Mills on Money and Four Voter Classes Debate
The piece presents U.S. Senator Mills of Texas outlining four voter groups on money policy. It labels a powerful “class D” of moneyed interests controlling banks, bonds, and greenbacks, opposing producers and labor, and calls out foreign debt and the need for gold. The argument frames taxes, coinage, and debt as a conflict between the people and wealth hoarders.
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U.S
Mills
Texas
The
United States
Roger Q. Mills
Ile
Treasury
Debates on coinage policy and party loyalty
The speaker condemns bonds in peacetime and questions silver demonetization, arguing for honest money and adherence to public interest over party lines. He contrasts old party history with present needs, urging leaders to heed the people and favor a modern, fiscally sound system.
Neighborhood Items From Our Exchange Table
A compilation of short notes from the Waverly Journal and other papers. Items include a farmer overwhelmed by corn growth, an 1882 government grant to Samuel Wood born 1804 near Bunker Hill, and an autograph of President Andrew Jackson. A Mulberry Grove rape indictment and a waterworks bond clash, plus odd tales of a coon prank on a newly married couple in Abingdon. A Confederate $9.70 bill, Henry Seiter’s finances, and a trust deed involving 1220 acres tied to local creditors.
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Samuel Wood
Bunker Hill
Ilias
Andrew Jackson
Henry Seiter
Lebanon Lanuker
Illinois Farm Company
Lebanon Dairy and Creamery Company
Equitable ‘Trust Company
Chicao
M. W. ‘Air
Charles Parsons
F. W. Blount
H.-D. Sexton
County Recorder’s Office
Belleville
O'Fallon
Boots and Shoes Stock Sale Notice by Aug Droll
I have purchased the entire stock of Boots and Shoes from Aug. Droll, which, in connection with my already immense stock, I will sell at.
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Aug. Droll
Troy
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Drelm, Publishers
Troy, Sr
Europe
Goh
Mt. L. E
Gell
Mr. Mills
Democratic Party
Congress
Howe
Waverly Journal
E.E. Combs
Mulberry Grove
Lottie Sugg
Counts
Morrinsville
Greenville Sun
Sullavan Herald
Abingdon
Casper Rouhselang
Here
Rouhselang
Hillsboro
F. L. Hampton
Rochester
N. Y
Hotel Imperial
Boul
12Th St
Illinois Central Station
Central Depot
Imperial
Chicago
Lls
Tree, Il
A. G. Buscher
MF. Auwarter
General Merchandise
Geo. Liebler
McKinney
George “Liebler
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