Fire at Kansas City Damages Several Businesses
A noon blaze on the south side of Seventh Street in Kansas City damaged multiple merchants from Delaware to Wall. W. Thornburrow’s fancy hardware, B. Haas cigars, Osborne Electrics, and Morrin-Powers suffered smoke and water losses, with wine and champagne valued at $60,000 stored in the latter. At Ben TenstaIe’s cloak and waist factory, about 70 workers fled as smoke surged through the floors, sparking quick evacuation and panic.
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Kansas City
Delaware
Wall
Seventh Street
W. ©. Thornburrow
B. Haas
W. T. Osborne & Coy Plectrica
Marlin- Powers Mercantile
Thornburrow
Osborne Electment Company
Delongine
Morrin-Powers
Perry
Ben
Tenstale
Tarer Simoply
Temperance Session Set for Topeka Next Week
State association plans complete programs as sessions of the temperance university proceed. Leaders include Wain, President, and speakers such as J. Dougherty and W. M. Shaver. Reports from district lecturers and officials cover laws, sobriety efforts, and municipal wine service questions.
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Gonvantinn
Glencud
Canningham
Shaver
Treasuer
Aran
Brown, Bey
Gabtelleat
Eat
Dowie
JG Dougherty
Kansas
Duesea
Jotun
Cama Sarton
Colles Gleech
Jennie
W. M Shaver
Reading rooms to be opened on Santa Fe line
Rev. S. E. Busser, superintendent of reading rooms for the Santa Fe, reports to President Ripley in Chicago after Touring the system for locations to start reading rooms. Initial sites likely include Chillicothe, San Bernardino, Bagdad, Needles, Arkansas City, Newton, Argentine, Temple and Cleburne, with rooms to serve railroad men regardless of fees. Busser, known as the railroad preacher, leads the program to benefit employees and demonstrates ongoing Santa Fe innovations in railroading management.
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Rev
E. Busser
Santa Fe
Chicago
Ripley
Kothe
San Bernardino
Bagdad
Needles
Cal
Arkansas City
Newton
Argentine
Temple
Cleburne
Tex
SB. Busser
West
Kansas
Cave-in on the Frisco near Pittsboro delays train
A Frisco passenger train near Pittsboro yesterday morning ran onto a section of track that dropped about three feet as earth caved in beneath 500 feet of rail near the K. and T. coal yard. The crew steadied the train and waited for repairs by master Pat Herd to clear the line.
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Pittsboro
Welrity
K. & T. Coal Company
Art
Pat Herd
Hutchinson & Southern to Extend Railway to Omaha
Hutchinson and Southern railway plans extend 200 miles south from Hutchinson Kansas this season with Omaha as next year’s terminus. The line, built by near capital and operated by Union Pacific on a paying basis, will add a gulf of Mexico access via a northern link. Work starts late April with a second track between Blerry and Stime City. Five cars of fall traffic arrived. more expected to follow.
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Omaha
Hutchmeon & Southern Railway
Hutchinson
Kan
Gulf of Mexico
Near Capital
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Blerry
Stime City
Emporia Gazette
Switchman Badly Injured in Missouri Pacific Accident
Coffeyville report states W Ishmael a switchman on the Missouri Pacific yards was fatally mangled last night while switching cars. Left arm severed, he was taken to a Kansas City hospital. he is single. Santa Fe engineer Thames Ball, long in service, was seriously injured at Amity Col yesterday afternoon after his head struck a crane. Recovery doubtful.
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Coffeyville
Fen
W. Ishmael
Missouri Pacific Gaals
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Dodge City
Thames Ballbridge
The
Amity
Col
Rane- Hill
Celtic Arrives in San Francisco Ahead of Battleship
San Francisco February 2 The Celtic arrives from New York after a voyage with the Oregon and other vessels. She supplied the battleship with 1000 pounds of meat and provisions and is the first of her kind to be replaced by the United States as it deploys soldiers and fresh supplies.
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San Francisco
Cal
Aipoly Ap. Calc
New York
cCeife
Oregon
Magidatena
United Stone
Cali
Deficit for seven months tops $100 million in war bill
Washington February 2 The monthly statement shows January receipts and expenditures with total receipts about 27 796 for the month and disbursements around 311. The war effort dominates the outlay while navy expenses are noted.
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Washington
Bids Opened For Spanish Soldiers Transport
In New York and San Francisco, bids were opened for transporting 16,000 Spanish soldiers from the Philippines. Bordeaux Steamship Co offered 75 per head for officers and men, Mamburs Union line bid 35 for each enlisted man and 155 for officers, Compania Transatlantic bid 215 for officers and 7270 for enlisted men. Bids will be sent to Washington.
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New York
Spain
Philippines
Col. Kimball
San Francisco
Bordeaux Steamship Company
Mamburs Union Line
Compania Transatlantic
Washington
Corporal Payne Shot Before Manila Transport Departure
A private of the 22d Infantry shot Corporal Payne of Company DB as the transport Santa Rosa prepared to depart for the Philippines. George Burton, named as the shooter, fired three bullets, Payne to Presidio hospital for treatment. Burton was seized and held. he protests innocence and faces trial after the steamer reaches Manila.
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San Francisco
Santajor
Philippines
Twenty Second Intr
Veterins
Payne
Company DB
Jank Price
George Burton
Company 1
Weho
Gisingter
Burton
Presidio
Burter
Sense
Jess
Hurtig
Manila
Death by Own Action in San Francisco Jail Fire
A prisoner in San Francisco jail died by burning himself with coal oil after dousing his clothes and igniting a flame. Anthony Burzie, sentenced for shooting jeweler Sigmund Bravermann, tried several times to kill himself during captivity. fire injured others in the cell before guards intervened.
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San Francisco
Cal
Anthony Burzie
Sigmund Bravermann
Bursing Tellawelf
Fleeniar
Stroy
Gould Granted Power to Electrify Manhattan Elevated
A Wall Street report states the Manhattan Elevated Railway board unanimously authorized President Gould to equip the line with electricity. The key condition is that stockholders have first rights to subscribe to new stock at par plus a five percent commission. Negotiations reportedly proceed with General Trust Company and J P Morgan & Co.
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Manhattan Elevated
New York
Wall Street
AU A
Manhattan Elevated Railway Authority
Gould
General Trust Company
J. P. Morgan
Quick Mail Transit From Juneau To New Jersey In Eleven Days
A railway mail division report notes a mail package moved from Juneau Alaska January 15 to New Jersey in eleven days. It was mailed in Juneau, reached Seattle January 13, recorded at Pittsboro January 23, and completed the rapid transit the next day.
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Juneau
New Jersey
Washington
Shafinnberger
Railway Mail Division
New York
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Pittsboro
Indictments in Latimer Slaughter Thrown Out
Wilkesbarre Pa February 2 District Attorney Martin says the Latimer mine killings case collapses. Indictments against Sheriff James Martin and his deputies for murder and wounding were note pressed after earlier trials. Officials cited fear of public outcry and miners’ safety.
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Latimer
Wilkesbarre
Martin
James Martin
Sherif
Tneteen
McKinley Dinner Honors Supreme Court Guests at White House
President and Mrs. McKinley hosted a White House dinner honoring the United States supreme court with elaborate floral decorations in the east room and log corridor, inviting a large guest list. In Dakota, a divorce law was passed requiring a year of residence before divorce can be granted after Senate approval, awaiting governor's signature.
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Washington
McKinley
White House
United States Supreme Court
Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
House
Senate
Empress of Japan Carries Million Bottles to Asia
The steam ship Empress of Japan sailed from Vancouver on February 2 bound for Yokohama and Hong Kong. It carried over one million bottles of beer for Americans in the Philippines, delivering a substantial shipment to the region.
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Vancouver
B.C
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Philippines
Police Go After Crooks And Are Pressed Into Doing Chores
Searching the Hayloft a telephone call led Cre notice station to a barn district near Sixth and Fillmore. Officers Hopkins and Lucas deployed in civvies with arms drawn to trap a known crook, but a haystack uncovering revealed only an old mattress. Neighbors, frightened wives, and grateful women witnessed the officers’ acts of service, including helping with furnace duty and feeding horses before departing.
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Cre
Empan Ves
Sixth
Fillmore Streets
Hopkins
Hawkshows
Lucas
Effeer
Uke Mui
Ue Finest
Dramatic events at Crawford theater with Aliee Neilsen
Aliee Neilsen, the youngest comic opera star, appears Monday at Crawford theater with The Fortune Teller by Victor Herbert and Harry B. Smith. The production, praised for color and melody, tours Hungary based plots and features Neilsen in three roles. Also on offering, Dorothy Morton Opera company and Beach & Bower’s song men plan appearances as part of a busy Crawford schedule.
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Aliee Neilsen
Crawford Theater
Victor Herbert
Harry B. Smith
Diss “Neilsen
Oper
Ni ‘Ork
Wellack
New York
Miss Nielsen
Burt
Harry B. Smilth
Hungary
Dor Herbert
Dorothy Morton Opera Company
Sadi Attatent
Crema
Girvan
Prom
Crawford
Botkin Addresses Pension Difficulties for Old Soldiers
Congressman Botkin critiques the pension bureau and explains why private pension bills face long odds in the Fifty-fifth Congress. He notes few Friday night sessions and no winter meetings, leaving many bills unacted. He describes senate pension rules from 1898 and offers to send them on request.
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Botkin
The
State Journal
Pension Bureau
Grand Army
Congress
House
Invalid Pensions
Senate Commission On Pensions
Invallid Pensions Committee
Yellowstone alkali soils study signals irrigation reform
Montana report by Milton Whitney and Thomas Means details how rising surface salts in the Yellowstone valley result from over irrigation and poor drainage. It urges a $1,2000 survey from Billings to Glendive and emphasizes drainage and underdrainage fixes to reclaim damaged land and prevent further loss of productive soil.
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Yellowstone Valley
Butte
Ment
Milton Whitney
United States Department of Agriculture
Thomas Means
Montana
Whitney
Mapeger Kendrick
Northern Pacific
Billings
Glendive
Fertle
Yellowstone
Le Grippe Treated Effectively Says Mexia Publisher
James A. Jones publisher of the Leader Mexia Texas reports recovering from a second attack of le grippe after using Chamberlains Court Remedy. He states he was bedbound two days this time versus ten days previously and attributes quick recovery to the remedy. Also advertised Beesz German Salve for external piles cuts burns and skin conditions with druggist availability.
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la Grippe
le Grippe
Jas. A. Jones
the Leader
Mexia
Texas
Chamberlain
Bezes
Chief Strauss's Rogues Gallery and Local Notices
Chief Strauss keeps a rogues gallery to aid in capturing jail breakers and identifying criminals across town. The item lists names, photos, and descriptions to help marshals recognize offenders on trains and in towns like Herington. Also advertised are German Salve for skin ailments and Little Early Risers pills by Dr. De Witte and local druggists including Arnold & Son and Kane & Co.
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Strauss
Tink
Wil
Lhrce
Herington
de Witte
Wilson
A. J. Arnold & Son
Kane & Co
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Cabitalletien
Roby & Knox
East Seventh Street
Telephone
Railroad News
Chillicothe
San Bernadino
Argentine, Temple and
BH &S
Valor Pacific
Pa’ Payne
22D Infantry
Manute
McKinieys
Erled Lucas
Ishington
Jan
Gostae
Oakland
Cor. 7Th and
Kansas Avenue
Topeka Woolen Mill Co
Dr. Lyon
Ely
Drugeist
Mall
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
New Terk
New York and Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Niagara Falls
Beller
Room
Exchange
Kansas City, Mo
Klauer
Eent Cigar
Su Drusta
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