Club Members Called to Silver Headquarters Meeting
Members of this club are requested to meet at silver headquarters next Monday evening at 7 30 sharp for important business.
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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1896
Page
4
Members of this club are requested to meet at silver headquarters next Monday evening at 7 30 sharp for important business.
The Garnett Journal’s nominee W O Champe announces candidacy for state printer. With nearly 25 years in printing and publishing, he argues merit should guide selection, pledging reform ideas and tax relief if chosen by the legislature.
An editorial calls for the state to own its printing plant and elect a state printer, with a salary comparable to other officers, to stop waste. It urges winter legislative action and rapid implementation. Also included are letters discussing Congress, Peffer, and Coxey in a Kansas context.
The Kansas women’s free silver clubs invite delegates to convene in Topeka at 11 am on January 12, 897, at the free silver headquarters in the Keith block 814 Kansas avenue to form a permanent silver clubs organization. Each club should send one delegate plus one more for every two members of the largest faction. Gracia Harr, See’s Topeka Women’s Free Silver Chih.
A writer notes puzzling vote patterns in Kentucky Indiana Illinois and Ohio comparing Bryan to Cleveland and Bushnell. The piece claims Cleveland carried states while Bryan lost by large margins and hints at irregularities including a Black person referenced in an Arkansas City dispatch.
Washington dispatch reports Senator Peffer of Kansas saying Populists will not block Senator Chandler's international monetary commission plan, preferring to share views on money questions. The piece collates diverse notes from Kansas delegates, Lawrence reception for Governor Leely, tax critique of millionaires, and various political opinions and local election notes.
The December issue includes an article on The Relation of Art to Religion by Wim Ordway Partridge and Will Allen Dromgoole’s short story Sweet Laases. It lists writers such as Frank Parsons Edward Everett Hale Mary Livermore Lillian Whitting Camille summation and features portraits of William Morris and Rev. E. A. Horton.
The Kansas City World of Sun reports a rift in the state committee as treasurer Bonebrake presents a 26000 state campaign expense, claimed to be raised in Kansas with no national committee aid. Bristow cites national funds for McKinley’s election while Hanna questions misallocation. Perjury accusations loom, with the Oswego News-Hade noting boodlers and a decline of the Lincoln era party.
A revived Te Agterica Nonconformiat at Tadinwipolis, Lv l, is edited by a Vincent boy and praised for its vigor in 1898 and 1893 campaigns. Formerly bought by Templeton during the panic and now repurchased by Prof. C. Vincent, it offers up to date news and market reports by telegraph, with a People’s Forum and Exchange section cited as valuable. The notice promotes a subscription deal and notes Baxter Bank’s prosperity.
Cleveland’s last presidential message focuses heavily on the Cuban question. The speaker, M, appears indecisive on sides, while endorsing tariff reform and advocating removal of greenbacks. The public is urged to be grateful that Grover will no longer be part of the scene.
Torrka Dec 8 A charter has been issued to the Bank of Commerce of Garnett with capital stock of 20000 The directors named W S Woods Kansas City Mo W H Sloan Independence Kas E E and Jennie H Masterson Elk City and C Q Chan Mer Medicine Lodge are listed Tur Topeka Advocate and the State Journal are candidates for official state paper.
A Lone Elm column reports visits from residents of Colony Allen County and Olathe, with social calls and family engagements at nearby towns. It notes the death of Perry Depoe aged about 23 after three weeks of illness, his funeral at Lone Elm with rites by Rev. Cook and the I O O F lodge, and burial in the local cemetery.
Chilhowie merchant R B Greeve tests Dr King's New Discovery after years of illness and failed cures and reports two bottles cured his coughs colds and consumption. Trial bottles sold by Gus Graves. Los Angeles jury upholds free speech in Kilitor M Wilkins case.
Advert says Electric Bitters restore tired nerves, purify blood, and aid digestion. Purely vegetable, stimulates liver and kidneys, improves appetite, and is sold by Gus Graves for 52 cents to 1.00 per bottle. Stand up for Kansas.
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