Kansas News Notes From 1900s Era Local Briefs
Kansas records show corporate reports lagging with 5 000 plus firms, under 1 000 reporting alive, 1 700 reporting. Miss Elsie Fry found near Leavenworth after disappearing from Kansas City. Fraternal insurance totals rise with Modern Woodmen leading, A U W next. Wheat crop projections spark export potential and per-person supply estimates. Railway upgrades ease congestion. new cars ordered. Kansas officials named for Buffalo 1901 Pan-American exposition. Medical legal cases hinge on diplomas. local politics discuss banking laws and bond refunds. Public instruction urges district consolidation. penitentiary twine plant to market, and Christian Endeavor elects officers. Insurance rates drop modestly. state leaders decide on asylum contracts and guardians’ fees for mental patients. Lawrence dedicates Fowler Memorial Theatre building. McKinley club organization grows.
Arkansas City's Hew Water Point and Bondholder Deal
Report notes an two year bond arrangement affecting Arkasas City waterworks. Mentions death of Grove W. Martie and Mrs. George W. Martin, editor of the Kansas City Ganette, who died of malaria and were buried near Junction City. Mrs. Martin moved to Kansas in 1857 and married Martin in 1863. Bonds and legal questions around a 1400 dollar settlement are referenced as unsettled by lawyers.
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Grove W. Martie
George W. Martin
Kansas City Ganette
Parabeia
Junction City
Martin
Kansas
Manhattan
Kansas News Roundup Highlights Tornadoes and Taxes
Statewide items report labor and rail rates for party conventions, a Topeka school board science adoption, and political nominations. Tragedies include a lightning death in Fontana, a boy killed by lightning, a child burned by boiling coffee, and a manhunt after a Lincoln county attack. Kansas figures note court decisions on delinquent taxes and a murder case appeal, with profiles of officials and settlers impacting Kansan history.
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Ottawa
Kansas City
Elia County
State Board of Education
Katemos
John W. Breidenthal Wanedonr Greasman Ridgley
R. H. Semple
Johnson County
John Thorne
Kansas
Justice Fellows
Fredonia
John Swanson
Kansaa
H. Williams
Prohibition
Kansay
Topeka
Victor Benson
New York
Alfred Folks
Fontana
Mary J. Kirkbride
Timothy McCarthy
Kansans
Larned
Joseph Hollinger
Chapman
William McDonough
Lincoln County
McDonough
McPherson County
J. A. Miller
Klanore
J. B. Conner
Paola
Fort Scott
Kansas City, Port Scott & Memphis
Western Passenger Association
Board of Regents
University of Kansas
Enegenia Gallop
A. G. Canfield
Miss Gallop
Kauses
Supreme Court
Harper County
George Dobba
Amelia New
Lansing
Eureka
Joseph New
W. J. Watson
Watson
Ianga
Thontieth Kansas
Fortieth Infantry
Mary Gilson
Stanley Ie
Soldiers’ Library
Manila
British Offers to End War at High Officials Levels
Dispatches from London report offers of £10,000 per year to Laula Botha and Delarey to quit their lands, with Kruger Steyn and De Wet also expected to be approached. Kruger believes Britain aims to shorten the war by buying peace, while a separate update notes British forces north of the Boers report victory and lines of communication cut near Roodeval.
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London
Daily Express
Machad
Lourenzo Wea
Kruger
Laula Botha
Delarey
Steyn
de Wet
War Office
Kelly-Kenny
Mioomfontein
Roodeval
America
Laing's Nek
Buller
Volkarust
Laing
Nek
Majuba
Clery
Ingogo
New Union Label Scheme in Nebraska Farms
Nebraska farmers organize subordinate lodges to join the International Farmers' Union and cooperate with the American Federation of Labor. The plan aims to raise farm produce prices through union cooperation and warehouse networks across market centers. Also mentions a hospital escapee and a tornado near Elk Creek with damage reported in Nebr.
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Nebraska Warriors
American Federation of Labor
Lincoln
Neb
Farmers of Nebraska
International Farmers’ Union
Reeturn
United States
Blk Creek
Med
Elk Creek
K. E. Boone
EC. Thompecs
A. W. Parker
Teething Powders and Political Patter in Crowded Streetcar Scene
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Teething Powders marketed as a cure in Washington and a crowded streetcar scene. It references Teething Powders priced at seven cents and a political question about a candidate, with stray lines about Copper County and Lake Superior.
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Elsie Fry
Jarbale
Leavenworth
Miss Fry
Jarbato
Mins Fry
Kansan
Kanes
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Kansas City Journal
Parecanine
Boffela
Stanley
Buffalo
L. F. Randolph
Nortonville
P. Sheldon
C. A. Mitchell
Cherryvale
John Madden
Emporia
E. C. Little
Abilene
Devon
Marker
George J. Barker
Lawrence
Douglas
Kansan Bankers’ Association
C. Little
Gov. Stanley
Scott Hopkins
Horton
C. Q. Chanler
Medicine Lodge
Atute
Public Instruction
Nelson
Destore
A. L. Barnes
Kansas Penitentiary
Twine Trust
Christian Endeavor
Hutchinson
Kansas Christian Endeavor Union
J. A. Sankey
Cottonwood Palle
C. L. Milton
A. BM. Reitzel
Clyde Rt. Doyd
Strong City
Otto Newby
Sterling
Mays
W. ¥. Church
Insurance Department
Anderson
Col. A. TR. Greene
Cyrus Anderson
Colby Land Office
Hermann
General Land Office
Grant Hornaday
State Board of Charities
Parsons
Board of Charities
Fut. Ortmann
Chinaman
Emporia State Normal
Mothers’ Congress
Detroit
Min
E. Cole
Juma
Sear
Osborn
Baline County
B. J. Osborn
Burton
Fowler Theatrical Engineering Shops
Kansas State University
George A. A. Fowler
Kansasity
Kansas City ‘Commerical Club
Kinley Chabs Te Kamens
McKinley Clubs
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Washington
State Department
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East Third Street
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Ora Childs
Charles Jackson
Bennett
Kenney
Sparks
Jackson
Ravel
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Apesaes
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Democrat
Carter
W. Bennett
State Hospital
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