Help for aged destitution editorial from The Kansas City Star
The article argues for national old age pensions, contrasting private corporate plans with government provision. It cites New Zealand as a model with 90 yearly pensions for those aged 65 meeting residency and wealth limits, financed by public ownership revenues. It urges U S railroad nationalization to fund broad pensions and asks which is nobler a guaranteed income or continued wealth for a few.
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Kansas City Star
Santa Fe
Eastern
Steel Corporation
New Zealand
New
New York
United States
J. J. Hill
Goulds
Vanderbilts
Augustus
Rome
Boers Demand Action Over New Orleans Recruiting Post
A Boer representative writes President Roosevelt urging action against a British recruiting station near New Orleans. He notes the station enlists men for the South African war and ships mules horses and munitions of war to South Africa under British control. He asks Roosevelt to permit Boer forces to annihilate the post.
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Roosevelt
New Orleans
South Africa
Adrian Reynolds Named Postmaster at Sedan
Adrian Reynolds, formerly publisher of the Garnett Plaindester, has been appointed postmaster in Sedan, Chautauqua County, in a recent bureaucratic appointment.
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Walter
Garnett
Has
Poat
Adrian Reynolds
Sedan
Chautauqua County
Roosevelt Jr Ill With Double Pneumonia Near Crisis
Groton Massachusetts February 12 Theodore Roosevelt Jr is ill with double pneumonia and approaches a crisis in his condition. If the present slight improvement continues he may recover. The boy slept well and showed progress after a tense night in the dormitory. Presidents Roosevelt and wife endure the ordeal and may travel to Washington later in the week if improvement holds.
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Groton
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Teddy
Gas Strike Expands at Blackwell Oklahoma
A two foot natural gas vein was struck in Blackwell Oklahoma at about 7 o clock today. The vein is 715 feet deep and burns about 30 feet high when lit. This is the third well drilled by Patton and Plunkett contractors under a bond funded program for artesian water. The third well will be developed and gas piped uptown, supplying Blackwell for practical uses.
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Blackwell
O. T
Strien
Patton & Plunkett
Buffington Seeks Cherokee Relief Aid in Washington
Principal Chief T. M. Buffington left for Washington to urge Interior Department relief for starving full blood Cherokees amid last year’s drought. He will request $10,000 from Cherokee tribal revenues as a relief fund and appeal for a public subscription if needed.
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Vunrra
I. T
T. M. Buffington
Washington
Interior Department
Buffington
James Gets Injunction Against The James Boys Melodrama
Judge Teasdale granted Frank James and Mrs Zerelda Samuels a restraining order against the melodrama The James Boys in Missouri. The order becomes effective once an indemnity bond of 4000 dollars is filed.
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Kansas Cry
Teasdale
Frank James
Zerelda Samuels
James Boys
James
Missouri
Fighting For Miss Stone Vienna
The Feb 12 report says a second band attacked the captors of American missionary Miss Ellen M Sterne to seize her for ransom. A desperate clash left around twenty brigands dead or wounded while Miss Sterne escaped unhurt amid unclear outcome of which side freed her.
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Vienna
Die
Ellen M. Sterne
Ranson
Miss Stone
Clerks' Union Talk Set for Salina Kansas
State Labor Commissioner Johnson of Topeka visits Salina this week to discuss forming a clerks union. The aim is to establish a wage scale and encourage local shops to conform to larger firm hours, closing at 6 30 each weekday except Saturday.
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Salina
Kans
Johnson
Topeka
Buffalo Grass Seed Sale Sparks Seed Planting Rumor
Toreka Feb 12 A Kansas man claims to merchant buffalo grass seed origin meets demand from Eastern states and foreign countries. The seed supposedly grows only on unplowed ground and has never been known to seed, a claim not verified by Kansas farmers or the Agricultural department.
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Toreka
Kansas
Agricultural Department
Battle leaves six dead in Ky mountains near Middleboro
Six are dead and as many more dying after a fierce clash between officers from Middleboro and local mountaineers at Lie Turnt's Onarier House saloon, three and a half miles from Middleboro, between 4 and 6 pm. The fight is described as one of the most desperate in mountain warfare history with significant casualties.
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Mipn Ustoro
Middleboro
Lie Turnt
Senator Allen Advises Against Populist Move
Senator Wm V Allen of Nebraska says in the Madison Mail that the Democratic party lacks leadership and reform and urges Populists not to desert, arguing Populists and Democrats differ irreconcilably on vital issues and that dissolving the Populist party would be folly.
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Wm. V. Allen
Nebraska
Madison Mail
Kansas
Bryan
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Congress Passes Oleomargarine Bill in Lower House
The lower house of Congress approves the oleomargarine bill signaling a shift in food law. The measure outlines production and labeling standards and sets timelines for implementation, drawing reactions from lawmakers and industry groups.
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Congress
Ex-Congressman doubts Cherryvale man for party nod
Ex-Congressman Kirkpatrick of the Third District doubts A. L. Wilson of Cherryvale can win the Republican nomination for Congress, and says Ergenbright of Independence has a chance.
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Kirkpatrick
A. L. Wilson
Cherryvale
Congress
Ergenbright
Independence
Lincoln's Birthday Observed Across the Nation
Wednesday marked Lincoln's birthday with nationwide observance. Businesses closed in honor of the occasion as communities paused to reflect on the sixteenth president.
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Lincoln
Ex Secretary Gage Named Head of Standard Oil
The former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Gage is announced to take the position of head at Standard Oil Company, signaling a major leadership move in the oil industry.
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Gage
The
Standard Oil Company
Loyd Dufferin Dies, Canada Governor General
Canadian Governor General Loyd Dufferin died Wednesday morning at 6 30 suggesting a sudden end to his duties. The obituary notes he served as the country’s vice regal figure during a period of national leadership.
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Loyd Dufferin
Canada
DeWet’s Last Gun Seized By British Forces
It is reported that DeWet's final firearm in his possession has been captured by British troops, marking another setback for the Boer leader's resistance.
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DeWet
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