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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1902
Page
3
The Commoner editor defines monopoly as the suspension of competition by private groups or individuals who can fix prices. He contrasts private land ownership with monopolies and supports limited patent monopolies to encourage invention while urging a limited time frame.
The Chicago Tribune reports President Roosevelt will veto any act reviving the vice admiralty grade for Schley or recognizing him by statute. The piece argues the president’s position seems driven by a wish to quell a public scandal sullying both army and navy, not personal feeling, and questions how his actions align with justice for the Santiago hero.
The article reports on Senate discussions led by Senator Burrows of Michigan proposing examinations for alien anarchists seeking admission. Senator Hours pushes an international deportation plan to exile archians to a distant island for ideological tests. The piece suggests the rhetoric reveals skepticism about current anti-anarchy measures.
President Roosevelt, after protracted debate and bureaucratic delay, actions the oval issue for final settlement. Burke’s framing of an indictment faces scrutiny as public opinion and legal scrutiny converge on the high court inquiry’s last month deliberations.
Officials insist that duties extend beyond opinions and orders and must ultimately bow to public will in the handling of this affair. The remark underscores pressure on departments to align actions with community sentiment.
Republican papers attack Senator Wellington for his conscience as he opposed imperialism and militarism. He faces removal from the Senate despite standing by his beliefs, choosing integrity over career advancement and party pressure.
The piece argues that American workers, regardless of role, can save for hard times without service pension funds. It criticizes government or employer meddling that would force workers to manage their earnings, asserting such interference is unworthy of the common sense of the average man.
An overflowing treasury invites easy prosecution of schemes seen as politic and safe by a restrained Congress majority. Legislators care less about what is taxed from the people and more about gains for organized greed or partisan war chests for future campaigns.
In Washington a group of affluent citizens opposes the policy of humanity toward Cuba and the tariff. They defend beet sugar as the infant industry and recount a 1899 circular by Ita Jeadera, Outing, and Oxnard claiming farmers could profit at least $3 a ton net even if sugar were free.
The Peurla Journal notes the president shows strength yet errs in a verbal rebuke to General Milex besides a written reprimand. It suggests future possible suit over whether the actions were dignified or popular.
The text argues that endorsing the principle in the initiative and referendum when constitutional and other important questions are submitted to the people strengthens government and reduces corruption by bringing governance closer to citizens.
Lord Rothschild contends that publishing trust profits, as Roosevelt suggested, would inflame public opinion and imply profits are so large that the public must bear their costs. He frames the idea as an admission of excessive profiteering by trusts.
The passage suggests that as tensions rise around Roosevelt and the party’s nomination, public sentiment may turn against him. It hints that revelations and extravagances of past clubs could strengthen a public call for him to refuse a presidential bid with greater resolve than before.
Fragmentary criticism of Republican government argues that executives and Congress misuse injunction power to restrain courts. Claims labor in Chicago and other places also benefits from these actions and criticizes those who advocate or support them.
The Boston Post notes President Mel Kinley recanted his belief in the plain duty of the United States and signed the Porto Rico tariff after trusts pressed him. The piece asks if Roosevelt will imitate his predecessor's complacency.
Fragmentary historical note suggests a debate on government, anarchists, and trusts opposing governance. It hints that no Republican proposes a domestic remedy, implying Republicans favor wider continental crises.
A fragment notes fading declaration text and asserts that the original principles of independence have been nearly forgotten, with current politicians making renewed efforts to rediscover them. The passage hints at a deliberate recall by contemporary leaders amid fading memory of the founding ideals.
A design resembling early Renaissance palaces of Rome and Florence is proposed for a new Union League club house in Chicago. The building aims for public and club use with a state suite, lounge areas, dining rooms, libraries, bedrooms, and top-floor amenities, all fireproof and without extravagance.
The 69th New York, famed as part of the Irish Brigade, enlisted for three months and fought at Blackburn's Ford and Bull Run with many captured at Bull Run. After returning in August, a three year reorganization followed, forming the 69th NY Volunteers under Colonel Nugent with Kelley and Cavanagh as officers. The unit, joined by the 63d and 88th NY regiments and later the 28th Massachusetts and Fifth Pennsylvania, faced internal strife but was rebuilt into a robust battalion. Colonel Smith led the reformed regiment before Edward Duffy took command, and in the Spanish American War the regiment expanded to the 89th NY Volunteer Infantry, mustered May 1898 and January 1899 after training and mobilization.
A brief historical note on Russian railway orders shows American firms bidding to supply locomotives to Nicolas I’s rail line from St Petersburg to Moscow. The final orders shifted to Germany and France as politics and price influenced decisions. Major Ebstein, tasked with Brooklyn police duties, is described in brief.
Mrs Louise M Gibson cites kidney trouble headaches and backache relief after using Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound and six bottles plus her Pill. She says health improved and she feels young again, recommending others seek free confidential advice from Lydia Pinkham Lyon Mass.
A letter from Prince Albert Saskatchewan to Dr C J Field of Chase Michigan appeared in the Reed City Clarion. The writer Henry Laughlin extols the region as superior for farming stock and crops, noting good yields last fall and ripe potatoes. He describes building a residence and plans for more work next summer. He mentions a mild winter, log shanties, and calm weather with no wind or rain. The text includes garbled ad-like passages about medical cures and a quip about a man with a “ble head.”
In winter Allen's Foot Base promises relief for cold damp feet and chilblains. It suggests use for sweating sore feet or tight shoes with sales through druggists and shoe stores at 25 cents. Sample requests available by mail to Allen Olmsted 1a Roy N. Reputation remark closes the blurb.
An assortment of tight, fragmentary notices and ad lines. Claims a cure for tobacco habit, a free remedy for stamp postage, a superstition about cracked mirrors, and various product pitches. Includes claims about dye, kidney health, faded clothes, and starch products with scattered misspellings and vague addresses.
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