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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1896
Page
4
Fragmented remarks rail against McKinley and the gold standard as free silver momentum grows in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. Chicago convention favored for silver and unlimited coinage amid Republican tensions and party realignment.
Fragmentary item notes Rev Col Thomas Ram bandtious Green breaking out in burlesque humor in a May 4 1885 Lutesville Banner issue. Hazy phrases mention free enogy and a quoted line about unseen tyrants and advocates of strikes.
The text recounts deadly weather across the central United States from Texas to Michigan. May 15 saw 120 killed by a cyclone in Texas, followed by 33 deaths in Kentucky and Kansas, 44 in Nebraska, 10 in Oklahoma, 5 in Missouri, 40 in Iowa, 86 in Michigan and Oklahoma, and 11 in Cairo on May 26.
The text reviews secretary Carlisle's 1878 Bland act remarks and question his later stance on currency expansion and the gold standard. It contrasts his earlier critique of syndicates and money power with contemporary support for the single gold standard, noting the ongoing grievances of industrial interests. Also notes Marvin College's Fredericktown commencement and related speeches by Dp Barber Nashville and Rev. Pyelds Marvin.
A Missouri dispatch lists upcoming party conventions across the state with dates in July and August, plus notes on the Twenty-First Senatorial District delegate allocation. It highlights Hon. Moses Whybark as a Republican candidate for supreme judge and reports a Shawnee-like fire outbreak near Jackson damaging multiple businesses.
In a narrative from a small-town store, Mr Jones balks at a dress costing 12 yards of homespun and low-cost tobacco proves costlier elsewhere. the piece ends with court actions on road petitions, salaries, and a request for a foot bridge between Marble Hill and Latosville, with adjournment set for July 6, 1896.
The county court approves items including George B. Clark for hand cuffs and extra keys, a $3242 school fund bond for W C Speer, and detailed inquest fees for W C Yount involving coroner M M Anally and multiple witnesses and jurors. It also adjusts physician fees, grants $19.50 to Daniel Rhodes for care of Henry Rhodes, and orders levies on county revenue and road taxes.
A city shop announces a larger stock of musical instruments including banjos violins guitars and accordions and vows to offer only the best goods at the lowest prices. The notice mentions Dr. A and signals ongoing inventory growth for future sales.
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