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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1897
Page
3
An article adapts Judge C. J. Hillyer's price theory to current markets, arguing four factors drive price levels: supply and demand for goods and for money. It notes wheat fluctuations tied to silver, discusses crop yields, and links recent price divergence to silver’s status and Japan's monetary shift.
A collage of opinion from the era cites inflation, gold versus silver, rail funding, and wage shifts. Critics denounce fiat currency and bond profitability while praising employment, wheat prices, and public works. Questions about growth, tenement inequality, land ownership, and monopolies frame the discussion in Chicago Bloomington and New York publications.
The Minneapolitan call for social reform argues against exploiting the poor. It proposes a system where the rich would be required to work for their sustenance or face removal to the rock pile.
A garbled San Francisco Star item from San Bernardino reports a dramatic, though unclear, note about prosperity and mortgage meditation near the county. The text references a substantial sum and a troubled financial tone, but specifics remain obscured by OCR errors.
The Oregonian argues that in contempt cases for violating injunctions there is no right to a jury. It condemns injunctions as eroding fundamental rights, noting arson as a crime deserving jury trial while an injunction against arson risks denying it.
In Australia a government rail line offers 1 000 miles for 36 50 while workers pay rates like six miles for two cents and 12 miles for four cents. The Journal of the Kingdom of Lae ar notes rail loaders earn more under an eight hour system than ten hours, highlighting a clash between Populist and holding party plans.
The piece cites Governor Altgeld and Richard Bland debating government ownership of railroads and natural monopolies, noting Bland’s push for silver and greenbacks and the postal savings bank movement. It quotes pro-government ownership arguments, the idea of taxes as rent, and calls for voters to consider government control of railroads, with warnings about stockholders and public benefit.
The northwest goldite press questions southern prosperity tied to Hanna and the Dingley tariff. Cotton prices slump while wheat rises, growers face lower wages and reduced buying power, with multiple southern papers echoing concerns over true national prosperity.
Jefferson County Journal asks if Mark Hanna priced wheat higher in the United States and who raised it in Canada. The piece questions whether Canadian farmers gain from Hanna era prosperity and tariff differences, noting sugar, iron, and goods costs. It argues Republican farmers should see if Canada enjoys similar benefits and prices under tariff policies.
A fragmented quoted discussion questions whether law creates value as sugar prices rise and wheat costs grow under Dingley tariffs. The text riffs on consumer impact, home protection, and revenue, noting large sugar stock movement and price shifts amid economic policy debates.
The New Time urges unity amid reform debates, arguing no single plan saves all, and that progress cannot be sped by any one man or group. It says there are many opponents to social and industrial reform to keep watch on, including those resisting tax reform and monetary backers.
A fragmented news snippet notes money growing a career while commodity prices fall, with a peculiar line about the South and a garbled name Upegm Gad Pillow. The readable text hints at economic trends affecting employment and prices in southern regions.
The piece critiques Pataliam Reed and the Chicago Tribune for predicting recurring panics and insists economic stability requires monetary reform. It argues that prosperity relies on property rights, silver coinage, postal banks, and open mints, warning current policies invite future downturns and asserting the press bears responsibility.
A Kansas Farmers' Voice letter argues for radical reform to curb corporate power. It states corporations corrupt legislatures courts and officials and that the people must curb or abolish corporate rule, leaving only cooperative bodies for public good. It warns private monopoly endangers the republic and calls for new leaders to check and destroy corporate influence.
A dialogue between the Czar and the Sultan critiques how rulers handle workers and the working class. The Czar boasts of no trouble with his people while the Sultan says he treats workers similarly to the United States, prompting a chorus about liberty and the era of the brave and the free.
Governor John P. St. John argues that silver and wheat prices fall due to England’s lack of Indian wheat purchases. He advocates free coinage at 16 to 1 to restore value to Americans, claiming a 200 cent gold standard would lift wheat to $2 per bushel in today’s short crop scenario.
The document cites Senator Jones of Nevada discussing economic remedies, claiming free silver coinage will double money in circulation yearly, raise prices, and stimulate trade. He argues rising markets encourage investment while falling markets deter business, presenting a clear, assertive view on monetary policy.
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