12 Dec 1902
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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
1
W R Hearst argues death is not the end but a better edition of life. He envisions an afterlife with spirit bodies and perfected desires, where reunions with kin occur and work continues. He says death may be delayed but the soul will depart when its time arrives.
Thomas B Reed longtime Speaker of the House died in Washington at noon on Sunday from stomach and kidney troubles He had been ill a week Mrs Reed and daughter Kittie were at his bedside The body was taken to Portland Maine for interment He was a towering figure in the Republican party both partisan and willing to criticise wrong in his ranks The nation loses a great man in his passing
The National Civic Federation held its annual meeting in New York over three days with focus on lessons from the recent coal strike. Attendees included English workers brought over by Alfred Moseley along with Senator Hanna ex-President Cleveland Bishop Potter and Harvard President Eliot.
The Missouri river channel moved to the Iowa side cutting Nebraska City’s water supply. The electric light plant was shut down plunging the city into darkness. All steam and electric dependent factories must cease operation until piping to the main channel is completed.
A brief note promotes a local eatery described as the best place in town.
Renowned cartoonist Thomas Nast died last Sunday in Guayaquil Ecuador from yellow fever. He served as consul general there since July and is buried Sunday evening. Nast shaped political imagery through Harpers Weekly and helped topple the Tweed ring with his caricatures.
London dispatch reports the Daily Mail begins a series on J. P. Morgan financial dealings. The introductory editorial warns it is unfortunate that vast issues depend on one man and that a single failed trust could trigger a financial catastrophe.
The Shah of Persia has reduced his harem from 1 100 to 60 and the act is regarded as astonishing. The move has provoked formidable agitation against the Shah amid strong public reaction and diplomatic concern.
A crafted verse urges buyers to unite against monopolistic trusts that fix prices and control commodities from whisky to clothes to school supplies. It calls for a broad anti trust movement, boycotts, and solidarity with workers to force fair prices and wages while preserving consumer access to essentials.
The Chicago Record Herald analyzes Abram S Hewitts shift from Democrat to Republican voting while labeling Populism as a deep reproach. It notes Republican dominance by ultra protectists, tariff disputes, and discontent within parties over silver, gold standards, and policy changes.
The passage notes a broad division among voters on war and expansion, with many men unable to fully endorse any party program, forming a large percentage of the electorate.
A quotation from Every body's Magazine contrasts Hetty Green's view that luck is superstition with Russell Sage's belief in cause and effect. Sage credits disciplined study of underlying conditions and avoidance of chance in building wealth, emphasizing reliance on facts over fortune.
The London Saturday Review devotes a full page to criticizing President Roosevelt. It calls him a trimmer and says he is paralyzed by the shadow of a second term. The piece asserts his cautiousness has become cowardice.
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