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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1897
Page
2
The Townsend Messenger notes harvest complete in the valley with haying over and threshing underway. Wheat stands king this year as prices and yields promise strong returns for farmers, with barley oats potatoes and fruit also contributing to prosperity.
The article questions the Bank of England’s pledge to hold one fifth of reserves in silver if mints open to free coinage. It argues the move conflicts with gold standard policy, faces political opposition, and would not meaningfully aid silver, given Japan Mexico and India likely to adopt gold standards. It urges clarity over hopeful claims.
Hawaii's senate met in extra session and unanimously ratified the annexation treaty with the United States signed by plenipotentiaries in Washington on June 16, 1897. Now the U S Senate must approve the treaty to consummate annexation, a natural extension of decades of mutual friendship and shared interests.
The speaker argues for annexing Hawaii as a strategic, largely Americanized territory that would strengthen naval and commercial power in the Pacific. Hawaii’s wealth, climate, and immigrant integration are cited as foundations, with Seward’s Folly referenced to illustrate long‑term benefits of territorial expansion.
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