Big Army Clothing Order Leads to Over Two Million Cost
A large government procurement for soldiers' clothing runs above two million dollars. The report notes shipments from New York and involvement of several suppliers, with details limited by the damaged OCR. No final figures or recipients are fully confirmed in the readable text.
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Lion
Yeats
Pete Twtel
The
Pierioweastere
New York
Asse
Ett
Ani Onbwe
Ieee
Brad Bowel
Heonee
Wuione
Spectators pack venue as twelve thousand witness cycling finish
In New York on a Saturday night, twelve thousand spectators saw a grueling six day team cycle race end with Jacobson and Newkirk edging Fagg Sackurland and peers for first prize. The leading duo remained strong until the final laps, with Bedell and partners securing a distant podium spot as the crowd stayed riveted. The victors trailed the 1894 record by over 250 miles, highlighting the exhausting pace and dramatic late laps.
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New York
George Leander
Chicago
Madison
Aquare Garten -Bocardky
J. P. Jacobson
Witehiers
Bos
Cainihe
Sls
Acne Roan
Newkirk
Jacobson
Mirya
Bedell “Brothers
Stinson
Moran Titth
Galvin
Hinotsith
Jengin
Petersnn
Miler
Waller
Wen
Hae Lumtacher
Rmuney Mulen
Renin Tote Barelay
Keeler Confirms New York American League Site
Dec 15 Bin Francisco reports months of speculation about placing an American league team in New York. Willie Keeler agreed to play for New York and received a response detailing a potential site near the Fare River, closer to town than the Polo Grounds. Half the tract was bought for 23600, with 40100 paid down and the rest to be financed for ten years. The secrecy aimed to shield the deal until closure and avoid public disclosure of property divisions.
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bin Francico
New York
Teague
Willie Keeler
Hind
Fare River
Inna
No Work For Gophers In Late Season Plan
An obscure report notes the University of Minnesota may not field track or baseball squads next spring due to training space scarcity. Northrup Field on the campus grounds will be torn up for reconstruction, leaving no varsity teams for the fall and prompting a decision to drop out of track and field and baseball temporarily while football resumes.
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Ute University of Minnesota
Northrup Brid
Seid
Tek
Athieves
Basebal
Northrusteit
Minneapeda Edhoc
Geriiiron
Firsd
American league plans New York park site near Lenox Avenue
Reports say the American league may locate a new park on a tract bounded by 247th street to the north W 168th street to the south Lenox Avenue to the west and Harlem River to the east. Jabusonites own half the land for 225000 with 50000 paid, awaiting remissions by the board of aldermen to close the street for years.
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New York
Dec U
247Th Street
Wmgeh Street
Lenox Nyebua
Lenox Avenue
Dobrisa
American League
Ty Bou
Ninth Avenue
L' Road
Nis
Eighth Avenue
Athletic deficit at Iowa Baseball fund drive urged
Iowa City Ia students face abolition of baseball if a $4000 to $5000 fund not raised by spring. Athletic union reports over last decade show few sports profitable. officers elected include H E Inter Oointr vice president J B unz secretary B Moffatt treasurer W Fry.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Athletic Union
University of Iowa
Wilcox
Meares
Haasd
Orchits
H. E
Inter
Oointr
J. Bunz. Wesley
B. Moffatt
Marshalltown
Fry
Iowan City
Corbett answers Jefferies on purse division in sparring exchange
In Detroit on December 15 Jim Corbett responded to Jefferies in a room at the well known club. He said Jefferies would divide the purse as dictated by the champion and warned that he had challenged Jefferies under terms about the purse split. Meanwhile Harry Letman of Chicago signed with Seattle after leaving Rockford, with offers from Louisville and Mermaids.
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Ban Francisci
Abe Attell
Wanslon
Jemeare
San Franciseo
Gregenins
Tell
Young Corbett
Buddy Tiyan ¢O Kandiby
Coma— P Legion of Affairs
Mddie
Jefries
Detroit
Mich
Dee
Sim Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Tiswell Bouer
Jeffries
Corbett Jana
Corbett
Jommes
L Corbett
Chicago
Harry Letman
Rockford
Rae
Seattle
The
Tribune
Louisville
Mermalis
Fair exhibit funds grow for St Louis World’s fair
The article notes a $100000 boost for the fair in St Louis in December to support agricultural experiment stations and display their best work at the World’s Fair. It cites Chair men Tawney and Camm, the appropriations committee, and aims to fund exhibits to show the value of educational institutions. It mentions Paris Exposition features and a plan to cover relocation and transport costs for maps and exhibits. A closing line promotes Burdock Blood Bitter for clear complexions via pure blood.
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St Louis
Ericultarad Etigaen
Tawney
Wilon
Paris Galt
St. Louis
Uie
Blood Poison Cure Promoted by Botanic Balm
The ad touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for blood poison and related skin eruptions, claiming it clears pimples, ulcers, swelling, and joint pain. It promises a money back guarantee and emphasizes potent botanical ingredients, with testimonials of dramatic improvements and cancer prevention warnings.
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Bob
Syaber
Drne
Rowley & Snow
Exgesim Cs
Divorce Petition Alleges Wife Robbed Husband at Church
Leavenworth December 15 Carl Waldvogel through attorney Ben Andres filed for divorce from Catharine Waldvogel alleging she robbed his trunk of cash while at church and left him after marriage seeking gain. He cites mercenary motives and repeated absences with other men, with about 735 dollars in cash missing from his trunk and 4 dollars more taken since marriage. He also notes prior vagrancy arrest and claims his wife’s conduct caused him great distress.
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Leavenworth
Carl Waidvogel
Tle
Ben F. Andres
Catharine Waldvogel
St. Paul
Minn
Catharine
stouAdising
Wien
Lites
Sig
Mer
Passing of the Desert Growth in Garden City Finney County
Garden City and Finney County show substantial growth with rising alfalfa seed demand. Local builders report $5,000 residence, several new houses, and ongoing improvements. Farmers benefit from enlarged irrigation, higher crop values, and the reorganization of the Amason Canal company to enhance water supply and seed development.
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Garden City
Finney County
B.J Pyle
Kankas
Ae & Scurer
Soou
Amason Canit Company
Beloit Circle Elects G A Officers for 1903
Ladies of G A Beloit Circle No 66 L of G A A of Beloit elected officers for 1903. President Mrs Alive Gill senior vice president Mrs Jane Guptall junior vice president Mrs Mary Coyle treasurer Mrs Wancy Heisler chaplain Mrs Mary Ruanks conductor Mrs Minnie Leana buffer Mrs Eva Daley secretary Mrs Cella Rueegger assistant conductor Mrs Emma Kelley assistant guard Miss Anna Wroe organist Mrs All Walls Delegates to department encampment to be held at McPherson next May elected Mrs Mary Miller Mrs Lay Wall Mrs Emma Kelley and Mrs Elis Wroe Alternates Mrs Mary Funk Mrs Josephine Kelley Mrs Mary Banks. Beloit proud of lively Grand Army circles with active lodges and welfare for comrades.
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Beloit Circle
Beloit
Bec
Livermore Circle
Ax Tilane
Alive Gill
Renior
Jane Guptall
Dunier
Mary Coyle
Wancy Heisler
Mary Ruanks
Minnie Leana
Eva Daley
Mra
Cella Ruegegger
Emma Kelley
Guara
Miana Wree
All Walls
Bel
McPherson
Mary Miller
Lay Wall
Elis Wroe
Mery Funk
Josephine Kelley
Nancy Hull
Mra Mary | Banks
Beloit Mi
W. R
Be loit Industrial School Proud Of Progress And Matron
Be lot Industrial School in Be loit Kan reports high prosperity under Mrs Julia B Perry as Matron. In December there were 140 girls in the Girls Industrial School with a thriving domestic economy department started last year. Classes run eight to nine firs per day with one and a half hours per class and students eagerly participate in the department’s work, noting improving conditions and happiness within the institution.
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Julia B Perry
Betoit.Kan
Industrial School
Gomestic’ Economy
Jane
Siti
Airurtion
School program reforms win praise at local institution
Superintendent Julia B. Perry oversees a reforming regime at the institution where girls spend half days in classrooms and half in vocational work. Music instruction and character building are emphasized as a core aim, with 140 girls enrolled and 64 admitted since January 1, 1902. Paroled girls typically find homes, with very few returns.
Whipped a Preacher in Wilson Methodist Church
Rough event at Wilson in Ellsworth County reports Rev. Edwards, itinerant preacher, was dragged from the pulpit and whipped with a horse whip by B. H. Riley Henry Howxerman and Mrs Nevada Welch. The assault followed religious and personal allegations and occurred near the Union Pacific depot. No action has been taken against the assailants.
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Wilson
Ellsworth
Rus
Mr. Edwards
Wesleyan Methodist
B. H. Riley
Henry Howxerman
Nevada Welch
Edwards
Michael Hosserman
Welch
Beckett
Mr. Beckett
Henri Bosserman J
H. Miley
Me. Edwards
Union Pacific
jAgent
P. S. Croxa
Ales
Terry
Kansas Snowbound Across Counties
A heavy snowfall covered central Kansas from Dec 15 to 16, causing trains to run 2 to 6 hours late but bringing moisture beneficial to winter wheat. Reports from Kingman Scandia Lawrence Abilene Beech Dodge City indicate 5 to 6 inches in many areas with good feed for cattle and stout stock protection.
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Kingman
Scandia
Kas
Lawrence
Psola
Abilene
Junction City
Indies
Dodge City
Dr Fenner Kidney and Backache Cure Ad
Dr Fenner's Kidney and Backache Cure claims to relieve backache and kidney pains with a lifetime cure. The ad lists testimonials from readers in Haslet South Dakota and mentions a free Cock Book and Saint Vitus Dance remedy as part of the promotion.
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DR. Fenner
Fewers
Waters
Haslet
St.vitus
Saco
Local Lodges Elect Officers Amid Snowbound Downs
Downs December 15 report notes several inches of snow and a slow steady rain that disrupted power and telephones. Secret societies held meetings with elections for officers in Modern Woodmen of America and the Ancient Order of Workmen, listing new leaders and positions in town.
Draper Contempt Warrant Tied to Wichita Case
In Wichita on December 11 a warrant was issued for W. Br. Enroper a St. Louis newspaper man and former Wichita correspondent charged with malicious libel related to a story about an Indian named White Buffalo. Judge Harvey warned of failure to comply with court orders and a clerk of the city court pressed for action as editors from Philadelphia visit.
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Wichita
Harvey
Curt Oat
W. BR
Enroper
St. Louis
James F. Conley
Draper
White Buffalo
Varivlkenberg
Emory Foster
James Gay Gordon
Buffalo
Johnson Woman Wins 7000 Verdict in Rail Death Suit
Mrs Nettie Johnson sued the Missouri Pacific for her husband Johnson s death in a Kansas district court at Garnett. The jury awarded 7000 for the employe s fatal accident when a switch engine collided with cars not properly retained by a brakeman. The case will be appealed to the higher court. W Trickett of Kansas City represented Mrs Johnson.
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Nellie Johnson
Missouri Pacific
Garnett
Kas
Nettie Johnson
Johnann
Bieler Court
W._ Trickett
Kansas City
Mra. Johnson
Telat
Munger Mother Dead in Denver at 91, Eureka Notes
Mrs. Martha Stetybine Whitney Munger, mother of George St. Munger of Eureka, died in Denver at 91. Her husband survives. The notice lists children Mrs. Jot Hanon of Denver and others, with details of marriage and family. Also reports Burcks Gas and Minerales increases in Eureka, with a new gas well near Howard.
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Denver
Eureka
Ken
Marthea Stetybine
Whitney Monger
George St
Munger
John R. Hanna
Whitnes
New York
Joan
Lyman Muieer
Ald
Jot Hanon
Geer Arkas
Oretia le Misano
Charles M. Tox
Burcks Gas and Minerales Expany Tits
Stork Amd Willemk
Howard
Fragmented Local Notices and Railway Accidents Reported
A damaged fragmentary OCR item notes coal supply difficulties for waterworks and dealers, plus several rail related incidents. One report mentions a 17 year old Miss Ida Smith wounded by a bullet at a beachside area near a house. Another item describes a collision between a pile driver and a car engine at HUD Pity with engineers unhurt and passengers saved, while a separate note mentions a man named Smith buried under debris in western Colorado.
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Mikalooss
Kas
Ida Smith
Fet Paseed
New Opera House Plan Prompts Eureka Citizens Drive
Eureka readers report a movement by public spirited citizens to form a stock company to erect two new opera houses. The existing town hall is deemed inadequate and a $10,000 structure is planned for winter construction on a south block site. Construction may begin January 1 with W File, a local hardware man, purchasing frame buildings nearby.
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Eureka
Rureka
Ciack
Bering
Mailieor
Thin County
Thie Fail
W. File
Ureka
Farms Making Fortunes on the 301 Ranch in Oklahoma
Joseph Miller, a 39 year old ranchman, runs the famed 301 ranch in northern Oklahoma. The massive operation employs hundreds, with annual income cited as 400000 to 500000 dollars and profits from wheat and other crops. Miller uses a double-planting system to maximize returns, including cowpeas sown after corn and wheat fields plowed for grazing, creating two harvests from a single field.
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Oklahoma
Elfert
San Cere
United States
Driesis
Joseph Miller
Mim Thiken
Ghiatorsa
Decredapa
Ite
Hitler
Foose
Miller
West
Dowlie
Khaitrwach
Mort
Skeleton 10 000 Years Old Found Near Lansing
An article reports a 10 000 year old skeleton found near Lansing in a glacial site. The skull shows patterns suggesting human kinship, with debates about its authenticity and scientific significance. Conditions at Lansing include a coal shortage affecting fuel and transport, with local towns like Abilene mentioned.
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Er Eraresport
Hréterin Wright
Lansing
Sar
Pooomilathans
Agen
Drewttle
Abilene
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