Fire in Western Gi and Market Price Cuts Noted
Independence Kan June 1 A fire in western Gi disrupted operations as The Standard reports Oceania barrel pricing for Mik grade Kavsay and Ferettary Oil lowered by up to 16 cents per barrel, with changes tied to gravity. Also notes death of AL Fost at Salina aged 45 and electrocution incident. Cholera fears rise in St Petersburg and Sosnoviece with inoculations underway.
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Kane
AL Fost
Salina H
Meath
Mr. Fout
Sc. Petersburg
Une
Sosnoviece
Poland
Suta
Last Day of War at Fort Nooroe Firekraft Opens Dawn Attack
Ft. Monroe Va June 17 last day of wargame begins with dawn assault on Fort Nooroe by destroyers and gun boats under Admiral Dicken's command.
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Fort Nooroe
Dicken
Russia Seeks Meeting Site Change for Peace Conference
Reports from St. Petersburg indicate reconsideration of the meeting venue for the peace talks between Russia and Japan. The Hague may replace Washington, with exchanges ongoing as negotiations proceed. A tentative armistice and arrangements for the conference are discussed under Linovitch and Oyama’s leadership.
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St. Petersburg
Hague
Washington
Row- Lin
Manelarhi
Toklo
Armistica
Linovitch
Oyama
Impressive missions to Washington from Russia and Japan
The June 17 dispatch notes both nations will send to the Washington conference full missions with advisors and attaches. Plenipotentiaries will be limited to two or three, but the complete missions could total twelve or more persons from each side, including secretaries. The Japanese plenipotentiaries are mentioned in context.
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Washington
Russia
Japan
Diplomatic Service
Foreign Office
Plan for Allied plenipotentiaries and the president's inquiry
The likely deployment of high ranking military advisers and secretaries to both sides accompanies talks between plenipotentiaries. The president’s plan includes an official commission to investigate government department conduct. Secretary Shaw announced the commission’s personnel and duties, with Keeps noting measures to curb premature disclosures and ensure disbursements match actual expenditures.
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Junge
Special Commission
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Keeps
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Lherefore
Togo Reports Sea of Japan Battle Tactics and Outcomes
Tokyo June 17 Admiral Togo’s official report details actions in the Sea of Japan. The fleet pressed the enemy head on, exchanges of fire began at 2:08 pm, and ships were sunk including the enemy battleship. Togo states his cruisers and divisions enveloped Nebigata’s force, leading to surrender and the Safe disposal of enemy swords.
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Nakimol
Negotiations Under Way for Armistice in Manchuria
Headquarters of the Russian Army at Cheyadani Manchuria reports that negotiations toward an armistice are under way with an authoritative source confirming progress. The June 14 dispatch notes diplomacy as a key development in the region.
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Manchuria
New Textbook Commission Appointments Listed
Topeka June 13 Governor Tloch named the new textbook commission with appointees Frank Nelson of Lindsbourg George W. Winans of Hutchinson W E Hall of Abilene Joseph H Hill of Emporia ON Neese of Independence Willard Lyon of Lincoln D O McCray of Topeka and A B Carnes of Concordia, completing the slate.
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Tloch
Falcows
Frank Nelson
Lindsbourg
George W. Winans
Hutcinson
W. E. Hall
Abilene
Joseph H. Hill
Emporia
Two Young Men Hanged for Murder in Canon City
In Canon City Colorado on June 17 Frederick Arnold 20 and Newton Andrews 21 were executed at the state penitentiary for the murder of Mrs. Amanda Youngblood in Denver two years earlier.
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Frederick Arnold
Newton Andrews
Amanda Youngblood
Denver
Fire on Savannah line vessel causes panic on deck
Fire erupted aboard the Savannah line steamer Kansas City early today, spreading smoke and panic among passengers. The blaze, started near the center of the ship, was briefly smothered but flared again as crew reached the scene. All passengers landed safely while smoldering continued into the afternoon.
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Stenmer
Nations and towns in brief note from June dispatches
Panama Canal chief engineer Joan Wale to confer with Secretary Taft in Panama City and place large orders including 7,000,000 vitrified brick and roller equipment. In Pittsburg, a 1,260,000 plant site sought with 24 acres offered by a syndicate. United Professional Teachers of Dancing in America votes to drop professor as a title. Kay County jail escape suspect Henry Simpson arrested. The Orient begins work on a new bridge south of Walnut River and plans property purchases. Julio Armstrong dies by own hand in Minneapolis with debt worries lingering.
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Kay County
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New Nominations Sought After Mayor Calls For Reform
Philadelphia June 1 Mayor Weaver released a statement on a letter signed by twenty one businessmen urging the Republican City Committee and Sheriff Miles to reform the party. The mayor cautioned against injecting partisan politics and argued the focus should be on cleansing past wrongs to lay a firm foundation for the future.
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Weaver
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Republican City Committee
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Demand for Settlement in Peamsterd Sulky Case
A demand for settlement is expected at a meeting of delegates with leaders from the dirty ers faction alleged to have brokered away from President Shen. The grand jury reportedly found corroborating evidence, linked to a conspiracy against Montgomery Ward & Company involving $20,000. Frank Davis, 17, was shot today by a driver for the American Express company in Peoria steer.
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Conference Demand Persists Over Moroccan Ties
Berlin telegraphs to Paris reassure Parisian fears as Germany presses France to accept a conference of powers on Morocco. Paris reports strained France Germany relations over Morocco remain tense though officials deny overblown accounts.
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Will Not Fight In Morocco Crisis Dictates Washington Talks
Germany and France will not join in talks over Morocco, assuring Washington of no immediate clash. Reports from European capitals say officials aim to ease tensions and avoid military confrontation while negotiations continue.
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Stubbs aims to meet Roosevelt amid Kansas state duties
Kansas state chairman W T Stubbs says he will call on President Roosevelt again but won t reveal the purpose of his visit. He denies a report that he could become Secretary of the Interior.
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Chautauqua Opening Attracts 3000 In Oklahoma City
The June 17 opening exercises drew about 3,000 attendees. Prominent men and their families from the twin territories and Kansas camped on the grounds at Chautauqua in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Twin Territories
Kansas
Old Settler Dead in Laumar at 77 Years
State Senator L. K. Hicks of Marshall died at his daughter's home in Laumar on June 17 aged 77. He was an original supporter of Major Warner for U.S. Senator and his vote in the senate killed the breeder law.
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Dallas to host Nurserymen’s association meeting
Telegraph items note Dallas Texas chosen as the site for the next Nurserymen’s association gathering. Other notes mention Baron Rothschild’s large charitable bequest, Empress Augusta Victoria’s illness, resignations and appointments in government, bank subsidies for officers, postmaster salary changes across Kansas, weather and crime brief items, and assorted local announcements.
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Nathanieda Rothschild
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Melville W. Miller
Department of the Interior
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Jesse Wilson
Jodiana
Guido Henckel von Tonnersmark
Herr Koch
Imperial Bank
Faigue
Emperor William
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B. Richardson
Oklahoma
Lansing
Isrel Messin
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John Hay Arrives From Europe in Improved Health
Secretary of State John Hay reached New York from Europe aboard the Baltic showing better health though tired. President Roosevelt awaited his arrival. a long document was delivered to Hay at quarantine by a White House messenger riding a revenue cutter. In Topeka Kansas P H Caney names J M Miller adjutant of the G A R reflecting organizational ranks.
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Mob Gathers at Macon Jail Over Assault Case
A mob gathered at Macon jail last night seeking to lynch Lindy Walmsi a Black boy who assaulted a white child. They were dispersed with jail doubly guarded. In Wilotd Kan Chad Thomas faced police court for operating a joint and was fined $1000 and jailed ten days, he appealed.
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Bankrupt Charles M. Shuldon Faces Broad Credit Claims
Charles M. Shuldon, a broker once prominent in Kansas politics, was declared bankrupt today in Sansay City Massachusetts. The case lists assets of 1.00 and creditors including banks and trust companies across the United States, with C. M. Sheldon named as the principal debtor.
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Kansas Conference Meld and Mining Fatality Report
The Kansas conference Evangelical church ministers held a weekly meeting with large attendance and profitable sustaining. A program of addresses was given. In Joplin Missouri on June 1 a miner named Joseph Krantvasky, 33, fell down a shaft and died instantly. He had once been very wealthy but was betrayed by a woman and lost his fortune years ago.
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Fort Riley Hospital bids lead with low offer
Fort Riley Fort Riley Hospital bids show Jonetson City bidders under the quartermaster’s opening for a new hospital. Daly and Leglor x Dalton of the city offered 34,000, the lowest. Work to begin July 1.
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Tezay
John Finch
AL Paula
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Fon R. Jones
Mayoon
Elsuering
Quartermaster’s Office
Fort Riley
Zieger
Guy Kifer
Demoocrat
Ely Creasurer
Bognevila
Edward Haver
Albert Eider
Uslind Bridgeman
Grand River
Gallatin
W. Tult
McDowell
Ala
Jonetson City
Quartermaster's Offen
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Jowest
Two Men Missing in Altamont Railroad Inquiry
Parsons and June Hf, agents for the Frisco railroad at Altamont, and Claries, both missing since last Tuesday, with no word since. The Frisco company audit found Smith's books balanced, but a small sum money was due to Smith.
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Folk to Speak In Kansas at Southwest Reunion
Governor Folk of Missouri accepts invitation to speak at the Southwest Viceroys reunion in Dodge City from August 1 to 6. Governors Adams of Colorado and Husk of Kansas will attend Folk day as part of the event.
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Folk
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Adams
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Husk
Kansay
Princess Tax Revival Sparks Discontent in German States
The Crossan era tax known as the princess tax is revived amid the marriage of Grand Duchess Cecile to the Kaiser’s eldest son. A levy of thirty German peoples per head applies to all residents in Schwerin and Mecklenburg Strelitz. The tax, dating from feudal times, draws opposition from Kaiser and Empress though they cannot stop it.
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Schwerin
Mecklenburg Strelitz
Cecile
Kaiser
Lonely Pitcairn Island of Sixteen Inhabitants
Pitcairn Island is described as a lonely spot in the southern Pacific with sixteen inhabitants. Their only link to the outside world is a fourteen ton cutter that occasionally reaches a neighboring island, enabling communication with Tahiti about four times a year. President McCoy, a Seventh Day Adventist, has recently visited America. The Pitcairners are noted for strong religious devotion and weekly prayers, and they abstain from intoxicants.
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Tahiti
McCoy
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Cattle and Wheat Markets Reported Across Cities
Market notes from Kansas City and Chicago dated June discuss cattle prices, hog movements, and grain futures. Cattle values fluctuated with thousands moving, wheat and corn quotes show July through December bids, while butter eggs and hay prices appear in scattered detail. A paragraph on British aristocracy follows, noting name changes among English noble families such as Northumberland and Landsdowne with historical cognomens.
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England's Young Nobility and Pirates in Ragged Times
A dated item reflects on English nobility and public chaos, noting weak pretenders and pirates draining fortunes. Also includes classified ads seeking energetic men to start a manufacturer venture with a good salary and retail route, and a distributor needed for weekly samples. Chicago ads for Empire and Wiedemann's chocolates finish the fragment.
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