Fractured Editorials and Vexed Local Feuds in Topeka
The State Journal recounts subscription terms and home office details while reprinting a caustic miscellany of temperate and sharp editorials. It cites Ohio’s Holgate and a jab at Kansas fake writers via Atchison Globe parallels, then threads gossip and petty feuds between Mrs. A and Mrs. B sparked by a party invitation, illustrating local press flavor and social tattle.
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Empotia
Holgate
Ohio
Kansas
Jerry Simpson
Oooley
Weather Indications For Kansas and Chicago Aug 20
Chicago weather notes fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday with winds shifting to southerly. Leavenworth Standard discusses Kansas towns friendly to Atchison Corn Carnival and Topeka Pull Festival, urging mutual support and regional growth. Editors condemn cross city squabbles and urge unity to boost state prosperity and visitor flow.
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Chicago
Kansas
Mystery tariff clause shocks reformers and public
A fragmentary report examines a hidden tariff provision inserted during conference on the bill. The 18 percent duty on goods from Asia would aid American carriers, feared to be a new subsidy benefiting Spreckels line and Pacific railroads. Critics say the clause appeared without notice and many do not know how it was added. Senator Chandler says he was duped and did not read the final act.
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Mt Dingley
Claus Spreckels
Japan
China
Atercalia
Canadian Pacific
United States
New Boxland
New England
Conference Committee
Chandler
Doctor Shows Nerve After Shaft Pierces Physician
Aug 30 New York spectacle near Eighth avenue and Thirty third street. Dr John H O Connor 40 of 30 West Sixteenth street seized a wagon shaft that pierced his leg and directed the rescue with coolness. He and J W Dunne were riding when a runaway horse charged. Dr O Connor leaped but the shaft struck him, lifting him high. He was taken to Roosevelt hospital and is expected to recover.
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New York
Eighth Avenue
Thirty-third
M. Torey
Lex
John H. O'Connor
West Sixteenth Street
J. W. Dunne
Hue
Ninety-ninth Street
O'Connor
Dr. O'Connor
Roosevelt Hospital
Watson Forecasts Populist Sweep Delivers Silver Appeal
In an Atlanta interview dated August 10 Thomas E. Watson, former Populist vice presidential candidate, says no silver Democrats will remain by fall and urges silverites to join Populism. He predicts a sharp clash over bimetallism, foresees family breakups, and credits wheat and cotton gains to Republican agencies.
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Atlanta
Thomas E. Watson
Milk for the Poor Opens Near Previous Stand
New York on August 30 reports a milk stand opening nearly at the same location as before. The stand will be within feet of the floor, serving sterilized milk to mothers with orders from societies. Arthur Lehman and Mr. Straus' lab plan 5000 tickets to distribute to east side families today.
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New York
Arthur Lehman
API
Straus
Wri Kinhead
Daniel Boon Kettle Linked to Daniel Boone Legend
Bristol Tenn 30 A farmer brought in an old batched kettle found on a farm near Blot City Tenn. The kettle bears the inscription D Boon 1760 and is said to have been used by Daniel Boone the famed pioneer hunter whose name is carved on a historic beech in this area.
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Blot City
D. Boon
Daniel Boone
Deep Lake Chelan Holds Record Deep Water in Americas
Portland readers learn Lake Chelan in Washington is among the deepest bodies of water globally. W G Steel, notable explorer and US Geological Survey figure, reports sounding attempts reaching 2 060 feet with no bottom found, asserting Chelan's depth near 2 580 feet and promising further work to locate the bottom.
Great Irrigation System Three Immense Reservoirs Being Constructed in San Diego County
San Diego Aug 50 One of the west’s largest water distributing systems is rising in San Diego county by the Southern California Mountain Water company. Three reservoirs Otay Morena and Barretts will hold over 51 000 000 000 gallons and irrigate 200 000 acres. Otay dam now completed stands 130 feet high 400 feet long at base 16 feet top and capacity over 17 000 900 000 gallons. Morena reservoir under construction will exceed 1 500 acres capacity. The dam between mountains is 150 feet high 446 feet long 456 feet thick at base with bed rock foundation reached TS feet below surface. Barretts dam work just begun. Estimated system cost about 3 500 000. Result expected to convert thousands of acres to orchards and fertile fields.
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Southern California Mountain Water Company
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Barrett's
Otey
Morena
Barrett's Dam
Selous the Original Allan Quatermain on Rocky Mountain Trek
F C Selous the African hunter and explorer, famed as the model for Allan Quatermain, arrived in Chicago with Mrs Selous after attending British scientists in Toronto. At 55, he has 25 years in Africa, claiming over 100 elephants killed, plus dramatic war exploits with the Muti. He forecasts Boer policy shifts and a strong English stance in India.
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Allan Quaternisin
Rocky Mountain
Chicago
Mra. Selous
Toronto
Rocky Mountains
Mr. Selous
Haggard
Allan Quatermain
Africa
England
India
Panic Among Travelers Over Austrian Rail Disasters
Continental travel has become dangerous due to frequent Austrian railroad accidents and robberies on through expresses. In the past five weeks fifteen Austrian rail accidents have occurred. A large gang of expert thieves has targeted trunks in transit across Belgium Sweden and Denmark, raising traveler losses to record levels.
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Austria
Belgium
Sweden
Denmark
Maxim's New Light Demonstrated by Hiram Maxim
London reports Hiram Maxim, inventor of the Maxim light, unveiled a new electric lamp claiming higher brightness, lower energy use, and longer life. One lamp lit a 18 Queens Gate Place library far beyond two standard 16 candle power lamps, burning 3,000 hours with slight power loss and promising near threefold efficiency. Maxim noted the film is mineral based and not yet ready for public release, with further tests planned.
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London
Hiram Maxim
Brill Nancy
Maxim
Queen's Gate Place
Maxlim
Tiny
Henry Tanner Wins French Luxembourg Gallery Honor
A cable from Luxem bourg reports Atlanta artist Henry Tanner, a negro from Georgia, has won the greatest distinction for an American painter. His Paris Salon work The Rising of Lazarus was praised and purchased by the French government for the Luxembourg gallery, marking a historic first for a Negro artist and adding Tanner to a select list of Americans honored in France. Tanner studied in Paris after learning under Horace Bradley in Atlanta and Constant in Paris, with peers noting his refined aesthetic talent.
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Avn
Ry Tanner
Paris
Hig Rae
Lazarus
Luxemwares
Horace Bradley
South
Henry Tanner
A. M.E. Church
Talesit
Constant
James P. Field
Luxembourg
Henry Moshler
Walter Gay
Cleveland Man Reveals Pumice Mine Venture in Utah Desert
Wm Quigley of Cleveland Ohio formed a $500000 company with Chicago capitalists to mine pumice in Utah Great American Desert. He claims a vein 204 feet thick over 120 acres, the only rock pumice mine outside India, selling for 100 to 600 dollars per ton.
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Wm. Quigey
Ziv. Euclid Avenue
Chicago
Utah
Quigley
Dingley Bil
Great American Desert
India
Cleveland's Boundary Favoritism Weighs on Cape Cod Waters
The Plymouth and Bourne boundary decision grants Mr. Cleveland control of waters near Gray Gables and Buttermilk Bay, enabling scallop and fish gathering from the chain to Abfal's ledge. It also opens potential for a larger oyster bed grant off his estate, reshaping local fishing rights.
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Plymouth County
Bourne
Cape Cod
Burnatable
Redbrook
Buttermilk Bay
Marshnee Island
Abfal's Ledge
Cleveland
Gray Gables
Spain's New Navy and Modern Ironclads
The article notes Spain's plan to build a large ironclad and six cruisers of 6,000 to 7,000 tons to form the nucleus of three squadrons. It reads like a naval expansion brief from a period print, with emphasis on heavy ships and fleet structure. The text includes an unrelated tobacco advertisement and a medical assurance for No-To-Bac with address details for Sterling Remedy Co in Chicago or New York.
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Neatiela Ake Be
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Warren M. Grosby and Window Widths at Various Prices
Advertises a wide range of fabric widths and damask patterns with prices per yard or piece. Lists 60 to 90 inch widths with multiple price points such as 39c, 50c, 60c, 85c, and up to $1.89 for cream damask. Mentions vendors Husty Dannie and Eze with varied 72 inch and 90 inch options.
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Cloth and Napkins in Various Lengths and Prices
Cloths available from 2 to 4 yards with napkins offered as a dozen or six. Prices range from 3 to 20 dollars, with options to match fabrics in length and set size.
Apple and Peach Displays the Finest Ever Seen in the State
Siloam Springs Arkansas August 0 The second annual fruit fair of Benton and Washington counties closes with 633 exhibits of vegetables grains and fruits The displays are praised as the finest in the state Several apples weigh 25 ounces and peaches exceed half a pound and 15 inch circumference The three day event drew thousands including prospective land buyers from Iowa and Nebraska The success spurs plans for a permanent fruit palace and a booster for Benton county The apple and peach crop is described as a Klondike for growers with buyers paying up to 3000 for a single orchard and growers handling the fruit themselves
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Siloam Springs
Ark
Benton
Washington Counties
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Benton County
Renton County
Clearance Sale of Laces at Two Prices for Four Days
On Tuesday morning the store will place on counters all cream and white Net Top Lace. Every pattern is high quality and scarce, with values from 25 cents to five yards. Laces will be sold at two prices per yard, one and one, for four days only.
Pheasants Die by Poison at Bowleys Quarter Ducking Club
In Bengies Maryland the Bowleys Quarter Ducking Club reports losses of about 1500 pheasants in four weeks due to arsenic poisoned wheat. The same method used last year by James T Butler is suspected again. Victims include birds on Baltimore Brewer farm and Henry A Brehm’s pheasant farm. Professor Wilson confirmed visible poisoning in wheat. Efforts to save birds at Seneca farm continue as night patrols intensify.
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James T. Butler
Baltimore
Henry A. Brehm
Rilver Neck
Middle River
Bowley
St McVicar
Wilson
Seneca Farm
St Louis Strong Man and Odd Arrangement Mentioned
A garbled OCR note discusses a plan labeled St Louis strong man with phrases about arrangement and a favorable configuration. It mentions laundry services with shirts collars and cuffs to look like new and a boast about beating others. The text is fragmented and unclear.
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