Harris and Taylor Gain Mixed Support in Kansas Rumor
The Topeka Herald reports that if ex Senator Harris misses canal commission, he may draw a Republican Populist and Democrat cross support as vice president. It also says Edwin Taylor of Wyandotte could be nominated for governor by the same coalition. Taylor backs Roosevelt if Cleveland is the Democratic nominee.
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Topeka Herald
Rep
United States
Harris
Canal Commission
West
the Herald
Edwin Taylor
Wyandotte County
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Mr. Taylor
Russians Murder Jews and World Reactions
A historical dispatch claims the Russian government seeks extermination of Jews with mass killings reported in a city and asserts five thousand Russian spies in the United States monitoring Jewish correspondence. It notes U S silence and draws a parallel to Filipino actions.
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Russia
Chicago American
United States
Philippines
Bryan Democrats For Teddy In 1904 Nomination
The Omahas World-Herald editor Richard I. Metcalfe implies Bryan’s wing would bolt Cleveland if he secures the 1904 nomination and support Roosevelt. Congressman Sulzer of New York predicts Cleveland as Democratic nominee with Bryan supporting the ticket, a view the piece notes as plausible.
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Richard I. Metcalfe
Omahs World-Herald
The
Commoner
Wm. J. Bryan
World-Herald
Grover Cleveland
Bryan
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Truth at Last on Wages and Cost of Living Influence
The article cites the state labor commissioner's report for Kansas showing higher increases in living costs than wages across years 1900 to 1902. It lists 1902 averages for railway trainmen and other trades, notes wage and cost-of-living gaps, and mentions a claim about a large campaign fund for the Democrats to elect Cleveland.
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Kansas
Mr. Johnson
Officers Responsible for Cruelty in the Philippines
General Miles in a Army Journal letter states soldiers acted under direct orders from top officials, condemns cruel acts and asserts the great body of officers and soldiers remain honorable, calling for accountability and a clear line separating them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army and Navy Journal
Miles
Philippines
The Old Soldier at Olathe Institution
George Tauber, longtime Topeka city clerk and veteran, was appointed as steward at the Olathe school for deaf mutes under Lewelling. After partisan turnover by a Republican board, Tauber was dismissed and replaced by a GOP hustler with no relevant experience or service record.
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Lewelling
George Tauber
Topeka
Institution For
Olathe
Steward Allison
Tauber
State paper contract race sparks machine politics
Last Monday's Topeka Herald reports Pink Rice and Fred Trigg contending for a $25,000 annual state paper contract. Rice's Chicago firm holds the current award while Trigg is with a Kansas City house. Political maneuvering includes Col. J. H. Richards opposing Rice, influencing executive council votes.
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Topeka Herald
Pink Rice
Fred Trigg
Rice
Chicago
Trigg
Kansas City
Kansas
Col. J. H. Richards
Fort Scott
Women as models of patient endurance in suffering
The Lawrence World notes a sick man’s anger at a doctor and argues women bear pain with patience and silence, while men would lash out. It contrasts how women tolerate headaches and continue work versus men’s lesser pain prompting household orders, urging that boys be more like women in silence.
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Lawrence World
Nelan Threatens Libel Suit Over Governor’s Epithet
Charles Nelan, cartoonist for the Philadelphia North American, writes Governor Pennypacker after the new libel bill, saying he will file civil libel charges and pursue criminal prosecution if a retraction is not issued.
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Charles Nelan
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Pennypacker
Nelan
Ex-Mayox Amens Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
Ex Mayox Amens of Minneapolis Minnesota was convicted of accepting bribes and extortions levied upon notorious characters and sentenced to six years in the penitentiary.
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Mayox Amens
Minneapolis
Minn
Who's a Monkey Prom the Socialist Voice
The piece questions land and resource ownership by “monkeys” and likens voters to primates. It notes the Osawatomie asylum investigation by the legislative committee on insane asylums, with uncertainty over a final report and a perception of whitewash by Representatives Jenks and Hayden.
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Legislative Committee
Osawatomie
Jenks
Hayden
Farmer A W Smith Named G A R Commander for Kansas
McPherson resident A W Smith has been chosen as department commander of the G A R in Kansas after years of service and waiting for an official office. The selection marks the culmination of long effort and dedication to the veterans organization.
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A. W. Smith
McPherson
Department of Kansas
Startling boodle plot surfaced by ex Senator Busche
Ex Senator Fred L. Busche of Missouri revealed a startling boodle plot involving twenty nine senators and joined the ranks of confessors last Friday.
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Fred L. Busche
Missouri
Busche
The
Confessors
Weather and Health Contrasts Across the Nation
The nation endures heavy snowfall in Montana and New York reports sunstroke deaths. Across the country several cyclones and severe rain storms are noted while Tokyo reports an epidemic of measles. The scattered crises reflect harsh weather and public health challenges nationwide.
County Ladies Vote Contest Rules 1903 Summary
The AGITATOR announces a county contest open to all women in Anderson county with one hundred votes per dollar on subscriptions. Prizes include a piano for the top vote getter, sewing machine for second, watch for third, and a scholarship for fourth. Subscriptions must be for at least one year and votes must be in by 6 pm July 24, 1903. The editor reserves fairness decisions.
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F. D. Murdock
Foley & Williams
Anderson County
Central Business College of Kansas City
Lot
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C. Champe
Anna Champe
J. M. Alexander
Garnett
Kan
Postomice
May
Democrats
Teddy
Sulzer
New York
Mr. Bryan
Concriss Man Suizer
Prom the Socialist Voice
Mon‘rana
Toprka
Emma Fuller
Jennie Wildman
Jackson Township
Gertrude Mustard
Westphalia
Lou Ren McClure
Greeley
Ina Krause
Kincaid
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