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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1904
Page
1
The Agitator announces another piano contest with a grand prize piano for the most popular lady in Anderson county Garnett. Each dollar paid on subscription advertising or job work counts as 100 votes. They seek a candidate in every township.
Judge Theron Stevens adjourned Telluride district court citing Governor Peabody’s declaration of San Miguel County in insurrection and martial law. Soldiers blocked depot area amid reports of deported union men returning with the judge. He condemned the force as subverting civil authority and constitutional government.
A 19th century swath of editorial quarrel over Judge Parker. The Tammany Times accuses Parker of involvement in the Ulster County Savings Bank wrecking, citing a supposed confession from cashier Matthew T. Trumphour. The World and other Democrats defend Parker, arguing political consistency.
A compact quotation describes how adversity reveals true character, calling joy and greatness into sharper relief as burdens test the soul. The line frames difficulty as a threshold that proves integrity and resilience.
A narrator recounts a son who neglected his aging mother while caring for his wife and household. After years of hardship the mother dies and a preacher sermonizes on sins of thoughtlessness. The speaker argues that harm from others’ negligence harms as surely as direct malice.
Gene Ware denies resigning as commissioner of pensions. Germany worries over the Kaiser as his throat cancer returns. Taft rests in the Adirondacks. Gen. John B. Sanborn dies in St Paul aged 78. Judge Parker cautioned that silence is not always dignified. The Russo Japanese war boosts German steel trade while Russia orders war supplies, reducing other trade. Dave Overmeyer backs Miles for president and Harris for VP. convention could shift. Elizabeth Harrison Eaton, sister of the late President, dies near Cincinnati, granddaughter of William Henry Harrison. The Russian Czar contemplates abdication and a constitution with a parliament. A runaway automobile kills Judge Simpson, brother of Jim Simpson. The first Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe overland train arrives at Oakwood, Cal, prompting civic celebration. George B. Cortelyon may head the Republican National Committee, possibly resigning cabinet post for postmaster general in Roosevelt’s second term.
Roosevelt fears Illinois result more than any Western state as Hitt boom grows. Nebraska Knights of Pythias ban gamblers and bartenders from membership with ejection for past violators. New York City drivers threaten strike for recognition and higher wages amid linked truck and teamster action. A Barber County hail storm destroys wheat, corn, and buildings, with ten thousand acres of wheat lost. Admiral Dewey mocks naming warships after colleges, urging more institutional pride.
The Nebraska Independent criticizes a Rockefeller Jr Sunday school class for focusing on money and wealth. It condemns lectures about amassing fortunes while urging living in earthly treasure, labeling John D. Rockefeller and his son as modern Christian hypocrites at the pinnacle of wealth.
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