Freight Rates May Be Cut by Kansas Board
Topeka hears that the Kansas state board of railroad commissioners plans a new freight rate schedule by November 1. Some reductions possible up to 33 1 3 percent per event under current rates, with twelve railroads to attend a hearing. The board employed a rate expert in St Louis after months of work. McClures magazine price rise noted. Home Book Co catalog updated. Funeral of Thomas Hughes held at Warren Street Baptist Church.
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Topeka
Geo. W. Kanavel
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Kansas
Min Kanavel
St., Louis
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Settlement fights over Mrs Devlin dower share
Long litigation over the dead banker Mr Devlin estate focuses on dower rights and which wife gains a large share. Trustees object to the widow’s claim, with federal court action and injunctions tied to mining lands leased by Mount Carmel Coal Company in Crawford County. Debates touch on estate control, devise claims, and potential December or January court adjournments.
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Wishte
C. Sheir
Devlin
Hnehund
Phear
Tees
Mra
Deste
Devlin Aden
Develin
Kansas
Duterest
Ma. Devlin
Peyetoes
Devlin Surfils Tervet
Daling
Waders
Mount Carmel Coal Company
Devin Vomputs
Cherokee & Pitsburg Coal and Minch Company
Crawford County
Devlun
Cherokee & Pittshurs Cangamy
Uery Topeka & Santa Fe
Mar, Devlin
Melison, Topeka & Sane
Social notes and yacht club decision in 1903
Mrs Boaz spends the day in Kansas City while Mrs C L Sherry returns from Colorado. Mrs B Brechtelsbauer is surprised at her 50th birthday at Mrs F W Wieman’s home. The New York Yacht Club declined Sir Thomas Lipton’s 1903 America's Cup challenge citing deed of gift limits and opposition to restricting boat length after a speech by Lewis Cass Ledyard.
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Boaz
Kansas City
C. L. Sherry
Colorado
B. Brechtelsbauer
F. W.w.wieman
Quantrell
New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
New York Yacht Club
Thomas
Eme
Beataeer
Sir Thomas
Lewis Cass Leilyard
George L. Schuyler
Ledyard
Eil
May Promote Funston faces promotion in 1901
Washington reports Army officers discuss General Frederick Funston’s chances to rise from brigadier general to major general. A vacancy on October 2 due to Major General William S. McCaskey’s retirement could let Roosevelt promote Funston, though some push to bypass him for a less-tenured brigadier general.
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Washington
Frederick Funstoun
Roosevelt
Funston
William S. McCaskey
Department of the Dakotas
Salvance
Aguinaldo
Findton
Finston
Lowever
Williamson Arrested for Bribery in Stand ard Oil Case
Finley Ohio September 20 L B Williamson was arrested on an indictment for attempting to bribe juror Mrs Charles Thompson in the Stand ard Oil company trial yesterday. Mrs Thompson testified Williamson approached her to induce her husband to hang the jury. The jury had eight for acquittal and four for conviction. Williamson admitted in county jail today that he offered Mrs Thompson payment ranging from 500 to 1000 dollars if the jury did not reach a verdict.
Athletic Board Debates Thanksgiving Game Venue
The athletic board met at noon to discuss the Thanksgiving game. It favored playing in Lawrence and instructed the manager to secure the game there or in Kansas City, Lawrence preferred, with board backing to aid in securing the venue.
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Athletic Board
Lawrence
Kansas City
Lauwrences
Baldwin murders shock county as killer confesses
Cyrus Bald, a wealthy county resident, confessed to fatally poisoning an elderly man with Paris green and to murdering his wife by hammer. The pair had a recent quarrel. authorities discovered Mrs. Baldwin dead yesterday.
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Klein, Hs
Cyrus Baldwin
Baldwin
Parsons found guilty in wife beating case
Henry Parsons faced Judge Clark after taking a change of venue and was fined costs for striking his wife. He immediately appealed. The report also notes funeral notices, local business reopenings, a meat market move, and a removal notice for Hollingberg the tailor now at 923 Mass St, represented by Wanamaker & Brown of Philadelphia.
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Henry Parsons
Warren St
W. P. Simmons & Son
West Warren St
Hollingberg
Home Book Co
Mass. St
Wanamaker & Brown
Philadelphia
Lost and found and property notices on Illinois street
Classified notices list a white Scotch poodle with black ears and a home phone, a cottage with five rooms for rent, three business properties for sale on Mass Street and a residence on New Hampshire Street, a bargain inquire at 1001 Rhode Island Street, and a lost ladies' water and pin marked Mackey with a reward offered.
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Illinois St
Mass. St
New Hampshire St
Bargain. Inquire
Rhode Island St
Ohio Street
Central
Mackey
A. D. Mackon
Alaskan Surveyors Shot in Keystone Canyon Incident
In Valdez Alaska on September 26 forces of the Guggenheim Railroad and Copper River and Northwestern wounded six surveyors and workers for the Alaska Yrome railway during a Keystone canyon survey for the Home railroad. One man is expected to die.
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Valdez
Alaska
Guggenheim Railroad
Copper River & Northwestern
Alaska Yrome Railway
Keystone Canyon
Home Railroad
Lipton to renew challenge with 90 foot yacht
Sir Thomas Lipton, disappointed by the New York Yacht Club's refusal to accept his challenge, states he is prepared to challenge under NYYC rules with a 90 foot boat. The report notes his readiness to proceed despite the setback.
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London
Thomas Lipton
New York Yacht Club
Associated Press
Baby Missing. Mother Seeks Child Stolen in City Chaos
Mrs. Hickson fails to find her baby entrusted to a cave shelter near the Union Station in St. Louis. A passerby observed a man and a woman taking the infant, sparking a frantic search. Authorities vow to locate the family that adopted the child, while the mother and Mrs. Corey suffer amid hospital stays and public inquiries.
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Dera
Hickser
Bas
St. Louis
Passimar
Bend
Corey
Salt Lak City
Salt Lake
Foundliesyham
Hickson
Salt Lake City
Dickson
Oklahoma Republicans Plan Election Contests Across State
Oklahoma Republican committees decide to contest statewide results citing irregularities in 60 of 75 counties. They raise 8000 to pursue court action in federal and state courts, seeking injunctions to halt certificates to Democratic winners where evidence supports it.
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Ma Cis
Okla
Wexas
Indian Territory
Okfalwuet
Olah
Women's Christian Association Holds First Meeting of Year
The Fraser hall gathering opened the year with Mrs Payne leading a brief prayer and Miss Susie Nourse giving an inspiring address. Bessie Raymond sang Flee as Nick as the group welcomed the new president and discussed plans for the season.
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Women’s Christian Assatiation
Fraser Hall
Susie
Mrs. Payne
Bessie Raymond
Nick
Nourse
Mr Brown Accepts Call to Lawrence Church
Rev O C L Brown of Emporia accepts the call to First Baptist Church in Lawrence and will attend the rededication on October 20. Mention of Raymond's cinnamon and spices improving pies and pickles, Gustafson's small repair jobs noted.
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O¢ CL Brown
Emporia
Lawrence
Raymond
Markets by Wire Grain and Provisions in Kansas City
Wheat prices and receipts detailed for Sept 26 with Dec and May futures, cash grades and mixed corn offerings, oats and rye quotes, hay values, butter, eggs, and stock prices. Live stock receipts show cattle, hogs, and calves with price ranges and per head figures, alongside Chicago market comparisons for wheat corn oats pork and lard futures.
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Kansas City
Buiter—Creamery
Chicsgo
Cuban Conspirators Plot to Oust Government Foiled
New York reporting reveals Cuban conspirators planned to use the New York World to spread their rebellion. A confidential cable indicated a Havana merchants meeting had approved acts to mislead the press and trigger a wider uprising began but was quickly dropped after Governor Mageon exposed the scheme.
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New York
Mageon
Iavana
New York World
Wayuna
Cobar Aifai
Havana
Voliva Surrenders After Zion City Collapse
Wilber Glenn Voliva, who seized Zion City from Dowie, declared defeat of his 101,000 followers and said he abandoned the fight. He claimed he lost options on New Mexico land but would buy adjacent property to establish a new colony near Zion City.
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Wilber Glenn
Zion
Dowie
New Mexico
Zion City
Murderer surrounded near Summit by Chicago police
Chicago Sept 26 Richard Walton a colored man wanted for the murder of Mrs Lillian W Grant is surrounded by police in a deserted Summit Illinois building twenty miles south of Chicago. He is barricaded and well supplied with ammunition. Fifty officers have gone to the scene.
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Chicago
Richard Walton
Lillian W. Grant
Reseher
Summit
Ill
Weather notes drift east as fronts mingle in plains area
The high cool air moves east over the Ohio Valley this morning while a developing Southwest low brings hot showers and thunderstorms to Colorado, New Mexico, eastern Kansas and western Missouri. Temperatures rise in the West with frost reported in Chicago and Cincinnati. Local forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with a chance of showers and a touch warmer.
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Ohio Valley
Colorado
New Mexico
Kansas
Missouri
Chioy
Cincinnati
Probing Standard Lines in Transit Case in New York
In New York on September 2, the National Transit Company’s Center Bridges station is debated as a terminal point. Government contends Bayonne Node is the true terminal to avoid the Hepburn act, while Standard Oil counsel Milbourne argues Center Bridges as the nominal delivery point.
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New York
National Transit Company
Standard OG
Center Bridges
Ili
TOG
Adsice
John Go Melbourne
Milbourne
Center Bridge
Duhlas
Bayoynes
Frank B. Kellogg
C. Me Payne
Standard
jPbriddecus
Ward Kelby
Eva Brown in the West Tour Dates and Return
Miss Evelyn Brown formerly Evelyn Vaughn, a noted stage star, will tour the West this season. Her company opens in St. Joseph Missouri with Strong Hearts October 11 12 and 13 then Topeka October 14 and 15, with Lawrence residents planning to attend a Topeka show. Brown left Lawrence a decade ago and rose quickly due to early training and years of leading roles. Her fans in Lawrence rejoice at her rising fame and hope for an engagment at the local opera house.
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Evelyn Brown
Evelyn Vaughn
West
St. Joseph
Topeka
Lawrence
Miss Brown
One Woman's Way
A woman recounts cooking baked potatoes in water while she played piano in another room. She returns to find the kettle and potatoes burning but notes the potatoes taste fine after peeling, as if oven baked. She says she now cooks them that way on purpose.
Large conservatory boiler explosion in Missouri
A boiler in the conservatory of George M. Kellogg near Vlensant Hill exploded early today causing about 75000 dollars in damage. The plant suffered extensive damage but over half the conservatory was saved with no injuries reported.
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Vlensant Hill
George M. Kellogg
Newlyweds Handcuffed as Speitz Dies in Wabash
In Wabash Indiana on September 26 Robert J Speitz died at 2 30 am after newlyweds Mr and Mrs Fierman Kesler were seized as they left their church and forced to parade the business district The bride Miss Marie Hipskind is named The hazing caused excitement on the street The funeral was planned for the home and then the bride s home for the reception. The article also mentions a woman who left her child on a train and later reunited with the boy and other local notices.
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Wabash
Ind
Fierman Kesler
Robert J. Speitz
Eluck
Connecticut
Marie Hipskind
Henderson and Tapp to Tour Wisconsin Barn Trade
Bryan will tour Wisconsin feed and boarding barn under new management to cater to the best trade. Bring your horses to 737 New Hampshire Street as Henderson and Tapp promote the service and invite customers to join.
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New Hampshire Street
Henderson & Tapp
Democratic State Campaign Tour Preview in Wisconsin
Omeda LaCrosse Wisconsin September 20 reports the Democratic state chairman outlining Bryan campaign plans in the state. Cites Rough central committees and Joton notification. Mentions Bryan speaking in November and a fruit farm listing with Eaton Hurlbut papers, plus a 1908 campaign outline in Lawrence at Boughton's.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Joton
Cea
Bryan
Phillipe Fruit Farm
Eaton
Lawrence
Boughton’s
Mass
Merchants Athletic Bowl Night Promises Rivalry Match
A bowling game at Merchants Athletic is set for tomorrow night featuring Barteldes against Williams teams. The contest pits local rivals in a headline friendly clash likely to draw community interest and showcase arcing lanes and steady strikes.
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Merchants Athletic
Barteldes
Williams
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Jaedickes
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