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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1897
Page
2
A mix of commentary discusses blue laws and Sunday observance in Europe and America. It notes Indian frontier conflicts, labor and gender wage debates, aging health, and the ease of obtaining carbolic acid. A Kansas judge criticizes grain market manipulation by a non-productive millionaire and the broader gambling dangers.
A fragmentary literary piece interweaves a wartime style poem about weariness and longing with historical notes on the soft coal strike. The narrative highlights miners marching, no violence, and claims the strike achieved a significant victory while condemning employer oppression and judicial barriers. It references F. L. Stanton and portrays disciplined, nonviolent labor action.
Detroit deputy factory inspector Henry J. Bickhoff told The Free Press that big plants are waning while small factories and shops rise, employing from nine to twenty workers. Since spring, authorities have inspected 1 034 factories and issued 570 safety orders. Detroit added about 7 000 workers in observed industries. Some large plants run short time or closed. two brass works and American Bugle Tobacco factory went to receivers. Small factories thrive on cheap gasoline power and efficient operation, with many running full time.
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune lauds the miners for ending a landmark strike that involved over 100,000 workers across multiple states. It praises the peaceful conduct, substantial wage gains, and elevated public sympathy for labor, noting the ability to suspend work without rioting or legal breach.
A committee from the Social Reform Club of New York reports on installment plan abuses among the poor buying furniture watches and jewelry. It cites court judgments and argues for a law abolishing imprisonment for installment sales under fifty dollars and restricting cases of furniture or clothing financed by such plans.
After an hour's deliberation the coroner's jury found the Sept 10 1897 shooting of Haxleton miners by Sheriff Martin and deputies to be wanton and unnecessary. Four of six jurors agreed the killing was needless and unjustifiable though one pair dissented, urging fair trial and accountability.
The notes report Italy’s vineyards covering about 8 million acres and its tobacco industry as a government monopoly. It cites U S iron mined, Duluth shipments, Colorado gold prospects, Tacoma lumber exports, and 100000 labels pasted by a patent device. It notes Reno demand and rail transport costs, Ammonheag mill employment, local employment highs, and a Georgia factory expanding cotton mill capacity.
The piece rails at Gov. Pingree of Michigan for opposing the tariff and gold standard and for aligning with free coinage. It attacks Republican party figures, defends Pingree as a friend of the people, and hints he may exit the party as Michigan politics shift toward populism.
A cryptic San Francisco Examiner excerpt notes optimism about an approaching prosperity wave. The exchange involves a speaker near Rock declaring the wave may have broken on another shore, with a reference to Great Britain restraining it to measure impact. The text reflects urban chatter on economic expectations and regional trade concerns.
The Pittsburg Kansan reports a 60 million bushel Kansas wheat crop with 35 million marketable. a 60 cent per bushel average could yield over 21 million dollars, offset by debts. It cites Wall Street views on prosperity and quotes the Abilene Reflector and Farm Stock and Home on labor enforcement, wool duties, and the burden on consumers, arguing taxes fall on the poor while benefiting a few.
The Louisiana supreme court revoked a valuable waterfront franchise granted to Calhroad, ruling the city lacked authority to grant private profit to a private corporation. The decision, if upheld, could undermine monopolies and railroad franchises, but the U S Supreme Court has historically reversed such limits on monopolies, suggesting a likely reversal before final disposition.
The Chicago Express reports FP A Coffin, the Indianapolis bank wrecker convicted after costly trials draining taxpayers by 11000, was pardoned by President McKinley and welcomed back to society at his residence, while victims suffer poverty and despair.
A fragment cites Boiton Hall on a moral fable where marriage stupidity sired two children named Crime and Slavery. They grow strong and mate, producing Law and Monopoly, twins, with parents feeding the long line until hateful Strife and all the ensuing furies arise in the world.
The South Dakota railroad commissioners face a dispute over fixed rates after a knockout in initial rounds. In related news, Chirag, Mitwantoon & St. Paul announces a dividend payout amid market chatter.
The annual medical officer of health for Leicester endorses the wet packing method for scarlet fever after treating about 200 patients at the Fever Hospital, noting higher effectiveness than other methods. The report reaffirmed the method’s favorable verdict and its observed success. Also mentions a travel promo on the Denver & Rio Grande lines offering tours via Rocky Mountains and multiple routes to Colorado, Utah, New Mexico.
A garbled notice discusses Spain olive trees and possible trade implications with Cuba. It mentions Twynn-Theew, Triptel Plenty, and Twynae in uncertain context about procuring an olive shranedis and related procurement in Detroit. The fragment lacks clear events or dates but hints at supply concerns and international trading talk.
A vintage newspaper blurb touts a one thousand dollar gel coin giveaway by Sterling Remedy Company. It promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as the best medicine and invites readers to answer a big ad in the same issue to receive a share of the gold.
The Santa Fe California excursion trains are described as comfortable with new patterns and every convenience. Pullman conductors and porters accompany the trips, drawing many of the best people. Low ticket rates and scenic routes across the continent are highlighted, with descriptive literature available from Geo W Hagenbuch. Some travelers boast of long journeys that test others patience.
In Winamoe Idaho a son writes from Rox 184 noting his father suffered with bolls and carbuncles. After trying Hood’s Sarsaparilla he recovered. He adds his mother used Hood’s Sarsaparilla for rheumatism with relief. The letter credits the medicine with healing both cases.
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