13 Jan 1905
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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1905
Page
1
JO McDILL'S MUSINGS argues that Governor Cummins favors tariff and anti monopoly reform but warns that both competition and monopoly can harm labor and civilization. The piece asserts that only strong action, potentially confiscation, can curb wealth concentration and that public ownership of utilities is unlikely.
New York dispatch reports Archibald G. Loomis second vice president of National City Bank Rockefeller’s has been asked to resign amid Thos W Lawson’s Prenzied Finance articles.
President Roosevelt held a Friday conference with Republican senators and representatives to review treasury conditions, appropriations, and the need for revenue legislation.
Rev De Lyman Angort drew a crowd in New York last week with a lecture on Law lessness in which he claimed the United States suffers more lawlessness than any other civilized nation and accused corporations as among the chief violators cited by the Southern Mercury.
Thomas W. Lawson, author of Frenzied Finance, travels to Washington to urge Attorney General Moody to intervene against trusts. He cites formal replies and says the government must act. The piece notes Moody's reluctance to disrupt Standard Oil and the copper trusts. Eat at the Red Light.
Ottawa Kansas takes steps toward municipal ownership of natural gas service. An ordinance proposes issuing 100,900 dollars in bonds to buy the current artificial gas plant or build a new system and to acquire gas from U.S. producers. The proposal may go to a spring election vote.
Cya produced about a million tons of sugar in 1904 while only one fifth of the land under use remained noncultivated. The region faced broader questions about land use and agricultural efficiency.
The Topeka State Journal reports a plan for J. R. Burton to resign his seat as U.S. senator. Charles Curtis would be elected successor with Long and allies’ support, while W. R. Stubbs could lose influence. Curtis aims to secure Long’s backing to counter Stubbs and win Kansas legislature approval.
Birmingham dispatch reports Richard P. Hobson warns the fall of Port Arthur could force reliance on Vladivostok or Formosa and prompt Baltic fleet moves. He says a Chinese port seizure risks China’s dismemberment and a world war, with powers planning to seize China and US safety at stake.
Governor Hoon denounces a practice of billing for prayers calling it a stunt that corrupts religion. He argues that selling prayer undermines the sacred act and diminishes trust in chaplains and public sacred duties.
A tidal wave struck the east coast of England on the seventh, causing extensive damage to cities and towns along the shore. The event disrupted transport and commerce, with reports of property loss and evacuations in affected areas. Authorities urged caution as rescue and repair efforts began.
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