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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1900
Page
2
A scattered Kansan column surveys diverse topics from balloons in an Austrian army belt to Queen Victoria's rule, medical doctor ratios, summer clubs in Cincinnati, French mushroom trade, women physicians in Russia, and Canadian peerage honors. It notes Chinese population estimates and various social curiosities across nations.
The article notes Germanys raw sugar exports grew from 340 310 to 493 531 metric tons between 1899 and 1900s eleven year span, peaking in 1897 at 681 516 metric tons as the United States imported 367 201 tons before a July 24 customs reform. It also mentions a Camden woman attempting to redefine worn banknotes, Klondike gold dust receipts reaching 12 million by June and Minneapolis barrel production implying vast wheat needs.
Henry D. Lloyd praises New Zealand as a model of liberal governance with wealth dispersion and labor elevation. He notes land reforms, eight hour day, compulsory arbitration, and reforms in civil service and suffrage contributing to an honest government for the people. The piece ends with a sharp remark by George Ade on Manila civilians.
A movement proposes granting the people power to amend the Constitution after a petition by 60,000 voters to Congress. It aims to curb corruption, end juntas, and place lawmaking in citizens’ hands, enabling direct votes on measures and ending party prejudice and special privileges.
A vivid report describes civilian subordination under martial law in Manila where soldiers dominate streets and public spaces. Civilians face orders, restrictions, and a climate of fear as uniformed authority permeates hotels, restaurants, and everyday encounters.
A Pittsburg Kansan column sketches how a Republican crowd touts Theodore Roosevelt as an ideal American with boasts of bravery, leadership, and frontier grit. Jokes about his circus appeal and a joke-laden debate reveal playful, partisan sentiment on Roosevelt’s image after November elections.
The Fort Madison Democrat quotes from Roosevelt’s Life of Thomas H. Benton noting regret over the decline of militant spirit in the North and praising the southern soldier’s Civil War prowess. It asserts Lee as among the greatest captains among English speaking peoples.
Letter from Hartford context accuses Roosevelt of injuring the McKinley party by reckless charges against voters. It labels Aguinaldo’s men as savages yet calls all Democrats cowards. Warns the enthusiastic Teddy will be checked by his father.
The Richmond Dispatch critiques the Republican claim of a hero at San Juan, noting the so called hero did not take the hill and arrived later with the Rough Riders. It frames Teddy Roosevelt as signaling bravado before a public that may misread the events and motivations.
A preacher is urged to denounce materialism as a century saturated with commercial temptation. The speaker claims church members commit theft and big deals, with deacons and congregants orchestrating the most thefts. Rev Chas A Vaton warns that outspoken sermons could cost a pastor his job.
In a clipped Omaha Bee remark, the writer notes that no man is larger than his party, but Bryan stands bigger than three, then four parties. The quip emphasizes Bryan's prominence across political divides.
Mark Hance has learned three new song nods and is practicing a humming sequence. The fragment hints at a linguistic or musical exercise with playful phrasing.
A long parable describes cattle on a large farm resisting yokes and fences as they fear slaughter and loss of milk. The owner flees by boat, returns after hearing a protesting cow declare, You are driving Capital out of the country. He promises steady milking if they behave, and the herd complies.
A Chicago American article questions Republican control of finance arguing the party delegates monetary power to private bankers. It warns laboring men about a private banking trust capable of expanding or shrinking currency and governing by the few through Hanna Rockefeller and McKinley.
The Chicago Chronicle argues Republican statements warn of Hanna’s difficulty and predict a fusion victory would trouble trusts and tariff barons. It claims Hanna will continue fat-frying his way through opposition, extracting profits from industrial interests despite fears of McKinneyism.
Phillips argues democracy thrives when all voices are allowed in debate. He says trust the people including the ignorant and the good for education of time and the improvement of institutions. A free utterance of opinions protects the humble and the hated, otherwise society becomes a slave gang.
A reader laments that a nation values depictions of brutality in prize fighting over moral art, arguing that admiration of force over virtue signals a civilization lacking true Christian ethics. The fragment critiques contemporary priorities and media focus.
An elephant from a circus at Crystal Palace broke loose during a Sunday concert, killed its keeper, damaged statues, and caused panic among attendees. After a failed poisoning, a London gunmaker shot the animal dead. An inquest revealed the elephant’s prior life and a keeper’s motive linked to threats and provocation by the second keeper.
European sentiment for the Transvaal war grows strong. Belgium, Holland, and Germany collect millions in money and goods for Boer families. Churches cafes and social gatherings fund Boer subscriptions. A Brussels restaurant raised 1800 francs in a night and a German rural paper sent substantial totals.
In 19th century commentary, Chicago Record criticizes maps used by Mindanao students for lacking state boundaries. The piece cites missing major cities like Chicago and Philadelphia, with only Florida and Michigan shown among states. It also notes New Orleans 1864 bequest for a free dispensary, later halted due to costs.
The text notes a long term rise in national honey output from 16 million pounds thirty years ago to 65 million pounds ten years ago, with the present US production around 9 million pounds and California producing 4 to 4.7 million pounds annually.
In a western city Dover In and Western city the head of a large newspaper is said to have his six o'clock tea regularly. A silver tray tea service appears with a silver kettle cups and a cream jug arranged on an inlaid tabourer. An office boy brings cream at the appointed hour then retires as the editor brews the tea.
The document notes yellow fever along Mexican ports and smallpox outbreak at Panama Port Limon Costa Rica, with Cuba experiencing several illnesses. Jamaica is reported as healthy.
In Japan women revealing their age and whether they are married or single when shopping for dresses. This practice guides shop designs for married women and various ages. Women keep personal details private from strangers, maintaining discretion.
A friend who parted with Stephen Crane at Dover on the journey to Baden Wurttemberg in the Black Forest recounts Crane’s view of death. He said when one reaches the hurdle of death one feels sleepy and indifferent, with a faint curiosity about which world one is entering.
Only one of about twenty five to thirty clocks in the White House is of American manufacture. It is a large gilt mantel clock in the Green Room, purchased during James Monroe’s presidency.
A new process has been found to make sails for vessels of all kinds from paper pulp. It is claimed these sails perform as well as canvas and cost far less.
Miss Edna Ellis of Higginsport Ohio describes a decade of chronic pain and nerve distress. After consulting many doctors and one specialist advising surgery she wrote to Mrs Pinkham and began a remedy. She reports complete relief and offers to answer letters for those seeking details.
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