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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1902
Page
6
Hamill Garland, speaking at the University of Chicago, denounces old-time herding as beautiful yet insipid and warns that many girls learn from novels. He urges true-to-life fiction and notes courtship remains sweet. He praises William Dean Howells as a leading American prose writer.
Miss Vining, a Massachusetts suffragist and club figure, reports shock at Boston society scenes with drinking by young women and profanity among the younger set. Other items note Servia’s marriage premium stirring early marriages and divorces, plus poet Sir Edwin Arnold’s seventieth birthday and a political figure from New York.
Senator Joseph W Bailey of Texas stormed Senator Beveridge of Indiana in the senate chamber, choking him amid a melee that drew aid from several senators and attendants. Injuries were minor, a torn necktie and a slight shake. The clash followed Bailey’s accusation that U S State Department officials failed to secure a Texas citizen released from a Mexican prison. Beveridge defended the department urging withdrawal of Bailey’s charges, while Bailey demanded a retraction. After executive business, Bailey again pressed Beveridge, sparking a fresh scuffle. Assistants and doorkeepers intervened and Bailey was restrained.
A New York Post item notes the soda water counter in a drug store is crowded with five men serving customers. When asked about annual business, a dispenser cites receipts over 60 000 dollars yearly and claims profits run about 100 percent.
Montreal imposes weight based bread sales starting September 1 with an exception for fancy bread under one pound. Law follows months of fierce debate between English buyers and French bakers who argued it protects consumer interests.
In France electricity is used extensively on farms for heating cooking and operating gear. Generators feed a central station supplying multiple circuits to power root cutters milk separators fanning mills and tools. Barn lighting irrigation pumps ventilators and water lifting from ponds are all powered, boosting farm efficiency.
The wife of Canada’s military commander wins popular admiration for beauty, estate, and education. Welsh heritage, substantial fortune, and philanthropy define her. A recent clash with a parish council over tree pruning at Gwyrch Castle in England ended in her favor.
An inventor of Mesennocarinas and porcelain organs claims to cast violins and mandolins from clay. The instruments are guaranteed to play well, with the porcelain body said to enhance sound, producing soft full notes. Edwin P. Hamlin marks twenty five years as executive secretary at the Massachusetts state house, serving under governors Rice through Crane.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously reported a resolution expressing the thanks of Congress to Rear Admiral Kempff for his service. The measure commends his leadership and contributions to national interests during his tenure and calls for appropriate recognition.
A mixed panorama from a historical newspaper item covers fiction book praise for Harry Leon Wilson, a tale of blackmail and sport, Japanese rainmaking experiments using electricity, a Catholic church statue mishap, Greek papyrus finds, disease spread via animals, the Kaiser’s giant ship Preussen, and questions about King Edward’s potential U.S. citizenship, plus notes on Nordica and Russian medical services.
Marguerite Gana, famed South American beauty formerly based in Washington, D. C., faced a bold burglary at the Thackeray hotel in London. She awoke to a thief at her room door, grappled him as he fled from the bed, and a pistol discharges occurred with two shots aimed at her. Servants intervened and the intruder was captured and later taken into custody.
A year of public appearances by David B. Hill shows he often reads speeches with an ornate and unclear delivery. The report notes his offhand speaking style and questions whether this affects his effectiveness in addressing audiences.
A drawing style guessing contest in Council Bluffs offers tickets at 25 cents each exchangeable for a share of Common Stock in the Auditorium Company. Each ticket includes two free guesses on a New York election and a special prize, with prizes formed by two sealed cash sacks deposited in a bank and to be opened after the contest ends. Trade marks from Defiance Starch can be exchanged for stock tickets, with no purchase limits.
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