Kansas Grain Rates Hearings Set In Topeka April 8
Kansas Shippers club president D W Blaine reports the interstate commerce commission will hear two grain rate cases in Topeka starting April 8 against the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific. The disputes involve wheat corn and other grains from Kansas wheat belt points to Missouri River and Gulf ports. Blaine will convene county reps to form organized witness contingents for the hearing.
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D. W. Blaine
Pratt
Kansas Shippers, Merchants and Farmers’ Club
Interstate Commerce Commission
Association
Topeka
Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
Kansas
Missouri River
Galveston
Gulf Ports
Blaine
Jerome’s Bad Example and Courthouse Riot Act
In Atchison a prisoner challenged Judge Graves who answered with a thirty day sentence. Special Agent Albert L. Greene, Topeka interior department, is transferred to Boise Idaho. Blaine Franklin replaces him to lead 120 land fraud cases in western Kansas now under investigation.
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Jerome
Atchison Globe
Greene
Albert L. Greene
Topeka
Interior Department
Boise
Idaho
Blaine Franklin
Franklin
Kansas
Department
Bald Eagle Killing Sets Winter Hunting Record at Neosho
Neosho reports a large bald eagle kill by Podé Pearce of Chicopee, one of the region’s largest seen in years, with a seven foot wingspan. Also noted: Mineral issues water works bonds of 10200 dollars. Topeka registration and sale planned.
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Neosho
Podé Pearce
Chicopee
Topeka
Fragmentary Kansas Dispatch Inspires Hasty Parodies
A garbled Kansan editor note celebrants hurriedly reflect on speed and error. The text mocks haste and cites a bizarre measurement claim about a Sabbath woman, with unclear context and names obscured.
Kansas Legislature Hangs On Near End Of Session
The Kansas legislature kept 77 members in the house as third readings were skipped and bills discussed on general orders. Governor Hoch urged pushing through key measures before adjournment, while the session extended toward March 9 to finish work. Various bills passed, including Schmidt grain inspection and weighing, Stilling road work from Leavenworth to Lansing, and Noftzinger two cent fare with 500 mile books. The senate also advanced railroad traffic manager controls and a 18 percent coal cut, with debates over tax and education measures and a stalled state fair decision pending location.
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E. W. Hoch
Schmidt
Pollock
House
Senate
Stilling Road
Leavenworth
Lansing
Simmons
Waggener
Senate Committee On Railroads
State Board of Railroad
Representative Hall
Rocks County
State Agricultural College
Europe
Kansas
Smith
Hayden
Western Canada farming gains praised by Indiana farmer
N. E. Baumink writes from Dundurn Sask Sep 30 1906 to W. H. Rogers Canadian Government Agent in Indianapolis praising his wheat crop. He reports 43 percent yield per acre from a north quarter of land, total wheat 9280 bushels and oats near 5000, plans to expand to 20000 bushels next year, and notes ownership of an adjacent half section. He claims Hoosier help would back his view of Canada as a premier farming country, and compares Indiana yields favorably to Minnesota.
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Dundurn
Sask
W. H. Rogers
Indianapolis
Ind
Canada
Hoogiers
Minnesota
Indiana
N. E. Baumink
Heredity Not All Says Medical Experts Favor Personal History
Dr Rabagliati, a respected northern England medical examiner for insurance firms, argues heredity should yield to an individual’s life history. He says health record and life conditions shape illness risk more than ancestral disease, with exposure to conditions guiding outcomes like ghoul, consumption, or cancer.
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Rabagliati
England
Moral from a long sermon on charity and thrift
Mark Twain relays a tale about being moved to help the heathen after a sermon but losing zeal as the preacher spoke. He claims his generosity dwindled from a hundred dollars to a mere ten cents stolen from the collection plate by the end.
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Mark Twain
Southwestern
Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer
Cure for fits St Vitus dance and all nervous diseases claimed by Dr Kline. Free trial offer of $2 and treatise. Address 931 Arch St Philadelphia Pa.
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St. Vitus
Building Up Manila Permit Rates and Product Ads
Manila issues building permits at a daily rate between 10 and 26, while an assortment of advertisements promotes products such as Garfield Tea for digestion and PAZO Ointment for piles. The page contains scattered proverbs and marketing lines alongside the busy construction notice.
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Manila
Coffee Threshed Her: Postum Bests Coffee Pain
A patient recalls fifteen years of spinal irritation and nerves improved after switching to Postum. She credits coffee avoidance and proper Postum preparation for better walking, appetite, sleep, and life purpose. The testimonial cites Battle Creek Michigan manufacturer, urging readers to try The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Lakin
Messrs. Waterman and
Thorpe
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Arkansas Valley
E. Haworth
The
University Geological Survey
Dickinson
Dickinson County
Abilene
A. J. Bolton
Detriot
HE. F. Ziebell
Herington
John Dunlop
Detroit
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Jewell City
Republican
Getty
Betts
Shawnee County
Stewart
Wichita
Western
F. Marion’ Crawford
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
Mrs. Pinkham
Defiance
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Anida
Ottawa
J. S. Crawford
W. Ninth Street
Kansas City
Missouri
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Chesebrough-Mfg. CO
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