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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1901
Page
6
In a veteran’s home a nameless soldier dies, leaving a glove and a secret. A Union veteran’s widow reveals a life torn between loyalty to the flag and a forbidden love. A woman discovers the glove’s true owner and the long withheld truth after forty years.
A London newspaper praises Windsor Library as a perfect rainy day retreat for England. It overlooks Stoke and Harrow on the Hill, favored by the court’s privileged gentlemen who settle into scarlet leather chairs, resting books on ivory inlaid iron tables. The piece evokes Anne, the duchess, Elizabeth, and Charles I, and notes Sunday afternoons spent in the cozy, historic alcove.
The London Daily Chronicle attributes the Christmas tree trend in England to Empress Frederick and Prince Albert. In 1840 Albert ordered a German tree with lights for his infant daughter, sparking fashion. A side note claims Lapps eschew washing, maintaining reindeer skin garments year-round.
The report notes the vitality of typhoid germs under various conditions. Garden soil preserves them for twenty one days, mortared sand for eighty two days, street dust for thirty five days, iron for sixty to seventy days, leather for one year or more.
A critical essay notes how modern politicians trade ideals for money power. It accuses President McKinley of shifting positions to suit business interests, from gold standard to imperial policy, while claiming to uphold liberty and constitutional rights for wealth and commerce alike. It argues the Republicans serve combines, not the people.
The Washington Times reports War Department orders call for twenty four depos in Cuba era cases to be turned to General Wood. Possible handling in his office or transfer to the Neely prosecution prompts questions as to admissibility in court. Debates on jurisdiction arise over offenses against the American military government of Cuba and the lack of a Cuban government at that time.
The article describes unclear administration moves on Cuba, noting hidden directions and rival Republican factions with differing plans. It warns that trusts and combinations are watching, seeking to influence policy unless a strong protest emerges.
The Philadelphia Press questions whether the administration favors liberal Cuba policy or annexation. It notes rival views on Cuba under U S protection and possible Republican fractures over annexation as a path to stability. The piece ponders if annexation is the only remedy or if the party would reject it as a campaign issue.
A congressional critique branding Congressman Babcock a corporate man. It alleges he shaped a District of Columbia land grant for Pennsylva nia railroads, praises tariff protection as safe for allies, and warns Democrats will curb trusts and tax dodgers. It cites Springfield Republican and notes press hush on New York frauds and tariff abuse.
George H. Roberts, director of the mint, argues in the North American Review that money volume governs business and notes the Fusionists on the 1896 issue. He warns we are moving toward a calamity from increasing gold in circulation and predicts a next step by the money power to demonetize gold.
The text criticizes men swayed by party gains and personal futures. It cites Senator Hoar as predicting the Republic’s downfall tied to McKinley’s election. It notes Theodore Julius Caonar Burrowa’s shifting stance from restraint to loudly proclaiming US world power.
A reflective poem by Mrs. Saran K. Holton contemplates daily labor and struggle. It extols steadfast faith that God guides human effort toward justice and hope, even as fortune falters and hardships endure. The speaker urges resilience without complaint, honoring humble labor.
A New York Sun report describes how modern machine shops differ from old ones. Improved machines and automatic gear cutting reduce chipping and filing, enforce precision, and dramatically lessen noise. The piece notes quieter sawing, pressed work, and time-saving automation transforming metal trades. The Alliance of Metal Workers forms in St. Louis, uniting eleven national and international unions under the Federated Metal Trades banner.
Metal workers in other trades allied with the American Federation of Labor will be represented by the federation president. The new combine seeks to settle trade differences by conference, conciliation or arbitration and persuade employers to adopt broad agreements covering all metal trades in a factory. The move shows the industry’s troubles become a concern for the entire Pennsylvanian group.
The Amalgamated Association of Street Car Employees of America claims large wage gains for its members, crediting disciplined leadership and member support. It notes an annual increase of 126,200 dollars for street car workers in St. Louis, as reported by The Motorman and Conductor.
The Utica Globe argues stationary firemen should have allied with mine workers to seek redress, noting a strike by under 2,000 men aimed at involving 20,000. The piece praises President John Mitchell and the United Mine Workers for their wisdom and restraint.
A 1900 report shows 902 strikes with 222 714 workers involved and 3 700 577 days wages lost. It notes 1899 had 710 strikes and nine year average only 262. Only about twenty two percent of 1900 strikes ended in a victory for workers.
Germane Vse American Machinery. So marked has been the German appreciation of American machinery and tools that the imports last year included 4,757 tons of machinery, tools of American origin against 588 tons from Great Britain and 388 tons from France.
A brief note states that you are up to date and clarifies two possible roles for the reader within an organization: an organization capitalist or an organization working man, specifically a motorman and conductor.
Reports detail clergymen aiding race workers in St Louis and a Terre Haute union naming Eugene Debs as AFL delegate. St Louis contractors grant an eight hour day, Denmark remains agricultural, US census workers gain 1.5 hours, elevating monthly pay by 16. The 600 mill workers at Tupper Lake demand shorter hours, from six to six. Rexall clerks vote 11900 to aid machinists strike. a new bookbinding machine boosts output to 17000 volumes daily. Elevator constructors form a national union in Pittsburg. inters of boot and shoe workers reach 50000 members, 460 factories unionized in US and 12 in Canada. A hat trust forms to centralize supply, threatening traveling salesmen and the swarm label.
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