Revival of trade and trade failures 1895 96
A historical newspaper excerpt discusses projected trade revival for 1896, Bradstreet statistics on half year trade failures 1890 1896, and comparisons under Democratic and Republican administrations. It cites per capita money circulation, free silver debates, and opinions from Galveston News and public figures on monetary policy and government borrowing powers.
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United States
Chamber of Commerce of
New York
Hein
Bradatreet
Eoch
Judge Bigelow’s Free Coinage Warning On 16 to 1 Policy
Nevada Chief Justice R R Bigelow writes in Reno Gazette that 16 to 1 free coinage would wreck business and inflate prices. He argues silver’s value would not rise to par with gold, banks and lenders would suffer, and laborers and pensioners would lose purchasing power under free coinage. He cites Michigan iron ore, Alabama ore, Pennsylvania coal, Maine and Wisconsin lumber, and North Carolina Georgia wood as examples of universal free trade impacts urged by Bryan.
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Congress
Stephen B. Elkins
West Virginia
Nevada
R. R. Bigelow
Supreme Court of Nevada
Reno
Nev
St. Louis
Comstock
Mexico
Mailroad Foreclosures and Tariff Views Stir Policy Debate
The piece links Democratic tariff legislation to railroad foreclosures, noting 25 lines totaling 3,402 miles and 49,049,000 in bonds foreclosed in six months of 1896, compared with 20 lines and 36 miles in six months of 1895. It cites President Roberts of the Pennsylvania road and includes quotations on protection, sound sense, and Bryan’s tariff stance on iron ore and taxes.
Debating Free Coinage and Economic Fairness
The excerpt argues against cheap money by comparing it to arson, stating that opposing parties include bankers and merchants who fear loss, while farmers would suffer. It stresses voters will judge the silver issue on its merits, not by appealing to one class. The text cautions that debt repudiation appeals fail against fair minded citizens.
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Busiies
Ancesty
Tariff for revenue only loses vast funds to McKinley era
The free-traders tariff for revenue only reduced treasury intake by 102,275,791 dollars in the first twenty-two months of its operation compared with the McKinley tariff in the same period.
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Treasury
Bryan on Free Raw Material in Congress Speech
William J Bryan argues that when taxes on raw materials are not fully offset by taxes on finished goods the manufacturer is worse off than under pure free trade, highlighting protectionist burdens in Congress.
Long Distance Shots A Soldier Napoleon A More
Veterans' Corner presents a devotional prayer-like verse about guidance and protection through desert trials. Biblical imagery of shepherding and green pastures frames the journey, with assurance of Jesus leading and sustaining through wind heat and toil toward a peaceful fold.
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Napoleon
Colonel Walthall and the pine tree during Civil War fire
The story recounts Senator Walthall as a Confederate colonel in the Civil War who hid behind a giant pine as a federal battery shelled a sunken road. A shell struck the tree, sending bark and splinters while two soldiers under him remark on the Colonel’s luck and the tree’s protection.
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Walthall
Jim
Tim
Modern heavy artillery ranges and limits analyzed
Harper's Round Table explains the limitations of giant guns. The Krupp Monster fired 1,890 pounds to 15 miles, but is costly and reuse is limited. The Armstrong 90 ton cannon reaches about 12 miles with elevated sights, and battleship fire beyond that remains impractical due to recoil and noise.
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Armstrongs
Redeel
Harper’s Round Table
Napoleon Warrior Dies in NJ Home Near Tests of Memory
A fragment suggests Henry Mueller, born in Germany in 178? and who served in Napoleon's Grand Army, died recently at the Soldiers' Home in Kearny, New Jersey. The piece notes he might have fought at Marengo Jena and Waterloo and later lived near Cleveland, Ohio.
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Marengo
Jena
Waterloo
Napoleon
W Eald
Cleveland
Ohio
Kearny
New Jersey
Henry Mueller
Germany
Prussia
Mueller
Grand Army
Rutla
German Soldier Mueller Fights Across Continents and Centuries
Mueller trained as a German soldier who retreated from Moscow and fought at Bautzen Letpak and Waterloo. He served for Prussia during Napoleon's era then moved to the United States after Napoleon's capture. He rejoined American forces in the Seminole Mexican and Civil Wars, surviving all conflicts and living past 100 in the Soldiers' Home while recounting his remote battles.
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Moscow
Mueller
Bautzen
Letpak
Fnally
Waterloo
Napoleon
St. Helena
Europe
Meller
United States
Solliers
Remarkable Hotel
An old army man recalls a remarkable hunt with a horse from Field and Farm. The I C branded pony, condemned yet trusty, steered him toward antelope and even pointed birds on prairie trips. He praises the hunting skills and bond with the horse, noting many good hunts.
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7Th Cavalry
I. C
First American Flag Raised in San Francisco 1846
John H. Brown of Santa Cruz recalls the first American flag raised in San Francisco in May 1846. Captain Watson and officers of the Portsmouth hoisted it at an adobe building near the Plaza Hotel as the Proclamation of U.S. possession was read. Marines, midshipmen, and soldiers followed, with Captain Montgomery absent ashore.
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Frisco
John H. Brown
Santa Cruz
Cal
San Francisco
Watson
United States
Portsmouth
Watsaya Mr. Brown
Revere
Clay Street
Kearny
Plaza Hotel
California
Montgomery
Patient Brings Odd Complaint to Doctor P
A man tells Doctor P he works like an ox eats like a dog and sleeps like a dormouse. The doctor responds with humor, suggesting the man consider veterinary advice for his unusual health description.
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Hite Adrien
Prize rumor hints at Gussie Howard medal claim
A terse exchange suggests Gussie Howard allegedly received a medal for superior taste and accomplishments in music. Tam repeats the claim, while the speaker doubts Gussie ever played the piano, noting she does not.
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Gussie Howard
Tam
Sbe
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