Populist views on money reform and price setting in 1894 rally
The article discusses money power, creditor control of gold, and a call for wealth producers to price labor and outputs. It includes detailed arguments by James Murdock, critique of the current system, and a plan for subtreasury/postal banks. It also notes a Gaston County political meeting and county committee elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epior
Progressive Farmer
Harry Hinton
Murdock
India
United States
Harry
James Murdock
Gaston County
J. F. Lineberger
L. C. Arriewood
L. H. Stowe
A. G. Thompson
J. J. Overman
P. J. Lineberger
A. W. Horrmay
Sec’y
Reform Rhetoric and Financial Woes Across Reform Papers
A collage of editorials and letters from reform papers lambaste currency policy, Coxey movement, and bond premiums while advocating money circulation. Figures named include John Jacob Astor, Huntington, Carnegie, Rockefeller, and A. F. Watts. The text notes gold shortages, foreclosures, and prospects for chestnut farming as a rural payoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Paper
John Jacob Astor
Huntington, Carnegie, Rockefeller, Armour & Co
Cleveland
Treasury
Tom Watson
Georgia
AFFAIRS IN KANSAS A LETTER FROM GUIPLEY
Guipley Kansas correspondent reports inability to enroll subscribers in western Kansas counties due to financial hardship. He cites chattel mortgage pressures observed in Scott City, noting horses ages four eight and one sold for 9 3 and 8 dollars respectively totaling 20 dollars for the trio. He expresses appreciation for the paper but cites economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guipley
Kan
Borror
Scott City
Inbreeding and poultry vigor in old editorials
A composite summary of a local editor’s quips about a baldheaded woman and a note on poultry breeding. The piece contrasts prudish social norms with a discussion on infusion of new blood to avoid inbreeding. It warns exhibition birds show vitality deficits and slow development.
Kings Creek Sub Alliance Organized at Edwardsville
In Alleghany county Kings Creek Sub Alliance reorganizes with six initial members from the former alliance. Officers elected include J. D. Sturgill president and Stephen Beeman vice president. The note observes English farming shifting from grain to grazing due to low grain prices, with wheat acreage plummeting from 3,490,000 in 1873 to 1,867,000 last year and a broad move toward permanent pasture and grazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwardsville
N. C
Eorror
Kings Creek
Alleghany County
J. D. Sturgill
Stephen Beeman
W. F. Parsons
Joshua Pritchett
J. A. Blackburn
J. W. Beeman
J. W. Cox
Bailey
Island
Difference between Bills Like Cleveland and Harrison
A columnist remarks that the Wilson and McKinley bills differ as much as Cleveland and Harrison and as much as two pieces of Limburg cheese cut from the same block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Limburg
Commonwealth
Sugar Trust Dominates Senate Tariff Debate
Washington April 30 The Senate session devolved into farce as tariff debates mirrored childish antics. Senators Aldrich West Voorhees and others clashed while rumors swirled around sugar stocks with Smith and Brice allegedly profiting. An outsider claimed sugar interests influence policy and Havemeyer's power looms over tariff plans, risking $90 million in foreign commerce through reciprocity abrogation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlanta Constitution
Senate
Senate of the
United States
Buck Aldrich
Voorhees
Harris
Mills
Walcott
Teller
Turpie
Quay
Gray
Manderson
Smith
Senator Smith
New Jersey
Brice
F Street
Sugar Trust
Havemeyer
Cleveland
Whitney
Carlisle
Smith and Brice
Daily Register of Stock Board
Aldrich
West
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Rnational Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
Marion Butler
Goldsboro
J. L Gilbert
Cabessary
D. P. Dunago
Columbia
Bea Ee Oye Falls
New York
H. C. Sing
Harrisburg
Pennsyl
Ad Southworth
Denver
Colo
Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
J. _M. Mewborne
Kinston
J. S. Bridges
Case N.C
W. 8. Barnes
N.ereaaeieh
N.C
J. R. Hancock
Greensboro
Saco
W. H. Worth
Us Business Ageace Fund
Graham
Machpelah
North Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
J. J. Long
Ine
A. F. Hileman
Concord
Nare Alliance
N. M. Culbreth
Weer N
John Brady
Gatesville
John Graham
Ridgeway
Eth Carolina Reform Press Association
Ofcera
J. L. Ramsey
Reridler
Vic
W. S. ‘Ares
Pentebrean
Raleigh
Sanaaco
Hickory
N.C. Whitakers
N.C. Hertford
Beaver Dam
N. Marion
Ocala
American Republic
Germany
Dream OF the Press
Tulare
Europe
Coxey & Co
Brockton
Mass
Diamond
Coxey
Workingmen
Senate Chamber
House of Lords
Henry Bermeister
Congress
A. F. Wats
Affairs IN
Kansas
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