The Mortgaged West and Looming Debt Across States
Daniel R. Goodloe notes growing mortgage statistics across Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan and Kansas highlighting high indebtedness and interest rates. He compares state data from 1887 to 1888, cites foreclosures, redemptions, and farm numbers, and reflects on Western expansion and sympathy for Ireland.
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Ohio
State Bureau of Statietics
Indiana
Milinois
Iota
Michigan Labor Bureau
Topeka Advocate
John Randolph
Roanoke
America
Ireland
Daniel R. Goodloe
A Pact and a Catechiam on Protection and Profits
A historical text argues the McKinley tariff spurred English capital to buy Mahoning Valley iron furnaces for four and a half million dollars. It questions who profits, saying American consumers and British capitalists gain while American workers see no share, and claims the tariff taxes Americans to benefit British capitalists.
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Mahoning Valley
Frrexpe Paper Subscriptions Spark Local Alliances
The article notes that subscriptions sent to relatives or friends can form local alliances and ignite broader movements for name Alliance. It compares a reform paper to a spark that may or may not ignite prairie grass, depending on circumstances.
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Itv
World
Subscribe Drive Aims At Community Unity In 1892
A call goes out to residents to join the subscription push and urge neighbors to subscribe. The message emphasizes cooperation and collective effort to bolster community engagement in the year 1892.
Foreign Invasion and Foreign Ownership Warned by Labor Paper
The Boston Labor World urges Massachusetts to resist foreign invasion through aggressive state measures as foreigners increasingly buy U S land and industries. It warns of war and national decline if government inaction continues and calls for patriotic action to protect independence.
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United States
British American Association
Massachusetts
Boston
The Difference Between Farmers and Wall Street Gamblers
The Independent American laments unequal treatment of small farmers jailed for lottery tickets while wealthy Wall Street gamblers escape harsh penalties. It argues the government shifts funds from farmers to prop up speculative markets, highlighting a stark class contrast.
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Wall Street
Wall
Joux James Incars Aims for Literary Time
The Liberty Bell quotes Joux James Incars hoping to devote time to literary work despite demands on his attention. The Sioux City paper notes the Kaneas legislature may assist in this pursuit. The piece contrasts grand land grants and political blame with a sharp critique of McKinley era finance.
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Joux James Incars
Noboy
John
Kaneas
Liberty Bell
Siouxiity
Strike right and convince the world you are in earnest
A Southern Mercury Texas excerpt urges Alliance members to reform and act boldly. It proclaims that delaying or drifting is unacceptable, demanding readiness to meet any fate, strike on enemy ground, and pursue eternal labor aims through method and pluck to break old bonds and advance workers.
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Southern Mercury
Texas
Tar Labor Problem and Rights of Capitalists
A Knights of Labor Journal remark notes that many thinkers try to improve worker conditions without intruding on capitalist rights, but moral and practical clashes persist. It likens reform to preventing burglars from plundering while preserving their living rights, deeming it insoluble.
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Knights of Labor Journal
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Gis
Champe
W. E. Alexander, J. M. Alexander
Addrem
Greeley
Onoavize
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Dorsey
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