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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1897
Page
1
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The article notes the hanging of Duestrow, details other political and social items including consumer costs for a sunar trust, German capital investment in Chicago and Fort Wayne street railways, and remarks on Susan B Anthony, McKinley era politics, and fashion for Mrs McKinley. It satirically suggests Hanna may sell Woodley and a Canton excursion for workers to view gowns.
A powerful trust aims to seize control of U S iron producing interests with J Pierpont Morgan at its center. A syndicate led by him has acquired Scotch and Massachusetts capitalists holdings giving a majority of Sinious Steel Company stock and bonds. The deal comes in a low price due to hard times and market shrinkage, but the investors pledge to endure any sweat.
Winrelp Kas Feb 14 1897 writes to Kans Agitator appreciating a Free Press in Winfield article denouncing attempts to push a bill lowering the age of consent to fourteen. Dora Denny Press Supt WCTU signs as thanks and congratulations.
Washington reports a heated House Banking and Currency Committee session challenging the proposed International American Bank led by Corelius Bliss and Andrew Carnegie. Kansas Republican Calderhead warned of unrest and possible civil conflict if a private bank with vast capital is formed for internal commerce, calling the effort a mob-led threat and urging vigilance against wealth power.
A diary like confession in dialect recalls Sister Jones doubting a deacon’s affection. During a revival she prays beside him, hears whispers about sanctified garments, and realizes the public remarriage of faith and self. The moment leaves her blushing but grateful, a widow transformed by spiritual certainty.
A letter by W H Hull quotes Seward on wartime prosperity while contrasting with Proverbs and Isaiah warnings about pride and oppression. The New York Tribune post Greeley death criticizes clergy education in politics, urging awareness of social threats and justice for the poor. The note ends with a fragmented signature.
An advertisement urges readers to buy James Vick's seeds noting reliability and a free catalogue. The piece shifts to a social critique on labor, poverty, and policing, arguing the poor are punished for seeking bread while capital owners prosper, praising labor-saving machinery as a question for settlement.
Governor St. John denounces sensational lies claiming his son Harry is alive. He states Harry died Oct 10 in Oklahoma City and was buried in Olney, Illinois, offering $1000 for proof of a living body from William Canty or others. He cites doctors, undertaker, and locals as witnesses to the death.
The American Nonconformist of Indianapolis is bought by Prof. C. Vincent, restoring its Populist voice. The paper features strong news and family sections, telegraph market reports, and personage columns. A special rate of $1.75 for one year includes the Nonconformist and the Acator.
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