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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1897
Page
2
A mosaic of 19th century notes spans global weather schemes and political bluster. Reports touch on Jay's family, Croker and Tammany, grain shipments from Baltimore to Europe, rainmaker schemes, autocratic laws in Russia and Japan, and lynching as law in the southern states, ending with a mother's panic over a telegram promising funds for a sick son.
Aatrangén visited Nantagkat Beach police headquarters and asked Chief Mitchell about the cost to commit an assault. He claimed to be Dr Edward M Bates of Cincinnati and said he came to chastise singer Thompson of the Miles Standish Band. He was fined $10.
A fragmented column muses on penalties for a high profile murder, debating whether public execution would deter future crimes and reduce notoriety. It lingers on the idea that capital punishment could prevent zealots from seeking fame, while unrelated notes mention Mildelizabeth Dowling’s long life and past lectures by Jim Jones in Browning, Missouri.
A fragmented early 20th century piece blends labor union themes with mining fantasy. It mocks government restraint and price shocks while imagining a rugged frontier tied to work and wealth. The voice references a New Trade Union era and satirizes free speech limits amid economic peril.
Bolton Hat argues that skilled workers and outsiders threaten local jobs by bidding for work at lower wages. He notes British and American unions' differing tactics to organize farmers, colliers, and longshoremen. The piece discusses wage competition, immigration, and union strategies to avoid damaging strikes while expanding organizing efforts.
The two Chicago morning papers defend the governor of Illinois against criticism for calling out the militia to break a strike in West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. They argue courts’ authority justifies injunctions, mandamus as a valid writ for strikes, and that normal rights may be limited to protect property and public safety.
A fragment discusses the idea that equity courts were not designed to support constabulary roles and that militia could be mobilized only as a last resort. It references chancery and the machinery of the military, with a note on Chicago interest.
The article argues the first amendment protects free speech and peaceful assembly including strikes, criticizing civil court judges for favoring injunctions over constitutional rights and accusing them of bowing to a rich corporation to nullify the Constitution. It calls for respect for constitutional guarantees and warns of ongoing suppression of rights.
Port Sunlight, six miles from Liverpool, built by Lever Brow to house workers cheaply and cooperatively. Founded a little over ten years ago, its streets mimic a planned, American-style layout with trees and modest homes. Rent covers gas and water and ranges from four to six dollars, with clubs and facilities funded by the company and worker councils governing the village.
The Pocahontas Virginia mayor’s ban on Grand Master Workman Sovereign expressing himself is condemned as an unconstitutional restriction. The piece argues free speech must be tempered to avoid spreading harmful rhetoric, urging restraint to unify leadership in the mining regions and prevent incitement of violence against the mining unions.
A nostalgic reminiscence paints a rural childhood with grandfathers, creeks, and abandoned fields. The narrator recalls past chances, family lore, and a sense of loss as time erodes the world of youth, ending with a personal note about two rescued kittens from a neighbor.
On Aunt Cam’s doorstep Benny and Nan hear a tale of Tom the remarkable hunter. Nan surprises her with two Maltese kittens, then Benny returns with a grand old tabby. Aunt Cam shelters them and receives a final gift, a note about Timothey, linking the tale to Tom’s moral.
Walter Bosint recalls a near home tragedy the Somerset Fencibles endured when 120 men were crowded into a 46 ton vessel the John and Elizabeth. A gale forced more water to be stored below and the hatch kept shut all night, leaving 72 dead. The quartermaster escaped inquiry while the captain faced murder charges that failed. The tale echoes the era's brutal treatment of common soldiers.
A 560 pound tortoise described as a monster sits in the London Zoo. It is said to be about 300 years old, five feet six inches long, eating vegetables and walnuts. The piece notes past giants, including an 87 pound tortoise reportedly died, and mentions the Aldabian tortoise population decline.
A fragmented poem mix references nursery rhyme lines about patty cake and babies. It notes an opal claimed by Empress Josephine, titled the Burning of Teaye, said to have vanished when allies entered Paris.
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