Funeral of John P Altgeld in Chicago Draws Vast Crowd
The burial of John P Altgeld in Chicago last Sunday drew vast crowds with the body lying in state in the library building Saturday attended by Governor Yates and state officials. Honorary pallbearers included Governor Yates William J Bryan and Chas A Towne. Rain fell but thousands followed to the cemetery where Bryan and Towne spoke. Floral tributes filled the casket area while workers and families offered simple tokens of respect.
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John P. Altgeld
Chicago
Yates
William J. Bryan
Chas. A. Towne
Bryan
Towne
Altgeld
Magnanimous Boers Release Methuen From War
The British officer General Methuen, wounded and captured by the Boers, has been released and sent home. The piece contrasts Boer mercy with the prior British execution of a Boer officer, describing the latter as a Christian act by the Boers and questioning if Britain will bring Cronje home from St Helena.
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Methuen
Cronje
St. Helena
General Mies Seeks Philippines Peace Then Sealed War
General Mies urged the War Department to send him to the Philippines to end the war with minimal bloodshed and justice for both sides. The department rejected the proposal and President Roosevelt backed the War Secretary. The administration’s stance suggests it does not intend a swift end to the war, risking continued casualties for contractors and political favorites.
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Mies
War Department
Department
Roosevelt
Aany
Administration
Uncle Sam
Senator GalitneER Voices Ship Subsidy Critique in NH
Senator GalitneER of New Hampshire argued in a Tuesday speech that the ship subsidy bill is no worse than other thefts, but he added that such conduct remains improper and should not be accepted as right.
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Galitneer
New Hampshire
Ice gorge blocks Missouri river above Sioux City
An ice gorge sixty miles upriver from Sioux City, Iowa has drained the Missouri River at that point. Ice piles up and, with rain or thaw, expects major property damage.
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Sioux City
Towa
Missouri
Weather almanac Hicks predicts every storm in advance
Word and Works editor Srl Hicks claims his almanac and magazine forecast all storms before they happen. He advises readers to keep posted for early warnings and uses strong seasonal language to promote his forecasting methods.
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Srl Hicks’ Almanac
Word and Works
Big Co operative Enterprise In Missouri Move
Walter Vrooman buys stores in northwest Missouri and promotes a nationwide cooperative movement led by Ruskin Hall. Doggett Dry Goods will run the co operative department stores as Vrooman expands in Trenton Pattonburg Maysville and St Joseph with plans for a massive Kansas City store and national control within five years.
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John Doggett
Doggett Dry Goods Company
Walter Vrooman
Ruskin Hall
Oxford
England
Doggett
Western Co-operative Association
Missouri
Trenton
Pattenburg
Maysville
St. Joseph
Vrooman
Kansas City
United States
Mr. Doggett
Englan
Ooe
Ruskin College
Pattonburg
Co-Operative
Pattonsburg
Marysville
Curicaco Invites Dom Paul Kruger to Visit US
Curicaco invites Dom Paul Kruger to tour the United States as the city votes to grant him freedom of the city. The honor signals strong ties with Kruger and the public gesture may presage a formal welcome.
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Curicaco
Dom Paul Kruger
United States
City
Turkey Refuses To Pay Ransom For Miss Stone Release
Turkey flatly refuses to pay back any portion of the $75,000 paid for the release of Miss Stone and her companion Gorpen Rue. Jonas, the mayor of Toledo Ohio, is very sick. Funston has been assigned to the department of Colorado.
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Turkey
Miss Stone
GorpeNn Rue
Jonas
Toledo
Ohio
Funston
Department of Colorado
Trantatx Storms Cause National Disruptions
Reports describe Trantatx storms hitting multiple regions with severe blizzards in the Northwest halting railroad traffic. Kina Kowaru begins snuff use triggering vulgar reactions among Anglo-maniacs on this side of the pound nose.
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Kina Kowaru
Prosperous Condition Promises Valley Land Boom
The Evening News notes a surge in land transfers in southern Kansas despite last year’s crop failures. Demand has driven up farm and grazing land values, and Anderson county lands are rising from historically low valuations to among the west’s most valuable agricultural property. The strong market indicates nationwide prosperity in land sales.
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Kansas
Anderson County
Republican County Convention Delegates Named in Wie County
Delegates representing Anderson County were chosen at the Wie County Republican convention held in the courthouse afternoon. The list includes M. A. Carmichil George Gook Sennet Kirk G W Ladd J E Stevenson J G Johnson Ed F Towing George Friedly Joe Carey BM Elliott and alternates J B Jones H W Sterling LK Reeves J W Garrison P J Powell W D Hicks J J Craig Win Ray plus a stray note endorsing Dr Kay's Renovator to purify the blood.
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Wie County
Court House
Wil
Anderson County
M. A. Carmichil
George Gook
Sennet Kirk
G. W. Ladd
J. E Btevenson
J. G. Johnson
Ed F Towing
George Friedly
Joe Carey
BM. Elliott
J. B. Jones
H. W. Sterling
LK Reeves
P. J. Powell
W. D. Hicks
J. J. Craig
Win
Ray
Doctor's Lung Balm Endorsed by Satisfied Patient
A patient confined to a room for a month due to lung pain reports relief after stopping a previous medicine and using Dr. Kay's Lung Balm. The testimonial notes rapid improvement in pain and cough, with the husband praising the product for bronchitis. Free samples and pre paid orders are advertised from Saratoga Springs New York. Also promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a cold cure with a money back guarantee.
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Aycough
Rees Menicat Co
Saratoga, Springs, N. Y
B. W. Grove
De Kay's Renovator Promises Mail Inquiries
Rev J G Standard writes from Adams Nebr praising Dr Kay's Reno vator for relief and wellbeing. Advertisement claims thousands cured yearly of chronic stomach liver bowel and kidney diseases with confidential letters and free preliminary advice. Tablets and liquid sold by mail order with prices 2 and 1 dollar respectively.
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Driggiate
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HE Maghes
Champe
Anna Champe
Editora
M. Alexander
Official Paper
N.R.P. A
K.R.P.A
Garnett, Rus
Pontomice Way
BIG Co-Operative Enterprise
Kay
Holcomb
Lm, Scott
Tyes ‘Optician
Glas Fisted, Tifloe
Real Duncoower
Tihtutee
Modrow Hirwesttore Anuthilitts
RED Light Cafe
South Side
Kay’s Renovaor
Family
Kar
Taive
Dr. Kay
Tiansa Haxsete
Taquid
Aix
Drugaieta
B. J. Kay Medical Co
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
W. J. Lane
Garnett, Kansas
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