Troops Ordered to Hawaii From San Francisco
The Twentieth Kansas Regiment and other units in San Francisco are ordered to proceed to Hawaii with at least four months subsistence and medical stores. Transports Australia City of Baltimore to sail soon for Honolulu, then Manila. Merritt seeks to hold Philippine forces under strong American command.
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San Francisco
Hawaii
War Department
Merritt
Horiotuld
Australia
Brdney
Honolulu
Manila
California
Washington
Populist Literature in Circulation Amidst Campaign Hustle
At the Chesterfield hotel a Populist organizer discusses counterfeit rumors and ongoing pamphlet production. He confirms a first edition was exhausted and a new edition will include campaign prognostications and other material, while denying claims about Governor Leody.
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Taxiir Riddie
Chesterfield
Eos
Che ‘Opuliet Canmmiten
Leody
Levty
Wichita man abandons bid to claim Irish castle estate
Tanmas H. Lynch of Wichita abandons his claim to the Geral dycurtyn castle and estate near Abe Ireland valued at $100,000. The rightful heir, acknowledged by Dublin, faced a marriage certificate flaw. Lynch spent years and traveled to Ireland twice in attempts, drawing wide attention before deciding to drop the effort.
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Wichita
Tanmas H. Lynch
Dublin
Ireland
Geraldycurtyn Castle
Abe
Lynch
Fim
Hiecuit
McLean Denies Statement About Ohio Democratic Convention
Bar Harbor dispatch reports J R McLean denies the Cincinnati Times Star claim that he would avoid the Ohio Democratic convention due to plans to sue Secretary Alger in McKinley’s cabinet. The dispatch urges a strongest possible denial of the Times Star’s report.
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Washington
Mest
Cincinnati Times Star
Jum R McLean
Ohio
Secrtary
Alger
McKinley
Bar Harbor
Times-Star
J. Ro Mele
Gullies in Streets Cause Flooding Across Michigan City
A Chicago Journal dispatch reports heavy rainfall in Michigan and Milwaukee causing widespread street gullies and basement flooding. Residents along Steven- Avenue and nearby districts suffer water intrusions and property damage worth thousands. Reports also mention fatalities on the Chicago Northwestern line and rail disruptions.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Northwestern
Pwo
Quinneree
Germany to Form Another Army Corps in Major Army Expansion
Berlin August 22 The National Zeitung reports plans to increase the German army by creating a new army corps. It states a division at Mainz is contemplated and that the Wehner or Weilers service will be reorganized.
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Germany
Berlin
National Zeittung
Maine
Boyle A Papa Daughter Birth Report St Louis
A brief birth notice from St Louis records a daughter born to a couple identified as Boyle A Papa and Mrs Soviets marking. The fragmentary notice confirms a female child and lists the involved parties in a formal registry entry.
Cap Lloyd Clark Nears Home From Illness
Cap Lloyd Clark, keeper of the United States lighthouse station at St Joseph, reports his brother Captain Clark of the battleship Oregon is convalescent at Montauk Point. The quarantine will be raised today and he will go to Brooklyn naval hospital for a medical exam. Family plans to meet him in New York before returning to St Joseph.
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Renton Marbor
Lloyd Clark
United States
St Joseph
Captain Clark
Oregon
Montauk Point
Clark
Brooklyn Naval Hospital
Brooklyn Hospital
New York
Washington
St. Joseph
Ben C. Rich Dead After Noted Kansas Career
Telegram notes Ben C. Rich died suddenly yesterday near Hays City. A Wa Keeney farmer since 1878 he was a prominent western Kansas figure, serving as chief clerk in the House during the Ing ratative war and as private secretary to Speaker Street. A Mason, veteran, and former party mover from Republican to Populism, he leaves a wife and family with substantial property.
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Journal
Hays City
Ben C. Rich
Ben Rich
Wa Keeney
Kansas
House of Representatives
Lewelling
Supreme Court
Rich
W. D. Street
Mingape Ie
Keeney Township
Schol
Hewan County
Trego County
Anita Mason
Democrats Fight for Ohio State Convention Control
Dayton August 23 Democrats clash over the wet test for state central committee control as Dowling and Myers faction against McLean Chapman and allies vie for a majority of the 21 congressional districts. Credentials reports and aggressive organizing loom with a summer retreat outside city limits to host the convention.
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Dayton
State Central Committee
Joseph H. Dowling
Allen C. Myers
Dowling
Borg
Frice
John KR McLean
Horrve Chapman
John Sawyer Robbery Near Bedwell Asylum
Robbery last evening about seven o clock occurred at the house of John Sawyer, a colored resident east of Bedwell asylum. A description of the thief, a colored man, was given by Mr Stalker, with details of his flight near the hotel. The Sawyer family were away visiting relatives in New York.
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John Sawyer
Bedwell_asylum
Stalker
Sawyer
Mr. Sawyer
New York
Festival Subscribers Strike New Subscriptions
Subscriptions to the Fall Festival Fund were secured today by the committee. Names include Pie Pais ents ses ont le Citroen State, Tani Arnold & Son EC, and John Schmidt & Tira. A display of medical cure claims appears amid fragmented text referencing Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and a Mrs Luther Lute, with local drugstore mentions in Shelby and Hammick Ca.
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Pie Pais
Tani
A. Arnold & Son EC
John Schmidt & Tira
John F Bagnes
Luther Lute
Hammick Ca
Shelby
Swin & Tioindas
Reeuine Nike Gene Boule Eusercch
Ada Bart
Groten
Weather Crop Bulletin Reports Hot Week Across Regions
The weekly climate and crop service bulletin issued by the U S Weather Bureau cites a hot week with average temperatures about five degrees above normal. Showers vary by division with central and eastern counties receiving heavy rain, western areas seeing better showers, and some drought effects in northern and central regions. Corn cutting and plowing progress amid drying soils and heat, with scattered mentions of dampness hindering threshing and haying and prairie fires reported in several counties.
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Climate and Crop Service
Jennings
United States Weather Bureau
Arkanizas River
Washington County
Cherokee
Crawford
Labette
Coffey
Woo Won
Greenwood
Chautauqua
Mont- Romery
Trego
Four Are Chosen for Peace Commission Inference
Washington reports indicate the president will unveil the peace commission lineup by week’s end or soon after. Claimed selections include Secretary of State Dux, Senator Davis of Minnesota, Senator Frye of Maine, and possibly Justice White of the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Peace Commission
Dux
Davis
Minnesota
Frye
Maine
Justice White
United States Supreme Court
Navy to add 28 destroyers and torpedo boats
The navy department opened bids for 16 torpedo boat destroyers and 12 torpedo boats totaling over 16.9 million dollars. Destr oyers will be completed in 18 months, torpedo boats in 12, with speeds of 25 and 26 knots respectively. Ships about 400 tons and 15 tons? No.
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Washington
Navy Department
Hottest day on Kansas avenue sparks rain forecast
Mercury holds at 102 as the season’s peak heat prompts hopes of a cooling shower tonight. Local forecasts promise scattered showers, with tomorrow predicted hotter if rain arrives.
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Kansas Avenue
Prolate Judge Dolman Marries J E Gwen and Lary T Hull
Local mention reports Judge Dolman marrying J E Gwen aged 42 and Lary T Hull aged 30 in Watmunsee county. Notices cover a dog named Bill and its taillorn wrecked. Also referenced: Adams, a carpenter, facing assault charge and insanity plea, with probate filing planned by his family.
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Dolman
J. E. Gwen
Lary T Hull
Watmunsee
al Makiniex
Arthur Massey
Buli
Bill
Pete Oo EE
Alaska trip leaves Klene broken and wary of gold rush
Carl Klene reaches Topeka in frail health after a voyage from Seattle to the Yuko country on the Del Norte. Ill with measles and inflammatory rheumatism, he barely returns home aided by crutches and laments the Alaska gold boom as a fraudulent lure, noting Dawson City’s shrinking fortunes and harsh conditions.
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Carl Klene
Topeka
Alaska
Seattle
del Norte
St. Michael
Yukon
Noyo
St Michael
Dawson City
Transportatton
Commission members meet to discuss Far East task force
Admiral Sampson and Major General Butler held a conference with Assistant Secretary of State Moore as part of a wartime commission. General Wade leads the panel with Wide absent, plans to report findings by September. Havana harbor may see ships cleared before the panel’s work begins.
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Washington
Aus
Sampson
Butler
Cublm
Moore
Generst
Uber Commission
ACN
Brimpton
General Wade
United States
Morro Castle
New York
Maine
Aamiiral Lampeyn
Deaths and Funerals in Local Notices
Forest G Kitch aged 15 died last evening at home 712 Lene at rest. Funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 19 o'clock at the residence. The funeral of Oliver G Tayman took place yesterday afternoon. He died of cancer of the liver. He was a member of the Tayman Oberley Co hardware firm. The funeral of James Godfrey was held this afternoon.
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Forest G. Kitch
Oliver G.tayman
Uver
Hardware
Tayman-Oberley Co
James Godfrey
Woman Pleads for Husband's Release From Jail
A distraught Mrs Ragell visits Mayor Fellows seeking clemency for her husband detained in the city jail after a drunken dispute and assault. She offers $15 of her $2 total, but the mayor refuses to release him without city payment, urging her to leave him.
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Metropolitan Police
Ian Mayor Fellows
Pentons
Mra H. Ragel
Sam Lebowitz
Kansas Avenue
Ferry
Ragell
Efe
Jal
Fellows
Flour Mill Combine Proposed for Minneapolis Duluth and New York
The Journal reports a plan to consolidate flour mills in Minneapolis Duluth and New York City into one company. No agreement made yet but under consideration. A medical testimonial paragraph about Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is included, signed by M Law of Keokuk Iowa, alongside an advertisement for Topeka Cruiser cigars by Geo Burghart.
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Peerless
Peerless Steamary
Minneapolis
Minn
The
Journal Today
Mnte
Duluth
New York City
Medorat Milters
Charmberlain
M. Law
Keokuk
Iowa
Market Report Sparks Mixed Wheat Trading Near Open
Wahicaro August 3 Wheat prices showed early strength as receipts rose to 9 cars, with north markets holding under pressure from higher arrivals. Traders expect near term demand to firm. September options opened higher but settled near unchanged as forecasts for crop quality influenced sentiment. Oats and milling grains followed mixed patterns amid ongoing harvest worries and regional shippers adjusting futures.
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Chicago
Eenta
Snana
Aly
Bey
Imek
Bae Dacembe
Siste
Cory
Elepator
Wwe Bigaer
Pte
Buta
Chicago Livestock Market Receipts Show Mixed Trade
Market observers report uneven receipts at Chicago Livestock Market with weaker demand for cattle and hogs under light activity. Traders note steady to soft prices for both steers and heifers as buyers hold cautious stance amid thin volume.
Market notes and receipts amid mixed cattle and hogs activity
The Kanass City Livestock Market reports hog receipts around 5,000 and steady cattle prices with firmer packer demand. Sheep and lamb shipments show mixed demand as August futures and New York money markets fluctuate. Silver and government bonds hold near steady levels as traders weigh demand and stockmarket signals.
Market Gossip and Trading Shifts Highlighted in Week
The market scene shows mixed activity with traders noting lower prices in certain sectors while others report cautious gains. Analysts cite persistent demand and broader economic clues as drivers, with several brokers observing shifting bids, pre-sale interest, and regional variations across commodities and shares.
Untitled fragment hints at local scene and cemetery note
Fragmentary OCR text references local place names, a cemetery, and a social scene. Details are unclear. no clear event, date, or person is established. The piece appears to mention a gathering or notice near East Fourth and a cemetery, with stray names and phrases mixed together.
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Fredy
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Hankere
Mesican
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Ite Vi
Meum Commision Co
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