Lands Title Fight in Salina Patent Case
Franklin County farmers oppose a Wichita school plan while the United States battles a long court fight over land patents. A Supreme Court decision in Heart’s favor affects a Howard farm four miles south of Salina and involves a large block of land. the case tests patent validity and government rights against a railway company.
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Salina
United States
Coton Pacific Felt Way Company
Wika Hoard
Earliel
Supreme Court
Mr. Heart
Howard
Thie Cis
Belwit
Ballina
MISS TULLIS DISCHARGED IN GOVERNOR SMITH DISPUTE
The Soldier's Home hospital scene sparked when Gov. Smith demanded nurse Miss Tullis be discharged from his family care or face suspension. Dr. McNary and hospital staff faced pressure amid an inquiry into staffing and subordination. Miss Tullis claims she was dismissed for testifying against Gov. Smith in the investigation.
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Bsid
Powell
Heine Hospital
Gay, Smith
Miss Tullis
Guy. Smith
Lost in Arkansas and Dodge City report
Fragmentary dispatch from Dodge City notes Sherut Bell missing after a January trip to northern Arkansas seeking trout and cattle purchases. The last known location was Van Buren with unconfirmed concerns of foul play. Authorities trace exchanges and draft movements totaling up to $1,400 but offer no solid leads as of January 23.
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Dodge City
Sherut Bell
Arkanent
Wilburn Kevenshiy
Hell
van Buren
Dogplitte
Fern
Fiumenorville
Bitte Trgek
Fk 14
Forged Notes for 3000 Dollars Alarm Oketo Citizen
Oketo Herald reports missing citizen B. H. Buch, a cigar maker, is accused of forging notes for large sums. The case centers on a Marysville hotel sale, signed by two farmers from Thruts township, later found to be forged. A Marysville man, Herman Dargete, allegedly held a separate note. total forgeries may reach five thousand dollars, with Dargete’s share about one thousand.
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Oketo
B. H. Buch
Oketo Herald
M. M. Sheffield
Marysville
Herman Dargete
Pina Held &Epuriva
Herman Dargate
Farmers Oppose State Funding For Wichita Carfield College
Ottawa wrestles with a farmers institute resolution rejecting state funded additions and specifically opposing the purchase of the Carfield College building at Wichita for 375,000 dollars. Ex-Governor Morrill reportedly bought Alexander Caldwell's farm for 44,000 in Wyandotte County.
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Ottawa
Farmer's Institute
Franklin County
Carfield College
Wichita
Morrill
Kansas City
Pet
Argoania Town Moves To Build Facility For Heston Farm
In Argonia the town council agreed to acquire a plot near 100 feet square, build and furnish a free residence, and dig a well as an incentive for Heston framery workers to settle there. Engineer Jack Rinehart of Santa Fe reports thousands of ducks in ponds between here and Lost Springs as farmer boys hold a picnic killing them. In Emporia the First National Bank reports a claim about agates.
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Argonia
Heston
Akimming
Abilene
Jack Rinehart
The
Santa Fe
Lost Springs
Various Local Business and Public Notices Across Towns
A compilation of scattered reports from Wheldon to Ottawa notes legal actions over Smith Drug company stakes, creditors taking charge of Jerry Seahan hardware, mortgages on a Harris concern, and a Terry of regional disputes. It mentions Topeka pickle factory contracting cucumbers, land dealings in Toronto, rail ties contract in Ottawa, and a planned soldiers pavilion in Wichta with ironwork and stone quarry support.
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Wheldon Drug Store
Smith Durg Company
St. Joseph
Smith
Cat Dissection of Pet Kitten Sparks Indignation in Town
A New York tale reports Miss Nearing at Malteawat school planning a live dissection to illustrate physiology. A 13 year old girl volunteers a kitten, smuggled from her sister Agnes, and the class witnesses the kitten disemboweled before a stunned audience of children and parents. Several pupils faint or vomit as the demonstration proceeds. Parents condemn the method and question school approval.
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New York
Fishkill
Muttenwan
Gs Wall
Harring
Milir
Nearing
Ehasa
Mise Nearing
Miliki
Mies Nearing
Mister
Gin
Simmuel Hayward
Agnes
Gil
Miller
Eless
Miss Emma Perine Dead at Talare California
Mr. A B Perine of 121 East Fifth Street received a telegram announcing the death of his daughter Emma Perine at Talare California where she lived with her sister. She went to California a month ago for her health but death was unexpected. The body will be brought to Topeka for burial.
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Ovptawa
Indie Smart
Lawrence
Topeka
Smart
Palmyra
Riggs
Anderson County
Mir Smart
Franklin County
Wichta
Helen Mason
Oak Street
Te W. Ky
Buneter
Ster
Magic
Augusta
Garfield University
Perine
A. B. Perine
East Fignth
Emma Printe
California
Annual meeting of Grand Iodex in Kansas and Missouri
AOUW notes the Grand Iodex annual meeting to be held in Ralina Kansas February 20 through 27 1997. Orion Pacite offers round trip rail fare from polote to Kanats and Karsne City Missouri with tickets on sale February 18 through 22. FF A Lewis city ticket agent Union Pacific 523 Kansas Avenue Topeka Kansas. Blycehams Pille No equel tor Constipation State Journal.
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AOUW
Ralina
Kansas
Orion Pacite
Kanats
Karsne City
FF. A. Lewis
Union Pacific System
Kansas Avenue
Topeia
Railroads plan depots in Dodge City and Hutchinson
Dodge City seeks a $49,000 depots and eating house with ground rights plus 10000 and 26000 for yard improvements and a park. Local leaders met with Santa Fe officials to review site concessions and funding. Hutchinson officials and Santa Fe representatives discussed a new, handsome depot building once ground arrangements satisfy the company.
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Dodge City
Manaavr Fros
Mudge
Santa Fe
Counscilors
Offered to Mr Dolan for Santa Fe southern division post
February 22 Wichita reports Frank P Dolan who recently became superintendent of the Mexican Central has been offered the Santa Fe southern division job. The claim cannot be verified. Hartman, long associated with the Mexican Central, is noted for past Santa Fe posts. Dolan is popular with railroad officials amid competing bids. Wenniston, former master mechanic, has moved to Mexico as master merchant of the Mexican Central. his family will not relocate.
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Santa Fe
Wichita
Frank P.dolan
Tailroad
Dolan
Bir
Hartman
Wenniston
Rep
John Stink
Old Mexico
Arkansas City
Pittsburg Rail Shops to Double Work Force
Pittsburg and Shreveport shop plans emerge with Pittsburg to absorb the main shop duties. Within the night, men in the shops will be doubled, adding about 1,000 workers in Pittsburg in 1887 from one source. Downs Receives Diamond After Santa Fe Resignation. Galveston reports Mr P T Downs, ex superintendent of the Santa Fe, honored by transportation men with a diamond stud and accompanying letter after his move to Washington D C.
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Pittsburg
T. P. Waskey
Pittsbure
Shreveport
Downs
Galveston
P. T. Downs
Santa Fe
Washington, D. C
Transportation Department
Henry Miller Reproves a Noisy Theatre Party
New York February twenty second two theatre parties totaling about seventy people disrupted the Garden Theatre during Heartesse. A gentleman across the aisle asked them to hush, and star Henry Miller reproved the rowdies in a sharp yet polite voice, after which the audience applauded and the show resumed without further disturbance.
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New York
Garden Theatre
Henry Miller
A Corner in Terrapin Sows Inaugural Committee Tangle
Washington Heb 22 A corner in terrapin drives up prices for the inaugural supper. Officials say costs may reach 414 008 for 10 000 plates at 1 per plate, creating a shortage and market scramble as suppliers seek to meet demand.
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Washington
Lore Ig
Presidential Inauguration Notice for March 4 in Washington
Auction style notice from Santa Fe Route and Nome i wit eat tickets for a trip to Washington with sale dates March 1 and 2 and return March 1. A fee and salary bill meeting in Hamilton bell has been postponed.
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Washington
Hamilton Bell
Sunday theater protests clash with city law
A church committee failed to halt a Crawford Opera House hypnotic show last night. Police said arrest could only follow a formal warrant, while the church plans further inquiry and possible ministerial union reference.
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First Congregational Church
A. B. Whiting
Crawford
Pera House
Steele
Prat. Flint
Bird
Cal
Jed
Burclay Ordinare
Pint
Figs
Crawford Opera House
Owen
Patterman Fawkes
Price
Henderson
Sinc
Atchison
Jon
A. Te
Whiting
Church
Ministerial _union
Funeral of Mrs Crosby at First Congregational
Funeral services for Mrs Carrie St Crosby wife of Warren M Crosby were held yesterday afternoon at the First Congregational Church. Rev Linus Blakesley led the service praising her patient Christian life. The choir sang hymns and many friends attended, then at Topeka cemetery a brief service followed the interment in a cement lined vault with a large slab sealed.
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Carrie St. Crosby
Warren M. Crosby
First Congregational Church
Linus Blakes- Jey
Hen
Loge
Topeka
Charleston Floods Prompt Evacuations in Kanawha City
Weather rain for two days sends Kanawha and nearby areas above danger. lower Charleston flooded. residents fear mass evacuations in hours. Kana waha navigation stopped. warm temps bring more rain. Reports from Jackson and North Fork areas describe disastrous floods along the Kentucky river with Yellowstone river rising rapidly. concerns of a major flood persist.
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Charleton
W. Va
Cincinnati
Jackson
Mestryville
North Fork
Kentucky River
Yellowstone
T ‘i
Wales
Steamship Diamant Believed Lost With 35 on Board
Boston February 22 A German tank steamer Diamant under Captain Wirchausen with 25 crew is believed sunk 280 miles southeast of Halifax. Captain Forth aboard the Galilee towed twice but the line parted and the vessel vanished. He saw distress signals February 1 and 17, and after 600 miles towed she disappeared.
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Boston
Wirchausen
Halifax
Forth
Iondon
Reds on Warpath in Mason Valley Nev Seek Militia
Settlers in Mason Valley Nevada demand fifty armed militia plus fifty stands of arms sent by special train after a white man killed a Pinto Indian in Yerington. Indians from Walker River furnish security as Governor Sadler dispatches Adjutant General Galush to investigate the unrest near Carson and the Pyramid Lake and Walker River reservations.
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Mason Valley
Carson
Nev
Yerington
Walker River Reservation
Pyramid Lakes Reservation
Walker River
Sadler
Galush
Wabuaka
Carson & Colorado Railroad
Virgina & Truckee
Train Wreck Kills C and O Supervisor in Ohio Crash
A westbound Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train hit a washout near Portsmouth Ohio this morning derailing the engine baggage car mail car and one coach. A G Stout supervisor of the C and O rail line is killed with multiple injuries reported among crew and passengers. Other injuries include engineer J E Fairhead and fireman H Myers with various wounds and contusions. The second crash near Ebensburg Pennsylvania later that day damaged a box car injuring several workers with WP Shiver and Michael Myers among the seriously hurt.
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Cincinnati
Chesapeake & Ohio
Portsmouth
A. G. Stout
J. E. Fairhead
H Myers
Covington
Richard Maddock
Olf
Tex
Wm. Vo Rk
J. Pie
Express Messenger
M.A. Faulkner
Bradley
Ta Odo
Turner
Boonville
John Arvin
Porter
Gale
Ebensburg
Pao
Aby Cresson
Peng
Kiev
Shiver
Mreman
T aouRe Foreman
Matt
Suntingon
Michael Myers
Ity
S.C. Chit
Harrisburg
Thomas Barnes
Phillipsbore
Rowen County Man Fights Bush in Odd Incident
A Kentucky traveler recalls spotting a shaggy, broad man on a rough Rowan road cursing and assaulting a bush with his fists. The fighter boasted of wedding plans, insisting he must ready himself against a wife who has beaten many men, then rode off toward town.
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Rowan County
Mileham Arrest and Release Recalled in Old Assault Case
William Mileham was arrested Saturday on an old warrant from two years ago charging assault and battery. He had fled justice after a 1895 East First Street fight with George Perrin, who later died. Justice Guy discharged Mileham when the prosecuting witness was reported dead, drawing public comment.
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Wiliam Mileham
Yorm
Justine Guy's
Toss
Larry Sheehan
Milvham
George Perrin
East First Street
Perrin
Ham
Ross
Mileham
Justice Guy
Thal
Guy
Washingtons Farewell Address Letter To Cornell
A missive from President McKinley to Dr Reharman of Cornell University quotes his praise of Washingtons Farewell Address. He endorses avoiding social editions and presentations to students, urging a centennial celebration aligned with the Republics founding ideals. The letter underscores constitutional spirit and patriotism for Cornell participation.
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X.Y
Washington
Ander
Cornell Univerwits
Armory
Presiter
McKinley
Reharman
Cornell University
Issutiur Social
The L A W Divides Seeks Montana Wheelmen Split
Bicrite men from Butte and Montana plan secession from the League of American Wheelmen. A meeting tonight aims to form a Montana branch of a new organization over Sunday racing option. Colorado Utah Wyoming Idaho Montana Nevada Washington Oregon California Arizona and New Mexico expected to join.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
Colorado
League of American Wheelmen
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
Nevada
Washington
Oregon
Calfornia
Arizona
New Mexico
Teachers Getting Home From Indianapolis Meeting
Prominent Kansas educators attended a national educational meeting in Indianapolis. Prof. N. Wilkerson of Emporia State Normal School led a Kansas delegation including Stendert, MacDouall, Miss Dolla, Dyner, Lowther, and Spindler. The departing group noted a department resolution aiming to repeal the law that targets ticket sellers.
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Kansas
Indianapolis
3. N. Wilkerson
State Normal School
Emporia
Butler Favors Peffer For N P A Presidency
Washington reports Senator Butler as chairman of the National People’s party committee naming Peffer as best candidate for president of the reformist association. Peffer would influence the Kansas press and assist in editing the Topeka Advocate after March 4. A Peffer win would please western and southern Populists who backed McKinley. Snowstorm halts Plainfield activity. heavy drifted snow measured up to six feet.
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Washington
Senator Butler
National People's Party Committee
Wetter
Reformless Association
Peffer
Kansas
Topeka
McKinley
Populist Editors Meet Borlls Seem at Kansas City Gathering
A fractured, OCR laden report describes a Populist editors meeting in Kansas City Missouri February 2 to approve and organize a new association. Delegates include figures from Missouri Nebraska and Kansas with leaders Vander voort and Weachburn prominent. The event, tied to the National and Southern state reform movements, aims to unite labor and Populist groups under a new banner.
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Borlls Seeerten
Kansas City
Kanvas City
Raul Vaedervoort
National Association
Missouri State People’s Party
Lise
People's Provs Association
Sovervngn
Kntehts
Tabor
Keighin of Labor
Jvsurdal
Hrichter
Clayton
Ale
Curran
H. W. Stuart
J. K Heniers
Buritngtes
Kant
A. D. Wagoner
Harveyville
Kan
Wolte
Cormmiye
Nebraska
J. W. Edeertom
Railroad
Ake
Ada
Vanleevoort
Paul Vandervoort
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Bette
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O. H. Kuehne
Toronto
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Geres
E. Sullivan
North
Alma and
Minkatian
Tauy Cree
Blycecham's
the State Journal
Railroad News
Hutchinson
Prey
MR. Dolan
Tees
Steond
Erpet
Antore Wullditik
Pwr Heim Brewing Bompuris
Topeks
Igor Ie
Joliuss
Jolyt
Utdle
Crosby
Charleston
Heatance
Minter
Widder Hawkin
Pau
New York Sunday World
Hud
Palace Clothing
Chaffee’s
Kans
WM. Mileham
Weinley
Cornell
Butler
Advocate
N. 2
P.A
Plainfield
Wis
Busnega
Williamsons
Hall Witl Mate
Vandervoort
W. J. Clupt
Memphis
Thomas B. Turkey
Metaphic
Shelte
Prask Hurkitt
Clalons
Miss
Goodwin & Chamberlin Brokers
Grain
Buncellors
Topeka Grain & Stock Exchange
New Verte St Lows
Ranken
Bank OP
W. A. Michael Commission Co
Lopeka
A. W. Wickham
Ny Parmienians Central National Bank
Kua
Union Sational Bank
Nanses City
Weab
Nice
Siikansse
Ehean, J. W Bell & Co
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