Public ownership urged to curb corruption and rail costs
A 1801 cost comparison argues private railways burden the public but public ownership could cut fares by up to half or more. It notes higher costs under private operation, cites Austro-Hungary fare cuts, and links legislative bribery to railroad and telegraph power, urging government ownership of all transit services.
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Prack Parsons
Dett
Austro-Hungary
United States
Dereey
England
American Railways
London and ‘Northwestern Company
London
Manetlenter
Pennsylvania
Reading
Parsons
Dofuny
Ruliranda
Telegraph
Express Fe
The Populist View on Money and Prosperity
Solon Chase argues the money question should be settled by the people with free coinage of silver seen as essential though not sole. He predicts the 4 0 cent wheat era and warns the gold standard will reassert prices, while wages stagnate and unemployment rises in Tacoma and elsewhere. The public mood grows restless as writings from the Tacoma Ledger and Eastertide labor papers highlight hunger and stagnation, with wealth produced not consumed and the money power failing to persuade the masses.
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Solon Chase
Maine
Tacoma Sun
Willie
Seattle
Portland
Italy
Spain
Repubiican
Chicago Express
Kansas
Nebraska
Tailana
France Likely to Hamper Silver Restoration Efforts
The Farmers' Voice notes that while the American bimetallic commissioners meet hospitably in France, real progress hinges on France, with Meline supporting silver as standard money while England and Germany remain gold-focused. The piece suggests the mission may yield little beyond symbolic gains and urges swift return to cut costs.
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France
M. Meline
England
Germany
Dingley Tariff Receipts Compared With Wilson Law
The article compares early 1894 customs receipts under the Wilson and Dingley laws. For the first four days, Wilson brought in 2,250,000 while Dingley yielded 1,621,500, about half. The first month under Dingley showed a deficit of 11,073,644 despite time under Wilson with large imports to dodge heavier taxes, and the deficit grew by 600,000 in the one sixth under Dingley, whereas Wilson produced a substantial surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Nw
Coinage Ratios and the Juggling of Silver Dollars
The article argues for maintaining the 16 to 1 silver to gold ratio to avoid recoinage chaos. It notes that raising the ratio would cut silver dollar counts, while lowering it would swell money supply and threaten bond holders. It discusses mint markets, Alaska gold finds, and possible price shifts for gold and silver.
What Are You Doing to Defend Our Liberties This Referendum
A provocative plea urges citizens to examine their civic duties and voting choices. It questions engagement with reform literature, understanding of the population remedy, and the meaning of liberty won by ancestors. It exhorts readers to act as vigilant partners in preserving liberty.
The Feople Pay for This Story of Lieut Lang
The piece criticizes the trial of Lieut Lang of the United States artillery for marrying a soldier’s daughter. It argues this shows republican pretensions are undermined by a military aristocracy and feudal ideals within the regular army.
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Lang
United States Artillery
West Point
Press Fragments Critique Economic Policy And Monopolies
Commentary from multiple papers condemns charity for the unemployed and warns against state owned monopolies. It questions currency policy, bimetallism, and Republican editors while urging monetary expansion at the base and contraction at the top to avoid despotism. Strong named sources include Columbus Post Grand Junction Sentinel Chicago Express National Democrat Common Cause Philadelphia American.
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Philadelphia American
Dick Hanna's man Dick tied to bribery in Ohio campaign
The Washington view says Dick Hanna may lose control of the Ohio campaign after bribery attempts involving checks angered Republican leaders. Dick allegedly arranged to nominate a populist state ticket and back populist allies to Republican lists, a scheme deemed clumsy and unconvincing by critics.
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Bonn Hanna
Hanna
Ohio
Magonten
Washington
Boxe Hanna
Real estate auction of late James Emmitt estate in Waverly
The late James Emmitt estate in Waverly faced sharp value declines with key properties selling at far under previous estimates. The distillery and mill, once valued at 100000, brought 7445 at auction. The opera house site, once 25000, sold for 295 amid broader real estate distress in Clinton County.
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Republican Times
James Emmitt
Waverly
Nating
Debate on Free Coinage of Silver in 19th Century Press
A Somerset paragraph argues free coinage of silver would drain gold, devalue the dollar abroad, and destabilize prices. Critics say the claim gold would vanish is unfounded and that silver coinage would amount to silver purchase, not true free coinage. Supporters urge a finance system aiding farmers and workers without European approval.
Wealth concentration by trusts will eclipse free industry
A New York Daily Journal editorial warns that Standard Oil magnates control vast sectors of lead, tobacco, whisky, wax, steel, shipping, and rail, with billions invested annually. It argues continued consolidation could concentrate wealth and power, potentially regulating U.S. industry within thirty years unless political change occurs, contrasting potential progress with industrial slavery.
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Standard of ‘Trust
Bua
Chicago Gan
Standard Oil
Lakes
Florida
Union
Rockefeller
United States
New York Daily Journal
Government fiat as money power under legal injunctions debated
A column argues that government fiat, backed by an injunction, could compel labor and suppress rights, calling it an emissary of plutocracy. It warns that a mere piece of paper with governmental backing could override free speech, habeas corpus, and force work, while threatening the poor.
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United States
Free coinage debate and its impact on the dollar
The passage argues that supporters of free coinage for all silver and gold are alike, noting that before 1873 both metals could be minted into dollars. It claims current policy limits coinage to gold only, reducing dollar supply and forcing people to give up more for dollars, effectively confiscating the property tied to money.
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U. S
Preacher Warns on Cuba Policy Before Election
In a local pulpit a preacher declared that if McKinley wins the election the Cuban question will be settled within sixty days at his hands and the United States would bear witness as the Cuban butcheries continue.
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Kame Old Settlement
McKinley
United States
California
Voloe
Gospel Message Echoes From Goldin Smith Text
A fragmentary line asserts belief in spreading the gospel and living by another man’s example. The text hints at religious exhortation attributed to Goldwin Smith, though the wording is garbled and cryptic. The poem-like excerpt reflects 19th century religious rhetoric and moral instruction.
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Sue
Win Smith
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Railroad
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Credit Mobilier
Congress
Jurgen
Ees
Wall Street
Washington Harbor
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Syhal
Ballian
Finnen
Sone
Alaska
Klondike
United Stater
Exielle
Columbus Post
Messis
Sherman
Grand Junction Sentinel
Gold Syndicate
New York
Clinton County
Democrat
Kentucky
Ogdenaburg
Wis
Somerset Paron
Ruerybody
John Jones
Sam Smith
Henry Hudson
Hen Benton
Europe
Dlaine
the Universal Trust
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