Financial woes blamed on tariff and silver coinage history
Nevada State Journal reports Senator Allison criticizing national finances as dire, noting the post Civil War panics and silver coinage suspensions. It discusses the Bland Allison Act and calls for restoring silver as money to end the low mood and prevent future panics. The piece links tariffs, monetary policy, and economic cycles to present conditions and urges trial of the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Allison
Towsia
Cleveland
Congress
Allison
Senate
House of Representatives
Shornson
Treasury
Allvar
Ex-Senator James G Fair Remembered by Virginia City Resident
Dan de Quilie of Virginia City recalls ex Senator James G Fair not as hard hearted as some portray, praising his generosity during the Comstock bonanza days. He notes Fair aided many locals in need with funds and offered timely assistance during difficult times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair
Dan de Quilie
Virginia City
James G. Fair
Comstock
Senator Fair
Dissatisfied New York gold men urge Carlisle removal
A New York group of gold bond holders accuses Secretary Carlisle of breaking faith and calls for his resignation. They claim the recent $50 000 000 bond sale undercuts profits, blaming Wall Street and the Treasury. The piece notes a clash between public interest and financial markets and comments on the San Francisco Chronicle’s New Year's issue as highly instructive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carlisle
Tressury Department
Wall Street
San Francisco Chronicle
Ex Senator Fair Will Sparks San Francisco Debate
The will of the late ex Senator Fair draws strong comment in San Francisco over an estate potentially worth up to 40 million dollars, with doubts about appraisals, the risk to real estate values, and moves to restrict heirs from contesting the will. Experts question the trust structure and executors, suspecting the testator’s mindset and the likelihood of a court contest or efforts to divide the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair
San Francisco
Raminer
Boundary survey costs and lost railroad miles in Nevada dispute
The 1887 act ordered an across the state survey of railroads to map mileage by county and place monuments where lines cross boundaries. Nevada paid 2500 to define Humboldt and Lander, but the survey shifted the boundary, costing Humboldt four miles of railroad worth about 45000 yearly while relieving Central Pacific from taxes on that segment. The case moved to trial after the Supreme Court sustained Lander’s demurrer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Central Pacific
Track Department of the
Nevada
Humboldt
Lander
Elko
Supreme Court
State of
Central Pacific Company
Public Debt Shows December Increase and Gold Reserves
The December public debt totals 1.654 billion dollars, up 31.3 million for the month. Interest bearing debt stands at 650.1 million while noninterest debt is 883.2 million. Treasury cash is 782.8 million against 629.4 million in demand liabilities. Gold in the Treasury totals 189.6 million, with 86.2 million in the reserve fund. The piece blames gold standard skeptics and notes current issuance of gold and bonds to sustain the supply, with Wall Street and voters reacting to the debt policy.
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Treasury
Gold Trust
Wall Street
Silver Exports and Political Turmoil Across Borders
A New York firm ships large quantities of bar silver to Mexico for minting Mexican dollars, with seven percent in transport and mint charges and a seven percent premium on Mexican silver dollars. The piece argues for opening the U S mints to silver and notes political turnover in San Diego with a contested district attorney vacancy. It also mentions a Czar statistic about officer promotions and quotes English labor leader Jonas Buris on jealousy within the American labor movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mexico
United States
Jonas Buris
Boston
Capital Officials Plan Move to California Next Week
Reports claim several outgoing officers intend to relocate to California from the capital, and will invest their savings in the Golden State amid the anticipated migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Golden State
Air Line Vanishes From Nevada Politics In 1891 Plan
The Nevada Air Line faded from sight as 1891 legislation granted Utah and Nevada Air Line Railway bonds for routes through White Pine Eureka Lander Churchill and Washoe counties. Critics warned any new northern Nevada line must use a Southern Pacific route via Beckwith Pass, suggesting SP control derailed the project.
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Nevada Air Line
Central Pacific
Utah and Nevada Air Line Railway Company
White Pine
Eureka
Lander
Churchill
Washoe
Air Line Company
Pease
Air Line
Nevada
Sierra Nevada
Southern Pasific Company
Beckwith Pass
Reno
Sierra Valley
Plumas County
California
Southern Pacific
Central
Pacific
Congress in session debates silver coinage and canal bill
Congress resumed the Nicaragua Canal bill in the Senate and began considering the Currency bill in the House. The piece argues for using silver coinage to relieve currency contraction, stating farmers workers and merchants would accept silver dollars and criticizing the Gold Trust for blocking action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
House
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Sacramento Aroused Over Crime Surge in City
Sacramento residents demanded action after a double murder and numerous burglaries and highway robberies in the past week. Ex-Police Captain William H. Bradley leads a citizen Committee of Safety to round up suspicious characters as a public meeting at 2 PM and a Pavilion gathering are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Board of Trustees
Maga
William H. Bradley
Kohler Dies From Morphine Overdose in San Francisco
Charles Kohler, president of Konler & Frohling Wine Co., was found in a room at Loryea's Hamman Baths and died after an overdose of morphine. Despite six hours of medical effort, he passed away at 11 45 p m. Kohler, a wealthy and influential figure, had a recent history of dissipation.
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San Francisco
Charles Kohler
Konler & Frohling Wine Company
Second
Folsom
Loryea
Hamman Baths
Peat Street
Kohler
Weather and storm halt Northern California transit
The Werther Bureau reports cloudy conditions from Central California northward with rain in the Sacramento Valley and north toward the Columbia River and snow east of the Cascade range into Montana. Rain likely across Northern California with snow in Nevada and Utah within 36 hours. Nevada pressure drop signals interior passage. Pontuana notes a six inch snow depth with transit suspended as City and Suburban Railway halts. other lines work to keep tracks clear while trains arrive on time.
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San Francisco
Werther Bureau
California
Sancramento Valley
Columbia River
Cascade Range
Montana
Nevada
Utah
Pontuana
United States Weather Bureau
Exhumed Body Shows Morton Was Alive at Burials
In St Louis on January 2, Thomas Morton was exhumed from a river front grave. Noble Shepard confessed to murdered Morton, with Dr. Marks and others inspecting the remains. The corpse’s condition indicated Morton was alive when buried, with clenched hands cutting into the flesh and swollen tongue. Also notes Turkish Armenia sympathy resolutions, and a suspected lynching in Orry Nebraska involving Bartlett Scott.
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St. Louis
Thomas Morton
Noble Shepard
Morton
Marks
City Hospital
Boston
Methodist Episcopal
Armenia
Cleveland
State
Colonel Manuel Perez de Leon Killed in Mexican Duel
A duel at Métamonas Mexico on January 2 left Colonel Manuel Perez de Leon paymaster of the Mexican Army dead after both he and businessman Manuel Cardenas fired three shots. Cardenas had reportedly long courted trouble with de Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Métamonas
Mexico
Manuel Perez de Leon
Manuel Cardenan
Colonel de Leon
Cardenas
Brailroaded to Prison New Year Chron Lexow testimony ire
Ex Ward Man Shalvy testified before the Lexow Committee claiming two saloon keepers at 86 Suffolk Street were railroaded to prison for refusing to pay police protection. Philip Kievent and wife were convicted in March before Judge Cowing of robbery. Kievent sentenced to eight years, wife released after nine months. Chief Clerk Unger recalls other witnesses vouching for their character. Judge Cowing noted possible pardon petition but did not recall details.
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Shalvy
Lexow Committee
Philip Kievent
Suffolk Street
Cowing
Kievent
Shalvey
Unger
Sleepless Men From Indiana and Parke County
In Ellwood County near Bridgeton Indiana farmer David Jones reports 104 days without sleep after September 17 worsening insomnia though he eats well and works, while Parke County resident Tom Watt age 28 has not slept for twelve years.
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Anderson
Ind
Jarmuary
David Jones
Ellwood
Parke County
Little Island
Bridgeton
Tom Watt
Mailway Accident Narrow Escape of Passengers
The Santa Fe west bound overland train collided with a freight engine near the Pasapena California depot at 9 am. The freight engine left the track and the passenger train sustained heavy damage from engine to sleeper. The sleeper had a bad scratch but no passengers were injured.
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Pasapena
Cal
Santa Fe
Howgate Case Presses Defense in Criminal Court
In Howgate case at Wasrington on January 2 Judge McComas overruled demurrers to three indictments two for embezzlement and one for forgery. Captain Howgate pleaded not guilty under the statute of limitations and the District Attorney filed a reapplication with the defense countering with a demurrer of application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasrington
Captain Howgate
Criminal Court
Fire at Princess Knitting injures 150 workers
A January 2 blaze at Princess Knitting on Racine and Southport avenues sparked panic among 150 girl employees. Flames climbed an elevator shaft trapping three floors. Workers escaped via stairs, windows shattered. Several were cut by glass and some leaped to safety as firefighters rescued the rest. Loss estimated under 20,000 dollars.
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Carcano
Princess Knitting
Racine
Southport
Strikes Spread From Carnegie to Homestead Mills
Reports from Homestead say a small strike of ore handlers at the Carnegie blast furnaces has extended across the Monongahela river, with several hundred Homestead Mills workers walking out in sympathy with Braddock. The Braddock men doubt the entire Homestead plant will close, which could spread to City Mills, as workers have been reduced several times since the July 1902 strike.
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Braprood
Homestead
Carnegie
Monongahela River
Homestead Mills
Braddock
City
Fox vs Bonanza Men in San Francisco Court
In San Francisco on January 4 Judge Seawell sustained demurrers in two 1891 suits by Theodore Fox stockholder of Consolidated California & Virginia Mining Co against John W. Mackay Senator John P. Jones and other directors. He dismissed all but one charge accusing managers of selling ore to their own Comstock Mill at high rates. further hearing will follow.
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San Francisco
Superior Court
Seawell
Theodore Fox
Consolidated California & Virginia Mining Company
John W. Mackay
John P. Jones
Consolidated California & Virginia
Mackay
James Flood
California & Virginia
Comstock Mill & Mining Company
Ohio Wolf Hunt Declared Draw After Field Day
In Deavar Ohio on January 4 hunters from Ohio's northwestern counties staged a wolf hunt led by The Aitken who brought six wolves from the Rocky Mountains. After a staged fight for wagers a draw was declared to prevent bloodshed. A single wolf escaped enclosure and twenty hounds pursued it. Jacob Loffer of Degras and John Graham of Lewiston identified the winning hounds as they nabbed the wolf and won the prize.
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Deavar
Ohio
Th. Aitken
Rocky Mountains
Jacob Loffer
Degras
John Graham
Lewiston
Debate on Currency Bill and Nicaraguan Canal in Senate
Washington reports resume of debate on the Currency bill with Hendricks of New York in advocacy. In the Senate, the Lodge resolution moves to the calendar while Morgan resumes remarks on the Nic araguan Canal bill. Stewart pushes a State Department inquiry into J W Foster s ties to the American government during his China Japan mission and many senators doubt the canal bill can pass this season.
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Washington
Hendricks
Dem
New York
Senate
Morgan
Stewart
State Department
J. W. Foster
China
Japan
Davia
Foreign Relations Committee
White
California
Nicaragua
Debs Case Opens In Cuiiaco Court To Quash Indictments
In Cuiiaco on January 4 Judge Gross began hearing arguments on a motion to quash two indictments in the American Railway Union case led by President Debs. Conspiracy to obstruct Interstate commerce and obstruction of the mails are alleged. Defendants counsel I W Harper and H Gregory argued for the defense while T E Milchrist and M Rosenthal for the government. Decision expected Tuesday. In Harrodsburg Kentucky Sheriff Vallardsall killed Dr F L Harrod in Lawyers Row at 11 50 today. The shooting followed a circular accusing the sheriff of past abuse and questioning his election defeat.
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Cuiiaco
Grosscup
United States Court
Debs
American Railway Union
United States
I. W. Harper
Terra Haute
Ind
Gregory
Chicago
T. E. Milchrist
M. Rosenthal
Harrodspure
John J. Vallardsall
F. Lu
Harrod
Dr. Harrod
Vanardsall
Want Mills to Resign From Texas Senate
A resolution to be introduced in the next Legislature asks Senator Mills to resign his Texas Senate seat for not representing Texas, not endorsing Texas men for positions, and not supporting a national bankruptcy law. Also notes his alleged refusal to engage on state interests. Counterpoint reports include a Colorado businessman Robert Gam m or, real name Robert Flanders, missing since July. He reportedly left a wife and eight children, now believed to have rejoined his family. In Phoenix a theft and escape case: Price the murderer and Counterfeiter Young were captured after a fight with deputies Prothers and Moore near Gila Bend. Price mortally wounded and Young's leg broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wonrty
Texas
Mills
Senate
Denver
Robert Gammor
Colorado
Robert Flanders
The
Times
Phoenix
A. T
Price
Young
Gila Bend
Prothers
Moore
Japan Presses China to Speed Peace Talks
Washington reports officials believe Japan may abandon peace negotiations with China if terms are not presented promptly. Delays have sparked irritation as Japan seeks harsher concessions, potentially demanding extensive territorial cession in addition to the cash indemnity and Korea’s independence. Tokyo may signal through Minister Dan that procrastination will end negotiations.
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Washington
Japan
China
Corea
Dan
Tokio
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Pere Perrier
Fairs
Humboldt and Lander
Wirtas Derpy
San Diego
Derby
Board of Commissioners
Tris
Czar
BR. Kohler
Orry
Iowa
O'Neill
Nebraska
Bartlett Scott
Scott
Brailroaded
Mailway
Howgate
FOX
Congressional
Washindon
Quay
Pennsylvania
Morgan Speain
Crisp
Springer
Richardson
Kennegeee
Black
Georgia
Banking and Currency Committee
Navy
Kelly
James Kells
Cocoha
Cocona Company
Cali
Same
WM. Pinniger
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