Santa Fe Rate Case Ends In Rice County Victory
In Lyons on August 18 the Santa Fe rate hearing ended with a victory for Rice County residents as the company agreed to reduce freight charges. Vice President Morten approved a stipulation to lower rates on agricultural implements and grain, with a phased timeline starting September 1, and notified connecting roads to adjust freight accordingly. A reception and inspection of facilities followed in Kansas City, with extended plans for the Santa Fe operation and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Mortom
Mr. Dillard
Mr. Motion
Rads
Tom Willing
Kenna
Chicago
Kansas
Lyons
Chase
Mitchell
Jon
Biche
Chita
Keneas City
Galvestor
Man’s long Alaska journey ends in tragedy at Nortonville
John Alderson, once a carpenter from Nortonville, trekker to Alaska and Nomeward mines, reaches Nortonville to find his wife dead on arrival. After years of letters and peril, his homecoming collides with a shock as his wife dies just as he returns. The tale spans Kinndike, Seattle, Nome, and a perilous western voyage.
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Alberson
Seattle
Klundke
John Atberson
San Francisco
Sterling
Topeka
Alderson
Nortonville
John Aldersen
Women of the GAR plan Buffalo encampment travel
Margaret H Griffiths, president of the Wo lname Retief Coins, seeks large attendance from Kan gu2 wives and 200 widows at the Grand Army of the Republic national encampment in Buffalo. Next week special trains from Salina Hutchinson Kansas City and Coffeyville will run with Pullman and chair cars for attendees.
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Emporia
Margaret H Griffith
Wolname Retief
Saling
Hutchisson
Arkansas City
Coffeyville
The Logan Germit Describes William Harding of Bix Bend
The Leagan Republican profiles William Harding of Bix Bend as a wealthy recluse living in stark hardship. Once rich, he now endures poverty with burdened animals, a wrinkled shirt, half-covered freeness, and scorn for women, while distant relatives in the East talk of taking him home yet he refuses despite a ten dollar token.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leagan Republican
William Harding
Bix Bend
Harding
Ives
Hale
Africa
Wirmen
Hell
Fred Harding
New Jersey
Hope School Dispute Sparks Second District Board Meeting
An exciting town meeting followed a July 2 regular session over forming two districts into one. Voters supporting change elected a new board while the old board refused to close books, threatening court action. State Superintendent Stryker was asked to intervene as the district eyes reorganizing the graded school system with four teachers in place.
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Waders
Stryker
Bosra
Farmers Ditch Claim Protects Water Supply
Great Bend August 18 Farmers Mutual Ditch company published notice claiming overflow waters of Pawnee creek feeding the Arkansas river about two miles west of the ditch head This claim blocks rival companies from diverting supply above the mutual ditch Pawnee creek fed by springs supports a near continual water flow aiding the main ditch construction Four miles of the ditch are finished and work on the Keon ditch advances with about 12 miles completed toward the Cheyenne borders
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Great Bend
Mutual Ditch Company
Pawnee Creek
Arkansas River
Keon
Cheyenne Bor Tors
Ewing Chosen for Postmaster in Leavenworth
Senator Baker favors W F Ewing for the Leavenworth postmaster appointment amid county support for John Wisgem and Cy Leland’s shifting efforts. The decision follows private signals and expected official announcements within days.
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Leavenworth
Tefout Lesvice
Colorado
Baker
Emporia Postofice
W. F. Ewing
Hood
Tambert
Ewing
John Wisgem
We. Martindale
Eskrides
Mast
Lyon County
Congressman Curtis
Cy Leland
Ewi
NEW MOVE OF CANDIDATES IN PORT SCOTT COUNTY
Aug 18 Port Scott Republicans stage a strange baby show culture in the county with premine offers. County Clerk Frankenburger and Sheriff Wheeler bid for prizes at the county sericultural fair. Miss Stella Strait offers six dollars for the finest white baby. County Surveyor Reagan posts twenty dollars for the finest pair of twins. Black or white.
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Port Scott
Frankenburger
Hest Hourbos County
Wheeler
Stella Strait
Register of Deeds
Reagan
War on Joints: Religious Crusade In Kansas City
Liquor interests face a campaign led by Christian Endeavor societies backed by church members. In Kansas City Kansas a meeting at Central Presbyterian with E E Trowbriles presiding and Rev CH St John addressing on how Endeavorers can aid enforce Prohibitory Law.
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Kansas City
Kan
Christian Endeavor Societies
United Christan Endeavor Societies
Kansan City
Argentine
Central Presbyterian Church
E. E. Trowbriles
CH. St. John
Sub-Committee On
Law Violations In Topeka City And State Officials Criticized
A heated Kansas scene accuses Topeka city authorities and state leaders of open violations and neglect of duty over monthly payments to saloon operators and policing failures. A plan by Rowland Way to mobilize ward central committees to gather evidence against saloonkeepers follows. In Pittsboro, Aug 15, coal operators in Crawford and Cherokee counties mostly signed a wage agreement with miners, leaving only two signatories: Kansas and Texas Coal Company and Central Coal and Coke Company.
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Kansas
Seeee Aeese City
Topeka
Kansas City
Movernor
Gus State
Rowland Way
Good Citizenship
Eaneas
Pittsboro
Aus
Crawford
Cherokee Countes
Saturn
Kansas and Texas Coal Company
The
Central Coal and Coke Company
Miners Expel Jointist from Yale Camp After Night Turmoil
In Pittshore near Yale two mobs of miners forced Ive Huitratts from the camp he ran with a joint. They confiscated his whisky stock and tore down the home. Dartatts, a former strike worker calling himself a scab, led the eviction, leaving him barefoot and ordered never to return.
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Pittshore
Ive Huitratts
Yale
Dartatts
Great Bend Cyclone Destroys Foundations and Wheat
Great Bend August 1 reports a severe wind storm lasting about an hour. Winds near 30 miles per hour toppled trees and even moved small houses from foundations. Citizens sought shelter in cyclone cellars as activity resembled a tornado in the county.
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Great Bend
Republicans Nominate Judge Spillman by Acclamation
Manhattan reports the Twenty first district Republicans met in convention and nominated Judge Rel Spillman of Hey Counts by acclamation for a third time, indicating strong party support despite earlier efforts.
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Manhattan
Fedela
Rel Spillman
Hey Counts
Railroad News to Establish Y M C A Departments
The article reports efforts to create YMCA departments at division points along the railroad system. It outlines organizational aims, implementation steps, and expected community impact for railroad workers and their families.
Mr Ripley Scheme Tour Of Santa Fe Line
Secretary Burt of the Y M C A travels the Santa Fe system to inspect divisions and departments for worker comfort and Y M C A presence. He will report findings to President Moley and the general manager after visiting Pacific coast sites Gulf division points and Chicago. He notes 195 departments already opened on other roads.
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Galveston
F. H. Burt
Chicago
International
MC. A
America
Ripley
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Pacific Coast
Gulf
R Eailroad Company
Moley
First Colorado Engine Rolls Out of Denver Station
The Denver News reports the first Colorado built locomotive, engine 702, from Burnham to Pueblo service. It features a 63 inch driving wheel, 25 foot boiler, 200 psi steam, 1800 HP, 5200 gallon water, and nine tons coal. The accompanying 701 follows, engines deemed heavy for mountain curves.
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Denver News
Union Depot
Statio
California Express
Denver & Rio Grande
Colorado
Burnaham- Epta
Burnham
Son
Denver
Here
Pueblo
Swindling Scheme Found In Freight Ticket Plot
In Pittsburg on August 11 Magistrate McGonnigie uncovered a rail freight ticket swindle. Two tramps, Peter Hrowen and Joseph Trines, claimed Chicago origins and carried tickets reading good for one first class freight passage. They admitted paying an agent in Chicago for two tickets that supposedly guaranteed passage to New York without freight traincrew hindrance.(train crews offered leniency to holders of the ticket. others were expelled). An elderly man later reported buying a freight ticket in Chicago for New York and being told it was valid only to the thin city. The magistrate learned agents in New York and Chicago are running a tramp freight scheme, sharing profits with railroad crews. He to notify the Pennsylvania road.
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Pittsburg
McGonnigie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Homewood Station
Peter Hrowen
Joseph Trines
Chicago
McGonmigie
New York Ely
New York
Gulag East
Ucker
McCionniale
Pennsylvania Road
Extension of Ohio River and Charleston railroad planned
A new extension of the Ohio River and Charleston railroad is being built in South Carolina. It will extend from Blackshorne to Cherokee Falls, a cotton mill center. Upon completion the line will extend ten miles downriver to exploit undeveloped water power and connect with the Seaboard Air Line system for existing and prospective cotton mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
Aue I
Ohio River
Charleston Rairoad
Blackshoro
Cherokee Falls
Inion County
Seaboard Air Line
New Santa Fe Stations and Block System Coming
The Santa Fe Railway plans depots at Richter on the Emporia branch, and at North Ottawa and Pomona to meet the new block system. The line will be divided into five mile blocks with an operator at each location, as the system is inaugurated in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Company
Richter
Emporia
Ottawa
Pomona
Fraternal Day Plans For Festival Week Parade
Fraternal day during Festival week will be all first class. Sunflower camp Modern Woodmen will head the parade with a 50 man Woodmen line up in uniform. Two judges yet to hear from, one in Worth Topeka and one in the south ride. Sunflower degree team famed for last encampment drilling will lead, 3 lodges on parade with 600 members. Capital lodge 1 appoints committee to plan expenses. Upheler lodge 444 meets Friday night to time plan and show. General committee of Pyramid lodges meets tonight at Lincoln Post hall for final arrangements. B Trier asks members to meet at o'clock tonight for important business. Parade favored Monday afternoon to allow visitors time on afternoon trains.
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Ti Ie
Topeka
Capital Lodge No. 1
Upehureh Lodge No. 444
Lincoln Post Hall
B. Trier
Fraternity Day Committee
Wal
Che Usous
One Arch Is Clear In Bridge Construction Progress
The second span supports were removed at 11 o clock as the sand boxes came out and the scaffold settled. The arch is now free above the water for the first time. Contractors expect the same supporting frames to remain for 30 days after completion. The 80 day limit was not due tomorrow but deemed safe to remove today. South arch scaffolding will stay due to ongoing abutment work.
Unseemly Salvation Army Parade in Missouri Ends in Arrest
In Lexington Missouri Captain Cooper of the Midland Scouts Salvation Army was arrested for disturbing the peace after an alleged coffin parade through the streets. He posted bond and will appear before City Recorder Walker next Monday. The group advertised a coffin meeting and proceeded despite mayoral warnings.
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Salvation Army
Missouri
Lexington
Cooper
Midland Scouts
Bond
Walker
Salvationists
Taubman
Costly Glass Windows Damaged by Mysterious Scamp
In Buffalo on Aug 18 a vandal smashed plate glass windows along Main Street including a dry goods firm leaving about 10000 in damage. Affected stores include a drug store and a spices shop with most windows needing removal and replacement due to risk of collapse. No suspect is identified as authorities search for the culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Main Street
Colorado Summer described in outdoor leisure ode
The passage extols Colorado altitude and climate as grateful and invigorating. It praises the Hocky Mountains as magnificent and promotes outdoor activities like hunting, fishing, and mountain climbing. It offers a free illustrated book titled A Colorado Summer mailed by W. D. Black in Topeka, Kansas, and recommends the Santa Fe Route as the best travel way.
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Colorado
Hocky
Colordo
W. d. Black
G. PA
Topeka
Kan
Through Train to Buffalo Wil Leave Karens City
An August 21 1897 timetable notes a through train to Buffalo leaving Karens City at 6 29 pm via Santa Fe Route. The service will haul Pullman palace and tourist sleepers and free chair cars for the Woman's Relief Corps and the Ladies of the GAR from Kansas points. The nearest Santa Fe agent will provide departure details for stations and junctions in Kansas.
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Buffalo
Karens City
Santa Fe
Pullman Palace
Woman's Relief Corps
Ladies of the
GAR
Kansas
Kansaa
Fair Grounds Terminals And New Trackage For Festival Crowds
The Topeka Railway connects the South Topeka and city grounds terminals to handle Fall Festival crowds. Work cleared the roadbed on Evelid avenue from Kansas to Topeka avenues. Poles and trolley wire to be installed, with a rocky ledge quarried out. Completion in about a week or ten days. A continuous loop will move cars to and from the fair, improving service over last year’s single track on Twelfth street.
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City Railway
Topeka Railway Company
South Topeka
Sir Grounds
Evelid Avenue
Kansas Avenue
Topeka Avenue
Fair Grounds
Twelfth Street
Betly
Governor Tanner Refuses Troops For Coffeen Conflict
Telegrams between Sheriff Henry N. Randle and Gov. John R. Tanner reveal a standoff over miners at Coffeen. The governor declines to deploy state militia, citing no personal harm or property destruction yet urging the sheriff to preserve peace and protect life and property.
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Springfeld
Tanner
Coffeen
John R. Tanner
Cot Feen
Lves
Miliga
Henry N. Randle
Tam
Cadets Meet With Accidents at Naval Academy
Two accidents at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis occurred within minutes last night. Cadet Robert Rhon of Louisville Kentucky broke his collar bone during wrestling and Cadet John M Furz of Savannah Georgia broke his arm while boxing. A later notice mentions an Horacek Zither Orchestra concert and ice cream social with tickets at 15 cents.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Robert Rhon
Louisville
John M. Furz
Savannah
Horacek
Zither Orchestra
Kansas Avenue
Wheat Market Surges as Liverpool Helps Bulls Amid Thin Supplies
Chicago Aug 18 Wheat prices rallied on a Liverpool driven surge with September up near a cent in final minutes as shorts covered. Early decline reversed, with September trading around 98 3/4 to 99 1/4 cents. December remained stronger. Oats stagnant, provisions and livestock mixed. hogs firm amid light receipts, cattle and sheep steady to firm.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Sweerac
Sac
Fogisners
New York
Minneapolis
Duluth
Isvl
Zoid
Paris
Tay
Inl
Ave
Texas
Jammbe Star
Kansas City Livestock Market Receipts Show Strength
Kansas City market reports strong, active cattle trade with Texas steers priced around 4.20 per 100 pounds and cows between 2.50 and 2.95. Native steers and stockers also traded robustly as representative sales noted.
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Kansas City
Texas
s.Onaeh Hulle Homraw
Market Gossip Signals Steady to Firm Grain Prices
The report notes mixed trading with oats and wheat showing steadiness in multiple markets. Observations include Tope, Kansas City, and Chicago movements, with September and October futures mentioned and chatter on selling pressure, cover trades, and short-covering dynamics.
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Healey
Pavia
Liverpool Yi
Dewanbur
Mlimine
Wostages A
Chicago
Kansas
Liverpool
New York
Ruprecht
Bsc
Rae
London
St A. Mh
Crowins
tLiMa
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Chanute
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To Frenburer
Amanda M. Scntt
Independence
Bebie Curtis
Ida Wilson Moore
Abilene
Emma
Aldrich
Cunker City
Manole D. Morgan
Cottonwood Falls
Bickerdyke
la Norton
the Logan Germit
Hope School Dispute
Pawnee
Bourbon County
Dodge City
Dodge Uy
Ford County
B. P. Waggener
Klondike
Atchison
P. Wagnener
Seid
Barten County
Frussell County
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Summer National Bank of Wellington
Humboldt First National Bank
Humbolt
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Parrington
Oklahoma Emporia
W. L. Perrington
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Par Tingus
College of Emporia
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Maxwell
Vienica
Charles Maxwell
Ulysses
Grant County
Ottawa Journal
EH. Snow
H. F. Sheldon
Hunsewell
Hunnewell
Railroad News
MR. Ripley
Burt
R.&. Department
Santa Fe System
Southern E. R. Building
South Carolina
Southern
Seaboard
Rock Island
A.M. Puller
Castoria
Fair Grounds Terminals
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Today’s Market Report
Associated Press
State Journal
Is Ee Bulle
Ansas
Ences City
Surina
Araitle
Tino
Tasour
W. A
Miston Coy
Island
Unic
Pacific
W. A. Michael Commission
Lexin Avenue
Topeks
SE. Lex
Garten
Cumistis
Lreatner
St, Smith
Bec'y
Lux Commission Co
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Toptks
Kana
Jon National Bank
Hamias
Seneral Nations Bank
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Popeka
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