State auto and livestock values reveal Kansas wealth
Topeka figures show 9,301 autos valued at $5.37 million, horses at $90.9 million, cattle at $69.1 million, mules $23.36 million, pianos $7.12 million, gold watches $1.26 million, sheep hogs and goats totaling further assets, with total personal property over $555 million and gross assessments over $604 million.
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Topeka
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
State Tax Commission
Kam
Kansas reports polio cases and deaths with weather impact
The state board of health notes 47 infantile paralysis cases and 15 deaths in Kansas this summer. Cooler wet weather appears to check the outbreak after hot conditions in late July. The report lists cases and deaths by county where the disease has appeared.
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Kansas
State Board of Health
Aged Atchison Doctor Died From Heat On Street
Dr H R Horn aged 89 died suddenly on a street in Atchison from heat. A Kentuckian who came to Atchison in 1866 he started in the drug trade then led the Atchison Patriot as manager for seven years and later edited the Public Press in Leavenworth. He later partnered with H Clay Park in the Patriot and in recent years worked in insurance.
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Atchison
H. R. Horn
Horn
Abraham Lincoln
Blue Spruce on Campus Sparked $200 Offer
Over 100 species of trees and shrubs flourish on the Agricultural College campus. A blue spruce near the printing building drew a bidder who offered $100, but the professor said the tree isn’t for sale at any price, noting it remains the finest specimen on campus and turns blue in fall.
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Agricultural College
Esate
Onaire
Dickens
Alumni seek funds for grand stand at new athletic field
Work will soon begin grading the agricultural college athletic field. An initial $5,000 appropriation from the legislature falls short of grading costs. A circular from the athletic field committee asks alumni to contribute for the grand stand bleachers and related facilities.
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Agricultural College
Athletic. Field
Farmer Ed Bayse Barely Survives After Prolonged Field Injury
Ed Bayse, a 61 year old farmer near Leot, dragged himself a half mile to a well with a broken right leg above the thigh. He endured 16 hours to reach water, lay in the sun for a day without food, and was found nearly unconscious by a neighbor. He is expected to recover.
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Ed Bayse
Leot
Mayor Gaynor Shot On Cruise. Attacker a Discharged Guard
William J Gaynor mayor of New York was shot twice from behind on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse as he bid farewell to friends. The assailant James J Gallagher a discharged watchman was subdued after a struggle. The bullet lodged under the mayor s tongue and doctors fear for his recovery. Big Bill Edwards and Ralph Bloomer helped subdue Gallagher.
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New York
N. Y
William J. Gaynor
City of
James J. Gallagher
Department of Docks and Ferries
Big Bill” Edwards
Princeton
Ralph Bloomer
Yale
Edwards
Gallagher
Miss Garside Resigns for New York Journal Paragrapher Post
Frances Garside, assistant editor of the Atchison Globe, resigns to join the New York Journal as paragrapher. Arthur Brisbane of the Journal and Lysander John Appleton’s Globe philosophy pieces drew interest as Garside swapped 28 years of stenography and bookkeeping for writing.
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Frances Garside
Atchison Globe
New York Journal
Arthur Brisbane
Journal
Lysander John Appleton
Globe
Miss Garside
Hemphill Son Drowns in Lakin Reservoir
Word reaches Lawrence of the drowning of James A Hemphill son of Isaac Hemphill in a reservoir at Lakin. James Hemphill a swimming instructor at Deerfield High School. He formerly attended the University of Kansas and Baker University.
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Lawrence
Isaac Hemphill
James A. Hemphill
Lakin
James Hemphill
Deerfield High School
University of Kansas
Baker University
Payne Law Tariff Yields Record Revenue in First Year
Washington reports the Payne Aldrich tariff produced record ordinary receipts of 678 million with a surplus of 20.2 million last year. Corporate tax revenue reached 27.09 million, only 0.21 million below the assessed figure, marking a marked rise from 1907 records and a large year end surplus despite earlier deficits.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Ball Player Breaks Arm During Dalton Game
Ed Whealey a young farmer from Summer county pitched for a country team when he fractured a bone in his left arm during a game at Dalton.
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Ed Whealey
Summer County
Dalton
Spring Wheat Condition Poor Across Nation
The Department of Agriculture estimates a winter wheat stock of 458,250,000 bushels, up 12,000,000 from last year. It notes a 61 condition index for spring wheat, down 6.0 points since July 1 and 31 percent below last year, with average yield at 15.8 bushels per acre.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Agriculture
Rohrbaugh Theater Sold by Local Partners in Ottawa
The Rohrbaugh theater at Ottawa was sold by 3S. R. Hubbard to a seven-man local company. The property cost over $40,000 with fixtures and was built by the late S. R. Rohrbaugh. After his death the estate faced litigation until its settlement.
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Rohrbaugh
Ottawa
3S. R. Hubbard
S. R. Rohrbaugh
Why She Brought It Up
A woman confronts a man about past claims of love and fate. He dismisses memories of threats that the sun would stop shining and the moon would fall unless she agreed to be his. She regrets not preventing the celestial hyperbole.
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Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Allen's Foot-Kase Promoted As Superior Foot Powder
The article extols Allen's Foot-Kase antiseptic foot powder, touting its 16 years of newspaper advertising and lasting market presence. It urges buyers to demand advertised brands, warns against imitations, and notes the surge of competing foot powders aiming to profit from its reputation.
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Allen
New Teaching System Trains Pupils to Refuse Recitation
In a witty exchange a teacher boasts a new method where pupils are trained to refuse when asked to recite. The humorous quip contrasts tradition with a provocative, tongue in cheek display of pedagogy.
Ball Blue Ad Promises Value at Low Price
An old advertisement touts Gey Red Cross Ball Blue in a large 20z package priced at five cents. The text hints at minimal observation revealing notable scandals of the era with a wry, ironic tone.
Fire Devastates Hutchinson Main Street Block
A recent Hutchinson fire destroyed all but two east side buildings on Main Street. The loss reaches about $40,000 with partial insurance. five burned structures belonged to the W. C. Edwards estate. Cause is currently unknown.
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Hutchinson
Main Street
W. C. Edwards
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Touts Teething Relief
A vintage advert promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims soothing gums reducing inflammation and wind colic, with a claim of fast relief and gentle formula for infants and infants.
Fireman Provokes Response With Blunt Advice
A reader recounts a heated exchange with a fireman who provoked tension and prompted a retort telling the firefighter to go to blazes. The incident underscores community tensions during emergency responses.
Entomology Assistant Elected at Ohio Station
Harry Evans, an entomology assistant at the Kansas State Agricultural College Experiment Station, has been elected as an entomology assistant in the Ohio Experiment Station. Evans, who served a year at K S A C, studied insects injurious to fruit during that period.
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K. S. A. C. Aesistant
Ohio
Harry Evans
Proposals to Increase Freight Rates on Live Stock
Washington DC delaying a planned rise of 20 cents per hundred pounds for livestock from the Missouri to Mississippi river points. The changes, set to take effect August 15, are suspended pending an Interstate Commerce Commission inquiry into the reasonableness of the increases.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Riley
Onus
Eeneeene Republic
Wabaunsee
Wales
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New Stadium
Manhattan
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England
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Armour Fertilizer Works
Chicago
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Kansas City
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