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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1902
Page
6
A collage of satirical notes on industry and fame features jokes about the naphtha launch aiding automobilism, Jeffries nose, and the theatrical world. It notes trust issues in Germany and England, American achievements, and odd statistics on population, crime, and longevity with a comic tone.
Chicago press previews a major tariff dispute as ex Secretary Vilas echoes Cleveland on protection. The piece argues both parties must define concrete tariff plans, with Republicans urged to favor revision and reciprocity, and Democrats to push a revenue tariff and expose “grand central conspiracies.” The issue centers on tariff policy, protection, and possible Canada reciprocity.
Chicago Tribune warns of a Western land boom and Canadian government lands attracting Iowa farmers. Director of the Mint Rob erts notes syndicates form at crossroads towns selling Dakotas and Canada lands to fund western speculation. Wheat demand stays strong as lands are cultivated, Canada’s prices are low, and large acreages change hands daily amid a growing border wheat surge.
A Philadelphia Press reevaluates President McKinley stance on reciprocity and tariffs. It argues he supported reciprocity without embracing free trade, urging use of any surplus duties for reciprocal exchanges, especially on hides, while criticizing removal of the coffee duty and Brazil Argentina trade dynamics. It stresses McKinley’s policy was not free trade and aligns with his tariff act framework.
A Chicago Record-Herald dispatch from Lansing notes four Michigan Republicans who failed to win renomination were defeated on personal grounds, not due to Cuba reciprocity or beet sugar policy. The piece cautions against interpreting local results as a nationwide rebuke and notes reformers often disagree and struggle to unite their followers.
A fragmentary verse item recalls old frontier life along the Clo Trail with references to California’s Forty‑Niners, the Redwoods, and gamblers’ prayers. Dora Greenwell McChesney is cited, allusive lines mix sagebrush breath and burned camp, hinting at vanished camps and austere endurance.
Historians and veterans debate which unit fired first at Gettysburg. The Fifty sixth Pennsylvania is upheld after testimony and a state monument base notes their opening volley, challenging prior claims by Cutler’s Eighty fourth New York and others. Data from Sickles committee and Gen. Fox support the Fifty sixth Pennsylvania.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a twelve mile radius around Fredericksburg with Spottsylvania Court House to the south and the Wilderness Tavern to the west marking a Civil War battlefield triangle. Within this circle many major actions occurred including Chancellorsville Sa jem Heights and Mine Run with heavy casualties on compact ground.
Report from Port Hudson Louisiana dated June 14 1863 notes a second repulse of Union forces and Gen Banks request for a forlorn hope contingent. The piece argues the government failed to promptly fulfill its binding wartime contract and records ongoing efforts to secure action despite delays.
Inland from Isabela a nearby native post reported a Moro rocket during a tense alert. Marines raced out with orders to rush to Inez for aid, only to find the outlying settlement asleep and the supposed attack nonexistent, leaving questions of readiness.
A fragmented item mentions a tax on cats and duties at Dresden with remarks on prices and possible effects on cat entries and mice. It includes a solicitor consultation and a sharp exchange over inheritance between a son and his father.
A Joplin Missouri grocer charged with selling plug tobacco on Sunday was acquitted by Judge Brown who ruled chewing tobacco among necessaries under the Sunday closing ordinance. The judge then resumed court and chewed a fresh plug before calling the next case.
A New York Woman's Exhibition will show sewing samples from famous actresses. Lillian Russell stockings and Leslie Carter patched trousers are cited as crowd attractions. The piece notes the appeal may lure many visitors and even a poker game.
Edinburg conferred the freedom of the city on Sir Wilfrid Laurier premier of Canada and Sir Hubert Bond premier and colonial secretary of Newfoundland during their July 26 visit to receive degrees from the university.
In 1874 the Rocky Mountain locust devastated crops in Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Iowa causing direct losses of about 100 million dollars. Indirect losses likely far higher. Separately ships yield iron rescues from the sea with anchors and chains recovered. twelve months saw about 150 tons dredged off England's east coast.
In Jersey a Lambertville farmer dies after a rooster bite. The notice notes the unusual fatality and recalls there was no antidote for the Jersey skevter bite, a quip reflecting local lore about native Jersey dangers.
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