29 Jan 1897
Page 1
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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1897
Page
1
A terse report records a January 2 bout with a KO outcome. Names appear garbled but indicate a match featuring Capen, Rooka or Rook and Sbies, with references to lens and watt. No clear locations or organizations are identifiable in the fragment.
A Kansas City Times reporter in Topeka writes on January 23 about Kansas Populists governing the state. He notes Mrs. Lease’s departure, praises the Populists as practical, proud of self-education, and contrasts Western educational standards with Eastern stereotypes while profiling Superintendent Stryker Chief Justice Doster and Governor Leedy. He argues Kansas shows the path for West reform and future national law.
Rev R A White of Stewart Avenue Universalist church decries Chicago hunger and waste as thousands starve and freeze amid idle food and unpaid agricultural goods. He cites 1000000? but notes relief appeals, rich and poor alike seeking aid. adds Senators response and Kansas defeat.
A decorative poem celebrates Kansas, praising sunflowers, prairies, blue skies, and rolling hills. It extols Kansas as a beloved land where sunlit fields and open spaces symbolize the state’s heritage and natural beauty. The verses evoke pride in the sunlit plains and the enduring spirit of Kansans. It attributes authorship to D. A. Enis worrs.
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