Dream of 1908 a vision of a syndicate controlled republic
The narrative records Amos Hinkle of North Bend Township Indiana recounting a dream of 1908 in which large corporations own land and wealth, political leaders serve moneyed interests, schools vanish, and liberty fades. He fears a monied aristocracy rules, wagers on labor unions, and laments lost republican virtue during a century of progress.
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Vox Populi Vex Dei
Earth
Amos Hinkle
North Bend Township
Ind
Amos
Mrs. Hinkle
Republic
Vanderbilt
Washington
Germantown
Valley Forge
Yorktown
McDowell
McLelan
Pope
Burnsides
Hooker
Mead
Grant
South
Wall Street
Congress
Silver
Cure for drunkenness claimed by store owner
Alfred Forbes of Greenville claims epsom salts can remove whiskey effects. A drunken man asked for help, took salts, and soon appeared sober. Another drinker later reported the same rapid change. Forbes urges trials and reports from others if replicated, noting druggists’ praise for salts and hopes for broader use.
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Greenville Reflector
Alfred Forbes
Forbes
Reform headlines echo Populist finance era
A collage of 19th century editorials and slogans from Emporia Times Pittsburg Kansan Chicago Express and others praising independent thought silver money free coinage and populist reform while attacking banks trusts and government policies. It cites editorials from multiple papers including The Omaha platform is too good to be thrown away and a New York congressman considering Ireland.
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Atwood Patriot
Emporia Times
Pittsburg
Kansan
Omaha
Chicago Express
The
Globe Democrat
John Sherman
Grover Cleveland
Bulletin of Reform
Hazen
Morgan
Chicago Sentinel
Shelby Sun
Cleveland
Rothschilds
Southern Mercury
Pennsylvania
Erie County
Pops
Alliance
Farmer’s Alliance
Brockton
Chauncey M. Depew
Depew
State Journal
Clifton News
Washington Republic
Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Raleigh
N. C
Poe
Co Sala
Post
Aan
Democratic Party and Free Silver Quip Sparks Debate
A Southern Mercury quip notes the Democrats flip between opposing and embracing free silver policies, suggesting critics mock the party when out of power and urge silver adoption when in. The remark frames partisan volatility around the silver issue in sharp, period-tinged satire.
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Southern Mercury
A Nervy Operation By Tramp on Train Tracks
A Henderson observer recalls two tramps riding a through freight on the S A L line. As the locomotive slowed at switches, they clung to bumpers and brake rods. One man tied a string to the other and yanked the tooth from a third party, a bold yet perilous stunt noted by the witness.
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Henderson
Durham Sun
Call for Direct Election of US Senators by District
A call demanding that United States Senators be elected by direct vote of the people. It proposes dividing each state into two districts of nearly equal population and electing a Senate member in each district by direct district votes.
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United States
Senate
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