Monetary Problem in Ingalls Speech on Silver Standard
The piece cites Senator J J Ingalls arguing for silver over gold as the monetary standard. It quotes a Congressional Record passage praising silver’s stability, diffusion and everyday use, while denouncing gold as a speculative, war-destabilizing metal. The account notes a visit to Arkansas where old silver coins resurfaced after the withdrawal of fractional paper currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam
Greene
Braska
Senator Ingalls
Congressional
Brest
New York
London
Trafic
Nomé
Arkansas
United States
Murace
Borrowed gold standard sparks tariff and treasury worry
A fragment argues that US gold is borrowed from foreign creditors, claiming gold shipments depend on bonds and that the dollar’s gold backing is precarious. It recalls 1893 era gold withdrawals and suggests US financial stability rests on ongoing borrowing and foreign demand.
The Duty of the Hour and the Chicago Platform
The article argues the Chicago platform represents popular interests against monopolies and money power. It contends both major parties were captured by corporations and trusts, shaping conventions, patronage, and media bias. It calls for voter education and unity to defeat the money power in 1900s politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Aftica
Centon
Republican Party
Tor Kinley
Indianapo
My Lady in the Pantomime of Poverty and Promise
A poetic prose vignette centers on Miss Peckitt and her suitor William Beale, tracing poverty, longing, and a revealed concealed fortune. A lost ship, a reclaimed farm, and the return of a lover alter the couple’s hopes as Miss Peckitt’s thrift and Miss Peckitt’s late life class merge with a revived future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Beale
First National Bank of Flushing Fails in Shrinkage Crisis
The Illinois State Register notes the First National Bank of Flushing collapsed due to shrinkage in Tarre lands and farm real estate. The bank reportedly had no hidden funds or bad loans and was well run in a wealthy community, yet could not realize value when pressed for seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Flushing
Tarre
Lllinois
Free sliver is dead says Richard Croker in abuse
The State Registers mockingly targets Richard Croker describing him as unfit to influence the Democratic Party. It predicts his repudiation by New York and national Democrats, and claims the gold money world cannot cover six months of interest on global debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa
Robinson
Richard Croker
Democratic Party
Mn J Croker
Democracy of
New York
Trinde State Register
Fieht
Peckitt
Peckit
Wwe
Willie
Amer
Witte
South St
Miss Peenitt
Shortis
The Dressmaker Miss Peckitt and the Long Memory
An elderly dressmaker, Miss Peckitt, recalls fashioning frocks and pins for a girl who married into hardship. A pair of memories intertwine a brick-filled cushion, a faded dress fragment, and a repayable debt tied to a land sale that separated lovers and left a lasting impression on a nameless narrator.
Rude Fragments of Tales and Odd Dialogues
A garbled collage of overheard lines and sketches features feisty gossip, mismatched dialogues, and stray jokes. It weaves cheeky quarrels, mistaken identities, flirtatious refusals, and sly humor around characters like Nell Giddington and a patient waiter, with drifting vignettes on manners and social pretensions.
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J.J. Ingalls
Hothschilds
Cleveland
My Lady
Indy
Violeta
Ling
Gatharine Young
Glen
Ske
Mias Peckitt
Jane
Anna
Groker Ani Sliver
Hiss Peckitt
Sfun
Tommy
Gary
North Dakota
New Jersey
Tom
Nell Giddington
Milar
Fonda
Wort
Gex
Rochester
Leedle Bros
Cook Bros
Jou
Wilt
Marshall
DRS
I 5
Dove
Vinced
Absolutumors
Cas
Autdress
DRS. B.S. & CO
Fiellei
Ferguson & Son’s
Rew Nery
Andres Waren
Tontine Hotel
Keating
Welsbach
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