Vast Storage Project in Lamar Canal Irrigation Plan
A Great Plains Water Storage Company proposal aims to expand the La Junta and Lamar canal system in Arkansas Valley Colorado to about 160000 acres of irrigation. Plans call for four to five natural reservoirs near Lamar to store Arkansas river water May through July, enabling year round irrigation of over 100000 acres in Prowers County.
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Denver
Junta Snd
Lemar
Great Plains Water Higrate Company
Alvnit
la Juntm
Samar
Great Plains Water Storage Company
Hun
Uvose
la Junta
Lamar
la Juni
Lamar Ganetee
Arkansas
Paint
la Jeta
Latur
Arkanags Valley
Great
Wenger
Afansnis
New York
Prowers
Fort Scott Hold Up Robbery Near Humboldt Avenue
Report from Fort Scott describes a hold up and robbery of a local man near Humboldt avenue. Suspects fled after demanding cash and valuables while the victim later reported to authorities. A separate Newton note mentions city water work plans and a power extension project along West Ermine and nearby streets.
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Fort Scott
Humboldt Avenue
Scott
de Merny
Esilion
Angrew Tartis
Martin
Syria
Thre
McKinley Patient Improves but Calls Limited This Week
Major McKinley shows marked improvement says Dr Phillips in Canton Feb. patient able to sit up and may drive this afternoon though cannot receive callers or perform any work. Col WW Danney from Washington arrives regarding inauguration arrangements and plans to depart by train to the hotel with a party from Me.
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Canton
Phillips
Danett
Betel
King s New Discovery Saves Life in Weary Town
The ad review recounts trials with physicians and a claim that King s New Discovery cured a patient after suffering from illness. It promotes Dr King s remedies and a cough cure as effective products sold in a Kansas Avenue drugstore, with testimonials and local endorsements.
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G. W. Stansfield
Kansas Avenue
Solid Gold Spectaeten and Selve Ad Copy Note
An advertisement touts Solid Gold Spectaeten with lenses fitted by Charles Bennett, Optician. It promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a remedy for chapped hands eczema and indolent sores, and mentions G. W. Stansfield on Kan Ave as the source of the pile cure.
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Charles Bennett
Optician
DeWitt
G. W. Stansfleid
Kan Ave
Government's First Duty To Protect Citizens From Corporations
Washington Feb 17 President Mann Page of the National Farmers Alliance reads a yearly report stressing the government's duty to shield citizens from corporate oppression. He notes political fervor, supports cooperative unions, currency reform, and maintaining Alliance nonpartisan principles while opposing foreign financial influence.
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Mann
Washington
Mann Page
National Farmers
Ailane
Onder
We Alliance
Tiv
Tts
Nogieer
Kerounl
Politiea
Biaw
Farmers, Aliance and Industrial Union
Aniit
Partldic Politi
Milance
Economic Reforma
Ahos- Tie Pris
America
R.A. Southworth
Colorado
Executive Committee
Aecretary
Supreme Council
Ingersoll Influence Prompted Clerk to Attempt Suicide
New York on February 17 Robert J Wilson a clerk in Colonel Tagernoll s office at William Street attempted to swallow prussic acid but was prevented by Charles Wythe a miner operator of Spokane and Shanave The incident followed remarks by Colonel Ingersoll about suicide amid a wave of distress and rumors of others connected to the case resulting in arrests and inquiries across the office and related figures including family members and associates.
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New York
Robert J. Wilson
Crr
Tagernoll
TY William Street
Charles Wythe
Spokane
Wwinsb
Amt & Shanave
Wilson
Caintel Ing
Wutcide
de tehMinat
Ngersol Iy
Wilton
Lawton
Colonel Lapreresit
Ie Grice
Ty Dewie
Chicago
Munsey
Sarah 3. Cooper
Francisco
Donnelly Seeks Tax Break for Homesteads in Legislature
Rep Ignatius Donnelly introduces a proposed constitutional amendment to exempt homesteads from taxation up to $1,000, signaling a new funding measure in St. Paul during February session. The move aims to reduce property tax burdens for homeowners and spur relief provisions in the draft bill.
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Ignatius Donnelly
St. Paul
Straw Goods Firm Fails in New York Firm Assigns Liabilities
The straw and felt goods manufacturer Thos. W. Hynes and Lorenzo Cutler based in New York with a Westboro Mass factory have assigned liabilities around 120,000 and assets about 16,000. The filing notes the firm as insolvent prompting proceedings as a concern for creditors.
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New York
Thos. W. Hynes
Lorenzo Cutler
Thin City
Westboro
Mass
Azzsts
Eckels Advocates Poor Welfare Plan in New York
New York February 17 Comptroller Eckels led a rally urging government insurance for the poor modeled after programs in Germany and Berlin. He argued for a state run system to protect needy citizens.
Axe and Tool Works Resume Operations at Douglass
The American Axe and Tool works have paused mining locally but report resuming operations after a period of inactivity. Reports indicate the plant will continue for several weeks with plans to courier materials to Suckingham's Dye for the Walskers, aiming to color beards brown or black.
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East Douglass
Mase
Axe and ‘Tool Works
Railroad News Court Affirms Kansas Case Verdict
The United States circuit court of appeals affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of Santa Fe Railway. James O Payne, a Santa Fe rate clerk, was ejected violently from a train and later killed after a freight train struck him while walking along the tracks. The widow sued for damages, but the court upheld the dismissal, denying action.
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St. Louis
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
James O Payne
Santa Fe
Kanane City
Topeka
Kan
Payne
Lidia
Kansas City
United States Cirenit Court of Appeals
Tower Court
Nicholson at Galveston First Visit as Frisco Official
Galveston February 17 rail leaders assembled as Nicholson of Frisco makes Texas debut as general passenger agent. Notables include W F Tuley and WW Keenan from Gulf Colorado Santa Fe, with Yoakum party and local officials briefing on railway policy and expansion plans in the state.
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Nicholson
Galveston
Texas
Frisco
George T. Nicholsn
St. Louis
San Francisco
San Antonio
W. F. ‘Tuley
WW. S. Keenan
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Bf, Yoakum
Gollgenton
la Porte
My. Nicholson la Young
Pay Singer
Eriacy Juinwenseer Aftalta
Tts
Guiveetun
Phonoplex Telegraph to Transform Telegraph Service
Galveston Feb 17 Thomas A Badleok and W S Legue with C G Sholes discuss Edison phonoplex. It will allow duplex quadruplex telegraphy on one line with sound Morse code, enabling all way stations to stay connected while sharing wire for distinct services.
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Galveston
Tex
Fev
Thomas A. Badleok
W. S. Legue
C. G. Sholes
Atchison
Building a Hew Railroad Near Okefenokee Swamp
The G s Bexter company of New York began construction of a plant system railroad at Haylow ten miles south of Dupont. The line will cross the Suvaanes tere four miles below Moxon's ferry near Pepper Hill and extend southeast toward the Okefenokee area, connecting with the MMs and Upchurch road from Crawford, Florida. A notable local event is a Thursday night program at First Mt. E church.
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New York Company
Oxefenoxes
Waycross
G. S Bexter Company
New York
Haylow
Dupont
G. Smithout
Bebels
Clinch County
Porter Named Ambassador to France by McKinley
General Horace Porter is slated to be McKinley’s first appointee as ambassador to France. Reports from unquestionable authority say the president-elect sent word to Porter. Porter declined to discuss the matter, while Milai Bickinsey Osborne, secretary of the Republican national committee, met Porter for two hours with inauguration talks the only known outcome.
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McKinley
York
Senate
Horace Porter
France
Porter
Milai Bickinsey Osborne
Republican National Committee
Snake in the Grass damns Vanderbilt scandal and anonymous letters
New York gossip centers on Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr and his wife Grace Wilson as slanderous anonymous letters threaten their reputation. The Journal notes society’s outrage, the couple’s European exile, and their triumphant Newport welcome after a public denial of charges.
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New York
the Journal Pub
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Grace Wilson
Ame Devilsh
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Europe
Fifth Avenue
Cughing
Cornelia Vanderbilt
Miss Wilson
Vanderbilt
Faton
Marridge
Kunelp
Knickerbocker Club
Wrttius
Metropolitan Club
Cornelis Vanderbilt
Carmetan
Yale
Newport
Mise
Miss Wilton
Wiltons
Ogden Gorlet
May’ Poepore
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sr
Hay
Cornelius Vandertilt, Jr
Texas follows Missouri in long labor rail bill clash
A fractured bill clash in Texas mirrors Missouri drama as lawmakers confront railroad employer duties. The item mentions a labor dispute over acts toward employees and hints at free services offered by a laundry.
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Texas
Missouri
Austin
Tes
Thas
Bill
Cheaper School Books Bill Aims for State Uniformity
The legislature debates a comprehensive school book measure creating an eight member state commission to oversee prices and distribution. It sets maximum book costs, allows counties to provide their own texts, and imposes penalties for misuse. Bids will be opened for a five year supply with publishers delivering at contract price.
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Committes
Davis
The
Journal
Commission
Sll
United States Bintary
Hookkenning
Ili
Committee On Education
Ain
Interest bill killed in senate amid loaner and borrower opposition
Senator Sheldon's measure failed in the senate by a 22 to 35 vote amid broad opposition from both loaners and borrowers. The bill had been set for special order consideration and was referred to the January committee for amendment after a committee report.
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Sheldon
Senate
Legislative debate on banking amendment ends in defeat
A bill amendment striking usury penalties for state banks was rejected 13 to 2 after Senators Matthews and McPherson County moved to strike the enacting clause. Speakers argued the measure favored national banks, risking small borrowers and local banks, while others urged strict enforcement of existing laws. The bill failed to advance, leaving the original form in place.
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Matthews
McPherson County
Sheldon
Warlack
Senator Shafter
Hessin
Titus
Senate
Senetors
wMtimathyeeter Meas
Mosher
Pritchard
Keser
Ttus
Young
Not Im Their Line Now Inaugural Debate Echoes Reform
A garbled 19th century chatter fragment references an institutive reform stance and a staged exchange about mending or ending. Mentions Detroit Journal crawl, Mr Johnson, Ike Johnson, and a meeting tied to February 11 with a special Santa Fe train leaving at noon.
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Hague
Detroit Journal
Grand Lodge
A. Oo. Nt
Ee City Reuneady
Santa Fe
Remarkable Connecticut Tomb Built to Foil Grave Robbers
Mrs Mary Tuttle Johnson known as Diamond Johnson, of Chicago formerly Norwich Conn, has a conservator and an elaborate private tomb in a Connecticut cemetery. Reports describe a reinforced granite tomb with cemented brick walls, a heavy stone floor, and a private monument valued at about $14,000. Her obsession with diamonds drives plans to bury her jewels with her, reinforcing fears of grave robbers. Tomorrow night 1st M. FR church 68.
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Lutwich
Conn
Mary Tuttle
Diamond
Ete
New England
Westerly
Johnson
Diamond” Johnson
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UC. S. Court of Appeals
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Young Vanderbilt
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