Lyman Abbott on Christianity and Social Problems
Dr Lyman Abbott argues for an ethical economics that treats labor as creative, not a commodity, and portrays the industrial system as failing to provide full employment, adequate wages, education, and housing. He contends society must balance capital and labor through shared ownership of production and warns against wealth-driven democracy. The piece cites World data on wealth distribution and references political figures of the era.
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Lyman Abbott
Dr. Abbott
Ingman
Railroads and Finance Debate on Government Involvement
A long critique discusses railroad finances and the risk of foreclosure. It argues the government should bid to protect its investment, doubts private syndicates will outbid public costs, and warns foreclosure could push toward government ownership of all railroads. It links the issue to the next presidential election and the gold standard debate.
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Dar Sour Lvente
al Jn
Cleveland
Jis
Loveland
Pacific Railroads
Morgan Syndicate
Huntington
Union Pacite
Pera
Uncle Sam
Mens of Transportation
United States
Silver and gold split in era of McKinley praise
A political column argues silver forces remain strong after McKinley’s election. It analyzes voter composition, condemns alleged ballot stuffing, contrasts foreign and native votes, and claims the silver cause endures despite the gold standard push. The piece cites Wellman’s figures and cites economic hopes tied to silver.
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Bilver Knight
McKinley
Bryan
Walter Wellman
Englihman
Washington
Chicago
Tinica-Hermald
Wao
Informa Ud
Nina
McKinlay
Indiana
Ohio
Republic
Toket
Monetary Commission
Senate
Numerous Insolvencies and Receiverships in Early 1900s Firms
A collage of notices reports receivers appointed for Home Book Company New York Covenant Building and Loan Knoxville M A Sweeney company Buttebie and Tron M B Ramos piano dealer Richmond and others The text also notes savings bank action and sheriff seizures for various stores in multiple states indicating widespread financial distress across dry goods jewelry and manufacturing sectors.
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Gouthug
Olympia
Wastt
Hing
Bally
Pictou
N. S
American Paper Box Company
Nashville, Tenn
W. G. Harrington & Co
Columbus
Chile
Hive
Home Book Company
New York City
Boston
Mass
Hue Xone
Wyman J
May, Grocer
Hartford
Conn
High Falls Sulphite Pulp and Mining Company of Pyriies
Covenant Building and Loan
Knoxville
Tenn
William T. Helder & Co
Baltimore
Citizens’ Building and Loan Association
Hughes & Megahan Shoe Company
Williamsport
Alfred Shrimpton & Sons
New York
J. M. Sanducky
Farmers’ and Moerohante’ Bank
Excelsior Spring
Chicago
Dime Sayings Bank
Perking & Perkins
Apartamen
Des Moines Ivel and Lime Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Manley B. Ramos
Manley B. Ramos & Co
Richmond
Duhme Company
Jew. Celery
Cincinnati
Ohio
M. A. Sweeney Company
That City
The City of Gold and Its Perilous Foundation
Simon Stetson presents a critique of the City of London as a fragile financial metropolis. The piece argues that periodic gold shortages, triggered by parliamentary acts, threaten national prosperity and credit systems, warning that overreliance on gold destabilizes industry and society. The Bank of England’s methods are questioned as part of the broader critique.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Bank of England
Simon Stetson
Coronation Imagery of Kings and Queens in Splendid Vision
A poetic passage depicts the great King sending you to the crystal steps to the throne and placing the coronet with bonds, as the scene glows around me I salute you Queens to the most High and the great King, whom you will see in beauty.
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Chicago
Omaha
Milwaukee
Earth
Heaven
London
Victoria
Zion
The City of Gold and Banking's Moral Debt
A clipped essay fragment discusses gravitation and pecuniary interests, noting the Boston Transcript’s potential bias toward the Bank of England. It cites Lord Macaulay and promises a narrative from Patterson’s Economy of Capital to encourage readers to study banking and related topics.
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Bank of
Patterson
M Cul loch Testimony on Silver and Gold in 19th Century
Extract from Men And Measures of Half a Century by Hugh McCulloch notes that in 1834 to 1848 silver dominated U.S. currency via bank reserves in Spanish and Mexican dollars. It claims gold was rarely seen, discusses demonetization fears, and critiques Sumner’s views on silver and debt burdens within a partisan political era.
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Egypt
Portugal
Batance
Mexico
Progresa
Ding
Eitver Exchange
Hugh McCullock
Sumner
The
North American Review
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