Matthews’s Silver Stance Shapes Presidential Ambitions
The Times-Post argues Governor Matthews splits party wings by backing an international silver plan with a fast conference. It warns the public and party rivals that free silver supporters condemn international compacts and urge Matthews to renounce such terms to win the nomination and the presidency.
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Matthews
United States
Times-Post
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Tactics of false reports in press and Kentucky race
The piece discusses how false dispatches aim to shape opinion before facts emerge, citing a fake order rumor about a $100,000 silver push led by an unspecified president in the far west. It notes gold basis papers pushing the lie, the risk of uncorrected misinformation, and how real events in Kentucky ultimately showed the silver side ahead, with ex-Congressman Stone defeated. It also mentions Indianapolis enforcement of Nicholson law on saloons and a 1894 Kansas Republican coinage platform.
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Far East
Far West
Gold Basis Press
Kentucky
Stone
Democratic Editorial Association Meeting At Maxinkuckee
The Democratic Editorial association of Indiana will meet at Maxinkuckee tomorrow for a two day session. The event draws interest due to the money question dominating political gatherings. An interview with Senator West of Missouri on the money issue appears on the first page and is urged for careful reading.
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Democratic Editorial Association of
Indiana
Maxinkuckee
Senator West of
Missouri
Nickel Plate railroad sells 200 mile July tickets
Fourth of July excursions offer round trip travel on the Nickel Plate line within 200 miles from the starting point for a single fare. Tickets good for return through July 5th.
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Nickel Plate Road
Good
Political tensions and tariff fears in Indiana politics
The Bloomington Sentinel notes Democrats may reject its Henry George single tax stance and warns of the 1892 party split. It cites S. E. Morss earning 5000 dollars as consul general and criticizes Jake Dunn while the Nickel Plate Railroad announces July 3 4 excursion tickets within 200 miles.
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Sentinel
Bloomfield Democrat
Indiana
The
S. E. Morss
Paris
Jake Dunn
Matthews
Statute
Verdict on Electric Execution in New York Penitentiary
A Roches ter New York report claims a man recovered from an 8000 volt electric shock, challenging the notion that electrocution is fatal. The piece notes the penitentiary current is 2000 volts and argues the method should be tested before more executions.
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Rochester
N. Y
New York Penitentiary
Excursion Plans And Rates From Local Offices
Very low rates and half fare to various destinations including Baltimore Boston Chattanooga Denver Niagara Falls Rome City and Island Park Assembly with dates in July and August. Special excursions by Baptist Y P A of A Knights Templar Ep worth League and National Educational association plus intra railway travel within 200 miles. Timms Post job printing office pitches itself as a first class but affordable printing shop seeking business.
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Baltimore
Baptist Y. P. A. of A
Boston
Knights Templar
Chattanooga
Epworth League
Denver
Col
National Educational Association
Niagara Falls
Rome City
Island Park Assembly
Timms-Post
Democrats in Hancock County Back Free Coinage Policy
From our exchanges and party talk we learn Hancock County Democrats favor restoring silver to legal tender for all debts and reestablishing the silver dollar as money. They oppose the 1878 coinage changes and seek bi metallism as policy. The Nickel Plate road offers low Denver educational association rates for July 5 to 12 with fine dining and service.
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Hancock County
Findlay Courier
J. Pierrepont Morgan
Rothschild
United States Treasury
Europe
England
Indianapolis Sentinel
Evansville Courier
Kokomo Dispatch
National Educational Association
Denver
Colo
Nickel Plate Road
Dwis
Two Giant Rattlesnakes Killed Near Delphi
Rev Field and farmer Goslee, eight miles north of Delphi, killed two enormous rattlesnakes in the road. Each snake reportedly had 28 rattles, the largest seen in the area. The rest of the snippet discusses diverse social notes and fashion columns from the era.
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Valpuriaso
Rev. Field
Goslee
Delphi
Market Poultry Notes and Future of the Business
Market poultry experts discuss combining egg farming with broilers to secure year round income. Some favor eggs as the prime, others hatch broilers when egg prices drop. Practical guidance covers incubator handling, brooding, feeding, and avoiding large-scale amateur starts. Eggs, ducks, turkeys, geese, capons, and fanciers are touched, with emphasis on common sense business and market alignment.
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New York
James Rankin
Long Island
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Poultry Monthly
Women in France clubs and societal progress debated
In a sharp critique, Auier E. Ives contrasts Mme Blanc's view that French women’s clubs lack the charm and vigor seen in the United States. The piece argues women must rely on male presence for entertainment, framing the debate as a marker of evolving world civilization and women uplifting other women as progress.
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de Barras
Josephine
Barras
Mme. Blanc
France
Gaul
Auier E. Ives
Two Piece Bicycle Costume from Simplicity Design
The design emphasizes simplicity with a knee length pants and overdrapery that falls to the shoe top. An underwaist shirt or sleeved version is optional in heat, and a back button on both pants and dress keeps the overdress secured and prevents it from lifting with movement.
Flies in Winter Question Sparks Sir Edwin Arnold Visit
A Washington Post anecdote recalls a wartime plains soldier who met Sir Edwin Arnold in the Midwest. The interviewer froze, unable to ask about literature, and finally asked where flies go in winter, illustrating the guest’s courteous, blank reply.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Sir Edwin Arnold
Sir Edwin
Washington Post
Asylum for people who refuse to ride bicycles
A visitor asks about a building in a great twentieth century metropolis and is told by the host that it is the asylum for people who refuse to ride bicycles, a line from a Chicago Record item.
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Chicago
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