29 Mar 1901
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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1901
Page
1
A Chicago Tribune report describes a dramatic dispute at an express office over prepaid revenue stamps. The bearded man challenges the clerk’s demand to pay a cent for the receipt, insisting he won’t be cheated and declaring a principle established. A dummy package and a dramatic exit conclude the scene.
Admiral Schley is the subject of a proposed home purchase in Washington, raised by his friends as a gesture of support. The plan centers on providing a residence to recognize his service, with discussions among supporters about suitable arrangements and timing.
The piece surveys ongoing Philippine issues and U S political shifts with barbed anecdotes about canal plans railroad influence and party loyalties. It mentions figures like Hanna Lincoln Carnegie and MacArthur and hints at St Louis mayoral speculation while critiquing imperial policy and labor capital ideas.
Protests flood McKinley against appointing Knox as attorney general, but he ignores them and pushes the nomination. Critics claim McKinley was elected with money from trusts and must side with them.
A columnist ponders Andrew Carnegie's vast fortune and his charitable plans arguing his methods of wealth accumulation differ from true benevolence. The piece contrasts Carnegie with Gould, Vanderbilt, and Rockefeller, questions the sufficiency of libraries and pensions, and ends with a cautious verdict on his saintliness.
Excerpts from Will Carleton and the magazine Every Where critique U S soldiers and loot in China and abroad. A Massachusetts letter claims lavish plunder by some soldiers, noting officers profit while enlisted men receive scraps, with a concl ent on editorial page.
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