Francis' Report on Lands and Pensions Refused Patents
The annual interior department report by Secretary Francis outlines broad land and pension policies. It details public domain disposition, rail road land claims, and calls for arid land reclamation. It notes pension costs at 2.3 billion over 31 years, with 970,678 current pensioners and reforms to curb impostors while aiding the truly needy.
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Wasmaron
Secretary of the Interior
Francis
Interior Department
Pension Administration
Dawes Commission
Alaska
Agricultural College
Des Moines
Congress
Indian Affairs
Dawes Indian Commission
Central Pacific
Centralific
Kansas law to be tested in nonresident stockholder suits
A New York test case aims to bind Kansas corporate debts on nonresident stockholders. The National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City sues 20 New York holders of Western Farm Mortgage Trust of Lawrence. Amounts include Louis Hernsheim 44000 and J R Adrienne estate 18000. Also Gorman’s Long Walk notes Harry Gorman plans a around-the-world trek starting April 15 with a two and a half year target and seeks a companion.
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New York
New York State
Kansas
State
National Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City
Western Farm Mortgage Trust Company
Lawrence
Kan
Louis Hernsheim
J. R. Andrienne
Poughkeepsie
Gorman
Des Moines
Harry Gorman
Currency Reform Convention Call Issued in Indianapolis
The executive committee arranging the currency reform convention to be held January 12 issued a formal call. Representation will be by business leaders from boards of trade chambers of commerce commercial clubs and similar bodies in cities over 8 000 people based on population. Another brief item notes a separate City meeting in Chicago about association tracks and a man expelled from tracks for an 1895 Winnipeg incident.
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Pittsburg
Francia Murphy
Grand Opera House
Murphy
Joseph R. Hunter
Chicago Times-Herald
InpIaNaPolis
Civaco
Board of Appeals
White
Carberry
Man
Winnipeg
Dr. Pierce
Mary Whitman
Hast Dickinson, Franklin Co
Arsenic in Bread Sparks Milwaukee Poisoning Probe
Milwaukee health officials report about 100 families totaling 500 to 600 people in the northwestern city area suffered acute poisoning, traced to bread from Otto Figlesthaler's bakery after arsenic was found in a bread analysis. Police investigate deliberate poisoning aimed at ruins to the baker's business, with several arrests anticipated.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Health Department
Otto Figlesthaler
Commissioner of Health
Garret
Figes
Figlesthaler
Dangerous Outlaw Dynamite Dick Killed by Deputies
Wicwta Kan Dec 6 Deputies shoot Dynamite Dick real name Dan Clifton leader of Oklahoma outlaws killed at Hostler home east of Blackwell two miles away Ben Cravens mortally wounded by Richard Clark Cravens claims he killed a man found murdered near Elgin last week Outlaws planned to rob Blackwell bank at 9 am posse warned two weeks earlier bodies taken to Newkirk Cravens a rambling witness Dynamite Dick linked to Doolin and Dalton gangs escape from Guthrie jail last July suspected of multiple murders Cravens led a long running horse theft ring and post office robbery case continues.
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Dynamite Dick
Hen Cravens
Wicwta
Kan
Oklahoma
Mr. Hostler
Blackwell
Lang
Ben Cravens
Richard Clark
Richard Clifton
Newton
Hostler
Cravens
Elgin
Newkirk
Charles W. Jackson
Dan Clifton
Southwest
Doolin
Dalton
Guthrie
Bill Doolin
Ingalls
Katy
Chickasaw Nation
Will Study Subsoil Packing Station Planned in McCook Neb
General Passenger Agent Francia of the Burlington and Missouri and Mr Campbell of Sioux City arranged yesterday for an experimental station at McCook to test subsoil packing and surface cultivation. Forty acres will be used for the trial with a traveling expert supervising weekly. Additional stations will be opened at Alma Holdrege Curtis Neb and Oberlin Kan.
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McCook
Neb
Francia
Burlington and
Missouri
Campbell
Sioux City
Alma
Holdrege
Curtis
Oberlin
Kan
Lumbermen See Tour for Southern Lumber Combine
Fifteen saw mill owners from Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and Missouri arrived in Savannah Georgia on December 5 in a tour of inspection with the Southern Pine company. They seek possible steps toward a combine linking southern mills with western and northern producers. Details remain undisclosed.
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Savannah
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
South
Southern Pine Company
West
Northwest
Two Railroads Paid Dividend in Kansas Report States
The biennial report of the state board of railroad commissioners shows that only two railways operating in Kansas paid a dividend for the year ending June last. The Rock Island and the Burlington were the two. The Burlington has only 128 miles of track in the state.
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Toreka
Kan
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Kansas
Rock Island
Burlington
Clinton Bank Failure in Clinton Missouri
The Henry County bank of Clinton has been closed by state bank examiner Gordon Jones. The bank’s capital stock is $50,000.
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Clinton
Clinton, Mo
Henry County Bank of
Gordon Jones
State Bank Examiner
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Central and
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Secretary of the Treasury
Union Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific Railroad
Humpoipt
Michael Biecha
Des Marves
Iowa State Travelling Men’s Association
W. F. Mitchell
Treasury
Joshn C. Watson
Nebraska City
John C. Watson
Lincoln
Dec
West Lincoln
Ilinois Central
Cherokee
Hi Story
R. E. Green
Nation
Charles Tillotson
Pioneer Savings and Loan Association of
Minneapolis
James Paul
Webster City
Paul
George Paul
Des Moinns
Earp
Wichita
Wyatt Earp
Mike Meagher
Dick Cogdell
Ellsworth
J. H. Bauernfield
Evangelical ‘Church
Noble Township
Griswold American
Salt River
Pike County
Lesire
Huchendorf and
Quint
O. W. Rich
VIC Emmert & CO
Hilton
Lincoln, Neb
Cornish
Arkansas
Exporapo
Ark
Armstrong & Co
Bishop Keane
Washington
Rome
Havre
Sheridan
Philadelphia
Phillip H. Sheridan
Hotel Lafayette
John Mulvaney
Little Phil
Hastings
A. K. McClure
Winchester
David B. Hill
Senate
St. Louie
Louis
St. Louis
Plymouth Rocks
Coin
Ows
Des Mores
State Railroad Commmissioner
Des Moiins
American National Woman Suffrage Association
Mexico
Moses Vs. Allen
H. K. Allen
Montagomery
Ala
Doxington
Nutwood
King of the Highland Stock Farm
Holcomb
Wilson
P. Wilson
Tampa
Fla
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