Kansas Notes A Curious Clutter Of Local Happenings
A mixed Kansas roundup notes diphtheria in Horton and small town oddities across Barton, Neodesha, Atchison, and surrounding counties. Topics include sermons in Wichita, burglar experts sought for Lansing, school exams in Aitchison, smallpox in Scandia and Belleville, dognapping in Arkansas City, a 102 year old Atchison resident, and various local curiosities from timber markets to horse loss and moonlit acts.
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Hame
M.A. Low
Horton
Frankfort
Peabody
Muscotah
Agalnet
Rice County
Arkansas City
Scandia
Belleville
Inauguration of Kansas Officers After Election Swearing
The Kansas legislature reports inaugural day with oath of officials including Governor Stanley Lieutenant Governor Richter and others. Committees advance election and reform bills, while mortgage and suffrage measures face committee actions.
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Kansas
State House
Justice Doster
Johhson
Stanley
Richter
Clark
George Cole
Grimes
Goddard
Nelson
W. V. Church
Topeka Senate Sees Surge of Bills Early Session
In Topeka the senate opened with rapid bill introductions led by Senator Chaney of Shawnee, about twenty measures filed, many local in scope. House briefly adjourned the judiciary committees named amid resolutions, while fire marshal and other offices were debated with salaries and powers outlined.
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Topeka
Senate
Chaney
Shawnee
Lowesl
Smith
House
Wellep
Judiciay
D. D. Hoag
Wyandotte
Barker
Watlep
Hoag
W. c. Olson
Siego
Stephen Cave
Haskell
B. W. Wagoner
Kunnag
M. C. Hallett
Stanley
Charles Laling
Wichita
Noftager
Pentano
Other sheep I have which are not at this fold
Tal ing sermon delivered in New York on the twentieth anniversary of the Bowery mission at the New York Academy of Music. Dr Tal amage pleads for broader sympathy toward outsiders, urging that Christ calls in “other sheep” not in the fold. He cites varied Christian groups, warns against church gatekeeping, and urges outreach to the world.
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Louis Klapsch
Bowery Mission
Talamage
New York Academy of Music
John x
God
Christ
McDonald
Cameron
Anya
Church of God
Iis
Europe
Asia
Africa
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South America
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Sedma
Eifevoat
Atlantic
Mara Rock
Ancient
Zos‘pel
Ens
Eln
China
Thomas Chalmers
Robert Hull
Christmas-Elane
Charles
Finney
Paul, the Apostle
Milan
Eden
Eles
Temperance
Tio Medarn
Naples
Roxie
Egypt
Washington
Uquar
Boys Biking Powder Co
DeVoe
Galveston
William St
Old Check Cashed After Twenty One Years
An 1879 cattle deal turns into a $100 old check saga. W Merchant of this city explains to Galveston News how a $100 note drawn in Fort Worth was never presented and later redeemed twenty one years later after meeting Mr Mobley in Haskell county. Merchant recalls buying cattle for about $0,000 and notes how a memory aided the resolution of the old debt.
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W. Merchant
Texas
Galveston
Fort ‘Worth
Merchant
Haakel County
Mobley
Fort Worth Ata
Haskell
Emall Herda
Kent
Three Philadelphia Centenarians Highlight City’s Oldest Venerables
A Philadelphia trio of men aged beyond sixty three marks the city may boast its oldest residents. The most celebrated group includes three venerable natives, each surpassing the typical lifespan with notable life stories and longevity milestones.
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Ketel
Kesey Philadelphis
Oldifolka
Dyited
Praup
Mrs Buggins Embraces Freedom In Pajamas Tale
A comical 1901 column recalls Mrs. Buggins seeking pajamas for a son and debating corsets with a haberdasher. The piece blends social satire with a brief note on international law and a quirky anecdote about Police Judge Judah fining himself. It also touches on novel fish preservation methods and local oddities from Saratoga to Portland.
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Jude
Portland Oregonian
Gibaon
Judah
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