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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1901
Page
3
Jim Kennedy confronts jealousy as Bertram Ryder announces his marriage to Cicely Barstow with Nora Dillon aiding a cover story. Nora breaks down, Ryder faces Kennedy’s anger, and Cicely’s family objections drive a tangled romance to a turning point.
Kennedy, a postman, loves Nora Dillon but the letterry from Bertram Ryder sparks jealousy. He finally watches Nora with Ryder at her home, then contemplates a Garfeld Park picnic amid a cooling summer mood and a hidden emotional tension.
London foreign office correspondence reports 98 percent of slaves in Zanzibar and Pemba prefer to remain enslaved. Fewer slaves sought freedom in 1900 than 1899 as British commissioners note limited gains from escape. Masters act more kindly under new slave laws to attract continued service.
General Harria C Hobart resigns from the Milwaukee Public Library board after twenty five years of service. He is eighty ninth year and a former Union prisoner who tunneled from Libby Prison, dual Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1859 and 1863.
Judge William Woods born May 13 1837 in Farmington Tenn rose from farmer’s son to Indiana Circuit Judge Supreme Court Justice and United States District Judge. Appointed by Presidents Arthur Harrison he jailed embittered railway strikers including Eugene V Debs in 1894. Survived by widow and two children Floyd A and Alice.
Manchester decided to municipalize tram service and install overhead electric lines replacing horse traction after the operating lease ends in 1901. Parliament upheld the city’s plan and a first section of about eighteen miles of single track was opened with ceremonies. Electrification of remaining lines is underway.
General Maximo Gomez, lauded as Cuba’s greatest soldier, visits the United States to thank Americans and urge Cuba to seize peace and development. His career spans fierce guerilla warfare, sacrifices, and restrained political views since Cuba’s freedom aided by the United States.
Philadelphia offered 39 000 400 of 8 percent bonds for sale but drew only a single bid of 5 000. Bond experts suggest franchise scandal or low interest rate as factors. If Wanamaker offer had been accepted, city might have borrowed 9 000 000.
Edward Mullvebtil saved Mme Schumann-Heink from police and danger in New York then received a kiss on board the steamer bound for Germany. The tale questions proper reward for saving a life, suggesting a cash equivalent may suit the humble hero better than a kiss from the famous opera singer.
A 13 year old girl from Matte ron Til was taken to the Chicago county jail by a constable and a poll judge for petty theft of eggs. The neighbor prompted the arrest. the child was released by Judge Tuley after no trial, highlighting enforcement and legal ignorance.
The Countess of Strafford, an American widow, remains popular and is expected to re-enter society after Queen Victoria's mourning. Her first husband, Colgate of New York, died, and Had there been a male heir from her 1898 New York marriage to the Earl, she would have occupied Wortham Castle and the London house. The Earl's death left the estate to his brother, Rev. Francs B.C. Byng. She visited her mother in Lakewood, New Jersey, last summer and has a daughter by her first husband.
More than fifty thousand horses in New York City are disabled by a disease the veterinarians call the grip. Symptoms resemble human grip with sudden attacks and ensuing weakness. Death rates among horses match human mortality in early outbreaks. Owners suffer the greatest losses from weeks of work inability.
Economists and students of industrial conditions warn that labor-saving machinery drives idle workers from cities. Kansas and Dakota farmers cry for help as harvest nears. fields risk losses due to scarce harvest labor. Employment agencies and railroads lure unemployed with high wages and transportation, while many still prefer crowded cities over work in the fields.
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor is at his home in Washington DC with a concussion and possible skull fracture. His condition is critical but a physician says he probably will recover. He was hurt when alighting from a car as he had been taking two children on an outing.
The presidents of Yale and Harvard report a year of strong growth with about 2,000,000 in receipts for each institution. J E Lu mont Morgan offers to fund a 1,000,000 building program for Harvard and the Wethcat School, memorializing his father. Mr and Mrs Nelson Robinson pledge a 300,000 endowment for that department. Harvard also reports over 760,000 in cash gifts last year.
A Chicago Record-Herald verse muses on a horse wearing a straw hat. The speaker notes the animal’s appearance and recalls older ladies with shakers, expressing care for the horse and sympathy for its labor and emotion.
A three day automobile race from Paria to Berlin covered 282% miles at an average speed of 45 mph excluding stops. The winner’s pace sparks debate on whether highways will supplant railways as rail networks face competition from broad, smooth roads. A June North American Review article by H. G. Wells projects urban transformation driven by automobile movement, freight and passenger traffic over new road systems that outpace tramways and streetcar enterprises.
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