Buckner's Ashley speech and platform stance debated
The article argues Judge Buckner did not endorse the Jefferson City platform and rejected additional legal tender notes. It contends the press misrepresented his views, insists he would not accept a nomination under that platform, and questions why the convention nearly adjourned. It defends local readers as capable of understanding his statements.
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Heling
St Louis
Buckner
Ashley
Judge Buckner
Jefferson City
Bia Worl
The Trade in a Long Article on the Silver Dollar
A Republican piece argues silver dollars of 412 grain standard are legal tender at face value. It cites February legislation authorizing coinage of 412 grain silver dollars and asserts all such dollars, like earlier ones, are legal ten at their nominal value for all debts unless a contract states otherwise.
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Congress
United States
Famine and Pestilence Prompt New Orleans Aid Depot
A distressed account from CTANCEEN SOUTH describes devastating pestilence hitting Holly Springs Grenada Port Gibson Canton and Baton Rouge with rail lines idle and 108000 people affected. It calls for fifty days relief and estimates subsistence costs at 1080000 urging New Orleans as a central depot for distributing charitable aid from Howard Peabody and Young Men's Christian associations.
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Holly Springs
Grenada
Port Gibson
Canton
Baton Rouges
New Orleans
Howard Association
Peabody Association
Young Men's Christian Association
Exports and imports show strong balance of trade
Records of a year ending June show exports at 256? million dollars more than imports with cotton and breadstuffs leading. Also reports debt declines, Massachusetts resists surrender of Kimpton, and a Thames disaster sinks the Princess Alice. Gov. Lew Wallace named New Mexico governor amid Arkansas vote turmoil.
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Lew Wallace
Indiana
New Mexico
Arkansas
Axtell
Tion
Demands for Democratic Reform and Remonetization Platform
The document outlines a Democratic convention platform critiquing Hayes civil service reform and federal influence, endorsing tariff for revenue, local self-government, and convict labor protections. It calls for remonetization of silver, unrestricted coinage, repeal of the resumption act of 1876, and replacement of national bank notes with treasury notes as legal tender.
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Warsar
Hayes
Fife
Tata Idale
National Bank
Treasury
Abolition of national notes and gold standard demand
Fragmented text outlines a call to abolish circulation of all national notes and reassert legal tender greenbacks. It voices opposition to the resumption act and criticizes economic policy as oppressive, favoring one class and harming others while demanding monetary reform.
Judge Buckner at Mexico and the state platform
Fragmented OCR notes describe Judge Buckner at Mexico and mention a constitution and acclamation with references to the lege sanaer fact and a state platform. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear events or outcomes.
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Buckner
Mexico
Aioe
Republican Opinion from the Journal Appears Misread
Fragmentary note from the J Louis Journal reflects a Republican opinion piece with garbled text and unclear argument, lacking coherent names, dates, or locations to anchor the stance.
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the &J. Louis Journal
Leadership under Democracy amid money power lines
A fragmented passage describes a leader facing pressure to yield to the majority or quit, railed against by supporters and mocked by demoralized followers. It notes observers from Pei county Missouri and contemplates political Falstaffs undermining morale and integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democracy
Pei County
Missouri
Demalion
Princesa Sas
Arc Ling
Arc Grand Army
Butler on Money Speech Demands Inconvertible Paper Currency
In a recent speech Ben Butler urged a legal tender dollar fixed by law, not redeemable, bearing the U S seal, to serve the people of the United States. He opposed gold bonds and favored the greenback level with a aim to free the nation from bond dependence.
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Ben Butler
United States of America
Michigan Bishop Deposed for Seduction Charge
The House of Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church at New York deposed Bishop McCroskey of Michigan on the 8th from the sacred ministry and all offices. He was accused of seducing a young girl belonging to the church and his resignation was refused.
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House of Bishops
Protestant Episcopal Church
New York
McCroskey
Michigan
unclear fragment of a news brief about an artist
fragmentary OCR text mentions daily papers and an artist, but lacks coherent facts, dates, names, or events to form a full summarized card. The readable bits imply a newspaper connection to an artist, but no actionable details are present.
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