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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1897
Page
2
A fragmented weekly column mocks British prison officials, locust campaigns in Argentina, and Labovohere’s plan to end titles by baptizing children with noble prefixes. The piece parodies political and social issues, mixing global affairs with domestic satire and light ridicule.
The piece argues editors should avoid indiscriminate disclosure of private letters and urges prudence in burning manuscripts. It notes losses to literature and biography if the private writings of figures like Charles Lamb Oliver Cromwell and Madame de Sevigne were destroyed for the sake of privacy.
In Washington, Senator Penrose refuses to tip hotel waiters, triggering a rare public backlash. Four waiters refuse service in protest, a fifth complies then resigns, and the waiter union cites solidarity. The episode echoes Lord Hallabury on public opinion’s power and its influence on social conduct and etiquette.
A newspaper notes that clandestine marriages often stem from romantic rashness and end in divorce. recent reports reveal a college couple wed months earlier, causing shock, wounded pride, and even a devoted parent’s death, underscoring the fragile nature of sacred family life.
A Baltimore pair living together twenty years in the same church never spoke, yet read the Bible and heard sermons in vain, underscoring a need for tangible faith. In Missouri a physical culture leader notes students resisting physical training, arguing a strong body aids moral strength.
The life of Barnato, famed South African diamond king and London financier, is recounted amid allegations of a leap overboard near Madeira. Born as Barnato Isaaca, he rose to immense wealth through Kaffirs shares and the Transvaal boom, facing later stress and rumored health decline before his death.
An accommodation train on the Galena branch of the Frisco railroad left the track four miles east of Joplin at 1 o clock yesterday after a box car loaded with lumber struck it. Three passengers and a brakeman were injured. Ed Sharpnack suffered a scalp wound and shoulder bruise. J L Coleman of Aurora fractured rib and forehead wound. TL Ingledue of Marshalltown was tossed across the car, sustaining multiple broken ribs and internal injuries.
A westbound Santa Fe fast freight derailed one and a half miles east of Elmer at 9 40 last night. Nine cars including three refrigerators and six stock cars were wrecked. Three tramps and a brakeman were killed in the wreck near Elmer Macon County Missouri.
Creditors closed Coro Planter Company works at Quincy NL today as part of a debt restructuring. The firm, capitalized at 100000, plans to reorganize and resume operations. Calhoun linked to Boato transfer noted amid the collapse. A Nashville dispatch cites ex Commission Calhoun as a potential ministerial pick for Madrid. Howard A. Scott was executed by electric chair, death declared within a minute.
A fire destroyed the U S government immigration station on Ellis Island New York harbor early today. About 20 likely fire deaths reported. Two hundred immigrants were moved to ferries off the island leaving only a few workers behind. The main building a vast wooden shed of inflammable material stood three stories high with baggage offices immigrant pens and express offices on the lower floors and a gallery above. The cost of the plant was said to be 740 000 all records were lost.
Pana June 15. An explosive device injured no one as President Faure rode to Longchamp to attend the Grand Prix. A man named Gallet, said to be unemployed and residing at Levallois-Perret, was arrested after claims of insanity. Police searched his lodgings. another youth was arrested, but the principal culprit likely escaped.
Senator Baker yesterday announced his slate for federal offices in Kansas. Appointments include pension agent at Topeka Cyrus Legend of Troy United States district attorney J E Lambert of Emporia United States marshal W J Sterne of Topeka and internal revenue collector M W Sutton of Dodge City. He also endorsed several receivers and registers at Kansas land offices but has not disclosed their identities.
Patricke Tinneheon, Northern Indiana’s wealthiest landowner and La Crosse founder, died at age seventy. Known for eccentricities, he lived with his bachelor brother for thirty years without spending. Estimated fortune around $1.9 million.
Fire destroyed the breeding stables of Higgine Broa in Misaouna. Five horses perished including Brino Tricks 215. Jockey Fred Strouser died while attempting to save the stock. Incendiary causes suspected.
In New Haven on June 15 a ten percent wage reduction at the Worcester cycle shops in Middletown Conn triggered a strike by 100 workers. The shops employ about 400 now and could rise to 700 when full production resumes.
Two masked burglars entered the home of Mrs W D Thurber in Warrenaba Mo early this morning. They tied and gagged her, threatened her life, and demanded money. The intruders ransacked the house, taking $120 and a small amount of jewelry.
The United States Court of Claims awarded the Overton Hotel Company of Memphis seven hundred five thousand nine hundred ninety nine dollars in compensation for the government occupation of their building for hospital use from January 1, 1803, to September 1, 1805.
The 1 Governor Saaner Taw signed a bill prohibiting the coloring of butter and imitations of butter.
A chaotic report lists Bandite raiding several Oklahoma towns taking valuables. James Berry, a millionaire in Toions, arrested for wife de portions. Hawaiian annexation negotiations proceed. US politics add intrigue as senators debate inheritance fixes. A German inventor markets self rading arms amid global unrest.
Harry Whalion, famed as the "Human Ostrich" and contortionist, died after emergency surgery to remove 120 items from his stomach. The showman swallowed nails, glass, and knives during exhibitions, a habit begun at age ten after earning notoriety with Barnum's circuses. He had traveled the United States performing in dime museums and side shows before winding up stranded in St. Louis.
Leavenworth Anarchist Hought dynamite dealer Joseph W Oliver is in U S marshal custody charged with attempting to kill Governor Andrew A. Smith and family. James Hellener of Atchison identified Oliver as the seller of dynamite fuse and caps. Hellener arrived with police authorities and picked Oliver from prisoners at Union Depot.
Bates Soper of Ashland, formerly of Archie in Cass county, Massachusetts, who killed his wife and two children with a butcher knife six years ago and fled, has been arrested in Ashland Oregon and confesses to the crime. He had a quarrelsome, eccentric temper and was hunted for years before capture.
June reports in Topeka detail a Wichita County loss of 16000 in school bonds discovered recently. Attorney General Hoyle pursues suspects but clarity is limited due to the years elapsed and vague surrounding circumstances.
The Richardson Lumber company plant at Hed One was destroyed by fire yesterday. The blaze started apart from the saw mill engine and caused an estimated loss of at least 16000. Insurance coverage stands at 1000. In New York, June 1, unions report plasterers to protest contractor foreman nominations after a delay.
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