Kansas Notes and Local Oddities From The State
A jumble of Kansas items reports odd customs and small-town events. Notes mention Howard crusade against grocers, early USPS history at Fort Leavenworth, and local curiosities from Leavenworth to Logan. Stories include hunting catamount near Salina, tobacco tag piano swap, maple sugar complaints, and quirky local characters in Atchison and Osage City.
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Kansas
Howard
Holton
Tomal
Turon
Clafflin
Fort Leavenworth
Philip Rand
Muscetah
Salina
Rocky Ford
Atchison
State Reformatory
William Ready
Leavenworth
Preston
Officer Timme Arrested After Robbery at Moores Restaurant
Constable Hans Timme and an accomplice robbed the cash drawer at Moores restaurant 1511 Capital Avenue. Timme claimed he was enforcing an execution for 19.50 but police recovered between 6 and 7 dollars before arresting him. Timme remains jailed on disturbing the peace and concealed weapons charges. Mrs. Moore denies any papers or constable status.
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Hans Timime
Omaha
Moores
Capital Avenue
Timme
T. J. Moore
H. Thompson
Brakeman Saves Passengers With Lantern
Earl McClain a brakeman on the Peru and Montpelier accommodation of the Wabash railroad saved twelve lives by signaling a fast freight with a lantern after leaving Chili Indiana. He stood on the rear platform of the last coach and stopped the speeding train, the collision only causing a bad scare and a few minor injuries to McClain who leaped to safety.
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Earl McClain
Peru
Montpelier
Chili
Ind
Mcclain
Murderer Brown Attacks Jail Before Execution
Charles Brown, condemned for Washington Hunter's murder, made a desperate bid to break jail at Mount Kelly New York just before his December 3 execution. Guards, Sheriff Kenton, and Chief Clerk Fleetwood cornered him after he rushed from his cell with a lead pipe, Brown surrendering when threaten to be shot.
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Charles Brown
Mount Kelly
N. Y
Washington Hunter
Brown
Rev. J. Diesinger
Camden
Kenton
Joseph Fleetwood
Stape
Kansas City Man Stabs Man Over Jealous Affair
J N Beck aged forty is fatally wounded after C Denny and J M Uber confront him over Beck's attentions to Mrs Denny. Beck says Uber held him while Denny used a butcher knife. Beck named Mrs Denny and cried for her before ambulance arrived. Uber and Denny were arrested.
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Denny
Kansas City
J. N. Beck
Beck
J. M. Uber
Uber
Passenger Dies After Throat Slit Aboard Eastbound Train
A man traveling eastbound from Toledo to New York cut his throat with a razor while the Tale Shore train passed Port Clinton. He carried a ticket, a letter, and was later taken to a police station where his death was momentarily expected. He was reportedly married, residing in California, and belonged to the Woodmen order.
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Matthew
Buckl Land
Trai
Clinton
Toledo
New York
California
The
Woodmen
Ranchman Charged with Murder After Wyoming Killing
James Field of a Sheridan area ranch shoots and kills his employer Charles Ramsey during an altercation. Field claims Ramsey began the shooting and that he fired in self defense. Ramsey’s revolver lay loaded and unfired twenty feet from the body. Field surrendered and is jailed on the murder charge.
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James Field
Sheridan
Wyo
Charles Ramsey
Field
Ramsay
Senate Opens Fifty Seventh Congress Amid Memorials
The opening of the fifty seventh congress featured a large crowd at the capitol. After appointing a committee to the president, a thirty minute recess followed. At 2 pm the senate reassembled and Mr Gamble announced the death of Senator Kyle before adjournment.
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Congress
Capitola
Senate
Gamble
Kyle
House Organization and Oath for New Speaker
In Washington on December 8 the house organized under time honored precedents. Speaker Henderson was sworn in by General Bingham, praised for the honor, and he administered the oath to members-elect. After introducing a dozen bills on diverse subjects the house adjourned at 4 30 p m on Payne of New York's motion.
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Washtneton
Henderson
General Bingham
House
Payne
New York
Supreme Court rules on insular tariff relations in two key cases
The court, via Chief Justice Fuller, declares the diamond ring case exempt from duty under the Daris peace treaty as the Philippines become American territory, and in the Dooley case upholds a tax benefiting Porto Ricans rather than an export duty. Dissenters are noted in both, signaling potential legislative moves on Philippine commercial relations.
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United States Supreme Court
United States
Philippine Islands
New York
Porto Rico
Fuller
Philippines
Dooley
Porto Nica
Bookmaker’s Spark: Gladstone Photograph Boosts John Inglesant
A Birmingham manufacturer turned novelist, Mr. Shorthouse, authored John Inglesant. His small Birmingham edition sparked a London publishing rush after a photo of Gladstone with the book in gold lettering drew nationwide attention. The tale reportedly kept the statesman awake all night, boosting the novel’s fame.
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Gladstone
Joseph Henry
Shorthouse
O ‘John Inglesant
Eve
Percival
Birmingham
Wyhost
Midland
Baittie Jones
Benson
John Inglesant
Atronece
London
Metropolis
James Payn
Messrs. MacMillan
Mr. Gladstone
John Inglesint
London Mail
Corralitos Mine Lands Lose Title After Mexican Court Ruling
The Mexican Supreme Court awarded land title to Trigoyen and ordered indemnity of 15 million to the claimant. The property lies about 150 miles southwest of El Paso with a 17 year pending suit. Briton Davis, Corralitos general manager, rushed to Mexico City after the decision.
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Corralitos Company
Mexico
el Paso
Briton Davis
City of Mexico
Palace of Justice of
Skagit Chief Steamer Wrecked Near Pleasant Beach
The steamer Skagit Chief is a total wreck after striking rocks in dense fog off Pleasant Beach. Captain Call kept the pilot house, ordered slow speed, and signaled engine reversal as tide drove the vessel ashore. Boats were sent away and passengers landed. the ship valued at $30,000.
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Seath
Wash
Skagit Chief
Blakely
Pleasant Beach
Call
Peoria man found guilty of first degree murder
Joseph Elsworth Hinkle, 30, of Peoria Illinois, was found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing his wife on September 18. He stabbed her nine times with a pocket knife and attempted suicide by cutting his throat. He feigned insanity during the trial and faces hanging in the circuit court.
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Joseph ‘Elsworth
Hinkle
Peoria
Til
Ita Hinkle
The Wandering Shade Fire Ride Mystery
A wanderer describes a fiery street scene with engines spewing smoke and armored knights clashing with blue-clad foes. A long snakelike tube is seized and raced toward the blaze as a waterspout erupts, leaving the narrator drenched and pondering modern contrivances versus Arthurian legend.
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Hector
Devil
Arthur
Round Table
German sawmill owner finds fuel savings cost more in labor
Abbott relates a German sawmill tale where a firm promises four thousand dollars of new machinery to halve fuel use. The plan reduces fuel needs to two workers but creates extra work hauling away waste. The German notes the hidden cost and the plan requires two more hands to handle the discarded material.
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Abbott
Ind. A
Duluth News
Modern Diagnosis Netwaistitis Affects Women in Summer
Netwaistitis is described as a persistent summer cold on the chest caused by the jigamaree or net quimpe. Doctors say it may deter women from exposing their shoulders next summer. The piece questions whether ailments from tight lacing have been banished by corsets, noting skepticism.
Curious Custom Governs Imperial Paper Seals
A fragment describes an imperial practice requiring a red seal to deem documents official and mentions a private stamp on bottles labeled Stormadty Bitters. It claims the remedy cures stomach liver kidney issues and prevents malaria and fever in a bygone era.
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China
Tate “Stormadty
One Consolation in Love and Bridge
Ottinger faces misfortune at cards and in romance while Henriques proclaims luck for losers in bridge. Gsath notes that even a poor hand can win affection at the table.
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Ottinger
Henriques
Gsath
Puck
All Up To Date Housekeepers Endorse Defiance Starch
A marketing style note highlights Defiance Cold Water Starch as superior and economical for housekeepers. The passage also mentions two men in high heel shoes and references Wizard Oil as used by physicians and nurses for rheumatic and neuralgic relief. It closes with a whimsical line about Jack and early birds getting worms.
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Chesebrough Mfg
State Street
New York
Crry
Patent remedies and household tips from a bygone era
An assortment of sensational cures and consumer ads promises quick reliefs or lasting cures for rheumatism fits throat affections and nerves. The text markets dyes starch cleansers and household aids with street addresses and prices, reflecting early 20th century ad copy and medical marketing.
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David ‘Nation
Anid
Logan
Philips County
Commercial Club
State Penitentiary
Paul Grimstead
Doniphan County
I. McHlfresh
Osage City
Isaac Lane
Jas If. Lane
Jackson County
Ile
Charles Morton
Supreme Court
C. Lobel
Dighton
Lane County
Ulysses
Colorado
Oklahoma
Iti
Leaverworth Slack
Colorado Fuel & Iron’ Company
J. ‘Pierpont Morgan
Wall Street
Commerce Commission
Republic
Ans
Other Ness
Congressional
Part
Proto
BIG Mines
Jrogyen
Juarez
Jack
Tse
Matt J. Johnson
Putnam
Gendsley
Vanburen
Red Cross Ball
Tomwateh Hin
Dr. Kane
Dra. R. H. Keine, Ltd
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Philadelphia
St. Jacobs Oil
DESH
H. Green
Hox E
Atlasta
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