Roosevelt Holds Neutrality Amid Boer Mission Dispatches
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt will not officially receive Dr. Mueller the Orange Free State envoy. An unofficial Boer delegation reception is planned. Mueller aims to place Kruger letter with Roosevelt. Brussels dispatch says Mueller traveled under an assumed name to push for U.S. arms embargo and influence public opinion.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mueller
Orange Vree
Holland
Kruwer
McKinley
Brussels
Dr. Mueller
Orange Free State
Holyland
United States
Ar. Kruger
Dr. Muller
Great Republic
Europe
Court House Sidewalk Contract Awarded in Garnett
County commissioners opened bids for cement sidewalks at the court house yard. Coppage & Hills of Garnett won with 15 percent cents per foot for cement and 3 cents per cubic foot for foundation stone. They will reuse old jail stone, budgeting $70, promising early spring work for Garnett laborers.
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Court House
Court House Yard
Coppage & Hills of
Garnett
Ot Garnett
Gas Strike Lights Mound City Town Full of Gas
Feb 14 report from Mound City notes natural gas flowing two feet deep with enough volume to light the town. The site already hosts a mineral well of iron salt and medicinal waters that vents gas to the surface. Robert Fleming received a franchise to light and heat the town and his experiments with the gas show promising success as he continues drilling.
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Mound City
Robt. Fleming
Fleming
Gas prospects near Garnett suggest local gas belt
Gas at Greeley and Mound City shows proximity to Garnett. A few miles east on high ground could strike gas sand, with low piping costs if found. Garnett, with water and railroad access, could become a major manufacturing hub.
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Greeley
Garnett
Mound City
Elk City Proclaims 1832 Born Native Near Missouri Line
D C Rutledge, born in 1832 near the Missouri line in what is now Cherokee county, is touted by Elk City as among the oldest living Kansans. He lives four miles southeast of Elk City on the Tompson place and served in the First and Thirteenth Kansas regiments. If he survives to March 17, he will turn 76.
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Colonel Johnson
Elm City
Kansas Press
Lk City
D. C. Rutledge
Tompson Place
Elk City
Cherokee County
Missouri Line
Rutledge
Kansas
D.C
General Funston's Plans For Return And Visit
General Frederick Funston is expected to leave Scarritt's hospital Monday after an operation. He will go to the Midland hotel under Dr. Robinson's care for several days and keep a Feb 18 engagement to review the Third regiment at Convention hall but will not attend the banquet or dance. He plans to return to his home in Iola Kansas around Feb 24 and may visit New York and Washington before heading to San Francisco. illness prevented him from introducing General Fitzhugh Lee at Topeka today, with General Wilder S Metcalf stepping in.
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Funston
Frederick Funston
Scarritt's Hospital
Midland Hotel
Robinson
General Funston
Convention Hall
Iola
Kas
New York
Washington
San Francisco
Fitzhuh Lee
Topeka
Wilder S. Metcalf
Kansas
Kansas City Star
Old Kansas Prison Guard Dead
OTTAWA February report lists James L. Service a flagman for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe found dead in his boarding house room. A former guard at the penitentiary he was appointed by Gov. Stanley and later moved to the soldiers home.
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Ottawa
James L. Service
S. F. Flagman
Gov. Stanley
Roosevelt presses Congress on Cuban relief plan
President Roosevelt met with key leaders including Aldrich Allison Spooner Grosvenor Cannon and Henderson at the White House to press urgent action on Cuba relief. He warned that continued delay would prompt a special message to Congress and urged speedy legislation to address suffering and destruction.
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Roosevelt
House
Senate
Cuba
Congress
Aldrich
Allison
Spooner
Henderson
Grosvenor
Cannon
White House
McKinley
Ater
Tom Kelly Exonerated InPoona County Session
Poona Kansas February 16. County commissioners in special session exonerated T T Kelly former county clerk and now assistant state treasurer. They found April 1893 an allowance to Hamilton Printing Co Topeka raised from 16 to 66 by unknown party without Kellys knowledge or consent. They also found January 1 1894 Miami County owed Crane Co Topeka 146 25 and that Kelly paid it to Crane Co January 11 1874.
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Poona, Kas
Board of County Commissioners
T. ‘T. Kelly
A. L. Thomas
Mr. Kelly
Hamilton Printing Company
Topeka
T. Les Kelly
Miami County
Crane & Company
Cost of England's Army for 1902 03
London reports total army estimates for 1902 03 at 346 550 000 dollars to sustain 420 900 men. Ordinary service accounts for 219 700 and war service 200 300, with 30 000 000 needed for war. War Secretary Brodrick notes funds cover a field force in South Africa at current strength for eight or nine months of the new year.
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London
Brodrick
South Africa
London Faces Severe Grip Epidemic and Smallpox Fear
Dispatches from London report a grip epidemic with claimed victim numbers vastly exceeding smallpox. The disease also rages, unsettling business leaders who fear a repeat of 1871. Royal family members are being vaccinated.
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London
Horse Thief Caught in Westphalia Theft
Sheriff Dan Moore left for Emporia after receiving a telegram from Lyon county Sheriff Connors about capturing a man who had the horse stolen from a hitch rack in Westphalia last Wednesday. The horse belonged to a local farmer.
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Dan Moore
Emporia
Connors
Lyon County
Westphalia
Fool Younguns Laughing In the Wind
A fragmentary verse scene recounts Fool Younguns Bert Minnie Belle and the narrator laughing at a windy day. The trio’s playful mischief ends with wild laughter and a melting moment as Minnie Belle tears grass and Bert jokes about being unable to gut. January Century.
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Bert
Minnie Belle
Death of Well Known Attorney Harlan Pyle Welsh
OnTawa reports lawyer Harlan Pyle Welsh died of apoplexy at his home after health decline. He arrived from Ohio in 1858 with three oxen and wagon, later serving in the state House in 1868 and again three years after.
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OnTawa
Harlan Pyle Welsh
Mr. Welsh
Welsh
Ohio
House of Representatives
Earthquake Devastates Shamaka Region Kills Thousands
A Shamaka area earthquake killed about 2,000 people, mostly women and children, destroyed 4,000 houses and damaged 34 villages. A volcano erupted near Marasy east of Shamaka, with a new crevasse feeding flames and lava streams. The Geonchaika river altered by the quake. Guards and soldiers with tents dispatched for rescue as Red Cross aids distress.
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Baku
Transcauacasia
Shamaka
Marasy
Java
Geonchaika
Red Cross Society
Missourians Lynch Negro in New Maprio Missouri
Louis Wright of a traveling colored minstrel troupe was lynched here last night as masked men broke into the jail where his group had been confined for an audience disturbance. Several others were badly beaten. the mob surrounded the rear escape route and a marshal's posse restrained further violence.
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New Maprio
Louis Wright
Richards & Pringle
Appointment of Raymond S Enslow to Second Lieutenancy
Ottawa Kansas February 17 Word has reached friends of Raymond S Enslow being appointed to a second lieutenancy in the regular army. He served in Co K Twentieth Kansas succeeding Ballon Ball as first sergeant on September 5 1898. Discharged July 28 1899 to pursue other service and has since been in the Philippines.
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Ottawa
Kas
Raymond S. Enslow
Co. K
Twentieth
Kansas
Collin H. Ballon Ball
Phillippines
Two More Boer Victories Reported in South Africa
Dispatch from Pretoria dated the 17th says a detachment of 150 British mounted infantry was ambushed by Boers while patrolling the Klip river south of Johannesburg. Two officers and ten men were killed, several officers and forty men wounded. Maj. Dowell was among the dead. Lord Kitchener reports another British reverse on the Voerith River.
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Pretoria
Klip River
Johannesburg
Dowell
Lord Kitchener
Roth
Waterval
Papal Jubilee Gifts Arrive as Rome Welcomes Pontiff
Rome February 17 reports all Catholic sovereigns and several South American rulers have notified the Vatican of Jubilee gifts for the Pope commemorating the twenty fourth anniversary of his pontificate. The Lombardy delegation led the first pilgrimage arriving today with gifts for his holiness.
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Rome
Vatican
Lombardy
Paterson Declines Outside India Relief Funds
After a great fire in Paterson New Jersey Governor Stanley and Secretary Coburn sent the balance of the India relief fund to the sufferers totaling 81 dollars. On Monday morning the Paterson mayor returned the money with thanks, saying they were accepting no outside assistance.
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Paterson
N. J
Stanley
Coburn
Supreme court advances sheriffs case to hard en banc
Monday the supreme court advanced the sheriffs case to the hard en banc at the March term. The motion for adjournment was made by supporters of the governor appointing authority. The case comes up on a demurrer.
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Supreme Court
Topeka Herald
Bears Watching Lightning Scam Unfolds With Rod Scheme
A tale of a grafter using an insurance pitch and a free lightning rod offer to ensnare farmers. The supposed receipt, split from its purpose, ends up in innocent hands as a promissory note, exposing the ruse.
Is or Are The United States Debate Resolved
The controversy over whether the United States is or are the finest country persists. John W. Foster noted this issue dates back to Jefferson’s era. Modern consensus favors the United States as the finest nation on earth with medical tonics advertised, including Kay's Renovator and Lung Balm, priced at 25¢, 60¢, and $1.
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United States
John W. Foster
Jefferson
Lunatic Harrell Taken to Town After Scuffle
Sheriff Moore with Dr. Kirkpatrick confronted L. V. Harrell of Washington township who, described as a Radical United Brethren preacher, was declared insane and confined in the city jail after a struggle. B. F. Borrer filed the complaint citing unsafe roaming and the article notes concerns about Harrells wife and potential proceedings before Probate Judge Higgins on her sanity.
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Sheriff Moore
Kirkpatrick
L. V. Harrell
Washington Township
Harrell
B. F.borrer
Returns With Horse Thief From Westphalia Theft
Sheriff Dan Moore returned from Emporia after pursuing a horse thief who stole a horse from a Westphalia hitching rack last Wednesday. The horse belonged to farmer Fred Corley and was found in a Hartford Lyon county livery stable. Corley will bring the horse home, the thief identified as Frank Brown is jailed pending a Wednesday preliminary trial.
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Dan Moore
Emporia
Westphalia
Fred Corley
Hartford
Lyon County
Mg.Corley
Frank Brown
Garnett Fire Department Plans Concert and Grand Ball
The Garnett fire department members prepare a concert and grand ball for the near future. Citizens should attend to honor a first class squad and boost local pride while supporting the volunteers who keep the city well protected.
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Garnett
Patron Day at East-side School Observed
This afternoon is patron day at the East-side school. Scholars from wee tots to sixteenth grades invite parents and guardians to visit Garnett school rooms. Presentations will be made to those suitable for the occasion. Attendance is hoped to encourage the principal, teachers, and scholars.
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Garnett
County officials depart for Topeka over bond refund
County Clerk Calvert and the Board of County Commissioners left this morning for Topeka to handle county business related to the $40,000 L. L. & G. bonds recently refunded by Anderson County.
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Calvert
Board of County Commissioners
Topek
Anderson County
Purify the Bloog with Dr. Kay's Renovator
A brief notice urges druggists to stock Dr. Kay's Renovator as a solution for purifying the bloog, presenting the product as a recommended renovation aid. The call to action targets pharmacists and retailers to ensure availability.
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W. C. and
Anna Chamie
Tom Kelly
England
Janes Wircome Rivey
Henry Bros
Fairfield, Iowa
Iowak
Firemen's Ball
B. W. Grove
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