Fearful Proposals and Taxed Minds in 1890s Debate
A sprawling editorial tirade attacks McKinley era prosperity hopes, calls for public ownership of industries, and criticizes the Supreme Court and corporate power. It rails against Standard Oil, rail rates, and bank failures, urging voters to demand reform and government savings banks while spotlighting Coxey, coalitions, and tariff fights with sharp citations of cities and figures from the era.
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McKinley
Supreme Court
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Sattley
Safe Deposit and Savings Bank
Kansas City
New York
Black
Supreme Court of
United States
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Old Barn Loft Memories
A nostalgic verse recalls thirty years of playful antics in a barn loft. The speaker remembers rolling on fragrant hay, hanging from crossbeams, sparking mischief with sister, courting pigeons and swallows, and the soft rain patter above the hay as memories cling to the old barn loft.
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S. A. Harrison
Inter Ocean
Kansas Woman's Free Silver League plans summer study program
Annie Diggs president announces a systematic course of study for all Free Silver clubs in Kansas with summer conferences at multiple state points. She says the effort will boost interest and address labor conditions as central to civic progress. Mrs Diggs invites topic suggestions and correspondence. Also mentions sending Looken: The Helpful Hen by F D Coburn, urging readers to request copies from Topeka.
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Annie L. Diggs
Kansas Woman's Free Silver League
Kansas
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