Kansas Mutual Life Insurance Company Prominent Topeka Prospect
The Kansas Mutual Life Insurance Company of Topeka is portrayed as a stable established firm. It notes payment of large sums on death claims dividends and cash surrender values with promptness. The piece emphasizes policy safety and financial strength under President J. P. Davis and invites inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Mutual Life Insurance Company
Topeka
America
Darine Perhikis
Money Stringenay
Kasse Mutual Life Insurance Company
Oil Drilling Tests Hope in Family Drama of Koerner
In Pennsylvania a worn father William Koerner drives a hard rock drill to save his son William J. Koerner, an artist jailed for life in Sing Sing for a fatal crime. The father funds a new appeal, endure harsh weather, and pushes the bore toward 4500 feet as time dwindles, hoping for clemency or reversal to save his son’s life.
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Rosie Redpath
New York
Dee
Wiliam Koerner
William J. Skoerner
Stosle Redpath
Sing Sing
Kowie
Kuerner
Dale
Pennsylvania
Abe Levy
Enon
Diya
Berin
Koerners
Oll
Gan
William Boarher
Forgetful Youth Appeals to Jersey City Police
A tall young man in Jersey City is in the city hospital with amnesia, unable to recall his name or identity. He entered Ocean Avenue station last Friday night and is described as educated and well dressed, with no obvious clues to his identity. Police seek to identify him and determine his origin after a reported memory lapse and a possible lead involving a local woman.
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Jersey City
New York
City Hospital
Jersy City
Sho
Ocean Avenue
Atlanta and Conyers Clash Over Trickster Checkers
An unusual checkers game unfolds between Atlanta and Conyers as Andy Minter, a colored tramp, travels 20 miles between the cities for months. The Recorder had him shipped back to Atlanta after benevolent action by that municipality, and he has since moved between towns with city treasuries losing sums to cover his travels. Patrolman James Shepherd notes Minter married in Conyers and has long held a vendetta with his former in law, adding a personal twist to the tale.
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Atlanta
Conyers
Andy Minter
Avanta
Recorder
Andy
Treasuries
Willie
The Verdict Debuts In Belmonts News Venture
New weekly illustrated paper The Verdict, patterned after Puck and Judge, debuts with Belmont owning and editing the venture. The issue attacks Vanderbilt Morgan Depew Platt politics, advocates income tax, condemns trusts, and opposes free silver while warning of dangers to democracy and society. The Belmonts, including Mrs Belmont, push a reformist, Democratic stance with a bold cartoon lineup.
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New York
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Richmond
Belmont
Puck
Judge
Thomas C. Platt
Depew
Gelment
Bam
August Bolnigut & Co
Alfred Henry Lewis
Dioplas
Bryan
New York City
Colonize Crusoe's Land By Chilians Settle Where Defoe Hero
Fragmented OCR recounts interest in Colonize Crusoe lore with Defoe's hero as trope. Mentions Kebinean Crunhe and Detar, Selkirk motif, and Crosses on Friday as odd cultural threads amid a thicket of garbled terms.
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Defoe
Tomdon
Kebinean
bin Wtasy
Alexander Belkirrk
Selkirk
Trutts
Sudan
The Great Blood Purifier Promised Cure All Ailments
An old advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Gallon Medical Discovery as the life stream healer curing nervousness sleeplessness and skin blotches by cleansing impure blood. It claims digestion improved liver vigor and strength, promising 98 percent cure for coughs bronchial issues and throat infections with no griping side effects.
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Johnston
Busines
Nice
Kansas Avenue
Hub
Chicago Medical Institute
Topeka
Kansas
Grukoa Extand Island Settlement Proposed by Chileans
An odd archival passage describes Selkirk era figures and a plan to expand Grukoa Island into a Chilean colony. It notes a small German and Chilean population, expectations of meat supply from new livestock, and a proposal to christen the settlement Grukoa Extand under Chilean authority.
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Selkini
Arenae
Folkirk
Manier
Selkirk
Fiewis
Amanuelo
Connan
Grukoa
Governor Pingree Opposes Senator Burrows Seat
Detroit December dispatch reports Governor Pingree issuing a proclamation opposing Julius Caesar Burrows for the U S Senate. He cites a lack of notable disinterested acts for Michigan, probes Burrows’ record on federal patronage, tariff, telegraph franks, and party loyalty, urging voters to reject Burrows’ re election in Michigan.
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Detroit
Mich
Pingree
Michigan
Julius Caesar Burrows
United States Senate
Burrows
Congress of the United States
Congress
Pingres
Jain
TL Am
Senate
Towanla
United States Army
Spal
United States
Plate Giana
Grand Rapids
Plate Giant Trust
Sas
Michizon
Sniihonaire Lutibermien
Hurcow
Telegraph Franks
Te Am
Burrows Unenuschet
Sloanes Separate Wealthy New York Social Leaders
Public statement reports Henry T Sloane and wife have separated. Henry left their East Seventy street home and now stays at the Buckingham Hotel while Mrs Sloane remains at the East Seventy second street mansion. He retains adviser A C Grown to handle legal interests as a feud unfolds and Mrs Sloane suffers a severe grip confined to her room.
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New York
Henry T. Sloane
Sloane
East Seventy’ Street
Buckingham Hotel
East Seventy-second Street
A.C. Grown
Equitable Life Building
Social Power and a Sloane Style in New York Society
A lengthy portrait traces Mrs. Sloane and Mrs. Ogden Mills as leaders of New York society, the Sloane fortune, and the 490 circle. It notes the 75-strong social set, the Ward McAllister frame, and a pivotal Newport incident that reshaped social hierarchy. Henry Sloane’s August move from his cottage to a hotel ends with an ellipsis of mystery and a contested version of his exit.
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C. HB. F.iecmont
James Abercrombie Burien
Colonel Jay
Mer. Tifany
Robert W. Tailer
William H.alter
New York
Sloanes
Sloane
Ogden Mills
Bradley Martins
Ward McAllister
Mrs. Astor
Neo~nie
Mrs. Sloane
Res. Ogden Mills
Troots
Henry ‘T Sloane
Thames
Government warns Cuban and Porto Rican towns on railroad grants
Washington reports that local governments in Cuba and Puerto Rico face pressure from capitalists to grant railroad and other concessions below true value. Cabinet orders strict scrutiny and veto of any nonbeneficial or below value deals as the U.S. tightens control after the war.
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Washington
Cuba
Porto Rico
United States
Boy Giant Dies in Madella Minnesota
James S. Meldndoo known as the Minnesota giant died in Madella on December 24 from brain hemorrhage. Born in Crescent, Tromuoix counts on July 5, 1880, he stood 7 feet 2 inches tall and weighed 208 pounds with a 9 hat and 2 shoe size. He toured with the Forepaugh circuit before his death. Columbus reports state school funds for the Lafayette movement show 84 schools contributed 4297.41 with costs totaling 121.58.
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Madella
Minn
James
Meiindoo
Minnesota
Belndoo
Windson
Crescent
Tromuoix
Columbus
Onto
Lafayette
Influenza Epidemic Warns Chicago Health Officials
Chicago health authorities issue a special bulletin warning residents as influenza tightens its grip. Dr. Reynolds urges strict isolation, avoiding shared utensils, and disinfecting dwellings, bedding, and clothing to curb the spread. He notes conditions rival those of 1891 and stresses fatigue, excesses, and overwork raise risk.
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Health Department
Chicago
Commissioner of Health
Reynolds
Aleen
Reynolds Delares
France losess a prize bust to Washington Museum
France loses a chance to keep a famed bust of Jeanne d Arq as Prosper d Epinay's marble statue Dust of donning d Acc is bought by Mrs Phoebe Hearst and to be donated to the Washington Museum after a brief display in New York. Paris figures of history and martial ardor surround the piece attracting attention from notable personalities including the Grand Dukes and others.
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Jeanne d'Arq
Washington Museum
Paris
France
America
Phoebe Hearst
Prosper d'Epinay
d'Acc
New York
BM dEpinuy
Orleans
Vlaainle
Alexis
Poisoning at Cleveland orphan house shocks town
A disturbing report from Cleveland notes suspected poisoning at an orphanage. Matron Mary Bedford and Annie are accused as caretakers in a case that left a child distressed. State chemist in Lexington and local directors vow full inquiry to uncover the truth.
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Dee
Joie
Mary Bedford
Annie
Imeike
Cleveland
Persia
Ernat
Homo
Lexington
Investment Security and Medical Remedies Ad Insert
An old newspaper fragment touts A savings and loan as a safe security, payable every six months, with cashable investment notes. It also advertises cures for rheumatism neuralgia and other ailments, praising remedies like Mystic Care and Beggs German Salve, with druggists and Holiday Rates via The Rock Island. The piece references January 1898 and local towns, drug firms, and railway travel promos.
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Ian
Boe
Jean
Ioan
Wil
Ameta
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