No Grand Jury and McKinley backs down over Boer aid
In Calhoun county a front page lament condemns Judge Smith and a powerful ring for blocking a grand jury. The editorial argues for justice through a grand jury, condemns political corruption, and asserts McKinley has shifted to support the Boers against British policy in South Africa.
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Fiatoh
Smith
Newa
Friends of Truth and Honesty
Judge Smith
Justice Court
Hatch
Jude Smith
Calhoun County
Grand Jury
A. O. Hyde
A.O. Hyde
McKinley Hias
England
Washington
William
Jefferson
Lincoln
Grant
Garfield
Philippine
Old England
South Africa
McKinley
Asia
Mainttain
Republican Banquet Promises Tax Reform in Michigan
A Michigan Republican banquet featured leaders and candidates from across the state. Speakers urged purging official corruption and restoring equal taxation, criticizing four consecutive sessions of Republican legislators for failed tax relief and rising burdens. The speaker warned voters not to be fooled by repeated promises, noting the lingering smells of old political games.
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Fonm
Michigan
Equal Taxation
Court injunction blocks Bermuda from leaving Philadelphia port
Judge Pennypacker issued a five day restraining order preventing the steamer Bermuda from sailing. A Kingston Jamaica subject claims the ship would carry contraband to the Boers, sparking criticism of judicial overreach and pro Boer public sentiment.
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Indge Pennypacker
The
Common Pleas Court of Philadelphia
Bermuda
Kingston
Jamaca
Pennypacker
Issu
South Africa
Intersts
Uncertain Ladysmith War Reports Split Facts and Fears
A burst of Ladysmith dispatches mixes fact and guesswork as British forces under Buller and Warren press the Boer cordon. Reports claim Spion Kop fall and heavy fighting along the Tugela front with 30,000 troops in play. Rebuttals warn censorship and unreliable timing, while both sides show stubborn bravery and deadly marksmanship.
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Ladysmith
Buller
Warren
White
England
Tugela River
Spion Kop
Butler
Tensions Rise as Boer Siege Binds Ladysmith
Reports say the deler gated forces show strain as fever spreads in the garrison and the Boer cordon tightens around Ladysmith. Tadysmith still holds, but breaking point nears with both sides eager to claim a moral victory and bolster morale.
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Tadysmith
Buller
Wellington
Marshall Growth Reported From Marshall Improvement Efforts
The 1880s sketch of Marshall Michigan notes drastic change from Indian hunting grounds to a growing city with 6000 inhabitants. A two class collaboration between business leaders and youths is urged to boost development, new houses and modern systems, and attract investors through a stronger improvement society.
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Michigan
Ketchum
Marshall
Citi
Gona
Council
Improvement Society
Peor
Ein
Ying
Red Flag Practical Joke Triggers Panic near Lakewood
Sheriff Thomas J. Dunn and Senator Timothy D. Sullivan, leisurely at Lakewood, chased by a blast-crying group after they spotted a red flag. They fled to safety, angered to be prank victims. The incident is reported amid political and financial asides about money supply and the gold standard.
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Thomas J. Dunn
Timothy D. Sullivan
Lakewood
Dunn
Sullivan
New York
N. Y. World
Standard of Value and the Meaning of Money
A critique of the term standard in economics arguing that legal tender is a payment standard, not a value standard. It explains value as exchangeability and usefulness, noting that commercial value requires demand and barter potential, and warns against misconceptions in monetary theory.
Trusts Not Afraid Says the President in The Great Farce
The Mississippi Valley Democrat critiques the president's anti trust message as empty rhetoric. It argues the trusts see no threat while the president appears to promise strict enforcement. The piece likens the strategy to a wolf in sheep's clothing and warns that the public may be fooled by words without action.
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Ile
West
McKinley
Bryan
Lim
Tie
Abe Lincoln
Mississippi Valley Democrat
When Farmers Prospered under Bimetallism
The clipping argues that money supply under bimetallism sets prices, claiming larger money volume lowers value and raises prices to a healthy level. It cites 1865 to 1873 as a period with bimetallic standard and greenbacks, contrasts monometallists denying silver value, and references the Lafayette dollar as worth two dollars.
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Kansas City Times
Bryan in the East and political speeches across states
William Jennings Bryan toured Connecticut New York and New Jersey on a three day swing delivering speeches on money trusts and imperialism. In Stamford New Slaven and New Haven he drew large crowds and urged strong anti trust measures and monetary reform. He spoke in Jersey City and Harrisburg as well, backed silver against the gold standard and warned imperialism could require a larger army.
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New York
William Jennings Bryan
Connecticut
Stamford
New Slaven
Jersey City
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Bryan
New Haven
City Hall
Mr. Bryan
Vity Green
Aod
United States
Congress
God
Logan
Jersey Lily
Ryan
Robert Wavis Association
St. Mary's Hall
New Jersey
Col. Bryan
International Christian Endeavor Convention in London
The International Christian Endeavor convention, last met in Detroit, will be held in London from July 11 to 18. About fifty thousand attendees expected with rallies at Westminster Hall St Pauls Cathedral and church venues. Berths must be secured this month with low rates covering travel to Paris exposition and continental travel. For details write to Miss Carrie Parsons Kalamazoo transportation manager for Michigan.
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International Christian Endeavor Convention
Detroit
Bunter
London
England
Westminster Hall
St. Pauls Cathedral
Baptist Endeavorers
Spurgeon’s Tabernacle
City Bed Chapel
Wesley
City Temple
Misa Carrie Parsons
Kalamazoo
Michigan
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