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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1903
Page
4
The Olathe Mirror mocks Col. W. J. Bryan as discredited in his own country while praising his character and popularity. It notes Bryan’s large vote total and strong speaking draw, defending him against critics in harsh terms. The piece contrasts Diaz era Mexico with Bryan’s national stature.
The Kansas City Star and Topeka Capital shift from pro corporate bias to anti monopoly stance in editorials about Standard Oil and kin dred monopolistic robbers. The pieces resemble old Populist calamity rhetoric, signaling growing populist critique and hope for justice.
W R Hearst publisher of the New York Journal Chicago American and San Francisco Examiner has filed a petition with Attorney General Cunneen of Pennsylvania to commence action against coal roads He claims the rail barons form a monopoly controlling the anthracite coal fields and violate the state anti trust law
Senator Morcan questions the Nicaragua canal commission salaries of 1000 dollars monthly and a twenty nine and one half month service period. He notes only six weeks in Nicaragua and two in Panama, arguing the pay is excessive and contrasts it with wheat coal and labor values referenced by The Index.
Tan widow of Bishop Ninde died in Detroit Michigan on the sib.
Attorney General Hamlin cites Chicago coal demand of 35 tons daily and a delivery cost of 2.35 per ton, with dealers extracting 3.45 profit per ton. He warns that coal barons, through price manipulation, squeeze 127 750 daily from Chicago consumers via a formed combination.
Attorney General Knox warns that Congress should regulate trusts without overdoing action. He argues the aim is to regulate not destroy trusts and expresses concern about potential harm if measures go too far.
Detroit officials announce sale of coal at cost to city residents after ordering ten thousand tons. The note suggests national Socialism would enable citizens nationwide to buy coal at cost.
Senator Hoar delivering in the senate Tuesday denounced trusts as too powerful for state control and urged federal action. He outlined a bill for federal regulation with publicity, penalties, and officer liability, but noted Congress has almost decided there shall be no anti trust legislation.
A neighbor agrees to pasture a calf with no price set. After months, the owner claims $12 for pasturing, the calf owner says too high, then offers to keep the calf or pasture it another month for transfer. The Exchange notes the moral: government rents on mail cars exceed their build cost.
Seattle mine owner F W Rynerson offers 50 000 to keep Lane University in Lecompton for 25 years and an additional 50 000 for a memorial building in honor of his daughter who died there twenty years ago.
Harry A. Armstrong of this city has closed a deal to run the Lola Farmers' Friend and will assume immediate control. A bright newspaper man, he was for years with the Chicago Record-Herald as reporter and city editor and pledges to give Lola a splendid paper.
The Topeka State Journal notes the Chinese are populists insisting on paying the national debt with money recognized when the obligation was formed, and the State Journal refuses to say the Chinese are wrong.
The piece rails against trusts and price hikes harming workers, arguing that generous donations mask growing inequality. It claims wage earners struggle while capitalists prosper, urging that public prosperity falters as trusts fleece the people.
In Topeka State Journal commentary the idea that juice prices follow supply and demand is challenged by recent discoveries of vast oil fields. The piece notes an ensuing rise in rates and explores how new oil wealth may affect commodity pricing and market dynamics.
A Baltimore dispatch reports three of the nation’s largest fuel companies creating an alliance described as a de facto trust. The venture assembles capital stock totaling 31,750,000 dollars and signals a consolidation move across the industry.
The anthracite strike commission resumes work with a one month session in Philadelphia. Non union miners are now having a hearing as part of ongoing proceedings.
A claim arises that railroads oppose Senator Hoar's rate-cutting oil tariff bill. Senator Quay is expected to lead a strong fight against the proposal as party leaders weigh conflicting aims and public interest.
Tavi, the governor general of the Philippines, will replace Judge Shiras on the Supreme Court bench, marking a high level appointment. The move places Tavi in a key judicial role pending formal confirmation and until a successor is named.
Violent blizzards sweep the northwest in recent days as the Manufacturers' Association of Chicago applies pressure on coal dealers. Governor Dockery of Missouri is seriously ill, signaling political and regional tension amid severe weather and economic strains.
Rev Hicks hails the 1903 Almanac as finer and more useful than ever with thirty years of practical science, weather forecasts for every day, and nearly two hundred engravings. The Word and Works journal and Almanac bundle sells for a dollar, single Almanac 30 cents postage included, from Word and Works Publishing Co. in St. Louis.
Senator West of Missouri urges finance committee to draft a bill removing the duty on anthracite coal, arguing the issue is about humanity as freezing women and children demonstrate the crisis. He criticizes Senators for inaction and mocks Lodge for a temporary suspension remedy as insufficient.
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