A Secret Paper and a Mysterious Death on the Yacht
In Buckingham Street the narrator recalls finding a body on the shore near Yarby. Green, missing papers and a cigar case hold a diagram and a letter from Stavanger Norway to Mullen. The letter hints at a political plot and a dangerous man named James, implying someone may have murdered Green to hide secrets.
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Mullen
Green
Mr. Jarmes Bakewell Green
D. U
Yarby
Shannon
Iad
Buckingham Street
Stavanger
Norway
James
Japan Adopts Gold Standard After Four-Year Inquiry
March 1 cabled from Yokohama reports Japan will switch to a gold standard at 8214 to 1, with operation set for October. The move ends silver use, prompted by a currency commission's finding that wages lag behind rising prices under a silver system, while trade with silver nations reduces exchange losses. The piece notes broader shift toward gold in 18 months and discusses the Branch Bank question, urging central banks with wide branch networks to balance regional credit and support agriculture.
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Yokohama
Japan
Japanese Currency Commission
China
India
Asia
Sound Money Reform Efforts Continue Across Nation
The silver men plan to press the 50 cent dollar campaign despite defeat in November. The New York Reform Club sound-money committee led last campaign with publications aiding speakers and writers. They will widen outreach to lay material for south and west readers and push monetary truth to curb populist errors.
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New York
Sound Currency Committee
New York Reform Club
Baltimore Sun
Bryan preaches same doctrine amid free silver fight
The Gazette notes William Jennings Bryan continues his nationwide preaching of his presidential campaign doctrine. It warns free silver forces, citing their persistence and strategy to recruit new voters, urging supporters to meet them more than halfway to counter the victory of sound money forces last November.
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William Jennings Bryan
United States
Free Silver Forces
Gazette
Stop Silver Education or Lose Free Coinage Cause
A critic argues Bryan and allies should halt discussions of silver for four years to avoid educating voters about cheap money and its impact on wages and prices. The piece warns continued campaigning could empower gold advocates, risking prosperity claims tied to 1873 and urging an end to educating the public on silver.
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Aresi
Bryan
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Tennessee
Saale
True bimetallism requires parity with gold
The passage argues free unlimited silver coinage harms bimetallism by creating monometallism. It cites silver countries such as Mexico and China as examples of this adverse effect and underscores the need for parity with gold in monetary systems.
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Mexico
China
Chicago hotel offers meals and lodging in 1900s style card
A Chicago hotel advertises a dining menu including steak veal cutlet mutton chops broiled ham liver and bacon whitefish salt mackerel scrambled eggs pork chops and breakfast items. It mentions ladies and gentlemen’s toilet rooms with hot and cold water, perfect service, seating for 700, and rooms priced at 50, 73, and 1 per day.
What a man can do with $1000 in South Dakota
An immigration ad explains using $1000 to acquire 160 acres of land with $100 down and three yearly payments at 7 percent. It also offers 100 choice owes for $300 and ten good cows for $300. Milk and butter from the cows could pay the mortgage and in five years the farm would be paid for and stocked. Address H F Hunter, Immigration Agent, 295 Dearborn Street, Chicago, I Bossl.
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H. F. Hunter
Immigration
South Dakota
Dearborn Street
Chicago
The Best Salve in the World for Cuts
Fragmentary ad copy cites a salve claimed as best in the world for cuts. Mentions do not provide verifiable brands or distributors.
South Dakota in Springtime Exalts Fertile Prairies
An immigration appeal touts South Dakota as verdant and rich with blue and white prairie flowers. It claims superior soil and faster farming gains than eastern states and invites readers to go west and buy a farm, directing inquiries to H F Hunter at 295 Dearborn Chicago Ill.
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Moses
Israel
South Dakota
East
United States
F. ‘Hunter
South ‘Dakota
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Tll
Electric Bitters marketed for elderly medicine
An advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic and alterative for old people needing bowel and kidney regulation. It claims mild stomach and bowel action, improved digestion, and strengthened organs without alcohol. Sold for fifty cents a bottle at Scott's drug store.
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Scott's Drug Store
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