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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1896
Page
2
The Marble Hill column blends local witticisms and observations on politics and society. It references figures like Khalid and Thurlow with satirical asides, notes on Weyler and Spain, and a joke about an Indianapolis thief nicknamed Oats Powell.
Two prominent Columbus citizens clashed in a political debate that ended with a shooting. A humorist called the incident the opening gun of the campaign.
At the Baltimore funeral for Nicolls F. Crouch a choir sang his famed song Kathleen Mavourneen over the grave. The melody outlived its author and will charm thousands long after the composer is forgotten.
Chris Sanders of near Hampton Iowa fired both barrels of a shotgun at Miss Stackhouse and Miss Bell Smith while they walked. He allegedly believed the large sleeved dresses made them look like birds and aimed to woo them with the weapon.
France promotes remarriage after loss citing statistics that widows and widowers show higher suicide rates than married or single people. Yet some bereaved fear repeating the risk of entering matrimony, preferring laudanum and the Seine.
A Washington scientist argues hypnotism causes disease of the cerebral cortex, the brain's vital area, and warns it places mind and will under another's control. The text says no one has the moral right to wield such power without direct necessity and no ordinary person can justify giving it.
Mr and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr sail to Europe with a maid twenty two trunks and two bicycles packed into a tiny stateroom. The groom's parents had cut him off from his share of the family chattels. The bridegroom jokes that many would trade affection for a larger shilling.
New Orleans conducted a practical test of the anti high hat law in theaters last week. It was described as a satisfactory experiment with patrons willingly removing hats, though some men now face the prospect of seeing only the tops of the scenes.
The piece contrasts Bourke Cochran and William Jennings Bryan on labor welfare, arguing prosperity hinges on workers in production and transport. It critiques monopoly and unfair taxation as enemies, analyzes 1866 gold value versus present, and notes Cochran’s view of farmers and laborers amid economic distress.
A signed communication from M. J. Bishop, General Worthy Foreman of the Knights of Labor, likens Bryan supporters labeled as anarchists and hayseeds to Revolutionary figures at Concord, Lexington, Bunker Hill and Valley Forge, suggesting potential similarities in spirit.
The passage argues the gold standard and tariffs empower monopolists who fix prices and tax, supporting McKinley. It says Bryan represents labor against monopoly and calls for a people’s welfare, urging voters to choose him over the pro monopoly ticket.
The piece argues that early patriots and today’s reformers share the same independence drive. It blames Tory press and money for stalling gains, praises laboring classes as the engine of progress, and notes agitators shaped by clear goals in their struggle for liberty.
A fragmented political call to unite plain people against plutocracy amid party labels. The text urges common citizens to seek clarity and integrity, stressing a collective stand beyond factional lines and current leadership.
A typographic journal text notes William McKinley as writer of the Republican financial planks in 1888 1892 and 1896 detailing the party's shift on bimetallism and the gold standard. It quotes questions about his change of front and his stance in a nomination acceptance. It urges wage earners to vote and organize to secure rights.
The American Federation of Labor declares at its conventions in Chicago Denver and New York that Congress should re enact the 1837 law for free unlimited coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1 restoring the pre 1873 system. A copy of the resolution is to be sent to the president vice president speaker Carlisle and finance committee leaders.
The article portrays Bankers of the East acting as commission agents inviting billions of European dollars into American enterprises. It notes they retain fair commissions and cites cases like wildcat railroad and gated mine schemes where Eastern partners faced accusations of dishonesty by European investors.
The belt of a section of the democrats with their newspapers is praised for uniting on money control. It argues money dealers form a single party, the party of pelf, sharing instincts, aims, and means. The Chicago convention is seen as exposing this unity and declaring open war as a positive outcome.
The passage notes labor's response to gold standard advocates opposing Bryan and Sewall, claiming no national labor leader supports Hanna and McKinley. It asserts labor supports democracy as wage workers’ hope, with most labor papers backing the Democratic candidates and platform while a few remain noncommittal.
A forceful broadside decries gold as banker money and warns that most working people have not held gold in years. It argues that gold favors bankers and robbers, calls for suppression when gold leaves bank counters, and claims gold money should not circulate among honest people.
John Mc Bride reports that diverse groups including Farmers Alliance Knights of Labor American Federation of Labor populists republicans prohibitionists and organized labor favor free unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1. He warns a large united silver movement could trigger a political revolution this fall erasing gold power.
A labor advocacy piece argues the Chicago platform’s free silver plank is only part of a broader reform. It contends the true goal is to restore public control over monopolies, moving away from elite money power that enslaves workers. It denounces partisan “patriots” who oppose measures freeing the people and delaying coinage reform awaiting England.
In Neston a fragmentary reminiscence recalls meeting a nine young man at a house years ago. The question asks what happened to that group and to Miss Bunker Hill, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear context or events to form a full report.
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