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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1904
Page
5
Mr. Bryan writes in The Commoner that labor unions plan large preparations for Labor Day on September 5th, aiming to make the celebration record breaking. He notes a shift from parades to social events to strengthen labor solidarity and hopes future voting will reflect this unity as clearly as the parade shows strength.
A Kansas gas field expansion to Kansas City and nearby towns faces criticism about supply limits and potential monopolistic control. The Star cites assurances from Standard Oil while warning that Iola and other districts may soon feel shortages. The piece discusses public ownership as a remedy to prevent harming smaller communities.
A historical notice extols Tom Watson for aiding farmers and railway workers, citing his efforts for rural mail carriers routes and mail boxes, and his concern for train service and car couplers, urging a vote in his favor.
Boston dispatch reports Senator Patrick McCarren of Brooklyn is blamed for links to Standard Oil in a Boston-Brooklyn rivalry. Lawson pledges 100000 dollars to prove McCarren is not the oil agent, and faults the Democratic national committee. He accuses McCarren of complicity in hiring for the St Louis convention and warns against meddling with dangerous political forces.
Bent Murdock traces kinship from Henry Gassaway Davis to Gen. John H. Morgan and Gen. George B. McClellan, linking family ties across Old Virginia, Ridgeways, Pierponts, and the Pierpont settlement while noting Lt. Thomas Benton Murdock plans to vote for the Democratic vice presidential nominee.
Tax Southern Mercury accuses Judge Parker's backers of moneyed influence and Wall Street coaching, labeling Roosevelt supporters as aligned with major business interests pushing high tariffs and ship subsidies. It urges farmers to vote for Watson and Tibbles.
The speaker argues that the advocate of self government for the fit is the same who would dive in to learn to swim, linking this view to Parker and Republicans. The remark frames Parker as aligned with old Republican positions on colonial possessions, suggesting minimal difference between the groups.
The strenuous sent a commissioner to the Sierra Nevada to investigate reports that mountain trout are being exterminated to favor wealthy anglers. A separate note mentions an attempt to exterminate a group described as Coloreds, but the effort was deemed insufficient by "strenuous" Teddy of the New Times.
Republican vice presidential candidate Charles Fairbanks visited Kansas City and had a barber shave him in his special car. The barber charged $2, and Fairbanks kicked at the bill, implying the charge was higher than expected for a “stiff.”
Witstirn declares Tom Watson a tried and true friend of the people and says the Populists have the best platform outside the Socialist party. He urges Socialists and honest voters to back Watson to the forefront, per the Southern Mercury.
A reader asks why an elevator moving within a building is free to riders while an elevator linking different buildings charges fares. The response notes the internal system often funded by building owners and tenants, whereas cross‑building transport relies on fares to cover operating costs and profits.
The Kansas Issue reports changes in the executive committee of the State Temperance Union as John W. Breidenthal’s membership appears and then vanishes from the list. The piece questions the omission and defends Breidenthal as a steadfast figure amid the controversy.
The Appeal to Reason lists various nations with Socialist or labor party representatives. It notes Holland sixteen, Italy twenty five, Belgium thirty three, France forty six, Germany eighty one, and the United States none. It ends with a rallying cry for Roosevelt, Parker and Wall Street.
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