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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
2
A garbled column from a Kansas paper piles disjointed quotations and musings on politics, crime, science, and society. It cites Jorvey mosquitoes, Lord Curzon, San Francisco highbinders, and Bulgarian bandits, interwoven with commentary on Spain’s winter, photography, and coppery opinions on public affairs.
A literary excerpt notes character in a New England Magazine piece, then shifts to Detroit Free Press statistics on immigrant labor in 1900. It cites 1890 foreign-born workers by sector, 1900 migrant totals of 44 072 with breakdowns by occupation, and a rough religious split between Catholic and Protestant immigrants.
The Federal Industrial Commission, created for two years, will end by law on December 15 after a three year existence. It compiled 19 volumes of evidence and presented findings and recommendations of high value. A tabular view estimates organized labor strength on July 4, 1901, with unions in the American Federation of Labor totaling about 1.4 million, and two thirds of organized labor under federation.
A Federal Labor bulletin reviews the rise and fall of cooperative communities in America. Ment argues most communities are short lived, often failing within years, and democracy undermines their vitality. Successful groups lean on central authority or theocracies with claimed divine guidance.
The article recounts a proposed colonizing scheme backed by Sir Thomas toton to plant 100,000 acres in southeastern Georgia with German gardeners. They would cultivate crops for shipment to London, benefiting both laborers and investors, while stressing the enterprise’s economic aims over social goals.
The article notes census figures on immigrants alive in 1900, showing 64.7 percent of 19,116,221 total immigrants living then, with comparisons to earlier years. It discusses native born classifications and remarks on gaps in data and interpretation.
A critical look at the creation of the Northern Securities Company and its $400 million capital to consolidate the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, and Chicago Burlington and Quincy lines. The piece argues this will give one group control of vast western mileage, reducing competition and signaling a shift toward government oversight or massive private coordination.
John S. Reber of Dayton addressing the Ohio bankers association compares the Wall Street stock gamble and the New York money trust to threats to the nation. He says prosperity can be followed by disaster and urges banks and labor to organize for protection against centralization and loss of local control.
Report states John W Gates of the steel industry bought his wife a $25,000 pearl necklace a year ago. He reportedly did not mention the purchase to the customs collector on arrival in New York and has handed over the duty, apologizing for his forgetfulness.
A Galashiels joiner, repeatedly sacked by his master, is jokingly laid in a coffin by shopmates as they plan a burial prank. They meet a farmer who asks if the man is dead and suggests testing his appetite with peeled potatoes before a mock funeral.
A fragmented page lists tonics and cures with catarrh claims, promoting internally taken preparations andDefiance starch for cooking, with testimonials and notices about medical advice. It closes with a quip about privacy and gossip.
A Chicago woman recounts a three year battle with a severe female ailment diagnosed by three doctors under different names. She describes constant pain and fear as the condition worsened, detailing the medical uncertainty and her ongoing deterioration.
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