Silver and copper policy and railroad telegraph critique
The piece critiques monetary policy and copper coinage while condemning tariff and political shifts. It cites Senator Hill’s possible party switch, Col Sewall’s potential bolt, and a push for industrial reform. It references Prof Ely on German telegraph offices and a failed tax case against Standard Oil by Auditor General Schell with a low tax verdict.
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McKinley
Hill
Col. Sewall
Congress
Ely
Germany
Schell
Pennsylvania
Standard Oil Co
State Convention Opinion Mixes Praise with Mystery
The writer questions the State Convention's work and secrecy. The ticket is strong and the platform decent, but readers are left unsure of behind the scenes. An old fable about a steer and wagon illustrates the need to ask the right question: ax the steer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah
Surprise party endorses Populist State ticket candidates
The Republican Executive Committee in this city endorsed Oliver H. Dockery for Lieutenant Governor W H Worth for Treasurer Cyrus Toomp- son for Secretary of State Chas H Mebane for Superintendent of Public Instruction and Walter A Montgomery for Supreme Court Judge. The total line up leaves three candidates for Governor and three for Auditor with Democrats Republicans and Populists all involved. the situation may change before the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Executive Committee
Oliver H. Dockery
W. H. Worth
Cyrus Toomp- 2On
Chas
H Mebane
Supreme Court
Walter A. Montgomery
Taia
RAILROAD RATES and the Call for Law Reform
The article argues for federal and state action to curb rail transportation costs, labeling rail barons like J Pierpont Morgan as oppressors. It cites history of regulation and asserts government control or ownership of monopolies is essential to prevent profiteering in freight and passenger services.
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Walter Clark
Supreme Court
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Eoma
The Goldbug and the Silverbug Compared
A critique contrasts the goldbug who bathes and loves clean linen with Jesus Dives and modern equivalents. It defends the goldbug habit while praising the silverbug for justice, equal opportunity, and industry. The piece argues the silverbug values a fair, modest living for all over poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Advertiser
Jesus
Hell
Dives
Richhmond
Heat Wave Ravages Cities With Deadly Toll
The article describes three weeks of extreme heat with temperatures over 100 in shade, causing crop damage and a high human death toll. New York saw 118 deaths in one day, Brooklyn over a hundred, and Chicago and St Louis also heavy losses. Generals of the era note city dwellers and even horses dying from the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Brooklyn
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Hearst aims Chicago daily to fight goldbugs and monopolies
A historical column discusses William R Hearst ownership of the New York Journal and San Francisco Examiner, noting plans for a Chicago daily to champion Democratic party nominees. It outlines Hearst family background, his rise in journalism, and battles against monopolies like the Southern Pacific Railway, with mention of Mrs Abbott returning to Chicago to guide The Enquirer.
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Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
New York Journal
Chicago
Chicago Farmers’ Voice
Chicago Times
Carter Harrison
W. F. Hearst
Examiner
California
Pacific
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Golden State
Callis P. Huntington
John McLean
Cincinnati
Journal
Wallis John Abbott
Old Chicago Times
America
Abbott
Equirer
U.I
Distilled science and foreign exchange in a Mexico paper
An excerpt from El Hacendo Mexicano suggests a broad international congress of applied chemistry in Paris, with French and foreign societies supporting the event. It hints at potential solutions to the U S political problem and mentions distillery topics and agriculture issues like Canada thistle.
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el Hacendo Mexicano
Mexico
United States
la Asociicion
Paris
Las Sociedades Francesas Y Extranjeras
Mnifestacion
la Ciencia Aplicada
la Industria
Change of Date for State Convention Abbreviated Notice
The date for the State convention of the National party has been changed from the 25th of this month to the 2tate next Friday. The convention met at Greensboro.
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National Party
Greensboro
Debs Backs Bryan and Watson for Presidency
Eugene V. Debs, president of the American Railway Union, says he is satisfied with Bryan and Watson at the ticket head and urges Sewall to step aside in favor of Watson for immortality. He warns the Democrats to concede the Vice Presidency to the Populists or risk a serious, possibly fatal, blunder. The union pledges to support Bryan and Watson and mobilize against corporate-backed candidates, predicting resistance to railroad managers who may pressure workers to vote McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene V. Debs
American Railway Union
Bryan
Watson
Sewall
Debs
St. Louis
People’s Party
A Caldwell
Supreme Bench
Mc Kinley
Startling Telegrams from Raleigh Prompt Party Anxiety
Telegrams said to be from Raleigh by a prominent Republican and a prominent Democrat last Thursday. Mark Hanna of Canton Ohio and John P Jones of Washington DC discuss Butler's moves. They claim Butler has captured the Republican party and surrounds the Democrats, calling for Cleveland to send troops.
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Raleigh
Mark Hanna
Canton
Ohio
Butler
John P. Jones
Washington, D.C
Allis
Cleveland
Money Going Out of the State and the Navy of Wealth
A Greensboro Record correspondent argues that wealth from North Carolina farms and Missouri railroads drains to nonresidents, stressing 2000 acres with 40 workers yielding 4000 a year leave the state, and Missouri dividends of 360000 going abroad. He warns that nonresident control threatens liberties, urges citizen control of property, and calls for restoring silver to ease labor woes.
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Greensboro Record
North Carolina
Baltimore
J Gould
Constance
Wall Street
Iron Mountain
Missour
Missouri
J. Gould
Railroad Commission
Gould Railroad
Boston
Union
America
Free Coinage Broker Correspondence From New Orleans
A Progressive farmer correspondence from New Orleans dated August 8, 1896 discusses cotton market volatility since Saturday with oversold conditions and a buying spree amid seller hesitation. It links farming product prices to financial policy and argues for silver restoration to lift agricultural values, noting silver’s decline worsens conditions for farmers and benefits capitalists.
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New Oruelans
Wall Street
Epwis
Free Coinage Indispensable But Not a Panacea
The Progressive Farmer argues free coinage of silver is not a universal remedy but an indispensable one. It criticizes the gold standard, rails against high freight and passenger rates, and attacks the Interstate and state railroad commissions for benefiting corporations over people. It cites J Pierpont Morgan’s influence and rail profits to claim transportation costs still burden farmers despite lower cotton prices.
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Ralleies
N. C
Dives
Certai
Lizirus
J. Pierpont Morgan
Clevelat ii
Bonda
Southern Railway Co
Moxie
Reichis
Inter- State Commission
Laterstate Commission
Interstate Commission
State Commission
Western Railroad
Railroad Commission
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L. L. Polk
J. L. Ramsey
J. W. Denmark
N.C
The
Progressive Farmer
N. C. Farmers’ State Alliance
Keith
State Covention
Bryan and Watson
Startling Telegrams
Corres
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