Kansas Celebrates 36th Anniversary of Statehood at Topeka
In Topeka on January 30, about 2000 state officials legislators and citizens gathered for the 36th anniversary of Kansas joining the union. Chief Justice Frank Doster delivered a stirring address praising Kansas as a frontier of moral struggles from abolition to women’s suffrage and industrial freedom. Senator-elect William A. Harris and Congressman-elect Jerry Simpson spoke briefly. Simpson condemned the eastern press as representatives of organized greed.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Tlopeka
Representative Hall
Frank Doster
Supreme Court
William A. Harris
United States
Jerry Simpson
Mr. Simpson
Hosford Hotel Burns in RuLo Neb Jan 30
The Hosford hotel in RuLo Nebraska was burned to the ground with origin in the kitchen. Loss estimated at about $8,000, partly insured.
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Rule Hotel
RuLo
Neb
Hosford
Lowe Charged With Contempt By Missouri House
Kansas City January 30 Missouri House adopted a resolution summoning County Prosecutor Lowe before the house to answer a contempt charge arising from his refusal to testify to a police corruption probe. He had publicly accused Chief Julian and refused to provide requested evidence.
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Lowe
Kansas City
House of Representatives
Missouri
House
Julian
Murphy Gains $10,000 in Denver court ruling
A Denver district court jury awarded Hugh Murphy of Omaha ten thousand dollars against the city on a paying contract dispute. Madison Wisconsin reports a proposed bill to ban pool selling on public grounds with fines up to five hundred dollars and ninety day imprisonment for nonpayment.
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Murphy
Denver
Hugh Murphy
Omaha
Madison
Wis
Assembly
Pleaded Guilty to Incendiarism in East 113th Street House
Adolf Meyer pleaded guilty to setting fire to a tenement on East 113th street and was sentenced to twenty years in state prison. The blaze endangered residents and caused burns, with the case noting prompt punishment and the dangers of the fire.
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New York
Adolf Meyer
East 113Th Street
One Minute Cough Cure Praised For Immediate Relief
An advertisement notes life or death urgency when minutes matter and a doctor is unreachable. It promotes One Minute Cough Cure as an instant relief and recovery aid, attributed to Vico Emmert & Co with claims of a harmless remedy yielding prompt results.
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Eranp
Deny
Vico Emmert & Co
Cook Remedy CO
Cook Remedy
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Postmasters in Ninth District Recommendations by Hager
Washington Jan 29 Special Representative Hager will likely be first Iowa delegate to file postmaster recommendations after McKinley’s term begins He has named six successors including W W Morton at Modale S B Slater at Kirkman G L Wilkinson at Neola Wesley Williams at Defiance J R Stephens at Irwin and W B Davis at Lewis He will review applicants and endorsements as terms expire with four year service expected unless removal is warranted.
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Washington
Hager
Iowa
McKinley
Modale
W. W. Morton
Kirkman
S. B. Slater
Neola
G. L. Wilkinson
Defiance
Wesley Williams
Irwin
J. R. Stephens
Lewis
W. B. Davis
One Minute Cough Cure touted as medical breakthrough
In Chicora Pennsylvania the Herald reports Richard Vensel praising One Minute Cough Cure for curing his family of coughs and colds after other remedies failed. He claims it helped children through measles while Vic Em Pills worsen constipation and Karl's Clover Root Tea offers bowel regularity, sold by Vic Emmert and M. J. Davis & Son in Lewis Iowa. Also notes Vanderbilt wintering in Washington with Lowrey mansion lease and entourage.
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Chicora
Herald
Richard Vensel
Karl
Vic. Emmert
M. J. Davis & Son
Lewis
Iowa
Vic Emmert
Wheat Decline and Exports Dominate January Trade Review
New York Jan 30 R G Dun Co reviews January as disappointing yet showing real gains. Wheat fell over six cents weekly amid huge corn exports and weak price signals. Cotton prices barely rise, wool and iron decline, while many industries expand with new starts and planned orders. Northern spinner production down 44,000 bales in five months.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Atlantic
Trade slowdowns and a drop in failures amid heavy snow
New York reports a trade downturn due to heavy snow and cold. January wholesale activity shrinks except in some lines while mercantile collections falter. Despite this, business failures drop sharply to 326 this week from 429 last week, with declines versus 1896 and 1894. In Wisconsin sash trust case a demurrer challenges an injunction. Papal appointments name two American bishops for Mobile Alabama and Wilmington Delaware.
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New York
Bradstreet
Trade Review
Canadian Dominion
Denison Hotel Fire In Indianapolis Causes Big Confusion
Fire broke out in the Denison hotel north wing early last night in Indianapolis. The blaze caused extensive panic among guests before being subdued, with total damage estimated at 80 000 dollars, largely from water used to fight the flames.
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Indianapolis
Denison
Arkansas Exposition Appropriation Bill Introduced
Senator Smith introduced a bill seeking twenty five thousand dollars to fund Arkansas resources display at the 1898 Transmississippi and International Exposition in Omaha. Kyle gains two votes in Pierre ballot, boosting his bid.
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Lattle Rock
Ark
Smith
Arkansas
Omaha
Kyle
Pierre
Early Risers and Shilohs Cure Advertisements
An advertisement roundup touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as remedies for torpid liver indigestion and headaches, Shiloh's Cure for consumption and coughs, and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for skin ulcers and piles. Vic Emmert & Co. and M. J. Davis & Son of Lewis distribute these cures and promote One Minute Cough Cure for coughing and lung diseases.
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eWitt
Vic Emmert & Co
DeWitt
Shiloh
Ze Emmert
M. J. Davis & Son
Ewis
A Household Necessity for Health and Habit Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as the age’s wonderful medical discovery. It promises gentle cleansing of kidneys, liver, and bowels, dispels colds, cures headaches, fever, habitual constipation, and biliousness. Sold and guaranteed by all druggists, priced 10, 25, or 50 cents.
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and Neuralgia
A promotional medical claim proclaims a “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia that supposedly cures in 1 to 3 days. It asserts rapid system-wide action and immediate disappearance of disease after the first dose. Ex-postmaster H. F. Anthony of Promise City Iowa endorses it. Sold by Wm. M. Nichols in Atlantic Iowa for seven cents.
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F. Anthony
Promise City
Iowa
Wm. M. Nichols
Atlantic
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