Perpetual money plan touted to vast wealth gains
Henry Allen Bid endorses a "perpetual money and industrial system" from The New Idea claiming it would create eighteen hundred million dollars of wealth in three years and eliminate bonds. He argues it would employ millions at two dollars a day, boost government wealth, and end the need for transportation bonds while warning against gold-only schemes and bond debt. He cites figures from Dr. F. Taylor and A. Whitaker to illustrate enormous interest on loans and criticizes current bond practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foitor State Register
Springfield
Klondike
United States
F. Taylor
The
Medical World
Philadelphia
4. B. Whitaker
Dr. Taylor
Iir
Taylor
New York
San Francisco
Henry Allen
France and Silver Debate Reveals French Bid for Free Coinage
The Times analyzes French moves toward silver standard, noting Meline’s 1895 shift after wheat prices fell despite protection. It recalls a May conference remark and questions whether France is serious, urged by bank governor cautions and cautious public statements.
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Mroueh
Moline
London Times
Calles
France
M. Meine
M. Lauber
M. Magnin
M. Meline
Wolcott
Times
Polideata
California Supreme Court Upholds Inheritance Tax
The California Supreme Court rules the 1893 inheritance tax law constitutional and valid. It exempts estates under $600 and certain heirs, while collateral heirs face tax above $500. The decision notes uniformity debates but suggests graded taxes may be upheld in future cases.
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Supreme Court of California
California
Ohio
Black
New York
Timois
Danna's Doctrine Sparks Ohio Campaign Speech Clash
In his first campaign remarks in Ohio, Banna asserts national wealth status and calls farmers to protect it while joking about appointing a currency commissioner. The speech hints at bankers and rural topics, prompting mixed reactions from agricultural groups.
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Danna
Banna
Ohio
Dakota Ruraltat
Learn to Embersod to Walt
A fragmented line from a 19th century piece cites a struggle between politics and labor. The text mentions an agitator unable to secure his wife after seven years and continuing labor for another seven, attributed to Southern Mercury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt
Jacob
Southern Mercury
Gage and the case for and against bimetallism
A lengthy argument contrasts bimetallism with gold standard, defining mint price, free coinage, and the expected effects on silver and gold values. It cites Dr. Linderman, explains how free silver coinage would fix mint prices, and argues about debt payment, purchasing power, and parity outcomes under varied monetary regimes.
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Gage
Linderman
United States
Mint
Driftwood shares scheme questioned in Leavenworth notice
A pastime letter highlights an 1880s driftwood investment hoax promising profits from shared driftwood. It recalls workers lured by a fake driftwood company, then quitting to harvest driftwood themselves. The piece urges readers to reconsider land monopoly and equal opportunity to farm land, not toil for shares.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Uie
The
American Drift-wood Co
God
Great American Drift-wood Co
Great American
Minneota Union
Impracticability of Government Armor Plate Factory
In a congress communication the secretary of the navy says an armor plate factory run by the government would be impracticable. The piece argues that interference with combines and trusts blocks such efforts and notes armor plate makers helped fund campaigns while selling to Russia at higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Alush
Uncle Sam
Russia
Erie
A Word to the Overpats
A satirical tirade condemns overpaid citizens who fear collective ownership. It argues Uncle Sam’s policies have already limited individual freedom, noting workers’ eight hour days and monthly wages of 75 to 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
McKinley Silver Coinage Record Recalled in 1870s-90s debate
The text reviews William McKinley’s positions on silver coinage from 1876 to 1890. It cites votes and statements on free coinage and the Bland act, noting support for and against various measures, and frames the record as a reference for public affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKiniay
Gaines
Tennessee
Congressional
McKinley
Stanley Mathews
Ohio
United States
Senate
House
Meigaley
Bland
Republican Party
Ways and Means
Fiftty-first Congress
Hawai
House of Representatives
Maj. WcKinley
Monarchic Monopoly Comment in Chicago Chronicle
The Chicago Chronicle editorial mourns anarchic aims by the Hiibarona and their followers. It condemns revolutionary talk and urges workingmen to stay within law, opposing monopoly and violence. It cites coal mine owners and past strikes at Lattimer and Homestead as warnings against unlawful methods.
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Soria
Democracy of
America
Joon
Hiibarona
Pennsylvania
Chicago Chronicle
Gormoors Point and the Foreigner Charge in Mine Deaths
Samuel Gompers denounces Sheriff Martins bid for Native American favor by stressing that the killed miners were foreigners. He argues the miners were brought by mine operators greed and cunning and that starvation hid their foreign birth, railing against the cloud of foreigner rhetoric obscuring the crime.
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Martin
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Swat Huala Recounts Classic Weimar Era Paper Money Trade
Swat Huala of Goat Times recalls his country’s best times as a period when a large volume of paper money circulated, enabling the principal business of the peounty to be transacted and people to meet paying intertat Tulare Co California News notes the historic context.
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Swat Huala
Goat Times
Intertat
Tulare Co
Cal
Debates on money standards and labor rights in press voices
A compilation of editorial snippets and quotes from various papers arguing over the gold standard, bimetallism, and financial policy. The items critique debt, government bonds, real estate costs, and working conditions, citing figures and political stances from Tacoma, Chicago, Stuart, Mandan, and other outlets.
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Chicago Express
London Beaters Face Clearing House Meeting Over Silver Reserve
The London banking community grows uneasy as a surge of alarm follows Mr Hugh Smith Governor of the Bank of England advising a five tenths reserve in silver. Banks in the clearing house plan a joint meeting to discuss the situation amid debate over the bank's silver holdings and the governor's accounting.
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London
Hugh Smith
Bank of England
The
Standard
Mr. Smith
Debs Quote on Mining Wages and Strikes
A compact quotation from Eugene Debs contrasts mining wages with coal production and labor effort, noting a broader critique of wage labor dynamics and efficiency theories. Debs emphasizes enthusiasm for strikes and collective action over individual exertion in the mining industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akillel
Eugene Debs
The Unheavenly Twine Linked Nebrasky Politics
The report notes ongoing alignment between Republican and Democratic factions in Nebraska politics with cross party cooperation and shared aims. Local actors and parties appear to march in tandem on key issues, shaping the political landscape.
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H. A. Bell
Silver
MR. Gage
Coltting
Gage Sasorte
Gage Neworth
Creditera
Lega
Tt Ia
Europe
Russa
Mercia
Weinley
Bins Neyme
Hane
Gormoors’ Point
Ennla Popullat
Stuart
Enterprise
Journal of the Knighte of Labor
Hasleton
Tacoma
Knights of Labor
Paasen
Vinalla News
Lathmer
Smbota Burghat
Goldbug Prean
Mandan Independent
Twine Republicaniso
Cleveland Democracy
Nabrasky Infopendegy
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