Thoroughfare Renamed to Honor Martyr President Petition Drives Change
Local residents petition to rename a western city street to Garfield Avenue in honor of a martyr president. Led by Dr W L Schenck, the group argues the current name confuses navigation and honors a figure tied to slavery. The council asks City Attorney Hird to draft an ordinance formalizing the change.
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W. L. Schenck
Whley
Purety
Strevta
Ative
Pearding
Brigham
Wallevenue
Prospect Avenue
Dillon Street
Throusia
Garfield Ave
Garten Basilevard
Hird
India corn day set with Saturday collections planned
West Hatuntuy announces India Corn Day next Saturday to collect aid for Tumine stricken people. Churches statewide contribute via Coburn relief fund, with home delivery planned Monday in designated county sites. Major Anderson reports a telegram from the Christian Herald seeking shipment totals from New York while noting May 4 deadline to avoid demurrage. A general committee meeting is set for Friday afternoon at the avenue’s office.
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West Hatuntuy
India
Coburn
Om Munday
Gillibili Sbi
Bhavaer
Biajon Anderson
Veterans Club marks anniversary with parade and honor
The Sixty-ninth Regiment Veterans Club celebrated its thirty-ninth war departure anniversary with a ceremony led by Sergeant Jana Gleason. The club adopted a resolution to send Paul Kruger to the front, praising frontline service and long tenure in the regiment.
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T York Nypeil
Giment Veterans Club
Jana Gleason
Pawl Kruger
Gleaoer
Phul Kruger
Pares I Brive Bot
Tremondokis Ehuserine
Real Estate Transfers and Property Listings Confuse Local Notices
Fragmented OCR lists several real estate transfers with names Cooper and wife, Robt. A. L. Coomer, Joe Strack, and others, plus scattered street addresses and percentages. The garbled items reference blocks, lots, and second additions, but exact actions and dates are unclear.
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Thartgn
B.C Sear
Pierce
Chas A. Cooper
AL Coomer
TS. Couper
Same
Pequia
Atnetice
Night of Knocks at City Hall Over Delayed Pavement
City council debates enduring paving delays on Fillmore and Willow avenues. Residents blame contractors and engineers for slow progress. calls for stricter contract limits, faster work, and potential accountability to finish project by deadline. Citizens demand action as weather and labor shortages stall progress.
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Polk Street
Prew
Sapho
William
Fillmore Street
Bas
Fillmore
Pune
Wat
Bamebody
Bernie
Fedweun
Batts
Willers
Han
Ube
Hedant
Wille
Venus
Connect
Courciiman Hughes
Billott Ax Tut
Richiore Aso
Willow Avenue
Madina Street
Friction over city paving delays contracts and blame
Fragmentary OCR reveals a council meeting about paving work delays and revised specifications. Mr Hughes presented a plan and the council adopted it while debates centered on engineer responsibility and potential contractor liabilities amid unfinished work and calls for timely completion.
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Wren
Morgan
Hughes
Wes Tng
Nod Inter
Ixtecs
Ubugandina Aurey
Wineapatan
General Bushes
Flint Hypnotist Heads Local Theater Engagement
Large crowds enjoy a clever hypnotist act at Crawford theater with Grace Marion Flint assisting. The Flint duo perform entertaining stage routines featuring dramatic props and a standout subject from a recent Grand opera house exhibit. Tonight Belle Archer company takes the stage. admission is free for ladies, with return engagement tomorrow.
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Flints
Coe Theater
Dr. Flint
Grand Opera House
Crawford Theater
Belle Archer Company
Hoyt'a
A SNAP FOR GERMANY IN TURKEY AID
Dr George Washburn of Roberts College in Constantinople notes political shifts in Turkey as Germany and Russia divide influence. Germany may construct western Turkish railways from Constantinople to the Persian Gulf while Russia builds eastern lines. England reportedly approves a two-sphere division under German and Russian control. The Sultan is said to have consented amid troop mobilization. Charles G Stachelberg, 68, head of BM Stachelberg & Co., dies in New York City. The Herald advertises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as effective for cold and coughs.
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Turkey
England
New York
George Washburn
Roberts College
Constantinople
Brooklyn Congregational Club
Empire
South Africa
Kaiser
Africa
Asia Minor
Constantiniople
Persian Gulf
Germany
Mack Sea
Rock Island Route Wichita and Return Fare Details
The notice lists Rock Island Route Wichita and Return at 4 62 with sales from April 3 to April 24. It mentions a meal or medical cure claim and references a prior attack years ago, noting confinement and limited mobility. The fragmented text also hints at a past incident and a Chamberlain item claimed to treat head pain.
McKinley Eyes Delaware Talks With Addicks and Dupont
President McKinley plans a conference within the coming fort night with leaders of Delaware regular and Union Republican factions to seek a single ticket. The unions push a plan for a joint ticket with proportional representation in the Philadelphia convention. The move could see senators chosen from Dupont and Addicks if caucus support holds. Meanwhile local notices tout Cham ber lain's remedies and DeWitt's Liver Pills in ad text within the page.
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McKinley
Delaware
Philadelphia
Dover
Delsaya
Dupont
Addicks
Seagate
Duponit
Union Republican
Ws Tse
Washington
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