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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1901
Page
6
A poetic piece by Ella Wheeler Wilcox appears in the Chicago American, reflecting on unfulfilled aims and shared sorrows. The poem mourns the missed marks of heroes, lovers, and companions, celebrating resilience amid loss and longing.
In the Latin Quarter a tired Anne Weber toils in a Paris atelier chasing love and art. A tender letter from Edwin Bowen promises a future, while a harsh truth about their distance tests their bond and work, ending with a cable declaring the lovers’ imminent reunion.
A party led by Mr. Stone with assistants Rehn and Coggin plans a Medford based seven night expedition into parts of New Jersey near Philadelphia. They aim to collect plants and animals for expert identification, study soil and water, and may mount subsequent, larger explorations from a base of supplies due to scarce food and difficult transport for heavy specimen loads.
Indianapolis based May Kee, a Chinese restaurateur, received a royal gift of 100 year eggs credited to Li Hung Chang. The eggs, preserved in their shells, are described as still good and supposedly improved by a China kitchen process. An enclosed card conveyed Li Hung Chang’s compliments and wished May Kee a long journey.
Michael Corr died in Philadelphia and an adjudication awards $112,000 to several Catholic charitable institutions in the city. Professor Hinckley G. Mitchell of Boston University School of Theology will direct the American Bethool for Oriental Study and Resource in Palentini for a year.
Rev Josep Warren, Harvard College's oldest graduate, marks his ninety third birthday at his Worchester Mass home. A 1828 graduate born in Bridgewater, he studied for the ministry at Harvard Divinity and the Annen Seminary, served as pastor near West Boylston, and sat in the 1850s state constitutional convention and the 1872 legislature. Despite nearing one hundred, he remains active and clear headed.
Discussion at the national teachers convention in Detroit highlights rising expenditures for religious schools and their draw on public schools. The article calls for a comprehensive inquiry into parental reasons, curricula and pedagogic methods behind enrollments in parochial schools to inform future education policy.
The Naiad Queen heads eight society Tenders in a bold swimming title contest. Constance Mackenzie, niece of the Duke of Sutherland and Cromartie heiress, wins the challenge shield gold medal for the third time in succession, medals previously worn on her blouse.
The Peary relief expedition led by N L Bridgeman sails as he expects Peary to have reached the pole and made discoveries. E B Baldwin leaves Tromso with dog teams and a stout vessel aiming for the pole. Captain Bernier plans to reach Arctic waters via Bering Strait and drift to the pole. Four expeditions from Germany Britain and Scandinavia target the south. The North and South Poles retain allure for explorers though relief missions dominate so far.
In Cape Town South Africa a rat extermination war is under way with a six cent bounty paid for dead or alive rats delivered to a city office. The program, aimed at curbing bubonic plague, initially spurred many locals to gather rats for cash. As supplies dwindled officials doubled the bounty to twelve cents to revive the effort and sustain rat hunting activity.
A New York Appellate Court ruling upheld lower court findings that three Colonial Dames groups may use the title without exclusivity. The decision ends a dispute over sole ownership of the Colonial Dames of America, noting no single original group exists.
A Parla cable dispatch describes Santos Dumont guiding a cigar shaped balloon around the Longchamp course and around the Eiffel Tower before returning to start. It notes earlier long voyages by Louis and others showed attempts to master wind driven flight. The piece explains progress toward controllable balloons with motive power and navigation gear, while acknowledging past failures in practical tests.
The article notes U.S. population rising from 62,022,260 to 76,204,790 between 1890 and 1900, a 21 percent gain. It highlights Christian Endeavor membership expanding from one million to four million from 1891 to 1901, a 300 percent rise, and predicts rapid global spread if trends continue, praising the organization’s positive work.
The Dowager of Abercorn, who recently celebrated her ninetieth birthday, has 128 living descendants including four dukes and heirs to dukedoms. Her family, traced to the sixth Duke of Bedford, recalls a 1894 reunion where 101 descendants passed before her. Survivors include the current Duke of Abercorn and several titled children and relatives.
The Countess of Essex, formerly Mian Adele Grant of New York, uses American pluck to support herself and her husband after fortunes waned. She rents furnished apartments at high rents, becoming a respected London figure. Once a belle of New York and Newport, she was married to the Earl of Essex and was betrothed to Earl Cairns. She is the daughter of 5 and the stepson of 14.
After a 2000 mile bicycle trip through Southern Europe Johnny Bookwalter, eminent Americas economist and author, argues higher grain prices signal trouble. He says crisis looms between urban and rural U S populations following his study of European peasantry and Italian travels.
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