Surrender to England and the GOP currency critique
A political broadside argues the Republican platform favors English money over American, opposes free coinage without English consent, and would enslave nations with a gold standard while shaping a currency system to create paupers and enrich a few, citing 19th century global precedents and fears. It frames English influence as dominant in U S monetary policy since 1873 and warns of dire future outcomes if the gold standard persists.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican Party
England
Turkey
Persia
Arabia
Egypt
Greece
Italy
Austria
Russia
France
United States
Anme
Treason of 1896 and the call for monetary control
A sharp editorial denounces the Republican platform for claiming Congress cannot regulate money value and asserts only international bodies should. It warns of treason to the Constitution and cites Yorktown, New Orleans, and Pitt, threatening another Yorktown in November if disloyalty endures.
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United States
Congress
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Yorktown
New Orleans
William Pitt
America
Cost of a Campaign. Where the Money Comes From and Who Pays It
An exposé argues national party campaigns must raise vast sums from wealthy donors and corporate interests. It details methods such as large committee gifts, trusts, and coordinated spending to influence elections, asserting profits and patronage shape political power more than officeholding.
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Topeka
United States
Cit
William CG. Whiting
Pennsylvania
Tom Dolan
Republican Fund
John Wanamaker
Uimwell
Sugar Trust
National Committee
Augur Trust
Partiea
Ani
Hf Yoong
Atock
Diotic Citreena
Plutocrata
Plutocrate
Boweht i
The Strike and the Rise of Automatic Machinery
A Populin Science Monthly excerpt argues that strikes spur automatic machinery, not workers’ gains. It cites large iron and steel works where departments paid by tonnage saw high wages yet were replaced by automation after strikes. The piece warns skilled labor can vanish when machines replace them.
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Pranitiera
Haciuful
Hisien
Pers J Hobe
Punt
Bnt
Wuch Enysas
New Zealand land laws urged to curb poverty in France
A fragment argues that land ownership collapsed from 12 000 to 3 228 400 freeholders, while England shows 180 000 landowners and high pauper rates. It urges adopting New Zealand style graduated land laws to emancipate industrious citizens and provide larger home plots, warning against extortion and poverty.
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France
England
New Zealand
Village Bell Rings Daily Time Signals in Mannville
Correspondence from Philadelphia Record describes a village bell in Mannville Pa, hung between two poles and funded by public subscription. It rings at 12 o clock to signal workday arrivals and noon prep, and at 4 o clock in the afternoon to mark dinner and supper times, guiding local farmers and workers.
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Hansmaneville
Bowmandville
Philadelphia Record
Manifesto Calls for Honest Union in Reform Forces
A long political appeal from Paul Van DerVoort urging reform-minded voters to organize precinct by precinct to thwart a proposed fusion with the Democratic and Republican parties. He denounces free silver endorsements, warns against betraying the People’s Party, and urges editors and delegates to stand by principled, independent action for direct vote reform and a fair ballot.
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Chicago
Benatari
Wolentz
Warner
Emery
Ald
Tam
People's Party
Regi
Cain
Democratic Party
Thor
United States
South
South Carolina
Missindppi
Nolt
Hayes
Democrat Party
Ruth
St. Louis
Tewa
Oid
Democrata
Iame
Deatruc Hon
Penne
Prai
Tech Legion
Oury Party
Paul van Dervoort
Peffer Speech Attacks Bond Policy In Senate Remarks
Senator Peffer addressed the senate on May 28 criticizing the Butler fund bill and denouncing bond issues as usurpation. He argues the treasury held ample gold to pay debts, attacks Wall Street speculation, and calls for government money backed by public credit rather than bonds or gold.
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Peffer
Senate
New York
Congress
North Carolina
Bitter
Nebraska
Allen
United States
London
Treasury
Tom Connecticut
Hawley
Bond
Aline
Wall Street
Atlantic
Fong Ag
Hartford Courant Payers and Capitalists in a Financial Clash
The Hartford Courant reports on capitalists who claim one hundred million dollars jammed in the West and threaten not to lend further funds. They argue repayment terms, recalling the 1880 Republican platform and noting interest gains that double the principal. They accuse farmers out west of trying to cheat them while calling themselves honest.
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Democrata
Jamat
Tarif
Raud Bulide Ing Lam
United States
Moses
Ree Uilver
Sons of Malta
Matta
Canada
Prairie States
Arkanuna
John H. Cherry
Hartford Courant
Courant
Culsen
Naugatuck
Conn
The National fame and early baseball history
The text recalls baseball’s origins with the first match between the Knickerbocker and New York clubs in Hoboken on June 14, 1846. It notes townball’s prehistory, the evolution of rules, and the formalization of baseball after devotees formed a formal group in 1845 with the first match delayed until June of the following year.
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Hoboken
N. J
Nickerbocker
New York
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Legion
the Reform Press
MR. Peffer
Republic
Fap Gould
House of Representatives
Benjamin Harrison
Union
Coun
Connecticnt
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