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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1891
Page
2
A 60 year old woman plunged into the Rahway River in New Jersey and was rescued with assistance from a bystander. The incident occurred after she reportedly attempted to cross near the riverbank, with authorities calling the rescue successful and no further injuries reported.
A Nevada County woman appears in the Transcript with a photo and note of her involvement in local political events. The piece hints at Tammany backing Elpwor for governor and a May rally by the enanl fistaocracy in Brooklyn.
A haven in MTamburg constructs a wooden armor made from compressed timber. Though light, the device claims to be as hard as iron and nearly fireproof, resisting flames and heat as a protective measure.
A fragmentary report from near Manistee Michigan describes a 36 foot circumference object of 12 feet height and 175 feet tall to be blasted with dynamite. The text is garbled but implies a charge to break apart a barrier with no saw mill available.
A fragmented report notes the lone Indian team advancing to the semifinals in Wilnola. Citizens recalled historic lines by Chisago as their era gave way to the new era marked by construction of thirteen to sixteen story buildings.
In a German village near Weissenfels Saeeba a mob of women armed with pitch sticks and scythes surrounded a man accused of assaulting a mascot. They forced him toward a deep well and he leapt in and drowned.
Fragmentary text discusses a young lady and changes in her writings. It mentions ideas about new world influences and a metaphor about potting a held flower. The passage questions whether certain tendencies have been subdued as a result.
The New England Homestead reports a looming apple shortage this winter based on 100 expert opinions from the United States commercial orchard industry. It notes a heavy fall crop but predicts overall weaker regional yields, with seven New England states and New York showing below full production while comparisons to prior years remain stark.
A broad domestic update notes cotton worm damage in Brenham Texas and a large fire in Jacksonville Florida destroying blocks and homes with injuries but no loss of life. Other items report drownings near Dayton Kentucky and Peoria resident suicides, Indian land notices, protests, a strike near Omaha, political moves, and preparations for a World Fair government building bid opening and a Women’s Christian Temperance Union meeting in St Joseph.
A European and imperial reaction unfolds as nations consider sanctions against China for riots involving foreigners. President Balmaceda of Chile issues 12 million in paper currency with forced acceptance. The British Bank of Australia fails amid mobilities. Czar initially opposes export bans on rye. Indian press condemns England over Manipur executions. Germany resists grain duty cuts while Europe’s grain markets stay tense. A St. Petersburg statement denies Russia France alliance amid rumors of a Dreibund, urging discretion.
A Rochester NY woman posed as a spirit during a seance at Mrs Roberts cottage in Onset Bay. Guests found Annie West of Topeka hidden beneath a bed and reported fraud to the association officers. Local spiritualists F P Baker and Lillian Wood connected to Topeka and Washington remain in inquiry.
Arrowson Aug 25 Father Ambrose Qank of St Benedict abbey died yesterday in Colorado Springs of heart affection aged 27. Native of Doniphan county he studied and was ordained at St Benedicts. Once abbey procurator and later invalid he served as secretary to the young priest and gave numerous sermons before health failed.
Fragmentary OCR describes a grand enclosure nicknamed the greatest bird cage on the continent located in New Force. It mentions a fish swarm and a vast arching root, but details are unclear.
J B Mayes, chief of the Cherokee Nation, with twenty five followers, holds talks with cattlemen at Caldwell as President Harrison’s order allowing Cherokees to hold cattle in their name shifts control of the strip. Cattlemen plan transfers and implied sales back to original owners at profit. Indignation grows among Kansas farmers facing competition from Indian territory cattle and taxes. A local meeting Saturday will condemn the action and send views to Washington.
The August 25 Topeka convention gathers delegates from the farmers alliance industrial union national industrial alliance Knights of Labor and several mutual benefit and insurance groups. The goal is to unify and streamline cooperative institutions under a single framework to reduce costs and expand the alliance business network across Kansas.
The will of Jaros Tressel Lowell filed in Middlesex probate office bequeaths substantially all property, directed to benefit Harvard College. The document outlines estate provisions benefiting the institution, with details pending probate action.
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