Banking contrivances and the rise of millionaires in the 1890s
The piece reviews the national banking system's origin and profits, arguing it was built on public debt. It traces a hypothetical $100,000 investment turning into about $804,000 in coin in ten years, and cites Hon. William H. English's record at the First National Bank of Indianapolis. It also sketches Henry Vincent's career as founder of the American Nonconformist and later publications.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Securary
the Treasury
Wm. H. English
First National Bank of Indianapolis
United States
Henry Vincent
Petral
Iowa
Wichita
Kansas
Indianapolis
Chicago Express
Henry
Coxy’s
Army
the Searchlight
Silver movement and politics creek through Times-Post notes
A collage of 19th century press items notes Coxey’s Massillon paper Sound Money with Henry Vincent as editor. Journal claims a silver money syndicate backing. comment on Cleveland birth, New York marriage, and Ohio editors' stance. Mentions Bunker Hill anniversary and local gossip about honesty in money debates.
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Age
Coxey
Massilon
Ohio
Henry Vincent
Times-Post
Truxs- Post
Ohio Democratic
Fort Wayne Newspapers Enter Daily Era of Freedom and Growth
Fort Wayne introduces new daily papers the Fort Wayne Democrat and Fort Wayne Traes-Post. The Democrat offers free silver at 16 tol with editorials and support from Broomfield. the Traes-Post emerges from the Times and promises a seven column folio, well edited and actively advertised by Gart Shober and team, signaling a lasting presence.
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Fort Wayne
Daily Democratic
Broomfield Democrat
the Times
Gart Shober
Free Coinage and Convention Maps Advertised
An issue promotes a brochure on free coinage by Charles H. Bliss for 10 cents at the Times-Post office with mail orders available. It also notes a Nickel Plate map of Boston Maass for the Christian Endeavor convention and the fourteenth international convention.
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Times-Post
Charles H. Bliss
Times-Post Office
Nickel Plate Road
Boston
Maass
Chicago
B. F. Horner
Jly
Prefixing dictation in letters spurred by poor spelling
Dialogue fragment shows two speakers A and B exchanging remarks on dictation and spelling. The closing word Feierabend signals farewell, implying a light, recurring exchange between correspondents.
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Feierabend
Rawsby Talks With Zebedee Perkins About Wealth and Prosperity
Rawsby interviews Zebedee Perkins, a Pleasant Hill farmer, who challenges census figures and Wall Street meddling on per capita debt and wealth. Perkins contrasts farmer wisdom with intellectuals, quips about mortgage losses, home ownership, and rising inequality, and offers Rawsby a ditching job.
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Rawsby
Honest Money League of
Wall Street
Household matters and fashionable dining hints
A hygiene piece advises daily sponge baths and warm facial cleansing to stimulate circulation and prevent breakouts. It notes how careful table etiquette and menu cards enhance the dinning experience, describing a stylish costume sketch and a Parisian dining innovation.
Oregon venture plans to convert horses into oil and fertilizer
A San Francisco Examiner report describes a proposed Oregon project near Portland to slaughter thousands of horses for oil glue and fertilizing products. Managers expect 560 to 600 horses daily, citing electricity and bicycles reducing horse demand. Prices have collapsed. owners may sell at a cent per pound, with limited meat exports to Europe as an experiment.
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Portland
Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Europe
San Francisco Examiner
Oklahoma Divorce Boom Overrides Dakota Rumors
Oklahoma rivaling South Dakota as a fast, private divorce haven. Territory laws allow 91 days to establish residence and filing in distant districts. comics cite a 200 strong Oklahoma City colony and 1 000 territory residents seeking divorces.
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Oklahoma
South Dakota
Oklahoma City
Oklahoa
Pittsburg Dispatch
Her Quest and the New Woman Visit
A Chicago Times Herald excerpt shows a woman seeking entry to a house, asking to see the lady of the house while a porter questions her. The scene highlights the era's shifting gender roles and the public sphere.
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St. Peter
Chicago Times-Herald
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Congress
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Elkhart
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Boston Transcript
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Traes-Post
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Hoe
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Cadiz
Xeres
Seville
New York Sun
Will
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Philadelphia Press
Washington Star
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King
Millie
St. James
Will Advocate
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