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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1903
Page
2
A jumble of satirical notes on public figures and events. Mentions Tom Reed, Marconi, Dewey, and Mark Twain with humorous asides on politics, journalism, invention, and social absurdities. References include Brooklyn robberies, Alfred Bell fortune, and a cigar shaped automobile.
The article recounts Faulkner's Island in Long Island Sound opposite Guilford, its small four acre size, private ownership history since 17th century transfers, and its wartime lighthouse role. It notes land erosion, farming use, an old house, and the island’s long absence of a lighthouse until modern Fresnel technology improved navigation. the new fixed light with staged flashes can be seen from sixteen miles away.
Captain Francis Marlon Schell famed scout and plainsman died. He led the first wagon train to California during the gold era. The obituary notes a contrast that one in eighty London workers attends church.
Kansas legislature debates a Wulfekuhler bill restricting child labor to older ages and limiting hours, plus a Jenks divorce witness reform allowing spouses to testify on marital matters with safeguards. The panel also advances mortgage release by margin entry and notes judiciary committee action on tax exemptions for veterans and other measures.
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