This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1897
Page
4
England has postal savings banks with 700 million on deposit. Deposits range from one penny to 500, with interest at 2 3 4 percent annually. The piece notes reduced pauperism, cites Senator Butler's failed US bill, and blasts private savings banks and sugar interests.
Judge Foster declares the Kansas City Live Stock Exchange in clear violation of the Sherman anti trust law and criticizes gamblers in wheat speculation. The decision is viewed as potentially influencing the pending stock yards case and may prompt a higher court review.
The Topeka Capital conducts a vote to pick Kansas’s two great men for Statuary Hall. The AdiTaTex backs John Brows and John P. St. John. The piece criticizes Populist papers for attacking Senator Peffer and argues for judicial restraint and popular lawmaking. Also notes Grace Thompson of St Louis traveling in Europe and a rise in freight rates as yellow fever halts southern traffic.
A lengthy critique argues tariffs harm American labor by boosting prices and shielding domestic merchants. It portrays dead Hungarian laborers shot in a public road as a indictment of protectionist policy, links tariffs to monopoly inside towns, and contrasts wealthy capitalists with impoverished workers. The piece cites Tom Watson and references ex-Governor John P. St. John and Topeka discourse. It notes silver and wheat price dynamics and calls for free coinage at 16 to 1.
London dispatch notes Bank of England meeting where Governor Hugh Smith discusses silver policy under the 1844 act. He proposes holding one fifth of bullion in silver against notes if France resumes free coinage and silver prices are favorable. Smith says negotiations with American monetary authorities continue and government consulted him.
A Carleton essay argues government holds ownership of railroads through deeds and taxation. It foresees a future debate on government seizure of railroads, with profits benefiting The People and losses shared nationally. The piece urges readers to ponder the issue.
The Agitator announces a new plan to add more names to its subscriber list within months. It slashes the Acrrarox foreign edition price in half for club orders and promotes the AerraTor as one of the nation’s best papers. A quarter buys a paper for thirteen weeks at 10 cents.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.