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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
8
The article argues the war tax drains money from households and New York banks, urging monetary expansion. It cites a New York financier and Vice President Spaulding and traces past policy causes, claiming the country needs more money in circulation to support trade and employment. It criticizes entrenched financial interests and calls for removing restraints on currency to restore economic vigor.
A Mississippi Valley newspaper letter argues the money question hinges on demonetization and forgery, blaming financiers, urging honest thinking to expose the gold standard. It criticizes editors, laments economic distress, and links corruption to trusts, strikes, and rising wealth for a few.
A fragmented tirade critiques a Democratic administration, claiming divine aid for harvests and national prosperity while mocking leaders. The piece references William, the White House, and themes of political fate, with scattered allusions to crops, weather, and public mood amid volatile times.
The piece depicts a financial frenzy as stocks rise and fall amid gold scarcity and credit fears. It laments dependence on Wall Street, questions economic policy, and warns of looming peril if speculation continues unchecked, naming figures and markets with charged rhetoric.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss republican views on cheap money, currency depreciation, and stock market reactions. References to gold and greenback values, 1894 comparisons, and political rhetoric about inflation policies imply a 19th century monetary debate and its regional impact on the West and markets.
The piece critiques how the public and media turn monetary hardship into a patriotic cause, while editors and conservative writers label requests for government aid as treason. It notes government actions like gold certificates and bond redemptions, suggesting a pattern of relief rhetoric amid expanding business.
The text discusses Republicans facing internal strife and the high charges that the Payne Oil subsidy will advance in the current session. It notes President McKinley, party factions, and calls to extend redlines amid shifting public sentiment and the press.
Delegates from Detroit and nationwide gather at Manmont Hall for the fifteenth annual American Federation of Labor convention. President Gompers reports progress in wages and labor reductions, endorses industry revival, and cautions against expansion and militarism while urging unity among unions.
Buffalo December 4 reports the Canadian steamer Niagara capt Henry McClory foundered east of Long Point Lake Erie Tuesday night with all hands. Wreckage, including deck planks and shingles stamped Sound, recovered nearby. lake captains estimate heavy seas caused rapid breakup, suggesting deep water sinking eight miles east of Long Point.
Washington December 11 Representative William Lorimer will introduce his postal savings bank bill in the house. The plan names the system the postal savings depository and allows any person to deposit not less than a dollar with annual deposits limited to three hundred dollars. Interest on deposits over one thousand dollars is limited and the rate will be set by the postmaster general not to exceed one percent per year. Columbus, December 1 The Union Reform Party will nominate a presidential ticket directly from the party base under a platform advocating initiative and referendum for all legislation. A fusion with the Democratic Party was defeated and no extension of the platform was adopted.
A Wisconsin report covers several local incidents and peculiar cases. Constantine Waitel faces arrest after shooting his wife Helen, who is expected to recover, as she pursues divorce. a history of arrests accompanies Mrs Waitel. A Dawson Creek letter notes brothers George and Fenn Galligan striking it rich in Alaska after mining Bonanza Creek, with potential $800,000 offers. Frank Corwin, intoxicated, shot near his wife during an epileptic fit, now jailed. Mrs Corwin sustains serious injuries. James Lonergan, jailed for life in Pond du Jourdain for a murder, is revealed to be Frank Langin of Kenosha in disguise. A Kefinsha lawyer questions innocence, visiting Langin’s Pond de Tae trial.
Dropped Pond, noted as a prominent northwest labor leader, John E. Coughlin died at his Milwaukee residence. Born in Boston and moved to Chicago in 1878, then Milwaukee a decade later. In 1891 he organized the United Brotherhood of Tanners and Cartiers of America and led it for three years.
Reverend David B. Cheney, pastor of the Baptist church, and his wife were seriously wounded in a daylight home invasion. An intruder entered the residence, fired at Mrs. Cheney, then shot the pastor when he came to her aid.
OMeers in Tenable W BK Neonbridge G P Lakin and S L Case lead a petition in Judge Johnsons court to remove town officers for malfeasance. Targeted are Peter Meyrose chairman supervisor and member of the county bonds, Berne hard Roemer and Valenting Novhain sidewalls supervisors.
James Goggin a noted farmer near Ellsworth was found dead between Ellsworth and Huger after walking from Pillsworth toward Maiden Rock to attend a Masonic lodge meeting. The incident suggests murder with skull fracture cited. a large silica bed discovered at Dayton Irren County valued between 7 and 20 per ton. locals agitated over the find. Additional notes mention various obituaries and legal items, including railway bonds voided for Bayfield Western and military funding warrants, plus a fatal accident involving James Rowe and a Shockey incident near Withee.
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