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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1903
Page
6
A man seeking employment faces continual rejection as clerks dismissively say he is too old. In busy foundries and markets, employers claim they need help while the veteran worker remains unemployed, forced to wander in search of means to earn a living.
Turmoil returns to the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America as independent locals form in New York and Munice Indiana. A large sympathetic strike of building trades is urged to press contractor hiring from the new groups. The split, while not universally supported, deepens the fracture in the painters trade and hinders nationwide advancement.
Henry White national secretary of the United Garment Workers to unite conflicting elements and urged all clothing workers except regular custom tailors into one union. The AFL adopted his view as he aided clothing makers to earn decent wages and reasonable hours. The text notes historic shifts from sunrise to sunset work in stonecutters’ unions, moving from fourteen to ten and then eight hours, with wages around $1.50 a day in early records and gradual reductions since 1832.
Chicago births a national alliance for bill posters and billets of America. Delegates from fifteen cities attend as local unions join under the A F of L direct to standardize the craft. Officers include Pittsburg Charles Joseph as president and Murray William as secretary, with headquarters in Chicago. Monongahela water is not half bad when diluted with rye.
Labor leaders discuss a possible federation of railroad organizations with a convention reportedly set for January 6 in St. Louis. An official statement denies any treaty, aiming to quell strike rumors of 170,100 workers. Mergers and past aloofness among brotherhoods shape the push toward action amid industry consolidation.
Two unions clash over hiring for a local firm with a policy requiring workers to be members of the protective union. A prior working agreement held until this week when new tensions surfaced. The national union is seeking workers for strike locations, with no grievances against employers reported.
Kansas agitator reports on Sir Charles Brooke of Sarawak and his private English rule over North Borneo. The article recounts Brooke’s rise in 1842, his full royal powers, a 150000 pound annual revenue, and a 500 man army drawn from Dyak tribes. It notes battles with Chinese pirates, the head money payout, and the romantic origins of Brooke’s dominion.
A flawed tale describes Muda Hagsim and Rajah Brooke uniting against pirates in Sarawak. Early victories were followed by brutal massacres as the struggle escalated. An indiscriminate head collecting era emerged from night raids and selective beheadings.
Two Sunset canyon prospectors Larry O'Donnell and Frank Ingersoll, after sinking a thirty foot shaft with two lateral tunnels, witnessed a rare California storm that blasted the shaft wall and exposed a vein of iron ore they sought. The blast collapsed rock but revealed ore in the shaft bottom, ending their search.
A faded green silk Fenian flag torn at one corner was placed in the Buffalo Historical Society collection. It honors the 1860 Fenian raid from Buffalo, the Ridgeway battle, and the later 1866 Ridgeway Fort Erie actions. Presented by the Fenian Sisterhood of Buffalo, it traveled with the invaders to Fort Erie before US authorities returned it.
The article argues that global peace is improving as trade and U S influence grow. Warfronts shrink to minor unrest in Venezuela Colombia Haiti and Africa. Industrial power strengthens nations, linking economies and civilizations toward lasting stability.
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