Congressmen and bankers argue over currency reform
Congressmen Galusha Grow of Susquehanna Samuel Davenport of Erie and others debate the gold standard and the retirement of greenbacks and treasury notes. They call for formal payment and substitution of bank currencies redeemable in gold under federal supervision to ensure credit money and safety. The text notes Singerly, a banker, supports the stance.
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Galusha A. Grow
Susquehanna
Samuel A. Davenport
Erie
Lirother Singerty
Treasury
Geld
Hrother Singerly
McKinley Aim Faces Key Illinois Convention Test
Major Hamwly urges the public to watch the Illinois Republican convention this week. He says McKinley leads but must avoid a split delegation that could jeopardize his nomination. Instructed delegates vs uninstructed, McKinley and Cullom factions vie for control, with a possible Cullom capture of the Illinois delegation. Arbitration with England is noted, but enforceability of verdicts remains a concern.
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Major Hamwly
St. Louis
McKinley
1Mnois
Mcfriles
Tnole
MckKinley
Laws
Pennsalvansa
New York
New England
Sucess
Ohio
Louis
McKintey
Cullum
Ate- Kinlevites
Debates on currency and temperance laws shift in New York
The piece links currency policy under Cleveland and Carlisle to rural credit and debt, arguing for elastic money. It then reports on Taine's law, noting early fears of job losses and liquor tax impact. A Lansing tour and Judge Meade describe growing public support and practical benefits, including cleaner saloons and reduced corruption. Retail, craft, and labor sectors show no mass displacements yet.
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Carlisle
New York State
Empire State
J. A. Lansing
New York
Uticn
Albany
Troy
Syracuse
Rochester
Washington Post
W. Meade
New York City
Lansing
Meade
Republican Party
Amd
Gold Standard Debate and Economic Worries of 1890s
The piece discusses the United States debt and gold reserve under the second Cleveland administration, arguing debt has risen to sustain the gold standard and warning against currency instability. It urges sound money and contemplates bimetallism and supplementary paper currency as remedies. It also notes a Newark pastor scandal and linked moral observations about reform.
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United States
Cleveland
Eireuls Thon
Literacy tests dominate immigration debate in 1890s era preview
The Immigration Centriction league pushes literacy and age limits for immigrants, citing high Italian illiteracy at New York Harbor. Data shows thousands arriving from Italy and Ireland with significant illiteracy, while Congress debates the Lodge literacy bill amid broader political shifts and party-state dynamics.
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United States
New York
Cenver
Pills Island
Lan. d
Port of New York
League
Congress
Lodge Bil
Dolliver Wit and Eccentricities Spark House Speech
In a Times Herald report on Iowa senator Dolliver, his speech on the milk cheese bill is described as lively and occasionally interrupted by Mr. Hrumm of Pennsylvania. The exchange includes a reference to a former Pennsylvania governor and critiques of treasury spending, with interruptions by Mr. McMunn of Tennessee.
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Dolliver
Iowa
Hrumm
Pennsylvania
New York
Ait Delliver
McMunn
Tennesser
Dover
Tennessee
Luxaria
Lodin
Portrait of Iowa's Allison Shows Unbroken Courtesy Through Years
In Thoes Herald Washington on April 1 a companionable man from Iowa, Allison, is praised for thirty years of service in the House and Senate. He remains straight, alert, and diligent, focusing on appropriations and committee work while not allowing presidential prospects to distract him. Critics note his amiability as a strength in turbulent western politics.
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W. Smailey
Thoes-Herald
Washington
Henlil
Allison
Iowa
Hing
Senate
Political portrait of a steady reformer with pragmatic grip
The piece portrays a calm, gracious leader who has not generated bold policies but has enacted broad beneficial laws and steadied a demanding constituency. It notes Iowa’s lack of a unifying political center while praising the subject’s reputation for listening to Republican opinion and possessing solid character and experience.
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Kansas
Iowa
Atligne mMiveinerts
Aidow
Tawa
Eliar
Fragments Reflect Newspaper Tone on Editor and Critics
A garbled reader letter exposes clashes over phrasing and perceived propriety in Chicago Tribune coverage. The fragment hints at editors deeming certain expressions as girlish while defense of a "girly" descriptor appears in dispute. The text showcases tension between reader sentiment and editorial discretion.
Astrolabe and City Notes In April 28 Issue
The Tribune Astrologer section notes an 1.50 am cast for Tuesday April 28 18s. The piece mentions Cuban Giants at Athletic Park yesterday and hints at Mayor Bailey wavering between policies. It references moral cautions and advice about temptation and aging.
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Ajacshua
Tribune
Onim
Athletic Park
Bailey
Evepene
Obscure Fashion Fads From a Grotesque Era
A fragmented note lists bizarre styles and practices such as perpetual motion inventors graduates wearing straight jackets and elastic hats for new officers while Pennsylvania shifts away from hempneckwear. It mocks social fashions with surreal items like white whiskey christenings and cobblestone justice.
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School of Perpetual Motion
Pennsylvania
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