Graft and Anti Graft Amid State Printer Dispute
The Biariot Record editor Hoch and candidate for governor clash with Concordia Blade editor Clark over printing. Hoch accuses Clark of publishing a vitriolic editorial. the exchange cites quotes from the State Journal and questions state printer practices, alleging graft without accusing individuals of dishonesty. The debate centers on printing rates, office value, and political loyalties among Hoch, Keily, Colerain, Dayhot, and Bur Foy, with broader anti machine rhetoric.
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W. Hoch
Biariot Record
Concordia Blade
Btate
Clark
Flouh
Hoch
Ork
Horh
State Journal
Berton
Kansas
Ahrpern
Wits
The
Mr. Hoch
Iteelf
Baley
BE. W. Hoch
Cine
Ed Hoch
Toveka
Bodunkin
Morsay
George Clark
Rome
Strang
Hoch Han
Marion
Atale
Keily
Alba ‘Colerain
Eas Tendent Dayhot
Bur- Foy
Hoch political alignment discussed in Miami county board
A local editorial argues about anti machine influence in the Miami county executive and possible gubernatorial runs by Hoch. It defends Hoch’s integrity while noting disputes with Governor Bailey and highlighting legislative actors and past committee roles.
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Rives
Kelly
Board of Commissioners of
Miami Coun
Hoch
Prines
Horton
Afr
Hech
Stubbs
Hoot
Moch
Wense
Hotel Fire in Chicago Hits Park Gate building
Fire at the Park Gate hotel in Chicago today affected about one hundred families. The blaze broke out this afternoon near the street from the main entrance to the World’s Opera. No loss of life reported.
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Chicago
Park Gate Hotel
Moroe
Mfe
Turkey to Apologize for Alexandretta Incident
Washington reports a near settlement of the Aleran Gretta affair with satisfaction to all, though details may take days. The San Francisco sailed from Beirut to Alexandretta with Consul Davis, who will be received with honor as the Turkish governor apologizes after a naval inquiry supported the American view.
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Washington
Navy Department
San Francisco
Beirut
Alexandretta
United States
Davis
Perte
State Department
Leischman
Can't Move Sick. Chicago Striking Drivers Deny Hospital Transfer
Chicago December 19. Striking livery drivers refused permission to move sick residents to hospitals. An undertaker's wagon served as hearse for Judge Jonas Mutchinson from his residence to Oakwood cemetery. Private carriages ferried relatives and friends to the grave as a wagon returning from Graceland cemetery was chased by a rival wagon. A young Perrigo man escaped as the pursuer lashed horses into a gallop.
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Chicago
Jonas Mutchinson
Supreme Court
Oakwood Cemetery
Suriat
Perrige
Graceland Cemetery
Perro
Cuban reciprocity bill stalls as senate adjourns
News of the week briefs note the Cuban reciprocity bill defeated 67 to 18 in the senate and the president delaying action. Other items include unrest in Corea and Mokphe, rioting reports, a $20,000 embezzlement confession at UC regents, wage cuts in Connellsville via Frick Coke, and various court and political updates alongside local Topeka items.
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Senate
Prohibition Party
Kansas City
Asa C
Bushnell
New Haven
Conn Bank
Mokphe
Corea
W. A. McKowen
University of California Regents
University of California Regents, Confemntate
Br. Comber
Connellsville
H. C. Frick Coke Commpany
Northerts Securities
United States
Supreme Court
Butler
Pacar Barton
Red Cros Society
Woot bin
Cuba
Daniel Manning
Albany
St. Louis
India
Prafre
Colon
Panama
1St Court
United States District Attorney
Omaha
Dietrich
Hastin
Iowa
West Virginia
Chicago
W. B. Beach
Layer Dergundtial
Layer Dergundthal
Kansas Municipal
J.C. Loweta
Topeka Reform School
Starnes
Lowsie
Isane
Joan Wilton
Washburn College
Te Hanses Eile
Topeka, Wrankfort & Northwanters
Uty
Peka
Eka
Colorado
Lea
Usley
de Boledlerees
Bha
Hane Way Company
Tomas
Deat Topeki Council
Local Health Tips and Court News From Topeka
Local notes mention household medicine chests and Pune Remedies as an insurance company home office pamphlet. Fred Clark pleads guilty in district court to theft of trousers on Sixth Avenue and receives six months in county jail. Topeka Laundry workers receive six weeks of wages as a cooperative dividend, funded by a new profit-sharing plan benefiting long-term employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyen
Pune
Mapuni Life Insurance Company
New York
New York City
Fred Clark
di Triet
Sixth Avenue
Jermnant
Effingham New Leaf
Topeke
Topeka
General Debility Day To Day Health Struggle Noted
A reader describes persistent weakness and fatigue with no relief from food or rest. The passage mentions feeling burdened by daily weakness and references Hood's Sarsaparilla as a potential remedy for renewed strength and vitality.
Mob Takes Black Man From County. Man Dies After Arson to Tree
A mob of about 100 men seized Joe Brake, a Black man, from the county jail last night and hanged him near a tree after arresting him in connection with a serious incident involving Chester Conner, a prominent White man, earlier today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley
Tern
Joe Brake
Chester Conner
Fragmented line about a bitter fight and medical claims
An unclear passage describes a bitter fight and references a fatal termination. It mentions Dr King and mentions a person named Shae T A Beall of Meall Miss with uncertain quotes about remedies and treatment.
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Dr. King
Eise
Mi Se Caoeen Price
Battier Fem
Congress Adjourns and Panama Debate Moves to Post-Holiday
Washington reports show the House adjourned until January 4 1904 after a brief session. In the Senate discussion centered on Panama entries with Pettus urging lawful recognition of de facto government, and questions regarding US role in Panama’s birth and canal property while stressing national honor over commercial interests.
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Washington
House
Senate
Gorman
Immedimte
Bristow
Yolmes Conrad
Charles J. Bonaparte
Lodge
Post Office Department
Quay
Morgan
Sr. Pettus
United States
Canal
Panama
Colombia
Ita
Con Presse
Aks
Sur
Pettus
Masons Elect Oflocera Officers Named for Year
Orient lodge No. 51 A F and A M elected Frank Stevens as master George Bellyreuler warden W S Eperle faster warden J E Moon treasurer Evan Davis secretary W J Coates senior deacon Matthew Carl junior deacon CH Chandler senior steward F E H McWerland junior steward S G Zimmerman chaplain and Robert Eewardy trier for the coming year.
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Masons
Oflocera
Orient Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Frank Stevens
George
Coleman Led Kansas City Probe Progress Report
Attorney General Coleman returns from the Wyandotte county grand jury in Kansas City and says the investigation is progressing well. He cautions no conclusions yet and anticipates completion sometime in January while noting ongoing street paving inquiries and that school board matters remain for later review.
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Coleman
Wyandotte County Grand Jury
Kansas City
Kus
Ei'aomor
Columan
Policeman Frank Asher Fined in Assault Case
Policeman Frank Asher was fined 5 dollars and costs totaling 22.05 in the city court for assaulting Barry Steinberg. Testimony covered a police station incident where Asher threatened to rock Steinberg in a cell and admitted laying hands on him amid disputed epithets. Officers Henderson McElroy and Reed testified Steinberg did not use the alleged insult. A collection was raised to pay the fine as officers debated support for Asher.
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Frank Asher
Ity
Barry Steinberg
Asher
Steinberg
Henderson
McElroy
Reed
New York Cotton Jobbers Put In Receiver’s Hands
In New York on December 11 the receiver Frank L Croker revealed an investigation into a complex cotton affair tied to a failed company. Estimates suggest assets around 2 million with heavy debts and family bonds linked to a Glen Neyeset home retirement. Daily communications indicate ongoing efforts with capital structures and liabilities under scrutiny as names and precise figures remain unsettled.
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New York
Frank L. Croker
Aitaire
Eean Sobbene
Glen Neyeset
Ines
Oty Simone
Nes
Dreyfus Commission Set to Hear Victor Mortier
Paris on December 12 report says the Dreyfus commission will assemble next Wednesday to receive Victor Mortier, senior member of the commission, and one of the four officers who have been suspected in the affair.
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Paris
Dreyfus
Victor
Mortier
Insane Patients Move From Bedwell to State Asylums
Shawnee county officials began transferring residents from Bedwell's asylum east of Topeka to state institutions. The board of charities ordered the move to reduce county costs. Shawnee county paid 2 per week per patient while the state reimbursed 24 weekly, leaving a yearly deficit of 53 per patient before the shift. The change will save the county about 1.14 per patient weekly after clothing expenses are covered.
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Shawnee County
Bedwell's
Bevine
Topeka
Peka
Parson
Board of Charities
Bedwell's Asylum
Paupers Used Across Cities Sparks County Debate
Emporia Gazette reports local friction as Shawnee County seeks changes to send paupers back to home towns Lyons and Topeka. Citizens fear overreach while other counties complain of the same pattern. The dispute centers on state statutes restricting cross town pauper transfers and the potential widening impact.
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Rogers Emporia
Emporia Gazetta
Ewien Ropalca
Emporia
Herry
Knoxville
Toon
Lyons
Kan
Topeka
Ani
Fali
Shawnee County
Lyon County Ly
Urn Popaka
Fugitive Bowler Sought as Chicago Man Arrested in California
A Chicago fugitive from justice, Arthur Gowler, described as a bowler from the South, was arrested in California. The Chicago police note he fled after an alleged crime and is being held pending bail, with authorities seeking more details on his case.
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Ichicago
California
Angeles
Cal
Arthur Ea Ay Gowler
Southern
Beta
Lane Beass
Dunton
Chicago
No Judge Today Governor Bailey Returns From Lawrence
Governor Bailey returns from Lawrence where he addressed students of the state university and says he will appoint no judge of the supreme court today. The matter has been quiet for four or so days with sparse public action and little new information emerging.
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Bailey
Lawrence
The
State University
Supreme Court
Church of Boulders Plans First Baptist Edifice Change
Plans for the new First Baptist building at the corner of Ninth and Ackaga streets are changed. The church will use rough red boulder bricks instead of brick as originally planned. Foundation work and stone shaping proceed with nails collected locally.
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Church OF Boulders
First Baptist Ediflos
Bantive Ours
Ackaga Streets
Shane
Auctions in London Disperse Blue Porcelain Treasures
New York reports an ongoing London sale of Chinese blue porcelain with gilt and foliage motifs fetching 319200 amid detailed descriptions. A distorted dispatch mentions Flemish figures and biblical, apocryphal subjects and hints at themes of wealth and excess in urban imagination.
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New York
London
Petare
Larkin Gets 12 Years For Triple Knoxville Robberies
Three white youths confessed to a sequence of hold ups in Knoxville. They attacked a bookkeeper at the Practar Oon Company office, knocked him senseless, and later killed Cor Un Howe and Charlee Rodgers during the robberies. The trio were described as the guilty parties in the North Knoxville crimes.
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Knoxville
Tehu
Piatelene
Practar Oon Company
Murphy Opes
Cor UN Howe
North
Charlee Rodgers
Moclaty
Rieti
Deaths and Funeral Notices and House sale fragment
Fragmentary notice lists deaths and funerals alongside a household sale with early new steel range and furniture details. Readable items include a public sale reference and local acknowledgments.
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Ae Isbie, Coy
Haseis
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Sab
Bas Sc. Paul
Ravananhisser
Soignian
Atlanta
East Lake
Clara Irene Malcolm
Delong
Guilbert Laing
Laing
Belowsa
Ames Furniture CO
Kansas Avenue
Congress
Harry Steinberg
Favor Dreyfus
Legion of Honor
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Larkin
Harvey Berdonnar
Dee Pinta Larkin
Harvey Ir
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