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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
2
The AcrTaTOR reports a flood hitting a high town and its Kansas City branch could not supply this week’s paper. A half sheet is issued this week, with plans to resume normal publication next week.
A Indianapolis hotel maid refused to make the bed where Booker T Washington slept, triggering national reaction. Supporters sent money to the maid while critics, including Rev Dr Hillis of New York, denounced the act as demeaning to the educator and warned against hero worship. Hillis offered Washington hospitality and bedmaking if needed, noting his kinship to local figures Hester.
Western Federation of Miners president Charles Moyer, in a public annual report, urges socialistic and independent political action. He questions arbitration in the anthracite strike and warns that leaders who favor it threaten unity and promise only future strife and destitution.
A national reformer warns that racial and labor tensions are rising toward potential bloodshed. He cites renewed bitterness between the North and South, visible again at the Confeder ate reunion in New Orleans, blaming Roosevelt era bluff and bluster for inflaming sectarian strife.
A powerful earthquake struck the Armenian town of Malazguierd last week. About 2,000 people were killed in the disaster, with many structures rendered uninhabitable and relief efforts underway.
Eight people are reported killed in a collision near Stillwell between Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific passenger trains. The Colorado Flyer carried many passengers and several others are seriously hurt. Details are sparse, with confusion affecting dispatch orders and unclear particulars of the disaster.
Citizens faced steep food costs as eggs rose to 40 cents and butter followed suit while potatoes hit 2.50 a bushel and hams reached seven dollars apiece. City authorities passed an ordinance to regulate prices, condemning such greed as theft from the vulnerable. The writer connects socialist critique to flood relief.
In a Wellington column, the cost of the Roosevelt era is critiqued with White House expenses rising by over 25 000 dollars annually since his advent. The Mayflower yacht fittings and repairs total about 179 000 dollars plus 30 000 this year, and White House upgrades approach 500 000 dollars, arguing the president costs taxpayers far more than any predecessor.
The Topeka State Journal notes J P Morgan quietly kept his art collection in London for twelve months to avoid U S tariffs. He rented a London house at far less than the potential 300000 duty, then reclassified the items as household goods to enter the United States duty free.
The Ottawa Guardian accuses Governor Bailey of naming Dick Hayden, a St. Louis brewery attorney and alcohol law advocate, as Shawnee county probate judge. The paper notes Bailey’s whisky candidacy and claims many temperance supporters now face the consequences of their vote.
A Kansas Democrat notes lingering partisan double standards, comparing President Johnson’s and Teddy Roosevelt’s campaigns. The citizen recalls harsh Republican criticism of Johnson’s tour while praising today’s extensive coverage of Roosevelt’s trip with little critical commentary.
A concise promotional item notes a local eatery named Eat at the Red Light described as the best place in town. The fragment emphasizes prominence and public favor for the venue.
Anderson county residents with children in the Agricultural College at Manhattan are relieved that all are alive. The town was cut off for several days and some homes in the lower area were surrounded by water, though overall damage was slight compared with other towns. Railroad tracks were damaged badly enough that trains have not reached the town since.
The piece envisions a world governed by the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man where all people act as one family. If everyone minded each other’s interests, disasters like floods would lose their fear and losses would be minimal.
A Scorcu Man sold rights to manufacture a method using pig skin as a tire material. He argues rubber trees take 22 years to yield sap and forests vanish, driving up rubber costs. His long experiments claim hog hide makes an excellent substitute, which could benefit Kansas farmers if adopted.
Contest rules allow any county lady to canvass for votes with subscriptions paid at one dollar earning one hundred votes. Prizes include a sewing machine a watch a scholarship and the top prize for the largest vote total. Counts close August 1 1903 at 6 pm with weekly vote announcements in the paper.
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