Society of the Army of Santiago Founded in Palace Meeting
Correspondence from Santiago de Cuba reports Major General Lawton presiding at a July 31 inaugural meeting to form the Society of the Army of Santiago. The aim is preserving archives, perpetuating memories of the invasion, and honoring officers with a governing committee and bylaws, with next gathering set for August 27 at the governor's palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Santiago de Cubs
A. C. Sharp
Army of Hantings de Cubs
Ftates
Rovernor
Santings de Cuba
Society
Army of
Santiago
Perpves
Santiacs de Cuba
Lawton
Joseph Wheeler
Wheeler
A. Cary
Seaiant
Santiigo
Order of the Cincinnati
Worhington
Elas
Whee~ Ter
Lubkin
Ave
Ludlow
Kent
Lewton
Run Ames
Macy
Shaffer
Woodbury Kane
The
Rough Riders
Sheriff Sale Marks Wide Foreclosure Transfers
A large number of parcels changed hands in sheriff foreclosures. The Fred Vesper homestead at Twelfth and Quincy changed hands for a short sale with Albert H. L. Baty as the mortgagee. The property, a house barn and three lots, was appraised at 4000 and sold at court to the buyer identified as Mr. sty. Other foreclosed parcels included Lot No. 16% and the south half of Lot No. 16. a residence on class 3663 sold for 810. Waldo Spaulding held the mortgage on Phikin der Benoit. C. B. Merriam paid 1700 for a 160 acre tract in range 18 shown in the county, mortgaged to Geo. Bain and Amis Kidder against A. F. Horner et al. M. Forbes bought 1658.50 for a tract of land at range 16 appraised at 1482.00. The deeds list John Vannegar Epainsta F. Morner as holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Vesper
Twelfth and
Quincy Mtewetm
Wdsty
Lojund Strest
Veale
J. el Hunt
Waldo Spaulding
Phikinder Benoit
C. B. Merriam
Shewnet
Biel
Mort— goKe
Geo. Bain
Amis x Kidder
A. F. Horner
M. Forbes
John Vannegar Epainsta F. Morner
Prospectors Return From Copper River Claim Discovery
About one hundred disappointed prospectors left Copper River, Alaska, on the Excelsior, carrying copies of a not be resolution. Reported that gold in cayite sums had never been found nearby and that the Valdes claim was unlikely for Innes outfit. Weather outlook notes fair conditions in Chicago with southerly winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beattle
Copber River
Alaska
Copper River
Valdes
Innes Outfit
Pythians Gather in Indianapolis for Supreme Lodge Meeting
Thousands of Knights of Pythias assemble in Indianapolis for the supreme lodge session. The national encampment of the uniformed rank opens with about ten thousand unformed members in camp, while Hathbane Sisters and Imperial Palace Knights of Khorassan begin events and the Pythian sisterhood starts soon. People arrive from across the country for the four day gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Supreme Lodge
Ind
Supreme Lode Knights of Pythias
Campsus Temple
Imprial Palace
Knights of
Khorassen
Supreme Fudge Pythian Sisterhood
War department delays on mustering out troops persists
Washington reports the War Department has not decided on muster-out terms for troops. Officials remain in contact with state and national leaders as weariness grows among veterans. Some units hope to return to civilian life while others await orders. The First Mistile battalion has been chosen for muster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
United States university leak narrative in Pennsylvania context
Fragmentary report from Washington and Greenville mentions Rev John Peake a venerable preacher and patron of Greenville, with references to Bishop Hurst and a university organization. The item is garbled, with unclear names, dates, and actions, and contains scattered phrases about arrival, a fox car, and a reflector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aus
American University
John Peake
Greenville
Meter County
Hurst
Private Army Withdraws Over Food and Pay Claims
A Tennessee unit reports soldiers and officers will quit service if discharged with back pay and clothing due. Private and commissioned ranks say they will walk home rather than endure hunger after a grueling march. Officers use private funds to buy meat and feed the troops amid ongoing shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tennessee
Washington Post
Alger
Gap
Tired Kansans Petition to Be Mustered Out
In San Francisco on August 2, volunteers from the Twentieth Kansas and other regiments petition the War Secretary to be released from service. One company shows 97 signers as officers work to suppress the movement. Similar petitions arise in California with First Washington volunteers drafting an appeal to Secretary Alger for release from duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Franciso
al- Bone
Ahmes
Washington
Alger Beechie
Rex in Persia Arrives with 200 Trunks and 12 Servants
New York reports Count Rex the new German minister to Persia traveled from Venezuela yesterday and departed for Bremen today. The traveler carries 200 trunks and 12 servants. The note jokes that baggage handling is in its infancy and hints at potential losses crossing the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rex
Persia
Venezuela
Breman
Trunks
Europe
Atlantic
The Boat Upset During Sunday Boat Ride
Sheriff Porter S Cook and Representative Ed Mckeever were on a boat 12 miles west of the city on the Klene farm when the craft capsized. They were thrown into 15 feet of water, the sheriff reached shore while McKeever struggled for air. Rescue efforts pulled him to safety near the bank where the party offered sympathy and dry clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed McKeever
Porter S Cook
Ed Mukeever
Klene Farm
Kutton
Rseger
Hervic
Wis
McNall to Attend Depositions in Connecticut Case
Insurance commissioner McNall will travel from Chicago to preside at depositions in the Connecticut Fire Insurance Company of Hartford suit to block the revocation of their licenses. He plans to visit Milwaukee and other plants for further depositions. East Coast insurers have avoided face to face contact, while this will be their first encounter with him, and McNall contends the deposition evidence is irrelevant to the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Webb McWall
Ti Chichzo
Connecticut Fire Insurance Company of
Hartford
Fran
Chicago
McNall
Milwanker
Eastern Insurance
Connecticut Company
Lopest
Buffalo Bill Wild West to Visit Topeka on September 1
Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, touring the east for two years, will appear in Topeka on Monday September 1. This marks his first western visit since 1890, with many new features added to the act. Topeka has seen few competing shows this year aside from the Wild West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Bill
East
Topeka
Buffalo
West
Toseka
Western Mining and Fuel Company Chartered in Kansas City
A Kansas City Kansas firm with 300000 capital stock filed for charter as Western Mining and Fuel Company. Headquarters will be in Kansas City. Directors include Silas Porter Alfred Binker Thomas Donohue F W B Smith B H Chapman G B Lichenberg J D McCue. The firm will operate coal regions in Kansas Missouri and Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
Western Mining and Fuel Company
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Silas Porter
Alfred Binker
Thomas Donohue
Kus
F. W. B. Smith
B. H. Chapman
G. B. Lichenberg
J. D. Bmccue
As City, Mo
Statendam Ready For Holland America Line In Rotterdam Arrival
The Statendam, a twin screw steamer of about 11,000 tons, built at Belfast and operated by the Holland America Line, arrived in Rotterdam from Belfield last Saturday. It attained a speed of 16 1/2 knots on the passage and measures 190 feet in length with 436 feet overall. Passenger accommodations include 200 first class and 160 second class, with ample space for steerage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Holland- American Line
Stateniam
Mesers, Hert and Wilf
Belfast
Rotterdam
Belfiet
Statendam
Work Stopped at Algeciras Fortifications
Spanish engineers who have been working on the fortifications at Algeciras in the bay of Gibraltar have been ordered to Madrid. The batteries sent there have been ordered to Seville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algeciras
Gibraltar
Aus
Bay of Gibraltar
Madrid
Seville
George Resigns as Milwaukee Commercial Agent
George JohnS, after 26 years as general commercial agent for Chicago Northwestern Railway in Milwaukee, resigns effective September 1. No successor named. He plans to enter the brokerage business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Milwaukee
Aus
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Mrn
Deaths of two local residents noted in county
John E. Godfrey a Barita Fe step employee died of heart failure this morning at Santa Fe hospital after a typhoid illness. Mrs John D Harper formerly of Shawnee county died Thursday at her Liberty Missouri home. her husband died two months ago. Both were well known in this county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Godfrey
Barita Fe Step
Santa Fe
Washburn College
John D. Harper
Shawnee County
Liberty
Spanish Vessels May Come In
Washington Aug The secretary of the treasury decides there is no reason Spanish vessels cannot enter, load, and clear at U S ports. Collectors of customs will be instructed to this effect today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Weather heats up with record highs on Kansas Avenue
The day records heat reaching a hundred degrees in the shade on Kansas Avenue with forecasts of possible afternoon highs. Local showers may occur but no substantial rain is promised. Tomorrow’s air remains hot unless a barometric change occurs. Heat records for the day include 78 at 9 am, 90 at noon, and two readings of 100 at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Avenue
Weather
Miles to depart with staff for Waaniaeen carnival tour
Major General Miles plans departure with his staff for Waaniaeen in a few days, pass tomorrow Thexety. Minstrels from the Harnival Knights are on sale at 3 Book store Swit Hatlanes droe store and A. J. Arnolds Son's Gram store North Topeka.
Kartivel Knights Minstrels Rehearsal Precedes Garfield Park Show
Kartivel Knights minstrels rehearse tonight at the Masonic Building under President KK Holliday urging full attendance. Rehearsals continue every night this week with a Thursday Garfield Park performance and a waxed dance pavilion for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kartivel Knights
Masonic
Holliday
Mr. Holliday
Garfield Park
W. RC
New Cure Claims To Save Woman From Consumption
An article recounts a woman tormented by long illness, sleepless months, and frail health who eventually recovered after using King's New Discovery for Consumption. It asserts dramatic improvement after one dose and two bottles, crediting the remedy's efficacy and guarantee through a Florida distributor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamaick
Holliday
A Free Souvenir Button With Topsk Cruiser Cigar
A brief note offers a free souvenir button with each purchase of Topsk Cruiser cigars, described as the best 3 cent brand. The snippet highlights the promotion tied to the cigar, implying a marketing incentive to encourage buying.
End of Camp Thomas Expected Soon
The Spanish-American War’s Camp Thomas near Chickamauga Park is expected to shrink as regiments are sent home or to Knoxville and Lexington. Units like the First Georgia and Thirty-first Michigan depart for Knoxville at midnight, with the Twelfth Minnesota and Fifth Pennsylvania bound for Lexington. Ambulance company movement to Knoxville follows tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickamauga Park
Xenn
Camp Thomas
Knoxville
Tenn
Lexington
Wheeler
Railronds
Tome
Georgia
Michigan
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Rate War Hits Omaha Travel Between Major Railways
A fare battle erupts among Missouri Pacific Burlington and Pittsburg and Gulf lines over Omaha Kansas City travel. Burlington and Missouri Pacific post $1.75 to St Joseph, prompting shoppers to rebuy at St Joseph to save on Om ia trips. Pittsburg and Gulf counters with $5.20 round trip Kansas City to Omaha, others vow to meet. Excursion to Omaha planned September 3 for Woodmen of the World at $2 round trip, return Sept 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Burlington
Pittsburg
Gulf
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Olmatia
Suspect held over theft warrant in Fayetteville
Pittsburg Kansas police hold a man arrested for fast driving and lewd conduct who gave the name E L Merchant. Fayetterville Ark authorities sent a description matching Merchant, who used the alias Lane Sutton. He is wanted for theft of jewelry and carried a large sum of money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Kan
E. L. Merchant
Fayetteville
Ark
Merchant
Lane Sutton
Rival hotelkeepers killed in Fall River shooting
Eureka Kansas reports Thomas Connell shot and killed rival Mike Santry after a long feud. Connell fled the scene and is being hunted by officers and locals. the town fears possible lynching. Santry, a recent arrival from northeastern Kansas, had longtime ties to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Santry
Thomas Connell
Eureka
Knn
Fall River
Connell
Santry
Poll River
Kansas
Discharge of Extra Men at Frankford Arsenal
About 700 workers will be discharged at the Frankford arsenal on September as part of war related reductions. The move will cut daily cartridge output from 20,000 to 40,000. Notices posted in Philadelphia detail the workforce reduction affecting those who were employed since wartime mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankford Arsenal
Philadelphia
Market report shows rising wheat receipts and mixed futures
Northwest wheat receipts surge while foreign buying and lower Liverpool cables weigh on markets. Corn trends bearish with weather favorable and August to September shifts. provisions stay steady as packers buy. Barley and other futures show limited activity amid cautious trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel
Cary
Liverpool
Shorts
Seaboard
Beerhohm
Telaweendy
Fo Giese
Kigitec
Rua
Amis
Beniser
Wee
Packere
Hog Market and Grain Prices From Kansas City and Chicago
Kansas City livestock report shows hogs and cattle receipts with slower demand and mixed hog prices. Wheat and corn futures hold steady with notes on market receipts and projections. Chicago weather and New York money market summaries accompany the day’s market gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Fork
Bankers
Bilis
S.smeua
Emalhia
Topeks
Kan
Kansas City
Duluth
Catris
Chicago
Rangas City
Omaha
Giaikle Aupply
For Sale and Wanted Classified Fragments in North Topeka
OCR fragment notes several classified items including for sale of a family horse, stoves and barley references, and multiple wanted signs for general housework cooks canvassers and a girl for general housework. Also a lost-bag notice and a white-preferred domestic helper ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sale Family Horse
Barnes
Ana Surrey
Cure Journal
Igieghate
North
Topeka
Giri
White
West Sixth
State Journal claims large Topeka circulation growth
The State Journal reports daily circulation figures, noting growth from 800 to over 15,000 since the present management began over two years ago. It describes its Topeka delivery, building, and facilities, and invites verification of circulation claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka Daily State Journal
The
State Journal
Great State of Kansas
Pewecare
Topeka
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shafter
Encire
Ion Whittle
Conial Pendy
Erels Shafter
Kone Es
Lan
Ebates
Bates
Runivold Wherry
Coronel Peterman Ortonet
McKittrick
Sark
Clarke, Gimerd
Stanton
Kirkman
Mendona Ang
Sheriff's Sales
Ayr
Kan- Ean
Fed
Ghia
M’nall
Comptroller of the Currency
Missouri National Bank of Kansas
Manila
Staunton
San Francisco
Fred Harvey
Thos S. King
City
Thomas
Goodwin Coal Co
East Sixth Street
Bettors
Wink
Naslyes
Kansas City Livestock Market
Texas
Sue
Elena
Katie Stern
Tejas
Windie
Timathty
Shulee Prathi
Mery
Winkham
Am. Surs
Beathier
Tiny
Rm Ny
Jersey Central
Puchtic
W. L. Chamberlin
West Sixth St
Associated Press Report
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Toka
Eee Avenue
Eighth St
Kan Sas Avenue
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!