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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
2
A collage of names events and curiosities from the era includes references to Pierpont Morgan Mark Twain King Oscar and various international figures. The column notes literary retirements naval gossip crime fashion and scientific quests with a playful skeptical tone.
Coverage of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra at Westminster Abbey. The procession, regalia, anointing, oath, and enthronement unfold with archbishops, nobles, and peers, followed by homage and royal ceremonial duties in a detailed account of the coronation sequence.
A Philadelphia man, M N Sliver, owns a six foot long pipe carved from a Valley Forge historic root found by J Stone near Washingtons headquarters. Carved over 1,284 hours into grotesque faces with hidden doors and multiple tobacco holders, the piece could cost about 100 dollars to make and has drawn offers up to 500 dollars. Sliver plans to donate it to the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh if negotiations succeed.
Bir Wemyss Reid's new biography of novelist William Black recounts a long forgotten tale from his American trip. At a quiet poker session with Mack and three librarians, Black provided a bottle of very old whisky that produced a striking spree. One man slept, another crawled upstairs on hands and knees, and a fourth blamed the missing banisters, later explained as overzealous hospitality.
The late Rev Charles Ward former pastor of Saint Stephens P H Church Philadelphia organized a Sunday school in Plainfield New Jersey. He invited the rector emeritus to address the pupils and fielded questions from children including a seven year old whose father raised birds. The boy answered angels moulting to explain why angels walked up and down Jacob’s ladder.
A New York bar member returning from the south relates a tale from a small Georgia town. In a tavern on a porch a brighter citizen asks if two men have a right to know all there is to know as Judge Smith eats aus kpaws evéry- This fragment hints at a local judgment tale with a humorous digression.
A compilation of Kansas county fair associations with locations, dates, and secretaries as filed with the State Board of Agriculture. Entries list Allen through Wilton counties noting fair names, secretary names, and event dates in late summer and early fall.
Special report from Abilene states a gas well just north of town reached 1400 feet and is stuck at the bottom. Recovery is expected soon and drilling will resume. The oil sand below is noted to promise high returns further down.
Christine Lunholm, an elderly Swedish woman living near Smolan, Kansas, was adjudged insane again on Weidnesdag. This marks the fourth time she has been tried for insanity and sent to the asylum.
Salina city council passes an ordinance raising penalties for jointists from 50 to 100 dollars. The town has twelve joints contributing roughly 600 dollars monthly to the city treasury.
Governor Branley sent a 260 dollar reward to Fred Wannenvesteh of Caldwell for assisting in the arrest and conviction of Ed Robbing who murdered John Ott near Caldwell in April. Ott pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. The reward was for the state.
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