Who Are the Home Owners in a Nation of Mortgages
The analysis argues that about eight million homes carry mortgages averaging five hundred dollars, totaling four billion dollars in debt. At eight percent interest, annual interest reaches three hundred twenty million dollars. With four residents per home, half the population appears to own homes nominally, challenging the claim that the country is a nation of homeowners and exposing press rhetoric as misleading.
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United States
House Aide Denies Elder Mocking Of State Actions
The Eagle of the 8d claims Governor Elder condemned the house as disgraceful, while the Lawrence Journal quotation suggests the house defeated a mortgage bill as a Republican move. Both charges are false. The house would have welcomed passage of a compromise measure.
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Elder
Lawrence Journal
Alliance legislature debate sparks party dispute
The Actraton resents claims that the senate is Alliance and challenges the interpretation in the People's paper. The exchange centers on what the term Alliance legislature could mean and the harm of such slander to the People's party.
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Ring
Alliance
Senate
People’s Party
Actraton
Svasemne
People’s Paper
Catholic Church for Temperance and Labor Sermons
The Westphalia Times cites a Baltimore plenary council pastoral letter urging pastors to urge workers in liquor sales to quit the trade and to bring wages home, praising the impact on families and society. It condemns crooked money, printing notes, and critiques prosperity rumors among farmers seeking rental farms.
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Westphalia Times
The
United States
Baltimore
Times
Farmers Face Old Cheat Claim On Tool Weather Loss
A newspaper piece repeats the old accusation that farmers grow poorer from neglecting tools left outdoors. The article argues against the stereotype and calls for understanding the real costs behind farm maintenance and equipment care.
Break in the Ring Press Signals Push for Prosperity
A fragment predicts a new break in the ring press, suggesting further evidence of growing prosperity among the people and a shift toward more favorable economic conditions.
Goulds Next Scheme Revealed On Union Pacific Bond Plan
In a publisher interview Jay Gould declares stockholders may offer a blanket mortgage to cover the Union Pacific debt. He suggests a bond for the entire property at a low interest rate, claiming it would also secure the government lien on 1,400 miles of road while implying larger gains if the government accepts less. He warns Congress allies have already secured a first mortgage with a government second and argues stockholders will act.
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St. Louis
Jay Gould
Union Pacific
Kansas City Times
Gould
Jraud
Mr. Gould
Congress
Mortgage Ruckus Signals Awakening Voters' Resolve
The passage warns holders of the first mortgage against government interference. It notes that citizens are awakening to their interests and that future Congress members will push to adjust railroad claims. It vows a lively battle for Mr Gould's allies in Washington as the struggle is joined and pressed to a finish.
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Gould
Kansas City Mayors Spark Republican Gains in Face of Local Defeat
The Eagle cheers gains for the Republican party as voters elect Republican mayors in several cities including Ilesaya, Parsons, Wichita, Garden City, Topeka, Beloit, Ottawa, and Lawrence while Topeka and Wichita elect Democrats. The piece notes a rising National Citizens' Alliance influence and critiques editor Trigg for overstating GOP strength.
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Ilesaya
Kansas City
Kansas
Parsons
Wichita
Garden City
Topeka
Beloit
Ottawa
Lawrence
Trigg
Kanana
Union
Seema
National Citizens’ Alliance
The
Eagle
Kansad
Hudson
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Avexanper
Catholic Church For Temperance
Pomeroy
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