Departure of Tiomane and arrival in Smyrna
Tiomane leaves Paris with Madame de Sorgnes and family, travels by ship to Smyrna, endures seasickness, and enters oriental life aboard a grand vessel. She meets the Sorgnes clan, is greeted by Monsieur de Sorgnes, and glimpses the luxuries and tensions of a cosmopolitan voyage toward a new life in Smyrna.
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Madame de Sorgnes
Mademoiselle Pascale
Anais
Mme. de Sorgnes
Mademoiselle
Tiomane
Berek
Verton
Paris
Louvre
Elli
Maritza
Guillaume
L'Ecole Monge
Marseilles
Mediterranean
Canebiere
Smyrna
Shar Ng
Adriatic
Asia Minor
Iomane
Bay of Smyrna
Ionia
Olympia
Jessamine
Monsieur
Tripoli
Free coinage of silver drives 1890s U S politics
Charles W. Greene in Chicago Mail and Press argues for imperial monetary reform, praising free silver and denouncing the gold standard while critiquing Cleveland administration policy. He asserts silver's revival in Ohio and Illinois democratic ranks and cites historical votes in Congress.
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Cleveland
United States
Democratic Party
Gorman
Senate
Friends of Repeal
House of Representatives
Ohio
Illinois
Finnegan
Why I Favor Free Silver and Bimetalism
A speaker argues for free silver, asserting bimetallic policy to restore silver to equality with gold, fixing its value by law, and securing mint recognition alongside gold. The statement reflects a broader monetary reform stance.
Demonetization Puzzles Raise Questions Across the Era
The passage questions why silver was demonetized and who benefited or opposed bimetallism. It critiques industry crippling by policy and asks who runs the country, who benefits bankers and English interests, and why citizens tolerate the assumptions about their judgment. It frames a period marked by economic debate and distrust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Are They Sincere On Silver Demonetization
A critique of bimetallism in which proponents argue for silver demonetization but delay until international agreement. The speaker accuses financiers and British interests of pressuring for fiscal policy advantages and questions when England will relinquish control of global trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Who Can Blame England for Getting Silver Cheap
The piece argues English merchants profit by buying tea silk and other goods with silver valued differently now than in the past. It notes India China Japan and the Straits trade, with some Far East businessmen joining the profits. It laments that common people receive little benefit, and mentions Paris wine shops as context.
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England
Japan
China
Mexico
Charles W. Greene
Chicago Mail and Press
India
Straits
Far East
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Jacques Vincent
International Press Association
Mlinols
Edward Lane
Montgomery County
Lane
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