Populists Urge Opposition to Single Gold Standard in NC
Senator Marion Butler urges North Carolina voters to back the silver pledge and oppose the single gold standard. He calls for cross party cooperation with Republicans, charging the gold standard as a conspiracy and urging support for an electoral and state ticket deemed sound from top to bottom. He pledges a nationwide and state battle from coast to coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Butler
State Committee of
North Carolina
Raleigh
Bonds Allotted Distribution by Geography for 1896 Issue
Secretary Carlisle released the bond allotments totaling 100 million dollars issued January 6 1896. National distribution places New York at 78 million, New England 9 million, other eastern states 5.5 million, western 3.25 million, central 3 million and southern 1.25 million. Average rate near 111 percent, with Morgan syndicate reduced by 33 100 to 33 179 250 due to bid counting errors.
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Carlisle
United States
Treasury
New York
New England
Central States
Morgan Syndicate
Chicago's Cotton Show Preparations Begin
Local capitalists, business leaders, officials, and citizens form a preliminary committee to organize a Chicago Southern States exposition in September and October. Led by Wm. A. Giles, with Col. Henry L. Turner among eight members, the group aims to coordinate delegations from the South and Illinois for a February 19 meeting to discuss building rental, construction costs, and expo timelines.
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Chicago
Wm. A. Giles
Henry L. Turner
Illinois National Guard
Chicago-Southern States Exposition Company
Swift
South
Illinois
President's Duck Hunt Returns With Large Bag
The president left Washington late Friday night aboard the Maple for Quantico duck hunting. Accompanied by Captain Lamberton and Dr. O'Reilly, the party reached a docking ground arranged by Webster Waller and hunted from dawn until afternoon. They returned to Washington at 9 30 with thirty bucks, but the exact count of birds killed by the president was not provided.
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Washington
Quantico
Lamberton
Dr. O'Reilly
Webster Waller
Uhl
Germany
Sub-Treasury
Senate
Tom Watson
Taubeneck
Frye
Maine
Kyle
Harris
H. L. Grant
Treasury
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
Blush on the Face Over Stain in the Heart
A concise proverb contrasts outward vanity with inner guilt, suggesting that a rosy appearance is preferable to a lasting moral stain. It frames inner virtue against surface charm.
Through Georgia Day to Day News Digest
Georgia summary notes Garrard ordinance tax rise in Savannah, volunteer fire department in Cartersville, and a federal jail plan. It covers Dye back taxes case, Quitman telephone scheme, Quitman Adel railroad work, Brunswick naval militia inspection, Mrs Noble appeal timeline, Abbeville to Fitzgerald rail completion, Chicago Southern States exposition drive, Georgia pardon board formation, J Thompson postal arrest, and Savannah sub treasury debate.
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Quitman
Adel
Georgia Southern
Florida
Macon
Atlanta
Judge Orders Petition Filing On March 6 1896 Cash Guarantee
On March 6 1896 a court noted that $200000 in cash held would guarantee timely payment of the balance. Judge Newman ordered the filing of the petition.
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Newman
McLaurin Installed Governor Of Mississippi In Jackson
Inauguration ceremonies for Governor A J McLaurin in Jackson drew a large crowd despite heavy rain. National Guard units lined the streets with bands and banners as the oath was administered indoors in the house of representatives. The governor urged a deep water harbor on the Mississippi gulf coast and hosted a public reception at the mansion.
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A. J. McLaurin
Mississippi
Jackson
McLaurin
House of Representatives
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Luskhali
National Farmers Alliance Meets in Washington
The National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union gathered at the National hotel in Washington on Tuesday. Delegates from nearly every state attended, with J. F. Willets of Kansas as president and J. P. Duncan of South Carolina as secretary. Delegates note the alliance is financially strong and growing, though some pressure exists to adopt resolutions aligning with the silver cause.
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Niblack
Naval Service
Washington
Kell
McAdoo
Naval Militia
Brunswick
Brown
Adjutant General’s Office
National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Washinton
National Hotel
J. F. Willets
Kansas
Alliance
J. P. Duncan
South Carolina
Boilers Destroyed in Offerman Sawmill Explosion
A sawmill of the Southern Pine Company at Offerman Georgia exploded Wednesday morning as workers prepared breakfast. Six boilers blew apart causing five deaths among mill hands and leaving two others grievously injured. Debris damaged buildings as two boilers were hurled from their positions.
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Southern Pine Company of Georgia
Offerman
Blackshear
Duestrow Found Guilty of Murder in Drunken Rage
Dr. Arthur Duestrow, St. Louis millionaire, convicted of first degree murder for the February 1894 killings of his wife and three year old son in Union Missouri. The case, after a prior mistrial, ended with a verdict of guilty in the second trial.
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Arthur Duestrow
St. Louis
Union
Dr. Duestrow
Daestrow
Blackburn Gains in Kentucky Legislature Ballot Fight
The thirteenth ballot in the Kentucky legislature shows Blackburn with 62 votes and Hunter leading with 66 as Holloway Stege and Wes Singer back Blackburn and Carlisle respectively. Edrington and Poor align with Blackburn, while Bate McCreary and Violette back Carlisle. final tally 66 for Hunter, 62 for Blackburn, 3 for Carlisle, 2 for McCreary, 1 for Bate.
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Hayward
Blackburn
Kentucky
Holloway
Stege
Hunter
Wessinger
Carlisle
Carroll
Edrington
Bate
Speight
McCreary
Ohio Republicans Plan Columbus State Convention
The Republican State Central Committee of Ohio sets the state convention in Columbus on March 10 and 11 with Senator Foraker as temporary chairman. The resolutions pledge support for McKinley for president.
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Republican State Central Committee of
Ohio
Columbus
Senator Foraker
McKinley
Indian lands tax bill eyed as favorable in senate
The Senate Indian committee favors Pettigrew’s land tax bill for allotments to Indians in sever alty while other action focuses on pensions for ex slaves freed by Lincoln proclamation. Proposals to open Red Lake and White Earth reservations to settlement May 1 loom as part of broader policy moves.
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Senate Indian Committee
Pettigrew
Thurston
Nebraska
Red Lake
White Earth
Chippewa
Minnesota
Growth of the South Indicates Industrial Expansion
The past week shows stronger southern business activity with higher trade, easier money, and rising cotton speculation. New industries chartered include Kanawha Manufacturing in Charleston, North Carolina? and numerous plants across Arkansas Texas Tennessee Georgia Mississippi with mills, factories, and electrical, oil, and canning facilities planned or enlarged.
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Kanawha Manufacturing Company
Capital
Charleston
W. Va
North Little Rock Ice and Electric Company
Little Rock
Ark
Norcross Butter Separator Manufacturing Company
Knoxville
Texas Gin and Compress
Milano
Tex
Chickasaw Compress
Sherman
Chattanooga Petroleum Oil Company, Limited
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tampa Tire and Pavement Company
Tampa
Fla
Willson, Eyres & Co
Montgomery
Ala
Brookhaven
Miss
Gadsden
Eutaw
Als
Dalton
Morgantown
Brownwood
Hardy and Jonesboro
Sistersville
Newport
Marietta
Fort Smith
Helena
LaGrange
Jonesboro
Nettleton
Wingo
Horse Creek
Rockdale
Centennial Postponed to May 1 1897 by Nashville Stockholders
Tennessee Centennial company stockholders met in Nashville to postpone the exposition until May 1, 1897. Forty-one thousand eight hundred one shares were represented of sixty thousand, and the postponement resolution was unanimously adopted. The centennial celebration of Tennessee’s admission remains scheduled for June 1, with the exposition opening eleven months later on May 1 next year.
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The
Tennessee Centennial Company
Nashville
Tennessee
New Mexico House Seeks Ban On Prize Fighting Near El Paso
Delegate Catron introduces a bill in the New Mexico house to ban prize fighting near El Paso Texas. The measure makes prize fighting a misdemeanor with at least five years imprisonment and passes the house without division.
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Catron
New Mexico
el Paso
Tex
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