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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
1
A Topeka Herald editorial condemns third party influence in Congress and calls for honest lawmakers. It revisits historical figures like Lincoln, Sumner, and Garrison, contrasts past and present party rhetoric, denounces election-law manipulation, and criticizes editors who align with perceived political corruption.
The Topeka Herald denounces the Republican election law as a corrupt scheme to deny voters their free ballot. It singles out Chester I. Long and conspirators who used the law to thwart the people's will and argues the party faces oblivion for such tactics. The piece laments the missed chance to denounce the scheme before the election.
A brief note promotes a local eatery claiming to be the best place in town with a generic recommendation style. It lacks specific names, dates, or verifiable details.
A Philadelphia dispatch reports wholesale arrests aimed at exposing an international vice syndicate. Police and officials say the ring lured young girls from homes to America and sold them into bondage, with victims scattered from New York to European cities. Most victims are foreign born, many Germans.
A kansas city correspondent denounces a Thanksgiving fake bull fight staged in the magnificent convention hall arguing it brutalizes morals and lowers standards of decency and government. Ministers and citizens protested the display calling it a disgraceful insult to common decency. The writer urges the hall should not have been rebuilt if used for such exhibitions.
Congress opens session amid renewed push for restraint on anti-trust action. Lawmakers discuss enforcement limits and potential reforms as party lines form around antitrust oversight and competition policy.
Reverend J C Hogan denounces the U S political framework as nonrepresentative and corrupted by money kings. He urges direct legislation and public ownership, arguing the system strips voters of real power and national life lacks Christ’s presence amid party politics.
Rev R L Hicks lauds the 1903 Almanac as superior and useful. The work, tied to Word and Works, offers daily storm forecasts and astronomy lessons, with engravings. Single almanac priced at thirty cents. Word and Works bundle at one dollar annually, from Word and Works Publishing Co. in St. Louis.
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