Kansas City Swinter Circus and Political Scrutiny
A garbled 1953 dispatch from Sumace county forecasts a wheat crop of 12,000,000 bushels for 1902 while Kansas City hosts a swinter circus. The piece rails at political rivals, cites Susan B Anthony remarks on educated women, notes accidental shootings in Harper county, and critiques Missouri and Kansas party politics. It discusses the Panama Canal policy, Turkey damages, and local court-house location debates, urging practical action and firm committee plans.
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Sumace
Couri
Warren Aloc
Business Mono
Thom
Kansas News Roundup Mixed With Political Banter
A chaotic inland dispatch from Washington-sourced wires discusses Kansas politics and rail politics, noting General Kansteo and General Funston. It mentions Topeka industries, a plan to transplant trees in Forest Park St. Louis, and profiles Dr Ernest Robinson and James Troutman. The item mixes local gossip with brief notices on temperance and dental ads.
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Lote
Kansteo
Iola
Robingon
Balo
Ernest Robinson
Lawrence
Philippines
Robinsoe
Lawrence Journal
Aes
David H. Robinson
Kansas University
Robison
General Funston
Fonston
Debate on Philippine tariff bill opens in Senate
Washington January 21 Debates begin in the senate on the Philippine tariff bill with Lodge reporting the measure and warning he will call it up at two o’clock. Minority member Rawlins proposes a substitute and plans remarks in support of the majority. The commerce department bill also meets opposition as Nelson presses for a vote while Mason denies opposing rural free delivery and supports a fairer Chinese exclusion law.
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Washington
Senate
Department of Commerce
Nelson
Minnegotis
Mason
Mitchell
West
Last Generess
Commerce Committee
Hosse of Representatives
Marnik
Clark
Tan Reid
Capt
Gen. Wilson
Pierpnnt Morgan
Young Wetmore
London
Edward VII
Triner Henry
Chirk
Prince Henry
Reid
Hifi
Princy Henry
Teague
Tie
Cannon
Philippines
Weldingan
Lane Philippines
Uniteds
Ott
Ear Cure and Local Murders Demand Attention
The text discusses deafness from inflamed Eustachian tubes and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a reward offer. It also reports a coroner’s jury theory on Miss Mearl’s death, a sheriff arrest in a Greenleaf case, and highwayman pursuit orders in Guthrie, Oklahoma, with political caucus activity in Washington.
Fears For A Warship Condor Missing Near Honolulu
Alarm grows over the warship Condor bound for Honolulu after no word by January 10. Pieces of a white wooden boat were found near Tonia point, and the Condor’s round boats match that description. The Condor, commissioned at Chatham in November, carried 140 men under Captain Clifton Sclater.
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Times
Victoria
Condor
San Francisco
Honolulu
Naval Office
Sloop of War
Esquimault
Honolwu
Muattewan
Nanaimo
Aince
Tonia Point
Chatham
Clifton Sclater
Brigands Come to Terms in Stone Abduction Case
United States minister John G. A. Leischman reports Miss Elen Stone and Mme Tsilka have agreed to accept ransom raised by subscription. Payment location remains unsettled. Stone writes from Constantinople confirming their abduction on September 3.
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Miss Stone
Constantinople
United States
John G. A. Leischman
Elen M. Stone
Mme. Tsilka
Conference approves salutation to Argentinian writer Benor Alve
The conference passed a resolution to send greetings to Benor Alve, a renowned Argentinian writer on international law who is now past 30 years old. In a separate dispatch from Jan 21, a French priest named Julien and two Chinese converts were murdered in a village north of Wangsi province. Chinese officials say robbers committed the murders, denying an anti Christian protest as the cause.
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China
Socialiss
Slo
Benor Alve
Pekin
Julien
Oe Village
Wangsi
Bank cashier confesses to embezzling funds in Great Falls
Herbert H. Matteson, cashier of the First National Bank of Great Falls, was arrested in Helena, Montana, on a warrant charging embezzlement of 828,000 on January 15. He confessed to the district attorney, waived examination, and was bound over to federal grand jury with bail set at 6,000. He remains in county jail as totals are believed to exceed the stated amount, with figures suggesting up to 175,000. Bank described as financially strong and not endangered.
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Beng Short
St. Paul
Minn
Preas
Melena
Mont
Herbert H. Matteson
First National Bank of
Great Falls
United States
Rusavil
Rodgers
Matteson
Mattewon
Helens
Sud
Kansas City Insurance Case Rebukes Fraternal Society
In a Jan 21 opinion by Judge Treaddus of the court of appeals, the Knights of Meeceabees faced a ruling over Fannie Brassfield's $22,000 policy against Brassfield, who died by his own hand within five years of issuance. The court held the insurer’s defense void and affirmed lower court judgment overturning a denial of payment. Judge Broaddus later sustained the verdict on appeal.
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Kansas City
Treaddus
Court of Appeals
Kughts of Meeceabees
Fratert Society
Fannie Brassfield
Knights of Maccabear
Putnam
Pearly Brassfield
Brassfield
Broad
World’s Fair Opening Delayed To 1908 Date
President Thomas B. Carter of the World’s Fair commission says postponement discussions have not set a date. the plan already directs opening no later than April 1908. He notes the commission is confident the fair will proceed as scheduled with a later opening.
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Nortom
Theta
Grand Army
Natlina Conmlan
Osipeneroent
St. Louia
Thamas BH
Careter
the Nations
World's Fair Commission
Eaundssjon
Ean Feress
Mine Explosion Kills Three in Bicton Colorado Fuel Property
A mine blast at a Colorado Fuel and Iron property near Bicton, three miles from Pueblo, killed three men and badly burned three others, including a brother of Superintendent Phipps. The fire was extinguished and property damage was limited.
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Pueblo
Col
Tan
Walsenburg
Cot
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Bicton
Phipps
Santa Fe Collision Near Syracuse Injures None
Santa Fe trains No 6 and No 7 collided near Medway six miles west of Syracuse. Both engines badly damaged. No 6 cars burned except one sleeper. Passengers escaped unharmed. conductor on No 6 bruised. Also reports indictments, a Midwinter Fair opening in Topeka, a bridge fire near Forest, and James A. Troutman announcing candidacy for Kansas governor.
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Syracuse
Kan
Santa Fe
Medway
China Would Be Free Says Bible Society Official
Charles F. Gammon, superintendent for the American Bible Society in northern China, warns that a gigantic effort to expel foreigners could occur within five to ten years. He notes reform edicts, rising arms supply, and Boxer remnants while predicting a future upheaval and dismemberment of the empire amid continued foreign influence and Chinese resistance.
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American Bible Society
Charles F. Gammon
Colpertenza
American Bible _society
China
Society
Chinese Empire
Shanghai
Phen
Yangtschlang
Peking
Peking le
Nick
Hethine
Chia Empre
Tse
Uae
Ardigo
Sr Gutapelex
wUibertia
War of the Future and Shamach Bitters Promise Relief
The piece argues against panic over future supply shortages, noting that new substitutes appear as old ones wane and highlighting Hoss tetter's Shamach Bitters as a universal remedy for stomach issues. It claims fifty years of use and lists indigestion dyspepsia constipation nervousness malaria fever ague as conditions it cures, urging readers to try it today.
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Pature
Hosstetter
Reseed Western Ranges Plan Aimed by Railroads
Railroads with headquarters in Omaha Neb plan a broad reseeding scheme to test range grain seeds across Utah Nebraska Wyoming Montana Nevada and Idaho. The program seeks the best varieties to improve pasture for western ranges and may involve government assistance and state support if successful.
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Baa
Omatia
Neb
Western
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Utah
Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
Nevada
Idaho
Plans to reseed Western ranges for irrigation benefits
The plan favors reseeding vast Western ranges over irrigation due to water limits. I C Judson of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co leads experimental steps at Walla Walla with 3,000 acres fenced for 30 test plots to find a hardy permanent grass using seeds from around the world. Government and state co operation expected to seed plains once a suitable grass is found, with emphasis on protecting young growth and securing funding.
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I. C. Judson
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Walla Walla
Wash
Africa
America
Roof and screen cover vast Arizona citrus groves
A New York Post report from Phoenix describes a plan to roof over more than 1000 acres of orange, lemon, and pomelo trees in the Salt River Valley. Poles and willow branches create a living-willow roof to shield groves from extreme sun and heat, aiding irrigation and preventing soil baking amid Arizona’s harsh summers.
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Salt River Valley
New York Post
Phenix
Ariz
Arizona
Arizona Sun
New York
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Watkins Musicsal Bank
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