Land reform and rent debate on nationalising the land
A landowner argues against state ownership of land and against taxing all land. endorses annual tenancy with equity courts, argues abolishing entails, and reforms to rates and taxes. He asserts private ownership aligns with public good and challenges popular but unfounded fears about land nationalisation.
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Nottinghamshire
John Smith
Manchester
Birmingham
America
Commons
House of Commons
Lincolnshire
Yorkshire
Postman's death linked to meager wages and long hours
Coroner and jury probe the death of James Morgan, a London letter carrier paid 18s weekly with 6s 6d rent, working 9 am to 9 pm with only one hour for meals. The coroner condemns the Post Office for starving workers, amid broader discontent and prohibitive union suppression.
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Mansell
James Morgan
General Post Office
Post Office
Government's Vacation Notes on Public Signals
The passage contends that despite government vacations, the state will heed press warnings and declare itself by action as the people’s government in the forthcoming session. It urges attention to labor interests, especially the pay of the lowest government officials, seen as a priority issue.
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Her
Peculiarities of Race and Society in America
A detailed reflective essay surveys race relations in the United States twelve years after abolition. It notes progress in black leadership and equality in the North, social mixing, and evolving attitudes toward miscegenation, with references to Ku Klux Klan tyranny, black professionals, and daily roles of African Americans in hotels and service. The piece also visits Geneva New York and describes local customs including monthly concerts of prayer for the conversion of the World in churches.
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United States
Céledt
Union
Ku Klux Khan
Bismark
Jules Favre
Gambetta
Artemus Ward
White House
England
Geneva
New York
Lake Seneca
America
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