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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1895
Page
2
Disjointed dispatches warn that J K Sovereign plans a nationwide bank boycott calling for labor organizations and Populists to unite. The piece argues banks wield corrupting power, presses for abolition, and predicts economic turmoil and social hardship if the movement succeeds or fails. It contrasts figures Harvey and Hort as symbols of good and evil.
The Kansas agitation over liquor runs hot in Wichita and Leavenworth. Police efforts to close saloons clash with city officials who oppose enforcing the prohibitory law. Governor Morrill is accused of deals with whisky interests as reformers unite to push enforcement and oust money power from office. The liquor fight threatens political alignments across state parties.
Feuilleton style verse extols a woman's strength while recounting devotion and sacrifice. It mixes political jabs on temperance, prohibition, and silver with notices of presidents, governors, and reform factions. The piece touches Stanford University funding, the Christian Endeavor convention, and editorial gossip about names and public events, concluding with fragmented political commentary.
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