10 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1902
Page
1
The Boers maneuver to wear down British forces after marches and then inflict defeats. They prep to thwart British plans ahead of a major holiday. Just before Christmas, British losses caused gloom in Great Britain and hint at expected action around King Edward's coronation.
The Topeka Mail and Breeze is offered by its publisher for 50 cents a year on Kansas Day. Readers are urged to send the paper to their friends, despite Madden the fourth assistant postmaster general ruling that prevents subscriptions for others. The piece notes Republican papers appear immune to the ruling.
The text declares Grover Cleveland chosen to represent United States interests at King Edward's coronation. It argues he will represent millionaires Anglomaniacs and flunkeys while excluding producers and the common people, criticizing representation biases in the event.
The governor declares the state bears responsibility for corporate behavior by chartered firms, a blow at trusts. In Ohio the trusts seem safe. Former Attorney General Monet failed in the convention when seeking renomination.
Secax vary Lono has appointed J. H. Kear ey, of Cohoes NY, to succeed E Maclay, the navy yard historian who attacked Ad Schley and was removed by the president. It is not likely Kearney will undertake to write history.
Large mills hold most of the country wheat supply and big mills dominate grain. Small mills will stop grinding as they cannot obtain wheat, causing a rise in wheat prices and consequently flour prices.
Bryan spoke at a pro Boer gathering in Cleveland Ohio last Sunday and drew loud cheers. Mayor Johnson also addressed the crowd as a Boer sympathizer.
Tre Boers attacked a party of British soldiers last Saturday, killing six and wounding ten in a patrol incident. The clash followed a staged ambush, with authorities confirming casualties and ongoing inquiries into the attack.
The text hints Cy Leland may join the cabinet while the principal leaders handle duties. Mrs. Dewey, ill, travels to Florida with the Admiral for her health. Major Cotx, the evangelist, pursues the anti angelist effort as other officials reconfigure leadership.
A devotional exhortation compares God’s calls to Moses with everyday chances to aid the light and save the land. It urges readers to act, give to righteousness, and lead others toward the light, framing opportunity as a modern burning bush prompting reform.
A historical essay argues America’s moral leadership has fallen from high ideals to vulgar commercialism. It envisions public ownership of monopolies, industrial independence from politics, and civil service reforms. It predicts a shifting cultural tide toward humanity and shared prosperity amid discontent with current capitalism.
The passage extols educated free souls standing for liberty and praises Henry George as pivotal to a coming era. It foretells a future civilization where workers reap the fruits of their labor, denounces hirelings oppressing labor, and envisions a bright dawn of freedom and inalienable toil.
A Manhattan Mercury column denounces claims of Republican prosperity by linking banking deposits to seasonal work and farmer finances. It argues eastern bank deposits shrink in winter as laborers spend savings, while Kansas deposits rise from farmers investing in cattle feeding due to lack of feed crops.
The piece contrasts history, science, and religion with human violence. It laments national subservience to power, wealth, and rank while condemning legalized murder as civilization’s stain. The author invokes Africa and imperial folly to warn.
A request urges every reader who receives Republican newspapers they did not order or subscribe for to report the matter. The note accuses Republican editors of avoiding Madden rulings and calls on readers to inform about unpaid or unsubscribed papers.
It is announced that Secretary Long will depart the cabinet in the spring and Governor Crane of Massachusetts will succeed him.
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