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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1896
Page
6
A Kansas agitator notes hard times and celebrity talk from Paderewski and Weyler. The piece mocks England’s Cuba plans, discusses Cuban fighting, and cites a Missouri farmer who walked 400 miles then 600 more seeking work. Col Ingersoll praises Kalama zoo church under Unitarian plan.
The drive to appoint a Joint Commission to study the Bering Sea fisheries advances with a bill similar to one from the last Congress. It would authorize negotiations with Great Britain Russia and Japan to forge a modus vivendi pending the commission report, expiring January 3 1897, and apply the April 6 1894 tribunal penalties to all violations.
A Jersey City streetcar passenger sued after a conductor refused a worn ten cent piece. The U S Supreme Court affirmed the lower judgment, upholding that abraded coins remain legal tender if they resemble the coin. The piece includes a semi religious aside on true religion and personal integrity.
Gan meter manufacturers form a trust amid fear of meters measuring inaccurately due to thin plate, risking noncompliant readings and potential release delays. Officials warn the move could curb competition while aiming to ensure standard accuracy and prevent faulty devices from reaching the market.
A satirical critique portrays Uncle Sam as foolish and ignorant for preferring to borrow gold instead of using his own authority. The piece mocks his stance on silver, ministerial loss, and a supposed wound in the national image, reflecting frayed financial debates of the era.
A rousing 1896 appeal urges citizens to join the National Legion to restore silver money, curb courts, resist foreign influence, and empower labor. It promises a unified effort, recruits, and ballot protection while warning against disunity and delayed action. The text calls for immediate, selfless dedication to achieve prosperity and freedom.
A note from Paul Van Dervoort in Omaha announces a new monthly magazine named of the Nation to inform the Legion with reform articles and patriotism. It will publish for January at one dollar per year with liberal commissions to agents and contributions from leading writers.
The writer attacks Grover Cleveland era bond sales and criticizes both major parties. He argues farmers and workers should invest in a $100,000,000 bond issue, contrasts gold standard with current policies, and labels Congress chaotic. He condemns Republicans and Democrats, praising neither, while urging repudiation of gold export policies.
A 19th century financial summary outlines government bonds issued to the Union Pacific Central Pacific Kansas Pacific Western Pacific and other lines totaling 64 821 512 with accrued interest of 105 095 924 paid to date. Railroads have paid little principal, about one hundredth of interest, with a government credit of 27 064 714 for transportation services and a government mortgage lien on the roads.
The Missouri World reports on a Pacific railroad case where 29,008,925.00 and 141,264,105.00 were cited as owed to the United States. Governor Pattison, chairing the investigation, argues that defaulted interest would have grown to 340 million dollars if compounded. He says the law did not specify defaulted interest, costing roads 199 million. The total cost of land and bonds exceeded actual road value by around 14.6 million, with net earnings totaling 278 million eight years prior. Roads allegedly profited while freight charges harmed the public. The treasury secretary could seize the roads to restore public service.
Former Kansas governor John St John blasts Venezuela tensions as a distraction from domestic financial plunder. He lambasts British boundary talk and English syndicates, accusing them of aggressive land grabs and bond ownership.
Ambiguous dialogue portrays critics who oppose war and demand changes in the monetary system. The text suggests some view these protests as insincere or manipulated, labeling them as jingotwm while asserting a preference to avoid conflict.
A Dakota Ruralist essay argues that compound interest impoverishes civilization and favours banks over producers. It compares wealth growth from 1800 to 1890, projects future accumulation, cites comptroller data on bank loans, and warns that without abolishing interest the nation may fail within decades.
The Fortnightly Review notes Burns faced hardship and peril as he left covert for jail threats, then gained fame with The Ayrshire Plowman. Benefactors Dugall Stewart and Mrs. Dunlop supported him while letters to Mrs. Dunlop reveal his reluctance toward farming and preference for poetry, despite poor finances and distaste for agriculture.
Monogram fans are popular among teen girls, with plain white or tinted fans bearing tastefully arranged seals. Hoarded monograms decorate instead of wax impressions. A “trip” refers to a record of a winter journey, used on hotel stationery. Scarlet fever prevention required schoolchildren in Santa to bathe in boiled water.
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