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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1909
Page
4
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat cites the action as overthrowing and abolishing the lottery by removing it from the post office. It argues the US government should not favor a Havana lottery while denying aid to a New Orleans one, urging favors be shown to home citizens.
Sen. J. L. Bristow argues in the Kansas City Star that tariff revision and the drive to curb monopolies are intertwined with calls for government control or ownership of railroads and broader transportation reform. He warns of a coming struggle as powerful interests protect privileges.
The text mentions a quarterly dividend of six dollars per share and a market price of seven hundred twelve dollars per one hundred dollar share. It argues about watered stocks, private ownership of industries, and the claimed threat to liberty from public ownership versus millionaire private interests.
The piece questions claims of farmer prosperity from a 1909 crop value of eight billion dollars, divided among sixteen million farmers, yielding about 500 each. It contrasts manufacturing output of fifteen billion dollars shared among under half a million industrial owners, about 30 000 per owner, arguing industrial magnates gain more despite similar rhetoric.
A convicted felon sues Kentucky tobacco raisers for 135000 alleging the Burley society conspired to force up prices in violation of the Sherman act. The piece questions why the trust could not be arrested, argues the law targets useful members, and urges voters to act intelligently.
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