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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1896
Page
2
A garbled Kansas column surveys global events and local scandals with mocking tones. It mentions Lord Salisbury and the Dardanelles, a Korean dissident jailed for criticizing government, and a Salt Lake City election where a wife defeats her husband for state senate amid multiple wives.
Fragmented letter-style column surveys Democratic and Republican tensions amid 1900 election talk. It cites Grover Cleveland, Tammany, populists, and a deal offer to Brygn from Siegel & Cooper, noting divides and strategic opportunities as campaigns wind down.
A Bayonne milkman attempted suicide by jumping into shallow water tied to a heavy iron anchor. Rescued, he reconsidered his action as the incident exposed the water’s insufficient depth. A stray reference to Spain’s cruiser Princesa de Asturias contrasts with the event.
Rossell Sage earns a reputation for cold money lending yet reveals sympathy after all. He sued the Erie Railroad Company for allowing its employees to kill a horse that had fallen and broken its leg in misery. A veterinary report said the life could have been saved with splinting. Sage argues horses’ legs deserve proper treatment and that striking a chord of public sympathy may follow.
Minnie Kalb of New York sues Fred Straub for ten thousand dollars claiming four years of courtship at her mother's house with no board paid. Jury would likely award the full sum. In Indianapolis officials warn youths to avoid kissing or risk diphtheria, cases to follow.
Telegraph dispatches from London report English capitalists ready to invest millions in American mortgages after McKinley’s election. The text warns these financiers not to proceed, asserting intent to pay off mortgages in full. It suggests a pledge to absorb any risks if they proceed.
The passage argues that after the next March fourth the Republican party will seize full control of all government departments just as the Democratic party did in 1893. It asserts that voters will soon see whether Republicans fulfill their pre election pledges.
A Lincoln editor urges bimetallists to press on after defeat. He praises supporters' bravery and warns the money question will dominate politics for years. He commends the three national committees and calls for continued organization, literature, and public debate to prove the cause rightful.
W J Bryan argues that gold standard backers will split Democrats and push Republicans, warning that the evil of the gold standard will grow. He urges a policy of free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the 16 to 1 ratio by Americans without waiting for other nations.
A 19th century bank failure devastated investors from widow to millionaire, wiping out middle-class savings and leaving creditors unpaid. A loyal Scotsman’s bequest of shares to the queen sparked satirical tales of pawned crown jewels and royal misfortune as public reaction mocked the monarch’s supposed fortunes and the bank’s collapse.
A bygone method for making thick sweet cider apple jam. Begin with sweet cider boiled half away, prepare apples, simmer slowly, add more apples to fill the five gallon kettle, cook overnight, then finish over a slow fire until dark and thick like marmalade. Do not sweeten early, skip spices, use white sugar to taste, store in stone jars with cloth coverings.
A Panhandle railroad report describes a rare mishap between Xenia and Troboing where a freight car derailed its trucks and rode two miles on the couplings, smashing into a Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton engine head-on until halted near Trebenus. The incident, noted as possibly unparalleled in railway annals, caused no reported injuries or major delays beyond discovery at Trebenus.
Experts claim ocean water is so dense that a sunken ironclad would never reach the bottom. The text notes Arabic vernacular provides a singular castration of popularity in the east and mentions over fifty names for the sword.
The article discusses the Republican landslide east of the Mississippi with McKinley states leading, while Bryan faced scrutiny over sectional lines. It notes that the Comeback for the gold standard may influence four more years, the party bears responsibility, and the People's Party debates alliances with Democrats or Republicans. It calls for reorganization and a convention to define future policy.
The passage argues that failing to act would betray the people's party organization. It notes a four government setup for a convention and suggests the likelihood of spontaneous action from the supporters in the trenches if those in authority do not act, implying inevitable pressure to convene.
The article explains that money derives value from paper representations backed by the metals and other property, noting the dominance of paper in exchanges. It argues that the aggregate value “promises to pay” far exceeds gold or coin reserves and that paper serves to measure and reward production according to supply and demand, with metals merely backing the concept.
Brevity of excerpted lines shows hostile views toward labor, striking workers, and democracy. Authorities and editors from New York papers surface in the list of insults and threats toward the laboring class. The compilation items include references to Vanderbilts, employers, and antistrike rhetoric amid early 20th century social tension.
The speaker notes the public’s desire for good times and warns that Republicans promise prosperity if given power. They gain a new chance to govern and be watched closely. If their administration yields permanent prosperity, voters may grant a longer mandate. Will they seize the opportunity?
The passage notes that during the recent campaign the plutocrats attacked the Chicago platform for criticizing the Supreme Court on the income tax ruling. It recalls that even respected Republicans criticized the Court in the Dred Scott decision and were denounced by the slave power.
The text argues that every independent or party movement tends to aid one of the old parties, and that treason accusations have never before been so clouded in a campaign as in the current one.
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