Funston at the Top Mastering Out of the Twentieth Kans
Washington April 20 The Volunteers in the Philippines are to be mustered out of service. Col Funston of the Twentieth Kansas and Col Stultz eb ers of the First Nebraska have served with great distinction. Under law they can be mustered out or breveted brigadier general. Funston will retire to private life. Stoltzenbergs resumes duty at the line. If the army reorganizes, commissions may be found for both officers.
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Washington
Philippines
Manila
Col. Funston
Kaneus Regiment
Col
Stollzenbers
Pirst
Nebraska
Tenth Cavalry
Senetnle
Wills
Call for Troops Prompts Philippine War Debate
Des Moines Iowa April 20 Congressman Hall chair of the house committee on military affairs arrived and urged that the president may need 35 000 more troops for two years to fulfill an army bill. The units would form forty seven regiments with space for 1500 more commissions. The administration aims to avoid conscripts if possible and minimize costs by limiting service to two years.
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Des Moines
Congressmann Hall
House Committee On Military Affairs
Philippines
HIGH PRICED VASES AT AUCTION IN NEW YORK APRIL
Auction of Claide Lune and other vases in New York realized 17 253 dollars with 688 catalog entries noted. Descriptions highlight imperial jars, Hawthorne vases, and Amphora pieces, dated to late antiquity and Kangxi era, with two exceptional items fetching high prices. The sale featured Marine and amphora forms, and the largest price was paid by Thomas Be Slarkce.
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New York
Mick
Thomas
Beet Sugar Combine Changes Ownership in Oxnard Mills
Ventura April 20 The Pacific Beet Sugar company transfers the Oxnard beet sugar factory and 3 000 acres of land to the American Beet Sugar company, a move described as key to consolidating Oxnard’s four factories. The American company, formed in New York with 20 000 000 capital, now owns plants at Norfolk Grand Island and a 750 ton Chino factory along with the 2 009 ton Oxnard plant just conveyed.
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Ventura
Cala
Oxnard Best
Pacific Beet Sugar Company
American Host Sugar Company
Oxnard
American Beet Sugar Company
New York
Norfolk
Grand Island
Neb
Chino
Mills strikes biggest Corsicana district oil well
Ex United States Senator Roger Q Mills rapidly enlarges his wealth in Texas oil interests. Reported today in Corsicana that his latest well is the biggest producer in the district. He is said to be earning a daily net income in the hundreds of dollars and will not re enter politics.
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Austin
Tex
United States
Roger Q. Mills
Corsicana
Monument project details for Lafayette in Paris stands
Work on a Lafayette monument in Paris is outlined with George Harmand a writer from Madison Indiana and Paul Bartlett to execute the sculpture. Barnard will craft the allegorical and illustrative elements while Bartlett handles the equestrian statue. A bust of ex Mayor Hewitt of New York is also mentioned in connection with the project.
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Lafayette
Madison
Ind
George Harmand, Wriist
Barnard
Paul Barefelt Br
Paris
Bartlett
Bargardin
Hewitt
New York
Opening the Sherman Home in Columbus Ohio
April 9 telegram from Mansfeld signs the Sherman rent and indicates preparations underway for an ex secretary and Sirs. They are expected to occupy it around the middle of May.
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Sherman
Columbus
Ohio
Mansfeld
Brevetary
Sirs
Cena
Alay
Kansas Winter Wheat Acreage Rise Seen in 1899 Report
A Kansas state agriculture department report on winter wheat acreage compares 1899 sowing to 1898 levels. It notes an overall rise of about five percent with large county variation, and highlights that roughly half the state’s winter wheat is in a core block of central and southern counties, where increases approach seven percent. The report cautions some acreage may be plowed up due to dry and cold conditions, while soil remains generally good for subsoil moisture.
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Kansas
State Department of Vericulture
Kane Agricul Tafnl
Ucerpe
Aus
Morehan
Rannes
Tess
Summner
Merion
Harton
Dickinson
Illia
Bere
Greece
Reno
Rice
Iush
Russell
Lve
Bedewick
Stator
Sumner
Ancin
Cok
Aho
Orier
William J Bryan letter on imperialism in Fresno paper
William J Bryan writes the Fresno Evening Democrat responding to a reader about imperialism. He argues the cost of conquering the Philippines exceeds potential gains and condemns conquest as a wrong principle, urging independence for Filipinos and restraint from external interference.
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Fresno
William J. Bryan
Fresno Evening Democrat
Mark R. P. Laisted
W. J. Bryan
Sunday Coaches Run On Brooklyn Streets Schedule
The Sunday schedule for the Coach Company runs from Eight street to Bleecker Street with 25 stages on a four mile route. The firm has extended service from Eighth to Bleecker Street for weekday and Sunday operation despite weather delays and a wage dispute with the Hillcott F Shepherd estate.
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SR Ce
Lesa
Ellott
Th Avenue Coach Company
I East
Elehiy Eighth Street
Third
Aveaneert Railway
Eo Ny
Thi Lage
Hilcott F- Shepard
Tih
Eighth Street
Bleecker Sey
Mas Dome
Novel Insurance Idea Prompts Job Security Plan in San Francisco
A March April 20 report outlines a plan by Grork C Pint of tiv city to insure against unemployment. The scheme would provide a trial period and partial salary preservation for laid off workers, financed by the company with state authorization and a roster of prominent local shareholders.
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San Francisco
Grork C
Bavice
Sabre
Holo Visioniars
Smorue
Relu
Lillenthal Lain Slan
M. H Hrebt
M. H Hrebt, Flw. Vanssckite
William T. Gerstie Charles
FL Bishop
Chl Crocker
ND. Hidout
Fears For Her Reason In Police Court Case
In Kansas City on April 20 Emma Smith, a woman who refused to reveal her name, was fined $1 for vagrancy after claiming fear of losing her mind if sent to the city hospital. She said her mother is insane and that her husband in Wichita threatened to kill her if she spoke. She was sent to the workhouse for 20 days. A separate item notes Jeffersonville Poultry and Oxe company announcing a 10 percent wage increase for 2,000 employees effective immediately.
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Kansas City
Emma Smith
Burnham
Wichita
Kan
Juige Burntem
Santa Fe Railway to Replace Temporary Works With Permanent Structures
Contracts let to HB Lantry Sons and Hedderman Skeene for masonry on multiple divisions. Over half a million dollars to be spent this year on grading masonry and bridge work from Chicago to Albuquerque and from Superior Nebraska to Purcell Oklahoma. The Santa Fe management reports all temporary lines to be replaced by solid iron and masonry, with most brick building in New Mexico and southern Colorado.
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Santa Fe Road
Chicago
Albuquerque
Superior
Neb
Purcell
I. T
Santa Fe
Dun
New Mexico
Colorado
HB Lantry , Sons
Strong City
Alvisiomns
Lewis
Hmpiria
Hedderman & Skeene
Topeka
Kansas
Chanute
Benedict
Howard
Tretteger & Norton
Strong Clity
Chase County Stone Company
Cottonwood Falls
Dodge City
Canon City
Independence
Shutt Improvement Company
Pueblo
Western
Denver
J. K. Wright
Junction Try
Fr. W. Spart
Lawrence
A. Moore
Newton
J. A. Ware
St. Louis
Puetto
W. Bradbury
Kansas City
New Electric Headlight Aims to Locate Trains With Vertical Ray
An electric locomotive headlight recently placed on a Big Four engine features a powerful vertical ray to locate trains, aided by a semicircular reflector at 45 degrees. The 6,000 candle power light is partly reflected vertically to improve visibility on crooked tracks and hills. The device, invented by an electrical engineer, promises varied power for passenger train lighting.
Santa Fe’s Busy Emporia Operations Highlighted in Gazette
The Emporia Gazette notes the Santa Fe Railway is the town’s top employer with about 250 local workers in mechanical and yard duties. It describes crews at the roundhouse, depot, and freight houses, their wages averaging just over $60 monthly, and anticipates increased work when the Pecus Valley line is finished and stock shipments begin, sending crews to Wellington and returning with loads.
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Emporia Gazette
Santa Fe
Emporia
Round House
Hradley
Pecus Valley
Wellington
Santa Fe Freight Surge Brightens Emporia Prospects
The cattle rush will push Emporia’s freight division to capacity with two more weeks of 28 hour shifts. Stockmen will feed and water cattle, increasing shop and yard activity. The Santa Fe’s rising business in Emporia supports about 88 to 90 monthly salaries plus day labor.
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Newton
Chain Enng Crown
Santa Fe
Emporia
Caring for Brass Patterns at Santa Fe Foundry
Hamilton Swan, son of the foundry foreman, manages about 4000 brass patterns with many obsolete due to engine and machinery improvements. Patterns range from tiny pieces to bells weighing 129 pounds, all cataloged in his mind for instant retrieval to prevent work stoppages.
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Santa Fe Brass Foundry
Hamilton Swan
James Swan
Swan
Santa Fe Shops Water Use Sparks Pump Upgrade
The Santa Fe shops consume enough water daily to form a pond 190 feet square and 10 feet deep. The water service pumps 1,650,000 gallons in 24 hours for engines and machinery. A new pump, installed after winter, can move 1.5 million gallons daily but isn’t run at full capacity yet. The well is 60 feet in diameter and 33 feet deep. The pump removes air from the water before sending it to shops, preventing a split stream and giving a steady flow.
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Santa Fe
Maine
Railroad notes from Kansas and surrounding regions
Kansas railroad notes report activity across multiple lines and towns. Flaherty brothers James and Patrick operate in Denver yards, with others like John Fabe Bunce and Wich and Biaade of Wellington holding yardmaster roles. Reports describe busy divisions, new schedules, and ongoing labor movements affecting Topeka Emporia Arkansas region rail operations.
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James
Patrick Flaherty
Big Jim
Flaherty
Union Pacifie
Denver
Pat
John Fabe
Topeka
Tenia
Wransene
Ada Emporia
Republican
Wich
Biaade
Wellington
Mane
el Paretu
Grack
M Zere
Arkansas
Wellington Journal
Newton
New
Santa Pene Pudge City
KO Jackson Street
Las Vegas
Helainch
Rallmand Company
Tio
Syracuse Journal
Wodiees
Santa Seays
Phicago
Wogan Hint Springs
Allan
Sterry i
Lepper
Birone City
Tien
Santa Fe
Gietry
The Safety of Railway Travel
A historic note on rail travel risks compares passenger fatalities to journeys, claiming vast miles and years of travel would pass before a single fatal turn would occur. It uses figures like one death per 2,507,474 passengers and implausible long mileage.
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Mtd Asalub
Jesus Christ
Monument For Their Dead Pittsburg April plan for Mount Olive cemetery
A tract was procured in Mount Olive cemetery to honor Pittsburg volunteers who enlisted for America. It will be beautified and marked for dead boys and dedicated to the intended purpose. The plan awaits arrival of Larry Jones of company D Twentieth Kansas in May, slain in the Philippines. Captain William J Watson of company E also wounded among others.
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Pittsburg
Han
Mount Olive Cemetery
America
Larry Jones
Company D
Twentieth Kansas
Larry
Buttes
Philippines
Pittsbore
Sevral
William J. Watson
Company E
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Promises Quick Health Boost
Promises life saving cure for kidney liver bladder and uric acid troubles. Claims kidneys filter blood and promote pure health. Offers free trial two bottles by mail with a book of testimonials from satisfied users. Also available in fifty cent and one dollar bottles at drug stores.
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Kmsmer
State Journal
Stote Journal
Kilmer, & Co
Hinghamton
Dead Doe Demonstrates Wounds in Hayes Meadows Trial
In Ozark Missouri on April 20 a dead doe dressed as a man was brought into the Hayen Meadows murder trial to illustrate wound differences between weapons. Under direction of the court P M Howell fired five shots from a Winchester and a .22 caliber pistol to show how bullets from each weapon pierced or lodged, aiding expert testimony. The defense contends the wounds match the Winchesters, while the test aimed to show clothing and bullet impact distinctions. A separate health ad touts a kidney cure promising rapid relief within six hours.
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Ozark
Hayen-Meadows
P.M. Howall
Howell
Asim Td Meadow
Winchester
Hosa Bligen
Jane Thanksgiving
Rail fares and travel specials to Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs and Return $19.00 via Santa Pe Route $18.00. A low rate for early vacation tickets onsake May 16 and 17. Information available from T. L. King and associates. Also notes about remedies for rheumatism and baking powder products advertised by local druggists in Topeka.
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Colorado Springs
Santa Pe
Suas
T. L. King
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Philadelphia
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Geo. W. Stansfield
Sisters of Saint Francis
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Regan
Swift & Holliday Drug Co
W. HL Wilson
Arnold Drug Co
Swift & Holliday
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