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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1899
Page
4
The president Will and three professors were fired by Republican regents. Opponents accused the regents of backing hypocritical ministers while students protested. The board aims to replace them with supporters of gold standard ideas, risking lower attendance at the Agricultural College.
H. W. Clark of Ohio testifies that Standard Oil sells many grades from one tank and lowers prices to four cents per gallon during competition then raises them after rivals exit. He describes turpentine packing with gasoline, laborers paid 75 cents daily for long hours, and notes Rockefeller as a benevolent church builder and benefactor.
A Chicago Record summary notes Anderson and Locansport Indiana have created their own street and utility services. Fire protection and water plants operate under a nonpartisan board with nominal salaries. Bonds are paid and rates are cheaper than private firms, suggesting municipal ownership succeeds if pursued earnestly.
A coalition called a coal trust was formed at Kansas City on Thursday of last week bringing together major mine operators wholesalers middlemen and retailers from Kansas Missouri Arkansas Indian Territory and Oklahoma. The group says it is not a trust but an association for mutual protection and to dignify the coal business. Critics note that any trust may offer the same justification.
Gumneral Henpeerson, chosen to replace Tom Reed as speaker, opposed expansion in a congressional speech. He now aligns with administration policy under pressure, while Kansas Republicans unite behind Henderson.
Sam Parers, former congressman and Newton postmaster, attacks Cy Leland in the Newton Republican, calling for Leland to resign as pension agent at Topeka and advocating Fred Funston to be appointed in his stead.
Last week the Santa Fe Railroad Company announced a very satisfactory dividend, suggesting that the railroad business is not all loss, contrary to frequent assertions by railroad companies and Republican politicians during discussions of railroad legislation.
Editor Brady urges bold anti trust action while urging party bosses to back enforcement. The piece argues state law and the federal anti trust statute should be used to prosecute trusts, noting plant closings and unemployment. It pressures Mr Godard and Republicans to act before the next campaign.
The Indiana Supreme Court unanimously rules that the charter of any trust may be revoked. The decision is sweeping but limited, as state courts have little power against national evils. No court decision in a decade has aided the masses, and some have harmed them. State rights are deemed dead, erasing much liberty for the common people.
Indiana Supreme Court holds a public corporation that colludes with others to destroy competition and raise prices can lose its corporate franchise. The ruling refers to the case State on relation of prosecuting attorney v Portland Natural Gas and Oil Company.
Dr. Caorto of Paris announces a guaranteed cure for consumption after treating a thousand cases. He intends to establish a sanatorium at Pekin Illinois and to treat five hundred cases in the United States free of charge.
The Kansas City Times notes Hanna supports destroying trusts in the platform yet argues they should be allowed to operate openly to keep campaign contributions flowing. The piece reflects a debate on regulation and political funding during the era.
Brewers association gathered in Detroit last week to oppose the war tax on beer and to attack prohibitionists, delivering a strong political stance in a public meeting.
A reader reports confusion at the post office over redeeming postage stamps for money or exchanging them for other stamps. A clerk claimed only to sell stamps, not buy them, and a posted notice stated Sam does not exchange stamps. In contrast, a drug store paid face value in cash, with stamps selling at par citywide.
A Living Issues excerpt argues stamps could be cornered and manipulated like money if banks were allowed a stake in the post office. It claims stamps never depreciate, the supply is exhaustible only in theory, and suggests bankers could fix prices, restrict supply, and profit by guiding postal policy.
Regular services will resume at the Congregational church next Sunday with Sunday school at 9 90 a m preaching by the pastor at 11 a m and 8 p m PLS C E meeting at 7 p m Special excursion to Colorado The Missouri Pacific Railway Company will on June 25 to July 10 inclusive call round trip tickets to Pueblo Colorado Springs and Denver at rate of 10 with return limit of Opt B16t RG Wixe Agent.
Local shop advertises umbrella and parasol recovery service. They offer to re cover fabric and restore wool frames, inviting customers to save their existing items with new covers and repairs.
Abundant showers and a scatter of community items from Lone Elm include Dr. Davis of Colony calling in, Eva Jackson visiting Ruth Putnam, and Turner Smith in Moran. Several residents travel, visit relatives, and attend services as Grace Ginbey visits Equity and Children’s Day at the Presbyterian church draws attendance. Leanna Pistole’s ninety first birthday gathering honors the occasion with a large turnout and a warm dinner.
Sunday services were led by Bld. Saunders of Eric Kaa at Christina church in Selma with morning and evening preaching. Baptist and M B churches held Children's Day observances in Bush City and Selma with good and full attendances. Ove Bowman and wife from Toronto visited grandparents John Huggins and relatives, returning home. Farmers continued corn cultivation to combat weeds from recent rain.
A local notice warns of a gang posing as nursery agents in the city and county selling inferior trees and shrubs. It offers five dollars of stock for a statement from the nursery owner denying the quality and a further five dollars’ worth if the proprietor confirms authorized agents. It promises half-price stock to direct orders and urges patronage of local dealers who deal squarely. The deadline is June 30th.
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