Sherman dollar and tariff critique in Spokane republican tone
The column mocks Senator Sherman on the gold standard and dollar valuation, arguing a dearer dollar harms farmers and workers while praising Cleveland and protection. It recounts an object lesson about paying labor in gold versus silver and condemns single gold standard advocacy as inconsistent with free trade.
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Spokane
Columbus
Sherman
Sherman Beleves
Grover Cleveland
Republican Party
New Democratic Party
John Sherman
McKinley on Mills and Mints Debate
The piece contrasts McKinley’s call to open U S mills to American labor with opening mints to world silver. A worker counters that foreigners will spend silver on American goods, arguing open mints drive mill activity and keep mills from closing.
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McKinley
United States
McKinlay
Pat's View of It Pows Here McKintey Pay Plan
A reader quotes political rhetoric offering wages in dollars and urging support for McKintey. The speaker mocks the idea of free silver and contrasts 100 cent dollars with 60 cent dollars while claiming pay remains stable under the plan.
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Pat
McKintey
Mowell
HMoona’s Bread Returns Amid Trade Talks
The article notes ongoing trade discussions involving Merk A. Hanns and Organ Oneenta, with focus on experimental procedures and regional market reactions. It questions why factors in the United States appear unfamiliar to the parties, while also referencing a Tahoe-related crusher incident in a broader industry context.
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Hmoona
Merk A. Hanns
United States
the Tahoe
Industrial Cannibal label spat by Knights of Labor head
The Industrial Cannibal nickname was applied to Merk A. Hanna, head of the missionary syndicate, for paying McKinty's debts to wield him as a tool. His long record as an opponent of labor is cited as justification in a recent in terview.
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Hanna
Massillon
Marcus Aurelius Hanna
Cleveland
Lower Lake
Pennsylvania
Knights of Labor
Merk A. Hanna
McKintey
Tramp at Graveyard Deserves Kindness From Stranger
A ragged tramp on a town depot platform confesses to being dead broke and in poor health after visiting his family graves. A fellow passenger taunts him, then a crowd gathers as the man’s companions pool their money and a stranger adds five dollars, urging the tramp toward better luck.
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Pittsburg
Lynch
Mgr. Lynch
Rogt
New York Mercury
Submarine Torpedo Boat Demonstrated In London
A detailed London demonstration showcased a ninety foot submarine torpedo boat model. It uses electricity with a central crewed hull, water tight compartments, a detachable false keel, air purification to extend underwater time, two conning towers, and side torpedo tubes. The model dived and surfaced at will, impressing observers with its potential progress toward a long-time inventor fascination.
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London
Vanderbilt Heroism Under Quiet Realism
A Young Vanderbilt declares he would not be the first to start life poor if disinherited. The public admires his “simple heroism” yet recalls he inherited about two million from his grandfather. He departs with a modest wife to begin life anew in Buffalo.
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Vanderbilt
Buffalo Commercia
Room for Improvement for a Polite Riff
A New York World item notes a jest about a young man on the first floor front with tough callers. The line suggests his room is better than his company in a brisk, period voice.
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New York World
American Lamps in Paris Highlight Change in Lighting
Lipingett's notes that after 1871 French fear of petroleum lamps faded. American kerosene lamps gained status, replacing candles and gas in Paris homes and even chateaux. Exhibitions in 1878 and 1889 spurred orders, with one exhibitor opening a Paris branch and thriving amid a shift to American lighting.
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Paris
France
Loire
Vintage medicine ads and notices from a late 19th century sheet
A collage of patent medicine pitches and brief notes: California Fig Syrup Co products praised for safety, Piso’s Cure for Consumption quoted, Dr Carlstedt's liver medicines advertised, prices listed. Snippets mention British wars, a Kentucky school quarrel with a skull fracture, Missouri rail excursion rates, Auban Moet’s death, Indian beliefs on monkey speech, Langtry’s turquoise bicycle enamel, and a Quarles adage on laws and habits.
Every Stroke Counts and a Nurse for Pins
An old coal mine pumping tale from English districts shows pumps failing as water returns via shafts and crevices, illustrating that repeated efforts fail without ensuring every stroke of effort reaches the target. Also notes a London court ruling about a servant girl dismissed for wearing a dress fastened with pins.
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Cassier
London County Court
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Avenue Four
Europe
California Fig Syrup Company
Great Britain
Piso
Wm. B. McClellan
Chester, Florida
Empress of
Austria
Carlstedt
Winchester
Vienna
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Auban Moet
Epernay
South India
Warner
Kiine
Kusxy
St Arch St
Philadelphia
Gilfer
Ayer
OPIU
Peakson Free
B. M. Woolley
Atlanta, Ga
Illinois
Ouwin Sraary
iLySt. Louis
Chicago
Palle” Buntet Perlor
St. Lous
Poliman
Conia
Illinois Dis Central RR
Whambongs
W.N.U
St. L
Nellie Penoyer
Omaha
Jay
Kay
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