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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1896
Page
7
A poem-like piece declaring labor's advance over old doctrines. It proclaims moving time, rising light, and the downfall of relics as the new era ushers in freedom, truth, and social change. It ends by naming Ban Francisco, Cal.
International report notes Socialists win twenty seats and major towns in Paria elections while Conservatives and Progressive Republicans gain remaining votes. Marseille Narbonne Calais Ronbaix cities report Socialist mayors. labor movement marks April 12 with reopening of Trades Unions Hall, drawing 2000 delegates, challenging costly capitalists venues and urging American workers to unite against pay.
London reports the Liberal Federation Conference sparring over party organization and free discussion. Radicals resist central control, fearing a stale, ratified agenda, with hints of splits toward the Tories or a new socialist alignment if reforms fail. The piece notes controversy over colonial crisis coverage and critiques Rhodesian actions.
In harsh commentary the Matabele rising is blamed on flawed colonial policy under Cecil Rhodes. The piece condemns British complacency, praises rebel aggression as futile, and laments the crowded justification of conquest and religion in Matabeleland. It also questions British resolve and moral legitimacy in handling the revolt.
The article describes experiments at Barry Docks where a painting machine applied paint to iron balls, wagons, doors, and carved woodwork. It covers rapid, smooth coats, no brush marks, and superior finish with non corrosive paint, suggesting a promising future for the invention.
Berlin reports a May Day display with 24 Socialist Labor meetings and widespread factory closings, praising the city’s public works profits and low transit costs. German unions show structure with 395,000 members across 50 plus national bodies. Belgian Labor party gathers 6000 marchers and 30 deputies, approving fund measures and a penny monthly strike fund for next year.
In Winterthur Switzerland the Bwlan Labor Congress drew 425 delegates representing nearly 200000 members of the Swiss Labor Federation. A key resolution called for cutting railway workers hours from twelve to ten. A Socialist congress of 150 delegates was also held in the Solothurn Canton.
In Brussels and Belgium the municipal vote tallies show the Borcalists winning a large majority with 47 percent, Clerical 7.32 and Liberals 6.39. Elsewhere Socialists gain in 19 places with absolute majorities, while 20 towns show Liberal support for Socialists yielding clear majorities.
National commentary argues police control of Philadelphia Street Railway workers and city government, claiming workingmen could elect allies to force higher pay and safer hours. It criticizes railroad magnates for resistance, suggests workers could run street railways themselves if needed.
A Holyoke letter criticizes a fringe group calling themselves the American Order of Dream Engineers. It mocks their platform and questions their claim to seek employment for members. The piece accuses local tax practices tied to the Water Power Company and notes conflicting land value figures as upcoming campaign fodder.
A Misa Morris letter argues that economic class divides hinder true companionship between labor and property. It urges extended Sunday programs for labor youth, totaling four hours weekly across moral and intellectual culture, replacing limited city evening schooling.
Lines urge shared learning under prevailing methods, stating everyone can teach and learn. Proposes Sunday classes or groups to put knowledge into the Labor movement and start practical efforts.
A lengthy critique in St Louis laments a bourgeois ethical movement led by figures such as Adler while juxtaposing labor rights and education. The piece praises a May Day demonstration at Concordia Park with Debs speaking for the eight hour movement, addressing a large crowd amid games, music, and dancing.
A list of firms and products from across the nation is cited as part of a boycott notion by labor sympathizers and AFL foes. The note mentions bicycle makers, clothing houses, cigar firms, tobacco brands, and various manufacturers, concluding with word that 400 riveters at the American Steel Barge Company have returned to work after a 4 cent daily advance on dry dock repairs.
A great strike of street railway workers began May 4 with 1200+ employees quitting, including conductors and motormen, tying up lines citywide. Barns and power houses were attacked, extra police sworn in as the American Federation of Labor endorsed the action, raising fears of a broader labor shutdown.
Top and 8. Levy led the Enter tornatnment Committee as May Day was observed by the Socialist Hection at Concordia Turner Hall on May 1 under International Labor Congress guidance. Albert 8. Sanderson and GO. A. Hooha chaired the event with Hookvinders' Brotherhood. The International Brotherhood of Book- Dindore met at Lindell Hotel May 4, with Bos Boden and others arriving from New York. A key eight hour movement declaration was anticipated as over 100 delegates were expected, ending with a steamboat ride and banquet.
About 1300 carpenters have gone on strike seeking a wage rise from 2 to 1.75 dollars per day, with a uniform eight hour day. Carpenters expect allied trades to join in sympathy if their demand is not met, threatening wider walkouts Saturday.
A fragment from The Jokers Corner mixing a political quip, verse, and a humorous quote from the Washington Star. It references a gleam of gold in romance and a farmer questioning a college-educated son about returning to rural life and reading books.
A whacky collage from the Indianapolis Journal and Washington Star pieces. A girl’s sale of three mush and milk supper tickets leads to a joke about a man’s pressing engagement and a dive into a tame “trousére-créased-while-you-wait” shop. A Washington Star quip notes the baseball season’s approach and eggs of all kinds. A drawn out New York saloon law prompts Hogan’s joke about a two hundred foot church walk after leaving a saloon.
A fragment argues against June weddings calling them a waste of summer, quoting a dismissive line about weddings as two wasted months. The text reflects casual life commentary rather than a full event narrative.
A fragmented newspaper fragment shows a partisan quip extolling Tammany influence to sway a Populist into the Democratic camp. The lines hint at internal party strategy and chatter about political alignment. The source reads as stray opinion rather than a formal report.
A fragmented Chicago clipping notes a blonde person wearing garments and comments on bifurcated fashion. The exchange sketches attitudes toward split outfits with cautious openness to exceptions, reflecting era style and social banter.
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