New G A R Officers Under Eastman Leadership
D W Eastman of Emporia unveils the Kansas G A R department general order naming officers S J Churchill as Assistant Adjutant General L G Parker as Judge Advocate J M Dunsmore as Chief Mustering Officer O H Coulter as Quartermaster General and George H Barker as Chief of Staff Eastman urges nonpartisanship and appoints Dunsmore a noted Populist leader to a key post amid calls for patriotic unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Eastman
Emporia
Kansas
O. H. Coulter
Topeki
Staf
George H. Barker
Hulton
Old Army Vets Stand United for Liberty and Duty
Grand Army of the Republic leaders urge unity beyond politics as they back Bastman for department commander and praise Eastman’s long service. The call includes honoring soldiers, promoting liberty, and supporting troops heading to the front from Kansas, with emphasis on patriotism and Old Glory. New Bedford strike easing. Dallas to Kansas City rail fare deal. Santa Fe route boosts travel. local services promote prompt work and care.
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Grand Army
Kansas
Rastmar
Brotherhood of Man
Mockhue
Hastman
Baxtman
Emporia
Bastman
A. R
Council of Administration
Eastman
Abe
New Bedford
Mass
Dallas
Texas
Easy for Alderhead Nominated in Fifth District
Belleville Kan April 2 Republicans of Kansas Fifth district renominate W A Calderhead for Congress by acclamation. Calderhead served one term and seeks a second against W D Vincent who is also renominated. Delegates praise McKinley era policies and Dingley law, pledge support and national Republican platform values.
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Congress
Belleville
Kan
Fifth
W. A. Calderhead
Calderhead
W. D. Vincent
Vincent
Kan- 58S
St. Louis
Bbc Kinley
Dingley
Republic
Mckiiley
Spain
Cuba
United Congress
United States
First Kansas Company Recruited as Volunteers in Kansas City
Colonel Fred Funston mustered 97 men into Company B Kansas volunteers yesterday at the armory. Officers elected include Captain Fred E Buchan and Lieutenants Walker and Shovelter, with Whisner as quartermaster and Davies, Barshfield, and Burton as buglers. Two guardsmen were rejected for being slightly short.
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Kansas City
Kapsis Volunteers
Fred Funston
Kansas Volunteers
Sunflower State
Fifth Street
State Avenue
Fred E .Buchan
K. N.G
Charles B. Walker
Irvan B. Shovelter
Guards
Col. Funston
Company of
Volunteers
Another Ice Plant Under Construction in Topeka
An artificial ice plant and cold storage warehouse near Curtis and Tyler streets in Topeka is planned by R. L. Connelly. FR. E. Jones, a known ice and coal dealer, will manage the venture after four years of growth. He started selling ice locally, now employs six men and multiple teams, and aims to continue fair dealings and expansion. Also note a home lot sale in Martin & Dennis addition tomorrow at 1:30 p m and an upcoming golf challenge in Kansas City with May 7 date.
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Topeka
Curtis and
Tyler Streets
R. L. Connelly
FR. E. Jones
Jones
Jce
Martin & Dennist Addition
Martin & Dennis
Addition
Valued policy law victory aids full payouts by insurers
Insurance Commissioner Webb McNall announced another victory enforcing the valued policy law. Western Assurance and British American Insurance notified that total loss cases settled on partial payment would be paid in full, enclosing checks for remaining balances. Names and places listed include John Tower Cheto ps, Neosho Valley Insurance Parsons, Virginia V. Lloyd Obertin, Eliza A. Heller Salina.
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Eliza A. Heller
Salina
Delphos War Spirit Forms Enlistment Company
A 25 member company has been organized in Delphos to enlist for the Spanish American War. They train nightly under A. K. Midgrey, a military college graduate, and H. B. Warren, Civil War veteran. The unit expects to double in size soon and has offered its services to the governor.
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Delphos
Spain
A. K. Midgrey
Military College of the
Big Canal Planned Power Plant at Sault Ste. Marie
Eastern capitalists organize American Lake Superior Power company to build a water power canal near Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. The canal spans one and a half miles, 200 feet wide and 22 feet deep, with several million dollars expected in expenditure. A 20 000 horsepower lease is arranged with Lake Superior Carbide Works jet, with New York and Philadelphia financiers driving the project.
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Eastern
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
American Lake Superior Power Company
Lake Superior Carbide Works
New York
Philadelphia
Wheat Shortage Drives Minneapolis Wheat Market Rise
The Minneapolis market has jumped over 20 cents in a week as northwest wheat stocks drop to a likely under two million bushels held by country houses. With little contract wheat on hand, mills in Minneapolis and Duluth must grind heavily to cover about 18 weeks of demand, while public stocks of all grades total only thirteen million bushels versus over twenty million last year.
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Minneapolis
Man
Journal Today
Northwest
Duluth
Bostonians in Trouble Split After Strife and Runaway Passports
New York April 29 Miss Alice Nielsen chief soprano of the Boston company has severed ties with the troupe and demanded her passports. De Wolf Hopper and manager Gen D Stevens also split after thirteen years of partnership, ending their collaboration at season end. Nielsen details a scene with flags during a performance of Robin Hood sparking the resignation. Barna tee denied insult. Rumors claim Hopper and Stevens clashed over casting and influence for the Bride Elect and Nelle Bergen. The two men reportedly agreed to separate soon.
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de Wolf Hopper
Ben. D. Stevens
New York
Alice M. Nielsen
Bostonians
Gen D. Stevens
Jessie Bartlett Davis
Mr. Barnabee
Mr. Barnabes
Miss Nielsen
Mr. Mopper
Mr. Stevens
Stevens
Miss Nelle Bergen
Hilda Clarke
Harvard Professor Called Down in Class Over War Critique
Harvard professor Charles Eliot Norton faced a student interruption during a morning lecture in Boston. G. L. Richards, a New York special student, challenged Norton with a forceful critique of Congress and war, drawing a strong response from classmates before Norton calmly defended his stance and declined to assert a U.S. mission.
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Harvard
Boston
Mass
Charles Eliot Norton
G. L. Richards
New York
Panama Canal
Richards
United States
Platt Opposes Moore Appointment as Assistant Secretary of State
New York April 28 Senator Platt and other machine members of congress were not consulted about John Bassett Moore being named first assistant secretary of state. Platt inquired of friends at the Fifth Avenue hotel today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Senator Platt
Congress
John Bassett Moore
Platt
Fifth Avenue
Moore the friend of Seth Low and Cleveland ally
The article portrays Moore as intimate with Seth Low and as a professor of international law, noting Low’s presidency of the university. It details Moore’s past service in the Cleveland administration, including roles in the state department and a hint of political sympathy from machine Republicans who learn of his Cleveland ties and prior support for Grover Cleveland. It also advertises travel routes on Union Pacific and Rock Island Line, with timings for Kansas City, Topeka, Portland, and Alaska routes.
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Moore
Seth Low
Low
Cleveland
Seth Lowman
Grover Cleveland
State Department
George Gray
Delaware
Thomas F. Hayward
Gold Necker
Alaska
Great Rock Island
Pacific Coast
Copper River
Portland
Oregon
Topeka
Kansas
Puxet Sound
Asuka
E. BE. Maclevod
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Kansas City, Kan
Col
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Heikes
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Rollaby
Luis
J. A. R Eliate
Exposition Park
Weashboro College
Vandella Varnum
Great Britain
Odd Fellows Parade
John F. Strickrott
Kansas Avenue
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