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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1896
Page
4
Political Ticket Listings and Forged Tribune Controversy
A Detroit Tribune front pages a full slate of statewide and county offices including Hazen Pingree for governor and George Ingersoll for probate judge. The item also denounces a forged London Financial News article misused by Bryan supporters, criticizing silverite tactics and misquotes of Blaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason E. Hammond
Hillsdale
State Board of Education
J. W. Simmons
Clinton
George Ingersoll
Reuben J. Emery
Blemhen Smith
Newell J. Kelsey
Edward L. McPherson
Attoney
Leslie BE
Chawhon
Louis G. Miller
Frank G. Baker
Clayton T. Smith
George A. Robertson
Pratt A, Courtright
Then and now promise of free trade fades in wheat hopes
Four years after bold calls for free trade to lift wheat prices to a dollar and spur prosperity, readers see the repeated pattern of optimistic promises that failed to materialize. The piece reflects on political rhetoric versus reality for farmers and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Trade Party
Free silver appeal meets the old guard of protection
The passage scorns free trade and free silver as hollow promises. It urges voters to embrace protection and reciprocity, praising McKinley and promises of prosperity while denouncing Populist stances as risky. Vermont and Maine are cited as voices for the new era, with November seen as decisive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Maine
McKinley
Lightning Calculator Eyes Bryan Victory in Debilitated Campaign
The piece lauds laborious solver Jones as the "Lightning Calculator" pushing Bryan with hopes of overwhelming electoral support, while attacking free silver leaders and the Sherman law era. It portrays Populist dissipation after Baring effects, laments inept Congress, and urges readers to retire the silver faction and stick to principles to evade political fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Nevermore
Jones
New York
New Jersey
Popocracy
Tom Watson
Out of the frying pan into the fire notes on currency debate
The writer observes many Americans shift from belief in a stable currency. Since 1893 panic and hard times, believers in sound money grow discouraged. Free silver advocates promise redemption in power, while sound money factions offer little. Voters drift, letting free coinage seem a possible option.
Controversial Speech Offends Veterans in Clinton Town
In Clinton Town on the 6th instant Coin Harvey delivered a free silver speech attacking Generals Sickles Alger Coward and other arriving veterans calling them traitors and poll wrecks of the rebellion. The hall erupted in disorder as old soldiers protested and many left in disgust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Town
Harvey
Sickles
Alger
Coward
Mored
Bryan
Altgeld
Tillman
Iowa
Calhoun County School Commissioner Salaries Compared
Joner reports to the Calhoun county Board of Supervisors on a June resolution to study salaries of county officials. The commissioner of schools earns 1350, with comparisons to Eaton, Barry, and other counties showing varied costs for supervision and 143 schools in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joner
Trexonsun, Mich
Board of Supervisors
Calhoun County
Office of Commissioner of Schools
Eaton Ae
Pays -the- Co
Bary
Teays & i
School board finances and examiner expenses report
The report details a fund managed by the commissioner for hiring school visitation help, with five years of administration showing a balance and expenditures. It lists salaries, per diems, travel and office costs, examinations held for teachers, and letters issued, noting public access to office books and a summary of activities for Oct 1, 1895 to Oct 1, 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
A. G. Raxndaul
Dr Miles Nervine Restorative Hair Trigger Cure
An advertisement claims Dr Miles Nervine Restorative Nerve Medicine cures nervousness and related nerve ailments. It asserts severe symptoms recede after four bottles, promising restored health and reliable guarantees of satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaschia
Miles
Short Speeches in Parliament and Their Time Limits
H. W. Lucy notes the prevalence of short speeches in the House of Commons, praising Disraeli’s preference for 20 minute or shorter speeches and contrasting with Gladstone who could sustain long debates. He acknowledges occasional longer addresses by leaders but marks them as exceptional, often rife with ornate but vacuous sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Gladstone
Mr. Disraeli
A Fault In Modern Wood Carving
In Century, J William Fosdick notes how middle ages wood carvings show irregular line and angular curve traits that give character absent in modern sanded work. He cites crude tools and discipline by American carvers as preserving individual artistry amid critiques of modern over-smoothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. William Fosdick
Century
Humble Pie Etymology Traced From Norman Umbles
The term humble pie had no insult in origin. It refers to ud humbles or gambles from the Norman French nombrils the deer entrails. Pepys era saw amble pie on elite menus. Origins of the insult arose from sound similarity, not meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
England
Pepys
New York Herald
Adventure In the Sahara and a Desert Misadventure
In this sketch from La Fanfare, Tartarin recalls a desert ordeal where sand nearly buried him. An ostrich hunter rescue and a humorous note on baldness frame the tale. Also recounted is Professor Drummond’s Africa piece describing four carriers fleeing. He lectures on heathen life, geology, and defends the British constitution before quelling the mutiny with Euclid’s forty seventh proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara
Tartarin
Desert
Dasth
Drummond
Africa
Euclid
Cost of Stopping a Train Sparks Railway Debate
The article discusses the cost of stopping a train, noting estimates from a quarter of a cent to $2 per stop. It explains actual factors like coal, wages, rail wear, and increased accident risk, citing the Railroad Gazette which puts real costs at 30 to 60 cents. A trial example shows stopping costs can greatly exceed operating expenses, challenging the higher estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ik An
Railroad Gazette
Philadelphia Tram
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Treasury
Europe
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American Congress
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Robert Kitchingman
Chapel Allerton
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