Kansas Notes Sparkling with Rural Oddities and Local Feuds
A raucous Kansas roundup notes mad dog scares in Cheotopa, peanut famines in Leavenworth, and curious town tales from Cawker City to Belleville. Reports mention jail status in Edna, bearded wheat in Bart county, pineapples in Wichita, and a host of quirky incidents across Meade, Parsons, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheotopa
Leavenworth
Mr. Quick
Great Bend
Cawker City
Belleville
Edna
Ford County
Scalper
Brown ‘County
Squaw Creek
Bird
Atwood
Eagle
Junction City
England
Waterville
Navy
Meade
Bull
Beloit
Bart
Wichita
Harper Woodmen
Owls
Parsons
Erie
Goodland
Kansas
Convict Uprising at Canyon City Prison Escalates
Six escapees seize guards and take Warden Cleghorn's wife as a shield during a break from the state penitentiary. Kuykendall is killed by Yardmaster John Clark while others, including Fallon and Cordova, are recaptured. authorities retake a 15-man breakout with injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colo
Kirch Kuykendall
State Penitentiary
Kuykendall
Clarence Cleghorn
John E. Keefe
John C
Cleghorn
Clegher
Mrs. Cleghorn
Robert Kane
Stratton Independence Mine
Fallon
Denver
Supreme Lodge A O W Convenes In St Paul For 34th Annual Session
The Supreme Lodge A O W adjourned a three week June meeting in St Paul with the longest gathering yet. It enacted a permanent constitution and revised death benefit assessments starting at age twenty four, with larger increases at fifty five and no hikes between eighteen and twenty four. The body added authority for officers to choose meeting places and created an consulting actuary position with M. M. Dawson of New York elected to fill it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Lodge A- O. A. W
St. Paul, Minn
Supreme Lodge
M. M. Dawson
New York City
Judge McMillan Removed From New Mexico Supreme Court
President Roosevelt with Attorney General Knox signed an order removing Judge Daniel H. McMillan of the New Mexico Supreme Court on charges of general immorality. Judge McMillan, appointed from Buffalo, N Y, was replaced by Judge Clement C. Smith of Hastings Michigan. The charges were vigorously pressed for months, with Knox recommending removal after a thorough investigation. A rehearing and pleas from friends delayed action, but Smith was named to succeed him.
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Roosevelt
Knox
Daniel H. McMillan
Supreme Court of
New Mexico
McMillan
Buffalo
N. YY
Clément C. Smith
Hastings
Mich
John G. Milburn
Smith
Michigan
Department of Justice
Runaway Coal Train Wrecks Spokane Homes. Several Die
A sixty loaded coal cars runaway train on the Spokane Falls & Northern line plowed four miles through Spokane, demolishing a dwelling and the Crystal Laundry. Four people were killed including Elmer Slee age 9, two unidentified men, and at least eight injured. The Slee and Meyer families endured severe damage as the train struck and destroyed their houses and a steam laundry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Dispatch
Spokane Falls & Northern Railroad
Great Northern
Prade
William ‘Thomas
Elmer. Slee
W. M. Thomas
John Slee
Mrs. Meyer
Slee
Elmer
Clarence
Cass County Coal Fields Discoveries Grow Interest
A Omaha and Council Bluffs business delegation, largely stockholders in the Omaha company, toured Cass county coal and oil sites. They visited J. K. Lee’s claim near a fall discovery, Captain Hoover’s quarry, a Louisville creek seep, and George Jackman’s farm where further coal was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Omaha Company
J. K
Lee
Former Sokoto Sultan Leads Defense Against British Force
The former sultan of Sokoto commands a large force at Durmi two hundred miles from Kano. In mid May a 130 West African troops assault failed with four British killed and sixty wounded while enemy losses reached about three hundred. Reinforcements dispatches continue. A British gunboat is ordered to Garroway on the Liberian coast after looting incidents involving British and French steamers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sokoto
Nigeria
Durmi
Kane
Garroway
Liberian
Evans, pioneer editor Samuel Evans dies at sixty six
Samuel 8. Evans longtime Iown editor dies of apoplexy at sixty six. The Glass company plant in Summitville Indiana burns causing an estimated loss of 75000 dollars. Norman R. Beam of Chicago elected to Brooklyn Rapid Transit executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Evans
Tlint ‘Glass ‘Company
Summitville
Ind
Norman R. Beam
Chicago
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Illinois- Sunday- School Association of the
Cumberland, Presbyterian Church
Stanford
Federal Grand Jury
Brooklyn
Oldfield
Cuneen
New York
W. J. Nicholson
Evergreen
L. I
Haight & Freeze, Stock Brokers
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Judge Holt
United States District Court
Dresser & Co
D. Je Roy Dresser
Repr- He
King Edward orders mourning for Servia king
Foreign flashes report King Edward orders the court to mourn for a fortnight for King Alexander of Servia. Paris council votes 10 000 dollars for Paris at the St Louis exposition. German elections show Social Democrats with 2 911 317 votes, up 800 000 from 1898. A Zenom Servia cloudburst destroys 54 houses and drowns thirty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Alexander of
Servia
Paris
Social Democrats
Zenom
Khajzevas
Doan's Kidney Pills Promoted Cure for Urinary Ailments
Testimonials from Taylorville Illinois and West Brandon Michigan claim Doan's Kidney Pills relieved frequent urination back pain and dropsy symptoms. Advertisers emphasize brick dust sediment and improved urination as proof of benefit, urging others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
J. N. Lewis
Mrs Anthony Promoted From Widow to Bureau Clerk
Mrs Anthony widow of the famed Brave Bill Anthony has been promoted to a clerkship in the permanent Cenius Bureau with a salary of 900 dollars yearly. The night watch in Havana harbor was noted for his coolness and bravery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony
Bill” Anthony
Havana Harbor
Cenius Bureau
This Will Interest Mothers Novel Cure for Children
An advertisement for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children promotes relief from feverishness teething disorders and worm infections. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with a free sample offered and a mailing address in LeRoy New York. Also notes a quip about a man only cutting hair when he wishes to shorten it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
New York
A. S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
Woma
Cou
Teres
Bor
Be Paxton CO
Boston
Mass
Columbus Ave
Iowa Farms $4 Per Acre Cash Frugality Note
MUSHALL of Sioux City Iowa prints a compact note offering four dollars per acre cash with balance to crop until paid. Frugality line states its message about getting others to supply wants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Mushall
Sioux City
Red Cross Ball Blue Two Ounce Package Ad
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue cleanser in a 2 oz package priced at 5 cents, promising to whiten clothes and brighten fabrics.
Edison Patents Record Shatters Office Milestones
Edison patents total near 791 by month end. J B Babson tallies show prior counts of 711 before 1895 and yearly numbers from 1896 to 1903, including 3 in 1896, 2 in 1897, 8 in 1898, 3 in 1899, 16 in 1900, 23 in 1901, and 6 so far in 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas. A. Edison
Patent Office
Edison
J. B Babson
Clark Plans Finest Washington Mansions Facing Dupont Circle
Senator William A. Clark of Montana intends to build premier Washington residences and will delay starting on the old Stewart castle site until Thomas F. Walsh’s Massachusetts avenue mansion is finished. If Walsh’s house offers features Clark wants, he will modify his plans accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
William A. Clark
Montana
Washington
Stewart Castle
Dupon Circle
Massachusetts Avenue
Thomas F. Walsh
Colorado
Mr. Walsh
Senator Clark
Postum Cereal Coffee Credited With Health Recovery
A Millville family of seven reports health gains after switching from coffee to Postum for five years. A mother explains years of stomach trouble and irritability improved within a month, with strength fully restored in six months, credits Postum and Grape Nuts, and promotes mailing details for a $7,500 cooks contest extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millville
Mass
Postum Co
Battle ‘Creek
Mich
Uy Mail
Lost the Best Part Senators Blackburn and Lindsay
Blackburn and Lindsay travel through the Allegheny mountains when Blackburn returns from the smoking room saying he lost the better part of his bag. Lindsay asks what happened and Blackburn explains the cork came out, implying a broken bottle or missing contents in a humorous coinage of misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
Lindsay
Kentucky
Allegheny Mountains
Joe
The Amatuer Philosopher on modesty and public propriety
A reader discusses naturalness versus propriety in polite society. The speaker recalls a woman condemning a man who noticed a woman’s waistline as vulgar and unfit for association, asking how such scrutiny could be deemed wrong.
Woman's Back Gets Relief After Dodd's Kidney Pills
Dublin Michigan narrative tells how Mrs Fred Chalker suffered back pain and fatigue until two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills were taken. After beginning treatment she felt relief and was eventually cured, praising the remedy for back pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Mich
Fred’ Chalker
Chalker
Dodd
St Helena Faces Hard Times After Boer Prisoner Boom
St. Helena is described as an island prison for Napoleon I with the only local newspaper urging conversion into a penal settlement. The island enjoyed a wartime prosperity from Boer prisoners but now suffers an empty market for beef and vegetables, leaving farmers in despair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Helena
Napoleon I
Hitching to a Star Instead of a Wet Blanket
A saying urges choosing ambition over pessimism with a vivid metaphor about hitching to a star rather than wrapping in a damp, discouraging covering. The line promotes optimism and proactive striving.
Juicy Scandal Mirrors Perpetual Motion Theme
A brisk tale hints at an ongoing scandal that feels relentless, echoing the idea of endless gossip. The narrator frames the affair as a perpetual motion of intrigue, suggesting constant public fascination.
Artistic temperament and a bank account uneasy alliance
The fragment notes tension between an artistic temperament and financial matters, suggesting frequent discord over money. The brief implies a clash between creative impulses and earnings, shaping personal dynamics and stability.
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A. Pankc
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Crimson
Smith Center
Lakin
Scott City
Smith County
Matthewson Bank of
Atchison Globe
Howe
Cottonwood Falls
Berne
Nemaha
Switzerland
Graham ‘County
Coffey County
Emporia
Warden
Supreme Lodge of Workmen
Free Kidney
West Branon
Micn
NAMF
P.Q
To. Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Ifabove Abacaia
Clark's Fine
St. Helena’s Island
Raven Toilet
Eas Rae
Vern
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