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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1903
Page
3
A skeptical public reads vague DOJ hints of future enforcement amid criticism of Tate Congress measures and delayed trust busting. The piece lambasts officials for slow action, notes inflated sums and court cases, and warns elections may prompt showy prosecutions while long‑running trusts persist.
The essay argues the Philippine climate damages moral fiber of officials and soldiers, citing Taft’s alleged moral blindness to opium traffic and broader accusations of corruption. It suggests even respected figures fall to the climate’s influence, linking environmental factors to misconduct and theft.
The National Glass Budget notes the Flint Bottle Manufacturers Protective Association held a regular meeting in Indianapolis. They advanced prices on most wares by one or two percent and agreed not to sign new delivery contracts after June 1, 1904, nor to make payments to factories before September 4. A circular be loaned by the Federation Win and The Trust accompanies the report.
The article argues that high import duties and export bounties in Austria promote a protected sugar industry. It notes two thirds of production must be exported, with import duties at three and a half cents per pound and export bounties at two and one fifth cents. The cartel keeps prices high, exporting to England at two cents and selling in Austria at eight cents per pound. Austrians consume fifteen pounds yearly vs English ninety two pounds, illustrating protection as beneficent.
Report from Mindanao via Manila says Bacolodians again fortify and demand tribute before submitting to the United States. The writer questions earlier claims of cleanups by Capt. Perab Ing and Brigadier General Wood and muses on paying tribute, criticizing colonial policies and corrupt peacekeepers.
Roosevelt urges naval discipline and willingness to fight while criticizing overblown praise for bravery. The piece questions wartime attitudes and notes Newport’s naval entertainments, arguing the public should not fund costly ships for seasonal amusements to boost summer resorts.
The ancient volcano Mount Vesuvius again hurls lava and ash toward adjacent lands causing terror among inhabitants. Recounting its history, eruptions destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum, buried cities under ashes, and produced dramatic blasts dating from 79 AD through the 19th century with multiple upheavals.
In Macon Missouri a suit for seven thousand dollars asks damages from B Jenkins stockholder over alleged slander via telephone. Treas. Hart of Sunday and Zion Tel Co cites remarks that allegedly accused him of misusing company funds and vows to pursue repayment. Proceedings hinge on whether the language was spoken in the presence of others. The case mirrors lingering disputes over communications and accountability in small-town utilities.
Conservative lumber men predict rapid depletion of timber in Michigan's upper peninsula. Within five years most upper peninsula forests will be exhausted with Baraga Houghton and Keweenaw counties nearly bare. Menominee County once world leading in lumber now produces only a tenth of former output as mills relocate.
A brief note urges all people to spend time outdoors to gain oxone and sunshine benefits. It claims fresh air ward off disease and bacteria, and asserts outdoor life prevents consumption while warning against prolonged indoor living.
Mrs Langtry recalled meeting Sig Marconi and recounts a wireless telegram joke. She said after dining in London she sent a message to a passing ship claiming the ocean could not part them. Ten days later a reply asked what the line meant, quipping that the ocean has no pants on.
In Commune Di Pont France last week thirty people target shooting were struck by lightning as an electric wire marked the shots. They fell senseless but no one was killed. An examination found most carried a photograph of a row of cartilages behind the target grounds. Scientists say similar effects have occurred before.
A new forest reserve covers about 6.0 square miles along Norton Bay and Golovin Sound in Alaska. It runs roughly 126 miles along the coast and 40 to 60 miles wide, preserving spruce valleys and timber from homestead control. The order aims to keep timber available for mining under existing law.
Capt C E Nathorst reports Philippine head hunters impeded an advance near Barlig with sharpened bamboo stakes set at 45 degrees. Assaults on troops failed. the town burned as soldiers struggled to move through forest trails laced with lacerating spears and traps.
At the seventy eighth annual meeting in Baltimore the sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows will consider a proposal to erect a $1,000,000 memorial building in the city. Washington lodge No 1 Baltimore founded April 1919 originated the project last year. Thomas Wildey one of the five original founders is buried in Baltimore. The order has 1 306 000 members and a contribution of $1 each would cover the sum, but Baltimore members fear western elites would insist the temple be built within their borders.
J Marsh completed a two year exploration south of the Arctic Ocean between Colville River and the international boundary. After 128 days without human contact he survived on a flour diet for 18 days and reached Fort Yukon emaciated. General Funston brought him to Nome aboard the transport Jeff Davis. Marsh mapped five hitherto unknown rivers and gathered valuable data. The coast near the Arctic Ocean proved unmineralized while further south toward the Koyukak country he prospected a highly mineralized zone.
W J Griggs president of the street railway men union in Richmond Virginia is highlighted for personal sacrifice during the strike. He reportedly sold all his property including restaurant assets to aid needy workers and did not file claims for restitution after the strike ended.
Michael McCarthy of Brooklyn reports losing a $100 bill after leaving it in a soiled shirt pocket. He washed the shirt, forgot the bill, and only found torn pieces of paper where the money had been.
The text blends lush poetic imagery of nature with a rough family tale about a dog and a boy named Willie. It shifts from reflective verse about rivers and memory to a comical childhood story in which a father attempts to train a dog, the dog’s antics, and a noisy, chaotic ending. The piece reads as a collage of 19th century style verse and rustic humor.
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