Kansas Square Deal Movement Stuns Lawmakers Over Fares
Governor Hoel calls for action as Kan rail fare debate intensifies with a 2 cent passenger fare proposal. The Topeka debate centers on whether a straight 2 cent fare is just and practical while the legislature stalls.
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Hoel
Atetlon Jamy
Topeka
Gratton
Shiner
Cuanunise
Kishavel
Ryker
Learthe S
Ryn
Nebraska
Missouri
Arkansas
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Missuri
Iowa
Burton Buys Salina Union and Plans Daily Paper
Ex United States Senator Joseph H. Burton purchased the Salina Union with L Wensel and J A Vetter of the Topeka Capital. The paper will become a daily with Burton in editorial control. Housel and Vetter handle business affairs. Burton will remain in Abilene to run Nome Rule paper locally.
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Abilene
Kans
United. States
Joseph HR. Burton
Salina
Wreck on Birmingham Mineral Rails Kills Four
Spreading rails caused a wreck on the Blockton accommodation train near Johns in Birmingham. Four people were killed and ten injured. Nearby officials note uncertainty in legal decisions as cases progress. Evander Molver, a wealthy contractor, was found murdered in a stairwell at Twenty-fifth and State streets with valuables missing.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Mineral Railroad
Louisville & Nashville
Johns
Chicago
Evander Molver
Twenty-fifth and
State Streets
Raisuli Defeats Moroccans in Bonded Rescue Attempt
Washington reports Raisuli completely defeated a large force sent by the Sultan of Morocco to free Caid Maclean. Gustafson has received wrist watches selling for seven fifty. The watches feature a leather strap and a gun metal open face.
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Gustafson
Washington
State Department
Raisuli
Morocco
Caid Maclean
Explosion on barge Patterson kills eight in Hoboken
A boiler on the Patterson freight barge operating between New York and Boston exploded in Hoboken today killing engineer ML Hopkins and six others. The incident adds to a string of maritime accidents as authorities investigate cause and safety lapses.
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New York
Boston
Hoboken
ML Hopkins
Social Notes From Lawrence and Nearby Towns
Local residents travel to Kansas City and nearby towns for visits and business. Names include Merle Prunty, F L Hunt, Geraldine Stuart, Mrs Ernest Lawrence, and many others visiting relatives, attending picnics, or relocating. A church picnic is planned at Brown's Grove and Miss Flossie Hazen returns to Oklahoma.
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F. L. Hunt
Eudora
W. E. Spalding
Kansas City
Geraldine Stuart
Ernest Lawrence
F. L. Tester
N. R. Deiniings
C. P. Radcliff
L. W. Potter
Oskaloosa
Lawrence
Harry Watlington
Marguerite Spitz
John Watkins
W. Ki. Eubanks
Fall Leaf
Kansas
John Schreader
St. Joseph
Elmer Ray
Julius Marks
Williamstown
Marguerite McLellan
C. P. Starkweather
Webb
City
Martha Sellards
Scranton
Bessie Raymon
George McCory
Topeka
Charles Decker
McCrory
J.P. Stallard
M. W
Perry
Flora
Elsie Vesper
Plainville
Cochran
Widow of Wild Bill Hickok Dies in Jersey City
Agnes Hickok also known as Mrs Agnes Luke died at 791 Montgomery Street Jersey City aged 80 with tomorrow her birthday. She was famed as the first woman circus owner and early drama adapter in the ring and mother of Emma Lake later Mrs Robin son. Her life tied to Spalding Rogers Circus and Wild West era with Buffalo Bill and Queen Victoria bouquet heirlooms.
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Agnes Hickok
Bill
Hickok
Agnes Luke
Montgomery Street
Jersey City
Gil Robinson
John Robinson
Wiekok
Emma Lake
Robinson
Doehme
Alsace
Meninsa
Cincinnati
Agnes
Spalding & Rogers
Lake
Thatcher
Bordenstown
N. J
Abilene
Kans
Wild Bill
Law and Order
Mrs. Lake
eWild
Cheyenne
Deadwood
Dakota
Vaudeville to Rule Midwest Theaters After September
Chicago August 23. All legitimate theaters run by the Managers' association in smaller midwestern cities will devote three evenings weekly to high class vaudeville after September 1st. The order affects 280 play houses in Missouri Indian Territory and other states.
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Chicago
Middle West
Managers’ Association
Just Island
Missouri
Indian Territory
A Boy Killed After Harvester Trust
A cryptic fragment describes a boy killed following a harvester trust and notes misempathy and social attitudes. It references spinster and bachelor marriages and a formal stance toward inevitability with limited context and unclear specifics.
Taft in Missouri as visitors greet party at station
Aug 23 Taft arrives in Missouri where he is greeted by Senator Warner Mrs Ferriss and others. Florence Taft planned to study voice in New York while in Lexington locals recall his handshake tour. For a time he paused to chat with spectators before proceeding to Planters hotel for a breakfast in his honor.
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Robert
St. Louis
Taft
Florence
Lexington
C. A. Taylor
United Family
Bave
Warner
Missouri
Jin Osage City
Franklin Ferriss
Penzance
New York
Gaynor critically ill in Macon after arbors fraud probe
John W. Gaynor, a contractor long tied to the Savannah arbor work frauds, lies critically ill in a Macon hospital amid ongoing investigations.
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Macon
John W. Gaynor
Savannah Arbor
Nebraska Governor Alleges Discrimination Against Kansas
The Nebraska governor argues that several states grant favors to Kansas, creating discriminatory conditions and necessitating immediate action to counter the imbalance. The claim highlights interstate tensions and potential policy responses.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Taft Opens Kentucky Campaign in Lexington
Secretary Taft addressed the Kentucky Republican campaign in Lexington focusing on the race issue and Southern influence in national politics. He urged Southerners to back Republican principles while praising educational and industrial progress and noting the Thirteenth to Fifteenth amendments as progress toward racial reform. He warned Northern critics and highlighted Booker T. Washington’s support for education and self-improvement.
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Lexington
Taft
Kentucky
South
Booker ‘S. Washington
Panama Canal Work Slowed by Money Shortage
Panama canalfacing financial strain with four thousand workers on the Panama railroad laid off. Ashons and others ordered dismissed and further clerical reductions expected as funding remains tight.
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Panama
Pana
Big Fire Destroys Large Block in Cincinnati
A major fire in Cincinnati burned for hours and caused about three quarters of a million dollars in damage. The blaze consumed property on the block bounded by Roadway and East Court streets, Hunt Street, and the Norfolk and Western tracks, including the Eagle White Lead plant, forcing hundreds of families from their tenements.
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East Court Streets
Hunt Street
Norfolk & Western
Eagle White Lead Company
S Point
No Warrants Issued Over Oregon Trust Bank Closure
Portland is shaken by the closure of Oregon Trust and Savings Bank with fourteen thousand depositors. A report that warrants were issued for bank officers was shown as unsent. a mass meeting was planned to protect interests. Friends defend Cashier W C Morris against claims he buys bonds and funds ventures.
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Portland
Oregon
Oregon Trust and Savings Bank
W. C. Morris
Enterpr
Plans for battleship fleet cruise discussed with Roosevelt
Oyster Bay August 23 President Roosevelt and navy representatives discussed plans for a fleet cruise from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Present were Secretary Newberry, Rear Adms Brownson and Evans, Francis E. Loupp and J Lincoln Steffins. Loupp recently finished an investigation of Indian agencies in the West and will submit observations to the president.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Roosevelt
Navy
Iupatrt
the Navy
Newberry
Brownson
Evans
Francis FE. Loupp
Indian Affairs
J. Lincoln Steflins
Tloupp
West
Secretary Root Recovering At Muldoon Farm Near White Plains
New York August 23 reports say Secretary Root is recuperating from overwork at William Muldoon’s farm near White Plains. Friends observed health decline in June and believe a short sojourn on the farm will restore him, though Root remains in touch with affairs and the president.
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New York
Root
William Muldoon
White Plains
The Call of Kansas Poem by Esther M Clask
An evocative verse celebrates Kansas as a beloved homeland. The speaker speaks of fragrance and scenery from orange bloom to lavender plains, contrasting prairie memory with an alien land and declaring Kansas as a loyal, rising call. Esther M. Clask signs the piece.
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Kansas Plains
Kansas
Jand
Prairie
Esther M. Clask
Police Kill Robber After Noon Robbery in Chicago
Police killed a holdup man named Thomas Kelly after he robbed a citizen in Chicago. Officers captured his companion, Thomas Koach, who faced arrest. Kelly had a prior crime record.
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Chicago
Thomas Kelly
Thomas Koach
Markets by wire grain and livestock Kansas City
Kansas City market report lists wheat prices for Sept Dec and May with ranges from 77 ½ to 93 ¾ cents, corn at 49 51 ½ cents, oats around 49 ¼ to 50 ¾ cents, rye 73 78 ¼, hay varied with Timothy at 12.50 to 13.50 and prairie 8.25 to 9.50, butter creamery 23 40 packing 17 40, eggs 1 8 ½ to 16 ½ cents. Cattle receipts 3 000 with prices from 2 25 to 7 10, hog receipts 5 000 with top around 6 30, and farm listings plus local sale notes.
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Jash
Investment Priece
McKenzie &the
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