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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1896
Page
6
The piece surveys issues from Mexican will law and London water to a $100 million plan for distant pure water sources. It notes a Nile region discovery near Cairo, cattle shipments from Argentina via Europe, and low literacy among Russian conscripts, highlighting education tied to conscription and public instruction claims.
Minnesota Agricultural College plans to host delegations of 200 to 800 visitors from rail lines to tour the campus spend a day with lunch and guided explanations of departments. The initiative aims to boost recognition of agricultural colleges and spur wider adoption by other states. The piece also notes interest in the late Laurence O Donnell’s will and the press controversy over its publication.
The Brooklyn Citizen notes the American Anti-Vivisection Society mailed two pamphlets from Philadelphia. An open letter to editors argues that rabies in dogs is proven by Pasteur's germ and inoculation tests, while some say it may spread to humans. The piece claims many human deaths result from alged hydrophobia, a fear driven by sensational news rather than the disease.
The piece argues against free coinage by detailing fears of national ruin, inflation, and debt if Democrats win. It contrasts intrinsic value with value arising from supply and demand, asserts gold has appreciated since 1874, and claims government action inflated gold prices harming farmers while bond issues and debt rise. People like Balfour and economists are cited to support the view.
A Madison New Jersey Democrat letter argues that free silver would force a dollar value equalization with gold, risking market distortions yet promising widespread prosperity. It claims gold standard supporters fear a silver-backed rise, while ownership of silver bullion would only fetch its market value, potentially lifting prices and employment across farms and factories.
The New York Suburban rails at the consolidation of Western Union Telegraph and Bell Telephone, noting a fifty percent increase in capital stock for both and accusing stockholders of inflating values to boost dividends. It argues such inflated equity harms national currency integrity, contrasting it with calls for currency expansion through silver.
A Pittsburg Post reprints a critique arguing England will refuse silver remonetization, urging debt-financed gold purchases to maintain parity. It contends gold speculators fear election outcomes, swapping gold for greenbacks to avert bond issues, and warns of further bond issuance after elections as reserves tighten.
A stark warning against delay in the fight for liberty. The speaker argues that postponing action tightens plutocratic control and further chains the people, urging fearless strikes now to avert growing serfdom.
The article argues for free coinage of gold and silver at a 16 to 1 ratio, contending debt agreements require money of the same value, that silver serves common people, eases gold's burden, and prevents debtor and government harm. It urges restoration of silver money and equal minting terms to spur national prosperity.
A provocative poem essay rails at wealth and taxation, arguing for a government by the people against financier power. It contrasts hits at bond debts with calls for equality before the law, referencing the Monroe Doctrine and the economic clash of classes. The piece includes verses inspired by patriotic imagery and labor, urging unity and national sovereignty.
The National Bimetallist argues that demonetizing silver caused a general price drop as gold rose. It notes silver-using nations gain in European markets while gold-standard exporters suffer, hitting exporters and especially farmers. It cites manufacturers keeping prices above silver levels as aiding silver-standard rivals and harming American industry and agriculture.
The passage explains free coinage as coinage of silver and gold without government profit, with charges only to cover refining and minting expenses. It notes that prior to 1873 coinage was self-sustaining, and under free coinage the government would neither gain nor lose, coining all metal offered.
A Wheeling Register critique argues goldbugs mock free coinage while claiming benefit for silver mina owners. It notes the inconsistency: under free coinage a miner would gain differently depending on price, implying the dollar’s value shifts between 50 and 100 cents and exposing logical flaws in both positions.
telegram from Chairman McConville Chicago states Hon. William J Bryan will address in Washington City at 5 pm on September 9. He has complied with the request for a meeting and will deliver an address there.
The new station boat for the Life-saving Service lies about a mile off Dorchester Harbor between City Point and Thompson’s Island. Built in Noank, Conn, and fitted at City Point, it is 100 feet long with a 33 foot beam, towing power, and no own propulsion. Lieutenant I. Hy Newcomb oversees, with an eight man crew and captain chosen on recommendation of local sailors.
A two year old Ohio pony named Dotts stands about thirteen inches high and is regarded as the smallest horse on earth. Born to normal sized parents in Orange County, Dotts was fed by her owner from birth and grew into a vigorous freak. Despite offers from museums and exhibitors, owner Israel Hunton has refused due to his two daughters' attachment, keeping Dot on the family farm.
In a Memphis city park, upholstered benches draw vagrants who loll and sleep there, keeping the keeper busy with arrests. Separately a note mentions elephant tests in captivity costing about $25 weekly.
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