Kansas Bank Deposits Show Slight Fall at Mid June
State and private banks in Kansas report June 16 1902 totals with deposits at 38 278 715 17 down 1 021 714 32 from March 28 and up 566 769 57 from May 31 1901. Loans and discounts stand at 30 695 070 03 up 405 161 61 since March 28 and up 5 190 637 94 since May 31 1901. Cash and sight exchange total 15 215 098 88 down 1 707 691 83 from March 28 and down 3 837 843 01 since May 31 1901.
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Kansas
Morton Albaugh
Bank Commissioner's Office
Bridge builders killed in Kansas bridge collapse near Fullerton
In Fullerton area Kansas, two Midland Bridge Co. workers from Kansas City, Charles E. Stewart and J. W. Mosher, died when a blocking gave way during construction of an iron bridge over the Osage river. Ham Shade and another worker were severely injured. Ten men were on site. most fell into the river with few serious injuries.
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Kansas City
Fullerton
Kan
Midland Bridge Company
Charles E. Stewart
J. W. Mosher
Ham Shade
Osage River
Bootblack Bank Robbery in Wichita Vault Break Attempt
Police captured Jerry Williams a Wichita bootblack while he bored a basement vault at the Kansas National Bank during a holiday. The plan aimed to access nearly $65,000 in currency during the Fourth of July festivities when the building would be quiet and firecrackers would mask noises.
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Wichita
Kansas National Bank of Wichita
Jerry” Williams
Woman fatally shot through window near McPherson Kansas
Miss Maude Holmes, from a prominent local family, was fatally wounded by a shot fired through her bedroom window. The attacker remains unknown and no arrests have been made. The motive for the crime is undetermined.
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McPherson
Kan
Superintendent Ruling on School Transport Payment
The state superintendent holds that parents of children living three or more miles from school may receive up to 15 cents per day for at most 100 days in a school year to convey their children to and from school. The law does not require districts to pay the maximum but allows payment of a sum not exceeding that amount.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Auditorium Stock Contest launches to aid city hall project
A promotional guessing contest in Omaha invites 25 cent tickets for common stock in the Auditorium Company. Each ticket grants two free guesses on a New York election and a monthly prize. special prizes use a separate ticket. Prizes are held at First National Bank vaults until after closing.
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Omaha
South Omaha
Council Bluffs
Auditorium Company
New York
A. N
Sam’l Rees
Rees
First National Bank of Omaha
Defiance Starch
Auditorium
Defiance Starch Co
Omaha Auditorium Company
New-York
Bright
Board OF Common Stock
Omaha Auditorium
Adceve Fein
Ae Papeeaney
F. B
Nettleton
Auditorium ‘Co
Chanute girl thief sent to state asylum for imbeciles
Mamnie King, a Chanute girl convicted of stealing a horse and buggy at Humboldt, has been sent to the state asylum for imbeciles at Winfield. Her crime was a penitentiary offense, but local aid altered the course of the law.
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Mamnie King
Humboldt
Winfield
Iola
Katy Extensions Abandoned for Lack of Right-of-Way
The Missouri Kansas & Texas railroad abandons its proposed extension to Wybark I T due to farmer refusals to grant right of way through corn and cotton fields. Contractors have shipped mules to Louisiana and condemnation would cause delays, postponing the Bartlesville to Wybark line until next spring.
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Katy
Missouri, Kansas, & Texas
Wybark
I.T
Louisiana
Bartlesville
Leavenworth Man Injured Swallowing False Teeth
C Huston of Leavenworth Kansas swallowed his lower false teeth while eating pie and they broke. he is in critical condition.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Soldier Drowns After Fall From Fort Riley Trolley Car
William D Ritchie a cavalry trooper stationed at Fort Riley fell from a trolley car while crossing a bridge over the Republican River after midnight and was drowned. He stood on the rear platform when the accident occurred.
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Pwilliam
Ritchie
Fort Riley
Weary Walker Faces Interruption in Local Cup Race
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a disruption by a trifling individual amid a cup event. The broken wording mentions a weary participant and an attempted strike during competition, with references to a laundry-related interruption.
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Weary Walker
Great Railroad Work Completes Western Division Doubling
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway completes work on the western division creating a near new double track line through the state town. Years of heavy construction and millions spent reduced grades removed curves and replaced with steel bridges.
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Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy ‘Railway Company
Economy is the foundation for great fortunes
Hundreds of dealers say the extra quantity and superior quality of Defiance Starch is fast taking place of all other brands. Others say they cannot sell any other starch. Piso Cure is the best medicine we ever used for all affections of the throat and lungs. Expslageux, Vanhuren, Ind., Feb. 30 1900.
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Wm- 9
ExpsLgeux
Vanhuren
Ind
Kansas Notes and Towns Talk on Notable Follies
A collage of Kansas tidbits discusses insurance rate hikes in Bern, Thayer’s talk of a telephone system, and Governor Stanley’s executive clerk appointment. It notes Par son residents defending O F Pennywitt, Independence’s hotel chatter, a health foods critique, and local humor about editors, weddings, and fashion in royal society.
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Bern
Thayer
Stanley
Friends of
O. F. Pennywitt
Parsons
Independence
Delphos
Republican
Meade
Topeka
Maurice
Oswego
Chetopa
Smith County
John A.anderson
Kansas
Eldorado
Morrison
Vrooman Co-Operative
Quenemo
Atchison
J. M. Miller
Independence Reporter
J. J. Anderson
America
Peruna touted by Memphis socialite and Chicago reader
A Memphis society woman endorses Peruna for nerve strain and rest problems recounting improved strength. A Chicago reader shares relief from palpitations, weakness, and loss of appetite after using Peruna, claiming catarrh cure through systemic treatment and urging free expert advice from Dr. Hartman.
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Mies
Alabama Street
Memphis
Tenn
Esahlen
Searaeserts Place
Chicago
Peruna
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartpian Sanitarium
Columbus, D
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