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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1897
Page
4
Fragmentary telegraphic notice from Hull Iowa includes postal matter designation Second Class and vague subscription and advertising rates. Details are garbled and incomplete.
A southern entrepreneur outlines starting a small bank and argues branch banks would meet long felt needs. He contends such banks would curb cheap money cries and stabilize local finance while expanding service and access.
The document lists candidates for state offices including Governor L. A. Shan Crawford County and Lieut. Governor J. A. Billiman Harrison County. It names Supreme Judge G. M. Watterman Scott County, State Superintendent J. & Barret Mitchell County, and various county and township contenders with scattered notes on campaigns and party matters.
The piece notes several nations including El Salvador, Costa Rica, Peru and others shifting from silver to gold standards. It states South American republics retaining the silver standard face growing trading disadvantages as trends push toward monetary realignment.
The Republican nominee for Iowa governor Leslie M Shaw argues against free coinage of silver. He claims the dollar stays in value with gold as needed and insists minimum gold reserves suffice for weighing and transactions. He cites bank activity, loans, and per capita wealth growth to support a sound money standard and equal opportunity.
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