades paid off with few laborers. The land now supports 75 residents, swelling income from 170 to 313 pounds yearly.
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England
Dorsetshire
Robert Idgecombe
New York Sun
New Fashions Cape Trends Bold Yet Waning
Fashion notes criticize capes for mixing many materials and warn against patchwork looks as autumn styles lean toward simpler elegance. White stockings with horizontal stripes are deemed unflattering, while black hose remain favored. illustration features a violet crepon godet skirt and mauve silk blouse with a green straw hat. Judic Chollet.
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Godet
Winona assembly at Hagle Lake a Lenox style summer retreat
The Winona assembly and summer school at Hagle Lake near Warsaw Indiana offer a full Chautauqua experience with lectures, education, recreation, and outdoor sport. The grounds cover about 200 acres along Wage Lake with cottages, a large 8000 seat auditorium, race track, amphitheater, hotels, and boating facilities. Pennsylvania lines promote season and 15 day tickets with agents listed. Assembly runs July 1 for four weeks with talks and later educational work under John M Coulter of Lake Forest. Secretary EH Scott handles inquiries.
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Hagle Lake
Pennnsylvania
Warsaw
Ind
Winona Assembly and
Chautauqua Assemblies
Spring Fountain Park
Wage Lake
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Lines
Assembly Department
Prest
John M. Coulter
Lake Forest University
Assembly
Pennsylvania Line
I. van Dusen
Pittsburg
EH. S. Scott
Wagle
North Carolina seeks remedy for anti miscegenation law
The state legislature will be asked to legalize the marriage of a Raleigh stenographer of half Cherokee blood and her architect husband who wed out of state to avoid the law but faced possible prosecution upon returning. The case highlights the ban on White Indian marriages to the third generation under NC statute.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Siberian Pilgrims Named The Wandereers Sect Reported in Tomsk
A new heretical sect called The Pilgrims or Wandereers is said to number thousands in Tomsk and other Siberian regions. They imitate primitive Christian living and foresee the antichrist’s reign, prompting their retreat to Siberia where they expect the Orthodox church and state to collapse.
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Russia
Tomsk
Siberian
Siberia
Athens stadium nears completion for spring Olympic games
The Stadion at Athens is nearly ready for the next spring Olympic games. Marble covers the two ellipse ends and the two lower rows of benches along the race course.
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Athens
Prince of Wales Declines US Visit and Yacht Race Plans
Reports from multiple papers confirm the Prince of Wales will not visit America this summer. The news follows weeks of anticipation as yacht Valkyrie III is identified to challenge Defender for the America Cup, with the cup likely staying in the United States. The royal absence is tied to pressing business and succession considerations.
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Prince of Wales
Boston Globe
United States
Albert Edward
Springfield Union
New York
America
Manant
Cohoern Dianatch
Cheapest Niagara Falls Excursion Ad
Sunday excursion offers a summer tour at under half a cent per mile for Niagara Falls. Tickets available at the north depot. Take the 8:00 a.m. Sunday trip to Rome City for $1 round trip, valid for return until Monday.
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Niagara Falls
North Depot
Rome City
The Millet Crop Amid Shifting Cultivation Patterns
The article surveys millet as a sailing crop with rising plantings in Kansas and Texas and declining common millet in Minnesota and the Dakotas. It notes millet hay curing challenges due to heavy growth, advises curing in cock and two thirds dried hay, and mentions millet used for green feed and limited ensilage with lower yields than Indian corn.
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Michigan
Kansas
Texas
Minnesota
Dakotas
A. A. Crozier
Exhibit Highlights at Atlanta Exposition Government Building
The Department of Agriculture will center displays at the Atlanta Exposition focusing on horticulture and citrus fruit culture. Models of native fruits will hang on original trees, with tools soils insects and disease prevention shown. Cotton plants from both U.S. and foreign lands and related pests and control methods are also featured.
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Department of Agriculture
Practical farm tips from a North Carolina correspondent
A Country Gentleman correspondent from North Carolina describes six foot square cloth caps with corner strips to cover shocks, and a method using paper squares to protect plants from worms. Other notes include free rural mail delivery opposition, tobacco dust for melons, cultivating moles, a new dairy division, and advisories on ensilage timing. Mountain Lake Park excursion rates are announced.
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North Carolina
Central Bimetallic Compact Calls for Silver Restora tion
A local resolution advocates restoring silver coinage to its pre 1873 status and forming a Central Bimetallic Compact to educate and campaign for monetary reform. The group pledges to work by honorable means to restore silver value and empower the Times-Post to organize meetings.
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Wuerreas
Times—Post
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Atlanta Exposition
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