Dollar Wheat Prompts Kansas Farmers’ Bold Claims
Rufblo reports in Kansas that dollar wheat is possible as McKinley era policies push hard wheat and corn to the market. He cites Silver conversion, high expected yields, and strong prices in Chicago while noting farmers hold grain awaiting peak value. He mentions Sedgwick speaker Rendell and optimistic state-wide sentiment on wheat crops and bank deposits amid wind and drought challenges.
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Kansas
Kinley
Botkin
Sunflower
Mutchinson
Arkansas Valley
Eiteatow
Comen de Rendell
Sedewick
Chicago
Akenvas
Commander Gubin AR Elects a Pennsylvania Man Commander-in-Chief
Buffalo New York August 27 encampment features trumph for Cincinnati and Pennsylvania in the race for commander-in-chief. Archbishop Ireland and General Lew Wallace spoke while committee reports critiqued southern school history texts. Balloting shifted votes with Mack and Goby figures noted and announcers declared the winner after withdrawals and changes.
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N. Y
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Pennsylvania
Cincinnati
Ireland
Lew Wallace
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Nemnat
Mac
Santuck
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Gretee
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Linehan
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Gobi
Mack
Lise Bon
Ptes
Bern Cyst
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Manifold's Band Plan to Attend Beloit Fall Festival
Beloit residents will see Manifold's Band plus the city fire department at the Beloit Fall Festival on August 27. The military band will perform in Topeka that week, with estimates suggesting at least 900 attendees from nearby towns. Grain-O ad promotes the grain drink as a caffeine free alternative to coffee, claimed to be easy on the stomach.
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Fire Department
Béloit
Beloit
Andy Maria
Retort
Topeka
Farmers to gain 400 to 500 million from wheat sale says official
Washington reports Assistant Secretary Griegham of the agriculture department estimates farmers will receive about four to five hundred million dollars more from this year's wheat sales than last year. He argues the windfall will empower farmers to pay debts, cancel mortgages, and invest in farm improvements, boosting demand for labor and aiding workers facing unemployment.
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Washington
Griegham
Agricultural Department Today
Americas
Col. Brigham
Peoria Bride and Frank Large Marry in Hillsbom Ceremony
In Hillsbom New Jersey today Ann Bourke a Peoria bride aged 24 and Frank Large were wed in a Catholic church setting. The couple left Peoria Saturday with no announced destination. Bourke a teacher in Peoria public schools for 11 years and Large a recent arrival here previously attended school in Veederburg Indiana. Bourke hails from a well known Peoria family and is Catholic while Large is Protestant. The bishop’s consent was reportedly discussed before any Catholic ceremony.
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Ann Tiowrke
Frank Large
Hillsbom
Peoria Perauay
Uetho
Aliss Thurke
Peoria Public Sehools
Portani murderer tale crosses continents to Klondike
Port Tiwasenia Wasn portal reports a murderer aboard the Portani returning from St Michaels. Detectives chased the fugitive We Smith across the continent to Ju ayan, through Dyea, the Chilkat pass, and the Klondike gold fields where he was captured and taken to St Michaels awaiting the sailing of the Portind. Claims of faked death and insurance intrigue surround the case with lengthy pursuit and a Dawson City arrest on July 12. Santa Fe announces a special train to Kansas City from Topeka at 6:30 a.m. Sunday for $1.30 round trip.
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Wasn
Portani
St. Micnales
Trans
Pilkerton
We Smith
Juayan
Smith
Cedar Rapids
Dawson City
St. Michaels
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Topeka
Treasurer of Montgomery Township Skips Out
Independence Aug 27 Salt has been begun by Cherry township trustees against J H Weakley defaulting treasurer and his bondsmen Weakley has disappeared He is charged that on July 10 he moved all property to avoid bonds and that on August 15 Haycock did the same knowing J R Weakley was a defaulter It is also charged that T B Weakley borrowed 600 from his brother all of which is believed to be in Sail
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Cherry Township
J. H. Weakley
Weakley
T. B. Weakley
Haycock
J. R. Weakley
Stone Set Free After Rail Route Obstruction Case
United States Commissioner Hand discharged J. G. Stone in a dispute over obstructing the Leavenworth Topeka and Southwestern railroad crossing his farm. Judge Bond ruled it unjust to penalize for mail carriage and Stone planned to fence and remove the track on September 20 after notifying interested parties.
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Leavenworth
United States
Hand
J. G. Stone
Stone
Bond
Cook and boarder elope from Seneca to Kansas City arrest
Seneca Aug 27 news reports Daniel Tryon and G L Baxter eloped from Seneca with Tryon’s wife Mrs Tryon and her three children. They were tracked to a small house at Sixteenth and Stewart in Kansas City where Baxter, a single man, is with Mrs Tryon. Tryon, a farmer, had not suspected the affair during his year away.
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Senece
Kansan
Senecs
Daniel Tryon
G. L. Baxter
Kansas City
Tryon
Sixteenth and
Stewart Avenue
Baxter
Pryon
Seneca
Waterville M W A parade enchants 2500 fans with floats
In Waterville the M W A drew about 2,500 people for a Tuesday event featuring a long parade with striking floats. A notable float included a cedar trunk and a carved walnut tree segment, while the crowd enjoyed music and recitations. Triumph camp reports 150 members with new initiates, and Blue Reids camp contributed to the program.
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Waterville
Sprin Valley
E Murphy
Leavenworth
Hey Mason
Barnes and Rogers
Coturgy
Hum
Triumph Camp
Phale
Blue Repids
McPherson Festival Planned for September 24 and 25
McPherson, Aus 27. McPherson will host a two day festival starting September 24 with speeches music and exhibitions and no admission charged. Sunday is set as old soldiers day. Prominent speakers invited. The aim is to provide a pleasant visit and discourage penny tricks.
Cloud County Democrats Vote to Support Full Ticket
The Cloud county Democrats met in convention and nominated a straight county ticket. They empowered the committee to make changes to strengthen the party and back the ticket from top to bottom. District Judge Follows the Will of a Petition. Concordia, August 7.
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Cloud County
County
Dimven
Borow
Concordia
Grand jury slated for September term faces divisions
The grand jury for September term of competition has been asked to be drawn. Sturges presides and the judge ordered it today. Opinion Divides on whether indictments will target officers taking fines from joints or whether the jury will meet and adjourn without action.
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Sturges
Old Chicago Post Office Messenger Sam Dent Dies
Sam Dent, longtime Chicago post office messenger and former personal servant of John D Ingalls, died recently after a career spanning two decades in the postal service. He served in the inquiry division and was known for his prompt kindness to colleagues.
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Aus
Dent
John d. Ingallt
Chicago
Palmer
Hosing
Inquiry
Tme
Tomer
Af- Moe
Sam
Raid Four Newton Joints Sheriff Seizes Liquor
Newton Aus 27 Yesterday afternoon four men were arrested by the Sheriff charged with selling liquor. Raids on Horan Conrads and Gallups places yielded beer and whisky and the Wyuer was taken. Gallup and Buetsch could not post bond and went to jail. Conrad and Horan furnished bonds of 3500 each.
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George English
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Gallup
Buetsch
Horsa
Ingalls Looks at Wheat Gambler Troubled Market
Fort Scott and Blue Rapids dispatches report ex senator John J. Snealis dodged comment on a state nomination while voicing a pessimistic view of the wheat market alleging gambler manipulation. Marshall county Republicans plan a Marysville nominating meeting and discuss Blue Rapids post office issues. Leavenworth bakers unite to fix bread prices amid rising flour costs. Pratt County Union notes poor telegraph service as a family member travels.
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Atchison County
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Blue Rapids
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Wcker
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Frank Shapter Sues for 10000 False Imprisonment
Frank Shapter a former Kansas state captain sues Rankin and Lergen of Ottawa in federal court for 10000 damages claiming false imprisonment. He says he owned a Topeka laundry, moved to Ottawa to start a new business, failed again, and that Rankin and Lemon had him arrested in Topeka and transported to Ottawa to serve papers in a civil action. He was jailed briefly, charges abandoned, and seeks judgment for 10000.
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Kansas National Statd
Rankin & Lergen
Ottawa
Shapter
Topeka
Rankin & Lemon
Prince Luis Duke of Savoy Reaches Seattle After Mount St Elias Summit
Prince Luis, Duke of Savoy, and five Albanian climbers arrived aboard the City of Topeka in Seattle after conquering Mount St Elias. They photographed the scenery and praised it as grand as the Alps. The prince gifted nearly 34,000 to his crew, with the overall expedition costing about 20,000. The party planned to move east tomorrow. Weather notes show cooler air with developing rain prospects and a 4% temperature reading at 2 PM.
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Local notes on residents and builders in Lincoln street area
Miss Nettie Miler is quite sick at her home near Lincoln street. Cale R. Jones of Norton studies law in Troutman Stone office. Mire D Moxie wife of the pastor of the First Christian Church suffers with inflammatory rheumatism. Jeroll is building three seven room houses on the north end corner of Sixth and Madison streets at Madison. Each houses cost about 5.00. Mart Fido, returning from Nebraska, fell ill with bilious fever and was taken to Christ hospital.
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Lincoln Street
Cale R. Jones
Norton
C D. Jones
Troutman & Stone
Mire
Moxie
Mirst
Racing notes and regional notices from Augun era minutes
Reports from Fredonia and Wellington fairs note Michigan Jim winning the free for all trot and Dora Highwood taking first in a $300 stake with times around 2 22 and 2 16, plus multiple local updates. Ottawa hospital plans stay, Woodward foreman Billy Bolton returns from Cuba, and M W A plus Royal Neighbors gathering at Beloit with speeches by Tilton and Snyder. A Mennonite wagon train en route to Texas and an Elgin case charging selling whisky to Indians complete the trimmed digest.
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Michigan
Jim
Lady May
May Lady
Dora Highwood
Frank Green
Mary A
Negroes in Frenzy as Mountville Buries Devil
In Mountville a flood of northern and southern Black migrants gathers for a religious frenzy over the devil's death. Exhorters declare the devil judged and buried here after a bell arrival spurs weeks of ecstatic singing, dancing, and sleep loss. Thousands converge, many in white undergarments, as a makeshift platform hosts exclamations of glory and strange rituals.
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High Court of Heaven
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Giory Halletusan
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Georgia
Florida
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Nesto
Eversine
Kansas City
Railroad News Used in Transporting Rocky Ford Melons
Railroad news notes the use of trains to move Rocky Ford melons to market. The item highlights the role of rail lines in commodity distribution and regional agricultural commerce.
Red Ball melon service ties Santa Fe trains to Topeka
The Santa Fe Railway adopts a rapid conveyance system named Red Ball for cantaloupes and watermelons from Rocky Ford. Cars carrying the red ball card have right of way and are prioritized at meeting points with limited delays. The program covers ChiowRo and St. Louis distribution hubs, with 60 cars to St. Louis planned this season, and Denver receipts totaling 27 Rocky Ford melons and 20 from Oklahoma and Texas.
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Rocky Ford
ChiowRo
St. Louis
Arkansas Valley
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Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
Celebration Fund Receives Topeka Branch Remainder
W J Healy secretary of the Santa Fe celebration committee received 312.16 from J F Mitchell chief clerk in the auditor of passenger receipts office. The note said the amount was the balance from the Topeka Kansas Railroad Employes association after disbanding. The money had sat in Central National Bank for four years pending disposal.
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Santa Fe
J. F. Mitchell
Mt. Mitcheff
Topeka
Kansas Railroad Employer’ Association
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Kansas
Levering
K. J. B. Mitchell
C. J. Bell
Healy
Central National Bank
Proposal for electric Grand Canyon line reviewed by Higginson
Mr C M Higginson, assistant to President Hipleys, in town en route to Chicago, voices cautious views on a proposed Williams Arizona to Grand Canyon electric rail. He believes promoters may soon finish construction plans, noting Grand Canyon scenery attracts few visitors, climate is good, and a summer resort would likely fail. Connection to Santa Fe would be at Williams, Arizona, with a 74 mile line toward the exon near Hance's trail.
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Hipleys Whfe
Chicago
New Mexico
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Ariz
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Colorado River
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Royal Favor Shown at Fall Festivities Admission Cards Issued
Presidents Ripley and Cable receive royal admission cards to Topeka fall festivities. Santa Fe and Rock Island executives are named, with festival officials signing the cards and a ceremonial Queen and Prime Minister endorsing them. Cards grant access to pageants and events during the festival week.
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Cable
E. P. Ripley
Santa Fe Road
Tock Island Railway
Woubis Week
Topeka
Engine Medallion, a Beauty, 5 000 Will Sell Easily
The executive committee in charge of the Santa Fe celebration, led by secretary W J Healy, received a sample of the official double medallion badge. He wired for 1 000 badges after noting engine No 74 miniature cut and the number 75 on the tack. The first 1000 badges will be distributed at multiple points.
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W. J. Healy
Topeka
Tor
Endeavorers Hold Seventh Annual Convention at Alma
The seventh annual convention of the Endeavorers district Will be held in Alma on Tuesday and the following day. Delegates from several congregations will attend. Secretary Mfidrel J haw outlined an engaging two day program for the sessions. Superintendent Hurley injured confining him to home in Las Vegas. He sustained injuries while inspecting bridges south of San Vermes. The incident not serious but will keep him from duties for a time. Santa Fe Train Robbery: Superintendent Kinney locates the bandits who held up the Santa Fe passenger at Admond. Local talent from Sac and Fox counties suspected. Kinney in pursuit.
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Me J. K. Hurley
Santa Fe
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Kinney
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Admond
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Kinnés
Justice Court Quarrels Lead to Replevin and Battery Case
In Justice Guy's court a get even dispute over a wagon led to replevin and an attempted assault charge. Jurors found malice and lack of probable cause in the complaint by John Graves. Other docket items include a disturbance warrant against John W. Bons and a postponed theft case due to witness absence.
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J. H. Graves
J. A. Th. McGewhnona
Graves
James H. Guy
W. F. Chock
H. Y. Talcout
A. McGregor
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W & Long
Daniel Hale
F. Spaulding
John Graves
Motinteck
Dena Matthews
John W. Bons
Bhosalil Hass
State
Marace Humnold
Sid
Booth-Tucken's Scheme Advances in California
San Francisco August 27 The colonization committee with Salvation Army is considering buying land near Saledad in Monterey County from CT Rowe. The owner asks for an acre and offers ten years to pay at 3 percent interest. The Soberanes property sale is abandoned. Subscriptions totaling thousands including a gift from Mr Spreckels are promised.
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Saledad i
Tey County
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Air Spreckels
Summer Heat Strains Local Abstractor At McCane Clark Office
Sloo an abstractor at 13 West Fifth Street collapsed from heart failure amid heat exhaustion while at his desk. He was aided by colleagues, regained consciousness briefly, and was taken home by ambulance. Doctors say he will recover and may return to work. Chronic angina and heart infection noted, with the heat worsening his condition.
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