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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1903
Page
4
The Kansas legislature passed a law giving mayors of cities over 50 000 power to appoint officials to supersede term‑holding ones. Aimed at Kansas City to oust Craddock appointees for Republicans, the bill lacked an election provision. Old laws were repealed, and the critics called it a crazy blunder.
Samuel M. Jones of Toledo Ohio was re-elected for a fourth term after a campaign by petition. He ran as a man without a party and defeated the Republicans and Democrats with strong support from the poor. Clarence Darrow and Ernest Crosby aided Jones in his campaign.
The St John family mourns Page, their only daughter, John P St John, Mrs Lula St John Page died after a illness and hospitalization. Funeral set for Friday in Olathe. Remains moved to her childhood home cemetery. Page was well educated, composed music and poetry, devout Christian, valued neighborly ties and family. Earlier report cited illness but death also linked to poisoning from canned fruit in St Louis six weeks prior.
A movement seeks to stop such advertisements from Canada that entice Kansas men to relocate north. The Lawrence Jeffersonian Gazette urges readers to reject the scheme, arguing Kansans should avoid the cold, cheerless climate and unproductive country.
The election of many mayors backing city ownership of street railways electric light and gas plants and water-works shows socialistic ideas gaining ground. It signals a clear trend toward public ownership in utilities.
Dispatches report Royal Raking Powder Company operatives involved in Missouri bribery attempts. Daniel J. Kelley of New York, the firm’s legislative agent in Jefferson City, was arrested for offering Lieutenant-Governor Lee a $1000 bribe to defeat the alumn bill. Attorney General Crow will use the evidence, with Joseph W. Folk assisting in prosecuting St. Louis officials. Kelley is said to have worked in Arkansas too.
Tur trouble between the Wabash railroad company and its employer has been adjusted, the employees winning a fifteen percent advance in wages and other concessions. The writer argues government ownership of railroads would yield better wages and shorter hours, making workers feel like partners with the road and less prone to strikes.
The Tax Campbell system of dry soil farming, developed by H. W. Campbell of Holdrege Nebraska, has doubled or tripled farm outputs in western Kansas and Nebraska over the past two years. Readers urged to contact the originator for details and guidance.
The Populists of the Seventh district nominate W J Babb of Wichita for congress to succeed Chester I Long. Judge Babb is an established reform advocate and would be a worthy successor to Long.
Tuppy the beor-unter is making a political tour of the West to patch factional differences. It is announced that Grover the duck-hunter will also tour the West soon, in support of the reorganizers.
Carter H. Harrison won the Chicago mayoral race on Tuesday for the fourth time. His victory margin was 6,948 votes and he stated the win serves as an endorsement of his municipal ownership platform.
An Emporia banker announces a $100 prize for residents with the best kept lawns. Those who hire lawn care cannot compete. The note asks what is wrong with a Garnett banker offering a similar contest.
Tom L JonNson was re elected mayor of Cleveland Ohio by a large majority. He is a Democrat of advanced ideas and his election endorses municipal ownership.
Fort Scott activists described as Socialists reported a lively turnout with 421 votes cast in the recent Tuesday city election.
Hon. Joan T. Livre, former Kansas attorney general, wins the Olathe mayoral race. Henry Allen of the Ottawa Herald urges a congress run for Bowersock’s seat. Emporis’s Republican mayoral candidate is defeated on Tuesday.
The speaker argues Christian brotherly love favors preventing distress over merely alleviating it. He insists a benevolent act includes stopping wrongdoing, not just helping the down and out. A society that keeps people from falling is preferable to one that only punishes after harm occurs.
The Anderson county paper outlines contest rules requiring residents to vote for ladies, assigns 100 votes per dollar, annual advance subscriptions, open field for all ages, and no territory restriction. Prizes go by vote counts with tie rules by lot, weekly vote announcements, restricted access, and a two week extension to the closing time to accommodate students.
Abla Stevenson, Democratic vice presidential candidate in 1900, burned trying to extinguish a blaze at her home. Dan Anthony elected mayor of Leavenworth and eyes a congressional bid against Curtis. Wicarra to drill for gas with a 2500 foot well. Augusta and Butler county also set gas bores. W. S. Berehnprat, dry mayoral candidate, elected in Topeka by about three thousand. Seventh district Socialists nominate Andrew Roessler of Hutchinson. Dry Democratic ticket wins Ottawa.
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