Tariff comparisons show shifts in corn shipping costs
The article analyzes Kansas grain tariffs from Wichita to Galveston and New York, noting rates per 100 pounds and per bushel, and explains how Kansas City handling and shorter hauls affect overall costs. It argues such charges could fund a major railroad, urging Interstate Commerce scrutiny. It also discusses political votes on free coinage, naming states and sources, and hints at financial schemes and Populist resistance.
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Nebraska
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Inter State Commerce Commission
Weather Inidienttums Carcano Feb 7 For Ranesas
Weather notes mix with political commentary on Tillman Cleveland and tariff plans. Readers see speculative finance views, calls for silver policy, and mentions of Anneke Jans dispute and Missouri club rumors, reflecting a chaotic late 19th century newspaper style.
Price Increases Hit Liquor as Dispensaries Raise Rates
A Feb 7 price list for sub-dispensaries raises cheaper liquor grades while high-priced goods drop. Half pint rye and bourbon rise from 19 to 25 cents, half pint packages move to 18 cents, and a pint to 8? remains unclear. Kansas City, Kansas resident Crom seeks funds via supporters to cover outstanding checks and secure release. Sprague impersonator to perform at Westeboro College on Feb 8. court access via West Sixth Avenue cars to Bureau Street.
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Conumera, & C
Money Leads Mississippi to Pick Free Silver Senator
The Mississippi legislature selected Hernando D. Money as George’s successor in the U.S. Senate, effective at the end of the century. Money, 64, a Mississippi native and Confederate veteran, has long served in Congress and owned a law practice in Washington. He earned praise as Post Office Committee chair for postal reforms and free silver speeches regarded as strong.
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Hernando de Soto Monay
Mississippi
United States
Money
Washington
Syas
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Ers
Ando D. Monet
Carrollton
Mics
Senate
Post Office
Lown
Miss Pullman's Engagement to Frank Lowden
Miss Florence Pullman, eldest daughter of a palace car magnate, plans to marry Frank O Lowden a Chicago lawyer. The couple, long pursued by European nobles, chose America as their home and wedding plans set for next June.
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Miss Pullman
Chicago
Frank
Lowden
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Harriet
Carolan
San Francisco
Hewes Ben
Sunrise City
Minn
Iowa State University
The Bicycle Rival: New Skating Rinks Flourish
The article notes a feminine skating craze spreading from London and Paris to major American cities. Rinks use advanced refrigerating systems, with 50 cent admissions including skate rental and instructor guidance. It describes attire, shoes, and skates, plus a glimpse of fashion trends in lace, ostrich feathers, and sleeveless bodices.
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Bicycle Academy
Brother Sa
London
Paris
New York Sun
King Frost
Sesson
Car ride harassment ends with conductor intervention
A Broadway and Thirty third Street trolley tale shows a pretty young woman bullied by a gilded youth who sits opposite her. Passengers threaten to intervene as the conductor stops the car at Fortieth Street and the old gentleman declares he won’t see a sister insulted. The boy claims the girl is his sister and that he did not take her to the marines.
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New York Journal
Santa Fe Ring of Trig Rate and Championship Boxing
Santa Fe announces round trip rates with February travel dates and a return to Mexico City for $20.00. Boxing bill features Peter Maherra Bob Fitzsimmons heavyweight title bid Luke Dixon Jerry Marshall featherweight title bout Joe Walcott versus E. Collis welterweight title clash Jack Everhardt Horace Leads lightweight championship. Juarez bullfights near El Paso. City Ticket Agent J. P. Hower promotes the sale.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
George Dixon
Jerry Marshall
Joe Walcott
Collis
Jack Everhardt
Horace Leads
Juarez
el Peso
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