Corn Festivals of Kansas Celebrate King Corn Across Cities
Special correspondence from Atchison describes Kansas corn festivals as major undertakings rivaling Louisiana’s Cotton King. The piece details corn artistry in decorations, corn Palace structures, parades, costumes, and festive commerce, noting how towns swell with visitors, boosting hotels and merchants, and how corn epitomizes state pride during carnival week.
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Atchison
Ouisiana
Kansas
King Horn
Louisiana
King Cotton
United States
King Corn
Tyhote
Cornhusk Cobtune
Ataik
Leonsrd Baldwin
King Edward VII Returns to St Pauls in Thankful Service
London crowds greet the royal progress as King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra attend a thanksgiving service at St Pauls Cathedral. The ceremony marks the monarchs recovery and coronation with the Prince of Wales, Premier Balfour, nobles, ambassadors, and a formal artillery display amid rain and open carriages.
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Edward VII
Alexandra
Prince of Wales
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St. Paul's
Balfour
Great Britain
Choate
Honorable
Artillery Corps
Buckingham Palace
Manard
Chamberlain to visit South Africa to study colonies
Secretary Chamberlain will travel south at the end of November to inspect postwar affairs in the Cape Natal Orange River Colony and the Transvaal with royal and cabinet approval. The plan, praised as a precedent, aims to assess war termination and colony settlements, with a March return.
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Landon
South Africa
Edward
Balfour
Capa
Natal
Orange River
Transvaal
London
Daily Telegraph
Canada
Australia
Wu Ting Fang Succeeds Sheng as Trade Commissioner
Peking October 27 an edict names Wu Ting Fang to succeed Sheng as commissioner of the new commercial treaties negotiations. Sheng is said to be disliked by foreigners and described as unscrupulous and cunning. Rumors say powers opposed Sheng holding this post of great importance in China’s foreign trade.
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Wu Ting Fang
Sheng
Peking
China
Peasants Take to Roofs as Floods Hit Catania Area
Heavy rains and floods sweep between Catania and Syracuse. Rail line near Bicoca partially destroyed and properties damaged. Water depths reach fifteen feet in places. Peasants take refuge on house roofs and fire pistols as distress signals.
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Catania
Bicily
Syracuse
Bicoca
New Under Secretary for Ireland Appointed
London October 27 The Daily News says Chief Secretary for Ireland Wyndham has appointed Sir Anthony Merdonne to the post of permanent under secretary for Ireland. Siberian Wheat Harvest Poor Reports from St Petersburg on October 27 state that the wheat harvest in Siberia is very poor.
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London
Daily Mail
Lima
India
Bohode
Berbera
Somaliland
East Africa
Daily Malt
Mag Mullah
Mudug
Ireland
The
Daily News
Wyndham
Sir Anthony Merdonne
Siberian
St. Patersburg
Siberia
Yonkers Trolley Crash Wounds Twenty Two Passengers
Twenty two passengers on a Yonkers trolley car were injured in a collision with an automobile in front of Greystone near the home of the late Samuel J. Tilden. The most seriously hurt were Miss Merle McClintock Mount Vernon Miss Winonah Bailey New York and Kate Callahan Yonkers. The chauffeur claimed the auto veered onto the track and the motorman said the car struck the automobile from behind.
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Yonkers
New York
Greystone
Samuel J. Tilden
Merle McClintock
Mount Vernon
Winonah Bailey
Kate Callahan
Gerade
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Dies in New York at 87
Elizabeth Cady Stanton eminent suffragist dies at home on West Ninety Fourth Street New York aged eighty seven. News of her death shocks Susan B Anthony who planned to join her Nov. 1 for a birthday celebration. Stanton led the early movement and wrote many state papers presented to Congress and legislatures.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Weat
Susan B. Anthony
Miss Anthony
Stanton
Congress
Mra. Stanton
Knox Rules US Could Legally Sell Panama Property
Washington October 27 Attorney General Knox says if the United States buys the Panama canal for 40000000 it would reserve a valid unincumbered title to the property. The opinion reviews mortgages under French or Colombian law and states the government can take and hold any property it may need including shares of the Panama Railroad Company. It concludes the United States would receive a good and valid unencumbered title.
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Knox
Panama
Washington
United States
Panama Canal
Panama Bailroad Company
New York
Panama Company
Irish Arms Ban Tightens as Ireland Proclaimed Areas Expanded
London reports a government bid to curb Irish armed shipments with a new order requiring clear labeling of arms sent to any Ireland district, proclaimed or not, under penalties. Separately Washington notes a push to replace John Hyde over crop report timing, backed by New York speculators. New York also hosted a reception at Carnegie Hall for Irish delegates Redmond Davitt Blake and Pillon chaired by Cochran, with Redmond urging Americans to support Irish rights.
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London
Birmingham
John Hyde
Washington
Congress
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Agricultural Department
New York
Étein
Hyde
Vericultural Department
Wilson
Carnegie Hall
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Edwin Blake
John Pillon
Michael Davitt
The
Irish League
Boston
W. Bourke Cochran
My Redmond
Cochran
House of Commons
Fatal Inquest Over Barber Killed By Medicine Show
coroner holds inquest into John Volkman a barber killed by Charles Metnel during a stage act at Thespian hall. Volkman volunteered to have an apple shot from his head and was shot in the forehead.
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Cold Spring Harbor
John Volkman
Thespian Hall
Charles Metnel
Metnel
Volkman
Foley's Honey and Tar Saved Wife’s Life, Plainview Man Says
W. Biker of Plainview Nebraska reports his wife suffered from Jub trouble for fifteen years. After trying many doctors and spending over 3000 without relief, Foley's Honey and Tar was recommended and credited with saving her life. She now has better health than in ten years. Schults
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Plainview
Neb
Foley
Schults
South African Vendor Praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy
A South African trader named Larson of Ba Villaysida River region touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as highly effective within a local radius of thirty miles. He claims fourteen of about sixty residents within the past year were cured, asserting the remedy’s value in household use despite limited access to Adaetor's advice. For sale by Schalt.
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Ba Villaysida
Cape
South Africa
Hla
Fia
Rallwa Stalin
Larson Saya
Chaiberliain
Adaetor
Chamberlhin
Schalt
Old Man with the Fish Promotes Scott's Emulsion
An old man with a fish on his back travels worldwide for nearly thirty years, delivering health and comfort. He offers strength to consumptives, nourishment to weak children, and firm flesh to thin individuals via Scott's Emulsion of pure cod liver oil.
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Scott
Scott & Bone Chemiste
Pearl Streew
York
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