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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1901
Page
4
Critics label Governor Stanley’s speech a fabricated yarn recounting wild Indians, John Brown, and a Burning stake episode. They argue the tale contradicts authentic history and his claimed age, exposing a public relations misstep after Mrs Nation’s visit.
Mrs Nation remains in Topeka with followers as reports claim brewers fund saloon guards paid in advance and trap doors install in bars. The Topeka Capital warns of a coming whisky war likely to widen beyond Kansas if true. Some compare her to John Brown of temperance, signaling potential nationwide unrest.
Mrs Nation and two companions raided a saloon called The Senate in Topeka Tuesday morning. A porter wrested a hatchet from her but she retrieved another and shattered mirrors and bottles. She was arrested but released on own recognizance. trial concluded with acquittal.
Judge Jonce B F Muros, a former court of appeals judge, has been selected as a vice president of the Kansas State Bar Association, signaling leadership within the state legal community.
The Kansas City Journal reports zinc mines in Kansas and Missouri have closed to shore up zinc prices. It notes Kansas turned forty last Tuesday, not Monday as previously stated, and mentions actions by the legislature against lightning rod and range peddlers.
The remarks at the Loyal Legion gathering draw attention from Representative Moody of Massachusetts and raise questions about the constitution following the flag. Harlan argues government power over lands should match constitutional limits, and predicts implications for citizenship in newly acquired territories. He also cites Northern indifference to Black disfranchisement.
Chicago preacher Dr J W Thomas argues knowledge shapes action and warns that lack of moral understanding leads to destruction. He cites England’s empire, the Philippines war costs, and global needs, urging focus on inner reflection over material gains.
Frank Nelson, long allied with teachers to repeal or modify the school book law, now reverses course. He cites a statewide reaction against tampering with the law and publishes a letter opposing his prior support, signaling a swift political turnaround.
Suanex reports Carrie Nation style clubs have formed in Indiana, signaling organized action against saloons and predicting impact on local drinking establishments.
Susan B Anthony is reported very ill with Ta grippe in a brief notice. The article notes her sickness and cites the illness as the cause of medical absence while offering no further detail on her condition or duration.
The Philadelphia Record reports that within the Fifty sixth Congress a revenue reduction bill could cut about 40.9 million dollars annually. It warns that without quick enactment, new statutes may absorb the surplus as pork pie and plum pudding.
McKinley vows to call a special session of Congress when the current session ends. He cites several reasons, but a trusted source says the real aim is to push Hanna's ship-subsidy bill. Mac finds Congress a stubborn burden, as Cleveland did.
Mrs Nation draws crowd while foreign conflicts remain in public eye. Boers advance against the British, inflicting continual losses, and Philippine casualty lists persist in newspapers with steady regularity.
Carnegie has sold his stake in Carnegie Steel Company to J Pierpont Morgan and associates. The amount paid is not stated, but described as a colossal fortune. The sale ends the feud with Frick and could enable the trust to extract more from the public.
Strong probability that the Canadian government will assume control of the nation’s telegraph lines as socialistic principles gain a foothold there.
Tir people refuse to mourn Queen Victoria's death. A Douglas County preacher is arrested for selling liquor.
Thomas P. Fenlon a well known lawyer and Democratic politician died last Monday at his Leavenworth home He was a conspicuous figure in Kansas politics after an 1891 paralysis attack from which he never fully recovered His health had been failing gradually making his death not unexpected.
Citakius A. Towne, the Populist nominee for vice president, was briefly acting president of the Senate after being turned down for Adlai Stevenson. Stevenson was not elected, and Towne did not win, yet he temporarily occupied the vice presidential role's Senate chair for a short period.
McKinley signals that if Congress defeats the Spoouri bill granting him broader authority over the Philippines he will not call an extra session, but if the bill fails he will convene an additional session. The Republicans have no immediate endorsement of imperialism.
A gathering in Boston addressed by a representative on Boers drew cheers for Dom Paul Kruger while the name of the late Queen of Great Britain was met with hisses, reflecting mixed public sentiment at the event.
The text suggests signs that Russia may side with the Boers, arguing that such support would grant freedom to the Boers and spell the destruction of the British army and likely the British nation.
The planned opening of the Indian country for settlement has been delayed by one year. Preparers of the run are advised to settle in and wait rather than proceed now.
Amos was born to Col. Ed Little and his wife on Kansas day Tuesday of last week in the local announcement noting a newborn birth and family.
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