03 Nov 1899
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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1899
Page
1
Sargeant Jesse H Hampshire writes from San Francisco praising Eugene Whittington as an excellent and eminently qualified candidate for register of deeds. He attests to his military service and suitability for the position in a supportive message.
The army will reduce recruiting rendezvouses from over 100 to 42 by December 1, designating one officer from each regiment to recruit in Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. Officers in the United States may also serve, with selection left to commanding officers. The force sits near 99,000 with vacancies in Cuba Philippines and the mainland projected at about 1,000 monthly.
The report notes a wicked brother of Aguinaldo accused of stealing public funds and to be shot for dying, with President Aguinaldo set to sign the death warrant. It mentions McKinley and a similarly accused governor, implying political parallels between leaders and prosecutions.
A Kansas town greets Company E of the Twentieth Kansas volunteers with flags, banners, and festive cheers as they are warmly welcomed home. The writing urges voters to support the People's party ticket in the upcoming election and warns against petitioning for the Populist ballot next year.
A celebratory homecoming verse greets The Twentieth Kansas. The author salutes soldiers Fulsin Metcalf White Tremblay Garnett Suures and others returning from Malus Calumpit and Bag Bag. The poem promises music feasting banners and cannon as the regiment arrives home.
A Washington dispatch reports Secretary Gage will urge enacting the gold standard and reforming banking laws to allow banks to issue notes against bonds and greenbacks and against their assets. The plan aims to provide elastic currency, curb interest rate spikes, and avoid money surges without compromising depositor protection.
The Chicago Times-Herald praises British action in Africa while accusing the Boers of unfit governance. It portrays McKinley as aligning with British aims with Chamberlain and Rhodes, calling for continued war and benevolent assimilation in South Africa. The Nonconformist critiques frame the Anglo American alliance as sympathy in pursuit of domination.
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