Kansas Notes and Local Happenings Across Towns
Kansas notes compile farmer tales, small-town quirks, and local events from multiple counties. Items include street improvements at Osage City, a new city directory in Junction City, harvest reports in Kaw Valley potato country, a brass band in Liberal, schoolhouse lore in Douglas County, and various oddities in Osage and surrounding areas.
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Osage County
Oskaloosa Court House
Osage City
Cape Nome Colony
Douglas County
Kansas City
Kansas
Binft
Persia
Cospign
Overbrook
Pumston
Lola
Clyde
Agill
John Speer
Lawrence
Salina
Elis
W. J H. Ryne
Crawford County
Mr.Pingret
Cornered corn deals spark a Michigan farm tale
An elderly farmer recalls a bold cornering of the corn market with Jim, paying 36 cents a bushel, mortgaged farms, and disaster. They sold sixteen miles away to a banker for twenty cents a bushel after angry neighbors refused to buy. The tale ends with a warning to his son against speculation.
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Detroit
Jim
Las
Ike Siffmans
Detroit Free Press
Turner's Hidden Name Spells Out in Foreign Letters
In a curious tale from Tit-Bits, Dobbs and Turner discuss how Turner's registered name appears as a foreign jumble on the hotel register. Turner insists the name is still Turner, explained by English spelling quirks like phth for t, gn for n, and myrrh sounding cr. The exchange highlights how spelling can disguise familiar names.
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Dobbs
Turner
London
Fedora Find Sparks Domestic Tiff in Attic
BRE SAVED MONEY searches the attic for a fedora shaped straw hat. She finds it hidden behind a plano and disguises it with cherry silk. She wears the hat proudly as a spring purchase priced at 17 dollars and 25 cents. The husband becomes unreasonable demanding she wear his shoes and smoke his pipes. Washington Past. WAKEFUL.
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Washington
Missed 17 Man Gives Up Seat On Street Car
A passenger recalls a man who gave up his seat to a woman on a street car. He stood holding onto a railing for a couple of minutes, then a puzzled Jack approached and asked if he had given up his seat, to which the man replied affirmatively.
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Jack
Chicago-tor
Detroit
The Swimming Season Confuses Willie in Class
Willie returns home frustrated by a spelling lesson on postpone. He cannot grasp the meaning yet the teacher urges usage. His sentence reflects summer plans by noting postponal of clothes before swimming, revealing his wish to live in Jacksonville.
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Willie
Willle
Wille
Jacksonvile
Buffalo Express
The Georgia Negro Relates His Conversion Testimony
A Georgia man recounts a turbulent past and earnest repentance during a prayer meeting. He admits gambling, cursing, theft, violence, and drinking but claims he never lost his religion. He frames his life as a voyage from sin to faith with humility before the congregation.
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Alice
Rusty fragment shows playful contest and stray dialogue
Fragmentary text describes a humorous scene with a winner counting green bills and a dealer quipping about a house breaker. The dialogue turns into a duel in a grove and shifts to unrelated odds about wealth and optimism, then mentions scientific notices and experiments by Dewar and Liveing.
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Chicago
the Grove
State to Build Penitentiary Admin Building with Convict Labor
The board of public lands and buildings will use convict labor to erect the penitentiary administration building after failing to secure bids. Material and fireproofing contracts were awarded, with concrete by convict labor under R W Grant supervision. Stone by Johnson Stone Co priced at 11240, metal by Paxton and Vierling at 9350, Pioneer Fire Proofing at 6950, sand by Theodore Kaar at 67 cents per yard.
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Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Inbor Contréete
Ie. Hoard
R. W. Grant
Becatrice
Johnson Stone Company
Dell Houses
Paxton and
Vierling
Pioneer Fire Proofing Company
Theodore Kaar
Lincoln
Pia ‘A
Funeral Pyre After Murder by Wallapai Indian Man
Special from Albuquerque reports Tom McCormick two Wallapai Indian killed his wife then set her body on a funeral pyre and killed himself. McCormick, educated, opposed guardianship by an Indian agent claiming American citizenship. Authorities sought him for drunkenness. violence followed with deaths. Wellapai Indians angry over white mistreatment, risk of unrest.
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Albuquerque
Tom McCormicck
Wallapai
Alberquerque
Land dispute over lands held by Senator Clark
United States District Attorney filed action in federal court to set aside patents on about 10 000 acres of timberlands in Missoula County Montana alleging lands were taken unlawfully in past years under the timber and stone act by persons who fled with speculative intent and expected to pass to Senator Clark or his agents.
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Pratt
Hiawatha
John Schilling
Boomerville
Emporis
Pawnee
Topeka
Hia
Eureka
Rancis
Desa Sykes
Helena
Mont
United States
Rogers
W.A. Clark
Clark
Missoula County
Main Range
Tragedy on Island Yard Tracks in Lincoln Northerner
A man named Byron Chevront was struck and killed by a northbound freight train at Lincoln Island yards. Coroner ruled death occurred at impact and police noted alcohol use. mystery persists whether death was accidental or foul play. Nearby witnesses reported a quarrel with a vehicle shortly before the incident.
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Tock Island
Byron Chevront
Old Island
Lincoln
Neb
Striaelk
Snell
Graham
Chevroint
Grd@ham
Chevront
W. W. Cross
Hack
Hoek
Rag Time Ban Split Wisconsin Synod
The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod adopted resolutions in Milwaukee prohibiting members from taking part in public entertainments where ragtime music is played. The Missouri Synods embrace most of the United States and aim to spread the measure to other districts. Also notes appointments and various local incidents and national events including a state education board appointment for Ludden of Lincoln Nebraska, and multiple crime and transport items.
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Wisconsin Evangelical Pantherans
Missouri Synods
Milwaukee
United States
Wisconsin
Ludden
Savage
Rev. L. BP. Ludden
Lincoln
Neb
State Board of Education
Joseph E., LeMaster
Tecumseh
State Educational Association
Board of
City of
Linealn
Minden Treasurer Robbery and Arson Suspect
County Treasurer Norlin was assaulted during a break in at the vault house in Minden Nebraska. Thieves looted about $7 000 and set the building afire to cover the crime while Norlin remained dazed and unconscious. A reward of one thousand dollars was offered for the capture of the robbers who fled town.
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County Transmzet- Bi
Minden
Neb
County Toflin
Norlin
Eng
Kearney
Andrews
Lin and Robburer
Ohiowa Man Fred Fricke Found Dead In Suspected Suicide
The body of Fred Fricke was found hanging on his farm near Ohiowa Thursday morning. Coroner Canine conducted an inquest and ruled suicide, blamed on heat and drought despondency. Fricke owned many cattle and feared poor pasture conditions, choosing death to spare others the burden of stock care.
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Fred Fricke
Ohiowa
Canine
Yale Defeats Harvard In Interuniversity Rowing Race
Yale wins the great inter university rowing event by two lengths over Harvard in a four mile course on the Thames. Yale posts a time of 23 37 while Harvard clocks 28 45 as thousands view from observation trains yachts and river banks.
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Thames
Yale
Harvard
Untold Local Tragedy and Nebraskan Civilian Deaths
Reported fatal shooting near Sexton’s Creek after a public safety incident in Kentucky leaves one man dead and three others unharmed. Nebraskan obituaries recount long lives in Cuming County, including widowhood and sudden heart failure, with further notes on a child’s arm fracture from a porch accident.
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Toronto
Junction City
Columbus
Jim Simpson
Dullinan
Fort Hiley
G.R. Troxel
Divant Gillett
Will Waggoner
Paola
Missouri Pacife
Congress
Dewar
Wimset
Senator Clark
Philippines
Grant
San Francisco
Manila
Aberty
Fortieth Infantry
Vaolahes
Akron Varnish Company
Akron
H. McCrum
South America
Siogs Oity
Byron
Boole
Isin ‘Réato
Balti More & Ohio
Baltimore
Reuehman
Masset
Wai, Reynolds
Ranchahan
Springview
Reynolds
Whan
Smddington
Mich
Razor
John Haller
C.L. Benson
Traver
Mason
Mra. Funston Returne
Logan
Mra
Manston
Manige Hills
Rolla
Spears
Wayne
Uas United
Magginson
Orjta
Crook City
B. C
Whitewood'creek
Sherlif
Willia Plummer
Minneapolis
Sioux City
Sherrit Oy W. Jackson
J. B. Richards
Dnconnes
Vale
Kentucky
Ae Flogaway
Aw & Reagher
Henry Parrett
Lille
Loram
Sexton's Creek
Irner
William Turner
Avers
Net ‘Barret
Jarrett
Dedd
Nibtond
Cuming County
Nebraska
Wm. Hunter
Plattsmouth
Fee
Stuart
Beau
Mark
Hanita
Dhticipate
Rmmhing
Sohoola
Helen
Deadwood
Wblk
Shevis
Heley
Karma
Vermont
Aehonien Ie
Ghuimerators
s.GaGein
Sete Tgmendys
Scotch Highlands
Chicago News
Thas
Christian Science
Jetmers
Kans
Anna Jones Freeman
G. G. Jones
Burdett
Hodgeman County
Freeman
Dodd
Pawne
Hodgesman
Freemin
Iowa
Forte
Fresno
Stin
Allen
Alldruigists
Bsc
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Ike
Winslow
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