Financial Straddle Bug Explains Money Power Critique
Correspondence from the Progressive Farmer attacks money power and silver and gold debates. It labels “straddle bugs” as muddled political figures, mocks Silver Democrats, and urges education of working people to resist financial elites led by Cleveland, Sherman, and Co. The piece ends with a call to continue the fight for justice and liberty.
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Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Joe Blackburn
Gen
Hardin
Kentucky
Cleveland
Silver Bugs
General Hardin
Joe
Cleveland and Carlisle
John Shermen & Co
Cleveland, Sherman & Co
Thes Iver
Jfferson
Calhoun
Raleigh
Otho Wilson
Octavius Coke
Chambers Smith
Nasack
Memphis
Silver Sea
North Carolina
Goldiingdom
Sherman
Ransom & So
Coke
Smith
E. Chamber Smith
Carlicle, Sherman & Co
West
Texas
Rothschilds
Goulds
Astors
Morgans
Drexels
John Sherman
Grover Cleveland
Europe
W. H. Esteuen
Public Railroad Service Shows Passenger Rise in 1894
The annual report notes 619,638,199 passengers carried, up 26,127,587 from 1893, driven by World’s Fair traffic. Passenger mileage reached 14,289,445,893 with an average 44 travelers per train and 236 miles per passenger. Freight traffic fell sharply to 633,186,553 tons, ton mileage dropped to 80,335,104,702, and density declined. The average haul per ton and ton miles indicate reduced freight equipment efficiency.
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Ind
Mecklenburg land assessment value drops by about 200000
The Charlotte People's Paper notes a decline in land assessment values in Mecklenburg by roughly $200,000 from last year, signaling a softer wave of prosperity for the area.
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Mecklenburg
Charlotte People’s Paper
Currency and prices in 19th century monetary policy
An editorial from the Wilmington Star argues against gold monometallism and demonetization of silver. It contends prices rose prior to 1873, claims overproduction did not cause price declines, and critiques McCulloch era money limits, noting a broader, well-supplied currency then compared with postwar contractions.
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Wilmington Star
The
Star
McCulloch
Press smV smatters and reform quarrels from period papers
A compilation of short satirical quotes and political snippets from reform papers, arguing about money, treasury policy, and the state of the republic. Prominent voices mock Cleveland, Carlisle, and English influence while praising or criticizing reform ideas.
The Convention Next Year and Populist Strategy
A long circular urges immediate call for a National Populist Convention to press a platform of free coinage, income tax, silver as legal tender, and jury trial defense. It argues for cross party fusion, warns of delayed nominations, and cites Taubeneck Coxey and reform goals amid party realignments.
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Greenbacks
Kentucky
Fox
H. E Taubeneck
National Populist Committee
Washington, D. C
Taubeneck
Gen. Coxey
People's Party
Bi-Matallic Committee
Comical War Methods from Chinese Newspapers
After the Kaiping defeat of December 20 1894 Shen pao reports a flamboyant tale of General Sun Ching. The Japanese allegedly attacked his camp twice, yet the general supposedly slept through the night while his soldiers rested, then ordered a lieutenant to repel the intruders.
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Ner Sung
Sung
Peking
Kaiping
Shenpao
Pekin
Chefu
Sun-Ching
Sun
Fits Cured Weowe It Journal of Mesticin
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a note on curing fits and a person named Prof W AL PEI, with unclear or garbled context and no coherent event or date to anchor a broader news item.
Demands Adopted for Currency Land and Transport Reform
A historic program calls for national currency issued by the government as legal tender, unlimited coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1, and a per capita money supply rise. It urges land reform to prevent monopolies, postbank savings for citizens, a government run telegraph, and direct election of U.S. Senators by district voters.
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Postasavin
All & Cesar Resources
Railroads
HF PLC
United Stat
Rotin
Ulation
Ech
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Servce
Dream OF the Press
Reform
England
Webb Flannagan
Calliope
Olney
Treasury
Carlisle
Sandy Hill Herald
Harr
Farmer's Tribune
Mexico
Republic
Nashville
Horr
Harvey
Topeka
Labor
Tribune
America
Grover
Missouri
Hickory Mercury
Butler
Hickory
Bullen
Congress
Wall Street
Farmer
Globe Democrat
Nee
Grande Forks
N. D
Abraham
Macpheiah
Republican Party
Paris
Prof
W Vis
Pa Ee
W. AL Pei
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