Walls of corn the new Kansas drought tale and the hat
In Atchison topeka and the sunflower state the central branch of the corn railroad faces a bumper crop year while the carnival tale unfolds the drought and prosperity spread across Kansas. A letter from Atchison notes 200000000 bushels of corn with harvest patterns and rain distribution favoring livestock feed as communities remember Pomeroy's relief aid and the abolitionist origins shaping early relief efforts.
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St. Louis
Globe Democrat
Atchison
Kansas
Lancers
Tims
Trost
Iansas
Ite
Anish
Cottrell
State Agricultural College
Colorado
Banaat
Chisago
Konens
Uricle
Enid
Ft. Thie World
Ely
Cor Bute
Karsam
Atohiwon
C. Pomeroy
Mtr
Pomaroy
Miesuchu Sette
New England
Baat
Enthusiaem Pomeroy
Atehican
Kanese
Sumer
Missouri
Sumner
Atehison
Pomeroy
Massachusetts
John James Inguill
Big Amie
Bummer
Atchisoniany
Boston
Topeka
Atchison Corn Carnival Celebrates Great Harvest
The piece describes Atchison Kansas embracing a corn driven era with a grand carnival. It covers the Central Branch railroad history tied to corn transport, the scale of the harvest, and civic enthusiasm. It highlights Mrs. Cusack’s corn bonnet artistry and the parade featuring hundreds of corn shocks and corn themed outfits.
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Atctsleun
J. Cusack
McKinley
Mra Cusack
United States
Used Buckets For Firewood
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a March visit where an elderly guest, misreading hotel signage, used fire buckets for fuel. The talkative clerk notes hydrants on every floor, but the man gathers buckets to burn, insisting they are labeled To Be used for Fire Only, prompting a tense warning from staff.
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Detroit Free Press
Fuia
Tammany Chief Scared Change of Front in Democratic Confab
A lively Saratoga Democratic conference day as plans shift to New York for Friday. Prominent figures like Judge Willett, Major Ames, and Croker loom over expansion debates and anti trust speech distribution in the south.
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Saratoga
New York
Hoffman House
Joseph J. Willett
Alabama
Gulf States
Richard Croker
Henry Ames
St Louis
Croker
Brgan
Amos
Bryan
Brone
Democratic National
Major Ames
Governor Stone
van Wyck
Wilt Kin Auehter
Pawling
Dutthess County
Robert A van Weck
Harry W. Walker
Bilasouri
Croker's Change of Heart on Bryan Cited in Tammany Talk
New York politicians discuss Tammany leader Croker's apparent shift toward endorsing W. J. Bryan for 1900. Analysts cite Croker Reed dynamics and expansion debates, noting Croker's interview signals a possible split from prior anti Bryan stance and a path toward allied support if Bryan secures the nomination.
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New York
Washington
Mr. Cro
W. J. Bryan
America
Mrr. Croker
Bryan
Willa M. Harrison
Virginia
Tammany
Lincoln
Tammany Hall
Hrgan
Empire State
Croker
Reed
Pistt
Congress
McKinley
McKinsey
Afriyan
Indians at the Circus Fascinates Zuni Delegation
Cor of the Chicago Record. Frank H. Cushing recalls a Zuni delegation visiting a 1882 circus in the East. The Indians mistook posters of chariots, animals, and performers for religious rites and offered prayers at cages. They marveled at Jumbo and the elephants, viewing the show as a mysterious temple. Barnum offered to grant any choice of act to the tribe.
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Cor
Chicago Record
Frank H. Cushing
Bureau of Ethnology
Vey
Guarhiseton
Burhas
Zunts, Who Promptly Accepted. It Was Afficult For Mr Cushing
Arul
Uley
Barnum
Shrege
Cushing
Moore
Fragmented note on meetings and votes near election day
Fragmentary OCR outlines a meeting about postponing a decision and expressing desire to communicate with Hariuin. Participants discuss a subject in detail, considering circua porters and a possible vote. The text hints at posters, hire, and a return to a feast or temple with noted ceremony.
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Woshington
Enelgue
Hariuin
Pia
Jeant Poe
The Dreyfus Case and Typewriter Trial Reference
An odd clipping notes a Dreyfus case reference and mentions three typewriters used in a spaces trial. It describes the machines as sturdy and capable of repairing any kind of equipment, with names like Frost and Kansan Avenue appearing in the fragment.
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Peter “Jook-in
Baba
Frost
Ced Kansan Avenue
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Haye
Tod Jurioti
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Kanes City
Rocky Mountains
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Atchison West
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Frank M. Baker
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Durif
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Kentucky
Pete
Ples, SR
Carlo George
Stone
Tom Reed
Maine
Croken
Kansas Medical College
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Tharr
Eeeke
Petitisl
Puggleian
Sutton
R. S. Magee
M.D
J. E. Minney
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Johnston
Kansas Avenue
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Swittcific Co
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