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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1896
Page
2
A multifaceted Kansan column ponders personal health, motivation, and governance. It cites Chicago and New York voter figures, a Boston traveler’s neck injury, and Indiana humor. It muses on education, sanitation, and the shifting view of stars Venus and Mars guiding nightly skies.
Two years and a half since the San Francisco church murders case against Durrant. trials delayed on technical grounds. In Cape Colony Africa, a cattle pest known as Finder peat devastates herds, with rapid progression and high resistance, natives demanding compensation as slaughtering prices rise.
The Rev William Justin Hartha of Second Collegiate Reformed church Harlem cites French scientist courbet and Monaco to support Jonah claim He notes sperm whales can swallow large cephalopods and cites James Bartley aboard Star of the East swallowed for a day and night then recovered alive He remains active today
At Port Leavenworth Kansas twenty three privates appeared for examination for commissions and only three failed. Two of the failures were in history. Samuel Kellar of Karelia Sprtairs Arh shows a fine crop of oranges and says he is picking a second crop of strawberries and cherries in his orchard.
An ancient Welsh tale recalls Gelert the loyal hound saving Llewellyn’s heir, mistaken death, and the hound’s unjust fate. The king’s remorse unfolds as a tomb and sculpture honor Gelert’s sacrifice, the infant spared, and the wild wolf slain.
A historic Providence Alabama locomotive, weighing 180 tons, is described as the heaviest in the world. Dubbed Siamese for its twin-united design, it operates on steep Mexican Central Railway grades with a central car joining two engines. Designed by F W Johnston, its dual boiler and wheel arrangement faced early skepticism.
The Cortlandt Wagon Works of New York near Aselenment faced creditor pressure as pay fell to 1m dollars per 2 h cents on the dollar. The factory reopened with wage reductions from 15 to 2h per pant. One condition required workers to turn wages over to the company until March 1897. A worker who asked for his two weeks of wages for his starving family was paid in full but barred from the factory.
The piece notes Windsor Canada bricklayers fighting discharge of Americans who were union members. It cites Bricklayers Union No 2 in New York with 2 000 members and strong branches, plus Dublin and New York City bricklayers unions with 4 000 members in New York City.
A lengthy discussion recounts the battle between Andrew Jackson and the money power led by Nicholas Biddle. The piece cites speeches, congressional probes, and public meetings, highlighting the bank’s influence over currency and elections and Jackson’s veto of the charter. It frames the era as a labor victory and warns of monopolistic finance in modern terms.
The Advocate doubts optimistic reports on prosperity after McKinley’s election. It argues true prosperity requires real demand for goods, not mere confidence. It cautions against debt beyond means and notes mills and railroads depend on tangible orders to sustain production.
A mid 19th century populist editorial urges continuing an educational campaign to rally voters. It argues for law based on populist principles, money reform, railroads serving the public, land questions, and direct democracy tools like initiative and referendum, praising the reform movement and resilience of Washington.
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