Labor and free silver debate across the East World
The New York World with a 750000 daily circulation champions free silver arguing it boosts labor wages and wealth, while Knights of Labor letters echo support. Critics claim inflation and government tax lists reveal modest personal wealth for figures tied to campaigns and corporate interests.
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New York World
Bryan
Sewall
Pulitzer
Labor
Knights of Labor of
East
West
North
Beveridge Defends Coinage View in Letter to Editor
W E Beveridge writes to The World rebutting free coinage critics. He argues gold may not vanish from circulation, notes scant per capita money for many Americans, and questions the premise of a gold drain requiring silver to fill the gap. He dismisses the per capita circulation claim as a humbug while defending gold-backed money.
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the World
James F. M'Elroy
United States
Jeep
W. E. Beveridge
Republican Misrule in Chicago Revealed by Assessments
The Chicago Journal argues that Republican governance correlates with unequal personal property assessments. It highlights how wealthy south side residents live frugally while possessing palatial homes, suggesting assessor Hepburn’s records show minimal interior goods in mansions worth from $100,000 to $1,000,000. The piece mentions J Ogden Armour’s Michigan Avenue residence as an example of inflated exterior status with sparse furnishings and rare items.
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Sion
Hepburn
Armour
Sam Allerton
Mark Hanna
Chicago
Machine
Chicago Journal
South Side
J. Ogden Armour
Michigan, Avenue
Labor Leader Denies Interview on Silver Standard
James O Connell president of the International Association of Machinists writes to the Associated Press denying a New York interview claiming he supports the single gold standard. He states IAM and the AFL favor free silver, while he personally supports free coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1. He calls the alleged interview a malicious falsehood and says he remains with the masses.
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James O'Connell
International Association of Machinists
Associated Press
New York
International Association of Machinist
New York City
American Federation of Labor
Murphy Votes for Bryan and Sewall in New York Scene
Senator Edward Murphy Jr stated in Long Branch that he would vote for Bryan and Sewall. A visitor with ties to Richard Croker sought his views to align his ballot. Ex-Mayor Hugh J. Grant, Murphy’s son‑in‑law, backs a third ticket as Democratic leaders argue over repatriating the national platform.
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Murphy
Bryan
Sewall
Edward Murphy
Long Branch
Richard Croker
Croker
Hugh J. Grant
Whitney
Bong of Silver rally poem on McKinley and silver money
A verse heavy political poem by James B. Goode argues for silver coinage over gold with fierce laborer and populist rhetoric. It laments Wall Street control, mocks greed, and vows to vote for silver and prosperity, rallying workers and common people.
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James B. Goode
Wall Street
Bill McKinley
Bil MckKinley
Shylock
Allver
Young Chicago author Myra Bradwell Helmer
Six year old Myra Bradwell Helmer, daughter of Bessie Bradwell Helmer and granddaughter of Judge James B. Bradwell, becomes the United States youngest author with a book published to benefit orphaned and sick babies. Her grandfather publishes, with proceeds going to charity, and the Acknowledgments note her grandmother Myra Bradwell of Chicago Legal News. The tale includes gentle notes on microbes and a final image of author with grandfather.
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Chicago
Yra Bradwell Helmer
United States
James B. Bradwell
Bessie Bradwell Helmer
Chicago Legal News Company
Myra
Mamma
Myra Bradwell
The
Chicago Legal News
Myra Bradwell Helmer
Papa
Sean Canaite
Eugene Meld
A Queer but Cozy Home at Holland's Hook
New York Letter describes Rev J E Kenny's rambling one story house at Holland's Hook Staten Island built for health. He filled land, laid sewers, cemented walls with hollow brick and lighted interiors. Kenny, ordained by Bishop Potter, later wrote on ancient and modern topics and found relief from asthma after settling by the sea.
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Rev. J. E. Kenny
Holland’s Hook
New York
Staten Island
Battle Hill
Rev. J. B. Kenny
J. E. Kenny
SSS
Potter
Houghton
St. Thomas
Church of the Heavenly Rest
St. John's Baptist Church
American Bible Society
Cotton Smith
Holland's Hook
Sleep in an Easy Conscience: Sermon Silence Remarks
A dialogue quotes a preacher and a bemused listener from Harper's Bazaar. The woman suggests congregation members sleeping during a sermon irritates the minister, while the preacher replies that sleep shows an easy conscience and that those who can sleep do not need sermons.
The Jokers Corner and Humorous Selections
A collage of light verse and anecdotes appears from The Joker's Corner with selections touching on love, mischief, and everyday life. The piece includes a narrated childhood memory of swimming, a grandmotherly rescue scene, and a moral about bees and business education attributed to L. G. Mackay, reflecting magazine style humor and short moral reflections.
The Troop Card Convention Year Plot
A dialogue about a political play in a convention year. One character boasts of fortune from a script featuring real money in an election scene. The exchange hints at satire or critique of local politics through theatrical props and timing.
One Little Fly and a Paradox in Verse
Fragmented lines recall a playful paradox about unity and marriage. The dialogue hints at intimate absurdities and a garbled verse featuring misread phrases such as one and one becoming one, with odd sensory cues like light and eye closing. The piece feels like an experimental snippet from a humor column or poetry page.
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Ouste
Judge Bradwell
Dulcinea
William R. Lighton
Nobee
L. G. Mackay
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