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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1900
Page
2
In Garnett, Kruger and Roberts threaten to stall with proclamations while Luzon’s town is held by officials. Irish MPs Swantt and Redmond clash over home rule and alliances with English parties. A London magistrate jails a street vendor for war news cries amid broader press criticism of sensational reporting.
At a Zoological Society meeting in London a photograph showcased a pair of extraordinarily large African elephant tusks. Each tusk measured ten feet four inches along the outer curve and weighed 225 and 235 pounds respectively, totaling 460 pounds carried by the elephant without evident difficulty.
Work has begun at Kiel on a new vessel for the proposed German Antarctic expedition. The outline will be rounder than Nansen's boat From. It will be built of wool for strength and elasticity to withstand polar pressure. It will carry about thirty men with provisions for three years. The vessel is to be fitted out by August 1901.
An article notes recorded aboriginal songs on Torres Straits and Murray Island as vanishing heritage. It cites an imperial reward offer of 40,000 to capture Wang She, a Chinese statesman, while a congressional joke arises from Rep Gibson’s loud speech and a sleeping neighbor.
Mr. J M Baron and his daughter observed strange noises during a November balloon flight at heights from 4000 to 8000 feet. Ducks splashed at 4000 feet, horses trampling on a road at 6000 feet, and dogs barking plus cocks crowing at 7000 to 8000 feet. Rope stretching and balloon expansion caused a stealthy sound. The article also critiques khaki uniforms as savagery and notes natural color camouflage in wildlife.
The article argues against full gold and silver monetization, warning that fixed coin-backed credit would fail if redemption exceeds gold. It analyzes intrinsic value, price systems, and the dangers of money monopolies, while touching on Democratic politics and party dynamics surrounding Gorman Bryan Croker and convention strategies.
Willis J. Abbott writes in a weekly letter about Democratic fears expressed in newspapers and by national committee attendees. The text notes apprehension among some Democrats regarding Bryan's influence and the direction of party principles.
Republicans in the House pledge not to scapegoat the president over the Puerto Rican tariff issue. The New York News notes opposition to tariffs, White House appeals, and criticism of lawmakers who yield to political pressure. It cites Tawney’s admission of voting against the bill despite a White House appeal and references Mark Hanna’s stance on personal sacrifice for power.
The piece imagines President McKinley granting free Puerto Rico sugar trade then likely reversed by a Louisiana and New York sugar producers delegation. It warns of protective duties of for 14 to 40 percent on exports and considers consequences for planters, tobacco and other industries, excluding coffee.
The fragmentary opinion by HeMimatene Reed questions a citizenship pool action in Puerta Hhenan. It asserts the attempt to pale three quarter citizens out of the Puerta Hhenan is vertalnly original, though the garbled text leaves key meanings unclear. The piece presents a flawed, but provocative, critique from the former speaker position.
A damaged clipping presents garbled dialogue about artillery fire and casualties, claiming Americans misperceived a war as humane. The text references a Portuguese or Filipino voice, with scattered phrases about shells, bodies, and wartime attitudes.
Ax-President Marrigan faces dissent as Indiana Republicans oppose the wdmalization plan for Puerto Rico. One delegate withdraws from the Philadelphia convention, calling the policy a grievous mistake in our colonial approach per the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes the tension between following the flag and adhering to the constitution. It argues McKinley’s actions lean toward loyalty to the flag over constitutional fidelity.
The piece argues for postal savings banks as a means to widen federal power and provide safe depositories, contrasting this with the gold standard fight. It notes the refunding of bonds under a currency measure would shift assets to national banks, aiding profits over public service, and highlights opponents including a national banker allied with Senator Hanna.
The Washington Times reports the president urges that seventy five million Americans can ensure liberty, justice, and good government in the new acquisitions. He condemns McKinley as blocking reform to protect oil, sugar, tobacco, and rum trusts, risking governance in new possessions.
An Imperial edict in Peking directs life imprisonment for Wa Shih Chiu for slandering the Peking syndicate to win the Ho Nan railway concession. Sir Claude McDonald, the British minister, sought to mitigate the sentence. The case is viewed as needing energetic action due to potential harm to foreign business between China and foreigners.
The Independent notes that many editors and journalists over the past forty years have sought public office. Names cited include Ate Raymond former lieutenant governor, Webb minister to Brazil, Creeley presidential candidate, Dana assistant secretary of war, Reid vice presidential candidate and envoy to France, Hal otend German minister, Pulitzer congressman, and other New York editors who later held minor offices. John Swinton comments such experiences may later aid a green editor.
A concerned father lets a child gaze at the sky from their car, the child asking to see the moon and then the far side of the moon. The exchange captures a tender moment of curiosity and reassurance during a late drive.
Farmers across the West embrace Castor Pomace as a vegetable fertilizer alternative to commercial blends. Reports claim higher yields in apples and wheat, with soil improvement, insect suppression, and cost advantages. A South African frontline anecdote contrasts wartime hardship with a personal note found among ruins.
Mexico again tops global silver output, producing about 3,000,000 ounces more last year than the prior year. The United States, Australasia, and Canada follow, with Mexico yielding roughly 60,000 ounces more than the year before.
The young king of Spaly insists on having coins in his pockets before a drive. He faces a crowd of supporters and critics around his carriage as cutters from the hepgara crowd the scene.
Sergeant Wilson of the Howitzer Battery writes home from Modder River describing daily baths and washing clothes. He notes drying clothes quickly, a climate that soaks one yet brings fresh mornings, and compares the scene to Dickensian lodgers with washerwomen idealized in wind and shine.
Rauld Helge reports English technical journals once praising an American firm for the Athara bridge contract now boast about a Wednesbury company. The Tugela bridge materials were prepared within a month of contract receipt, totaling 750 tons for a 106 foot long structure.
The pine needles of south Oregon are boiled and pressed between wooden rollers to extract pine needle oil claimed to have medical properties. The pulp serves as a medicated material for upholstering and as a substitute for horsehair. It is noted insects may not survive in furniture upholstered with pine needles.
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