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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1900
Page
2
A seventh English steamer left Plume carrying 4500 Hungarian horses for the British in South Africa. The animals are said to be fat and tender. The article comments on dangers of automobile machinery and notes Arbor Day reflections, foreign students, Milan cathedral facade plans, and charity debates.
A 1900 wage agreement for the bituminous mining industry in Central Pennsylvania marks a major labor milestone. At Altona, miners and operators adopted a scale for the year starting April 1 1900 and agreed to future joint conferences to set next year’s scale. The convention, attended by United Mine Workers leaders, signifies labor’s recognition as an equal partner, with a 9 to 10 hour workday and a 20 percent wage increase across the board, despite initial operator reluctance.
The piece notes publishers and printers have long embraced joint enterprise management. It highlights the American Newspaper Publishers Association appointing Frederick Driecoll as general commissioner to liaise with typographical unions and gather wage data. The Publishers association also forms a national bar committee to oversee union matters and arbitration. The Typographical union has a similar setup.
Colorado unions vote 7 to 1 to enter politics this year and plan The Stove Founders National Defense association convention in Atlanta with delegates from Iron Molders Union of America. They agree to raise molders pay 15 percent, boosting wages for about 40,000 iron molders nationwide. J P Loomis says mining districts differ. operators may close mines if costs rise. American Tobacco discharges 500 workers from New York factory as it relocates to Richmond Baltimore Cincinnati and Lancaster citing high labor costs. A London news vendor is jailed seven days for crying false war news in the streets.
Obituary notes John A. Hingtum of Steubenville age 85 who served in the Civil War Congress and as minister to Japan. Mentioned figures include Thaddeus Stevens Boutwell Butler Williams and Logan as Johnson impeachment managers. Also describes King Menelek of Ethiopia with gilded throne and Toffa Dahomey skull cup display.
Secretary Wilson cites a letter from the Sim tere of St. Ann mission in Alaska describing a Yukon school 1600 miles from its mouth where women cultivate turnips radishes strawberries and other delicacies. They began hotbed work April 20 sowed radishes and turnips in May planted potatoes May 16 and transplanted cabbages May 22 as a snow storm hit two days later.
The article notes strong representation in both branches of Congress with figures such as Sherman Wade Behenck Hayes Garfield and others highlighted as influential names in shaping legislative influence and party dynamics.
Royalty s hobbies include hats from decades of fashion leadership in London and lavish collections. Crown princess Mario of Romania and other rulers cherish perfumery, jewelry, watches, rubies, and state regalia. The Mikado s Tokyo estate features vast palaces and moats. Weather and crops in a Brooklyn Eagle notice recount stray agricultural yields and losses due to mice.
Fragment from Tit-Bits depicts George and a partner debating whether love can become a routine married life. He insists their bond remains special, while she pushes toward practical household life, including dinner plans and caring for the baby as they part.
A historic note recalls the prince at play as a child, sailing specially crafted river boats. Each model represented by various types of craft, reflecting a royal pastime from a bygone era.
A Rochester mother describes her baby's recovery from severe skin sores using Hood's Sarsaparilla Hood's Medicated Soap and Hood's Olive Ointment. She cites dramatic improvement, reduced discharge and healing skin. She urges other mothers to request the full letter by postal card.
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