Vance visit discussed amid Congress tax talk
A chatty interview between Zeke Bilkins and a reporter covers Vance’s expected Tuesday appearance at the State Fair, reactions of gold bugs, and critical views of Congress. They critique honesty, election laws, and the revenue service with sharp wit and regional slang.
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Fi Vance
Congress
Major Bilkins
Vance
Betsy
Eternal Revenue Service
Smasherville
Mr. Cleveland
Mr. Carlisle
Mr. Voorhees
Gold Bug Gang
Goldbugs
Sherman
Sherman, Cleveland, Voorhees & Company
Why We Need More Money in the Nation
The New York Recorder argues that rapid population growth requires a larger circulating medium. It warns that money in short supply lowers purchasing power, causes prices to fall, wages to stagnate, and business to falter, leading to hard times. It suggests government measures to expand money supply to meet needs.
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The
New York Recorder
United States
Annual meeting travel discounts from Richmond & Danville Rail
North Carolina Liquor Dealers Association holds sessions in Charlotte on November 8 and 9, 1893. Richmond & Danville Railroad offers greatly reduced round trip tickets to Charlotte and return for travel November 6 to 8, valid through November 11. Fares listed include Durham 6.50, Greensboro 4.45, Goldsboro 9, Marion 5, Raleigh 7.30, Selma 8.20, Winston Salem 5.65, with proportional rates from intermediate points.
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North Carolina Liquor Dealers’ Association
Charlotte
N. C
Richmond & Danville Railroad
N. G
Durham
Greensboro
Goldsboro
Marion
Raleigh
Selma
Winston-Salem
N.C
Danville Railroad
Winston Salem
Her
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Rural Hall
Cumberland Co. Fair
Fayetteville
Ind and
Binderson
Otober
Dissolve Parliament Urged As Senate Delays Plague Lawmaking
Sam Jones comments on ongoing Senate inaction and delays in Congress. He criticizes drunken senators and calls for new leadership, warning disaster without action. Jones likens current lawmakers to diminutive rivals and urges decisive action and new deals to restore progress.
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Sam Jones
Atlanta Journal
Senate
Europe
Cleveland
Northen
United States
Washington
U.S. Senate
CHATS WITH THE BRETHREN AND SUBSCRIPTION NOTES
letters from readers and subscribers express thanks for new subscriptions and support for The Progressive Farmer. names include J B Brown Wayne County J T B Hoover Dr Cyrus Thompson James White Robeson County and many others. an incident near Jackson Michigan leaves forty five dead and sixty wounded as trains collide. further deaths anticipated.
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J. B. Brown
McDowell County
J. B. Oliver
Wayne County
J. T. B. Hoover
Cyrus Thompson
R. J. Walker
James White
Robeson County
W. S. Lyon
Carrell County
Virginia
G. Wilkes
Moore County
A . Hux
Halifax
W. T. Crawford
Washington, D.C
G. Elmore
Randolph
A. J. Patterson
L. J. Beaver
Rowan
J. T. Hair
Sampson
Jackson
Mich
Butler Jenkins & Co Opens New Sale House in Henderson
Butler Jenkins and Co succeed the Alliance Warehouse Company of Henderson North Carolina. Opening sale held October 10th. Sellers reported highest market prices and low charges as the motto of the house. They invite brethren and other money savers to sell with them. As financial reformers they deserve wide patronage.
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Alliance Warehouse Company
Henderson
N. C
Demands Adopted by Farmers Alliance in Memphis
A Memphis memo from November 15 outlines platform demands. It calls for a government issued national currency with 2 percent tax cap, free silver and gold coinage at 16 to 1, postal savings banks, land reform reclaiming alien and railroad lands, and government ownership of railways telegraph and telephone in the public interest.
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Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Memphis
Tenn
Telegraphic Ripples Across North State Headlines
A collage of clipped quips from several papers notes oddities and tidbits. Highlights include Peary expedition news, a steam boat joke, a girl who can lick 6000 stamps daily, a Wisconsin divorce joke, and a threatening letter to Senator Stewart with a bomb illustration.
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Wilson Mirror
Cleveland
New Berne Journal
Lieut. Peary
Wilmington Messenger
Durham Globe
Louisiana
Wilmington Star
Philadelphia
England
Superior
Wis
Wisconsin
Durham
Alger
Michigan
Public Speaking by Dr Cyrus Thompson and Harry Skinner
Dr Cyrus Thompson, State Lecturer of North Carolina, and Hon Harry Skinner will address the public at Concord courthouse on Wednesday November 1 at 10 am and 2 30 pm. Everyone is invited to hear Thompson on Alliance principles and Skinner on current issues. Remember the date and bring your neighbor.
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Cyrus Thompson
North Carolina
Harry Skinner
Court House
Concord
Thompson
Alliance
Syth County Farmers’ Alliance Ill
Cedar Grove
J. T. B. Hoover
Cotton Prospects From New York Exchanges Report
Messrs. Clapp & Co. estimate weekly world cotton consumption at about 193000 bales and project a crop excess this season. They foresee foreign demand at current prices staying strong and warn that the south’s rush to market may depress prices further. Ten cent January cotton is a possible scenario.
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New York
Messrs. Clapp & Co
To Be A Good Alliance Man
An editorial piece argues every eligible man may join the Alliance even if not fully aligned with every plank. It defends patient conversion, recounts a party adopting the platform, and warns against branding dissenters as traitors while noting a Halifax County Alliance meeting and county lecturer plans. It cites Democratic tariff debates, Stockton’s writing, and a Forsyth Alliance notice with malaria and indigestion remedy.
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Orange County Alliance Meeting Notice and Reminders
Orange County Alliance with Hillsboro announces a county meeting on Monday at 10 o clock. Secretarys are asked to send items and prepare the program. Bro Shuford to speak publicly. attendance requested by members and alliancemen.
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Hillsboro
Tal
Ance
Selock
Shuford
Annes
J. F. McApays
Rates and rail promotions amid a regional meeting notice
The meeting of the Synod of Carson in Winston Salem highlights travel discounts offered by the Richmo Danville Railroad from various points for Oct 30 to Nov 4, with round trip and single trip fares. The notice also promotes a reading club featuring The Progressive Farmer and several partner publications, detailing subscription options and club rates.
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W. Va
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Ways and Means
West Virginia
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Ladies' Home Journal
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