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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1903
Page
6
A string of quips on politics, society, and manners quotes figures like China, Russia, Japan and Carnegie. Bits note marriage rumors, theater debts, a Vermont mayor, and a rich New York youth. Also mentions Amsterdam language history and a Russian press request for clearer U.S. realities amid censorship.
The American Economist questions Grover Cleveland as a presidential candidate, arguing his 1890s tariff policies caused greater financial harm and suffering than the Civil War. It recalls his 1884 election, the Cobden Club influence, and calls to remember the cost of his administration while warning against reinstating him in power.
The piece denounces Cleveland and his tariff stance, arguing current tariffs are unfair and rise prices for all imported duties. It cites McKinley era changes, wage and price observations, and urges Cleveland not to be President again, labeling his renomination as harmful.
The Dingley tariff seems a Chinese wall to some yet Reuters-like analysis notes that imports rose to 975,283,637 dollars in the year to January 31, 1903. It argues tariffs boost national prosperity and shift imports toward raw materials for domestic industries, with 453 million dollars of manufacturers materials imported in 1903 versus 248.9 million in 1896.
The article notes a sharp rise in bank deposits and loans since the free trade period with figures for March 9, 1897 and April 9, 1503. It argues that deposits and loans have nearly doubled under protection and questions the need to revise tariffs as the country prospers, suggesting to leave matters as they are.
In a discussion led by editor Bryan, the article notes that the tariff is revised in the interest of the principal beneficiaries. It highlights ongoing concerns about who gains from tax and policy changes and the role of editors in framing the issue.
The captain of a ship witnesses midshipman Walters aiding himself to the captain's sherry while recording weather data. When asked about the barometer and decanter, Walters answers with steady rising and steadily falling, provoking the captain to laugh and praise the reply as clever, but warn him to limit decanter use.
The Kansas City Star recalls John T. Crisp, a Westport battle participant, famed for vivid tales. In a downtown cafe round table, Crisp claimed heroic charges and forward moments, only to be corrected by Richard Gentry who accused him of rushing ahead. Crisp then quips that a blank eyewitness always spoils a good story.
A quoted verse attributed to T. F. Watson in Pittsburg Gasetta speaks to comrades in arms. It exhorts poets to write boldly yet blessing, striking with fire and spreading joy, while acknowledging human weakness and sorrow. The poem envisions service to God and country, ending with a solemn salute to divine orders.
The British house of lords is not purely hereditary, with over 200 of its 590 members linked to other origins. Some hereditary lords are barred from voting due to being minors, bankrupts, or inmates of lunatic asylums. Non hereditary lords include archbishops and bishops and those honored for special services to the crown.
The speaker pleads for one more day of life and joy, questioning why life should end while buds unfold and youth remains. A wary fear of death and the boatman’s call contrasts with a resolve to endure, hoping for one more day before the grass withers and the mower decays. Berber Knapp in Chicago Inter Ocean.
A fragmented OCR note recounts a scene after a church service where a bystander questions a man in jail about his confinement. The man replies he woke the watchman by sneezing, provoking the bystander’s surprised reaction. A humorous, unclear exchange centers on an arrest remark.
Capt Arthur Eric Paget Roper Curzon, heir to a long English line, spent about $300,000 in three years chasing memories of Miss Marguerite Gwynne. After his American sweetheart married another, he pursued schemes from a Klondike expedition to matchmaking delusions and a macabre “dead man's feast” dinner, all funded by disinheritance and lavish gifts.
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