05 Mar 1897
Page 1
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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1897
Page
1
A brief item from the local page notes an event on March 4 involving RP Wimltor Me 1. Details are readable but fragmentary, highlighting a scheduled activity or meeting with limited context and no additional names or locations provided.
Scattered remarks of Bub describe cooking pepper box lids and honey biscuits with molasses. A child recounts Miss Mamie as the prettiest friend and a visit to Sunday school where the golden rule is learned, contrasting with a circus. The verse mentions family, taste comparisons, and a child named James Wurrconn RILty.
A newsboy block system protects Limpy a lame boy by selling on his stretch where offices line the road. A gentleman buys two papers and reflects on business fairness. A Kansas legislative joke about corsets and spitting in public spaces follows, praising free dress and personal cleanliness.
The speaker opposes abandoning silver remonetization as a political issue while urging fiscal reform and silver’s restoration to constitutional harmony with gold. He frames currency debate as part of broader struggles between capitalism and industrialism, urging unity against internal divisions and advocating a full case against monetary robbing. Frank Doster signs off urging the case to proceed.
The Journal argues that opposition to trusts stems from protecting competition and labor dignity, not wealth envy. Lexow committee aims to expose conspiracies to control prices and depress wages, with law and court power seen as tools to cut public harms. Ingalls urges decisive reform and warns that mere rhetoric won’t satisfy the people. A crank with dual guns challenged Governor Leedy but caused no damage.
A satirical poem in which The Ship of State sails through peril with McKinley and Hanna at the helm. The verse drifts from political mockery to oil scandal, culminating in a claim of a staged fortune as the vessel nears its four year voyage and a nationwide sense of theft. The piece weaves fictional dialogue with real figures, ending amid farce and political insinuation.
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