Wichita Digging Ditch and Endowment Plans for Friends University
The Chisholm Creek drainage canal near Wichita starts by August and finishes by November under City Engineer Brown. Northwestern Construction will dig with two dredges from Elkhart Indiana, requiring a dam and round-the-clock shifts. Parallel efforts push Friends University toward a $125,000 endowment by January 1907, with Carnegie contributing $25,000 and Wichita merchants, Friends church members, and local donors adding funds. Fort Riley plans a horseman school for NCOs, eight artillery officers yearly, April to October. County fee suit against ex-Commissioner Naeher goes to state courts. A Parsons area unknown man found hanged. Leavenworth to provide free ice for the poor. Modern Woodmen log rolling at Riverside Park, Iola, Aug 23, drawing 45 lodges and about 5,000 members.
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Wichita
Chisholm Creek
Brown
Northwestern Construction Company
Big Ditch
Elkhart
Ind
Edmund Stanley
Friends University
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Manyer
Andrew Carnegie
Friends Church
Kansas
Oklahoma
Riverside Park
Iola
Log Relling
Allen, Anderson
Woodson
Neosho
Bourbon
Judge Dana Sits Civil Case Against T T Kelly
The district court will hear the Kansas state suit to recover 10 575 from state treasurer T T Kelly over alleged misuses in three causes of action including school bonds and Oklahoma warrants. The case will be decided by the court without a jury.
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Board of County Commissioners of
Leavenworth County
Stephen Naeher
Supreme Court
Naeher
Dana
District Court
Kansas
T. T
Kelly
Oklahoma
Census figures contrast city population with external listings
Frank M. Holcomb the clerk of Wyandotte county reports Kansas City population at 77 912, 5 120 more than last year. The Hoye Directory lists 89 882. The gap arises because the directory includes people outside city limits while Holcomb’s census counts only residents within.
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Frank M. Holcomb
Wyanette County
Kansas City
Hoye Directory, Company
Holcomb
Apple grower revises forecast for Leavenworth county orchards
Fred Wellhouse, a leading Kansas apple grower, cut his 100000 bushel forecast in half citing frost and other factors. He says his orchards are in good shape and developing well despite the downturn. Universalists elect officers at Junction City meeting with B A Wells of Seneca named president and G A King of Wichita as secretary.
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Fred Wellhouse
Kansas
Leavenworth County
Wellhouse
Universalists
Kansas Universalist Organization
Junction City
B.A. Wells
Seneca
A. ©. Pierce
Rey. G. A. King
Wichita
W. Starcke
Hiawatha Composite Pressed Brick Exhibit
The Hiawatha Composite Pressed Brick Company, recently organized, exhibits samples of its new brick made principally from sand and stucco. They have delivered the first load of 5,000 bricks and have erected buildings and installed machinery to support production.
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Hiawathia
Hiawatha
Ten electric fans installed in state pen dining room
Ten electric fans are placed in the large dining room of the state penitentiary. Six are ceiling pattern fans centered in the room, four are wall fans with two at each end. The fans will comfort prisoners who previously sweltered during meals.
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Pententiary
Lastest Champion Huskers Encouraged by Weather
A Kansas brag of a neighborly husking champion from south Muscotah is noted as having wrapped last year’s corn. He needed help from neighbors, and officials urge other locales to submit entries before the heat of summer arrives.
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Kansas
Earthquake Shocks Manhattan Residents Briefly
A tremor was felt across Manhattan with a loud roar and shaking items. People reported shelves rattling and dishes clattering as windows rattled and houses swayed briefly.
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Manhattan
Towered boy’s room cottage plan sparks creative play
A 31 by 60 foot house plan highlights a tower room as a boy’s retreat. The design encourages personal decorating with sports gear and pictures, offering two double windows, attic space, and a roof perch. Parents are urged to tailor the space to the child’s taste while sparing excess clutter.
The Art of Warmth in the Prehistoric Home
RADFORD EDITOR reflects on fireplaces and chimneys as essentials of comfort. He warns builders to include proper ash pits and draft to prevent smoke, noting missteps can come from neglected doors or improper openings. He argues forethought yields lasting ease in small and growing cities.
Allen Olmsted Wins Suit Over Foot-Ease Trademark
In Buffalo New York the Supreme Court grants a permanent injunction and costs against Faul Hudson and others of New York City for making and selling a foot powder imitating the Foot-Ease brand. Allen S Olmsted of New York is the owner. The decision upholds the Foot-Ease trademark and holds imitators liable for fraud and infringement. Each genuine package bears Olmsted's facsimile signature on a yellow label.
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Allen
Olmsted
Buffalo
N.Y
Supreme Court
Allen S. Olmsted
Tay N.Y
Allen 8. Olmsted
Feel the Ground Slipping in Detroit Neighborhood Grumble
A Detroit Free Press excerpt notes tensions as a local family, the Snotisons, feels economic pressure from nearby neighbors. The piece highlights social shifts as residents begin bowing to others, while long familiar faces seem overlooked.
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Snotisons
Detroit Free Press
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Containing Mercury
Warning against mercury containing catarrh ointments. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective taken internally. Endorsed with testimonials, sold by Druggists at 50 cents per bottle.
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Hall
F.j.cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Browne Asked for Dollar Lift to Help Towne
In a tense exchange Browne questions why Towne wants him to loan a dollar to help another person. Towne replies there is no obligation to Browne, yet if Browne refuses the loan the borrower will seek funds from Towne instead.
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Browne
Towne
Teething Syrup and Ball Blue Ad Parodies Appear
Fragmented ad style snippets reference Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup for teething pain. Social commentary lines about manners and humility are included in a chatty newspaper tone, reflecting era advertising and witticisms.
It Saved My Life Praise for a Famous Medicine
Mrs. T. C. Willadsen of Manning Iona writes to Mrs. Pinkham declaring Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after two years of failed treatments. She suffered irregular menses headaches backache and bearing-down pains before following the remedy's instructions and regaining health. She urges other women to seek help and notes the medicine has earned nationwide endorsement.
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T. C. Willadsen
Manning
Iona
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Mra‘Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Labette Creek
Leavenworth
Charles Landis
Yates Center
Landis
Timporla
Emporia
Rawlings
Southern Kansas Electric. Railway, Light, and Power Company
Wwork
Radford
Glanert
Afric
America
Jess
Paion
Runing Reong
Chicago Daily News
Willadsen
T C Willadseri
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