Plan of the Monometalists in the Dallas Debate
The Gazette reports a national plan by Washington managers to secure gold standard control at the upcoming convention through contested delegations. It cites the Chicago Record and notes potential anti silver delegations from numerous states, with Illinois Texas and Nebraska spotlighted for pivotal roles in shaping convention outcomes. The piece warns of political trickery if party wishes are not followed and predicts a possible bolt after the convention vote.
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Dallas
Washington
Texas
Chicago Record
Gold Standard Organ
Illinois
Nebraska
Gold Standard
Connecticut
Delaware
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Ohio
Kentuck
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Democratic Party
Fort Worth
Times
Obscure Dallas tale ends with starch shortage pun
Mrs McVapid tells a joke about a boy named Tommy sent for starch. He brings only half a pound to avoid missing school and earns a shingle from his teacher. The anecdote appears in the Texas Sifter.
Alabama governor faces revolt over convict factory plan
Last December Governor Oats ordered a large cotton factory on Speigner's convict farm to be run by female and young convicts. Machinery is ordered bricks burned and work underway. Twenty six Alabama factories oppose the plan arguing it harms women and children already paid poorly in mills and will compete with convict labor. A heated clash is anticipated.
Ships to Alaska Draw Unprecedented Pacific Tourists
Reports from the Pacific coast say never before have so many people taken passage on steamers for Alaska. The lure of gold in parts of the Territory and improved transportation facilities attract tourists who seek grand scenery, choosing Alaska over Europe as their destination.
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Pacific Coast
West
Alaska
Europe
Rise of John B. Robinson From Pawnshop to Richest Man
John B. Robinson of South Africa, once a debt ridden grocer in the Orange Free State, and his wife fled to Kimberley where he found a rough diamond valued at 1216 dollars. That discovery started his fortune now estimated at 340 million two hundred twenty thousand dollars.
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John B. Robinson
South Africa
Orange Free State
Kimberley
Robinson
Edward Pardridge
Chicago
Critique of Soldiers' Homes and the Bellamy System
The Kansas City Star notes the Boston Transcript calls for investigating soldiers' homes as old soldiers fear being sent there by dependents. It argues even a fair inquiry would likely find decent care, but the underlying horror lies in the Bellamy system of life in all homes and asylums, making them wearisome despite kinder administration.
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The
Kansas City Star
Boston Transcript
Transcript
Vernon Call Voices Gold and Silver Debate
A Vernon note cites Texas voters backing free coinage of gold and silver while recounting how Lampasas and Dallas conventions previously backed gold bias. It accuses A M Britton of manipulating Lampasas and mentions Seth Shepard receiving a life DC judgeship from Cleveland.
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Lampasas
Chicago
Seth Shepard
Cleveland
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District of Columbia
Vernon
A. M. Britton
Dallas
Vernon Call
Six Newborns in One Birth in Indiana Farm Family
Fries Heinenit and wife in Fowler Indiana welcomed six babies in one night, three boys and three girls, amid a previous birth two years ago. The mother, German-born, is 27, with fourteen siblings back home. husband a Pennsylvania-born farmer, married 1890, in state since 1893. The newborns join three older siblings. mother recovering well.
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Heinsait
Germany
Political pressures on weekly newspapers and patronage
A Chicago News remark critiques democratic weekly papers accepting public funds, arguing editors must run on business lines and compete with other papers. It cites Steve Elkins on McKinley, Hanna’s influence, and the notion of political favors in exchange for coverage.
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Steve Elkins
McKinley
Hanna
Steve
Chicago News
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F. Arnold
B. Nopeia
We Stewart
Norman
Beckham National Bank
Raresorte Bateman
Godfrey
Samuel Pitcher
Patent Office Department of
United States
Castoria
Pitcher’s Castoria
England
Henry W. Grady
Saadfield
J. M. JO
Atlanta
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