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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1900
Page
3
A reflective poem on dusk and fatigue opens a mixed tract about clerks in retail stores seeking shorter hours. The article argues that machinery and market needs justify ten hour days or eight hours in many trades, while retail store hours require concerted public effort to shorten the workday and give workers time for study and recreation.
Reports describe coal beds found along Arctic coasts in Greenland and near Hear Island between Norway and Spitsbergen. Early tests show limited quality but some expeditions used coal for provisioning. Interest grows in commercial extraction as explorers map new fields and assess feasibility for European markets.
The trades and labor congress of Western Australia held recently with a female Gold Fields representative taking part for the first time. The body secured support from a government faction to form a labor section that may hold balance of power between government and opposition. The government resists recognizing railway workers unions, triggering continued agitation across public and private sectors.
A man collapsed on the sidewalk in front of the Republican Headquarters at Madison Avenue. Clerks inside were handling welfare documents while others spoke of prosperity under Mel Kinley's administration. The unconscious man was carried to New York Hospital, where doctors said he was starving. A later check showed the clothes were thin but well-made, suggesting poverty amidst fine tailoring.
Washington special reports interviews with prominent retailers on the war tax and trust restraints. Standard Oil, the sugar trust, and others are described as using rebates, price controls, and supply restrictions to squeeze small refiners and merchants. Cracker, baking powder, flour, tack, bucket, broom and other trusts are cited with detailed coercive practices. Prominent quotes from Hanna Roosevelt Gage and Depew frame the debate on trust regulation.
A garbled fragment advocates awarding a gold medal to Mr. Hanna and praises Hixattegens as best evidence supporting Governor Hoosevelt's claim that "good things" and trusts benefit the Republican party. The text is unclear and contains distorted names and phrasing.
The Bee reports BIOLIE Speaker Henderson in Lincoln ridiculed the idea of a 27 000 strong army by July federal lawmakers. It labels his remarks dishonest and accuses him of misleading Nebraskans about military policy and Congress plans to raise the standing army from 45 000 to 100 000.
The piece argues northern states rejected Bryan’s money expansion, favoring confidence over more currency. It cites Hanna criticizing increased money supply and silver dollars, noting large bank and paper money issuance in the era, and questions the link between money supply and prosperity. The tone is combative and polemical.
The Bee accuses Mr. Bryan of insulting voters while alleging Republicans use money to sway voters and buy election officials. It cites bribe fears and trust influence, arguing millions come from trusts to tilt elections. The piece questions honesty and campaign funding practices.
A fragment from Frank Letile's Popular Monthly retells a Pecos Pueblo legend. Montezuma allegedly ordered an upside down tree and safeguarded fire to signal deliverance when Spaniards ruled. As centuries passed, the sacred tree finally toppled when Santa Fe surrendered, heralding emancipation. The tale questions the origin and meaning of the fallen pine over ruined Pecos.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report tells how a itinerant preacher driven by a bulldog that attacked him regularly devised a moral suasion method. He paused by the house, sat on his sleigh, and the dog stopped attacking after several passes. The dog then ignored him on future visits.
Albert Jeffries of Auray Colorado started a Beagar Creek hatchery five miles above Gunnison. A trout escape occurred when screen mesh caught, but a following school of ten thousand fry trailed him along the bank until recaptured. He noted the fish were hungry after a day of fasting and instinctively followed him.
A Tokyo company introduces paper shingles as a lightweight alternative to traditional wooden shingles. The new method uses a tarred pasteboard core for easier handling and assembly, promising practical benefits for construction and roofing in urban Japan.
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