Demonetization of Silver 1878 Stunned the Nation
A historical account argues that the 1878 demonetization of silver and adoption of the gold standard triggered a global monetary crisis. It links falling prices, reduced profits, and widespread business distress to credit shocks, with the Sherman Act and gold demand exacerbating turmoil in Europe and the United States.
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Athens
Prodieta
United States
Gerhoth
Germany
Sterman
Howe
Bank of England
Europe
France
England
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Tle Tress
Fe United States Treasury
Creel Money Center
Treasury
Manna
Debates on monetary policy and free coinage sparks national crisis
The article argues that restrictive monetary policy harms the economy, inflates wealth for a few, and demands restoration of the republican monetary system. It challenges opponents who claim silver coinage would flood the market and disputes the meaning of value, supply, and demand with regard to gold and silver.
Cost of a Box Car and Daily Rail Usage Revealed
The article breaks down the annual and daily costs of railway box cars, estimating fuel 500, wear and tear 20 yearly, life 14 years with scrap value 80, giving renewal cost about 25 annually. Tools wear 4, outside-job upcharge 10, taxes 4, interest 6 percent 40, total owner cost roughly 88 per year and 25 cents per day if in service 395 days.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Eastern Africa Rift Theory Endorsed by Heilprin and Dr Gregory
Eastern Africa is described as hosting a deep narrow trough that runs toward the Red Sea and Jordan valleys with many of the Great Lakes and their tributaries in the basin. The feature is linked to continental rift activity as proposed by Dr Gregory and Professor Suess, suggesting a long east African through to the Cape with vertical-sided valleys and multiple lake basins.
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Dead Sea
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Cape
Suess
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