Kansan Agitator Echoes in Garnett Editorials
A Kansas agitating voice from Garnett derides idle excuses and self focus in public life. It critiques state politics, rail trusts, and the influence of cities versus farms, linking national issues to local governance and urging reform. The piece cites Indiana and Ohio tax decisions, Stanford president David Starr Jordan on urban drift, and political commentary on the era’s trusts and party dynamics.
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David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
San Francisco
Farma
No remedy offered as country’s finance sinks
The text laments the deplorable financial condition of the country, claiming neither old party has proposed a remedy or shown that populist reform would bring permanent prosperity. It notes voters lack confidence in political proposals and criticizes private pointers about a man’s character.
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Missouri
India
Mr. Dodge
Indianapolis
Not a New Idea for Jobs the Government Should Help
The article argues the government should employ idle workers during downturns, citing England’s road projects as a model. It envisions Chickasaw County hiring 500 unemployed residents to build roads, levees, and bridges at a dollar a day, funded by taxation, to prevent vagrancy and poverty while boosting civic pride and self-respect. It warns the plutocratic press against Coxeyism and emphasizes education on thrifty, honest work.
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People'n Messenger
England
Europe
Coxey
United States
Chickasaw County
Board of Superviasors
Bustepance
Ignorance of the East Stirs New York Chamber Meeting
William B. Dodge, a wealthy member, shocked the New York Chamber of Commerce by saying the East misreads the West and that vast Southern and Western regions lack money, relying on barter. He noted anecdotes of difficulty changing a $60 bill and of senators reporting constituents rarely seeing dollar money.
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New York Chamber of Commoerse
New York Chamber of Commerce
William B. Dodge
Inn
West
Dodge
Public Ownership. Glasgow tramways as a municipal model
Henry R. Legate argues that modern cities should fund municipal government through public ownership of services, citing Glasgow’s tramways as a successful example. From 1894 to 1895 Glasgow’s municipal rail carried 57,066,647 passengers with receipts of 1,192,070 and expenditures of 1,011,045, yielding a city surplus of 111,020. Fares dropped up to 1 cent per half mile, boosting ridership to 86,462,604 in the year and averaging a fare below 1½ cents per passenger. The system provides uniforms for employees, a mutual aid society funded by the department, and a growing workforce of 1,447 members, seen as proof against privatization arguments. The report is praised as clear, practical, and instructive for municipal revenue questions.
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Glasgow
Glasgow Corporation
Mont
Tramway Committee
Lost Strayed of Mtolen From Appeal to Reason
A whimsical notice describes a lost or strayed pig or creature with a yellow color and a collar. The satire targets government ownership of railroads and rail debt, urging citizens who voted against a policy to inform about the animal.
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Mtolen
National Bank
Railroads’ annual report reveals profits masked by tricks
The writer critiques the Interstate Commerce Commission report on railroads, arguing the figures hide true earnings and plunder. It notes 652 roads totaling 172000 miles, yearly earnings over 1.12 billion, expenses about 755 million, and profits claimed far higher than genuine to mislead investors.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Usury condemned in medieval plea and social call to work
A fragmentary historical clipping rails against usury with biblical echoes and harsh censure of the usurer who harms the poor and widows. It blends hostile moral critique with a later clumsy note about misused phrases and a call to spur prosperity for farmers and workers in an era of cloned factories and steady wages.
Indiana ruling links oil firm liability to porter dishonesty
A jocular but printed note from Indiana asserts that stopping oil companies bear responsibility for baggage lent by porters and their dishonesty. It also states about 40,000,000 feet of timber are annually turned into mateher in the country.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Popular Science News
Indiana
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Brixinds
Tf & Cross-Roads
Huntington
Idaho
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Hoeltfeld
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Brethren
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Swiah
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Columbia
Bowela
W.l.douglas
Elf
Ahve Rove
Plas
Roekton
Daan
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Ubeecker
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W.N. U
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