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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1901
Page
2
Fragmentary note from QARNETT Kansas mentions Paris supplying a tree of coat sulfur and baths to all engaged in han idling leu. Readable entities include Paris and Kansas. Content is incomplete and unclear but suggests a municipal or trade notice involving assistance or services.
A lengthy critique argues that Republican leaders pressure for expanded powers and elastic constitutional interpretation risks, contrasting with Democratic critics. It cites Lincoln memories, warns of imperial powers and dangers to free government, and notes governors expanding executive reach amid legislative pushback.
A jumble of scattered notes recounts a Maine legislator now cleaning streets in Minneapolis for a dollar a day, global debt charges, large shifts in Canada's bacon exports, Curzon urging education, Angora goat skins trade history, Mrs. Elian Potter’s single sentence will, a Manila execution scene, a Wilkes-Barre temperance pledge signed by a thousand, and remarks from The Companion on temperance reverberation.
The navy reports growing fleet capacity with monitors destroyers submarines and torpedo boats under construction. A Berlin burglar sought profit by reporting his crimes to newspapers but the editor alerted police after one too many tips, exposing the scheme.
The article notes railroads have expanded maintenance of station surroundings, trimming borders and planting flowers. The effort, once left to station agents, is now company driven, improving traveler experience and urban appeal. A separate item reports Venetian Brass buying four Dalmatian pictures, one later identified as Titian’s Saint Sebastian, stolen from Italy, later sold to the Count de Castelane for £8,000.
The passage denounces centralized federal power under President McKinley and similar moves by Republican governors. It argues the president and allies encroach on the legislative branch, dictate laws, reinterpret statutes for corporate benefit, and reward compliance. It cites anti cantine laws and pushes for army expansion, Philippine revolt, and Cuban amendment as examples.
The Commoner reports a labor steel strike with labor’s right to organize debated. President Shaffer backs workers while steel trust leaders show no weakness yet. Shaffer urges nonviolence and notes public sympathy with labor, warning trusts threaten labor’s interests if organizing is stifled.
The article reports Secretary of Agriculture Wilson criticizing prosperity agents for failing to sustain good times in Kansas and Nebraska. He accuses the arid belt states and argues for better seed distribution, while Republican editors defend their fertility and target Democratic and Populist blame, linking support for McKinley to promised prosperity.
In sharp terms the McKinley administration resists trust influence while naval advocates of Dingleyism oppose paying the steel trust $4,600 a ton for shafting that could be bought in England for $90 a ton if not for a law prohibiting government purchases outside the trust. Is the trust benefiting yet refusing to share?
An article traces Mrs. Howard Kingscote a daughter of Sir Henry Wolff rising through London high society through alleged hypnotic influence over men including peers generals and a duke. It details her sensational book accusing prominent figures of folly and her controversial lineage from Joseph Wolff to Sir Henry Drummond Wolff while noting debts and lavish lifestyle and alleged manipulation for money.
A lengthy exposé details Mrs Mary Kingscote’s alleged use of hypnotic power to swindle wealthy men including clergymen and an Army captain. It describes loans, gifts, and discounted notes totaling around a million dollars, plus plans for a telltale book, while portraying her as a dangerous societal figure.
Bernard Lauth, starting as an 11 year old at a Pittsburg rolling mill, rises to manager and part owner of a small iron plant. A worker’s error reveals superior iron and Lauth’s experiments unveil the cold rolled process, transforming the plant into a giant mill and making him a millionaire.
Suffern Taller of New York is said to possess a premier library of sporting books. The collection reportedly covers riding, driving, and related subjects, making it a notable resource for enthusiasts and researchers in the field.
Journalists toured the Union Pacifics new line from Buford to Laramie via a special excursion train at the Brown Palace in Denver. The article details 158 miles of new track, grade reductions, straighter alignments, vast tunnel work, and embankments, highlighting cost, efficiency, and improved speeds along the Overland Route.
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