The Appeal to Reason
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The Appeal to Reason was a prominent early 20th-century American socialist newspaper known for its mass circulation and influential role in the U.S. left-wing movement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Appeal to Reason | 1 |
| The Appeal to Reason canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
periodical
ⓘ
socialist newspaper ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
American labor movement
ⓘ
Socialist Party of America ⓘ |
| circulation | over 500,000 copies weekly ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1922 ⓘ |
| distributionMethod |
mail-order subscription
ⓘ
national circulation ⓘ |
| editor |
Fred Warren
ⓘ
Julius Wayland ⓘ |
| format | weekly newspaper ⓘ |
| founder | Julius Wayland ⓘ |
| genre |
political newspaper
ⓘ
radical press ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | one of the highest-circulation socialist newspapers in U.S. history ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Girard, Kansas ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Progressive Era ⓘ |
| ideologicalFocus |
anti-capitalism
ⓘ
industrial unionism ⓘ working-class rights ⓘ |
| inception | 1895 ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. socialist movement
ⓘ
progressive-era reform debates ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| location | Girard, Kansas ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
exposés of corporate abuses
ⓘ
support for Eugene V. Debs presidential campaigns ⓘ |
| notableContributor |
Eugene V. Debs
ⓘ
Jack London ⓘ Kate Richards O'Hare ⓘ Mary Harris "Mother" Jones ⓘ Upton Sinclair ⓘ |
| notablePublication | serial publication of Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" ⓘ |
| peakCirculationPeriod | early 1910s ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
left-wing
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ |
| publisher | Julius Wayland ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
World War I repression of radicals
ⓘ
internal financial difficulties ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical studies of American radical press ⓘ |
| successor | The New Appeal ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
American working class
ⓘ
farmers and industrial workers ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Appeal to Reason