Kansas agitator samples oddities and plans in mock news
In a Kansas city column the writer riffs on Portland primaries and a fictitious will dispute, notes a thief at Varnar College, and mocks beliefs from a California gold strike to a York State marriage leap year trend. It also mentions a June cyclone prophecy by Dutch Charlie, Ellis Island immigrant handling, and heightened guard at the New York arrival station.
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Cowley County
Kansas
Brandon
Arkansas
Eight Months Trade Totals For 1890s Exports Rise
For eight months ending February, exports valued at 602,614,981 dollars, up over 44,700,000 from the previous year. Imports at 541,212,774 dollars, up nearly 74,000,000 versus 1894-95. Duty free imports 260,297,048 dollars, up 25,100,000. duty paid imports 280,075,126 dollars, up 49,800,000. Trade surplus stood at 61,402,207 for that period.
Sioux Man Pretty Elk Faces Grim Fate After Police Killing
A Sioux man named Mr Pretty Elk of Lower Brule agency South Dakota has been accused of killing one policeman and fatally injuring another. The report notes the act mirrors fashionable violence in more cultured regions and implies harsh punishment for the suspect. The item appears in A O Anson's Comic Weekly.
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Pretty Elk
Lower Brule Agency
South Dakota
Great Debate On Silver Value And Money Theory
The piece critiques Mr Crisp and Mr Smith in a heated debate on silver demonetization and fiat money. It argues that decline in values began before 1873, defends the Populist view of fiat money, and insists legal tender status, not market value, fixes dollar value. It notes the trade dollar differed in legal tender status and value from the standard dollar.
Populist argument on silver, gold, and currency value
The author critiques free silver with two key facts about monetary value under different standards. He argues trade dollars prove value is set by legal tender, not precious metal, and that gold standard would push good dollars out under Gresham’s law. To Populists, a government backed paper dollar could serve domestic trade as well as gold and silver, with foreign trade using bills of exchange.
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People's Party
Augusta ‘Trumne
Crisp
Mr. Smith
America
Sy Raisen Foundation
Smith
Celep
Hedleworth
Congress
Treasury
Slupa
Tron
Thia
Uncle Sam
United States
Gold Standard Debate Sparks Agitation Call in House
In House testimony Alabama congressman Wheeler urged cutting all official salaries to three fourths and pushing silver coinage against gold advocates. He attacked Wall Street claims, urged not to agitate, and cited past silver victories as proof silver coinage would prosper the nation over gold.
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Congresstion Wheeler
Alabama
House
Hoeban
Wheeler
Reiduce
Senate
Wall Street
Law
Hua Bien
Agea
Nero
Caligula
New York City
United States
Otio
Potomac
New York
Lombard Street
Friends of Ailver
Pattern for Burglar Shows Photo Left Behind
A New York police report notes a burglar left his overcoat with a photograph in the robbed house, an odd clue that could aid identification. The article suggests other burglars imitate the tactic to save police trouble.
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New York
Cleveland Family Faces Disgrace Amid Convention Turmoil
The Cleveland family is under fire as confusion surrounds the upcoming national convention. President Cleveland's brother reportedly faced dismissal from his church position amid a scandal, coloring the family’s public image during the political moment.
Own the Railroads Opinion on Government Ownership
A long critique argues railroads gained power via vesting laws and government aid, noting inflated land values, tax exemptions, and limited damages for deaths. It calls for nationalization using full legal tender funding, warns of patronage dangers, and questions political incentives around a government railroad system.
Letter to the Editor Questioning Rights and Future Policy
A Mt. Vernon reader criticizes blind reverence for current rights and calls for thoughtful consideration of the nation's future. The letter cites political motives and risks to lives and property in railway labor decisions.
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T. D. Hinckley
Mt. Vernon
Allen Not a Candidate for Presidential Nomination
A Washington letter from William V. Allen states he will not seek the Populist presidential nomination. Allen argues that older, more capable party members exist and cites family responsibilities and the need to stay in the Senate to fight for the party’s success. He asks that attention be given to other qualified men and expresses gratitude for the consideration.
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Hotram
The
World-Herald
Governor Holcomb
W. V. Allen
Washington, D. C
Silas A. Holcomb
Lincoln
United States Senate
Creal Polytt
Tran
Cam
William V. Allen
People's party backs public ownership of railways and telegraphs
The People's party platform favors government ownership of railroads and telegraph lines but rejects buying all railroads at capital value with bonds. It argues railroads could be bought in twenty years from net earnings without new taxes or higher tariffs, redirecting dividend and interest payments to ownership while lowering rates.
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People's Party
People's
Dromedary Parcel Post In German Southwest Africa
The dromedary parcel post service in the German territories of southwest Africa shows better results than expected. Dromedaries adapt to the climate and resist cattle diseases, endure stony regions, and cope with weeks without water.
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Africa
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New Pratt Library
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
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Comic Weekly
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