Noted Kansan Slain in Millrow Killing Over Dispute
Independence Kan Aug 4 Henry Sheesley shot and killed ex Senator Daniel McTaggart in the McTaggart mill near Liberty following a financial dispute and a court sale of goods. McTaggart died at 2 40 pm and Dolph McTaggart a 15 year old son wounded. McTaggart had long public service in Kansas and was a stalwart in Republican circles. He was born in 1846 in Iowa and served as captain after enlisting in 1861.
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Independence
Kan
Liberty
Henry Sheesley
Daniel McTaggart
McTaggart
Montgomery County
Sheesley
Dolph McTaggart
Kansas
State Senate
Republican Party
St. Louis
Teller
Mr. McTaggart
Iowa
Murphreesboro
Nashville
Verdigris
Libertys
Killer held without bail in daughter's lover murder
In Rockport Missouri on August 4 the preliminary trial of John Morrow for the murder of John Goode ended with Morrow held without bail to the circuit court in September. He testified Goode had ruined his daughter, who Goode was visiting the night of the killing. Medical testimony offered did not substantiate his suspicions, and Morrow will be moved to St Joseph for safekeeping due to lack of a local jail.
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Rockport
John Morrow
John Goode
Watson
Morrow
Goode
Mayo
St Joseph
Travelers' Insurance to Avoid Klondyke Risk
The Chicago agent for Travelers Insurance says the Hartford home office forbids insuring anyone traveling to the Klondyke region. The policy excludes extreme hazards and notes that death settlements would be impractical due to difficulty in obtaining posthumous facts.
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Curcaco
Chicago
Travelers’ Insurance Company of
Hartford, Conn
Klondyke
Emerson McMillan Drives Gas Company Consolidation in St. Joseph
Emerson McMillan of New York visits St. Joseph Missouri to consolidate the two local gas firms ending seven years of rivalry. The reorganized company increases capital stock from 2,060 to 1,000,000 and a price rise for gas is anticipated.
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St. Josefn
Emerson McMillan
New York
Reorganized
Edward Robinson kills John Jones in Kentucky clash
In Smaysbirrg Kentucky on August 4 Edward Robinson fatally shot John Jones at Charleston Bottom. Earlier Jones had Robinson arrested for criminally assaulting him, a case in which Jones was 17 and acquitted. Since then both men have been armed and at odds.
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Smaysbirrg, Ky
Edward Robinson
John Jones
Charleston
Jones
Robinson
Local Woman Passes After Afternoon Incident
In Missouri on August 4, Mrs Peter 60, described as feeble, was involved in an incident that affected a wholesale cigar merchant. The event occurred yesterday afternoon, with details limited to the partial OCR reading.
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Peter
Outbreak of Mayon Volcano Kills 500 in Luzon
Tacoma reporting that up to July 1 five hundred people are known dead from the Mayon volcano eruption on Luzon in the Philippines. Ash and lava surged June 26 with flames over 100 feet, and 56 bodies were found the following day. Subsequent dispatches to Hong Kong through July 8 confirmed at least 500 fatalities.
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Tacoma
Wash
Mayon
Luzon
Hong Kong
Cudahy heads Chicago syndicate to mine Alaska gold
Cuiiaco August 4 John Cudahy leads a Chicago syndicate planning a 25 090 000 capitalized venture to own develop and operate nearly all discovered gold quartz mines in Eastern Alaska The corporation would own mines valued at least 50 000 000 with development prospect suggesting far higher sums For five years the group has prospected Alaska gold veins using top experts under the pay plan.
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Cuiiaco
John Cudahy
Chicago
Alaska
Ccorporation
Thieves Steal Jewelry Case From Streicher’s Store
Two men in rain storm carry a seven by thirteen by twelve inch glass showcase holding 100 rings from Streicher’s jewelry store at 1017 Main. Rings valued 75 cents to $1 each. Thieves flee down an alley toward Ninth street after removing the case’s contents.
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Kansas City
Streicher
Main Street
Ninth Street
Miners Strike Over 10 Cent Raise At Ardmore Mine
Bevier Missouri August 4 miners at the Kansas and Texas Coal company Ardmore mine seven miles south of Bevier struck for a 10 cent per ton raise from 40 cents. About 250 workers refused to work after operators declined the request. Regular hands laid off engineers kept, mine closed.
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Bevier, Mo
Kansas and Texas Coal Company
Ardmore
Here
Indiana miners plan statewide coal mine closures
Striking miners from Daviess, Pike and Gibson counties started a march to shut every coal mine in Southern Indiana. They began in Daviess county, invaded Pike county, and closed the Rodgers mine and the Wooley mine at Petersburg, driving workers out of the Wooley mine.
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Princeton
Ind
Daviess
Pike
Gibson Counties
Indiana
Daviess County
Pike County
Rodgers
Wooley
Petersburg
Maher and Sharkey Bout Near San Francisco Planned
New York August 4 Representatives of Peter Maher and Tom Sharkey met and deposited 2500 of 6000 forfeiture for a pugilists fight. Zeke Abram of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club offered 20000 to stage the bout in San Francisco and the offer was contingent on articles conditions being met.
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Maher
Sharkey
New York
Peter Maher
Tom Sharkey
Zeke Abram
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
San Francisco
Rhodes and Bell pay indemnity to Transvaal for Jameson raid
London reports Cecil Rhodes and Alfred Bell, former director of the British South Africa Chartered Company, have paid the Transvaal government 1,200,000 dollars as indemnity for the Jameson raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Morning Post
Cecil Rhodes
Alfred Bell
British South Africa Chartered Company
Transvaal
Hallett Named Chief Postoffice Inspector
Washington Aug 4 George B Hallett of Ohio is appointed chief postoffice inspector to succeed Colonel M D Wheeler of New York elevated to inspector in the field.
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Washington
George B. Hallett
Ohio
M. D. Wheeler
New York
Osage Delaware Smoke Ends With Record Attendance
The annual Osage and Delaware Smoke ceremony near Canty Kansas concluded today after a weeklong session seven miles south of town. Attendance topped previous records, drawing a larger crowd than ever before to the event.
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Canty
Kan
Here
Sedalians Head to Klondyke Region for Gold Rush
Sedalians led by a Sedalia teacher and Major Kidd departed this morning for the Klondyke gold region in Missouri. Rams report the party aims to prospect and seek fortunes in the remote area with plans to return later in the season.
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Klondyke Sriparta
R. R. Ramstell
Major Kidd
Ondyke Gold
Japan's progress costly in modern improvements
The Olympia reports Japan faces heavy fiscal strain from rapid postwar growth. Spending on railways telegraph lines government buildings harbors and armed forces has drained reserves. Indemnities paid by China funded ships overseas, but the treasury remains strained and funds depleted.
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Tacoma
Wash
Olympia
Orient
China
England
Floods Drown Dozens as Danube Rises in Bohemia and Vienna
The August 4 report details Trautenau in Bohemia losing thirty houses with twenty-five drowned, Freiheit with seventeen occupants killed, and most of Reichenberg submerged. Mill owners face millions in losses. Vienna reports four hundred thousand dollars in damage to sewers, gas mains, and bridges as the Danube nearly doubles its width and continues rising.
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Vienna
Trautenau
Bonemia
Freiheit
Reichenberg
Danube
Tammany Hall Mortgaged to Central Trust Company
New York August report states the Society of Tammany secured 145000 by mortgage on Tammany Hall East Fourteenth Street. The deal clears a 25000 bond issue from 1867 with 144000 still outstanding and covered by the mortgage. Sequel from Ohio mentions Urbana and Champaign officials amid a lynching case.
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New York
Society of Tammany
Central Trust Company
Tammany Hall
East Fourteenth Street
Board of Sachems
ConunEta
Ohio
Monetti
Ganson
Urbana
McLuta
Champaign County
Tlick Mitchell
Bushnell
Supreme Court
German Press Debates British Trade Break and Tariff War
Berlin reports ongoing debate over Britain’s departure from the commercial treaty as the Agrarians call for a tariff war and US reprisals. Veiled hints of a European trade league against America surface amid threats of serious consequences if England does not join.
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Berlin
Great Britain
United States
America
England
Priest to Enter Monastery for Six Months Penitence
Father Thomas Fitzgerald travels from AuBurn Nebraska to Conception Massachusetts to begin a six month period of seclusion in a monastery as penance for his role in a three year old conflict with Bishop Bonacum, ordered by Mgr. Martinelli.
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Auburn
Neb
Thomas Fitzgerald
Conception
Mgr. Martinelli
Bonacum
Calf Skins Classified as Cattle Hides in Tariff ruling
Washington August 4 Assistant Secretary Howell issues decision classifying calf skin as hides of cattle making them dutiable under the new tariff bill at five percent ad valorem. The ruling clarifies product categorization for tariff collection and sets dues under the act.
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Washington
Howell
Loomis Kerens Victory In Bucklin Postmaster Appointment
Washington August 4 The appointment of John Snider as postmaster at Bucklin Linn county Missouri is viewed as a Loomis Kerens victory in the capital.
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Washington
John Snider
Bucklin
Linn County
Birth of Heir to Craven Earldom in England
Newport Rhode Island reports by cable the birth of a son to the Earl and Countess of Craven in England. The countess is formerly Miss Cor tin, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Bradley Martin.
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Newport
R. I
England
Earl
Craven
Cor
Tin
Bradley -Martin
Powderly Takes Office As Immigration Commissioner
Wasuixeroxr Aug 4 Today Ter ence V Powderly took the prescribed oath and received his commission as commissioner general of immigration succeeding Herman Stump of Maryland.
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Wasuixeroxr
Terence V. Powderly
Commissioner General of Immigration
Herman Stump
Maryland
Markets Report Kansas City Grain and Live Stock
Kansas City grain and live stock prices for hard and soft wheats, corn, oats, rye, bran, hay, and stock cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle receipts 17,242 calves 1,151. hogs 18,607. sheep 4,215. Prices range with grains mostly steady to lower. beef market steady to firm on killer grades. livestock sales show varied weights and bids.
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New Prairie
Telegraph and Telephone fires male staff for women replacement
A wide range of brief items: New England Telegraph and Telephone in Boston replaces all male employees with women. Other notes cover pardons, political resignations, labor strikes, divorces, university expansion, and various local and national events. Names include Wah Mah Wa She, James Henry, Emily Boynton, Lorimer, Powderly, and McKinley era figures. Places include Guthrie Oklahoma, Richmond Virginia, Chicago, Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa, and Massachusetts.
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New England Telegraph and Telephone Company
Boston
Mass
Wah- Mah-Wa-She
Guthrie
Okla
Arkansas
J. C. Jamison
Oklo
Edward J. Pennington
W. 8. Douglas
Butler County Sunday School Association
Eldorado
Kan
James Henry
Emily Boynton
Knooxville
Penu
Congressman Lorimer
Chicago
Bovier
General Lafayette MelLaws
Savannah
Gaavedge
Andrew Carnegie
Stirling
Parliament House
James V
National Bank of Seneca
E. L. Eaton
Iowa
George H. McKinley
Moline
Stop at West End Drug Store for paints and oils
A small curbside sales note urges readers to visit West End Drug Store for paints and oils at bottom prices and to deliver a dollar toward their subscription account, signaling urgency for repayment.
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West End
Train Schedules and Job Office Ad in Gazette
The notice lists morning and evening trains to San Francisco Portland and eastern points with connections to Denver St Louis and Chicago. Lawrence lawyers are urged to visit the Gazettes job office for printing briefs, noting available type and quick turnaround.
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San Francisco
Portland
Kansas
Denver
St. Louisa
Chicago
The Rock IsLAND's Speed and Comfort Edge
The Rock Island emphasizes speed and safety with fully equipped vestibuled trains. It highlights magnificent dining cars, sleepers, and chair coaches, all among the most elegant and recently improved patterns. Specialties:
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Rock Island
Union Pacific offers fastest service to eastern cities
The notice promotes Union Pacific trains with fast times and good connections to Kansas City Chicago St. Louis and other eastern cities. It urges buyers not to purchase tickets before checking time cards and rate inquiries and directs readers to J P Ross city office and JT Shanklin U P depot for full details. The Kansas City Journal announces its new Rialto Building home at Ninth and Grand.
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Kansas City
Chicago
St. Louis
Union Pacific
J. P. Ross
City
JT. Shanklin
U. P
THE
Kansas City Journal
Rialto Building
Ninth Nd
Grand Avenue
Post Office
Indianapolis and Return Tickets On Sale Soon
Tickets for an Indianapolis and return trip go on sale August 16 and 17. Passengers may travel with these tickets and return until September 12.
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Indianapolis
Buffalo Return Tickets Sale Note in Gazette
Advertises Buffalo to Kansas City region rail offers with Buffalo and Return 22 30 and 822.30 Buffalo, N Y. with August 21 22 sale dates and return validity through early September. Mentions Union Pacific and east line options, plus coupon for readers.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Bia
Union Pacific
U. P
Kanana City
Chicago and St Louis Ticket Sales Update
Chicago offers tickets on sale July 16 to 21 23 56 30 and August 2 6 9 13. Through U P there is no change of cars to Chicago via C A and U P.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Thie
U. P
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St. Joseph
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Cravens
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Richmond
AL Ro
Chicago Building and Loan Association
Moses P. Handy
Owens
Leadville
Col
Webster City
Joseph Wallace
T. W. Powderly
Amoskeag
Manchester
N. H
Nathan James
Ann Arbor
Mich
J. F McDonald
Fort Scott
Webster Davis
Great Lakes
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Customs Department
Kentucky
Midland Hotel
Alice Barrett
Lamar Democrat
H. & Timmonds
Wallins
McKinley
Gage
Andrews
Brown University
John Hrisden Walker
Democrats of
Texas
Waco
Asa Smith
Greencastle
S.S.S
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta, Ga
Lawrence
Mass St
E. M’clelland
Beal & Godding's
Frank Willard
Bath Rooms
Eldridge Rouse Blk
GEO. A. Banks
Eldridge House
C. Russell
Glathart Building
H. Wheeler
Poland
Rca
Plymouth Rock
P.O. Box
Ikan
No. 4
Nic Kuhn
Massachusetts Street
Gazette
Cushman
Oaly Cushman
Mall
Nenthol
Cushman Drug CO
Viscennes, Ind
Canada
Mexico
Sebastian
Tkt. Agt
Ill
E. W. Eldridge, M. D
Barber Bros
N. E
Berkeley Streets
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