North Carolina News Roundup of Drought Losses and Local Incidents
Drought damages bite cotton crops with forty percent loss estimated across the state. A new branch railroad may run from Rural Hall to Statenville via Yadkinville. In Hobgood, Robert Draper loses two toes in ax accident. State auditor reports 400 pension applications with twenty five counties pending. Concord grocers unite against deadbeats while a preacher is struck at by a bottle in Elkin. Potato growers report underground fruit shortages. Laurinburg Exchange notes vines look healthy. Cows die in an epidemic across Goldsboro city and county. A mob attacks the Sanctified Band on Chowan River near Montrose. one woman killed, several wounded. Lebanon Church revival reports 34 conversions. Elm Grove Mills boiler explosion causes damage but no injuries. Siler City Democrats shift toward Guthrie. Goldsboro eyes a carriage factory with local investors forming a stock company. Regular reports cover escapes, thefts, and local incidents from Raleigh to Charlotte.
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Guthrie
Chatham
George Hoell
Martin
Winston Republican
Davie County
Shields Marlow
Alice
Salisbury
Mattie Hairston
N. A. Powell
Populists oppose Democratic plan to use Bryan in bid
The Tulare Valley Citizen reports Populists at St Louis reject unconditional surrender to Democrats. They warn Watson will face Sewall with Bryan as a weapon, while true Populists refuse to vote for Bryan and the Democratic nominee.
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Sewail
Mr. Bryan
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Ignatius Donnelly
Sewall
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Martin’s AP appointments address financial system critique
Congressman Martin, nominee for the Congress of the People in the Sixth district, will speak on The Financial System of the United States and The Great Goldbug Robber at multiple towns including Polkton, Wadesboro, Morven, Matthews, Charlotte, and Monroe. The schedule spans July 15 to 26 with venues such as White's Store and Benton's X Roads.
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Charles H. Martin
Congress of the People’s Party
United States
Polkton
Wadesboro
Morven
White’s Store
Marshville
Monroe
EMAWE
Benton’s X Roads
Matthews
Charlotte
Huntersville
National Democratic Party Names Palmer Buckner Ticket
The new National Democratic Party formed by Clevelandites and Shermanites held meetings in Indianapolis and named John M. Palmer of Illinois for President and Simon B. Buckner of Kentucky for Vice President. Breckenridge, famed for Madeline Pollard, supervised the launch as moral optics while Palmer was nominated and Buckner linked to the Whisky Trust.
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Illinois
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Kentucky
Breckenridge
Madeline Pollard
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John M. Palmer
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The
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Platform of the National Democratic Party Convention
The platform affirms equal justice for all, opposes tariff and silver schemes, endorses gold standard and currency reform, praises President Cleveland, supports civil service reform, and pledges fiscal restraint. It condemns Populist policies and calls for a modern, government–supervised bank currency and stronger law and order. Adopted at Indianapolis September 3.
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Democratic Party
Chicago
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Congress
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United States
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Fathers of the Republic
Sound Money Versus Bank Power and Gold Value
A Brockton Diamond editorial urges voters to remember that gold's value is set by law, not intrinsic worth. It argues fixed mint pricing unifies gold across countries and condemns banks for stamping money on paper. The piece links silver prices to agricultural and urban prosperity and cites Andrew Jackson in defending monetary policy.
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Andrew Jackson
Philadelphia
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