Two Barns Burned In Alley Fire Eyewitness Accounts
Fire destroyed two barns behind a house at 45 to the alley between Harrison Yan Huyen Haworth and Eighth streets. Mrs Hutchinson occupied the house and narrowly escaped while attempting to rescue her carriage. A nearby barn and shed suffered slight damage. the fire was likely set in the rear, with earlier attempts reported. Police will pursue suspects amid crowd obstructions as firemen battled the flames for several minutes before arrival. The incident followed prior arson attempts, and one witness lamented the delay in alarm reporting. Winfield College claimed a debate victory over Fairmount University in Wichita.
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Harrison
Yan Huyen
Haworth
Tit van Bittenstron
Hutchinsos
Han
Peraiee
Miley
Barna
Beek Fortune in Catalpas
Beek Fortune in Catalpas reports Hoff man and C B Hoffman conducting a large tree-raising project planting 40 900 catalpa trees on Smoky Hills bottom land near Enterprise. Trees spaced four feet apart, left to mature for a decade for potential post and railway use. city news notes Arkansas City buys waterworks for 188 000 after extended litigation, plus 7 000 in related judgments. further text references a delicate apparatus and medical claims about a device, with garbled details.
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Beek
Catalpas
Enterprise
Ken
C. Hoffman
Con. C. B Hoffman
Smoky Hills
Arkansas City
Seventeen Governors Sought for World’s Fair Delegation
Secretary James Cox of the St. Louis world’s fair committee aims to persuade all governors of the Louisiana Purchase states to join a Washington delegation April 27. They seek a $5,000,000 appropriation for the 1908 World’s Fair, with two representatives per state and Missouri’s two members to travel to Washington.
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St Washington
St Louis
James Cox
St. Louis
Louisiana Purchase
Prancis
Missouri
Ilness Choy
Washington
Hopid
Congress
B P Cheney Fire Destroys Bark At Howard Street Wharf
A fire at the Howard street wharf in San Francisco damaged the bark B P Cheney, part of the Nax Nek Packing Co. fleet, as coal and otter products were being loaded for Alaska canneries. The vessel listing heavily and settled in mud, with cargo valued about 20,000 dollars and total loss around 40,000 dollars including insured hull at 8,000. Full extent of damage pending investigation.
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San Francisco
Cheney
Howard Street
Nax Nek Packing Company
Pensions listed and new Banana Jobbers association formed
The report lists pensions to individuals including Daniel M. Anderson and others with amounts from 5 to 14 dollars, plus notes on a Special Bo fund and March dates. It also announces a new corporation named the National Banana Jobbers and Im berters association, limited to members from the old Henrink Jobbers group, with expected vessel charters and regional trade notes.
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Washington
Daniel M. Anderson
Green- Wear
David Taylor
Oberlin
John G
Reissute
Bofount
William Duncan
Columbia
Licrens
Preston Reith
Chetops
David O. Grice
Gage
George Raymonl
National Military Vame
Leaventworth
Chicago
National
Banana Jobbers and Imberters Association
En Arenizarion
Wiese
Eld Henrink Jobbers Association
BF Fenesylvenia
Absert
Trier
Delegates Chosen for National Populist Convention
April 4 report from Sioux Falls states that the State committee selected 40 delegates to the Populist national convention. The delegates were not instructed but open precincts indicate W J Bryan is the likely choice of the majority.
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Bryan
San Francisco
Bast Alebt
Sioux Falls
W. J. Bryat Wn
British and Boer War Dispatches From South Africa
London reports heavy bombardment of British trenches at Warrenton on April 13 with no damage. General Carrington sails for Beira with Bushmen and Scotch scouts. Boer sources say Botha returned from Gleis and Boer camp moved toward Plandsingete. News hints Mafeking relief possible but no firm details yet.
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London
South Africa
Warrenton
Froderick Carrington
Cane
Beira
Lord Foberte
Wepiner
Hioenfontein
Dewets Corp
Chermside
Rieddersburg
General Brabant
Altwal
Rouxville
Bushman Kop
Doas
Basutes
Rundle
Springfontein
Lond Methuen
Foopstad
Hunter
Bullee
Natal
Lar Roberts
Laings
Cape Town
Mafeking
Topeka Snapshots Highlight Local News and Notes
Rock Island's J J Barns visits Topeka while Horton reports paving progress on Tenth Avenue to Clay street. A round of local events includes Masons reunion, church sings, court cases, new photographers, horticultural society plans, and a playful Parkdale Paris Exposition for school fundraisers.
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J. J. Barns
Rock Island
Horton
Topeka
Tenth Avenue
Bf. E
Max Maler
Denver
Texas
Iva Thompson
Fla
Jidge Hazen
J. M. Hamme
John McCullom
Cottonwood Falls
Eighth
Tenth Avenues
Parkdale
Shawnee County Horticultural Society
Grangehall
Mission Lawnshiry
TM. Merril
Leavenworth
Stanley
State Normal
Bisperia
State University
Lawrence
Father Dowling
St Marys College
Church of the Assumption
Grace Cathedral
J W. Sykes
J. W. Littie
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Garnett
Meet Inc
C. H. Berriga
St Louis
George Serrigo
Turner Hall
Marshal
Uniform Fund
Frank Bench
Minneapolis & St Paul Railway
Willard
Tria
J. ¥. Meadows
Kansas City
Price Chapel
Kansas Avenue
Germany Lutheran Church
James O'Neill
J. Fred Scott
Gye
Union Square Stock Company
New York
Father Kokenge
St. Marys College
Gools
Hook
Foderal
Tetter
Ihieat Society
Wonderful Vapor Bath Cabinet Promise of Health and Strength
An Ohio inventor markets a Quaker Vapor Bath Cabinet claiming to cure nervous diseases rheumatism la grippe neuralgia kidney trouble and more by steaming poisons from the body. It is described as an airtight home device with heated medicated baths offering vigorous health claims and endorsements from doctors and notable figures amid vivid testimonials.
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Shepard
Marvin
Gould Ge
Gospel In Song at the YMCA with Tyrolean quartet
The YMCA program tomorrow afternoon features The Gospel In Song. Special music will be supplied by the Tyrolean male quartet, while illness in a choir member delays Unity church Easter music to the following Sunday. Abram Wringe will preach on The Faith is damor tailty. Post office lobby partitions store mail sacks awaiting transfer to trains, as the north end space expands. The Topeka street mailway crossing near Fourth Street will be built soon after measurements yesterday.
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Unity Church
Fter
Abram Wringe
Damor
Topeka Street
Fourth Street
Tta
Attssouri Pacific
Topeka men plan Alaska mining inspection trip
F M Newland secretary of the Topeka Someta Prospecting and Mining company will leave in two or three weeks for Circle City Alaska to inspect holdings. A delegation including Frank Lange C A Chance and W F Culver is 37 miles from Circle City. They report a rich find and seek funds to work it. Newland aims to reach Alaska as the Yukon opens for travel.
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F. M. Newland
East Sixth Avenue Enser
Circle City
Alaska
Topeka Someta Prospecting and Mining Company
Topeka
Leate
Frank Lange
C .A. Chance
W. F. Culver
Mr. Newland
Alask
Yukon
GEO H SCRIPPS DEAD AND OTHER NOTES
George H Scripps died at Miramar the ranch of his brother S W Scripps after months of illness. Aged 66 he will be cremated in Los Angeles with his remains to Bushville Tennessee May 1. He came to America at age four from England and grew up on a Iowa farm. He and his brother joined the journalism field twenty five years ago and he was connected with the Cinematograph Post Kentucky Post St Louis Chronicle Kalists City World and Omaha News. He helped form the Scripps Montac league partnership and published league papers. He retained an interest in the Detroit Evening News.
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Cal
George H. Scripps Io
Miramar
W. Scripps
Los Angeles
Bushville
George H. Scripps
England
Apt
John
Ife
George
Cinemnati Post
Kentucky Post
St. Louis Chronicle
Kalists City World
Omaha News
Pacific Coast
Milton A. Moftue
Bryan to Meet Dewey in Chicago Event
Admiral Dewey and William Jennings Bryan will attend a Chicago gathering on April 14 as part of a celebration by the Lakeside Club. Reports say both leaders agreed to appear despite earlier scheduling, with organizers consulting each guest before finalizing arrangements.
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Chicago
Admiral Dewey
William Jennings Bryan
Hero of
Mantle
Bryan
Max J. Ring
Lakeside Chub
United States rejects Spain on Sibutu and Cagayan Sulu
Secretary Hay formally informs Madrid that the United States cannot concede Spain's claim to Sibutu island and Cagayan Sulu. Washington notes German interest in the dispute and says arbitration proposals are unlikely. Administration believes Spain wants the islands to resell to a third power, likely Germany, and that the islands should remain U.S. property for strategic reasons.
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The
Herald
Washington
Hay
Madrid
United States
Sibutu Island
Cagayan Sulu
Philippine Archipelago
Spain
Germany
Far East
300 Men Strike Over Discharged Unionists at Coal Mines
In Knoxville Tennessee on April 4 300 miners at Coal Creek company mines near the city walked out after four union men were discharged demanding reinstatement. Miners were ordered to return to work or abandon their tools and vacate company housing. No resolution yet as authorities monitor the situation.
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Knoxville
Tena
Thistle
Fraterville
Coal Creek Company
Ideal City Ideas from Rev Charles M Sheldon at Presbyterian talk
At the Young People's Good Citizenship federation meeting at First Presbyterian church Rev Charles M Sheldon spoke on The Ideal City. He urged beautifying cities with parks and fountains, enforcing laws, and civic duty, proposing ten years of collective effort by Topeka residents to shape a better urban life.
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Charles M. Sheldon
Young Peoples Good Citizenship Federation
First Presbyterian Church
M. Sheldon
Tieal
Sheldon
Topeka
Santa Fe Wreck Delays Through Line Near Wellaville
A Santa Fe through freight train No a4 wrecked near Wellaville at 2 am due to a car derailing. The incident halted traffic until 6 am with no injuries reported.
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Santa Fe
Wellaville
Montaff
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