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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1901
Page
1
Lit on Herkimer and Mohawk New York vote to own their electric light plants. Tar California eight hour law declared unconstitutional by Judge Hall Oakland. Two men in Coruna Michigan furniture factories earn 75 cents a day. They are experiencing great gobs of prosperity.
A critic argues that McKinley’s appointment of two Supreme Court justices' sons to high colonial posts is not bribery but a maneuver in the colonial policy dispute. The remark frames the issue as political manship amid an impending high court ruling.
General Kitchener of the British army warns that Taoss Boers attack when least expected and strike before he foresees danger. The remark is attributed to Jola Friend, reflecting wartime sentiment and strategic caution.
In Toronto Canada electors adopted the by law approving public ownership by a vote of 13598 to 6458 The issue concerned the cities purchase of the gas plant.
An exchange hints corn cords could substitute for coffee while reform editors push delinquent subscribers to save corn cobs and bring them in with back subscriptions as a new incentive.
New York officials report the water system yields a net annual profit close to 3 million dollars. The earnings are not funded by stocks or bonds and do not bear interest, having been reinvested as part of the service’s financing.
An Exchange letter mocks Republican politicians and legislators for seeking cheap lodgings while praising McKinley prosperity. Old Man Gordon, owner of the Copeland hotel, accuses them of boarding at low-cost places and visiting his lobby to “pick their teeth” and spit on the floor, claiming they should spend more at his hotel.
Russell Sage denounces a vast railway merger claiming a dozen or so board members would dominate over 25 000 miles of track and create a near monopoly toward the Pacific. He warns that concentrated capital provokes public uproar and that people, when roused, outrank such combinations.
In a New York World note from February, Henry Frank of the Metropolitan Independent church calls Mrs Nation a dangerous social phenomenon. He argues she represents a dramatic act that could mobilize women and fuel a larger crisis, stating the saloon serves as plutocracy's safety valve by channeling beneath class misery into vice and rebellion.
The Troy Chief recalls Mrs. Carrie Nation and traces her courage to fight saloonists back to 1860 era Battles and family links emerge as Captain Chenoweth, her first husband, led troops at Wilson’s Creek and Mrs Nation’s wartime resilience is linked to Doniphan county visits and a drive for peace.
A Lincoln quotation declares that no one should govern another without consent and that freedom is a divine heritage to all peoples. It condemns despotism and asserts that those who deny liberty to others deserve none for themselves under a just God.
A compact note promotes the Red Light as a place where a good meal can be had for 20 cents, highlighting value and simplicity.
A Washington plea warns of an inevitable extra session as sugar refiners cigar trusts and tropical syndicates push for tariff free Cuban raw sugars and leaf tobacco. It argues such policy harms beet and cane crops, fruit and vegetable interests, and domestic tobacco while empowering trusts to dominate tropics and U S markets. Farmers vow not to submit to perceived injustice.
An item advertises fine candy available at the Red Light Meals location for 20 cents. The notice emphasizes a low price and the venue name, indicating a special sale or promotion at the Red Light establishment.
A Chicago firm distributed a S percent dividend to 1,400 employees claiming profits rose from the plan. The discussion asks if workers receiving all profits would quit or be induced to greater effort, challenging common political philosophy views.
The Public notes a tussle between two congressional factions over ship-subsidy and river and harbor appropriations. It accuses treasury looters of conflicting aims, blaming landowners for most so-called public uses while noting some items claim public benefit.
Forty nine railroads earned eleven million dollars in the last week of January, up one million from the year before. Stockholders tout prosperity and point to bank accounts as proof, while section workers earning a dollar-tin a day bear higher living costs caused by freight price shifts. Critics note the contrast between investors’ gains and workers’ burden.
The Kansas Democrat notes that with Charlie Towne as the 1964 Democratic nominee the ballot fusion issue in Kansas is settled regardless of multiple ballot appearances. It wonders what if Dave Hill were the Democratic nominee and asks how that would change the fusion question.
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