Prospecting for Coal on Osborn Farm Near Valencia
Edward D H Osborn and partners plan to drill 4000 acres west of Valencia starting January to test a coal vein believed 140 feet below surface. Drilling aims to verify thick coal seams and depth to Denison Leavenworth vein, with leases for about 1000 more acres. If coal is found, a mining operation may follow and leases offer potential earnings.
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Edward DH
Osborn
Jun PF
Valencia
Thoe Osborn
Edward Os
Cmalma
Leavensworth
Opborn
Rodevrs
Teland
Amin Ito
Grain bin shortages spark railroad commission inquiry
A fragmented report from the offices of the state railroad commission details a complaint by a city grain dealer about insufficient storage for corn and the inability to move wheat efficiently. The dialogue centers on bin supply, equipment, and anticipated crop volumes, with mentions of the Union Pacific and grain handling issues affecting shipments and storage capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minty Board of Railroad Commissioners
M. F. Lonamis
Uhlon
Leanna
Alroud
Etrasbure
Talalion
Missouri Lawyers Granted Week to Submit Briefs
The governor sets a seven day period for Missouri lawyers to file briefs on a seized matter. State officials indicate additional steps may follow as the case moves toward a potential review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
al Qasir
New York
Missing Topeka man in Toteka seeks brother
David Barnes of Saarveyville arrives in Toteka to search for his brother missing for two weeks since leaving home. Police found two crutches and a trunk stolen from the depot. A man matching Barnes’ description was seen dining at Semple Café and later on Kansas Avenue, raising theories of foul play versus a prolonged drunken spree.
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David Barnes
Saarveyville
Toteka
Barnes
Topeka
Tutcher
West Seventh
Bundy
Shattie
Righih
Harrison Streets
Semple
Eafe
Kansas Avenue
Joseph Burnes
Iie Chy
North Cross
Eighth Avenue
Mr Barnes
Joseph Barnes
McCollum Bond Stirs City Council Pay Row
City council plans a tense session over Chief McCollum’s December bond payment and salary. Councilmen push to demand bond posting before salary, while others deny knowledge of trouble. Rumors say Nell, Tow, and Wolf face pressure amid police department tensions and a bidder’s stance on policy.
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McCollum Nis Siary
McCall Vo
Joseph Galley
Grimwy
Tolesw McCollum
McCollum
Bondaman
Irie
Bergen
George Nell
Towa
Iit apteibeCollum
Shile Mbtvor Bergundt
Syatem
Death Toll Rising From Typhoid in Topeka Visit
In Topeka a young man Sime Britton dies from typhoid at his Auburndale home as his mother and sister fall ill with the same fever. The outbreak spreads amid confusion over contagion and public health response. The Britton family recently moved from Topeka to Topeka via Tol a, raising concerns about the epidemic’s reach. Samuel Britton’s body to be returned to Tol a for burial. Marines from Prairie Company assist with arrangements at the Canal Co. house near Emperador.
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Sime
Britton
Auburndale
Topek
Becacse
Topeka
Tola
Samuel Britton
Tole
Sentenced to Hang for First Degree Murder
William Mason, colored, convicted of first degree murder for the killing of Fred Tutehor, was sentenced by Judge Hagen this afternoon to be hanged. Mason, crippled by rheumatism, hobbled to the courtroom on crutches and nodded in assent as the sentence was pronounced, understanding a governor may not set a date and he will remain in prison.
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William Mason
Fred Tutehor
Hagen
Mason
Jude
Ife
Wilson book sells for 25 dollars in first edition
The first number of Harmon Wilson's limited edition "The Troubles of a Worried Man" sold for 25 dollars to Richard L. Thomas after sealed bids lasting over a week. The sale, believed the best price for a first volume of a dollar book, drew keen interest from Topeka book enthusiasts. This marks the sole numbered edition.
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R. L. Thomas
Harmon Wilson
Richard L. Thomas
Karsan
Wilson
Boysra
Topeka
Colombian Troops Take Position on Los Linos Island
Washington confirms Colombian forces occupy Los Linos Island near Panama with a small detachment noted. Separate sports note reports Munroe vs Sharkey set for a United bout before March 1 pending club inducements. Political rumor from Madrid mentions King Alfonso proposed marriage to Princess Maria Pilar of Bavaria, aged 13. See local Christmas beef prices at Shawnee Grocery.
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Washington
Los Linos
Panama
Madrid
Alfonso
Maria del Pilar
Bavaria
Canal Support Gains Senate Backing in Ratification Vote
Baton Rouge reports both hours of the legislature adopted a resolution urging the state's U.S. senators to vote for ratification of the Panama Canal treaty. dividend is passed. New York directors approve January dividend on preferred stock amid labor troubles since February. Rev Brooke Hereford D D dies at 73 in Boston.
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Baton Rouge
United States
New York
United States Reduction and Refin~ing Company
Colorado City
Western Federation of Miners
Brooke Hereford
Boston
Deaths and Funerals In Local Notices
Henry Clay aged 62 died of apoplexy in an asylum and will be shipped to Almena Kansas. Wesley Bowen prominent carrier died at 1209 Lincoln Street from a sudden hemorrhage with funeral at St John A M E church. Warren C Alston died in Hutchinson and burial was in Topeka after services at St John A M E Church. Local Masonry and colored community attendance noted.
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Henry Clay
Insane) Asylum
Almena
Kas
Clay
Wesley Bowen
Lincoln Street
St. John's A. M
Warren C. Alston
Hutchinson
Topeka
St. John's
A. al. K
Colored Masonia Escanlea- Jone
Georgia’s Flag and Georgia's Secession History
A white flag with a red star in the center is described as Georgia’s emblem and tied to the state’s secession from the Union. The piece recounts Milledgeville’s 1861 acts severing ties with the United States, Georgia’s declaration of sovereignty, and the arsenal’s Confederate-leaning transfer of symbols as federal forces withdrew from Augusta and Waynesboro.
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R. F. Allen
Augusta
Georgia
United States
Milledgeville
Jos Brown
Waynesboro
Burke
Brown
Arnold Etsy
Second
United States Artillery
Georgix Wee
Cote
Ancient Egypt at Abydos Reveals Early Dynasties
The Egypt exploration fund at Abydos this year widened views of early civilization. Petrie notes ten successive temples buried by deep mud, with over 5,000 measurements showing Osiris’s evolving worship and a Cheops ivory statue now in Cairo. Discovery links trade and chronology to Crete and reveals first dynasty artifacts and writing.
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Abydos
Egypt Exploration Fund
Finders Petrie
Osiris
Gor
Upuatit
Hentament
Herodotus
Cheops
Cairo Museum
Meren
Tniald
Alex
Greece
Italy
Crete
Egypt
Jong
Driay
Deir el Babri
Winter
University Gower Street
London Times
Fort Scott
Kaw
Bell
Mills Idle Prompted By Snowbound Closure Report
The shutdown of the mills was termed “the plums winter cloring” and the date of probable resumption was given as January 2, signaling a temporary halt and expected return after the winter cooldown.
Saloon Keeper Vitek Hangs Self in County Jail
James Vitek, a Chicago saloon keeper, strangled his wife recently. He hanged himself in his cell with three handkerchiefs, prompting belief insanity may have driven him after confrontation over his wife’s drinking.
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Chicago
James Vitek
Fitek
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Stein Block
Rogers, Peet & Co
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