Editorial notes reveal political clashes and finance jabs
The piece discusses silver Democrats backing Boise or Iowa, rails against gold standards, and critiques Democratic and Prohibition alignments. It cites Concord Times, Koestler, and mentions Helen Gould donating 100000 for St Louis cyclone relief, contrasting Jay Gould. It ends noting concerns about a foreign suitor for Helen Gould.
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London
Concord Times
Chas. McDonald
J P. Hornbuckle
Koestler
Concord
Democratic Party
Pittsburg
Rich Hill
People’s Party
Helen Gould
Jay
St. Louis
Jay Gould
Jock
Helen
Alliance invitation echoes party unity amid past splits
Dr. Cyrus Thompson urges Democrats and Republicans with Alliance ties to rejoin without rehashing past disputes. The call welcomes loyalists who remained through friction, stresses unchanged principles, and presses members to respond with support letters. Captain Horn notes a twice-struck pine as a long running tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Thompson
State Alliance
Alliance
Importance of Silver Remonetization Prompts Market View
The New York Financial News argues silver remonetization governs broad prices. It notes past 1873 patterns where silver moves sparked booms in stocks, grains, and cotton, then declines pulled markets down again. The piece forecasts gradual silver price rises and a general lift in values as silver gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Financial News
Loft Congress
Indiana bank failure sparks mock praise for clever analyst
A bank in Elinburg Indiana closed after the bank run. A sharp observer mocked Dunn and Bradstreet and praised a local teller as a genius for diagnosing a lack of deposits. The piece jokes that the public would rather hear such blunt truths than rosy forecasts.
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Elinburg
Ind
Dunn
Bradstreets
Indiana
Mark Twain
First National Bank of
Perkinsburg
Early Cotton Bloom Sets Northern South Farm Pace
Mr James H Pate of Gibson Station Richmond county sends the first cotton bloom of the season opened on the 9th. This is unusually early for blooms in the state with June 20th previously the earliest. Laurinburg Exchange had opened about the 1st, beating records. Wheat harvest is two to three weeks early and light. Crops overall are far advanced for this time of year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Pate
Gibson's Station
Richmond County
Laurinburg Exchange
Put Life in Your Alliance
Alliancemen must revive social bonds and local involvement to sustain charters. The Cotton Plant urges more youth participation, picnics, and gatherings, plus Saturday farm talks, road planning, and school discussions. Engage township officials, push for local self government, and use Sub Alliances to voice local needs.
National Brigands Disband In Political Rant
A historical column laments the disbanding of the National Aggregation of financial Asses and Legalized Banditti. It criticizes Congress, credits Populists for blocking bad legislation, and argues only a people uprising can end money power in politics. It notes few good men exist but money power dictates candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Democratic Congress
Senate
Money Power
Richmond Star and Progressive Farmer clash over gold standard
In a pointed exchange, the Richmond Evening Star accuses The Progressive Farmer of aiming to fool readers while lamenting the paper’s editorial stance against the free coinage policy. The item critiques Democratic Party positions and recalls historical party control from 1893 to 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Evening Star
Progressive Farmer
Richmond Star
Denver News
Democratic Party
Farmer
Congress
Silver bills failed and panic followed, as Democrats bore blame
The passage denounces repeated defeated silver legislation from 15 to 1 to 21 to 1, linking its defeat to a nationwide panic that began three months later. It claims a Democratic President, Senate, and House opposed restoration bills while Democratic voters supported them, and accuses leaders of shifting tactics to regain power at the people’s expense. It warns readers the Richmond Star may be dishonest and urges discovery of the truth before it is too late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Richmond
Foola
Silver Price Rise Prompts Silver Purchase by Hugh McDonald
California millionaire and gold mine operator Hugh McDonald arrives in Boston and buys 100000 ounces of silver at 72 cents per ounce. He plans to hold the metal until next year and then coin it, expressing optimism about remonetization. He notes Massachusetts divided on free coinage and predicts silver may reach 80 cents per ounce this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh McDonald
California
Boston
Massachusetts
Agricultural Lying and the Single Standard Debate
The piece attacks newspaper exaggeration about farmers like John Smith and Henry Jones, who finance, build, or boast of success. It warns that lopsided reports mislead sentiment on monetary reform, calling for laws aiding the weak and noting Populists meeting in Hartford endorsing free silver at the current ratio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Henry Jones
Alliance
Grange
Mr. Smith
Mr. Jones
Wall Street
Silver and gold debate echoes in reform press voices
A collection of reform-era editorials rails against major parties over coinage policy. The letters denounce gold standard rhetoric, praise silver movement notions, and urge voters to weigh national good, with comments from editors in Milton West Virginian, Tyler Texas, Washington DC, and other papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
W. Va
Tyler
Tex
Pople
Washington
Li.ma
North Carolina Dairymen Offer Prizes for State Fair Test
The North Carolina State Dairymen Association offers three prizes for two days of dairy cow testing at the upcoming State Fair with $25 to first, $10 to third. Membership is $1 annually, reports say the annual report was issued and sent free to members. Enclose $1 to enter the competition and note intent to participate.
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North Carolina
Hambley
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Raleigh, WN. C
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Oors
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Tam
L. L. Polk
N.R. Pla
Boise
Iowa
Goldsboro
Democratic and
Republican
Walter R. Henry
Sandow
Annis Abbott
Charlotte
Annie
Walter Henry
Securies
John Horn
Nash County
National Brigands
Silver
Connecticut
Hartford
Union
Dream OF the Press
Électix
Ville
Triotig
Alba
Silver Democrats
Sound Money Yi
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Wea! Tex
Lord
McKinley
Reform Journal
Conway, Ark
Order
Tulare County
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