Boulder Train Disaster Kills Fifteen Near Little Rock
A massive boulder crashed into a Choctaw rail work train 220 miles west of Little Rock, killing 15 and wounding at least 14. The accident involved a mixed crew of white and colored workers, with cars buried under sand as rescuers moved to the scene.
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Tittle Nook
Ark
Fet
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gull
Liamn Rock
J. St. Ginble
Nazor
HL Evann
Paseinic Mader
Lillle Maumelie
Naser
Eien
Little Rock
Tillie Stock
Nee Intimoury
Free Supreme Electric Belt Offer Promises Lifetime Use
An ad promotes a free Supreme Belt to recipients with no trial period. It claims the device, produced in Erde, improves health and vigor and will be sent at no cost or obligation. The offer emphasizes permanence of ownership after receiving the belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoars
Tinnots
Strese
Esca
Wreck Rescue Underway After Sand Tragedy
Casualties feared as workers finish clearing wreckage at the scene. Several men missing or buried under sand while a crew clears debris and searches for bodies. Authorities warn of more possible fatalities as recovery continues.
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Lmost
Deeplill
SONS OF NOBLE SIRES BANQUET AT NATIONAL HOTEL
Fragmented notice notes Kansne society of the Sone of the Aretican sevaioiian planning banquet at the Nathinal hotel on Washington's lil, with a civic tribute to Civilisation and poetry by Colonel Dante paltriute and others. Singing "America" mentioned.
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Kansne Society of the Sone of the Aretican Sevaioiian
Nathinal
Washington
Prealient
Dante
Paltriute
Adler Natritie
Vane Park
Sie Zone
Junie
T. Deviteor
Cnknuwi
Corpse Weighs 700 Pounds Graveside Shock
In New York in February Dennis Leahy was buried after a funeral held for a man who weighed about 700 pounds. Report notes his weight had reached 500 pounds two years earlier and a doctor cited heart fatty degeneration as a cause. A clergyman arranged a nearby proof of rest to limit the distance the coffin had to travel.
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New York
Dennis Leahy
Leahy
New Fair Grounds Lease to Kansas State Fair Association
County commissioners Friday afternoon decided to lease the fair grounds to the Kansas State Fair Association for a series with the privilege of renewing the lease for another term. The new arrangement will have the association maintain fences and repairs and improvements. when the grounds revert to the county, the improvements go with them.
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Kansas State Fair Association
Es Sears
Real Estate Transfers Noted in Local Conveyances
Wille S Chii¢ and wife transfer to Sarah Phil digest, includes part of the southeast quarter of section 3, township 12 range 15. Riehl to Sarah Kishi and wife for $2, part of the southwest quarter of section 5, township 1 south of Mars A. wd Aaron Trulltuer, Wns. Syst Ges. Monroe area and South Brentwood transactions record transfers across multiple sections, with detailed plot notes including Reynolds Avenue and cant mentions.
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Wille S. Chii
Sarah Phil Digest
Morrie JW. Riehl
Sarah
Kishi
Reynolds Avenue
Brentwood
Mars
Aaron ‘Trullltuer
Wns
Eator
Monroe
Ruse
Democrats on Ground Floor Reservation Boom for Conventions
A Wichita dispatch reports hotels are fully booked for both Democratic and Republican state conventions, with rooms exhausted as delegations are turned away. The Democratic gathering precedes the Republican one, and efforts to secure accommodations are failing due to high demand and early bookings.
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Wichita
Kaanas Chy
Hay
Topeka News Snapshot Mixed With Local Happenings
In Omge City and Topeka area notes, various local motions, meetings, and events unfold. Pro-Boer speakers visit Kansas City and Shawnee county weighs Dem alignment while the district court room is scrubbed and public notices on elections, hospital and charity events appear.
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Jchioe Romer Wa
Omge City
Switzer
Cottonwood Falls
S Dean
United States
Marion
Whrigham
T. F. Doran
Alta Vista
Crawford
Gustastine Priasy
Yeatenday
W. N. Beeztey
Edwards County
Topeka
David Overmyer
Kansas City
Teie
Shawnee County
Vera Jonen
Plano
Ree Surbach
Holton
Charles Wolff Packing Company
Rose Coghlan
MCC
Haskell Indians
Dean James P. de Bevers Kaye
Ohio
West Sixth Avenur
Grape-Nuts Restores Health After Tooth Loss
In Ada a man with indigestion and poor vitality suffered from bad teeth. He found relief through chewing Grape-Nuts, soaking it in cream, and avoiding other foods. Within two months he gained 17 pounds and felt he could continue improving without a full denture.
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Ada
Digestion Cure Promises Quick Relief for Indigestion
A promotional piece extols Kopoor Drsrersra Cong as a digestive aid to rest the stomach, improve digestion, and rebuild worn tissues. It claims rapid relief, with testimonials from J. B. Evans of Harrisburg, Mrs. R. F. Buffington of Xenis, and G. H. Colbath of Alpena, touting lastingly cured stomach troubles after use.
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Coust
Sigenta
J. B. Evans
Harrisburg
R. F. Buffington
Xenis
G. H. Colbath
Topeka columns mix with Kansas City notes and court cases
Fragmented news notes from Topeka and surrounding areas cover a patent remedy price list, concert reportage in New York, a false arrest suit against Cudahy Packing, Kansas University football plans for fall, university paper attacks on a professor, a court action about Murphy versus Nation Yard, optician sales, auditorium use requests, Scottish Rite officers, Cherry Sisters tour anecdote, and chaotic clipping of local happenings. Notable names include Carl Wm. Wood Topeka Kas Edward Moellenhaver Cudahy Packing Frank Murphy and Charley Gleed.
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Topeka
Musical Courier
Carl Wm. Wood
Kas
Edward Moellenhaver
Hawidel
Puerim Congregational Church
New York City
Charles Asdbury
Kanaan City
Ken
Cudahy Packing Company
Wyandotte
United States
Foster
Kansas University
Washburn
K. U
Kansas City
Crimson
Lawrence
Washburn Review
J.D. Courtermine
Countermine
G Od Hows
Charley Gleed
Dooley Tettera
Charley
Doviey
Frank Murphy
Distriet
Murphy
Nation Yard
Littefield
Nordica Roncert
Maren Marshall
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Southwestern Union Conference
Seventh Day Adventists
Kansas State Temperance Union
Oriental Lodge of Perfection
W. H. Wilson
BP. Spathers
Tv. Jennings
Anderson
Audiion We
Robert Edwards
D.” “Q. Hewitt
Cere
Cherry sisters voyage to Topeka amid quarantine threat
The Cherry sisters praised a recent performance as lively and well attended with crowds packing the house nightly. They head toward Topeka and will perform February 25 if they are not quarantined, keeping audiences eager for the next show.
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Topeka
Old Soldiers Push for Abilene Postoffice Job
Veterans in Abilene rally behind Frank Murphy for postmaster to replace Richard Waring. The move follows Roosevelt orders favoring veterans in appointments. Murphy faces potential pushback from Waring, a friend of Congressman Calderhead and Abilene Reflector owner. Senator Burton may decide between friendship and soldier status in this hometown appointment.
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Abilene
Frank Murphy
Calderhead
Roosevelt
Richard Wari
Waring
Abilene Reflector
Dickinson County
Murphy
Ahilone
Senator Burton
United States
Burton
Display of Southern cotton at World’s Fair scheme
St Louis reports a grand cotton industries display planned for the 1900 World’s Fair. The exhibit will trace cotton from ball to finished fabric, illustrating the full process and showcasing Southern cotton progress.
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St. Louis
South
Prevents and breaks up grip epidemic sweeping the nation
A sweeping report describes a nationwide outbreak of Grip affecting actors, preachers, and social leaders. It notes absenteeism in society and offers Dr. Humphreys Celery 77 as a supposed preventive and cure, promoted as an immune aid carried in pockets.
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Humphreys Celeee
Textile Exhibit Promises Wide South Display
John R. Kendrick, superintendent of the textile section, has arranged a large south county mills display. Mills in Charleston, Atlanta, Spartanburg, and Charlotte consent to furnish the exhibit and expose readers to the process. Kendrick sent word to exposition authorities that such a display will be made.
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United States
Charleston
Atlanta
Spartansburg
Charlotte
South
John R. Kendrick
Manufacturers” Department
Trouble in Fourth District Postoffice Appointments
A dispute over postmaster Keenan in Lyndon escalates after he plans to move the office to a location owned by him near a vacant hotel. Critics say the choice benefits Keenan personally, triggering a Washington fight as Senator Burton is asked to delay confirmation until the site issue is resolved.
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Miller
Lyndon
J. W. Keenan
Keenan
Washington
Burton
Keenith
Child pulls lamp. family burned in Washington incident
In Washington Pennsylvania last evening Mrs. Henry Dague and her 2 year old son were severely burned when a child pulled an oil lamp from a stable. An explosion spread burning oil over them as Henry Dague tried to rescue them.
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Washington
Henry Dague
Scott's Emulsion Named Superior Health Benefit Claim
The ad extols Scott's Emulsion as containing cod liver oil and being the most palatable form. It promotes its superiority over rivals by claiming purer content and multiple health advantages, urging consumers to choose the product.
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Scott
Something That Will Do You Good Remedy Testimony
A reader notice touts a remedy for coughs colds and croup claiming strong success with household use. The item emphasizes personal experience and urges readers to try the product now presented as beneficial for winter ailments.
Dead man found in bed in Wichita hotel
Joseph Forshelm, about 45, a Kansas and Oklahoma commercial traveler for Gunnfelder & Sons of Chicago, was found dead in his bed at the Carey hotel this morning. Heart disease is reported as the cause of death.
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Wichita
Kan
Joseph Forshelm
Kansas
Oklahoma
Gunnfelder & Sons
Chicago
Carey Hotel
Measurement of Womanhood Orbits Around Fashion Standards
An article argues that true womanhood is defined by natural development beyond fashion and schooling, urging mothers to monitor young girls as they transition to adulthood. It promotesDr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription to regulate the reproductive system and Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets to cleanse the bowels and invigorate sluggish systems.
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Dr. Pierce
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Physician's Institute
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Merho
Mary McGuire
J.C. McGuire
District Court
Frank Nelson
Fort Scott
D. W
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Potlee
Thorpe
Phahuxh Lee
Axtel Rowander
Wilde
Washburn College Iris
Emporia Normal
E. Haworth
Newson
The
State University
Haworth
J. N. Stewart
Haines
A. H. Thompson
Kineax Medical College
Frank Snyder
Auitorium
St. Marys Mim and Elevator Company
Capital
Oakley Telephone Company
Ger Creamery Company
Gem
Bishop Milepausehbruary
Jumelson City
Manhattan
Saltic
Maren
Herington
White City
Dorit
O'T Crawford
J. Fred Roberts
Denver
Colo
Mr. Roberts
Teeth and
EC. Dewrrr & Co
King Cotton
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Paris
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Ite Ae Ie
London
Haron Alverstone
Poulett
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