Notable odds and ends from Mooresville and beyond
A scatter of local notes from Mooresville Indiana and surrounding towns. Mentions include Lead SD figures, Oscar Silver as a mining figure, a plan to honor Afghanistan's Amir with a coin, a McKinley Bryan election wager in Ohio, Marlborough’s Blenheim Palace putty tale, Pendleton Oregon power outage caused by a miller’s attempt to steal dynamo power, Osceola Missouri vegetable import needs, and a Kansas farmer yielding 1000 bushels of white onions sold at 50 cents.
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Ripley
Ohio
McKinley
Bryan
Osceola
Kansas
Arkansas City
Brissoes Mourns Passage of Pierre Dustin Seaport Advocate
Brissoes mourns Pierre Dustin who spent thirty years pushing Brussels toward a ship canal project. A Brussels Communal Council member, he served as permanent representative to the Province Council of Brabant and was a leading force in Bruges progressive work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brissoes
Pierre Dustin
Brussels
Brabrant
Brugsels
Bicycler Repair Shop Incident Sparks Upset Customer
In Hinsdale Missouri a bicycle shop owner sprayed a chemical on a tire repair counter provoking a patron to sit and cause a scene. The ride end needed solvent to loosen the improvised barrier before the wheel was finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torers
Hinsdale
Greenland Birch: A Tiny Tree That Survives Harsh Greenland
The Greenland birch is the smallest tree in its family. It lives from seven to one hundred thirty years and rarely grows taller than ten inches even in favorable conditions. East and southern Greenland whale bluffs host dense stands of this woolly plant on poor frozen soil, with some forests persisting for fifty years at heights under four inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
Army enlistment standards rise as entry grows harder
Semper officers in a Washington club discuss recruiting. They note the army has raised enlistment standards, making entry for a private harder than civil service, with only $14 monthly pay. Enlistments run about 50 monthly, while rejections exceed 3,100. NYC registration costs and projected votes rise with past trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army and Navy Club
Washington
Army
United States Service
Great Hall crowd hears Harrison on Silver and Prosperity
Ex-President Harrison sparks a large Cincinnati audience at the Music Hall addressing 9,000 seats filled and an overflow crowd, denouncing free silver and urging Republican plans to restore prosperity through stable currency and strong federal authority. He contrasts Democratic free silver with Republican policy, arguing for parity of dollars and enforcement of national laws.
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Music Hall
Cincinnati
Plarkson
Queen City
Music Hiall
Gen Ddarrison
Aeeo
Vedas
Airc Betanry Storer
Corverton
Louis
Goxserner McKinler
Minn
Maeditv
Re Poubican
United States
Bryan
Europe
McKinney at Goodland Indiana Aimed to Explain Government Money
In a speech at Goodland Indiana McKinney argued the government does not create money but collects taxes or borrows. He outlined government revenue mainly from tariffs internal taxation land sales and postal revenue and urged fiscal restraint and accountability. He defended the Republican stance on taxes and money supply.
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Cantomu
McKinney
Goodland
Newton County
Tod
McKinley
Ind
United States
Indiana
Internal Revenue Offices
Congress
Army
Navy
Republian
Republican Party
Choor
Toud
The Farmer’s Losses From Neglect and Poor Fences
M EE. Bunkard warns farmers that neglect and weak fencing cause annual losses in grain and livestock. Poor road conditions on private property, unsafe paths, and carelessness in feeding brood mares lead to costly damages. Proper fence maintenance and prudent handling save money and prevent deaths.
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M. EE. Bunkard
Ingersoll Headlines Honest Money Speech in Chicago Rally
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll addressed a large Chicago mass meeting on support for McKinley and Hobart. He argued for honest money backed by government, critiqued free coinage, and stressed the need for stable currency tied to gold or silver with accountability under law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Ingersoll
Chicago
McKinley
Hobart
Julius Caesar
Rome
Aolan
Brysi
Jones
Nevada
Senator Stewart
Helis
Cooper Union
New York
Pai
Sam
Tam
Vielo
Lotter
Harrison's Tour Delays Shuffle for General Harrison
General Harrison plans a state tour delivering speeches from a train and in halls. A conflict over Tomlinson Hall in Sci apopolis shifts his Indianapolis address to Oct 24 with the hall leased for the event. The itinerary runs Oct 20 to Oct 31 with principal speeches at Salem Mitchell Portland Goshen and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Sound Money Clubs
Sciapopolis
Tomlinson Hall
Popocrats
Martin
Indianapolis
Mooresville
Martinsville
Spencer
Worthington
Edwardsport
Vincennes
Princeton
Evansville
New Albany
Borden
Salem
Orleans
Mitchell
Bedford
Bloomington
Gosport
Greencastle
Greenfield
Knightstown
Anderson
Muncie
Winchester
Porthind
Decatur
Portland
Auburn
Leive Auburn
Waterloo
Kendallville
Goshen
Warsaw
North Manchester
Wabash
Marion
Summitville
Alexandria
Campaign Junior and Governor Hastings Mock Mr Bryan
A New York dispatch reports Pennsylvania Day at the Travelers' Republican League in which Senator Matthew S. Quay presided. Governor Hastings mocked Mr Bryan by predicting a swift push for a silver standard and a quick sequence of bills after the election with humorous references to presidents and Vice Presidents.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Travelers’ Republican League
Matthew S. Quay
Hastings
Bryan
Paen
Washington
White House
Everndu
Congress
Senate
Mr. Bryan
Cleveland Declines Campaign Address on Honest Money
Secretary Morton read a Cleveland letter from Gray Gages Massachusetts to the American Honest Money League. President Cleveland says he cannot address the league before the election and should not engage in campaign activity, though he supports sound financial ideas and honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Chicago Honest Meney League
Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Archbishops Ireland Denounces the Chicago Platform in Strong Language
Archbishop Ireland of Saint Paul denounces the Chicago platform in a letter to twenty seven local businessmen. He calls for free speech on national issues while opposing secessionist and socialist currents. He flags silver coinage as secondary and predicts panic if silver is pursued at sixteen to one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Archbbishop Ireland
St. Paul, Minn
To Lay
United States
Appomattos
Sitienel
Isié
Washington
Europe
America
Ireland
Republicans Claim McKinley Victory With 270 Votes
National Republican headquarters in New York cites executive committee backing for McKinley Hobart with 270 electoral votes claimed. Bryan slated for 110, with six doubtful states adding 67 votes to Republicans. Bayard repudiates Chicago platform urging for Messia Palmer Buckner. Mention of wind and rain signals changing weather.
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National Republican
New York
Executive Committee
McKinley
Hobart
Bryan
Samuel Bancroft, Jr
Wilmington
Del
Thomas F. Bayard
United States
Great Britain
Chicago
Messia
Palmer and
Buckner
Indianapolis
Weyler in Danger and Fraud Orders Reported
From Havana by New York dispatches Oct. 9 two assassination attempts on Capt. Gen. Weyler failed by accident. Dynamite reportedly existed in one plot enough to blow up the palace. Also a fraud order targets Gordy & Co and Gordon & J Gordy of Allegheny Pa for false employment promises.
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W.H. Sage
Department of Agriculture
Lead
8. D
Oscar Silver
Hesceforra
Ameer
Afghanistan
Duke of Marlborough
Blenheim Palace
England
Uesprops
Pendleton (Ore
New York Bureau of Elections
New York City
Westchester County
Gen. Harrison
Enx
United
Hamilton
Jefferson
Democrat
Yorktown
Adodac
Jerrison
Tere
Grand Prairie
AL Rkinley
Ingersoll
Archbishop Ireland
Wekinley
Republican Committee
M.S. Quay
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