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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
2
A collage of quips and notices spans global affairs and culture from England to Turkey and Ireland. It mentions Sir Thomas Lipton and Shamrocks, World events in Mexico, Guatemala, and Greece, literary figures like Richard Henry Stoddard and Kipling, a New York court award for a woman, and humorous takes on politics, travel, and science amid a chaotic, satirical mood.
A deadly palace uprising in Belgrade ends with King Alexander I dead and Queen Draga slain. Conspirators kill 160 officers and seize the palace as Prince Karageorgevich is proclaimed king with parliament to confirm. The royal family is extinguished and the Obrenovic dynasty overthrown.
Diplomatic circles doubt Servia will descend into civil war after the Belgrade palace tragedy. King Alexander unpopular since marrying Queen Praga. Peter Karageorgevitch linked by marriage to Montenegro's prince, viewed as acceptable to people. Europeans seek peace. Austro Hungarian march viewed as unlikely. Rumors of a prophecy circulate. tensions with Montenegro and Russia noted.
The new army rifle will be two feet long after shorten ing the barrel from thirty inches to twenty four inches. It will replace the cavalry twenty two inch carbine as the standard arm for Infantry.
John Wanamaker was listed as carrying about 1.5 million dollars in life insurance until recently. His son Rodman has now surpassed him by adding another 1.5 million policy to the million he already held.
A woman witness in the case explains her actions as innocent loving contact and a kiss only. She reflects on the meaning of the anthem Put Me Off at Buffalo, saying she never grasped its full meaning before.
The Indian bureau rules that the Indian known as Young Horse-Afraid of-His-Oats must abandon his native cognomen and adopt the name John Smith, citing loss of lands and hunting grounds and forced haircut as context.
Tomato plants grafted on potato stalks yield above ground tomatoes while potatoes appear below. Trials show potatoes grafted onto tomatoes bloom and form tubers, indicating bidirectional grafting potential for crop production.
London hotels and restaurants supply antiseptic toothpicks claimed germ free. Soon sterilized food will be served in chemically cleansed dishes to further public hygiene.
In the European mission school at Moncastir seven nationalities are represented including Bulgarians Albanians Greeks Gypsies Roumanians Germans and Jews reflecting diverse student body and international ties.
A Kansas railway engineer asks to run faster than sixty five mph as a jack rabbit teases him during a drill. The note reflects a humorous local request amid other items. The issue mentions about six hundred missionaries of the British and Foreign Bible Society at work in Australia and New Zealand.
A New York City grocery store sample of Postum made by a young woman servers converts a well known agency man. He quit coffee after years of excess and nervous decline and has enjoyed better health since replacing coffee with Postum. His family supported the change and all now drink Postum. Battle Creek Michigan speaker cited.
The Kansas City Almanac for 1903 is advertised for distribution to farmers stockraisers fruit growers and merchants seeking opportunities in southwestern Missouri the Cherokee and Choctaw Nations Indian Territory Western Arkansas Eastern Texas Northwest Louisiana and the coast country. It promises business prospects and routes with address for G Warner Kan City Mo. Also notes first English woman novelist Aphra Behn and various product ads including starching and white clothing care.
An assortment of ad snippets and brief notices covers patent medicines like Hall's Catarrh Cure and Allen's Foot Ease, laundry starch Defiance Starch claims, and Bentley ads. Mentions of Bolivian taxation, rubber floor ideas, and travel notes on the Alton railway reflect diverse early 20th century commercial content, with scattered statistics and world notes.
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