Insurance Letter Attacks Free Silver Policy Change
Col Jacob L Greene of the Connecticut Mutual Life warns policyholders that a silver dollar basis would halve policy values and urges vigilance. J C Roberts of Chicago replies, defending policyholders, attacking life insurers, and pledging to campaign against what he calls coercive practices amid the free silver controversy.
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Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Jacob L. Greene
Col. Greene
Prospero us Mexico Silver Monometalism Discussed
W P Allen reports from Mexico through the Penny Press on the silver question. Mr A V Temple notes Mexican purchasing power has stayed about the same while silver declines against gold, arguing silver supports domestic prosperity and real estate values, benefiting local manufacturers and exporters.
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Mexico
W. P. Allen
United States
Allen
A. V. Temple
Bureau of Information
Mexican Central Railway
City of Mexico
Mr. Temple
Elder
Temple
McKinley declares unqualified approval of Republican platform
McKinley says the Republican platform has his careful consideration and unqualified approval, signaling his firm support for the gold standard. The Ohio candidate's speech, reported by The Mall, Stockton, Cal, counters critics who label him a goldbug and aims to silence misrepresentation of his financial views.
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Wall Street
Collan
McKinley
Ohio
Stockton
Cal
Bruce the Escape Artist Dies in Jeffersonville Prison
A long criminal career ends with the death of Rank Bruce at Jeffersonville penitentiary. Known for repeated jailbreaks and aliases, Bruce dodged capture across Missouri Texas Ohio Illinois and Wisconsin, with ties to a 1892 Canon City plot to free Jim Stratton. His life intertwined with Pinkerton files and a notorious reputation.
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Rank Bruce
Jeffersonville
Monte Cristo
Bruce
Milwaukee
Omaha
Chicago
Wisconsin
Boyd
Brown
Howard
Wilson
Johnson
Frank Bruce
Missouri
West
Dallas
Tex
Texas
J. K. Stratton
Ohio
Hruce
Bankers
Pinkerton Agency
Bob Curry
Canon City
Jim Stratton
Stratton
Curry
McVicker’s Theater
James Boalen
Colorado
Harry B. Burlew
Burlew
Denver
Terre Haute
Nevada City Sheriff Killed in Highway Robbery
The bodies of Sheriff David Douglass and an unknown highwayman were found a few feet apart in a woods two miles from Nevada City Colorado. Douglass was shot through the heart and in the eye and hand. bullets pierced the robber’s heart abdomen and hip. The unknown man had a rifle unused. Authorities suspect an unseen confederate. The sheriff had pursued alone after plans to deploy many deputies failed. The dog and search parties traced the chase to the fatal spot.
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David Douglass
Nevada City
Colo
Douglass
Betrayed by a Parrot and a Counterfeiter Dr Clarke
The tale follows Dr. Clarke formerly of Buffalo a magnetic healer facing counterfeiting charges in Essex County New Jersey. His parrot a multilingual intelligence aided detectives by identifying him across cities from Chicago to Albany and Jersey City. The case centers on Clarke and his companion Mrs Knopp with the parrot as a sensational witness in a sensational era.
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William Sands
Dr. Clarke
Essex County
New Jersey
Clarke
Buffalo
Knopp
Chicago
Catskills
Albany
Troy
Jersey City
Train crew tale sparks grim thought on rails
A Maine Central brakeman recalls rail workers carelessly riding and notes that ramps shrug off rules as long as they ride. A night freight from Waterville to Portland exposed a deceased tramp after a corpse lay in a hearse car. The fragment also comments on attire and a Paris fact about 8,000 women tied to mercantile houses.
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Maine Central
Waterville
Portland
Manmouth
Town on the Line Pranks Engineer at Barricaded Crossing
A North Dakota town halts a weekly railroad train by barricading the tracks. The engineer faces a judge for speeding, and, astonished, claims he never knew such a town existed on this part of the line. Citizens then remove the barricade and let the train proceed.
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North Dakota
Kansas
Klarper
Salzer Seed and Domestic Comfort in One Ad
An old collage of ads and aphorisms notes Salzer Seed Co offering 4 cent stamp for catalogue and grain samples, plus rural tips. It mentions Dutch homemaking, rail excursions for homeseekers, teething remedies, cosmetic and patent medicine claims, and assorted bits about wisdom and aging. The tone is a patchwork of commerce and sentiment.
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America
Illnois
Congress of the
United States
Salzer
John A. Salzereed Co
LaCrosse
Wis
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Colonel Roberts
Pense of Life Imaurance
Bob Toombs
Bunker Hill
J. C. Roberts
Biruce
David Douglas
WM. Sands
Paris
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Palestine
Cain
Abel
Hegeman
Uula
Clara Cu. Baveg
Aman
de. Kilne
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