Topeka Opens New Woolen Mill Era With 100 Jobs
Topeka celebrated the opening of a new woolen mill sponsored by the merchants club and city leaders. The project promises work for nearly 100 people, with local railroad efforts aiding the ceremony as dignitaries praised persistence and civic enterprise.
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Dipeka
Pueekes
Tineke
Tapwka
Marka
Topeks
Patten
City Railway
Cottimerciah Club
A. A. Chmlant
Tbe
Maree
Fiat
Clearae Wien
MeAte
Exywertetler
Goritrol
Untitled note on industry and regional hopes
An unsigned, broken text laments business activity and public benefactors while urging support for a new mill. It references Captain JG Waters, promises of money making, and notes about wool and blankets as seasonal imagery. The piece calls for industrial growth in Kansas and neighboring states.
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JG Waters
Mitt Company
Airetiee
Aznekowe
Lowell
Karns
Kansas
Roe
Topeka Woolen Mills Listed and Text on Trade Policy
A Topeka crowd advocates support for local woolen production and tariff policy. The piece blasts Kansas City merchants and extols Kansas mills and sheep, urging patronage of the Topeka Woolen mill and its fabrics. Mention of directors and mill description follows with notes on the mill’s brick building and operable process details.
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Topekins
Independence
President Reaches Deathbed of His Mother
A Canton dispatch reports President McKinley racing by special train from Washington to Canton after word that his mother Nancy Alison McKinley was sinking. The trip included stops including Pittsburg as the nation awaited grim news of her condition.
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Cleveland
Canton
Nancy Alison McKinley
Capitel
Hume
Washington
Pitmaburg
Grim Reaper
Pittsburg
Topeka Woolen Mill Promises Industrial Revival
The text describes the establishment of a Topeka woolen mill repurposed to revive local industry. It outlines building dimensions, machinery, and processes from washing to weaving, with a planned trousers factory on the second floor, expectant output, and 75 workers. It notes transport links, protective wool tariffs, and aims to create steady local employment.
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Topeka
McAfer
Recognition by Mrs McKinley at bedside in Canton
President McKinley believed his mother recognized him when he knelt beside her bed in Canton. His sister Helen announced his arrival and Mrs McKinley raised her left hand slightly in greeting. The moment was the sole notable event of the sick room as the family stayed close. The president planned to remain until tomorrow then return to Washington for official business.
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Canton
Pon Hing
McKkinsey
Deci
Phillips
Mra A. Duncan
Cleveland
Chicago
McKinley
Helen
William
Jonk
President May Communicate With Congress by Telegraph
White House advices indicate the president’s mother remains critical and unlikely to rally. He plans to return to Washington for Congress opening if possible, may delay the program if detained at Canton, with customary committees to announce Congress readiness awaiting his transmission.
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Congress
White House
Washington
Canton
House
Presidents Message to Congress by Telegraph
Response to invitation transmits annual message with recommendations. If formalities are absent, courtesies between executive and legislative branches may be carried out by telegraph rather than by traditional constitutional requirements.
Lady clerk robbed on public street at Eighth and Monroe
Miss Bille A. Delavan a Crosby Brox clerk at 40 East Eighth Street was robbed by a tall colored man near the northeast corner of Eighth and Monroe. He grabbed her pocketbook as she clung to it and shouted for help but none arrived until police were notified.
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Bille A. Delavan
East Eighth Street
Crosby Brox
Eighth and
Monroe Street
Quincy Street
Feelu
Sim Delavan
Heine
Kesson
Jim
Railroads Win Extension Hearing on Car Coupler and Brake Law
Washington dispatch reports the Interstate Commerce Commission closed its hearing on extending the time for railroads to meet car coupler and brake requirements. A general extension is expected, likely around three years, with possible yearly equipment targets. Labor groups oppose long delays and seek full compliance.
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Washington
Hubor
Commission
Poisoning at Epileptic Hospital Hits 250 Patients
Gallipolis Ohio reports two hundred and fifty patients at the Epileptic hospital were struck by a toxic poisoning. Doctors led by Dr Rutter believe the outbreak is under control with no fatalities. Officials suspect contaminated food or a toxin in recent meals and are holding investigations. Most patients are improving, with several showing serious illness earlier.
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Gallipolis
Rutter
Belden Former Denver Legislator Dies in Ohio Town
David Douglas Belden, once influential in Colorado politics and a key vote on capital relocation from Golden to Denver, died in Ohio at a young age. He had served in Nebraska and Colorado legislatures and was involved in mining. He lived at 726 Kan Ave, Cremerte-Scott & Scott.
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Denver
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David Douglas Belden
Ohio City
Omahe
Nebraska
Wik
Colrano
Golien
Colwrado Im
Kan, Ave
Cremerte—Scott & Scott
Day divorce filed by Mrs Day in Topeka district court
Mrs. Robert W. Day seeks a divorce from her husband, Rock Island Railroad resident engineer in Topeka. The suit, filed by A B Quinton, is expected to proceed on an agreed statement of facts with no contest. The couple, married in England about 25 years ago, have two children and have lived apart since mutual consent three years ago.
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Robert W. Day
District Court
Rock Island Railroad
A. B. Quinton
Quinton & Quinton
Quitton
Snally
Quinton
Day
Sirs
Valley Falls
Topeka
Nebraska
Rock Island Depot
Owen
England
Mixes Mabel Day
Herbert Pay
Wiother
Tay
McKinnell Offers Attorney Generalship to Governor Griggs
A Washington dispatch reports President McKinney offered Governor Griggs the attorney generalship. Griggs plans to resign as governor this month and accept a seat on the Supreme Bench pending McKinney’s next move.
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New York
Petbune
Trenton
N. J
Washington
McKinnesar
Johnn. Griggs
Griggs
McKenen
Supreme Bench
Forged Checks in Goddard Case Charged
In Jackson Kansas City on December 2 the defense in the Goilard murder case called a clerk who testified that the forged checks dated yesterday were likely forged by the murdered son, with handwriting matching Jackson. The witness identified endorsements favoring Goddard and L Jackson and noted the checks may have been kept by Olof Ekberg at 713 Kansas Ave.
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Kansas City
Goilard
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L. Jackson
Olof Ekberg
Kansas Ave
Five Inches of Snow Fall in Topeka
Topeka reports about five inches of snowfall overnight with minimal drifting. Plow crews worked through the night clearing streets, while power and traction issues delayed service on several lines. no serious injuries were reported.
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Toway
Chaos Hiavnu
Bist
Sixth Street
Odeaink
Etthenriiem Cieutee
Stanefield
Harckey
Jenin
Banta Fe
Red Island
Union Pacific
Colorado
Snow Depth Reaches Six Inches In St Jox
A fresh storm brings heavy snow to St. Joseph with six inches reported by morning. Transportation disrupted as streets and sidewalks clog. plan for continued wintry conditions noted across regions including Sedalia and nearby routes.
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Dee
Ualis
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Fsports
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Ellow
Gener
Wirtat
Cattle Disaster At Fair Grounds Kills Dozens
First reports indicate a deadly incident at a fair ground livestock exhibit. Eleven cattle from a southern ranch were moved to the fair grounds and many died in what authorities describe as a catastrophic train exposure. The accident left more than 45 cattle dead with many others injured and the city organizing aid for affected ranchers and handlers.
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I Pankey
Valens
ceiJe
Catia
Cattie
Teale
Miss Bradley Wins Christening of Battlehip Kentucky
Fragments from a Dec 2 Frankfort report note a ceremony involving Secretary Bradley and General Bradley. Christine is referenced in the attended event as part of the official party amid the unclear OCR text.
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Kentucky- Frankfort
Pest
Generann Bradley
Sanderson Joins Catholic Church Before Marriage
Miss Sanderson joined the Church of Rome prior to her marriage. The dispatch notes the bride’s conversion occurred two days before the ceremony. Terry prepared for an Italian journey, delaying travel by land and stage.
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Church of
Rome
New Yorke
Sandencon
Italy
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