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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1902
Page
2
A collage of notes and opinions touching on kings and parliaments, broadcasting lines between Berlin and Rome, and a sharp eye on crime, poverty, and society. It mentions St Joseph, Lawton Oklahoma, and a wealth of pointed vignettes about editors, editors and editors.
A colorful description notes society figures in pink shirts tan shoes and swallowtail coats may react to news that Pakistanis are allowed to attend opera events wearing straw hats and light outfits. The piece underscores fashion and audience norms in a formal cultural setting.
The piece argues Republicans will not free the public from monopolies. It questions President Roosevelt’s choice of Mr Littlefield to draft new antitrust laws, claiming enforcement of existing laws is lacking and urging criminal action against monopolies like the anthracite coal railroad trust. It frames the issue as tariff for monopoly versus tariff for the people.
The piece discusses Attorney General Knox and possible congressional help in pursuing tariff reform. It suggests targeting monopolistic tariff features, notes Republican fear of broad revision, and hints Democrats might wait for a favorable outcome.
The piece laments enormous trust profits as indicators of vast industrial activity and rising prosperity for stockholders. It argues trusts secure an undue share of national wealth and push up prices, forcing consumers to pay more for construction, transportation, rents, food, clothing and other essentials. It calls for excess profits to be shared with consumers and laborers.
The piece laments Congress adjournment and President Roosevelt's anger at large combines. It credits trusted Republicans and press for backing a bold remedy to place all trust-made articles on the free list, claiming that step would instantly smash the trusts.
The republicans face a major issue that split their ranks as the current session ends. Fala Wheina of the LRT is noted in the fragment.
The meat barons openly defy President Roosevelt by extending the combine to all leading meat packing houses with John D. Rockefeller backing the move. The timing follows Roosevelt’s Cuban reciprocity stance, signaling bold resistance and confidence no interference will curb the effort.
Rathbone insists on a thorough investigation of charges that led to his Havana court conviction for postal affairs wrongdoing. He says he did not receive a fair Cuban trial and will press for a complete review, accusing Republican leaders of seeking whitewash.
Critics condemn army promotions near the age limit as self serving retirements for higher pay. The practice would set an injudicious precedent, inviting future officers to expect similar treatment and expanding costs indefinitely.
The Republicans boast the latest session produced three major acts the canal bill irrigation measure and the Philippine civil government bill Democrats share credit for the canal project and warn that funding irrigation will burden the treasury while questioning the wisdom of the Philippine governance bill and its prospects.
The trusts dominate the political landscape and can force supply cuts for campaign leverage. The president and Republican Congress cannot provide relief, and their urging will amount to mere rhetoric, with no real action possible.
The piece argues that Republican protectionism prevails again and blocks tariff relief. It claims reciprocity has been touted as GOP policy but party unity prevents a 20 percent cut on select imports, leaving the outcome worse than before.
Congress and the President faced a partisan split. The Philippines bill was the sole partisan success the president secured. The canal, irrigation, and permanent census bureau measures were nonpartisan and not presidential wins. Congress remained largely anti-Roosevelt, hindering early leadership goals.
Ambassadors, led by Choate, advise steadiness as Edwardian crisis lurches through court circles. The king’s health is fragile, yet diplomats insist humanity’s fate does not hinge on royal life alone. Public sentiment welcomes a royal marriage but warns against overblown alarm.
Arrangements are nearly complete for the unveiling of the statue of the late Garret A. Hobart in front of Paterson City Hall New Jersey his hometown. President Roosevelt has been asked to supervise the unveiling and may attend. This photo marks the first published image of the statue.
At the Omaha exposition Senator Chauncey M. Depew and A L C president H R Callaway toured the Midway. They were invited into a hall to view a grand performance but found crowds and a local faker shouting that Depew was the great and only attraction for ten cents.
Henry Walters of Baltimore recently acquired In Rome the celebrated Masserenti collection of paintings, one of the most noted in Europe. Upon arrival in New York he was required to pay a tariff tax of 90000 dollars on the collection.
New York physician William G. Whitney presents a handsome house and lot to the attending doctor who cared for Mrs. Whitney during her long illness, honoring professional service with a substantial property gift.
An old cobbler explains that the average person wears the left shoe first because the left foot bears more weight while the right steps forward. He notes people in open country travel in circles without a compass since one foot steps longer, causing the left shoe to wear out sooner.
A treasury secretary, upon learning a multi tasked clerk named Mike caused frequent terminations, challenges his superior to act if Mike were dead. The reply implies the department would have to straighten operations itself without the indispensable aide.
Emperor Francis Joseph grapples with a dynastic puzzle involving two archduke brothers. The elder Franz Ferdinand could be emperor, but his wife must not be empress and any sons would be outside the succession. The younger Otto, married to a royal princess, years his sons to count as Franz Ferdinand's successors.
The Melbourne Sydney rivalry is cited as hindering capital location with a suggestion to choose a smaller metropolis. The Times notes the clever solution by selecting a minor metropolis within the states rather than the two largest cities.
George C. Hume a Chilton Wisconsin lawyer is to be made chief of the Brotherown Indication for aiding Indians in proving their claims against the government. The office is ceremonial and will not interfere with his other duties.
Congressman Curtis of Kansas is described as having Indian blood and is viewed by Native Americans as their champion in the house. His Kaw grandmother taught him the language of her people, and she was married to a Frenchman named Pappon. Mr. Curtis pays regular yields to the Kaw at their reservation.
A visiting child on a farm watches a calf leap a fence and jokes that the calf inhaled the mother. The grandmother recalls the cow’s jumping habit and the child’s remark turns the event into a humorous, folk tale style observation.
Women make excellent detectives with nearly 180 employed in this country and over 260 in the United States. The number of women explorers grows yearly, including Miss Kingsley followed by Mrs. French Sheldon who recently led a 2000 mile march through Africa at the head of a caravan of 260 natives.
Raising the weather instrument shelter in New York City from 150 feet to 300 feet above street level appears to have lowered the mean annual temperature by about two and a half degrees.
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