Gold Standard Bill Aims for United States Currency Reform
Washington Nov 29 The currency bill drafted by Republican lawmakers proposes establishing a gold standard in law as the core feature of the new system. The document details sections on gold standard maintenance coinage of small denomination notes and the creation of a division of issue and redemption within the Treasury to manage gold reserves and outstanding notes. The measure emphasizes parity across money forms and allows Treasury bonds to fund the reserve while preserving the silver dollar and existing public debt laws.
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Washington
United States
Congress
D. B. Henderson
Iowa
S. E. Payne
New York
John Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Jesse Overstreet
Indiana
W. S. Kerr
Ohio
J. W Babcock
Wisconsin
Page Morris
Minnesota
William C. Lovering
Massachusetts
Eugene F. Loud
California
Charles Curtis
Kansas
R. B. Hawley
Texas
Colonel Henderson
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Treasurery Department
Treasury of
General Fund
Terein
the Treasury
The
Salted Gold Mine: Home Investors Trust Closed in Philadelphia
The Home Investors' Trust at 122 Arch Street in Philadelphia has closed. President Lipman Keen, secretary Charles L. Work, and cashier Miss M. C. Carson are missing. The firm promised 100 to 200 percent returns and claimed stock-manipulator confidence. Delegated agents nationwide sent monthly dividends. about $100,000 was said invested. Mail to patrons returned, with five mail sacks daily.
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Philadelphia
Home Investors’ Trust
Arch Street
Lipman Keen
Charles L. Work
M. C. Carson
United States
Elopes With Riding Master From Culver School affair in Cincinnati
Mrs. John L Benepe a wealthy Indianapolis social figure fled with horsemanship instructor J A Floyd from Culver Military Academy in Maxinkuckee Ind. They traveled by train to Cincinnati then by steamer toward Louisville where they were detained. Dr Benepe and their son followed to Louisville and back to Anderson where Mrs Benepe stayed with her uncle. Local reports suggest possible mental imbalance. She had an estate valued at 750000 half of which passed to her.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John L. Benepe
Cincinnati
A. Floyd
Culver Military School
Maxinkuckee
Benepe
Major Doxey
Anderson
Victoria Hotel
Dr. Benepe
Louisville
Ce ‘Craycraft
Herff protests bids on courthouse steel furniture contracts
Jerome Herff & Co protested awards for steel furniture in the courthouse rooms, claiming they were the lowest bidders on the law library, commissioners' court room, and the county superintendent's office but were not favored. He argued that storage room and upper vault considerations altered bids, and noted omissions in the treasurer's and auditor's office contracts.
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New Court House
Ferguson
Board of Commissioners
Jerome Herff & Co
Law Library
Commissioners’ Court Room
Art Metal Company
Mr. Herff
Mr. Graffis
Herff
Hérff
Merff
Ohmer & Sons
Ohmer
Ohmer Company
Meyer
Commissioners’ Court
Gétitleridh
Dir
Tor den
Merit
Kee
Commissions Face Criticism Over Furniture Contract
The article notes voters condemn commissioners for a staged bid process. They allegedly awarded steel furniture by rooms to the lowest bidders and then rejected the lowest bid on two large rooms, prompting political critique among Democrats and the electorate.
Bid Comparison Reduces Difference in Contract Tender
Mr. Herff confirms his total bid reached 18 712 05, about 600 more than Art Metal. He notes two details were bid on only by him and not by Art Metal. Deducting 2 743 53, Herff’s bid becomes more than 2 000 less than Art Metal’s.
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Herff
Art Metal Company
Hanna to retire as Republican campaign chief
The Ohio senator Mark Hanna will not manage the next Republican campaign. He will resign as national committee chairman due to health and remain a senator. The president remains loyal. younger leadership is expected to take over after the next convention.
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Hanna
National Committee
Ohio
Henry C. Payne
Milwaukee
de Fe Las pGudl Tire
McKinley
Republican Party
Mgr
TS9
Ife
Hamna
Barns
White House
Protests Bid to Furnish Court House Furniture
Jerome Herff filed a written protest with Auditor Meyer opposing the commissioners announced contract awards. He plans to use every available means to block the higher bidder from supplying the courthouse furniture.
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Jerome Herff
Meyer
Herff
Contracts Signed With Art Metal Company
County Attorney Barrett prepared contracts and at 11 o clock this morning Mr Deneky of Art Metal reviewed them with the commissioners. The contracts were signed and the county is bound to accept the bids offered by Art Metal.
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Barrett
Deneky
Art Metal Company
Commissioners
Furniture dispute stalls county bid after failed compromise
The Sentinel reports on a contract dispute involving commissioners Ferellson and Grit vistied Bye br off at the Wooue hotel. Mr. Herff refused a compromise and insisted on full entitlements. He filed a protest with Auditor Meyer and would not accept the furniture award, while speculation grows that the commissioners may award the contract to Art Metal company in the court room or county superintendent's room.
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The
Sentinel
Sven
Ferellson
Grit
Wooue
Aantb
Ayevird
Furnivors
Siberin
Turvich
Hertf
the Sentinel
Meyer
Herff
F Furniture
Ian
Art Metal Company
Breach of Contract Claims Damages of 15500
Samuel E. Church of New York sues William and Charles Smith Emith for 15500 in the circuit court at Baldwin alleging breach of contract to supply a large shipment of hoops. The complaint says only a small portion was filled and the rest refused, injuring Church’s cooperage business.
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Aiken & Dawson
Samuel E. Church
New York
William and
Chas Emith
Mr. Church
Natee
Smith Bros
Baldwin
Merz Sanders Wedding At Dr Merz Residence
A formal home wedding took place at 5 o clock Thursday at Dr. H G Merz house uniting Miss Anna Merz and Charles Sanders with Rev Gross officiating. Attendants were Miss Augusta Gross and Theodore Grahl. Mrs H G Merz played Lohengrin as the couple stood for the vows. A wedding supper followed and guests included Rev H Merz of Philadelphia and Miss Lydia Merz of Buffalo. The couple will reside in the city.
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H. G. Merz
Anna Merz
Charles Sanders
Rev. H. Merz
Philadelphia
Lydia Merz
Buffalo
Mrs. Sanders
M'Donald Maugen Wedding in St Patrick's Church
Miss Catherine McDonald of this city and Frank Maugen of Cincinnati were married at St Patrick's church on Thursday at 7 am. Rev Delaney officiated. Attendants were Miss Nellie O Connor and Tom Kehoe. A wedding breakfast followed at the bride's aunt Mrs C W McKinney's home with an evening reception. The couple left for their future home.
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Catherine McDonald
Frank Maugen
Cincinnati
St. Patrick’s Church
Father Delaney
Nellie O’connor
Tom Kehoe
C. W. McKinney
Mr. Ahi
Death Notice of Isaac Dean in Macdon New York
Isaac Dean died at his home in Macdon New York on November 11. He once lived in Fort Wayne from 1855 to 1861 and worked for John Hamilton and W Jacobs Sons. He joined the Twelfth Indiana Volunteer Infantry at the outbreak of the Civil War and rose to sergeant of company A before moving to Montana and later Macdon New York.
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Isaac Dean
Macedon
Nwn. Y
Dean
Fort Wayne
John Hamilton
W. Jacobs & Son
Alunteer
Oraelta
Cimapanga
Montana
Ister
N. Y
Sudden Death of George Hickman Not Attributable to Heart
George Hickman formerly of this city died suddenly at his Mentone area home a few days ago. While heart disease was suspected after his collapse during farm work, a postmortem showed this was incorrect and physicians remain unable to determine the cause of his illness.
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George Hickman
Mentone
Needle removed from infant at Colfax Indiana
A two inch sewing needle was removed from the breast of a two year old girl in Colfax, Indiana. Doctors believe the child swallowed the needle and is recovering after the operation performed near the heart. The incident underscores the danger of small objects to young children.
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Colfax
Ind
Will Warren
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