Kansas Cuba notes and Kansas civic curiosities
Kansas Cuba notes cover six tons of tobacco raised by Kansas farmers. The column mentions Lindsborg choral club of forty voices, local politics in Cherryvale and Atchison, a push for a state temperance commissioner, and visits by notable figures. It references Atchison, McPherson, Ottawa, Leavenworth, Winfield, and many small towns with anecdotes on pensions, printing bills, and local scandals. The piece blends humor with political and social snapshots across Kansas towns.
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Kansas
Vale
Lindsborg
Ewing Nervert
Atchison
Kanson
Goodsheller
McPherson_ tonnty
Chipman
Richard J. Hinton
John Brown
Richard Realf
Emporia Yanuary
Switzerland
Wichita Street Railway
Ottawa
Christian Church
Wichita
New York
Washington
J. W. Spindler
Winfield
Frank Zook
Zook
Kausay
Baker
Clyde
Fort Scott
Missouri
Meinley
Elizabeth Metz
Sumner County
Glick
Shannon Hil Farm
Eldorado
Frank Armstrong
Angeles
Armstroo
Manila
J. K. Cubbison
Assessors of
Twentieth Kansas
Pilar
Twentieth Regiment
Otis
Lawton Shot at San Mateo in Philippines Campaign
Manila reports Major General Henry W. Lawton was shot and killed near San Mateo while leading troops against insurgents. He fell within 300 yards of a sharpshooters trench after a brief attack. a staff officer and surgeons were unable to save him. Remains could not be brought to Manila due to travel conditions. Mrs. Lawton and children reside in a government house.
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Manila
Henry W. Lawton
San Mateo
Lawton
Lockett
Twenty
Sargent
Geraolmo
Havi
Mariquina Valley
Gernamo
Otiso
Mariquing
Law‘toh
Tam
Burgeous
San Matéo
Layton
Dawton
General Lawton Killed Near San Mateo
Manila reports General Henry Lawton killed instantly at 9 30 yesterday morning while driving insurgents from the San Mateo area northeast of Manila. The war department confirms the loss, noting his long record of successful battles and remarkable luck in combat. OTIS signs the dispatch.
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Newa
Washington
War Department
Laavton
San Mateo
Imzou
Manila
Tasyten
Otis
Lawton
Street Car Strike Settled in Springfield
The street car employees strike in Springfield is resolved after cooperative action by the federation of labor, the street car men's union, and local business leaders. The street railway company agrees to recognize the local union and reinstate workers as swiftly as possible. London doubts Buller crossed the Tugela. no official confirmation on Methuen's communications line.
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Springfield
Federation of Labor
Street Railway Company
London
Buller
Tugela River
Methuen
Ent
Senate Sets January 4 To Begin Budget Debate
The senate fixed Thursday January 4 as the day to begin discussion of the Republican drafted Senate financial measure. The move marks the start of formal consideration of the bill by the majority committee.
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Senate
Realistic Snow Machines For Theaters Debut In New York
A new stage device uses two revolving perforated cylinders and electric fans to drop flaked and granulated substances, creating artificial snow across the stage. In New York, horses are dyed to match desired color blends for carriage work, a rapid cosmetic change.
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Thegrice
Gaowatarm
New ‘York
Elba’s Iron Comeback Spurred by Industrial Boom
The article notes Elba Island, once Napoleon’s hideout, now hosts smelters and machine shops as iron deposits, though mined in the past, draw renewed industrial activity. The tone hints at irony as humor fails to land despite the island’s transformed fortunes.
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Arogan Elps
Uttle
Elba
Napoleon
Grant leads drive to capture insurgents in Luzon
Dispatch from Manila reports General Lawton with Eleventh Cavalry and multiple infantry battalions moving from Manila to seize San Mateo where Geronimo’s forces number about three hundred. Grant nears clearing Zambales, finding the Don San Francisco steamer in Subig Bay, Aguinaldo said ready to escape. Laysen defeats insurgents in Zambales, Major Smith surrounds guerrillas north, Hughes captures strongholds at Leapiz and Romblun. one killed, one wounded. Panay insurgents appear suppressed.
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Aguinaido
Manila
Lawton
Lockett
Twenty-ninth
Twenty
Sargent
San Mateo
Geronimo
Grant
Zambeles
Subig Bay
Don San Francisco
Aguinaldo
Laysen
Thirty-second
Zambales
Smith
Hughes
Leapiz
Romblun
Panay
Sultan's son in law flees with jewels and funds
In Constantinople a sensational tale centers on Mahmud Fasha, the sultan's son in law, who vanished with jewels and money. He reportedly sailed to Marseilles, with the Ottoman government seeking his arrest on a plot to assassinate the sultan, though the accusation is widely discredited as an intrigue.
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Constantinople
Mahmud Fasha
Marseilles
Mahmud
Marselles
Curious foreign man showcases tiny baby hoax at expo
A Philadelphia paper reports a foreignlooking man displaying a small, comically hidden child and inviting curiosity. The scene includes exotic bride customs in Japan and notes on industry, pensions, and trade shipping from Leavenworth.
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Philadelphia
Weaver Law Void as Nebraska Supreme Court Strikes Down Insurance Reform
Nebraska Supreme Court voids the Weaver insurance law including plans to shift the department to the governor and tax foreign companies. Rulings uphold transportation board legality and insurance bond actions against Bartley. The decision voids sections 36 and 37 for conflicting with constitutional taxation provisions, deeming the act discriminatory and unconstitutional.
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State Supreme Court
Tangrance Commission
Nebraska Supreme Court
Weaver
Board of Transportation
Bartley
Omaha National Bank
Insurance Department
Cornell
Poynter
Wilbur F. Bryant
Bryant
Supreme Court
Death of Lincoln Boy Morrissey Reported by Navy
Navy dispatch from Admiral Watson in Manila confirms the deaths of Charles M Morrissey a Lincoln boy who enlisted in 1898 and other Yorktown crew members after a Balear landings disaster. Seaman Rynders recaptured with Woodbury reports Morrissey killed and Morrissey and Woodbury wounded.
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Charles Morrisey
Lincoln
Navy Department
Wat Son
Manila
Yorktown
Baler
Watson
Rynders
Ealer
Woodbury
Bayombong
Gilmore
Nygard
Dilson
McDonald
Morrissey
Rynderé
Venville
Charles M. Morrissey
Navy
John G. Morrissey
Central Nebraska iMincla Road to Impact Omaha Freight Traffic
In Omaha the Miami Central line becomes a live topic in rail affairs though its freight impact lags into January for passengers. The first local freight train from Fort Dodge arrives over the East Omaha bridge, docking at the Eleventh and Chicago depot. J W Dietrick appointed depot agent, arranging for office furniture, a long distance line, and hiring 2 to 3 inexperienced staff in Omaha. Chicago Wrecking Co. secures first business with Minibis Central, as Allen takes oath and Senator Allen names J H Bradley as private secretary in Lincoln.
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Tasuo
Omaha
Miami Central
Fort Dodge
Orfinha
East Omaha
Eleventh
Chicago
J. W. Dietrick
Omahka
Hink
Chicago , Wrecking Company
Literature Committees and Swiss Telescope Plans
Chairman Hanna of the Republican National Committee assigns distribution of literature to Perry Heath Charles G Dawes and Senator Shoup. Tourists to Switzerland next year will encounter morning to evening view telecopes in hotels and piazzas as a new tourism promotion. A Berne company plans a eurosia telescope to showcase the continent of Africa described as a high tableland region with elevations from 1800 to 3600 feet. Dutch News reports a death from disease.
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Hanna
Republican National Committee
Perry 8
Heath
Charles G. Dawes
Senator Shoup
Swisserland
Berne
Ita Eurosisaita
Telé
Roope
Switzerland
Sunset Sermon on Forgiveness Before Wrath
A preacher extols forgiving before sunset as Paul’s rule Let not the sun go down upon your wrath and urges letting go of anger tonight. He cites Ananias Paul and Roman ideals warning that holding grudges harms health sleep and faith and offers practical steps to cool temper before nightfall.
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Louis Klopsch
Moscows
Adirondacks
Alps
Asia Minor
Damascus
Ananias
Paul
Paulen
Saul
David
John Henderson
Bristol
England
Henderson
Bey
Cou
Sparte
Solomon
Nebuchadnezzar
Thomas Carlyle
Frederick the Great
Rolof
Lfe
Fragmentary Verse Fragments On Dawn And Mourning
The readable lines evoke a struggle between earthly endings and heavenly promises with imagery of sunset and everlasting light. Despite incomplete phrasing, the text hints at a transformation from mortal sorrow to divine solace, juxtaposing earthbound mourning with celestial ascent.
Bells Ring In Church Prank Across Michigan Town
A traveling bell seller recalls a humorous episode when chestnut bells rang out during a Michigan sermon. The bells disrupted the minister’s hymn and sermon, sparking laughter and a near confrontation until the seller and the minister calmly resolved the incident.
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Chara Membern
Michigan
Chicago
Jonah
Nepalese Letters at Bhagwanpur Post Office
An author recounts attempting to mail four letters from Bhagwanpur to England in Nepal. The postmaster refused foreigners posting rights, then allowed it after persuasion. Letters were stamped with Nepalese precautions, declaring no political content, using a one penny stamp, and awaiting government decision on forwarding. The letters eventually arrived after delay, hinting at a future penny post in Nepal.
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India
Bhagwanpur
England
Gay Thad
Newal
Katmandu
Nepal
Flogging in the British Navy Sparks Reform Debate
The Boston Transcript notes flogging is rare but not illegal in the Royal Navy. A Cape Town incident led to eighteen lashes for an incorrigible sailor, provoking public agitation for abolition. The piece contrasts 1849 and 1898 views on naval punishment and humanity.
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Britain
Boston Transcript
Cape Town
Hig
Bae
England
Prominent physician baffled by hidden note in patient talk
A physician recalls a cryptic remark to Limby, a patient, about a note he wrote. The exchange, filled with confusion and humor, highlights the doctor's self critique of his own handwriting. The scene ends with playful banter as the patient struggles to decipher the message.
Fragmentary Chicago Tribune item on religious remarks
Incomplete OCR notes mention a Rev De and people Cortatn Henrers Gogdrian with a Chicago Tribune source. The fragment hints at a quoted conversation or sermon but lacks clear actions, events, or dates to define a full item.
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Henrers
Chicago Tribune
Hetived
Gogdrian
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