Astor Wealth and Tax Plan Debate in London
A 19th century commentary questions William Waldorf Astor’s wealth drawn from American sources while living in London. It argues for taxation or policy steps to curb billionaires’ influence, noting Rockefeller, Havemeyer and Vanderbilt as examples and calling for reform beyond mere rhetoric.
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New York City
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George
Rockefeller
Louhd
England
Havemeyer
Vanderbilt
Europa
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The Big Man Against Drilled Showmanship
A reflective essay scorns military pageantry and peacocks of pomp declaring the true worth lies in duty not uniforms. It argues leaders rise by action, while display and pretension erode merit, warning an age of militarism will breed hollow vanity.
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Army
Navy
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Menele Lange
Faye Lagenmes
Astor's Tumultuous Life Goes From New York to London
The lettered portrait traces Mr. Astor of Europe, born in New York with a hundred million fortune, losing favor in the United States after a failed House bid, moving to London with kin and wealth, acquiring a London paper, and issuing an apology for a past insult to Milne amid fear of social ostracism.
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Astor
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Hearer
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German Vote Arches McKinley Support Across Regions
The piece notes German voters historically lean Republican in the Midwest and Mountain regions while seaboard Germans favor Democrats. It cites Irish and Drive votes as factors, with German papers broadly opposing McKinley. It mentions Ottendorfer’s Staats Zeitung and predicts possible German newspaper defections before election.
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McKinley
Oswald Ottendorfer
Staats Zeitang
New York
German Voters Weigh McKinley Support Across States
The piece discusses German American editors in Milwaukee and Chicago wavering between McKinley and opposing blocs. It notes the potential political swing in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and others, with farmers and German clergy influencing the outcome as the election nears. The central question is whether German voters will align with Republican or Democratic forces and how this could shape key battlegrounds.
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