Land sale ads and legislative musings in Raleigh area paper
The column notes landowners in Wake and neighboring counties offering properties via box 873 Hamilton NY, mentions The Sea Breeze House in Morehead City, and urges summer visitors to dine with proprietor Bro Eaton. It questions the Legislative Committee of the State Alliance and cites Morton’s critique of the Alliance platform. It also highlights cotton gin ads, bank failures, a Huntersville registration case, and a small Alliance store insolvency amid broader national failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Betts
Raleigh
Wake
Hamilton
N. Y
Sea Breezs House
Morehead City
Morehead
Bro. Eaton
Legislative Committee of the
State Alliance
Col. Forney
Alliance
St. Petersburg
Russia
Siberia
Morton
Ocala
Smith Son’s Gin & Machine Co
Birmingham
Ala
First National
Arkansas City
Kan
Farmers’ and Merchants
Fairmount
Indiana
Exchange Bank
Weston
Ohio
S. Bonham
Fairfield
Lll
New York
Dark corner of the universe and North Carolina politics mix
The Alamance Gleaner and other voices decry damning reports about the Alliance while praising new members and denouncing money excess theories. A priest is drowned in New York with odd bottles in his valise, and North Carolina figures gain small slices of national wealth. Ratified June 16, 1893.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
The
Alamance Gleaner
Graham
Gleaner
Alliance
G. B
Odd Fellows
Masons
Alford
Durham
North Carolina
Col. W. H
Burgwyn
Henderson
McKenna
New York
B.C. Thompson
Moore County
Buffalo Lithia Springs
Bancroft Company
Auditorium
Chicago
Hubert Howe Bancroft
Lincolnton Courier
Gastonia Gazette
Farmer Square
Gazette
Gaston County
Bro
Marshall
Henry Watterson Breaks With Conventions and Platforms
Henry Watterson says he has washed his hands of conventions and platforms. The Fayetteville Gazette notes the New York World's congressional responses on financial legislation imply others have begun the same break, signaling a shift in political alignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Watterson
New York World
Fayetteville
A. and M. College Origin Debate Highlights Polk Role
A brief Raleigh speech attributed the Watauga club with starting the college project. The account credits Cel. L. L. Polk as the key early agitator, citing his push while Commissioner of Agriculture and Tax Progressives Farmer support leading to the 1887 convention and eventual establishment of the A. and M. College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. and M. College
A. Leazar
Watauga Club
Raleigh
Cel. L. L. Polk
Col. Polk
L. L. Polk
State Banks of Issue Their Record
The article surveys the chaotic, uneven state bank system from 1800 to 1860, noting varied laws, oversight, and unreported losses to stockholders and creditors. It cites congressional investigations initiated in 1832 and subsequent reports that reveal violent expansions and contractions in those antebellum years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Looking Back at Bank Failures and Counterfeits in America
The piece traces shifting U S bank circulation from 1800s to 1890s, detailing Ohio and Illinois bank failures, counterfeiting surges in 1859, and lengthy creditor losses. It contrasts historic bank laxity with calls to restore broad circulation, warning against returning to perilous times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ohio
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
New York
Mortgage figures show Hampshire debt versus South Carolina
New Hampshire, an agricultural state with 87,348 families, reports 9.26 million dollars in mortgages as of January 1, 1890. Farms hold 4.22 million and towns 5.04 million. Average farm debt is 746 and home debt 873 with 6 percent interest. The piece argues NH is twice as in debt as SC, though SC has triple its population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Ohio postmasters and revenue drive Ohio politics
The Charlotte Observer warns that McKinley’s Ohio fate hinges on Cleveland’s federal appointments especially fourth class postmasters. It frames the matter as revenue driven, condemning patronage over reform and urging voters to “turn the rascals out” as the party uses offices to finance its aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Ohio
Cleveland
Grover
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Watterson Lecture Praised by Raleigh Alliance Crowd
Hon Henry Watterson spoke at Metropolitan Hall on Wednesday night on Money and Morals. He argued the money power dominates politics, condemned churchgoers who rob neighbors, and warned against sectionalism. The talk pleased Alliance listeners but faded with harsher truths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Hon
Henry Watterson
Metropolitan Hall
Watterson
Wall Street
Gen. Weaver
Philadelphia
Machine
Mr. Cleveland
Chicago
Wattercon
America
Congress
United States Senate
U.S. Senate
Mr. Watterson
Senate
Progressive Farmer
Switzerland
Thomas Jefferson
News and Observer
Watterton
Alliance
Reform banners ride with Weaver and Watterson
A fragment notes a speech praising Weaver and Watterson as reform leaders. The passage argues Watterson would fit better with the Alliance or Populist movement than the Democrats and predicts reform banners carried by plain people in 1896. It reflects party realignments and prejudices of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Watterson
Beyona
Reform
Loss in values and Sherman law debate in New York Herald
The New York Herald claims a twelve month value shrinkage of 427,419,571 in the city and broader losses in corn and wheat nationwide totaling about 260,000,000, blaming the Sherman law. An Onge editor challenged with a request for plain proof, suggesting no proof exists or doubt remains about the law’s role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Onge
Tip Herald
Sixty Million Dollars in Circulation Debate
The News and Observer questions a claimed $60,000,000 increase in the U S circulating medium amid national shortages. It notes Baltimore reportedly invested $60,000,000 in city improvements but argues such bonds distort money counts and questions the impact on the country’s economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
News and Observer
United States
Prasent
Baltimore News
Baltimore
Dunn & Co
Hamiltonian Democracy: Peele's Column Rejected by Papers
A column by W. J. Peele, first sent to the Washington Post and the Atlanta Constitution, was declined by both papers. It then went to the New York World, which also returned it. The episode argues major papers suppress opposing views and reveal their narrowness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Peele
Washington
Atlanta Constitution
New York World
Pulic
Drives The Nail Home In The Revolutionist Op-Ed
The Revolutionist voices in Charlotte criticize modern politics and finance urging a policy that shifts profits to bondholders. It warns that liberty fades as commerce shields financial interests and demands farmers pay debts with honest money to satisfy bondholders. It argues legitimate freedom relies on prudent bondholder funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Boston Mayor proposes city gas works to cut rates
The Boston mayor claims the gas syndicate charges 130 per thousand feet for what only costs 33 cents, urging the city to run its own gas operation and double or triple taxes to fund it. The proposal aims to lower consumer costs and gain municipal control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Icate
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J. L. Ramsey
J.w.denmark
Mawaa
R. Raleigh
N. C
Post Opics
Farmers’ State Alliance
NR. P. A
Charlotte Observer
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