Funston Nominated at Parsons for Second District Seat
A Republican convention in Parsons on January 31 nominated E H Funston of Allen County for Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dudley C Haskell. The body adopted resolutions praising Haskell, organized committees, and approved a rules suspension to nominate Funston by acclamation after an initial ballot. Funston addressed the assembly, accepting the nomination and thanking the delegates.
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Hi. Funston
Parsons
Haskell
Congress
D. C. Haskell
Frank R.ogg
Forsythe
Montgomery County
Ed. C. Lane
Linn
Wilson
W. G. Allison
Allen
A. W. Burton
R. E. Jenness
Cherokee
H. Langdon
Crawford
W. A. Johnson
Anderson
George Barker
Douglas
O. L. Miller
Wyandotte
Thomas W. Hancock
Johnson
D. A. Crocker
T. E. Smith
Miami
Walter S. Simon
J. S. Hanway
Franklin
Homer Pond
Bourbon
G. A. Coulton
Bowen
Committee On Credentials
Committee On
Republican Party
Second
Kansas
Republican Congress
Texas Pacific Railroad Company
Sisth
Dudley C. Haskell
Railroad Commissioners rehearings on Santa Fe tariff case
The Railroad Commissioners granted a rehearing petition by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad about Osage City Great Bend and Newton tariffs. They argued the prior decision was illegal for being by two members and improper restraint on interstate commerce, while the state noted the company does not hold exclusive rate-setting power.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Osage City
Great Bend
Newton
Atchisan, Topeka & Santa Fe Company
Illinois
Kansas
Santa Fe
Leavenworth, Topeka & Southwestern Railroad
Railroad Rate Controls and Charter Powers in 1880s Case
The commission discusses that rail rate fixing rests with the Board of Directors absent statutory rate regulation, notes the impact of charter reservations on repeal, and explains why their tariff adjustments aim to balance costs and growth. It details earnings trends, land-sale revenues, and forecasted growth, then announces new distance and class tariffs to take effect twenty days after January 30.
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Board of Commissioners
Board of Directors
United States
United States Supreme Court
Ruggles
Seree Escaes
Thycasante Ii
Ny Eis
Shel Oaks Desk
Seinee
Osage
A Roman Circus in Rome's Circus Maximus
A vivid 19th century reader witnesses a Roman style spectacle through St Nicholas magazine. The crowd roars as chariots race four horse teams around the track with colors blue green red and white. After the final round the green rider wins the race. Athletic exhibitions follow with races rope dancing and wrestling.
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Rome
Circus Maximus
Marcus
EF. S. Brooks
St. Nicholas
Saw Trade Becomes Test Of Rights In A Humorous Tale
A carpenter and a colored man argue over a borrowed saw tied to a mock legal dispute about rights under the Jim Crow era. The exchange lampoons the Supreme Court’s civil rights decisions and asserts perceived white supremacy while ending with a stinging jab at broader national contention.
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Arkansaw
Emperor William’s Oil Lamp Creates Palace Moot
A Paris American Register tale recalls Emperor William clinging to a simple oil lamp on his desk. When a petroleum lamp was offered, his valet Krause improvised by enlarging the wick burner and adding a green shade, keeping the old lamp on the imperial work-table and resisting newer lighting.
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William
Berlin
Imperial Palace
Krause
Your Majesty
Robbers Roost Found Near Webster Colorado
Mr and Mrs James Guthrie of Denver found a robbers roost in a gulch near Webster Colorado during a midnight checkpoint. Six loaded revolvers ammunition belts and three pairs of spurs lay inside a cabin. Overnight an attempted break in was thwarted by a sturdy door. Mail bags and other signs indicated highwaymen activity. U S officials are pursuing the robbers. A Montreal citizen odd sleep habit noted.
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James Guthrie
Denver
Webster
Col
Grant Station
Guthrie
Rheumatism Cured by St Jacobs Oil Says Quaker
A Sandy Springs Maryland Quaker, Mr. R T Bentley, suffered severe rheumatism in his right hand. After using St Jacobs Oil consistently, he was completely cured. The tale is cited by the Chicago Herald noting the man who lost his shoes was left with only his sole.
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Friends
R. T. Bentley
Sandy Springs
Bentley
Ncw
Chicago Herald
Health cures and tonic ads and quack claims
A mixed page item set promotes Dr Scott’s Coca Beef and Iron cures. Ely’s Cream Balm is praised for catarrh and hay fever after one bottle. Diamond Dyes offer explicit usage for fabrics and decor. Wells Richardson & Co. advertise decorative dyes. Samaritan Nervine billed as a pure family medicine for mental distress.
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Ely
Charlotte Parker
Waverly
N. Y
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington, VI
Franklin, Pa
Kidney-Wort Promotes Kidney Health In Ancient Ad
An old paragraph extols the kidneys as essential in draining excess liquids and impurities. It promotes Kidney-Wort as nature's assistant to keep the kidneys functioning, strengthen them, and encourage healthy action. The clipping ends with a brief newspaper-style joke about a girl marrying a tall man for someone to look up to.
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Nature
Kidney-Wort
Boston Transcript
Prominent Butter Color Touted by Dairymen and Firms
A collage of endorsements praises Wells Richardson & Co butter color from Burlington Vermont as the world’s best. Names like A W Cheever E D Mason and Francis A Hoffman are cited as users and advocates. The piece also interleaves miscellaneous notes on medicines cures and witty quips from various papers.
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Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington
A. W. Cheever
Massachusetts
E. D. Mason
Vermont
Francis A. Hoffman
Wisconsin
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Montreal
Scott
Dr. Scott
Kansas City
Payton
General Markets
Pegern Rae
Missouri
Chicago
York
Owen Toerreee
Detroit Post
Hale
Pike
Chicago Times
Swift
Ford
Jesse H. Campsett
Columbus
Arlington Free Press
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Lowell Courter
Fitz Joan Porter
John
T. J. Osborn
Richmond, Va
Miss Alliance
Young Ladies
Chicago Tribune
Isaac Thompson
Drusgiets
Betten
D: T
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Charles A. Vogeler Co
Ely Brothers
Ruggists
Owego
N.Y
U.S
Frank Crocker
West Madison St
Ives
Jane
Dru BR
Chas. W. Scott
BE. H
Kananas City
E. E. Mendes & CO
West Pifth
Diansas City
Iamoata Nervine
St. Vitus
Canalis Herving
J. O. McLemoin
Alexander City
Ala
F. Laughlin
Clyde
J. A. Edie
Beaver
Papar
A. Richmond Mond Med. CO
ST. JosEdil ‘S
Lord
F. A. Toomer
Perry
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
New York
West Lnd St
Bet
Spelluins Middlesex
Middlsex Company
Puolfe
Middlesex
Wendell, Fay & CO
Middesex Company
Worth St
Franklin St
Boston
Chestnut St
Pacevila
Express
P.oaldreas
T. A. Slocum
Drugglnta
Makers
Box
Hi6
Johnbon
Johnson ,& CO
Mass
Willesele
Rockford
Pricet Law
Reece Hho
Wachee
Menm OF Energy
Mcamar
E.T. Hazeltine
Warren
Nore Faylor Co
Mansfield
Ohio
Hi. G. Jutland
W. G
Roy
Chi
von Bryant & Stratton
Jay Bronson
Detroit
Micn
Sedalia
Sooo Seana
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