Silver questions and local notes from Hillsboro 1896
In Hillsboro New Mexico on September 8 1896 editor Epizon Apvocare discusses 1895 Treasury data showing global silver bullion coinage and European standards. He argues silver parity with gold is at risk, critiques McKinley and British silver dumping, and warns of a coming crisis. Also notes local mining updates and social items from Hillsboro and Kingston with brief town news.
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Hillsboro
N. M
Treasury Department
Washington
Japan
China
Mexico
South America
Europe
United States
U.S
McKinley
America
Hillsboro Ledger extracts and mining notes 1896
Obscure local items report a man found dead at 78 in New Mexico after a chair incident. Col. Dave Dissinger departs for fishing. Hillsboro veterans discuss Bryan and Sewall at the Court House. Mining updates cover Mame Richmond ore shipments, paydays, and ore yields at multiple mines including Percha, Hillaboro, and Opportunity. Local political and legal notes mix with ore assays and leases as press coverage.
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Big
New Mexico
Dave Dissinger
Charles Adams
Lillian Parker
el Pago
Hillsboro Local Items Highlight Political Tangles
Local notes report Rev J Monfort services in Hillboro Lith net. Territorial Democratic gold bugs led by an appointee applaud the old man. School Superintendent Chandler appoints James Dalgliah to Hillsboro board as vacancy arises. Rattlesnake killed in Clausen woodpile. Market reports vegetables onions and potatoes weighed, watermelons large. School board revises, Mayer of Kingston hired as pal and Dora Titus assistant. Robins urged to join Republicans. Plans for a sale of Tom Long's Helen mine discussed. Episcopal services at Union Church. A. Feast cattle bought. cyclists plan one mile track. Jurors drawn for Silver City. Deliberations on $50,000 from Wall Street to sway NM politics. Hillsboro lacks a baseball club. George Miller builds fence. A prisoner in Sierra County jail, Mexican, awaiting assault and battery case. Bicycle tools to be used for repairs. Delegates to Democratic national convention to Albuquerque. Bar A and O K cattle stake sold. 150 head in the herd. Miss Lillie Honper to Missouri. Koan St Charles and wife back from California. Weather notes report best rain on 27th and total rainfall 2.40 inches. Miner news hints at royalties and silver gains.
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Epitor Apvocare
National Democrata
Sound Money Democrate
Sierra County
Tampow
England
Rocky Mountain
Bryan
Pditor
Dov Julian Chavex
Hilleboro
Hillaboro
Mayer
Kingston
Prives Pal
Misa Dora Titus Assiutant
Hallsboro
Robin
Tom Long
Helen
New Mexio
Hillsboro
George Miller
Nickle
W. B. Childers
J. W. Bebo
John Lynch
James Boyve
Andrew Johnson
Eit Albuquerque
Democratic Party
Indianapolia
Bebio
W. N. Foster
Bar A
O. K
H. A. Kinger
Lillie Honper
Kingaton
Missouri
Ehead
Visiting Hillsboro friends and local notices
W B Pratt and family travel from Albuquerque to Hillsboro for visits. Pratt, formerly a county clerk, is very ill under Dr Given care. Other local items note legal business in Hillsboro, visitors James Hopkins and John Kennett, and plans for De K J Frye to move with his family. Also included is an ad on deafness remedies and a report on U S Marshal Hall and the nine robbers at Cook's Peak, with soldiers once in field.
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W. B. Pratt
Daughters
Albuquerque
Hillsboro
Pratt
Given
Las Croces
Frank W. Parker
James Hopkins
Kingston
John Kennett
South Poreka
Sierra County
K. J. Frye
Paulknor
H. B. Holt
Marshal Hall
U.S
EL. Hall
Santa Fe
Deming
Marschal Hall
Bin
Fort Bayard
Cook's Peak
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Hillsboro Mines
Bucklen
MR. Robin
Scott F. Keller
Enq
Thomas Harwood
Union Church
J. B. Ayers
Hermosa
Alex Bentley
Major Morgana
Lake Valley
Frank Welty
E Hicock
Eagle Merchant
Leven KH. Armer
North Per ‘Cha
Mazzy Powell
Revver
Rincon Weekly
Charles Coleman
Colorado
Heart Future
Kingston News
Ita
Gas Schroeter
Audubon
Iowa
Mattie Crews
Sparka
Crews
Claude Harmon
Aust Cain
Detroit
Mi JF. Clay
Zulab
Silver City
Estelle
Miss Clay
J. W. Zollara
Robert West
Las Vegas
A. H. Prevont
Hep Swell
St Joba
Gumpy
Wickshire
Ons
Morgan & Wright
Palmer
Pinney & Robinson
Phoenix
Aris
Bryan and Sewall Club
Vetera
Sewall
Court House
Morgan Geine
Bryan and
Horewst
Gro
Ric Hannpox
Tuos
Murray
Richmond
Pueblo
The
Freiburg
Honanza
Mamie Richmond
Gos
KE. Robinsen
Territorial National Democrat Convention
Charles Larnon
Lelgas
P. Tousend
Wm. Willson
Booanga
Cew
Butler Assays
Collard
Wayland
Silas Alexander
Danta Fe
Smglefoot
Alexander
Col
Col. Alexander
Frank Reynolds
H. T. Piso
el Oro
A. W. Farrington
Wm. Featherman
Opportunity
Rev. J. Monfort
Democratic
Cleverland
Chandler
James Dalgliah
Will M. Bobine Jeft
el Paco
H. A. Ringer
Levi Strauss & CO
QVER
San Francisco, California
Hall
F. J. Oneway & Co
Toledo
Monors
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