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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1891
Page
2
Editor Hampe reports counterfeit two dollar silver certificates causing trouble at the treasury. They resemble genuine notes closely, with experts needed to detect them. Regular issues suspended and plans underway for a substitute note arrangement.
A London paper notes crop failures in India and parts of Europe push wheat to its highest price in years. Domestic and foreign wheat prices rise while farmers hold back sales in anticipation of further gains.
The Paris press reacts to the reported death of the prominent American artist Lawrence Barrett in New York. Reports vary on age and details, with some citing 63 and others misplacing facts. Observers note the confusion in early American obituary reporting and legacy discussions.
The piece honors PT Barnum as a great showman who thrived by directing his talents to a chosen field. It notes he would not be a goat warrior or statesman but became notable through legitimate business, enriching Americans with knowledge of distant lands. The writer laments his departure and recalls the fond regard of two generations of readers.
A convention of delegates from Sidney and all Australian colonies proposes the name Commonwealth of Australia for their federation. The chosen term, though longer than Republic, carries English resonance recalling Cromwell and the English commonwealth, and aims to give the new nation a dignified, united title.
Kan sas House Ways and Means chairman William Rogers responds to state senator W J Buchan challenging the latest budget review. Rogers accuses Buchan of errors in room rent figures printing costs and asylum funding while detailing appropriations and proposed new building spending for the insane and state printing.
Speech catalogs deficits in 18 appropriation bills and a world’s fair measure while accusing the party of failing to push railroad reform and to honor a 100 percent platform. Questions accountability and asks for voters’ verdict in 1802.
The presidential party left Washington at midnight for Lynchburg Virginia. crowds gathered at Blue Ridge and Hometown, with Mrs. Harrison presented a bouquet. The train, overhauled in Wilmington, offered luxury cars as the president praised prosperity and addressed rural supporters.
April 15 Topeka reports James A Troutman president of the Temperance union urges a prohibition decennial celebration. He says May day will mark ten years of prohibition in Kansas as a nationwide issue faces intense opposition from liquor interests while the Striking Weavers Mintons in Loxpow note ongoing unrest and a large crowd gathers amid a peace disturbance.
Frank McGrath, president of the alliance in Kansas, writes to the Southern Alliance urging attendance at the Cincinnati convention and readiness to act with a third independent party. He warns that without southern action, northern states may return to the Republican Party. The letter responds to southern papers opposing a third party and urging reforms through the Democratic Party.
A Topeka letter dated April discusses a southern alliance official urging anti democracy stances and a possible return to Republican majorities in Kansas. President McGrath authorized a circular to voice party sentiment, referencing Cincinnati meetings in May and urging unity to avoid sectional strife between farmers alliances and Democratic platforms.
The April 14 issue notes a recent production in England of a new device aiding hearing. It reports a decline in deafness rates and highlights progress in speech and sound restoration efforts across institutions.
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