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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1898
Page
2
A column of varied editorials discusses wartime aims with Spain, the fate of Cuba, and the desire to right wrongs. It notes Supreme Court affirmation of Illinois inheritance tax, mentions political maneuvers around 1900, and calls for local civic action amid war news. It also covers proposed game law changes and fundraising for wildlife measures.
In the 1890s Spain shows public expenditures of 159,608,914 in 1895 and 200,680,411 in 1897. Madrid's population is 576,602 and national revenues rise to 12,845,608. The Rothschilds refuse advances on Spanish bonds. Spain's empire includes Cuba Porto Rico Ceuta Fernando Po Annobon the Philippines the Marianas and the Carolines. The Chamber of Deputies seats one per 50,000 inhabitants, voters aged 25+ who are taxpayers. Immigration to the U S remains small with gradual counts from 1841 onward.
A reprint urges mass bond ownership to counter prejudice against bondholders. It calls for 8 percent bonds at $50, opened by subscription nationwide, to let farmers, artisans, and savers gain stakes in government finance, contrasting with rich syndicate benefits. The piece cites John Wanamaker and others, mocking a mobilization of staff for Spain and noting a Teachers Association meeting in Belleville with ex Governor Hoard as orator.
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