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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1896
Page
2
A Gar detts Kansan column mixes sensational clippings on Greater New York debt claims, Vampires in Virginia baseball, a Decatur Ind circus theft, a Chicago detective tally, prison uniform changes, a Joan of Arc armor find, and reflections on aging Civil War veterans with fateful tones of memory and mortality.
Thrifty shoppers are warned as new jelly varieties appear in markets. Reports claim currant jelly samples in San Francisco were largely bullock blood with coal tar additives, while others using dried apple bases contained acids, glucose, and coloring from unknown sources. Fruit abundance is expected, but prudent storage tips are advised.
A fragmentary piece titled Pioneers O Pioneers by T Leslie envisions labor and liberty, urging progress against gold’s curse and social bondage. It evokes a march of the many toward a city on a hill, with calls for light, truth, and emancipation through collective effort.
Keir Hardie says the International Congress will be a success and urges branches to send delegates beyond the NAC representation. Mardie notes preparations for the International Workers and Trades Union Congress in London with a 2 pound minimum or 10s per delegate fee, and widespread adhesion from European socialist groups. The Socialist Labor Party from America will attend, and the Zurich Congress prioritizes the agrarian question after standing orders. Over fifty resolutions have been submitted. final dates: May for submissions and June for attendance notice.
Nottingham England meeting of the Miners Federation confirms making the minimum wage a condition for continuing the Conciliation Board. If employers resist, a three month autumn strike is possible. Critiques press claims of importing coal from Germany and urges united action across regions.
Paris notes describe Karl Maes born Treven 1518 son of a Christian Jew who rose to government rank. He studied at Bonn gaining fame in philosophy and jurisprudence and planned an academic career. He married the sister of Prussian Minister Von Went.
Eva McDonald Valesh reports on Marx adopting a political stance in Germany, his Berlin censor conflict, and his later Paris editorship. The piece traces the rise of the Labor Party in Marseilles, the influence of the Young Hegelians, and the spread of May Day ideas from Bordeaux to Paris, detailing key figures and events shaping socialist movements.
A fragment recounts a modest workman author proposing an idea in a small inn room before fellow Labor delegates. The little congrom, expelled from Bordeaux by authorities for showing a red Nag jak the open fog autlog, was held at the Commune of Boweat.
CETTE France votes to declare May 1 an official holiday with sunrise and sunset artillery salutes. Public buildings to be illuminated public concerts scheduled bread meat and tobacco distributions to follow, as the trial of Socialists and other political tensions ripple through Germany and the Reichstag.
In Rotterdam 6000 dock workers quit over wage cuts, prompting National Guard mobilization and three gunboats stationed offshore. British steamers at the port refused to load or unload, leaving ships detained as the labor action widens.
State Factory Inspector Florence Kelley presented her third annual report to the Governor detailing 1805 findings. She visited 44 cities, inspected 4,510 establishments employing 100,460 people. 3,034 children ages 14 to under 16 were found at work. 50s6 defendants prosecuted for employing under 14s. Tenement shop growth and rising employment, including 1,140 working girls, highlighted. many could neither read nor write English.
A circular from the Provision and Grocery Clerks calls for an organized union among clerks in Boston’s provision and grocery trades. It argues unity, disciplined action, and collective strength are needed to improve working conditions and achieve common aims.
A fraternal union forms to aid workers in the trade, promote welfare, and assist in employment. The preamble emphasizes mutual cooperation and collective advancement, urging clubs nationwide to support the effort while critiquing capitalist society and contrasting it with a call to reform.
Local Trades and Labor Union endorses aggressive action against the Taglint Syndicate and allied employers. Resolutions urge solidarity, boycott enforcement, and support for Brewery Workers Union No. 6 43 and 05 with calls for penalties on noncompliant employers. Mention of Wainwright and local agitation in St Louis.
A humorous corner poem describes a stately forest monarch gate and a home under walnut shade. It unfolds a cottage scene with grape vines honey-suckle treill and a brick path to a welcoming maid. The verse mood recalls nostalgic rural life and personal longing.
A fragmented dialogue recounts a sleeping man in a doorway at five in the morning and a street scene with a policeman and a frustrated observer. A separate vignette shows a museum visitor and a proud freak claiming ex railway station agent status. An elderly lady questions a mendicant about lost money, tied to a book on success.
Willie Gay narrates his fond memories of a dog and offers to teach Fido a kiss to please Misa Lovern. The casual dialogue reflects playful pet training and affection between the speakers.
Fragmentary OCR dialogue shows a mock courtroom scene with names like Judge No Name and Officer, a tainted manslaughter exchange, a flirty reference to Mary Mashem, and intruding singer songwriter lines. The snippet hints at a satirical, rowdy hearing with interruptions about umbrellas and temptations.
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