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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1900
Page
2
An assorted Kansas and world item compiles notes on a Denver presidential betting surge, strict Sunday laws in Honoluh, Sweden’s boom and rising rents, train robberies and a dog baiting plan, new microbe light experiments, New Zealand finance and rail loans, old cannons found at Louisbourg, and Lyons textile embos sion via caustic potash.
A woman boarded the Roosevelt train at Greeley Colorado to hand a home made cake to the governor. As the train gathered momentum she leaped to safety landing in the sand. Roosevelt watched worriedly then she waved her kerchief in delight and drew envy from onlookers. The scene accompanies bankruptcy notes and Pan American expo progress.
The cabinet met as unrest over the Carlist movement grows. Queen Victoria presided while officials reported Don Carlos supporters active and gunboats patrolling the coast. A Madrid arrest and sporadic attacks, including at Badalona, mark rising tensions amid security measures and warnings about maritime dangers.
The piece compares Australia's prospective constitution with the American model, noting the House of Representatives will hold greater power, a partisan executive without vetoes, and a Senate that cannot amend tax bills. It explains potential conflicts, including dissolution and joint sessions if the Senate obstructs legislation.
A Cleveland judge granted a permanent injunction halting city execution of a police signal system contract after an inquiry suggested the council was influenced by money. If appealed, and corruption is proven, the lower court’s action may be affirmed. Injunctions can be legitimate to stop fraudulent acts by public representatives.
Frank Williams of Johnstown Pennsylvania left nearly two hundred thousand dollars in his will to Lehigh University where he was a student. The fund will be named for him and its income loaned to poor and deserving students who must sign individual notes. Notes are limited to ten years and upon repayment the money returns to the fund, allowing perpetual growth.
A debate rises as medical societies urge relief from crowded curricula in public schools. Homeopathic groups lead the public opinion push against heavy mental labor on children, arguing it harms health and development.
The article argues that many young women are unfit for strenuous tasks due to late schooling and poor physical activity. It criticizes excessive academic load and urges reducing studies during student years to protect both mind and body. Demand grows for better spelling writing grammar and practical math knowledge.
The report notes that the St Paul suffered accidents reflecting hazards of sea travel and the danger faced by crew and passengers. It highlights elemental challenges at sea and the resilience required to endure such incidents aboard the liner St Paul.
The article claims the Standard Oil Company controls the entire U S oil output along with plants, pipe lines, railroads, steamships, coal and iron mines, and stock in multiple firms. It notes the president’s income may exceed most on earth, rivaled only by the Sultan of Morocco.
Colonel John M. Brooke designer of the Merrimac and innovator of ironclad marine warfare remains alive at Lexington. The Virginia Military Institute professor emeritus of physics is now 79 and walks from his home on the city outskirts to the post office each morning at the same hour.
A Metropolitan police magistrate of London, Mr Plowden, marks his fifty six years since birth in Meerut India amid the mutiny era. Known for witty remarks enjoyed by public galleries, he also tends beehives in a large garden and envisions bees life poetically in his new drama
The historic Stonewall Jackson home in Lexington Virginia has deteriorated into a crowded tenement. The once comfortable dwelling now houses many families in cramped, unsanitary conditions.
Rutgers freshman B F Shiver was placed in a six by three foot packing crate by a group of over twenty sophomores in a hazing stunt. He was gagged with his own handkerchief and secured with cords, then packed with excelsior and delivered to a prospective call on a female student. Shiver refused to name any attackers and will not aid faculty in punishment.
A London Times report from Assam details lacquer insect farming, noting production averages about 16 000 maunds yearly, with declines due to Kolantay epidemics and depopulation. Manipur relies on Assam stock, while lacquer wares are limited to two places. overall industry fears dying out.
A lurid account describes a London south factory producing lethal toxins including cyanide derivatives. Workers fear the fumes, with glass helmets and fresh air supplied as they toil near molten cyanide in a hazardous mixing room. The piece notes a worker once died from inhalation.
September brings anniversaries of Malta's history including the 1465 siege raised after turkish repulse and the legends honoring Roger of Normandy. It notes Malta’s isolation, past invasions, the 1890s garrison surrender after a blockade, and the island’s patron saint St Paul. The piece recalls holy sites tied to Paul and the island’s viper story.
A four year old girl wandered from home near the Bonanza mine and was missing forty eight hours. She was found unharmed and described chasing a large black dog with two cubs which she mistook for her mother. Authorities note the dog was actually a bear and the cubs were its offspring. This incident appeared in the Portland Oregonian.
A memorial mark honors the late Dr Olaf Olsson, president of the Augustana Lutheran Church of America, with a monument unveiled by the Augustana synod to commemorate his service and leadership.
The appearance of ilone gee is improved by guntight. A perfect emerald, despite its olor, remains Intensified In brilliancy of wal or by artinctalight. The blue sp phire remains true to its color by daylight. The alexandrite changes from dark to brilliant by candle or gas light.
A seven dollar Continental currency note issue 177 has no current commercial value. It is worth only what someone would pay as a relic of those notes.
The note suggests Mark Twain once thought authors should begin writing at 60 but now, at 65, revises that view. The fragment hints at his changing stance on the appropriate age to start a writing career.
A man aged 78, the sole surviving son of a father who fought at Bunker Hill, was recently named honorary president of the Bunker Hill association, recognizing his family’s historic military ties.
The Denver City Council considers a bill to fumigate and disinfect all railroad cars passing through the city to curb contagion. Supporters say the measure will lessen the spread of disease by cleaning rolling stock and preventing contaminated cars from entering local lines.
Fragmentary OCR reads about a lumber trade and local names. Mentions Lily and an address 4 AVE DE Bilulelay Pie. Text is garbled with unclear claims and lacks a coherent event or action to report.
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