Stirring Address on Campaign Issues by Harrison at Carnegie Hall
Ex President Benjamin Harrison and Chauncey Depew address a large audience at Carnegie Hall discussing campaign issues. Harrison criticizes the Chicago convention, defends the Constitution, and warns against packing the Supreme Court to suit Congress. The speech emphasizes federal authority, fiscal policy, and the dangers to national unity.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
Benjamin Harrison
Chauncey M. Depew
Harrison
Mr. Depew
Depew
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Speech on tariff and silver standard in 1890s city meeting
A speaker addresses concerns over the Wilson tariff, gold reserves, and silver coinage. He argues the tariff worsened deficits and hurt manufacturers, warns of a silver basis if reserves fall, and explains the government can fix value by law but cannot guarantee market parity without public acceptance. He contrasts bimetallism with a true double standard and defends Republican stance.
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Cleveland
National Treasury
Treasury
United States
Bryan
Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
England
William J. Bryan
France
Germany
Debated currency reform and its impact on workers
A speaker argues against a debased currency, warning it harms labor and pensioners. He cites a 1890 Senate study showing wages rising slower than prices and contrasts impacts on laborers, pensioners, and policyholders, urging adherence to sound currency.
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Broadway
Congress
Senate
Lavorers
Mr. Bryan
Bryan denial clouds World Herald editorial on silver
The Buffalo Courier cites a World Herald editorial praising land and goods as silver values rise. It argues the piece echoes Bryan's views on free silver and currency debasement, noting critics insist on gold clauses to guard private contracts amid the silver movement.
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Bryan
Omaha World-I Herald
World-Herald
Hut
the World-Herald
Mr. Bryan
Buffalo Courier
Bryan Quotes Carlisle at Farmers Alliance Picnic
The Bryan party arrived at Knowlesville at 1 10 pm Friday and addressed a Farmers alliance crowd. He read Carlisle 1878 and argued the money question, contrasting idle capital with the struggling masses and urging for gold and silver coinage under the constitution. He criticized party leaders and noted support for bimetallism.
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Knowlesville
Bryan
Ryan
Farmers’ Alliance
Carlisle
John G. Carlisle
Democratic Party
Niagara Falls
Cataract Hotel
Trade review notes shifting metals and wary buyers
New York, Aug. 29. R G Dun & Co reports monetary moves easing trade strain as gold moves to the U S via fast steamers and higher lending rates. imports shrink and exports rise. Failures liabilities fall from prior weeks. some iron works and the tin plate association face disruption. Wool and cotton trade show weakness, with prices volatile and demand tepid.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
London
United States
Canada
Milton, Hughes & Co
1Llinofa
Hammond
Lakeside
Chicago
FATAL AERIAL ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN THREE CITIES
In Toledo Ohio on August 31 Professor B D Cole an Ann Arbor aeronaut and his companion Miss Josie Carmo were thrown into Presque Isle Bay. Cole drowned while Carmo survived with help from a life preserver. In Denver Sergeant Ivy Baldwin a renowned aeronaut was fatally injured after a balloon ascent. In Chicago H B King narrowly escaped death after a parachute failure caused a fall in Lake Street.
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B.D. Cole
Ann Arbor
Mich
Josie Carmo
Presque Isle
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Carmo
Denver
Col
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Tie
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H. B. King
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Forty-Second Street
Chicago Avenue
Lake Street
Russian Foreign Minister Prince Lobanoff Rostovsky Dies Suddenly
A Telegraph dispatch from Kiev reports Prince Lobanoff Rostovsky Russian foreign minister died suddenly while traveling from Vienna to The Hague with the czar nearby. The death shocks Russia as it waves plans for a diplomatic tour and potential peace conferences among great powers.
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Kieil
Prince Lobanoff-Rostovsky
Vienna
Russia
Aitairs
Germany
France
England
Mascagni Opera Chooses Japanese Theme Next Season
Notes list Mascagni planning a new opera with a Japanese story as its theme. Felix Weingartner completes a symphonic poem King Lear. Emperor William writes a coronation march for the czar. Sir Henry Irving’s Cymbeline incidental music by Hamilton Clarke. Humperdinck’s Die Königskinder to open Munich next winter. Warner’s Safe Cure reenters weekly ads after years. A dialogue from Tir Roar shows a humorous exchange about a rat.
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Felix Weingartner
Berlin Opera
William
Germany
Czar
Russia
Sir Henry Irving
Hamilton Clarke
Humperdinck
Muensel
Gretel
Munich
Too Late to Mend and the benignant defense against rheumatism
An old article extols Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a cure for rheumatic tendency and related ailments. It claims the tonic resists progression of rheumatism and also cures dyspepsia fever ague debility and nervousness. The text includes a playful interlude about a funeral inquiry and a slang exchange.
In Mizzoura season opens with strong cast at McVicker’s
Philadelphia Record notes the play In Mizzoura at McVicker’s Theatre opens the season August 80 with mail secured seats and a strong cast. The snippet mocks advertising lines and includes scattered quotes from other papers about toys and cures, reflecting typical early 20th century clipped ads and filler.
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McVicker’s Theater
Mizzoura
South Dakota Land and Livestock Prospects
South Dakota offers vast farming and ranch land east of the Missouri River within a day’s ride of Chicago. Diversified farming and cattle and sheep growth attract eastern capital as the state promotes home purchases and land acquisitions. Contact W J Powell Chicago and H P Hunter Chicago for more information.
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Dakota
Missouri River
Chicago
Milwaukee
South Dalcott
W. J. Powell
Old Colony Building
H. P. Hunter
Quy Dearborn St
Monon Route Resorts Booming Despite Slow Summer
Resorts on the Monon Route face a quiet season though West Baden and French Lick are popular. Paoli opens a sanatorium to handle overflow while spa waters gain physician endorsements. The Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway offers low fares for August and September excur sions to homeseekers, with James Banken handling inquiries in St. Louis.
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West Baden
Paoli
Germany
Wast Baden Indead
America
Hornthroad Company
Ins 0Me Park Thera Snd Ig
Missouri, Kansas and Toxga Railway
James Banken
Gon, Ass, & Lee, Agt
St. Louis
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