Christmas Gifts That Please the Eye and Satisfy Tastes
A catalog excerpt touts 250 medalions, vase imports from Dresden and Asia, albums with floral celluloid covers, celluloid accessories, Japanese boxes, smoking sets, Bradley's and Parker's games, Sterling Silver novelties, and a wide range of children's items from china tea sets to furniture. Prices span 10c to $2.00, highlighting value and variety for holiday shoppers.
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Dresden
Bohemia
China
Japan
Closer Ties Push Kansas City Park Union Interests
Gov W E Stan Aden favors commercial clubs and railroad unions working with Kannas interests to boost trade relations with Mexico and Texas, aiming to widen industrial ties. A Spokane trip by Thompeur highlighted efforts in mining and transportation, seeking increased mercantile travel and tourism while Rock Island eyes growth between Kansas City and nearby markets.
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W. E. Stan- Aden
Id B
Kannas
Hellieneice
Cor Tepatitin
Mexio
Taos
Aks
Teetiasat
Siar
Aes
Rock Island
Kansas City
Miscouri
Cileen
Long Talking at Sea Between Cunarder Ships
New York dispatch reports the Cunard liners Etruria and Umbria in heavy wireless contact for over five hours before sighting each other. Both ships had left Liverpool and New York respectively on December 7. Positions were exchanged as they closed from 1,630 miles east-northeast of Sandy Hook to within sight. The Umbria relayed a long message before communications faded into garbled text.
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New York
Aarne
Kate
Mit Ocean
Los
Marcon
Etruria
Liverpool
Armbria
Sandy Hank
Umbria
Trate
Unclear 19th Century Shipping Reports
The Umbrin reported passenger counts and that all ships performed well with recent arrivals from New York. Meanwhile the Etruria relayed news of the burning of the great Liverpool exchange on December 5, as the Etruria lay anchored in the Mersey.
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Umbrin
New York
Etruria
Liverpool Exchange
Mersey
Two Die In Foggy Detroit Suburb Train Crash
In Delray near Detroit two men were killed and a third was badly injured after walking on track when Train No 32 approached in dense fog. De Rosier and Fre Wisner died instantly or soon after being found. Jaka Hemselman suffered a broken leg and a head wound but is expected to recover.
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Detroit
Mick
Delray
Tale Shore
Hemselman
Wichita to Get $1,000,000 Sugar Factory Planled by Dennison
Wichita plans a new $1 million sugar factory led by B B Dennison and investors. Readiness shown by plans for fifteen buildings and a plant expected to also process cane pulp into gunpowder and smoke. Rail company interests including Missouri Pacific and Rock Island cited, with plans sent from Chicago via Topeka offices.
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Wichita
BB. Dennison
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Pullman Palace Car Company
Cabie Or Ban Company
Rock Island Railroad Company
Dennison
Hock Island
Topeka
Chcago
WH. Herbig
Rock Island
Apeost
Sugar farming and paper mill plan for Sedgwick county
From September 15 to November 15 sugar will be produced each year and other months devoted to paper and smokeless gunpowder. Mr. Dennison states the plant will cultivate 3,000 acres of sugar cane annually at $1 per ton, with an average yield of 30 tons per acre, promising Sedgwick county farmers about $100,000 yearly.
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Dennison
Sedgwick County
Frozen Body Found Near Baden Station Amid Holiday Rush
In St Louis County, Joseph J Novak of Ingisside station was found dead in a vacant lot near the Wabash tracks in Baden. An asthma sufferer, he reportedly faltered en route to Baden station, sat to recover, and never rose. Holiday excursion rates from Union Pacific are advertised for the holidays.
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St. Louis
Joseph J. Novak
Ingisside Station
Coudty
Baden
Novak
Union Pacific
Cuba's Commerce Imports Fall and Exports Grow Sharply
A War Department report shows Cuba's fiscal year 1901 total imports at 65,060,641 and exports at 65,115,801, marking a 3.1 percent drop in imports and a 345 percent jump in exports. US import share declines. France and Spain show reductions while other nations fall. Exports rise to the US, UK, Germany, France, and other countries with notable gains. City Ticket Office Union Pacific R R 5 Kansas ave.
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Washington
Cuba
Division of Insular Affairs
War Department
United States
France
Spain
United Kingdom
Germany
Exhibition of Dolls Shows Range From Cheap to Fine
Over 2000 dolls on display including doll heads shoes and stockings. Accessories span Ladies' Toilet Manicure and Work Boxes in celluloid leather and plush with rare woods. Prices range from 48c to $5.00, showcasing many finishes and crafts.
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Kansas Avenue
Crawford Opera House
Barnum
Bradley’s & Parker
Kolo
E. W. Thompson
Mexico
Pearty
Mekteo
Shaws
Dexu
Ldebty
Klauer
Cent Cig
California Fig Syrup CO
Ig Pee Heke Tor
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