Kansas Corn In Better Condition Than Last Year
The August report from Kansas State Board of Agriculture, read by Secretary Martin Mohler, shows 74 percent of planted corn worth harvesting. Estimated yield averages 28 bushels per acre, totaling about 141.43 million bushels statewide, nearly double last year but below 1884. Despite pockets of poor stands, overall crop prospects improve with ample feed for stock.
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Kansas
United States
Topeka
Kan
Martin Mohler
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Mohler
Republic County
Chautauqua County
Kansas River
Chautauqua and Elk
Jewell and Smith
Ellsworth
Hamilton County
Colorado Line
Robbing the Mails Peaks in New York Dispatch Report
A New York dispatch says a gang has been stealing from the United States mails between New York City and the West for three months. Post office officials conceal losses. large money packages and letters vanish, including three five thousand dollar drafts from Blake Bros. & Co. in Nassau Street. The losses run into thousands, with more suspected as crooks harvest from mail bags across localities.
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New York Dispatch
United States
New York City
West
Postoffice Department
Postoffice
Post Office
Blake Bros. & Co
Nassau Street
Chicago
Blake
Post Office Department
Washington
Riotous Protests Hit Canton Over Immigration Treaty
The Shanghai telegram notes riots in Canton as debate on a modified immigration treaty with America grows. American Consul Charles Seymour, longtime La Crosse figure and former editor, faced attack at his residence amid rising U.S.-China tensions. his wife reportedly with him in Canton.
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Shanghai
America
Canton
Charles Seymour
la Crosse
Wis
Arthur
Canaona
Wisconsin
Northwest
Horace Eldridge Dies At 72 After Vast Utah Career
Horace Eldridge, 72, superintendent of Zion's Co operative Mercantile Institution with a $5,000,000 annual volume, died in Salt Lake City. A brigadier general of militia in 1860, he served in the Territorial Legislature in 1855 and held numerous local posts. A long time Mormon, he joined the church 52 years ago and mentored a substantial fortune in land and livestock. He is mourned by three of his five wives and a large posterity.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Horace
Eldridge
Zion
Co-operative Mercantile Institution
Brigham Young
Mormon Church
Afghans Revolt and Expedition Clash Reported
A Novoe Vremya dispatch claims Northern Afghans revolted proclaiming Ishak Khan Ameer. A battle occurred with unknown result and civil war risks to Abdurrahman Khan’s neighbors. Separately, Capt. Lugard’s Nyasa expedition fought slave dealers around June 16. one European killed, Lugard wounded, Arab losses unclear.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Ishak Khan Ameer
Abdurrahman Khan
Lugard
Nyasa
Walla Walla Valley Described as Growing Pacific Northwest Hub
Mosxes Folsom portrays Walla Walla as a thriving center with rail links to Northern Pacific and Manitoba lines. He details climate, waters, mills, schools, papers, and abundant fruit crops from apples to strawberries, predicting vast growth and industrial potential for the valley.
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Walla WaLla
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Oregon Railway and Navigation System
Manitoba
Butte
Montana
Jolo Pass
Rockies
Clearwater
Idaho
Palouse
Walla Walla Valley
Washington
Greenwich
Court House
Northwest
Mill Creek
Board of Trade
The
Union
Statesman and Journal
Daiy
Whitman College
Athens
Inland Empire
Walla
Santa Fe
St. Louis
Great Lakes
Cascade Mountains
East
California
New Engand
United States
Laboor
Fort Walla Walla
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Ocean
Mosxes Folsom
Sultan of Turkey's annual household expenditure report
The annual expenditure of the Sultan of Turkey's household exceeds 41 dollars.
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Turkey
Sharon divorce case erupts in court clash over marriage contract
Sarah Althea Hill now Mrs. David L. Terry caused a court scene as she accused Justice Field of bribery. Her husband Judge Terry struck the marshal, then both were jailed. The trial followed a California Supreme Court ruling affirming a prior marriage and estate claims.
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Justice Field
San Francisco
Cal
Sharon
Sarah Altheasharon
David L. Terry
Judge Terry
Supreme Court of California
United States Circuit Court
Circuit Court
Terry
United States Justice Field
Sawyer
Sabin
District Court
Mrs. Terry
Judge Field
Bpa Field
Franks
Marshal Franks
Mar
Shal Franks
United States
California
Uet
Broderick
G A R Posts Soliciting 10 Cent Subscriptions for Logan Statue
A Detroit circular seeks 10 cent subscriptions from all veterans for a fund to erect an equestrian statue of Gen. John A. Logan in Washington. The appeal is signed by Hannibal Hamlin of Maine, Gov. James A. Beaver of Pennsylvania, Gen. John M. Palmer and H Thomas of Illinois, and Gen. R A Alger of Michigan.
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Detroit
Mich
Washington
John A. Logan
Hannibal Hamlin
Maine
James A. Beaver
Pennsylvania
John M. Palmer
H Thomas
Illinois
R. A. Alger
Michigan
Illinois Affairs Ledger Reveals Multiple 1900s Local Events
Henry and Chauncey Austin lose $250 to a hotel robbery in Chicago after traveling from Montana to pay a New York mortgage. Other items include railroad wage gains, county contracts, church milestones, pension totals, legal suits, and a fatal train accident in Patton Station.
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Henry
Chauncey Austin
Montana
Steuben County
New York
Chicago
Palace Hotel
Kate Roth
Mount Olive Colored Baptist Association of Southern Illinois
Centralia
H. Allison
Cairo
John M. Hamilton
Jo Daviess County
Apple River
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Garden Products
Sarah
Sarah Althea Hill
Associate Justice Field
Logan
Illinois Affairs
Chestervale
Anthony Stewart
Peoria
Decatur
Bryansville
Indianapolis
C. Lynde
Rock Island
Messrs. C. A. Beck
A. W. Sullivan
Ilinois Central Railroad Company
Switchmen’s Union of
Marion County
Kinmundy
Chance
Salem
S. Andrews
Nancy Clark
Farwell & Taylor
Texas
State of Texas
State Capitol Board
Messrs. Farwell & Taylor
Capitol Board
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Bloomington
F. E. Huddle
Huddle
Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows’ Herald
Bloomington Lodge
Myers
Rayburn & Barry
Lodge
Rose M. Kneass
Joseph Mountfort
Mary Mountfort
Mary
Kneass
Totel
Fred Taylor
Clinton
Col
Abner Taylor
One Hundred and Fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Bensenville
Douglas County
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Newman
Horace Reed
James Miller
J. H. Kumler
J. L. Pitner
W. H. Wilder
Z. L. Dinsmore
Bippus & Kansler
Evansville
Ind
Springfield
Lawrence County
Geddes
C. C. Holton
Wabash Avenue
F. B. Schwabe
German Presbyterian Church
James J. West
Wilbur P F. Storey
Times
Forty Third
Grand Boulevard
Vincennes Avenue
Forty-fourth Street
Forty-seventh Street
South Park Boulevard
South Park Avenue
Fifty-fourth Street
Garfield Boulevard
Halsted Street
Laurel
Eureka CC. Storey
Robert McClintock
Patton Station
State Live Stock Board
Livingston
Boone
McDonough
Brown
McHenn
Bureau Vena
McLean
Calhoun
Macon
Carroll
Moutrie
DeWitt Ween
Oglestew Beee
Douglas
DuPage
Perry
Edgar Seeeeee
Piati
Dwards
Pike
Effingham
Pope
Fayette
Pulaski
Anne
Ford Cane Ewe
Putnam
Franklin
Randollph
Fulton
Greene
St. Clair
Saline Waewee
Hamilton
Hancock
Enry
Stark
Troquois
Stephenson
Jackson
Tazewell
Jasper Sheeee
Jefferson
Eon Spay
Jerseeeeeee
Wabish
Jo Daviess
Warren
Johnson
Kane
Kankakee
Wayne
Kendall
Whiteside
Knox
Williemen
Lake Eee We
Cee Ceen
la Salle
Winneb
Lawrence
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