Debated coinage and the danger of free silver policy
The text critiques free coinage at 16 to 1, citing Macaulay on coin clipping and the harm of debased money. It argues wages fall with depreciated currency, warns against fiat measures, and defends gold as the universal standard. It also references Judge Warner and Philadelphia Record on wage relief and a playful note on restoring zero freezing point.
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Macaulay
Caine
Qu El'vareth
Tle
Exchia
Leruine
Wesness
Debating debt, homes, and the fight for American property
A Vie et Verite candidate criticizes Mr Bryan for not explaining how debt repudiation and confiscation would affect home ownership. The speaker argues a 16 to 1 silver policy would devalue savings of about 6,000,000 Americans with bank deposits and mortgages, challenging the defense of the American home.
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Bonita
Bryan
Tina
Ana Wiaich
People's Hoir
Ig Savings
Bwildiig
Lua
de Uy
Fleaty of Bimetallium Now in the United States
The piece asserts bimetallism is fully present in the U.S. with gold or silver available by 16 to 1, and notes the use of Greenbacks treasury notes and national bank notes as redeemable media. It emphasizes that citizens can exchange paper for gold or silver at will and that money rests on these metals.
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Chathamt
Talu
Macaulay
England
United States
Treasury
Marshall
Nine Officeholders Seek Fixed Salary Reform Plea
Readers are urged to vote on a proposal offering free coinage and a 50 percent check on officeholders with fixed salaries. The item frames the reform as a direct test of governance accountability for nine incumbents.
Unclear Text on Free Use of Tools and Money
Fragmentary passage argues for freedom to use the best tools and implements and the best money and credit instruments. It asserts that an honest stable measure of value and weights is essential for orderly transactions, implying a stance on economic utility and standards.
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Theas
MICHIGAN PICKINGS OF INTEREST AROUND WEEK
A Detroit wire summary reports varied Michigan items from Mackinaw City to Charlevoix. Notables include Edwin Willeta a former agriculture official aged sixty eight, and labor disputes at a shipyard with non union workers facing wage differentials amid strikes. Also noted are fires in Wisconsin lumber piles, migration drives from Georgia, and several political appointments and European diplomatic mentions.
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Trenie
Manistee
Mieh
Huts I
Sprigue
Thomas MM. Waller
Connecticut
Coboruddehy Po Teh
Reward Offered in Blue Cat Train Robbery Case
Governor or Stone has posted a reward for the arrest and conviction of each person involved in the Chicago and Alton train robbery at Blue Cat Saturday night. A reward of $200 is offered for a single convict sentenced to the penitentiary.
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Robbursa
Jefferson City
Governeor Stone
Chicago and Alton
Blue Cat
Miners Strike Rates and Arrest in New York District
The article notes a Tuesday start for miners in the district at 40 cent rates with hopes of restoring to 1 cent. Henry W. Stavenel, son of a former governor Cornell, is arrested at Dobbs Ferry on land larceny allegations which he denies, promising to clear himself. Also mentions two notable English deaths: Lord Alexander Paget and Thevager Christchurch of Leeds, with their lineages.
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Itimnett
New York
Henry W. Stavenel
Cornell
England
Thondon
Alexander Paget
Anglesea
Thevager Chirhess of
Leeds
Miles Harriette Arundel Stewart
Gause of the Kiss in Wheat Market Rise and Decline
R.G. Dun weekly review notes sensational wheat moves with cash prices at 83 cents, a 14 cent rise, and a 5 cent drop. Strong demand from Pacific exporters, European buyers, and rising freight rates fuel optimism amid shortages, while industrial demand lifts pig iron and ore shipments.
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Ian Sigsette
New York
R.G. Dun & Co
Foreien Pomand
Pacific
Athente Porta
India
Novi
China
Hosten
Toronto
Dar hale_erid Minneapolis
United States
Canada
Fatal Fire in Brooklyn Tears Factory. One Dead
A Brooklyn blaze destroyed a five story brick factory on Seventh Street between Second and Third Avenues last night. One fireman Alfred Beaumon died and several others were injured while efforts to rescue workers continued through burning ruins. Property damage estimated at $250,000 with inflammable materials fueling the fire.
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New York
Brooklyn
Ife
Altaon
Second
Third Avenues
Alfred Beaumon
Fore
Pan Bieby
Quigley
Benuinon
James J. Ryan
Franklin Ferguson
Louis Hlair
Engine Company No 6
Boatietou
Ty Ueath
Dear Mrs Pinkham Helps Woman With Long Standing Ills
A woman writes of lasting relief after years of falling and pelvic disorders, kidney trouble and leucorrhea. After trying physicians with no benefit she uses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and reports weight gain, improved health, and plans to recommend it to others.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Sodom
St. Cinciaid
Lynn
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