Resertions and Arguments Considered and Answered
Long polemic argues the U S Constitution controls coinage, attacking silver advocates. It cites Hamilton, 1873 act, and demotion claims, and denounces free coinage, calls for gold and silver at 16 to 1, full legal tender status, anti public debt policy, and Cuba belligerent recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Alexander Hamilton
Congressional Record
William M. Stewart
Nevada
Wheat prices rise expose silver theory failures
The Washington Star argues that silver advocates misread price dynamics as wheat reaches the dollar mark. It notes leaders like Jones of Nevada and Teller cannot explain the rise with money supply, admitting supply and demand finally govern prices while Polls rejected free silver. Short crops abroad boost demand for American wheat, forcing a concession from silver supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jones
Nevada
Mr. Teller
Bryan
White House
Washington Star
Myers and McLean as Ohio Democratic Power Brokers
In a Toledo Blade excerpt, Allen O. Myers acts as John R. McLean’s top lieutenant at the Democratic State convention. Myers dictated the platform and guided McLean loyalists, drawing on their long, trust-based relationship from McLean’s newspaper years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers
McLean
Ohio
John R. McLean
Democratic
United States
Toledo
Is Pension Money Wasted Amid Pension List Growth
An outcry over rising pension lists continues since the McKinley administration. Death reduces names, while many new claims under the Cleveland era flow into the rolls. The piece argues the current policy kept claims pending to shift costs to successors, with no treasury savings.
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Post
Cleveland
Treasury
Cleveland on pensions and widows’ claims criticized
The piece argues the Cleveland administration halted pension bureau work, delaying funds for thousands of widows, asserting most beneficiaries were honest. It cites the Baltimore Sun supporting views that pensions are wasteful and largely misdirected, while noting Cleveland’s test of frauds found the pension roll to be largely honorable. Washington Post (Dem.) is quoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Pension Bureau
Bureau
The
Baltimore Sun
Sun
Washington Post
Wage Gap Between Mexican and Chicago Workers
A special commission found Mexican workers in Mexico City earning far less than Chicago counterparts. Teamsters in Mexico City received 1 per day in Mexican money versus 1.75 in Chicago dollars, with other trades also earning far more in Chicago. When converted, Mexican wages are worth about 43 cents per our dollar, revealing a stark earning disparity. Business conditions are improving nationwide, per Dun's Review, noting rising trade, stock gains, bank clearings, and wheat speculation signaling a strong week ahead.
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Hard Lick
Mexico
Trade and Labor Assembly
Chicago
Dun
It Was Not True of Course The Hanna Letter Lie
A forged claim credited to Senator Hanna that he wrote a letter to Attorney General Watson saying public office owes the public nothing is exposed as a pure invention. Watson denies any Hanna letter, undermining McLean-Chapman free silver campaign tactics and the Times Star calls the claim an important but false note.
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Hanna
Watson
Times-Star
McLean-Chapman
Wool at Twenty Five Cents
The Cadiz Republican reports wool in Harrison County priced at twenty five cents per pound. Over the past week C M Hogg & Son bought 35,000 pounds from farmers including Dunlap Brothers Cadiz township John Clifford Green township S B Porter Green township R R Cochran Cadiz township Joseph L Thompson & Son Cadiz township Henry Mckee Green township John MecDivitt Stock township Samuel Hedges Cadiz township Ross Mansfield Wayne township Jefferson County H B Lacey Lac eyville and Oliver Road Green township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadiz Republican
Harrison County
Messrs. C. M. Hogg & Son
Dunlap Brothers
Cadiz Township
John Clifford
Green Township
S. B. Porter
R. R. Cochran
Joseph L. Thompson & Son
Henry Mckee
John MecDivitt
Stock Township
Samuel Hedges
Ross Mansfield
Wayne Township
Jefferson County
H. B. Lacey
Laceyville
Oliver Road
Democrats Take Control Of Ohio Senate Outlook
If Democrats gain control of Ohio they would send to the Senate a man who would back the Chicago platform. The state would be gerrymandered, leading to fifteen or sixteen representatives in Congress to support those same vicious principles.
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Republic of Cuba
Ohio
Senate
Chicago
Congress
Geo, K, Nash
Gold Production Rises Diminishing Free Silver Theories
The piece notes world gold production rising, discouraging free silver advocates. It claims the silver dollar fell by 10 cents while wheat rose 25 cents per bushel since last year’s debates over free coinage. It asserts the 1900 election could bring a billion more dollars of gold globally and cites U S exports reaching a record $1,032,001,300 in the year liberty rejected free coinage.
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United States
Nator Peffer
Senate
Iansas
The
State Board of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
India
Liverpool
England
California
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
Argentine
Australia
Democratic Party
Mexico
South American States
China
Central American States
Germany
Great Britain
Netherlands
France
London
William M. Stewart
John P. Jones
Arthur Sewall
John P. Altgeld
John R. McLean
McLeans Gold Bonds and Club House Deal Exposed
Official records reveal John B McLean's demand that the Columbia Athletic Club pay 70,000 in gold coin for land and a clubhouse in Washington DC in 1909. Bonds issued to McLean were payable in gold with interest also in gold, divided into 45,000 and 25,000 series, and the deed of trust details the transaction and bond terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tob R. McLean
Columbia Athletic Club
Columbia Athletic Chat
District of Columbia
Washington
John B. McLean
United States
McLean
Columbia Athletic Club Bond Issued for Five Percent Note
The Columbia Athletic Club of the District of Columbia issues a first mortgage five percent gold bond payable March and September with a 1909 date. It is part of a series of forty five bonds secured by a deed of trust on property and improvements in the District of Columbia. Bond includes redemption options and interest payments, with trustees George W. Swartzel and A. T. Britton named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Athletic Club
District of Columbia
John
McLean
United States
Citizens’ National Bank of Washington
City of Washington
George W. Swartzel
A. T. Britton
Recorder of Deeds of
Washington
Salt Columbia Athletic Club
A. D
Charles A. Bradbury
Howard Perry
Interest Coupons From Bond Read As Follows
Fragmentary OCR notes show interest coupons attached to a bond with unspecified dates or amounts. The readable portion lists no names, places, or figures beyond a generic reference to coupons and a bond. Further context is required to produce a complete item.
Interest on First Mortgage Bonds Payable in Gold Coin
On the first day of September 1899 the Columbia Athletic Club of the District of Columbia will pay to the bearer twenty five dollars in gold coin of the United States at the Citizens National Bank of Washington DC being six months interest on its first mortgage bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Athletic Club
District of Columbia
United States
Citizens’ National Bank
Washington, D. C
Mexico's Predicament in Silver Price Shift to Gold Standard
Mexico faces a policy dilemma as a drastic drop in silver value prompts consideration of adopting the gold standard. The example of Japan, Russia, Peru and other nations influences Mexican leaders, with business strains warning that alignment with global monetary norms may be needed to preserve financial standing.
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Mexico
Japan
Russia
Peru
New York Journal Reports Prosperity via Silver Coinage
The New York Journal, in a year four edition, publishes a full page article asserting silver coinage will bring prosperity to the United States. It claims a flourishing condition in New York and nationwide progress tied to silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal
United States
New York
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Mitchell Weekly Capital
Plaan
Jefferson
Buchanan
Jackson
M'Lean's
Ory
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