Great Industrial Wave Buoys U S Trade and Jobs
Economic optimism soars as tariff policy fuels a durable revival in iron production, wheat exports, and wage growth. August and September bank clearings rise sharply, with record wheat exports and lower failures signaling broad business expansion. A Comptroller Eckels report links agricultural gains to railroad earnings and consumer debt repayment, while U S machinery gains traction in Africa amid rising demand for cane-crushing equipment and turbines.
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Financial Chronicle
Baltimore Son
They Acknowledge the Corn Debacle of Silverites
The text notes the silver party weakening amid rapid metal depreciation and grimly describes their earlier insistence on silver, now facing a collapse in value. It suggests they hoped wheat or other factors might raise silver again, but silver fell further.
Wichita Revival Prospers As Banks See Boom Times Return
A Wichita correspondent reports a remarkable revival with deposits doubling over last year. Banks boast strong cash reserves, rising loan repayments, and eight of ten directors forecasting sustained prosperity. The Wichita area sees booming job orders, a new flour mill, and widespread commerce signaling lasting good times.
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Kapnesas
Wichita
Kansas Nile
Sedgwick County
Block
Kansas Bankers’ Convention
Sedgwick
Sumner
Trade Price and Iron in the September Demand Surge
The record notes a rapid September rise in iron consumption, with pig iron production slightly below levels two years earlier. Oct 1 1895 weekly output reached 201,414 tons while total product stood at 1,128,000 tons, and consumption jumped sharply. Unseasoned stocks and unsold tonnage declined over the three months, signaling shifting market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wis
Postal income rise in leading cities amidSeptember 1897 report
The just released receipts of principal US cities show strong growth in postal income for September compared with September 1896. Only a few 50 000 plus populations saw declines, notably New Orleans, likely linked to fever and Gulf Coast gloom.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
St Louis bank clearings rise near record levels
St Louis weekly bank clearings totaled about 30 million dollars and edged toward the highest levels ever reached. The gain over the same week in 1896 stood at 28.2 percent, with improvement likely if yellow fever fears along Texas and the gulf coast subside, benefiting areas tributary to St Louis.
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St. Louis
Texas
Gulf Coast
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Popocrats and silver coinage claims challenged
The text rebuts Popocrat rhetoric from the prior year arguing that free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 was not adopted in 1896, yet circulation rose by about a hundred million dollars, with gold driving the increase and no new free silver money in circulation.
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Bryan
Treasury
Maneg'sin
Rous
Treasury Department
United States
Nat. Bankets
A Wise Resolution on Reciprocity Appointments
The President aims to appoint a special reciprocity commissioner to organize reciprocal trade relations with nations joining our agreements. Under Harrison, State Department delays slowed action. previous attempts were swept aside by later administrations, provoking retaliatory moves from Spain, France, Germany, and South American republics.
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Harrison
State Department
Jander
Pain
France
Germany
South Amercan
Fragmentary Sectionaism Threat to the Union
Partial OCR text hints at protectionist sentiment in the South, Ta ondi spirit, and a hoped for united statesmanlike stance. Mention of enemies and threats to the Union appears, but details are incomplete.
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South
Ako
Smithsonian Institute: origins and growth in the United States
A historical overview of the Smithsonian Institution from its 1846 founding by James Smithson to the present, detailing initial endowment, subsequent fund growth, architectural features of the Smithsonian Building, fire damage in 1865, and the institute’s role as depository for art and natural history. It notes the library transfer to the National Science Library, the interchange system for specimens, and the institution's publications and research expansions.
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Washington
D. C
Smithsonian Institution
Congress
James Smithson
England
U. S. Treasury
Smithsonian
United States
Potomac
Polk
National Science Library
Smith
English firms urged to study American machinery demand overseas
A vice-consul argued British manufacturers could learn from American machinery as he noted British makes are cheaper but inferior in quality. He urged English firms to dispatch a representative to the islands of Principe and Thome then Luanda Benguela Mossam medes to gauge what machinery is needed, predicting the trip would reveal American superiority.
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Africa
Luanda
Angola
Heares No Rea
Principe
Thome
Benguella
Mossam
Medes
Louisiana Business Improves and Prospects Rise
The Shreveport jobbers and wholesalers report the business season opening nicely and unusually active. Confidence grows across departments as the long-awaited prosperity for Louisiana seems near, with Senator Mellinery’s protection efforts already bearing fruit for the sugar industry and allied wholesale and retail interests.
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Louisiana
United States
MeIinery
Disappointed remarks on Dingley export law impact
The article records Democratic speakers expressing disappointment over the Dingley laws affecting export of U S manufactured goods. They contrast with last year under Wilson era rules, noting export figures for a given month show a drop from 103,360,000 to 83,758,000. The piece highlights political reaction and the silence of critics during the discussion.
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Lasy
Bingley
County Fair Scandal In Wichita Suspected Profits Misused
Bryan lectured at a Wichita Kansas county fair under an agreement to receive half the gate receipts. He was paid 2400 dollars but later found the management swindled him by overcharging for gate and tickets and for selling beer, with proceeds not shared.
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Bryan
Wichita, Kaz
Fox
Railroad Men Remember McKinley Vote and Prosperity
Railroad workers praise last year’s results with higher nationwide earnings and rising employment. The article notes increased overtime in shops, restored jobs after downturns, and a general improvement in railroad conditions compared with prior years.
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McKinley
South
H W
Exports Surge Amid Record September Trade Totals
The September merchandise exports soared to 62 million dollars, beating liberal estimates by over 7 million and outpacing expectations by 15 million. Cotton production lagged while exports rose sharply, with October showing continued strength and overall national export excess around 63 million amid port shifts and delayed cotton crops.
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New York
Political debate over coinage ends in scavenger hunt
The remark portrays critics of free coinage retreating to the political junk heap. It depicts politicians tired of past slogans, seeking a fresh, patched kettle to hang over the political fire.
Free trade groups cite early Dingley and Wilson law contrasts
The article discusses how free trade advocates compare the initial sixty day effects of the Dingley law with those of the Wilson law, noting special conditions that favored the Wilson era before enactment. It argues such comparisons should not discourage free traders as the early results show notable disadvantages under the Dingley bill.
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Dpopslestown Pay Intelligencer
American bluntness praised by English papers
The Omaha Bee notes Secretary Sherman’s blunt style pleases English readers and keeps Salisbury in a less favorable light. It says Sherman may lack diplomacy but speaks plainly and can hold his own in controversy with British diplomats.
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Sherman
Salisbury
Omaha Bee
Dingley Law Outstrips Wilson Exports in Senate Note
Senator Jones of Arkansas praised the Dingley law in a Senate speech and contrasted it with the Wilson law, noting export records show a 25 percent rise this month under the Dingley act compared with the same month under Wilson last year.
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Jones
Arkansas
Senate
Trade policy debate echoes in Omaha Bee account
The Omaha Bee notes that the Dingley law vindicates itself on industrial revenue, while free traders fade to acknowledge the tax's effects, signaling ongoing partisan contention in the discussion.
Silver and politics in the 1900 campaign era
A commentary on per capita circulation under Cleveland and rise under McKinley, Tammany’s stance on silver, Henry George and Tom Johnson as possible 1900 ticket, Bryan’s letters, Dingley law earnings, and contrasts with Wilson law. It notes wheat silver value shifts, party dynamics, and U.S. industrial export trends amid tariff debates.
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Cleveland
McKinsey
Tammany Democrats
Bryan
William McKinley
Henry George
New York
Tom Johnson
Ohio
Bryan Wil
Hanna
Pennsylvania
Wiliam Warner
United Mine Workers
Pittsburg
Treasury
Jones
Bayan
Ab Jones
Rebuke to demagogues from Justice Field
The Cincinnati Times-Ltdr quotes a rebuke to demagogues attacking the cornerstone of American government. Justice Stephen Field, serving during Reconstruction, began his duties at a time of crisis and earned respect from even bitter opponents for his steadfast convictions.
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Demacogues
Justice Field
Field
Supreme Bench
Cincinnati Times-Ltdr
Prosperity and tariffs boost British imports says Bradford Observer
The Bradford England Observer notes that abundant money and McKinley era protection raise American demand for British luxuries. It argues increased spending will lift customs revenue as tariffs encourage purchases abroad.
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Bradford
England
Nebraska's Best Hope and Bryan's private note
The St Louis Globe Democrat quotes Mr Bryan warning Nebraska friends that Republicans work night and day to carry the state. It asserts this labor will be Nebraska’s great luck if Republicans succeed.
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Nebraska
Bryan
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Tariff Debate Cited as Likely Unchanged by Congress
In Lynchburg Virginia editorials argue the country seeks relief from tariff agitation and thrift pressures. They express doubt any current or future Congress could pass a superior tariff law, deeming reform unlikely under present conditions.
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Congress
Ynehbirg
Speak Up Mr Bryan Exresions Question Prosperity Comment
A reader recalls a month old remark by Mr Bryan praising McKinney administration for prosperity and questions whether any expression of satisfaction has followed since then. The inquiry suggests ongoing public interest in the administration's perceived results. The item reads as a brief public comment.
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Bryan
McKinney
Anybone
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United States ‘Treasury
America
Bank of England
Noti
Bessemer
Philadelphia Press
Smithsonian Institute
Library of Congress
United States Signal Service
Philadelphia
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