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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1902
Page
2
A bustling compilation of satirical quips and brief notes from Kansas readers. Items reference John Most, William Waldorf Astor, King Alfonso, Alfred Austin, Noah’s ark, a French czar, and various oddities in politics, society, and fashion. Mixed jests touch on finance, crime, and manners with a wry editorial tone.
A critical overview argues Secretary Root and the administration pursue a Hamiltonian “interest” method alongside force in Cuba and elsewhere. It accuses payments to Gomez and Dominican figures of financing rebellion, paid from Cuban funds, and warns this bribery-backed governance could spread to the homeland.
The coal fields hold over 1 000 billion tons, a five thousand year supply at current use. With new heating methods, coal seems inexhaustible yet miners’ labor costs at 40 cents per ton yield mine-mouth values of $1 50 per ton. Americans pay about $6 per ton on average and price swings of $1 or $2 can occur any day, threatening access.
The report notes internal Republican divisions over tariff policy after McKinley’s assassination era remarks. It states a pro tariff reduction faction has gained some ground, faced defeat in reciprocity battles, and warns further organized opposition will reemerge, signaling widening rifts within the party.
The article criticizes longstanding government hostility toward General Miles, arguing the nation dislikes insinuations against the army's commander. It contends his gravest fault is honest frankness, which the administration finds foreign to its methods.
The War Department states the sooner the Milesio confrontation is brought into the open the better for everyone involved. Action urged to reveal details and clarify responsibility, aiming to reduce confusion and risk.
The piece condemns the steel trust led by the Topet promoters for extreme “watering” of capitalization. It argues the conversion plan to bonds under a proposed new deal would further enrich the syndicate, while the public bears the cost in the end.
Strenuosky’s rough handling of senators and representatives angers political leaders in both houses. The enmity will show later but did not affect the reciprocity fight, though Republicans may mock the president for the severe rebuke as the worst ever received.
Gov Taft has completed negotiations for the Vatican to sell friars lands in the Philippines for 5 million dollars. Original price paid by Spain was 20.1 million, with benevolent assimilation costs totaling 170 million to date, bringing four years of occupation to about 195.1 million, or roughly 50 million annually. The investment appears secure but not remunerative.
A natural presumption suggests trusts and combines may view Republican tariff revision as a campaign weapon for discontent. The fifty sixth and fifty seventh Congresses have shown fidelity to monopolistic combinations, deserving continued support from powerful interests.
A fragment describes potential federal inquiry into Ohio officeholders and partisan factional conflict. It asserts party service is credible and necessary, urging investigation and continued effort by political actors amid partisan tensions.
Representative Babcock has postponed his plan to repeal protective duties on steel and other trust controlled products until a future congressional campaign. As committee chairman he shifts focus to another campaign, while many Wisconsin and Western Republicans hold differing views on the issue.
The passage argues opponents of reciprocity risk stalemate while Roosevelt’s stance tests tolerance. It suggests the Republican party could gain votes by a divided stance on reciprocity and other public questions, implying cross-party appeal if factions hold firm or falter.
Public mood in Illinois and across states presses for tariff revision and trial restriction. Recent events reveal that tariffs chiefly benefit trusts, enabling oppression of the people through trade monopolies built by thrift.
Opinion noting Senator Veet's opposition to populist senatorial elections and recalling corrupt legislative elections and costly deadlocks in choosing senators. Argues state legislation should not be delayed by senatorial elections.
A critique of high tariff Republicans equating Republicanism with broken pledges and cruelty to Cuba. The author warns that brutality in policy risks destroying the party, likening it to the hurt caused to Bleeding Kansas and the fate of Democracy in the past.
Senator Hoar applauds his party for wisdom but laments forced constitutional moralities that compel disagreement on the present occasion. He notes the party appears wiser yet more wicked, implying a sharper critique of its current stance.
A fragment reflects on President Roosevelt and a Pennsylvania endorsement amid political rhetoric. It contemplates the impact of an endorsement on civil service sentiment and the administration’s handling of reform era concerns.
Fragmentary verse speaks of eternal union and divine fate in marriage vows. References to death, blessing and curse, longing, and a spiritual join persist through a mist of garbled phrases and broken names. The piece evokes a sacred bond beyond change, with hints of devotion, sorrow, and hopeful restoration.
A comparative view of the American Labor union and the American Federation of Labor outlines each body’s income, per capita taxes, and membership. It cites Western Labor union income of 12 000 dollars and per capita tax payments, plus AFL figures of 151 000 dollars and 4 100 000 members paying per capita tax, noting affiliations and overlaps among unions and leaders.
Wages are not fixed by masters or government but by social and economic forces. Historically England tried statutes and proclamations, yet failed. modern thought treats wages as a social product tied to cost and living standards. Prof. George Gunton notes wages reflect the social standard of living, not individual caprice. Men who do the meat work don't always do it the best.
Manila labor unrest nears a head as three large American employers of Filipino workers demand a 50 percent wage hike or risk a strike. One firm raised pay from $4 to $30 weekly over three years, and another says further increases are impossible. Labor organizer Scabelo de Los Reyes seeks across the board raises, worrying merchants who claim Filipino labor costs have grown steeply relative to output.
The women of New Orleans have formed a group to tackle child labor, volunteer as inspectors of cotton mills, and push to clear factories of violations. They cite laws prohibiting employment of girls under fourteen and boys under twelve, noting a ten year old injured in a recent factory panic and urging stricter enforcement.
Reports from Belgian coal pits show wage cuts up to 12 percent with possible hour reductions after a resumed strike. In San Juan Puerto Rico organized labor faces opposition from Federation Regional backed by Porto Rican Republics. Syracuse garment firms resist nine hour day concessions spurring 1,500 workers to quit. Gompers cancels Kingston Ontario Iron Workers charter over lack of support for machinists. Providence papermakers and manufacturers ratify a one year settlement term.
American descendant George Fitegeorge, a respected Trenton news dealer, asserts kinship to King Edward. He states he is descended indirectly from the morganatic marriage of George IV to Mrs Fitsgeorge.
Sometimes, said Uncle Eben, a boy has reason to suspect he’s been accused for doing what his father would do himself if he weren’t too busy or hadn’t the rheumatism.
Coal companies around Susquehanna Pennsylvania and nearby areas report heavy mule losses as mules lifted to the surface after a strike endure sun exposure. Many mules, unused to daylight after fifteen to twenty years in mines, perish daily from sunstroke.
A friend notes Edward Lauterbach, candidate for lieutenant governor of New York, has two sons who praise him constantly. The boys are so devoted that their speech often resembles prayer, beginning every other sentence with Our Father.
Siberian merchants loudly complain that Manchuria and Siberian ports are flooded with American, German, and Japanese goods, threatening Russian trade. They call for energetic frontier measures, especially a guard to curb smuggling. A Los Angeles woman acts as a medical detective, visiting doctors suspected of unlicensed practice to lure prescriptions, leading to court action.
William Drennan, postmaster and justice of the peace, suffered for months from severe kidney distress and was unable to sleep. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills, he quickly recovered his health and credits the remedy with his restoration and gratitude.
The article compares freight loads and per mile costs. It notes English freight trains carry about 100 tons, while a typical last year average on one railroad was 540 tons. It cites two British railroads charging 48 percent per ton mile, versus a New York road at 23 percent per ton mile.
Justice Laughlin in Buffalo enjoins Paul B Hudson, manufacturer of Dr. Clark's Foot Powder, and a Brooklyn retailer from making or selling the product. The court declares an imitation of Foot-Ease and orders full accounting of sales. Allen S Olmsted of La Roy N Y owns the Foot-Ease mark. further actions planned against others infringing on trade and common law rights.
A London Globe snippet recalls a suburban butcher describing a man leaving his shop as a thorough gentleman. The joke hinges on a mishearing about frequent London trips and rural manners.
The item notes a planned renaming of Baltimore's North Avenue to Schley Avenue in honor of rear admiral Schley as the city expands northward. It also mentions Constantinople selling agricultural machines last year including 370 reapers and mowers and four binders, with Turkish peasants finding binders too complex for satisfactory use.
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