Newton Gun club ends first annual shoot in weeklong event
Newton, Feb. 4. The inaugural Newton Gun Club shoot concluded after two days, drawing wide interest to key matches including a Santa Fe standard division led by General Water In ee and Montgomery of the Santa pratem. Winners claimed silver trophies amid a field of a dozen clubs. Wichita and Topeka teams participated, with three clubs from Newton.
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Newton
Newton Gun
Romunon
Ape Xanta Fe
Wateh Inee
Was & Montgomery
Santa Pratem
Newton Gun Club
Wan
EI. Fay
Atts-aeven Pointe Sul
Sizty-Fve
Euvnral
Fam Pointa
Wichita
Newnin
Hutch- Florence and
Topeka
The Tender Selfless Mother and Dr Pierce’s Prescription
A fragmentary plea extols the mother as self sacrificing beside ailing child. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as strength and vitality for the mother, claiming safe pregnancy support and enhanced infant vigor through nursing. The text urges early use to prevent relapse and to ease childbirth and motherhood.
1700 Dogs In The Show At Madison Square Garden
In New York on February 24 the twenty second annual beach show opens at Madison Square Garden with 1700 dogs from many breeds. Dogs will be displayed in main hall exhibitions, with toy spaniels excluded from the central floor. The event runs daily from 9am to 1pm, featuring Great Danes and bull breeds in showcase, with detailed measurements of the largest and smallest entrants and notes on temperament and display arrangements.
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New York
Weatyminster Kennel Club
Madison Square Garden
Cohmel Magnon Shults
Philadelphia
George Kurth
Lord Brasney
King Orry
Ridicule over Wallace Lincoln claim prompts McClellan reply
Lebanon Ind February 24 A letter from George B McClellan son of the late General McClellan dismisses General Lew Wallace Lincoln Day banquet assertion as ridiculous The correspondence from February 18 1898 in Washington responds to a Lebanon Indiana clipping and notes McClellan a NY representative rejects the Lincoln tale about waiting for a beat to Harrison's Landing to block McClellan surrender.
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McClellan
Lew Wallace
Lebanon
Ind
Lincoln
Harrison
George B. McClellan
House of Representatives
New York
Wallace
Washington
Adem HW. Fisher
Walence
George BR. McLellan
Transvaal guns shown at Johannesburg amid court shakeup
Dispatch from Cape Town reports the Transvaal government parading war matériel and moving cartridges rifles and Maxim guns to Johannesburg under state artillery guard. Lawyers of the Rand plan a meeting to discuss Chief Justice Kotze's dismissal as the government action draws alarm.
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Transvaal
London
Daily Mail
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Rand
Kotze
Supreme Court
Red Hot Irons Used to Subdue a Refractory Prisoner
Prison authorities report using heated irons to subdue a stubborn inmate in a disciplinary cell. The incident drew attention to harsh measures and prompted calls for policy review by corrections officials and advocates.
Brutal Reform School Torture Report Surfaces
Wellington Feb 24 The Mail publishes a story about a cruel incident at the Hutchinson reformatory where Wade Thomas an inmate clashed with officers. Heat from iron rods burned Thomas through clothing skin and flesh after a cell attack by officers including Case Hopkins Riggs and others. Thomas was hospitalized in critical condition and officials reportedly confirmed the events as substantially correct.
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Wellington
Mail
Hutchinson Reformatory
Kansas
W. J. Lindenfelter
Reformatory
Mitchinson
Wade Thomas
Teero
J. C .O. Morse
Wieger
Mr. Morse
Board of Managers
Overmyer
Topeka
Thomas
Maoraing le
Cass
Wade
Case
Hopkins
Joseph Riggs
Osage City
Ceil
Rigzga
Necro
Nesta
W. J. Lingenfelter
Hutchinson Reformatory Board Denies Prisoner Burn Claim
W J Lingenfelter chair of the Hutchinson reformatory board denies that prisoner Wate Thomas was burned with red hot irons. He says board members met with Mrs G Nef and Miller to review the case for Governor Leedy. They found no burns except on the palms and condemn the superintendent’s action as pardonable under the circumstances. No officer removals will follow.
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W. J. Lingenfelter
The
Hutchinson Reformatory
Wate Thomas
Thomas
Reformatory
Case
Lingenfelter
Reformatory Abuse Alleged Over Fire Irons Incident
A reformatory case describes use of red hot irons to subdue a man. the subject collapsed surrendering with hands burned only, while officials deny inhuman treatment. The board condemns the notion of cruelty, yet the cage remains a concern as examined by reporters.
McCrum Seeks Governor But Hasty to Act
General Charles McCrum of Garnett visits Topeka consulting with Adjutant General Allen on mustering out the Burlingame company of K N G and to pay a courtesy call on Governor Leedy, but leaves without seeing him as anger over a Kansas National Guard branch discipline matters grows.
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State House
Charles McCrum
Garnett
Topeka
Allen
Burling Hame Company
Leedy
Kansas
National Guard
Alger
Adjutant General's Office
Mo~ Crum
Allenold
Simon Lazard Founder of Lazard Freres Dies
Simon Lazard founder of the Lazard Freres banking house is dead. The report notes his leadership of the house and marks his death as a significant event in banking history.
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Simon Lazard
Lazard Freres
Parts
Simon Lasard
Michael as a jockey in new career plan
In New York on February 21 Jimmy Michael met with Phil Dwyer about starting a racing career. Michael, stating he has not signed papers, will begin training with Dwyer’s help, weighing 98 pounds. Dwyer sees potential benefit if Michael succeeds, though cautious about contracts.
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New York
Jimmy Michael
Phil Dwyer
Michael
Dwyer
Nir
Contident
Ressen
Queen Victoria in London for drawing room
Queen Victoria arrived in London and will hold a drawing room tomorrow after a semi state arrival amid cheering crowds. Also notes a patent headache cure and a lecture ticket notice from local clubs along with a hair loss remedy advertisement.
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London
Queen Victoria
Tier Majesty
Purcell Discusses Boom for State Auditor Post
L I Purcell, editor and president of the Democratic Editorial Association, comments on a rumored state auditor bid while urging Democrats and Populists to unite for reform. He emphasizes relief from harmful legislation, enforcement against monopolies, restoration of silver, and harmony over division to serve Kansas voters.
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Purcell
Lekin Index
Democratic Editorial Association
State Auditor
Auditor of State
Billy Morgan
Bro. Morrion
Sterling
Mra. Parcell
Kanfan
Commonwealth
Congress
Kansay
Jose
Kansas
Heither
Democratic Party
L. I. Purcell
Farmers Syndicate Revival Advocated by Ex Senator Peffer
Ex United States Senator W A Peffer pushes revival of a four member farmers syndicate to systematize farm work and cut costs. He cites a Texas railway workers cooperative and a Mexican colony of 200 rat oil workers investing 100000 in land to illustrate scale. Proposes Kansas farmers form an association while retaining ownership of land and sharing profits, with officers managing funds to cut middlemen and enable organized storage and marketing of crops.
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Peffer
United States
W. A. Peffer
the Farmer
Potter
Texas
Mexico
Lone Star
Flirers
Kansas
Massachusetts Klondikers Reach San Francisco by Sea Route
A Massachusetts party aboard the schooner Fastin Pris reaches San Francisco after a voyage south from Gloucester via six Magellan Strait stops. The crew endures a long storm and 37 hours of hardship before the vessel is deemed done for and the men plan to continue north by steamship.
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San Francisco
Peo
Klondike
Gloucester
Dave Eall
Sandy
Rae
Magellan
Betisann
Metormen
Wall
Eleamaer
Steamer Paketan Strikes Rock Near Nanaimo This Morning
Vancouver Feb 24 The steamer Paketan, en route from Alaska, ran on a rock near Nanaimo at high tide today. Initial reports suggest no serious injuries or damage, as crews assess the vessel after the incident.
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Pakshan
Alaska
Vancouver
Paketan
Naniamo
Spoiled Romance Rules Out Postmaster Marriage
A postal romance story notes that regulations cannot be bent for Cupid. A widow postmistress in a southern town faced a union with a married man, but Assistant Postmaster General Heath states marriage is no cure for postal law prohibitions. The tale blends scandal and law with a cautionary note on official policy.
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Washington
South
Igor
Ree
Heath
Free trial package offered for Hazeline remedy in 1880s ad
A nationwide promotion invites any woman to request a prepaid sample of Hazeline for female diseases. Letters from readers in Indiana, California, Minnesota, New Mexico, and New York claim the remedy cured long standing uterine and menstrual issues, avoiding surgery and restoring health. many praise its efficacy and urge immediate request with name and address to The Hazeline Co.
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Haseline Company
South Bend
Ind
McPherson
Kanaan
Belh
Avine
Toto
Starke Co
Frnzeline
Anna
Foss
Granite
Minn
Hageline
Theresa Koch
Bedewink
Chicago
Rees
Ines
Hazeline CO
Bressler Block
South Hand
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