Wealth concentration in the United States cited by Shearman
The Dixon Sun notes J Thomas Shearman’s findings on wealth held by the few, listing top owners of 20 million and more, totaling about 2.7 billion across 70 names. It contrasts American wealth with England, cites Harvard’s Peabody on industrial cooperation, and reports a Selma fire destroying six buildings with about 200000 dollars loss.
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United States
England
Thos. G. Shearman
New York
Shearman
J. J. Astor
Trinity Church
F. W. Vanderbilt
H. O. Havemeyer
W. G. Warden
W. P. Thompson
Mrs. Schenley
J. B. Haggin
H. A. Hutchins
W. Sloane
E. 8. Higgins
C. ‘Tower
Wm. Thaw
Dr. Hostetter
Wm. Sharon
Peter Donohue
A. G. Peabody
Harvard
Selma
Alabama
The New Commandments of the Nineteenth Century
A satirical paraphrase of the Ten Commandments outlines modern health and social rules. It mocks dietary limits, hygiene, and labor ethics, contrasting prudent living with the era's politics and economics as illustrated by Henry George’s Standard quotations.
Wrong in Principle: Tariff Burdens Based on Possession
Ez Governor St. John of Kansas argues the tariff system burdens the poor by taxing consumption rather than wealth. He contends protection should be based on ability to pay, not number of dependents, urging fair, equalized opportunities and fewer strikes.
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St. John
Kansas
The Cause of Higher Wages in England and America
The piece argues wages are higher in the United States than in England and that protection is not the cause. It suggests other factors such as demographics and twilight hours may be equally unlikely explanations, asserting no single factor clearly accounts for wage differences.
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Moses
Israel
England
Europe
Henry George
Standard
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C. Vanderbilt
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Jay Gould
Leland Staneford
J. D. Rockefeller
A. Packer
John I. Blair
Charles Crocker
Wm. Astor
W. W. Astor
Russell Sage
E. A. Stevens
Moses ‘Taylor
Brown & Ives
P. D. Armour
F. L. Ames
Wm. Rockefeller
H. M. Flagler
Powers & Weightman
P. Goelet
C. P. Huntington
D. O. Mills
T. A. Scott
J. W. Garrett
G. B. Roberts
Charles Pratt
Ross Winans
E. B. Coxe
Claus Spreckels
A. Belmont
R. J. Livingston
Fred Weyerhauser
Mark Hopkins
Hetty Green
W. Harkness
R. W. Coleman
I. M. Singer
A. J. Drexel
J. S. Morgan
J. P. Morgan
Marshall Field
David Dows
J.G Fair
E. ‘I. Gerry
Gov. Fairbanks
A. ‘T. Stewart
A. Schermerhorn
O. H. Payne
F. A. Drexel
L. V. Williamson
W. F. Weld
Drysasqods
C. A. Ballou
West Main St
Dixon, Il
Walters
Nebe
Dixon
J. Hoh. Pratt
Main Street
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Truman & CO
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Rtrroman c
Sheriff’s Sale
Circuit Court
Lee County
Illinois
Henry G. Griffith
Thomas Dolan
County of
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State
Recorder’s Office
W.H. Woodyatt
Lee Co
Dixon & Bethea
Sol’s
Brown Bros
Walker
Opera House
OC. H. Keyes
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