Kansas News Bits Spark Volume Of Local Happenings
The itemized Kansas wire reads show Topeka shelving a festival plan while Salina reports a 20 house burglary in one night. Projections include coal sinking in Cherokee County, new settlements in Barton and Arkansas River Valley, a state tennis tourney in Abilene, and a large creamery butter output in Kansas.
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Osborne
Kansas
Topeka
Ichison County
Barton County
Arkansas River
Salina
George ‘Clark
Adlai Stevenson
Teots
Abilene
Leavenworth
Haskell County
Kapsay
Coffeyville Hay
Fatal Shaft Accident at Tecumseh Mill Claims Life of W Edwards
In Tecumseh a mill teamster, William Edwards, was killed when drawn into a basement shaft driving wheel. After two minutes of being wound around the shaft his body struck beams and tools as onlookers stopped the machine. Edwards, about forty, leaves a widow and two children and had minimal life insurance.
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William Edwards
Tecumseh
Edwards
Tefuméeh
Ming of American Soldiers to Be Removed From Moshe
A 19th century dispatch reports John W. Scully and YJ. S. Al travel to Mexico to dig up and ship back for burial in San Antonio a mass grave of about 700 American soldiers from the Buena Vista battle near Saltillo in 1846, endangered by a new railroad project and government policy.
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Ming
Moshe
John W. Scully
Quartermaster’s Department
YJ. S. al
Mexico
San Antonio
Texas
Buena Vista
Saltillo
Mex
Zack Taylor
Santa Anna
Rebels Suffer Heavy Losses In Filipino Campaign
A Manitla dispatch reports week of fighting left about 200 Americans killed and 130 captured or surrendered. One hundred rifles seized, including twelve Americans killed or wounded. Col William E. Birkhimer and the Twenty eighth Volunteers attacked entrenched insurgents two miles east of Taai, with thirty eight enemy killed. Signal corps detachment twice attacked while repairing wires. Captain Charles D. Roberts, captured last May, arrived on parole and will not return to captivity.
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Manitla
Velve
William E. Birkhimer
Taai
Signal Corps
Charles D. Roberts
Powers of Europe seek Chinese mediation conditions set
President signals willingness to mediate between China and foreign powers through Minister Wu but demands Chinese concessions first. British leaders doubt immediate Pekin action before September due to conditions and equipment. In St Louis, Gompers and O Connell discuss adjusting street railway troubles with no fixed plan, awaiting council guidance.
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Powers
Europe
State Department
Hay
Pekin
England
Lord Salisbury
China
Gomperg
O'Connell
American Federation of Favor
St. Louis
Mr. Gompers
Gas discovery at Courtright farm near Pana prompts development
Natural gas found on F. Courtright’s farm in Shelby township near Pana. Farmers are using the gas locally and H S Kinsley of Columbus representing Great Eastern Oil has leased 4,000 acres nearby and will begin development. Proposals to pipe gas to St Louis and intermediate points. Also mentions Admiral Seymour's relief expedition and a rumor about harming wounded, dismissed as unproven.
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Gan
Farma
F.“¢ Courtright
Pana
Shelby Township
Miinvis
Otheir
H. S. Kinsley
Columbus
Ohio
Great Eastern Oil Company
St. Louis
Found Dead By the Track in Savannah Ma
Two unidentified young men were found beside the Chicago Great Western railway tracks in Savannah Massachusetts twelve miles north of St Joseph dead with bullet wounds in the back of their heads. Both men were well dressed. The theory is murder on a train and the coroner's jury investigates. America would hurry: the United States government deplores the tardiness of other powers in the march on Pekin. It is believed the way is open from Tien Tsin to Welcin since the former city has fallen.
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Ola
Pekin
China
Jacob Stoller
Kansas
Circler
Perry
Okla
Garden City
de. Malkins
Abilene
Hintersh
South Africa
Kansaa Lisa
Sumner County
Marias Des Cygness
Syracuse Sentinel
Supreme Court , of
Court of Common Press
Cherokee
Crawford Counties
Zeer
Chicago Great Western Railway
Savanah
St. Jseph
Hoth
America
United States
Tien Tsin
Welcin
Cavalry in the Orient Arrive At Seattle From Ft Niobrara
One hundred men and 308 horses of the First U S cavalry, commanded by Lieut. Dartman, have reached Seattle from Ft Niobrara en route to the orient. Also noted are brief items: a Niantic coal miner shot his brother-in-law Edwin Martin, a barber. A Huttig Sash and Door warehouse in Mubsentine, Pa was set ablaze. Threshers Kennedy, Ralston, and Howes were killed by lightning near Ft Scott, Kansas. Verdigres Neb arrests for burglary. Russia urged to power the ray Ta.
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U. S
Dartman
Seattle
Ft. Niobrara
Tha’ Oorient
Niantic, IU
John ‘Eden
Edwin Martin
Liseum
Tong Kn
Sandwich
Cape Codsistritt
Verdigres
Charles Tobinson
Widbrera
Ruspia
Talmage Sermon on Christ as World Surgeon and Healer
The sermon portrays Jesus as the supreme surgeon who cures chronic diseases and spiritual wounds. It traces medicine’s history from ancient priests to modern doctors, praising Christ’s miracles, offering healing for the body and soul, and envisioning a future world healed of illness.
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Laula Klopsch
Talmage
Europe
Christ
Aiow
Toy
Taligion
D. D
Pune
Ghreat
Jerusalem
Lake Tiberias
Alyen
First International Marriage Rumor Debunked
An article from the Saturday Evening Fest challenges the idea of a recent English American romance trend. It notes that Englishmen reportedly courting American girls dates back to early social exchanges and ball customs, referencing a Boonton Fall Norfolk event and portrait sales as part of these historical social patterns.
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Boonton Fall
Norfolk
Conger Alive Report Sparks Hope From Pekin Cipher
A July dispatch from Washington claims United States Minister Conger was alive two days earlier and sent a ciphered gram to the State Department. The message, later translated in Washington, relieved officials and the public after weeks of silence amid Beijing’s turmoil. London dispatches doubt its authenticity, suggesting Chinese possession of ciphered messages and possible manipulation.
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Washington
Dar Aloy
Apeat
United States
Conger
Pekin
State Department
Wu Ting Wang
London
Beckham Nomination Sparks Kentucky Democratic Convention
The Lexington dispatch reports Governor Beckham was nominated by the state Democratic convention for governor, backing the national platform, Goebel election reform, and balanced election boards. It denounces Goebel’s assassination and praises Beckham’s administration while noting militia action in 1890. Additional items cover wartime dispatches, fires at West Point, and mid‑road tariff meeting attendees.
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Lexington
Beckham
Goebel
Bradley
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