Fires scar farm barn and town events in Kansas headlines
Local notes bulk with a barn fire at A. A. Foater's 935 Connecticut Street and a missing baby after a baby buggy was found near Weaver's, plus multiple law and society items from Lawrence, including a divorce suit, a funeral, and an arrest in a murder case.
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Weaver
Lydia Stoneburner
Albert Stoneburner
Congress
Kansas
Ben Harrison
Lawrence
Ben Estes
Oliver
Joel T. Livingston
Joplin
Oliver P. Ba
Livingstone
W. H. Sears
A. D. Weaver
Paul R. Brooka
Tillie Woyshan
Anna Ford
John Haverkamph
G. Clark
Dartmouth College
Chase
F. D Feats
Mrs Messenger Honored by W C T U Friends
Mrs M A Messenger, president of the W C T U, was surprised at her home Thursday by friends. They presented three silver spoons engraved Lawrence W C T U and an autograph album of 1894. Mrs Messenger expressed deep emotion as refreshments followed a social gathering. The Senior Law class at North College presented Prof J W Green with a gold headed cane. City library tickets are $1.00 a year.
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Newton
John Polsos
Family Init
Wichita
Elda Caldwell
G. W. Caulk
Mattie Bradley
Lawrence
J. K. Miller
Topeka
B. B. McCall
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Kansas Day Banqnet
David J. M
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Wilson
Fannie A. Ramble
Theodore Poehler
Massachusette Street
Wakarusa
Charles Wienslow
Kansas State University
State Teachers
Hugh Cameron
Lawrence Kas
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Kaw River
Episcopal Church
St. Stephens
St. John’s
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Kate Smead Cross
Lawrence Belle
Charley Cross
Emporia
Leonard
Speers
Kansas City
Raymeker
Whitaker
Raymaker
Raing
Osk Kill
Thomas Kinkaid
Willamstown
Walker
Covey
Wm. Ward
Williamstown
Kinkaid
William Ward
Jefferson County
Jim Kyle
North Lawrence
Kyle
Ward House
J. W. Green
North College
M. A. Gorrill
Royal baking powder tops World's Fair tests
The World's Fair tests showed no baking powder as pure or as strong in leavening power as the Royal product.
Addressing the Tramp and Vagabond Problem in Society
R. W. Sparr urges drastic social reform to curb tramp and vagabond growth. He links crime to immigration, pauperism, and criminal classes, calling for work requirements, strict registration, enforced confinement, and marriage restrictions for known criminals to protect society.
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R. W. Sparr
Leadville Mines and Divorces Darken December News
The paper reports bullion and ore production in Leadville from 1870 to 1904 with totals of 8,160,074 in bullion and 1,934,210 in yield marking a 131 percent rise for the year. It notes miners, smelter hands, and ore handlers numbering 2,231, 650, and 150 respectively. A Nebraska City murder follows a divorce prompting scrutiny of a former father in law. A Cliff House fire in San Francisco destroys a famed resort with losses around 20,600.
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Lrapvinler
Col
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Leadville
Yveld
San Francisco
Cliff House
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