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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1891
Page
5
A critical pamphlet tone decries federal loans and land grants to banks railroads and corporations as unconstitutional while condemning help to independent farmers miners in Illinois and Pennsylvania depict ing hunger evictions and class bias. The piece ties these policies to patriotism and historical figures while urging a just aid for the poor irrespective of race or occupation.
The Alliance Herald argues against Auxes owning any American soil, noting vast tracts held by British aristocrats for speculation. It claims millions of acres remain idle while American laborers seek land in old states, awaiting price rises driven by development and labor demand.
The Progressive Farmer reports over a thousand evictions in Pennsylvania's Coke regions. Bosses distrust local authorities for safety and have imported more than 500 Pinkerton guards. Protection no longer shields workers as unrest grows amid a looming tea tax note from 1802.
A Cincinnati conference names the youth as the Alliance emblem, aiming for national presence and independence from old parties. The Kansas campaign mocked reformers but produced a Peffer victory, marking a nationwide confidence in Alliance leadership and strategy.
The Kansas City Star notes the Peoples party birth at a national conference and warns the Alliance to avoid division with the South and West. It urges every labor group and individual member to stay in line, resist fusion, and push toward victory in 1892.
An enterprising statistician finds twenty four states have a majority in agriculture, casting 226 electoral votes. The piece argues farmers could elect a president if united, but cautions finance, banking, and stock interests control conditions. It condemns class division and urges readers to see money power from Wall Street and London tightening control.
An Alabama op article argues that all essential services should be government owned or controlled. It condemns private monopolies and costly proxy arrangements, citing high tolls from telegrams, railroads, and National Banks, urging state or federal takeover.
From the New York Record June 27 1801 The Atlantic Pacific Tunnel will be a world wonder five miles long cutting through the Rockies near Gray's Peak. Begun eleven years ago sixty miles west of Denver it now reaches 5000 feet with completion expected to shorten Denver to Salt Lake City by 230 miles. Veins of gold and silver ore lie along the route and miners have produced rich specimens and bricks stamped with the company. Mark M Pomeroy is president and manager, recently re elected general manager for ten years.
A brief notice cites a rate of cure or fees set at more than ten cents per pound, indicating a pricing guideline or tariff related to product processing or handling. The fragment suggests a regulatory or trade context, with amounts tied to weight. Local authorities or industry bodies appear implicit but names are not provided in the readable text.
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