Young Kansan Seized After Knife Attack in Perth County
Perth County near Wellington Kansas reports a violent night when a young man attacked his mother and sister with a butcher knife. The father intervened, was knocked down but restrained the assailant until help arrived. The youth was adjudged insane by the probate court and will be sent to an asylum. Separately engineers begin staking a gas pipeline line east toward Kansas City with a Pittsburg firm awarded the contract.
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Perth
Logane
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Here
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Pittsburg
General Engagement Progressing Near Mukden
War updates describe hospitals in readiness as Japanese prisoners of war increase. Japanese are said to be driven back. The focus shifts from internal strikes to Manchuria where Kuropatkin and Oyama clash again after a long period of inactivity. The mobilization began January 26 and spreads across the extended front.
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Mukden
Manchuria
Kuropatkin
Oyama
Russian Success at Mukden Report Sparks Battle Update
The report notes Japanese prisoners taken as forces clash near Mukden. General Kuronatkin's initiative sees Russian troops push the enemy back five miles from the front line. Fighting continues through January 28 with Japanese attempts to seize Pillar Hill and adjacent positions repelled with heavy losses.
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Matthaarda
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Patilol Wil
French Loan Withdrawal Rumor Shakes Paris Markets
Paris reports a rumor that the French portion of the new Russian loan may be withdrawn, causing unease on the bourse. Bank inquiry suggests the issue may be postponed to April due to recent events in St. Petersburg and uncertain subscription prospects.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Battle resumes as snow hides rift along Shakhe river
At dawn the Japanese and Russians clash again in the Manchurian valley beside the Shakhe river. The long day wears on under a heavy snowstorm that limits visibility to about a hundred feet, turning fighting into guesswork as left divisions contend.
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London
Manchurian
Shakhe River
Russians Report Fatal Charge at Sandepas Village
Telegram from Caplanputun states Russian forces lost forty five of theirs and 1000 men killed or wounded in the January 26 capture of Sandepas. Russians also took 100 Japanese prisoners along with arms wagons and ammunition.
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St. Petersburg
Caplanputun
Sandepas
Kuropatkin Opens Talks With Oyama
A St. Petersburg dispatch says censorship allows brief reports that General Kuropatkin has begun negotiations with Field Marshal Oyama. Also noted is the capture of the American steamer Dollar with a cargo of press items seized by Japan east of Hokkaido.
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London
St. Petersburg
Geo. Kuropatkin
Field Marshal
Oyama
Tokio
M. S. Dollar
Vladivostok
Pacific Ocean
Hokkaido Island
Santa Fe Depot at Thayer Burns in Kansas
Fire swept the Santa Fe depot at Thayer near Chanute on January 28 destroying the building its freight express and sacks of United States mail. Strong gas pressure during the night caused the blaze as crews fought the flames and cleared debris.
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Chanute
Kans
Santa Fe
Thayer
Here
United States Mail
Meclenry Disrupted Office Visit in Winfield
Mrs Myra Meclenry a Carrie Nation follower visited Winfield Kansas on January 23 and confronted Assistant County Attorney Cote S Fink. After arguing about policy she sat in a rocking chair and attacked him for not closing his joints he ejected her by tipping back the chair and pulling her into the hall she left promptly.
Strike Expands Across City Strikes Halt Papers Bread Low
War time strike grows with about a hundred thousand workers idle. Streetcars halted and newspapers suspended. bakeries report bread scarcity. Moscow notes improved conditions as 20,000 workers remain out while some factories resume operations.
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Lod
Moscow
Divvying Profits Alleged at State Printing Plant
Topeka reports Cy Leland accused George A. Clark state painter of splitting profits with Henry J. Ren. Leland claims he arranged the deal and notified Governor Hoch about the syndicate at the state printing plant. He says he is making no bones about it and has told Stubbs and several newspaper men.
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Cy Leland
George A. Clark
Henry J. Ren
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Hoch
Stubbs
House Would Not Stay In Topeka Session
The House refused to listen to Speaker Stubbs and adjourned Monday afternoon at ten oclock. Stubbs urged members to stay to work while the Senate had adjourned, but the task remained unfinished as they departed.
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Stubbs
To'elock
Senate
Peabody Denies Withdrawal Offer In Gubernatorial Contest
Former Governor James I. Peabody states he has not withdrawn from the race nor been approached with any compromise. The notice also remarks on Rudyard Kipling’s health, noting his lung weakness after a past pneumonia attack.
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Teaver
James I. Peabody
Rudyard Kipling
Missouri Habitual Criminal Sentenced to Thirty-Five Years
St Louis January 26 Marty I Vaughan was convicted on habitual criminal charges and sentenced to thirty five years in the penitentiary. The trial proved Vaughan was an associate of Bruce Morris the bandit who killed detectives Iwyer Shea and Mee] Cluxky and was killed, along with partner Al Rognbaum, in a notable battle on Fine street in October.
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Vaughan
Bruce Morris
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Mee
Cluxky
al Rognbaum
Thief Targeted By City Police In Quiet District
A garbled safety report notes a theft case involving an individual named Farhan Wootie and references police and a local utility company. The fragment mentions Loses ay Wane ede Chonbel and unclear culture West edhatathan with a possible connection to a regional company.
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Farhan Wootie
Thecertottinbrade Bani
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Dina Culture
Various Local Fires, Deaths and Legal Verdicts Across States
Brief items report fires destroying businesses and homes in Arkansas and Oklahoma with losses totaling thousands. A jury acquits to a man slaughter verdict in Ardmore after two days of deliberation in the William Fraken murder case. Several deaths include electrocution in Mississippi and a rail disaster near Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis with multiple fatalities. Notable mentions include a coal mine blaze in Harrisburg and a fire in Tecumseh. historic artifacts reappear such as Captain Meriwether Lewis’s watch found after 100 years. historical contest selections and Dartmouth alumni presidency noted in Ottawa and Pennsylvania.
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Central Park
Jon McAvoy
Lawton
Mark Lowrey
William Franken
United States
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T. A. Arbery
Benjamin Omer
Casey
William FE. Wall
Garrett Wall
Natches
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Ike Garisa
Nasville, Chattaooga & St. Louise
William Rea
Souges
Jack Kurwell
Irve Catwood
Gay & Forsythe
Fayetvillea
Ark
Tire
New Coal Company
Harrisburg
Dramatic Exchange in Congress on Russian Situation
Congressman Mann chased the debate as Mr Baker of New York denounced the Russian crisis with vigor. The speaker declared time expired while the orator lamented words fail me in a dramatic exchange.
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Congressman Mann
Mc. Baker
New York
Speaker
Board abolishes Cooper county examining board in Missouri
The acting pension commissioner abolished the Cooper county Missouri examining board with Dr R Leon Wills a Boonville resident among its members No response was received from Hill to resignation requests The action raises doubt about new boards at Heavilla Sedalia Fayette and Booneville other centers cited Jealousy deemed unrelated to a separate shooting in Battle Creek Michigan where Harry Kalek arbacker an artist killed his wife and then killed himself The deceased woman was formerly Miss Mary Lefer daughter of EB Luter of Kansas City the sole witness in the tragedy
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Pensions
Cooper County
Missouri
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Boonville
Hill
Heauvilla
Sedalia
Fayette
Booneville
Battle Creek
Mich
Jan
Tosane
Harry Kalekarbacker
Sulehta
Ma Kaickerbacker
Misa
Mary Lefer
EB. J. Luter
Kunpgas City
Fuahlyr
Helghbur
Trial Postponed in Maryland District Court
The case, involving Wanchtigtont, Digweed and others, was moved to February 10 after the government failed to provide a full response. The trial in the United States district court for the Northern District of Maryland appears first on the docket.
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Wanda
Anthony
Digweed
amMlee
States District Court
Marida
Mistakes of the Deaf and a Cigar Prank
A New Orleans press correspondent teases Senator McEnery of Louisiana by invoking his deafness to lure him from the lobby. McEnery responds with humor noting the reporter’s nerve, then returns to his seat and shares the tale with Senator Pettus.
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Senator McEnery
Louisiana
New Orleans
Tia
M@Enery
Sea Lim
McEnery
Senator Pettus
St Louis
Nepotism Allegations Face Pope Pius IX Relatives
A report claims Pope Pius IX denies nepotism while detailing relatives: a brother serving as post al clerk in Mantua, sisters running a tavern in Ricce and a tailoring shop in Talzano, another sister owning a store. The two housekeeping sisters moved to Rome but stay off Vatican grounds and require notice to visit the pope’s household head.
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Mantua
Ricce
Talzano
Rome
Vatican
Chicago Bank Insolvency Sparks New York Arrests
A Chicago bank, Pan American Bank, faces liabilities around 315000 with assets near 3000. A receiver reports 20000 withdrawn for private use by New York financier Nuat in Wall Street. Police request led to the arrest of Blunt on embezzlement charges as the bank’s affairs unravel.
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An. S
Itte
Pan American Bank
Fan American Bank
Bank of Presiident Nuat
Wale Mul Street
New York
York
Blunt
American Bank of Chicago
Loon
Hare
Clues
State Officials Back Plan For State Oil Refinery
Jan 24. Sentiment in favor of a state oil refinery is nearly unanimous among business leaders and lawyers. A constitutional solution using convict labor for unskilled tasks and tying the refinery to the state penitentiary is proposed, with Senator Porter introducing a substitute bill. The plan aims to stay within republican tradition and avoid expanding state business.
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Porter
Busingaa
Fuentnh
Dtw
Anit de
Banda
State of Kansas
Atte de Antelon
Standard Old Company
Thickness and oddities from a bygone issue
A fragmentary 19th century miscellany notes varying skin thickness among races, a Kansas woman’s possible murder panic, a near burial of a Jefferson man, accidental breathing in embalmed bodies, a rare 14 foot codfish catch near Kaw river, and a social card evening in Kansas City.
New February Scribner’s Bargains Preview Set
The issue features the first installment of A diplomat's Wife by Mary King Waddington. Frank Vanderlip introduces socialism in Europe with a focus on conservative governments. Mrs Wharton’s The Mouse of Mirth begins a house party serial. Montana artist M. Russell’s Western life pictures headline the color feature. John Fox Jr. offers Manchuria travel humor. Millard discusses the war correspondent’s future. Arthur Train’s Another McAllister presents The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron De Ville.
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Berlbner
M. Russell
Montana
John Fox, Jr
Manchuria
Thomas F. Millard
McAllister
Arthur Train
Baron de Ville
Cosmopolitan Magazine Preview and Notable Essays
The February Cosmopolitan issue features an anonymous veteran writer examining The American Wife In Europe a fresh American perspective. Henry Ridgely Evans The Rationale of Ghosts appeals to readers curious about spiritual phenomena Adaohi Kinneaupke describes early Christian missions in Japan William Archer analyzes Henrik Ibsen Philosopher or Poet Julian Hawthorne presents Barbaric Pearl and Gold Elizabeth M Gilmer discusses The Art of Wooing The Hustles series includes writings by Ward Townend Virginia Woodboard Cloud Drexel Turner and Brisben Walker
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Europe
Henry Ridgely Evans
Adaohi Kinneaupke
Chris‘ian
Japan
Wiliam Archer
Henrik Ibsen
Julian Hawthorne
Elizabeth M. Gilmer
Root and Shoes
Wintton
Herbert J) Ward
Edward Townend
Virginia Woodboard Cloud
John Drexel Turner
John Brisben Walker
Shorthand in Ancient Times Unearthed at Nerculaeum
Excavation at Nerculaeum reveals a bond dated AD 100 detailing an apprenticeship as a slave to learn shorthand with a teacher named Dennyston. The article notes 220 drashmas and a 23 note count, plus a Friday musicale at Dr Jones’s parish event.
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Nerculaeum
Dennyston
G.W. Jones
Aldociety
K8 McParland Mra Neille G Weaty Geo March Ed Dalton
The fragment lists names and a March term, suggesting a roster or notice. No clear event or action is described in readable text. Further readable details are needed to form a proper summary.
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Neille G
Weaty
Geo
March
Dalton
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