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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1903
Page
2
A fragmented Tulsa era column references King Edward Morgan Toussaint Paris and European tension with anecdotes on labor, marriage, and society. It notes Kentucky, South Carolina, and New Jersey mentions alongside discussions of Tuskegee education, cotton markets, and infant mortality amid reform talk in France.
A Civil War veteran grandfather, loved by four grandchildren, gains new dignity when Margie, Marthy and friends secretly secure him a presidential pension. On Decoration Day a letter arrives, and Margie reads it aloud at the cemetery, lifting him from his chair to salute his fallen comrades.
A painstaking statistician finds Friday is the luckiest day rather than the unluckiest. Across calamities and criminal acts, Monday claims the lowest luck, while Tuesday and Friday show high percentages in various records. The analysis notes Friday tops accident records and Columbus’s voyage began on a Friday.
Chicago Tribune notes a string of events tied to Fridays including early shipwrecks, expeditions, Columbus’s discovery, and key American milestones. It cites Bunker Hill, Adams’s independence motion, Saratoga’s surrender, Arnold’s treason exposure, and the sinking of the Merrimac as occurring on Fridays.
A Sunday favored by murders, murders and attempted killings are reviewed alongside shipwrecks, fires, and rail accidents. The statistician tallies records from 1893 onward showing Friday least dangerous for shipwrecks at 4 percent, with Monday worst for fires and Sunday for murders. The study argues Friday’s luck varies by category, noting Tuesday and Wednesday also show risk differences.
A New York Sun piece recalls a long serving "treasure wagon" at the customs house that carried more than four billion dollars to the sub treasury daily for over thirty years with faithful reliability. It notes the wagon’s stubborn joints and the custodian’s pledge to preserve it while ever allowed.
Mississippi shows strong growth with twenty nine banks reporting deposits over 23 million dollars for the year, up about 7 million from last year. The rise marks the largest year over year increase in the state’s banking history, with eighteen additional national banks in equally prosperous condition.
Mayor Low has been awarded the Chinese decoration of the Order of the Double Dragon for courtesy and extended service. Prince Teal-Chen presents the honor in a formal ceremony.
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