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Newspaper

Kansas Agitator

Location

Garnett, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1896

Page

4

Rush for Patronage and Peffer’s Return in Kansas News

A column urges Kansas Democrats Populists and silver Republicans to share state patronage while prioritizing workers who contributed to the ticket. It supports Judge Peffer for the U S Senate and criticizes baneful influence from gold standard factions. It notes Chicago ministers forming The Church of Humanity and Pullman workers facing pay and housing issues. It includes Bryan’s post election speech and warnings about foreign-born workers and wages, plus Kansas liquor enforcement expectations under Leedy and Boyle.

Leedy Gover Morrill Seely People’s Party Kansas Bryan Turmi Pefier Acrratox Greeley News Judge Peffer United States Senate Sev Thal Chicago Tancoln Nep Lincoln Bimetallic Club Men’s Bryan Club Bryan Home Guards Funk Opera House Nebraska New York Bor [Xarrsont McKinley Castle Garden Mark Hanna Goldocrats Kansas City Torrica,Kas Mortill Republican Party Boyle Times

Chicago and New York Voter Comparison Sparks Cautious Debate

The Chicago Record reports on the election data as Father Knickerbocker weighs Chicago and New York ballots. It notes a restraint in drawing direct conclusions about comparative presidential votes and cites a 345 to 299,720 regional split, while signaling broader themes of tariff politics and municipal ownership trends in Des Moines and across the nation.

Father Knickerbocker New York Chicago Put- Sioex D.tigrew McKinley Pettigrew Emrtor

Diamond Dick the Doctor Visits Garnett in Town

Dr Geo B McClellan known as Diamond Dick arrives in Garnett for a two week stay at the Fourth Avenue hotel. A famed physician and longtime companion of Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill, he draws local interest with a storied career across major American cities and winters in Hot Springs Arkansas.

Ava Wie Geo. B. McClellan Diamond Dick Garnett West Buffalo Bill Wild Bill North America Diamond Dick’s Massachusetts America Leavenworth Hot Springs Ark Fourth Avenue Hotel

Dastardly Trick Targeted Rev Vollmar Over Prohibition

A group of Garnett residents used a staged suicide hoax to frighten Rev Vollmar at the Methodist parsonage. A mysterious caller claimed Mrs Flynn had shot herself and needed prayer, drawing the minister into a trap before accomplices fled. The incident underscores tensions over prohibition and local church opposition.

Garnett Alees Rev. Vollmar Meau Market Rolla Wagstaff Rolla Vollaar G.o. P

Public Confusion Over McKinley’s Tariff Policy

Readers quote editorials from Lima Ohio and Clipper debating McKinley’s tariff effects. Critics argue the tariff failed beet sugar protection, favored direct bounty, and that Wall Street with liquor interests influenced politics. Rail workers face wage cuts as post election prosperity wanes amid uncertainty.

McKinley Canton Wall Steet

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Pullman Pullman Company the Treasury Mark J. Bevan Des Moines Iowa Altgeld Pullman and Armour Ilinois Maj. McKinley Willliam Clipper Lima Ohio
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