G A R Names New Leader From Pennsylvania at Gettysburg
The G A R selects Thaddeus Stevens Clarkson as Commander in Chief. He was born in Gettysburg and now resides in Nebraska. Buffalo will host the encampment next year with many veterans from the region expected to attend. The G A R total membership is 385 406 with 340 610 in good standing and 42 511 on the suspended list for non payment of dues, down 7089 from last year. Muster gains reached 13467 while losses totaled 11408, death at 7293, down 75 from last year.
Conrath Opposes Silver Standard From Central America
Murray D. Conrath writes to his father in Warren arguing against the silver standard as money. He cites travel costs in Greytown where fares and hotel rates in Central American money are shown as half the U.S. value, asserting gold is acceptable for the United States while Bryan advocates free silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray D. Conrath
Warren
Central America
Greytown
Sandusky
United States
Street rail grab approved by town council under veto
The town council adopted the street railroad grab last Monday despite Burgess veto. A Citizen letter argues the subject, urging heed to suggestions. The bicycle ordinance was also adopted and printed in full on this page. A street scooter rider sped along High street illustrating the sidewalk speed folly.
McKinley Sure Predicted for 69 Vote Majority by Times
The Philadelphia Times last Sunday envisions 2 percent of electoral votes as certain for McKinley, totaling a 69 vote majority. It lists thirteen other states McKinley may carry and only five certain for Bryan, arguing McKinley’s overwhelming victory may be inevitable.
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McKinley
Philadelphia Times
Bryan
the Times
Bond-Buyer lists sixty one failed bond sales since Bryan nomination
The Bond-Buyer notes sixty one cities and counties failed to sell bonds issued for public improvements and employment, totaling 11,480,256 dollars. The article argues the free silver crusade ties up capital and harms labor through this obstruction.
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Bryan
Free Silver Advocate Criticized For Gold Demand Hypocrisy
A critic taunts Coin Harvey for pulling funds from a Chicago bank and insisting on gold payment, then storing the gold in a safe deposit box without earning interest. The remark labels the free silver movement as hypocritical and insincere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Chicago
Safe Deposit
Pickpockets in Erie Target Joseph C. Sibley
A Meadville Republican note recalls pickpockets in Erie who emptied Sibley’s pockets of railroad passes and valuables. It quotes James G. Blaine from years ago questioning silver and gold flows, framing ongoing debate on monetary policy as timely and unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Joseph C. Sibley
Meadville Republican
James G. Blaine
Some Men Know About Money Says an Exchange
An exchange quotes that many men know little about money and few know much, while a few think they know it all, highlighting widespread uncertainty about financial matters.
Sibley compared the boy orator to the River Platte
A Nebraskan notes that in Bryan speeches at Erie Sibley likens the youth to the Platte. The writer adds the river is wide at the mouth and shallow, ending with Nuff ced.
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Sibley
Bryan
Erie
River Platte
McKinley Backed At St Paul Grand Army Meeting
A large Grand Army gathering in St Paul voiced strong support for William McKinley as a suitable presidential candidate, labeling him a good man to vote for.
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Grand Army
St. Paul
William McKinley
Ohio
Four Ver mont Towns Back Democratic State Ticket
Four towns in Ver mont gave a plurality for the Democratic State ticket, while nineteen others did not. The official majority is not expected to vary much from 39 150, indicating a stable statewide result.
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Vermont
Thanksgiving Day Near Record After Bumper Crops
UNCLE Sam has had two good crops in succession and with McKinley’s election Thanksgiving Day this year will come near breaking the record.
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Sam
McKinley
Democrats Carry Arkansas Victory Over Whiskey Issue
The Democratic win in Arkansas last Monday centered on whiskey policy rather than free silver. The Riverside Fish and Oyster Co in the Baltzinger block offered seafood with George Smith as manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Riverside Fish and Oyster Co
Baltzinger Block
George Smith
Gold standard platform splits Democrats in 1896 race
The article reviews the Indianapolis nomination of General John M. Palmer for president and General Simon Buckner for vice president by sound money Democrats. It critiques their gold standard platform, tariff stance, currency reform, and anti free trade tone, noting two Democratic factions and the likelihood of McKinley’s election amid calls for factory growth and currency stability.
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Indianapolis
John M. Palmer
Illinois
Simon B. Buckner
Kentucky
Supreme Court of the
United States
Chicago
Patocrats
Democratic Party
McKinley
White House
Facts for Voters on Bi metalism and Silver Prices
Dun's Review presents six blunt conclusions about bi metallism and silver pricing. It argues that fixed coinage ratios fail, market variations remove metals from use, bi metallism has never been sustained in the United States, the 1873 Act did not affect silver prices, silver coinage has surged since 1877 without raising prices, and free coinage efforts have historically depressed prices by boosting silver output.
A Splendid Ticket Dont Vote for It Dont Vote for It
The New York Sun urges Democrats to back William McKinley over Bryan and Palmer, praising McKinley as a bulwark against revulsion and revolution. It lauds John McAuley Palmer and Simon Bolivar Buckner as Northern and Southern democracy symbols and urges voters to cast ballots for McKinley.
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New York Sun
McKinley
Palmer
Bryan
Republic
Indianapolis
John McAuley Palmer
Simon Bolivar Buckner
William McKinley
Return to protective tariff policy urged by American Economist
The piece recalls four years of prosperity under a protective tariff, contrasts it with current tariff reform under the Wilson-Gorman bill, and asserts that rebuilding protection is the first step, echoing Major McKinley's acceptance letter. It frames tariff policy as the key to restoring prosperity.
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Major McKinley
Wandering Willie Campaign Ploy Met by Farmer’s Resolve
The Harrisburg Telegraph notes Wandering Willie pressuring a farmer to vote for free silver while the farmer, angered by attempts to cut farm product prices, remains unreceptive. The piece frames the farmer as not being fooled by any demagogue this year.
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Wandering Willie
Harrisburg
Fair draws several thousand as exhibits lag
The fair reported strong finances and solid crowds for race days but few exhibits. Attendance Thursday ranged around four thousand to five thousand, with visitors enjoying the See wa Hg ha RS gate to eame.
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Eame
Tel Telegraph
Bryan Attacks Silver Policy and Self Contradictions
The Philadelphia Times reports Mr. Bryan insisting free coinage of silver will not make a 50 cent dollar but could raise silver to $1.29 per ounce while equalizing intrinsic values with gold. He mocks self contradictions and argues for doubling silver prices by legislation, challenging why other commodities and wages cannot be similarly raised.
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Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Phila. Times
Not Contra dicted by Populist Orators on Gold and Silver
The piece argues that no leading gold standard nation uses silver as sole money, and that silver nations pay no living wages, urging readers to test the speaker by challenging these claims with real-world facts cited from the New York Herald.
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N. Y. Herald
The Ravin of Bryan in a Weathered Verse Night
A Glen Falls Times fragment riffs on William Jennings Bryan in August mood. The speaker questions Bryan about money and prosperity as Bryan travels from West to East promising aid, while the refrain suggests he will never enter the White House door. The tone mirrors a spectral, satirical poem.
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Bryan
William Bryan
Aidena
Jersey Shore
White House
Nevermore
Glen Falls
Vermont Avalanche Dominant Republican Victory Shocks Polls
The Democratic New York World notes Vermont voting as an avalanche with a 39,093 Republican plurality, the largest ever in the state. Total votes run about 11,000 higher than 1894 governor totals and 13,000 above 1892 figures, with the GOP outpacing the Democratic vote by nearly three to one.
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Vermont
New York World
Holland
New England
Greeley
Harrison
Tariff document exposes Bryan and McKinley speeches
The American Protective Tariff League issued document No. 59, The Tariff, presenting parallel extracts from the speeches of Hon. W. J. Bryan and Hon. William McKinley. The league urges every voter to read it and provides the address of General Secretary W. F. Wakeman in New York.
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THE
American Protective Tariff League
W. J. Bryan
William McKinley
W. F. Wakeman
W. 23d Street
New York
New Great South American Kidney Cube Reliefs Pain Fast
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by the New Great South American Kidney Cube. The remedy rapidly eases bladder and urinary tract pain, helps with retention of water, and claims quick cure for males and females. Sold by Noyes drug store.
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Noyes Drug Store
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Local Druggists
Drugstores endorse Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs colds and croup with personal use and customer trust. Indiana Pa merchants Panenerry Bion and Wise praise its popularity and reliability. Local dealers Morris Mull Warren Corydon and Canfield also attest to strong sales and effectiveness.
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Chamberlain
Messrs
Panenerry Bion
Indiana
Doug
Utey
Wredomerey
Ruga
Morris & Mull Warren
P. B. Canfield
Corydon
Warren Borough Bicycle Ordinance Regulates Riding Rules
The ordinance bans riding without a bell and limits speeds to eight miles in business areas and twelve in residence areas. It restricts riding three abreast and on sidewalks, requires riding on the right, bans use on foot bridges, and sets fines from two to ten dollars per offense.
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Borough of
Warren
Third Street
Conewango Creek
Abigail Adams and the March Quest for Women's Rights
Elizabeth Buffum Chace recalls Abigail Adams urging Congress in 1776 to “remember the ladies” and seek equality, noting a long arc from revolutionary talk to sustained suffrage effort. She reflects on the resistance, duty, and patience shaping women's push for full rights and representation.
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John Adams
Philadelphia
Abigail Smith Adams
Abigail Adams
Mercy Otis Warren
Elizabeth Buffum Chace
Farmers and workers face dollar wheat debate in local letter
The Conneautville Courier reports farmers tout free silver promising wheat at a dollar a bushel while warning that higher flour prices would follow. It notes the workingman’s vote carries equal weight in the ballot box.
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Bryanites
Conneautville Courier
Kansas editor bids for flour pants and hat in satire
A Kansas editor mockingly announces he will buy a sack of flour a pair of three ply bottom pants and a hat and says he will take the lowest bids for the sale. He compares the move to how merchants handle two dollars worth of advertising or job printing with him.
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Kansas
Simple Morning Eye Exercise For Bright Eyes
A simple pan method strengthens eyes by placing a bright object in a bowl of cold water. Morning practice: dip face with eyes open, move head side to side to make eyes brighter and stronger.
Garfield Speech Passes Severe Judgment on Free Coinage
A historical excerpt from July 13, 1876 records President Garfield opposing free silver coinage. He warned that adopting baser metal could cheat seven million people and wipe out one fifth of debts, calling it vast rascality and a national monetary revolution with dire shocks.
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Garfield
Speaker
United States
Indiana
Thou Shalt Not Steal and Bryan Silver Program
A New York Times letter questions the moral limit of policy changes under Bryan and the silver program. It argues that replacing dollar value with 58 cents would hurt savers, mortgage owners, and pensioners. cites 4,875,000 savers, 11,000,000 life policies, and 970,000 pensioners as affected by proposed legislation.
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Bryan
Sinai
Madison Square Garden
New York Times
English Labor Calls for Protective Tariffs
The piece asserts England must shield workers from cheap foreign labor, fearing ruin from competition not just with America but with France Germany and Belgium. It praises defensive tariffs as essential to protect families and livelihoods, attributing the call to Hon. William McKinley.
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England
France
Germany
Belgium
William McKinley
Mercantile Problem on Gold and Silver Values
A discussion outlines that principles alone fail to fix the gold silver ratio. It suggests consulting market prices of gold in trading partners and taking an average to guide commerce decisions.
Political rhetoric and rising prices hit labor hopes
The Hazleton Sentinel condemns wealthy leaders as goldbugs allied with labor demagogues. It cites Sewall and St John with banker supporters in New York, arguing silverite tactics deceive workers. The piece notes retailers rapidly discount clothing yet demand for cheap goods collapses as food costs rise.
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Sewall
St. John
New York
A. Erickson Perkins
Hazleton Sentinel
Political Deception and Trade Gap Highlight 1892 1896
Orbisonia Dispatch notes voters misled by Democratic promises to workers in 1892 may avoid a similar trap in 1896 though it is silver plated. England buys $1,500,000 worth of worthless U S flour in the first half of the year, more than in 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orbisonia Dispatch
England
United States
Warren
Stein Block Co
Dun
Free silver evades labor gain and harms US values
The piece argues that free silver would not ease labor, shorten hours, raise wages, or boost farming or industry. It claims it would destroy existing values, worsen business confidence, and harm national wealth while urging the US to build its own ships and sustain protection against foreign trade. It notes Bryan’s stance as a free trader and criticizes his appeal to wage earners harmed by protection’s erosion.
Letters Testamentary for Daniel Q. More Estate Granted
The executor Henry E. More is authorized to settle the estate of Daniel Q. More late of Bear Lake Warren County Pennsylvania. Creditors are urged to pay promptly and all claims must be presented with proper authentication for settlement. Aug 11 1896. Brokenstraw NY.
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Samuel T. Neill
Haro
Warren
Warren County
Pennsylvania
Julia Laura Neill
Warren, Fa
Rhoda Bucklin
W. D. Bucklin
ER. B. Crissey
F. E. Spencer
Jacob Baldensperger
Township of
Glade
L. J. Childs
County of
Crawford
T. W. Tyler
Warren Street Railway Co
Glade Township
Phebe Tripp Morrison
J.C. Drury
J. C. Drury
Otto Anderson
Flora A. Smith
E. C. Swanson
Burden & Couch
W. W. Conroe
David Thompson
Geo. O. Cornelius
Hiram Chapel
L. B. Silliman
John Ellis & Co
Geo. Dalrymple
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Warren Mail
E. Cowan’s
Dwight Cowan
Willis Cowan
Warren, PA
Garret A. Hobart
New Jersey
Galusha A. Grow
Susquehanna
Samuel A. Davenport
Congress
Charles W. Stone
Assembly
E. W. Parshall
Register and Recorder
WM. McCray
Z. T. Weaver
N. Clarendon
Charles A. Peterson
W. J. Mead
Youngsville
J. F. Rounce
WM. J. Martin
Deerfield
R. Allen
Columbus
WM. A. Clark
Pine Grove
Dun’s Review
Warren Boro
Jefferson
M’kinley
Ford
Bureau of Statics
Stein Bloch
Bloch
Steim
America
Mon Clothing
Stein Bloch Co
Business Report
Warren Fair
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Ees
Geo. F. Yates
Proby’s Office
Urban G. Mease
Citizens National Bank
M D
Warren Public
D. I. Ball
Lucie C. Richards
W. L. Macgowan
Consumer
Kopf & Henry
Grocers
Water Street
Citizens Nat'l Bank
Myron Warters
KE. T. Hazeltine
David L. Gerould
L. W. Dennison
M. Waters
M. A. Myers
C. A. Cornen
T. Hazeltine
C. F. Hoffman
J. M. Siegfried
W. Parshall
Jas. C. Parmlee
Furni
Ture
Cole
Gree A
Philadelphia Weekly Press
Green Land
Exchange Block
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