12 May 1905
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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1905
Page
1
A playful verse celebrates the arrival of spring with lines about maple sap, budding trees, and rising sun. It paints winter’s departure as frost melting and faces thawing, while bluebirds return home and children eagerly shed shoes at breakfast.
The piece compares rats to boodlers in a humorous broadside on survival and appetite, then shifts to praising Kansas residents for their patriotism, sturdiness, and dislike of theft and drunkenness. It notes Kansas pride in schoolhouses and temperance, while condemning crime across classes and suggesting a unified social ethic.
A Chicago federal judge issues a sweeping injunction at the employers’ request, barring strikers from approaching new workers and interfering with replacements. The piece predicts dire outcomes for labor, laments predatory wealth influencing courts, and laments voter stolidness while recalling campus derision of a hymn.
An opinion piece argues Americans reject a manor class and dislike captains of industry for wealth obtained by predatory means. It cites Rockefeller, a Baptist Dixon brother, and a racist work Leopard Spots as examples while predicting future upheavals against the rich and calls for independence and resistance.
The writer contends that Jerry Simpson and William Peffer are not eminent but have notable legacies, while Osler argues men over sixty should be set aside. The piece muses that newspapers exaggerate these figures and suggests reforms to pension and naval funding, citing historical examples and criticizing the motives behind such outbreaks.
Tom Watson urges peace and preparedness while criticizing Rev. Vernon J. Rose Kansas City chief of police for not enforcing saloon laws to protect city revenue. The Independence Times condemns boodling in public finance and law enforcement as disreputable, comparing city bribery to county boodle.
The Independence Times condemns John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil accusing them of tainting wealth and destroying competition. The piece argues any defender of Rockefeller should also justify horse stealing, polygamy, and prostitution, labeling such a stance as lacking moral values.
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