Kansas Notes and Local Happenings Across the State
A roundup of Kansas items notes El Dorado commercial club formation Topska agency pensioners 14300. girl cadets at Quenemo. patent washing mine in Ht wavell. temperance union lectures. Topeka joints 150. Hessian fly in McPherson corn. 356 Brown County office holders. Kansas Knocker to publish a woman's edition. clairvoyant oil gas sites in Nemaha netting 2000 last year. 6,100 population now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downamrante
Sylvia Sup
Reno
el Dorago
Topska Agency
Quenemo
Ht Wavell
State Temperance Union
Kansas
Topeka
McPherson County
Brown County
Nemaha
Jola
State Normal School
E.chamona
Valley Center Index
Bently Hews
Bust Whird Street Duel Ends With Wounding
Kansas City dispatch reports two city detectives Matt Kenney and Henry Sparks intervened in a street fight among a mixed crowd on Bust Whird Street. An exchange of shots wounded Ora Childs and Charles Jackson, who defended his barber shop basement as the crowd scattered. Jackson was seriously wounded and the scene involved knives and beer bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Matt
Kenney
Henry Sparks
Asan
Bennett
North End
Ora Childs
Charles Jackson
Jackson
Renny
Kenny
American policy limits to protection actions in China crisis
Washington states the United States will exhaust its current reserves to protect American interests in China only up to the point of maintaining the open door and avoiding broader involvement. Officials warn that further steps could imply a shift in national policy and risk revolution, while guaranteeing that commercial interests remain safeguarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Washington
United States
Chinse
Suesi Conger
Admiral Kempf
Europe
Pekin
Tien Tein
Tsung-Li-Wamen
Mutiny of Convicts at San Juan Penitentiary
Five hundred inmates at the San Juan Penitentiary in Puerto Rico refused breakfast and work, demanding better food. The disturbance led to a clash with Porto Rico Regiment guards, with shots fired and several prisoners wounded by flying splinters.
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Orilera
San Juan
Porto Rico
Porto- Rieu
Tig Wall
Baby killed in runaway near Union Nebraska
Two families from Union Nebraska were returning from a country visit when the team ran away throwing occupants out. A three month old baby of Dave Larne was killed while Mrs Lavoe was badly bruised and Mrs Walley Jones seriously injured. Victims were not recovered.
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Union
Neb
Dave Larne
Lavoe
Walley Jones
Farmer Ambroz Injured in Wagon Accident Near Madison
Frank Ambrox, a farmer seven miles west of Madison Nebraska, was severely injured when thrown from his wagon and run over after his horses started suddenly. He was found by a friendly farmer and cared for. the wagon team was found the next day tied to the wheels in a field of wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ambrox
Madison, Neb
Ambroz
US cruiser Albany sails to Mediterranean after Southampton arrival
The US cruiser Albany, commissioned at Newcastle on Tyne May 1 and ordered to the Mediterranean, has reached Southampton. The US cruiser Buffalo, sailing from New York April 19 for a Mediterranean cruise, arrived as well. Also in local health notes, Ora Brawner of Nebraska suffers a peculiar unilateral sweating and numbness on one side during exertion. A suspended basket cable accident near Tallahassee, Florida left one dead and two critically injured, with others injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Newcastlean- Tyne
Southampton
United States Oritining
Shiy
Buffalo
Suiles
New York
Ora Brawner
Wilcox, Neb
Palapoosa
Tallahassee
Fla
Nebraska Lawmaker Concerns Charge in Confidence Game
C. C. Charlston, formerly a Nebraska legislator and justice of the peace from Phelps County, was convicted in Chicago of obtaining 10 dollars by a confidence game and sentenced to fifteen days in the county jail. Charlston planned to present worthless checks and steal small sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Chavlston
Nebraska
Phelps
Chicago
Charlston
Chinese Made Paper Machinery Shipment Marks Trade Milestone
A June 12 dispatch from Heloi t Wisconsin reports fourteen thousand pounds of tissue and paper making machinery shipped from Heloi t to Shanghai to establish China's first American built paper works. It notes prior shipments to Japan and marks a rare export of such large milling equipment to China. A separate item details a Mexican gambling house incident resulting in the death of miner Frank Smith and two Mexicans wounded after a tavern dispute. Additionally reports describe two US deserters hunted near Sioux City and a cavalry engagement with troop movements.
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China
Heloit
Wis
Shanghai
Japan
Frank ‘Smith
Helvetia
Ariz
Woman Burned to Death and Fire Incident in Kentucky
Ella Sherly, seven, suffered serious burns while her parents Mr. and Mrs. Sherly were injured rescuing her from a kerosene fire in Lanisville Kentucky. Mary Jackson was killed in the blaze, and Chauncey Hawikina, a San Francisco jeweler, reportedly died by suicide after a separate incident in New York City.
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Mary Jackson
Lanisville
Zech Sherly
Ella Sherly
Mrs. Sherly
Chauncey M. Hawikina
Nes
New York
Be Still and Trust in Christ Amid Tempest Waves
A sermon based on Mark 4 35 41 in Capernum recalls Jesus sleeping in a storm while disciples fear for their lives. It likens the lake to a scene of beauty and warns that following Christ brings trials, not smooth sailing, urging courage and faith as storms test believers.
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Louis Ridisen
Capernaum
Waa
Christ
Tuing
Robert McCheyne
Amaller
Ibneema 25
Jesus
Dan~ Haar
Petrele
Lfe
God
Jesus Christ
St. James
St. Philip
St. Matthew
St. Mark
St James the Less
St. Thomas
John Hugs
Hugh McKail
Salling
Ang
Church of God
Alon
Von
Epon
Squire Carle Couples Widow in Secret Pennsylvania Marriage
In Kingston Pennsylvania, Justice of the Peace Carle reportedly married a 65 year old widow without witnesses or clergy, claiming Pennsylvania law allowed it. The bride seeks legal separation on grounds of cruel treatment while Carle calls the ceremony valid. a higher court will review the case.
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Fennsylvanis Justice Actad
Carle
Kingston
Keystone
Mra. Carle
Squire Carle
Pennsylvania
Squire
Chueegs Chronicle
Misread Bible Verse Sparks Humorous Translation
A French language class of older women laughs as Mrs. Blank attempts to translate a passage from the New Testament. She delivers a comical version blaming a faulty memory, rendering “In my Father's house are many mansions” as “In my Father's Tangion are many flats.”
Readable fragments point to a historical notice item
OCR fragments hint at a brief historical news item mentioning John Ruski and radical views with unclear context. Names and dates are garbled, but the piece signals a note about a person’s controversial opinions and a publication’s reaction.
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John Ruski
Revolution in Water Travel and Patented Cures Advertised
A historical column discusses experiments on water travel using propeller devices and notes advertisements for various tonics. It highlights Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for indigestion and dyspepsia, mentions spending by bankers on the Paris exposition, and references other patent medicines and products amid a chaotic ad layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Houness
Health Cure Ads and Local Notices From Vintage Paper
A mixed page with an Hood’s Sarsaparilla health advertisement claiming blood purification and vitality. It features a Boston Medical Institute prospectus, soap and disinfectant notes, binder twine pricing, and Allen’s Foot Base as a remedy. Also includes locales like Chicago and Pretoria plus postal staff salaries and housekeeping starch.
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Johnson County
El.p. Throop
Throop
New Jersey
Saline County
Newton Bridgeman
Wichita
Dawes Commission
Brouser
Miss Stein
Seneca
Hutchinson
Kansas Christian Endeavor Societies
Atchison
D Making, Jr
Abilene
South Africa
H.C. Rising
GR. Landers
Anthony Cattleman
Gillette
Mexico
John M. ‘Austin
Culver
Dotsin
Peat Laureate
England
Thayer
I. D. Nelson
Ill
Mortox C. Rice
Lyon County
I Ig
Philadelphia
Kingman County
C. Bammer
Waas
Greenwood County
Climax
Greenwood
Goebel
Eek RE
A. Gose Call
Elk Creek
Op Wis
Banases City
Katie
Caign
Lawmaker
Mintaken
Cole
Ripley
Thegris
Edard
Hone
Meade
Sioux
Tie
Donnell
Sarpy
Fapmeri
Onane
Harpy
Talmagh
Kiine
St. Phijladelphis
Nike
Eption
Pepeit Guta
Hood
Mra. Seeddsleigh
Laura
Parla
Pea Body Medical Institute
Bulfincl St
Boston
Mass
Prospectuw
Health Department
Prieson Bindér Twine
Sisel
Standard
Menila
Cub Vhia
Sears, Rorance & Co
Binder Twine
Obicago
Altho
Ra Eon Pathe
Istry
Pretoria
Allen
Warman
Ofive
Gibraltar
Miss Crenswell
Colves
Samme Place
Mita Edith Shore
Grocers
Wattaree
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