Labor and Capital Debate in George Interpretation
Henry George Jr analyzes the Ohio Republican labor plank quoting Lincoln to argue labor precedes capital. He warns against equating capital with labor, condemns monopoly and prestige tax schemes, and notes how “capital” has been misused to justify slavery and corporate privilege. He urges clear definitions of land labor and capital.
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Henry George, Jr
Civic
Labor Pla
Lincoln
Congress
North
South
Thay
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tidewater
Reply to Ochiltree on Henry George single tax theory
Daniel Kiefer of Avondale Cincinnati responds to D G Ochiltree’s critique in the Commercial Tribune. He argues the single tax aligns with equal rights to earth and refutes objections about mining coal and private ownership. The writer asserts private mining would pay rent to the public treasury and avoid idle land and labor disruptions.
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the Commercial Tribune
Ochiltree
Mr. Ochiltree
Daniel Kiefer
Avondale
Cincinnati
Peculiarities of an Eminent Man in Rome
Special Correspondence from Commercial Tribune notes Leo XIII’s willpower and self control during public appearances in Rome. It contrasts his strength with Western intellectual emphasis and portrays Leo XII as a centenarian active in serving others, with intimate glimpses of his appearance, demeanor, and memory.
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Commercial Tribune
Rome
Leo XIII
Basilica of St. Peter
Vatican
Leo II
Leo XII
Brutality Report on Kiev Prisoners Details Abuse
Special Correspondence from Vienna describes the harsh mistreatment of students imprisoned in Kiev. Wardens flogged detainees with knouts and beat them, with women students subjected to insults and outrages. One student reportedly traveled to Saint Petersburg and killed M. Sipia guine.
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Arbeiter Zeitung
Kieff
St. Petersburg
M. Sipiaguine
Milne's Seismic Lab Probes Earthquakes at Isle of Wight
Edinburgh reports on Prof. John Milne at Shide near Newport pursuing automatic seismographs in a chalk-soil house. His gear records global tremors, notes 20 000 annual quakes with 120 major events, and explains Mont Pelee eruptions and quake mechanics with vivid detail.
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Prof. Milne
Isle of Wight
Commercial Tribune
Edinburgh
Shide
Newport
John Milne
North Pole
Antipodes
Mont Pelee
England
Es Seismic Observatory
Isle of Wistt
Milne
Prof
Ughly
Pan-Germanic movement warned to threaten British empire
Special Correspondence notes Pan-Germanic League growth from 1894 to present with nearly two hundred active centers and maps showing future frontiers. It cites aims to unite German speaking peoples into a world empire including Austria, parts of Italy and Belgium, and a Baltic fleet buildup to challenge Britain.
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Tribuna
London
Rowland Blennerhassett
National Review
Times
Europe
Germany
Bismarck
Excepti l Powser
League
German Empire
Austria
Galicia
Bukowina
Trieste
Austrian
Tyrol
Switzerland
Holland
Belgium
France
Denmark
England
Empire
Great Britain
Proclai
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D. G. Ochiltree
Phe
Eau-De-Cologne
Queen Victoria
Brussels
Papal Rome
Patrizi
Ostend
J. D.C
Vienna
Japan
Martinique
St Vincent
Mont Peleeq
Empire of Germany
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