National Convention Call for Delegates from Silver Conference
Washington dispatch details a July 22 national convention in St. Louis with a predominantly Democratic committee, delegate apportionments by state and territory, and a platform urging support for the conference principles and nominees. It lists the provisional national committee powers, delegate selection rules, and a broad appeal to unite for monetary reform favoring gold and silver.
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Platform Promulgated on Finance and Gold Standard Debate
The declaration frames the money question as a choice between gold standard with bonds and bank currency versus a bimetallic standard with no bonds and government currency. It advocates returning to gold and silver at a 16 to 1 ratio, unrestricted minting power for gold and silver, and government control over currency. It denounces bonds in peace and calls for honoring coin obligations in gold or silver at the government’s option. It criticizes demonetization of silver in 1873 and cites price falls, debtor burdens, and profits concentrating at money centers as consequences of the gold standard. It notes rising interest debt and a pending $100 million gold loan as part of the ongoing financial conflicts.
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Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
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Jackson
Lincoln
Arizona
M. W. Brennan
Colorado
I. N.stevens
Connecticut
Joseph Sheldon
California
George W. Baker
Idaho
John P. Clough
Iowa
Amos Stecht
Ilinois
George M. Emerich
Kansas
A. C. Shinn
Maryland
Gilbert T. Smith
Massachusetts
George C. Hill
Michigan
J. G. Rumsdell
Montana
W. H. Swett
Nebraska
North Carolina
Gary
James B. Grant
J. RB. Toole
Indiana
Ansa Wolcott
Kanas
W. H. Hariig
Pennsylvania
W. .J. Cheeney
New Jersey
Eli B. Hendee
Missouri
L. M. Ramsay
A. B. Fuller
Earl B. Smith
Charles R. Sligh
Virginia
J. L. Johnson
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T. J. Clunie
Utah
J. J. Daly
Tennessee
J. H. Achien
Treasury
Paliey
Roy
Desbair
Fate of the Canal of the Two Oceans
Thomas A. Jangier reflects in Century on a small sunlit town built around a proposed Canal of the Two Oceans. The plan aimed to link the Rhone and Loire, uniting Atlantic and Mediterranean trade, but the project stalled after a short initial dig. The town remains prosperous yet shaped by a dream deferred.
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Color of Antarctic Birds and Seasonal Camouflage
The text notes plumage lightening as we move south, suggesting Antarctic birds blend with surroundings. It ponders whether birds like polar hares change color seasonally, and asserts Nature cloaks creatures to hide from predators. It mentions the difficulty of spotting the white petrel on snow and the white seal on ice floes.
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Market Review Sees Apparent Improvement Not Justified
The Dun and Company weekly trade review notes that 15 days of January show aggregate failures of 12,539,617 dollars, up from last year, while prices rise on expectations of shorter supplies. Money is easy due to European borrowing, but trade remains weak with mills unrevived. Textile and iron industries falter as demand narrows and prices drift lower.
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Stranded Mallory Steamship Alamo Libeled for Salvage
The Mallory line steamer Alamo grounded on Pelican shoals near Key West and was refloated by the Key West wrecking fleet. The wreckers libeled the vessel for 65 000 dollars salvage. bond set for the full claim, and the ships will be released by the United States court.
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Key West
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Early Bird Radish Seed Offer From Salzer Seeds
An advertiser touts Salzer northern growth seeds promising earliness in vegetables and invites readers to mail 10 cents for a sample of Early Bird Radish and the seed catalog from John A Balzer Seeds Co. La Crosse Wisconsin. The notice mentions catalog postage and sample timing. It also references unrelated items from Yonkers Statesman praise for Horehound and Tar and a line about billiard-balls and kissing.
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John A. Balzer Seeds Co
la Crosse
Wis
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Ladies’ Jelome Journal
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