Greed for Gain Opposed by Mr Johnson from Indiana
Indiana Republican Mr Johnson delivered a fiery speech opposing the Hawaiin annexation and warning against imperial expansion. He argued annexation would betray past principles, risk entangling wars, and burden the nation with debt while urging a policy of restraint and maintaining peace. The speech drew loud reactions from supporters and prompted further partisan debate on the Senate resolution and territorial plans.
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Washington
Halley
Hawailas
Johnson
Johnish
Senate
Goth
Teaver
Earth
McKinney
Dole
House
Haveall
Sandwich Islands
Rempere
Mr. Johnson
rowNdine
Indiana
Micra
Wet
Repiblian
Sid
Mr. Jones
Fantonist
Wash
Sr. Sirapaon
Pep
Nqme
Waller
Merksne
Mr. Simpson
Carson
Cauron Belk
Emith
Rap. Mich
Two Dredges Planned On Rio Chama Land Prospect
Rio Chama Mining company led by H. Spider and F. Fenderson completed surveying 41 placer claims on the Chama four miles of property. Projector expects to deploy two dredge boats soon and is optimistic about the prospect as river sand shows 80 feet depth and yields from 31 to 37 cubic yards.
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Espanola
Rio
Tried the feat of Ursus in El Paso exhibition
A staged bull throwing show in Juarez claimed by Romulus to draw crowds. Investigators allege the act was fake as Romulus failed to throw the bull and Italian promoter Romulus was arrested for not carrying out the program. The bull appeared lame during the event.
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el Paso
Texas
Romulus
Italy
Juares
Dramatic events at Crawford theater this week
Tonight the second performance of The Master of Ceremonies by Mr. Lewis Morrison and company will be staged at Crawford theater. Next Saturday, Calhoun Opera presents Offenbach’s The Grand Duchess at Crawford theater with scenery by Thomas Moses and costumes by Milton Hell framed by Madame Barclay production support.
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Lewis Morrison
Crawford Theater
Offenbach
Calhoun Opera Company
Thomas Moses
Booth and Barrett Company
Milton Hell
Madame Barclay
Parne
David Henderson
Chi House
Laree Orchestra
Richard F. Lindsay
New Great South American Kidney Cure promises relief in hours
A patent remedy claims to ease distress in six hours for kidney and bladder pain, backache, and urinary issues in men or women. Sold by Geo W Stansfield and Sim Drug Co in Topeka, with a Santa Fe Route historical fare offer and a February 23 contest note.
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Geo. W. Stansfield
Kansas Svenus
Sim Drag Company
Kansas Avenue
Druggists
Veka
Kan
State School Fund Apportioned At 223000
State apportionment of interest on the state school fund reaches 223,127.05 with each county credited per population at 45 cents per capita. Superintendent Wm Stryker announces the division, listing counties such as Allen Anderson Greenwood Hamilton and others in the apportionment.
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Wm. Stryker Adi
Allen Possesssee Limestate
Anderson
Ohtisan Greeley Sc
Greenwood
Hamilton
Stryker Considers Entering the Ministry
Stryker, former superintendent of public instruction, contemplates studying theology and entering church work. He says his family urged preaching, but he seeks a calling to improve mankind and would address economic conditions in his teachings, noting Christ as a socialist.
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Stryker
Mr. Stryker
Christ
Frisco Anthony Branch Faces Tax Burden Affects Rail Service
The Kansas railway assessors set a tax of 33800 per mile on the Anthony branch of the St Louis and San Francisco Railway from Arkansas City to Anthony. Operated by a receiver, the line says such taxes could cripple operations, as the branch serves sparsely served areas with limited facilities and an appeal is noted.
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Board of Railway
Kansas
Anthony
St. Lewis
San Francisco
Arkansas City
Adoron
State House Dome Closure For Interior Work
Attorney General Boyle says the assessors’ adjournment blocks action on remitting the road tax, suggesting federal court relief to direct the receiver to pay an equitable tax. State House dome remains closed for ten days to two weeks due to interior wall work and unsafe mortar.
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State House Dome
Boyle
Board of Assessors
State House
Main
Wooden Capitals Stolen From State House Wing
Bevers of polished hardwood capitals intended for the north and south wing corners of the state house were stolen yesterday from the north wing. Capitals cost about eight dollars each, with the loss affecting the building’s entrance area.
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State House
Lusa Penato
Shawnee County School Fund Apportionment Listed
Superintendent Wm. Stryker allocates Shawnee county school funds totaling 7,261.20 dollars. The plan provides 45 cents per capita for 16,128 school children across the county, detailing how the apportionment is distributed among districts.
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Awnee
Wm. Stryker
Shawnee County
Hurricane in Hawaii Devastates Honolulu Storm
Honolulu reports a brutal storm on the 7th with hurricane winds over uncertain speed, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning. Homes damaged, trees uprooted, ships driven aground, and crews scrambling to save vessels amid wreckage and chaos.
New York Police Reforms Set for June Parade
New unit plans for New York City police, devised by McCullagh and approved by commissioners, will take effect June 1 with a citywide parade. Uniforms will look more military for 7,600 officers across all squads including mounted, bicycle, harbor and park police. Park police will switch to blue, patrol wagons and department gear will be royal blue. Bicycle police adopt double breasted coats with rolling collars and knickerback trousers, knicker-length gaiters in summer, leather gaiters in winter.
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New York
McCullagh
New City
Cty
Mounted Police
Bicyele
Harbor Police
Park Police
Texas teachers' wants site for Chautauqua drive
Colorado Springs group representing the Texas Colorado association seeks 200 acres of land near the city for a Chautauqua site with seating for 2000 and many small buildings. The committee has not yet submitted a definite proposition but will in the next day or two.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Texas-Colorado Association
Chamber of Commerce
Tuch
Poisoning by Paris Green Strikes Cabbage Family
Nine children in the family of Benjamin Stoner fell seriously ill after eating cabbage containing Paris Green poison. The toxin’s source is unaccounted for, with all family members still gravely ill. In Mexico City, February 23 a strike began at Colmena and Barron cotton factories as workers protested wage cuts, seeking relief from subsistence pay.
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Bellefontaine
Benjamin Stoner
City of Mexico
Colmena
Barron
Villada I
Nervine Restores Sleep Says Mrs Thompson Story
A Wisconsin reader describes nervous prostration with insomnia and inability to concentrate. After failing with doctors, Chicago specialists, and various medicines, Dr Miles Restorative Nervine brought sound sleep and renewed health. She credits recovery to the remedy and endorses the money back guarantee and free book offer.
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Miles
Wm. A. Thompson
Columbus
Wis
Chicago
Dr. Miles
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elichart, Ind
Melba May Not Sing for Grau Opera Company
New York February reports indicate ongoing talks between Maurice Grau and Charles Eilin regarding Aimee Melba's engagement with the Grau Opera Company. Doubts persist about Melba singing in New York next year despite a Covent Garden contract. The article notes potential casting shifts, including Calve in Philadelphia. It also highlights Maude Adams and her mother, Mrs. Anne Adams, both on stage in Scotch roles, with observers noting the similarity in dialect and appearance.
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Maurice Grau
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Charles Eilin
Aime
Melba
Nevet Heason
Mr. Grau
Europe
Mme.Nordieq
Mme. Melba
Maurice Grau Opera Company
Covent Gerien
Bilis
Mme. Calve
Phiadelphia
Gray
Maude Adams
Famiiar
Atake
Dlaude Adams
Alice
White Heather
Adam
Real Midwinter Picnic Charitable Event in Chicago
Chicago February 21 reports a “winter picnic” fundraiser with a hall decorated in rural style. Merchants’ ads painted on rails, evergreen accents, Chinese lanterns, and electric bulbs create a moonlit scene. Attractions include a cane contest, tossing batts, popcorn and lemonade, and a supper plan. admission funds the orchestra.
Kansas Prosperity Report From Boston Bankers View
A Boston News Bureau report from Kansas details strong westward prosperity. Banks show reserves at 50 to 60 percent while loans rise. Kansas City markets and rental demand are solid. Farmers profit from chickens, oxen, and dairy, with a growing wheat crop and favorable weather aiding yields.
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Kansas City
Boston
Kansas
Boston News
West
Kansan
St. Louis
Lion in Show Window Wrecks Tailor Shop Goods
A trained lion used in Henry E. Dixey's live show at the Fourteenth Street Theater was put on display in Nicol's tailors window on Olive Street. The animal damaged patterns worth 70 dollars, dragged cloth into its cage, and caused a crowd to gather as workers unsuccessfully tried to retrieve its plaything. A keeper lured the lion away with meat after the animal ripped more cloth and toppled items.
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St. Louis
Henry E. Dixey
Fourteenth Street
Nicol's Tailors
Olive Street
Retief
Convict Escape Case Ties Soldier's Home Inmate to Philly Testimony
Leavenworth Soldiers' Home inmate Evan L. Beoter of Kornicke faced Philadelphia authorities after being recognized as an escapee from Mo Famensing prison. He was sentenced October 1, 197 to six years for assault with intent to resist, and had traveled to testify in a civil suit.
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Leavenworth
Philadelphia
Evan L. Beoter
Kornicke
Soldiers
Mo Famensing Prison
Fatal cat malady strikes Webster City region
An epidemic of a strange disease kills many cats in Webster City and surrounding farms. Reports say over a dozen pets died in the area, with households reporting widespread losses and carcases along country roads as farmers seek cause and cure.
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Webster City
Ws. Worthington
Boston Baseball Captains and Contracts Stir Team News
Boston reports Hugh Dury as captain for the next season with other roster moves noted. Manager Be-Lety expresses confidence in keeping players, while Charley Nichols mourns his mother in Kansas City. A Richmond game is tentatively set for March 2, and C. B. Rouss offers a statue to New York.
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Hugh Dury
Netitiytag Niin
Tie Fiet
Amee
Boston Slavers
Be- Lety
Charley Nichols
Kansas City
Wate Rt Remnsboro
Marcy
Macaserlee
Richmond
Greensboro
Mentage
C. B. Rouss
New York
Charles
Roushon
van Wyik
Farthobdal
Washington and
Lafayette
Cellulose Machinery Returns at Springfield Works
Old Whitely Reaper Works at Springfield starts up again as Anne Whitey & Co retools to build machinery for Mareden Cellulose Co of Philadelphia. J F Gibbs president says 300 workers may be added. plan for central plant location appears agreed. Whitely’s arrival linked to William White, the reaper king, and cellulose production costs about one percent of original price.
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Old Whitely Reaper
Springfield
Springfaid
Ohio
Old Anne Whitey & Co
Mareden Cellulose Company
Philadelphia
J. F.gibbs
W.S. Jewell
Heve
William XI. Wahitedy
Want the Dead Esquimau
A dispute over the remains of an Esquimau arises in New York as authorities clash over ownership and custody. Superintendent O Rourke declines to surrender the body triggering a referral to President Keller of the department of public charities for resolution.
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New York
Naturel
Art Nee Veary
Swisher
Keller
The
Department of Public Charities
Mrs White In Hard Luck In Fort Shaw Hotel Work
Mrs White, a white woman at Port Shaw Indian Station, faces hardship after her husband, a Blackfeet agent Major Fuller, ordered her off the reservation. She must work in a hotel to support herself and her child amid disputes and poverty.
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Mrs. White
Mont
Major Fuller
Blackfeet Indiane
Garrett White
White
Port Shaw
Welth
C. Daten
Imac
Uemy Chaplaag
Aati Reakuap
Nary Widon
Husten
Major Tom Anderson Wears Auditorium Button With Phone Number
In a curious display Major Tom Anderson advertises his business by wearing an auditorium badge bearing his telephone number. The message asks visitors to call him for questions and services, hinting at a scheme to connect people with Win. The article notes confusion and mentions previous troubles prompting this vocal plan.
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Tom Anderson
Auliloe
Win
Doctors Bills and Remedies Promote Brazilian Balm
Sizable ad copy touts Brazilian Balm as a universal cure and saver of doctors’ bills. It lists treatments for colds, rheumatism, headaches, fevers, asthma, constipation, and more while advertising agents in Topeka and Lawrence and a Santa Fe route. Also promotes La-tin products, tonics, and generic patent medicines with extensive misspellings and claims.
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Matty
A. J. Arnold & Son
Wholeaule Agenta
Topeka
Ian
Ballerd
Rey St. It
W. Stanefeld
Kan
Aveaid 'S Pharmacy
Cor
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Want the Dead
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