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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1901
Page
4
Chicago Record Herald reports the Chicago Northwestern railroad forced to run a separate train for laboring workers while denying them access to the popular suburban service. The piece ridicules well-off passengers as delicate, elevating class disdain and defending aristocratic privilege.
A controversial critique links lynching justice to racial blame and cites white slaveholding origins, arguing whites and blacks share responsibility. The piece condemns inbred passions, urges voter outrage at Congress over rail mail bonuses, and accuses voters of being misled by corrupt papers.
A Topeka Capital item argues for government ownership of railroads to boost public safety and reduce wrecks. It links the Chicago and Alton crash to overworked crews, cites a Fort Riley shell blast, and predicts a cooperative commonwealth with less war and powder use as socialism grows.
A Topeka woman horse whipped a man for discussing her, followed by a like incident in Iola last Saturday. The piece denounces gossips, calls for ostracism of the offender, and urges punishment for male character attackers with harsh language.
Report notes ongoing steel strike with the trust reopening a mill or two to appease workers. Strikers claim the trust cannot secure experts and express confidence they will prevail. A reference to a large 20 cent dinner at the Red hints at community events tied to the dispute.
Editorial argues railroads merge to evade law and raise rates. It claims combinations harm honest stockholders and farmers, and urges government ownership to benefit the people rather than private gain. It frames consolidation as proof that competition is useless.
The September issue of Everybody's Magazine, published by John Wanamaker, features Fred Funston's account of the capture of Aguinaldo. The story, from Funston's perspective, includes vivid scenes and portraits from the Philippines and is priced at 10 cents for sale by news dealers.
The Swofford Bros. plant workers, after striking, form a worker owned co-operative. They bought twelve sewing machines and began producing suits for a Labor Day parade. Each member has one vote, profits go to end of year, with orders from a large firm promising steady output.
Republican papers claim the People’s party is dead, but Kansan GOP reports its burial plans failed. The myth of the party’s demise has repeated for months as John Curran supposedly closed Topeka headquarters on August first, yet the Populist operation persists and continues to function.
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