Populists, Alliances, and Reform Call to Action in 1890s
A sweeping Midwest and South reform column urges N R P A and local Alliances to organize in North Carolina and Indiana. It analyzes Populist disbandment rumors, reports gold reserves shrinking from 100 million to 49 million, and predicts party realignments. It advocates home reform, reading reform papers, and maintaining alliance activity to counter broader national shifts. It warns that Democratic support for gold or silver could trigger mass defections by editors and bankers.
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New York
London
Alliance
Charlotte Observer
National Democratic Party
Vance
Democratic Congress
Caldwell, Sherrill, Clark
Get a Move On You in North Carolina Alliance Work
A call to Sub Alliances to boost activity and growth through Christmas week fundraisers and public interest. The author urges every lodge to engage members and attract outsiders, staging oyster suppers and sales to fund a county Alliance and a shoe factory, with plans for a lecturer in each county by January 1396.
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North Carolina
Masonic
Alliance
County Alliance
Labor Exchange debate and party reform in the South
At Cary the State Alliance discusses labor exchange and endorses a Rochdale style system. The column criticizes Captain Ashe and Northern Democrats, questions Cleveland’s policies, and argues for party reorganization while warning against allegiance to silver advocates. The piece ridicules the Captain’s shifts and calls for a broad rebuilding effort.
Postmaster stops subscriber over reading time
An eastern state postmaster sent a stop card for a subscriber citing not time to read. He offers a Biblical citation from Second Peter as explanation and predicts the subscriber may end up in the poor house, joking about a return of prosperity.
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Post Office Department
Progressive Farmer Subscription Offer Ends Saturday
The note urges readers behind on Progressive Farmer subscriptions to pay by the upcoming Saturday November 30 to take advantage of a liberal offer. It emphasizes they have not paid and must send a dollar to start the new year on equal footing.
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Progressive Farmer
A Flood of Postage Stamps From Kaneville Village
The Kaneville postmaster handles about 6000 incoming letters daily all containing stamps or money. Miss Edna R Brown started a stamp chain to raise funds for her friend Miss Kattie E Garman, who has spinal trouble. The chain grew rapidly with letters from abroad, including some with cash and rare stamps. The story notes the publicity push and the unusual fundraising method.
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Kaneville
Ill
United States
Chicago
Edna R. Brown
Miss Brown
Kattie E Garman
Brown
Garman
Washington
Turkey
Number and Value of Horses in the Electric Era
The piece argues horses remain in use despite cheap prices and rising electric transport. It notes many bicycles sold and streetcars still relying on horses in some areas, while suburbs expand and delivery wagons increase horse use. It contends urban change does not fully depress horse markets.
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New York
Silver Production in the United States by Year
The piece notes annual U S silver output for 1890 to 1893 with figures in ounces and prices per ounce, citing 1890 as above par due to demonetization and 1893 as demonetized by order. It argues resumption of coinage would raise prices and circulate funds, urging broader financial reform beyond free coinage.
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United States
EBOD
Grover the Great
Great West
Sound Money Men in a Patchwork of Frauds and Flight
A sprawling column targets a series of alleged so called sound money men who robbed banks, stores and companies across the country. Names include William Barrett of New York and Chas F Ritter of Tacony Savings Bank Philadelphia. Burglaries, embezzlements and fraudulent deposits are cited as proof of the perils of “sound money.”
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William Barrett
New York
Massachusetts
Chas. F. Ritter
Tacony Savings Bank
Philadelphia
Europe
Brussels
Germany
P. W. Breene
Savings and Deposit Bank
Leadville
Cal
Pittsburg
Whitehouns
King George County
Thomas Byrnes
C O. Bail
J. B. Burwell
Raleigh
Reform era voices clash over war fear and reformers
A mosaic of 19th century editorials and snippets condemns corporations and war while praising patriotism and reform. It mocks political leaders, praises Cleveland and Brice, and laments gold standard economics, bank failures, and fiscal policy across multiple papers.
State Alliance Purchases Property for Alliance Headquarters
The State Alliance Executive Committee has bought land and buildings known as the Tew property about one mile west of Hillsboro on the North Carolina Railroad for the new headquarters. Buildings were used for school purposes by Horner and Bingham Schools. full property description and plan for adjacent sheds will be provided in the next issue.
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State Alliance
Cmmittee
Propery
Alliance
Tew
Hillsboro
North Carolina
Horner School
Bingham
Vomait
Color Line and Local Political Theatre in Albany
The article notes James C. Matthews, a Black resident of Albany, winning the Recorder’s Court judgeship during Cleveland’s first term, marking a historic office for a Black man amid Democratic support. It also mentions local reactions, with a Dughi's Oyster lunch sign and Democratic papers urging caution on white supremacy rhetoric.
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James C. Matthews
Abany
N. Y
Dods
Washington
Cie*land
Recorder's Court
Supreme Court
Jude
Dughi
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