Kansas News Snapshots From 1887 Chronicle
The Journal of Lawrence reports rum field decline at Junction City. Emporia Republican lists 22 county candidate announcements. Gas finds at 650 feet near Arkansas City and 20 feet near Topeka farm spark bore plans. Xenia Torchlight notes Whitelaw Reid early career. Canapa hosts over a thousand fugitives per Toronto Globe. Leavenworth dummy rail project targets Fort Leavenworth to Soldier’s Home by Oct 1. Metropolitan police law shows lower costs vs old system. Abilene praised as reform beacon in Chicago Inter Ocean portrait.
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Leavenworth Times
Metropolitan Police
Metropolitan Police System
Kansas Democrats Demand Federal Offices Be Democratic
A Topeka Democrat letters page features a plaintive card urging federal officials in Kansas to align their offices with Democratic principles or resign. The author expresses collective hunger and yearning in a broad call to party integrity.
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Jackson Democrat
Pure water from underground sands used to feed Kansas town
The Kansas press discusses whether a town in Kansas with 5 000 to 12 000 residents can receive pure water pumped from an underground sand or gravel water-bearing layer without using surface streams. Clay Center claims it is already done in that town.
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Kansas
Clay Center
Kansas Supreme Court: quit claim deed purchasers not in good faith
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that a buyer who accepts a quit claim deed is not a purchaser in good faith and that a warranty deed recorded later cannot be bound by the earlier quit claim deed, prompting closer title examinations.
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Supreme Court of Kansas
Manong Stirring Virginia Democrats Into Action
Ex Senator Manong of Virginia excites the Old Dominion Democrats with fervor. The Oma ha Republican quotes him praising Confederate service and urging strong political tactics. He cites General Mahone as a brave soldier who grasps the political moment amid disputed ballots.
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Manong
Virginia
Old Dominion
Henry A. Wise
The
Omaha Republican
Appomattox
Mahone
Tue Thistle in New York Harbor Amid Cup Rumors
The Tue Thistle has safely sailed to New York harborvowing to contest the American cup. Public interest runs high nationwide, with coastal regions more energized by the news as the Volunteer’s rapid speed boosts faith in American shipbuilding.
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New York Harbor
Western plan urges artesian wells to aid settlement
A western exchange proposes using surplus revenue to bore artesian wells on plains to irrigate lands and open public lands for settlers. It argues a small spend could hasten development between western Kansas and the Rockies, boost timber growth and water supply, and increase national wealth and strength.
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Western Exchange
Lta
Kansas
Rocky Mountains
Emporia Globe Suspends Publication After Last Issue
Editor Jacob Stotler announces the Emporia Globe has quit and will return to Wellington to operate the Wellington Press. He cites expired lease, stockholder demands, and unmet patronage as reasons. Stotler, a Kansas newspaper veteran, plans to own a paper again in Emporia later.
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Emporia Globe
Jacob Stotler
Globe
Wellington
Tong
Emporia
Stotler
Kansas
Tue Thistle Sails Glasgow to New York in Twenty One Days
The Tue Thistle completed a transatlantic crossing from Glasgow to New York in twenty one days marking a swift voyage for the ship and its crew.
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Tue Thistle
Glasgow
New York
Republican sentiment rises in southern states including Kentucky
The passage argues that republicanism is spreading through the south with Kentucky aligning similarly to Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, and predicts Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and further states will show gains. It claims the shift is lasting and grounded in sound reasons.
Chicago Tribune Reports Chatsworth Disaster Coverage
The enterprise sent a special Chicago train to Chatsworth reaching in three hours and fifteen minutes to secure details. Reporters gathered from Piper City and Chatsworth while a team remained at the scene, delivering six columns of the most complete account of the deadly incident.
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Chicago Tribune
Chatsworth
Chicago
Illinois Central
Piper City
Chateworth
Peanuts Grow From One Third Acre to Four Acres
A Kiowa county man expanded from one third of an acre of peanuts to four acres after a successful previous year. Last year he harvested seventy bushels from the small patch and sold them for one dollar per bushel, and this year the larger crop is reported to be doing well.
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Kiowa County
Democratic papers defend Glenn bill amid Georgia legislature
The piece notes some northern papers attempt to justify the Glenn bill by recalling similar laws from 40 to 50 years ago in Connecticut and Massachusetts, likening it to a broader defense of past restrictions. The New York Evening Post is cited as making a half hearted defense.
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Glenn
Georgia
New York Evening Post
Connecticut
Massachusetts
South
New York
Death of Mrs A Carter Wilder recalls Kansan kin
The Rochester New York death notice recalls her husband as a former Kansan and congressman from 1862 to 1864. He attended the 1860 National Republican Convention in Chicago that nominated Lincoln and held prominent Republican posts in Kansas territorial days. He died after the Civil War and returned to New York. Mrs Wilder is praised for rare strength of character and care for others.
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A. Carter Wilder
Rochester
New York
D. W. Wilder
Congress
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Kansas
Empire State
Wilder
General Mahone Embraces Republicanism and Its Virginia Promise
The document presents Mahone's personal conversion to the Republican Party. He cites economic growth in northern and western states, belief in political equality and free suffrage, and support for education, rivers and harbors, and protection of American production. He argues Republican policy will advance Virginia's wealth and lift people from despair compared to the Democrats.
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General Mahone
Republican Party
Virginia
Eda
Democratic Party
Ingersoll vs Field on Eternal Punishment in August Review
The letter discusses Col. Ingersoll's critique of perpetual hell as an atrocity. It notes Field's failure to address the core argument about eternal damnation and cites supporters like Humboldt Carlyle Emerson and other nonconformists. The piece predicts Ingersoll will address this in a forthcoming reply.
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Dr. Field
Col. Ingersoll
North American Review
Col. Ingersol
Church of England
China
India
Persia
Greece
Rome
Humboldt
Carlysle
Emerson
Colorow the Ute Chief Linked to Colorado Raid
Report says Colorow, longtime Ute leader, prompts renewed violence in Colorado. He allegedly led raids, evaded punishment after Meeker involvement, and no longer stays on the Uintah reservation in Utah. Settlers demand government action or citizens may take matters into their own hands to end his threat.
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CoLorow
Colorado
Meeker Mascadre
Ctab
White River
White River Utes
Utah
Uintah Reservation
Coloredo
Pacific Railway Commission Probes Subsidized Rail Influence
The Pacific Railway Commission presses for expenditure details on subsidized railroads and lobbying, aiming to expose evasive disbursement practices. It targets Senator Stanford and seeks federal court help to force truth telling and uncover ongoing influences on legislation.
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Pacific Railway Commission
Stanford
United States Court
Oakes Ames
Kentucky Keeps Fame as Land of the Killer
A quiet Mount Sterling family matinee ended in the deaths of four members from two prominent families. The president has not yet acted in the Higgins Rasin and Thomas case, while Orrana reports gaa discovery 875 feet deep with sufficient volume not yet usable. Senator Ingalls plans to argue against extending suffrage to women in The Sixteenth Amendment article for the September Forum.
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Kentucky
Mount Sterling
Higgins
Rasin
Thomas
Orrana
Gaa
Ingalls
A Curious Mixture of Notes on People and Prices
The item catalogs varied anecdotes from politics and media to finance and education. It mentions ex-Senator Sargent, Curtis curiosities, a Georgia Glenn Bill response, railroad and gas drilling undertakings, and Salina school fund per capita rises from 1885 to 1887, with a Topeka tabulation showing funds increasing as population grows.
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Topeka Commonwealth
Curtis attacks Republican midget and swallows a Democratic mastodon
The Lowell Courier portrays Curtis as aligning with league allies against reform, criticizing Ferdinand Ward’s financial record and noting Henry Ives as a notorious candidate. It questions Ward’s total losses if not for imprisonment.
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Lowell Courier
Curtis
League
Reform
Ferdinand Ward
Henry 8
Ives
Ward
Prairie water reservoirs proposed to boost rainfall
The idea proposes building many reservoir ponds and lakes across prairie regions to collect rain during wet seasons and evaporate during dry spells in order to increase rainfall. It asks why Kansas farmers should not try this approach.
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Kansas
Tariff Debate Shapes Ohio Campaign Prospects
The passage discusses a rising campaign on tariff policy, urging the Jhio slate to align with a free trade platform. It notes speakers Hurd Morrison Carlisle and Watterson backing tariff reductions and reform, signaling a push for free trade in an Ohio contest.
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Jhio
Hurd
Morrison
Carlisle
Ohio
Watterson
Our New Navy and Canadian militia system observed
Lieut W S Hughes praises Our New Navy as a modest start and notes the time needed to build a fleet. The piece cites J Macdonald Oxley on Canada’s militia reach and strength and suggests learning from neighboring nations about a unified, ready unit system.
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W. S. Hughes
Dominion
J. Macdonald Oxley
American Magazine
Kentucky election shows strong turnout and party temper
Democracy faced defeat blamed on lukewarm voters yet turnout rose by 8000, suggesting a lively campaign. The piece argues the nation seeks change after democracy in power and notes Republican satisfaction with their battalion, mocking Democratic opposition.
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Democracy
Kentucky
Copy right questions span England and abroad
The text argues that authors in both England and other nations gain little from their work when no international copyright exists The lack of copyright is said to harm writers and publishers and risks eroding a shared language and literary exchange across countries
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England
America
Australia
Abilene Gazette Praises Kansas Papers Against Modern Pulp
The piece contrasts glamorous aeronautic journalism with solid historical papers like the Troy Chief Junction City Union and Osage City Free Press. It credits early Kansas press for resilience through trials and hardships, arguing against speculative schemes and praising steadfast local journalism.
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Parnas
Abilene Gazette
Kansas
Troy Chief
Junction City Union
Osage City Free Press
the Commonwealth
Fragmentary note on an organization and medical discovery
A damaged OCR fragment mentions an organization of men and women and a hoped medical discovery. It references agreement and learning, with unclear details on a tentative remedy and restoration. The text is incomplete and hard to interpret.
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Earth
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