Chicago men buy Burke herd in Idaho estate sale
Chicago lawyer Arthur Humphrey files for himself and Chicago partners to acquire the Burke Land and Live Stock company cattle herd and related property at American Falls Idaho. The deal centers on a large herd valued around 120000 dollars and links to local ranch operations amid ongoing negotiations and title concerns.
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Missouri Pacific to inaugurate new passenger trains
Fort Scott reports high authority in Missouri Pacific circles says Wirt Scott will soon add at least one and probably two passenger trains on the Fort Scott and Southern route to Joplin via Pittsburg and Webb City. A new Kansas City to Joplin link via Fort Scott is planned with completion in about two months.
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Alissouri Pacific
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Kansile City
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Pittsburg
Webb City
J A. Hollinger
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Jopites
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Moltingur
Mimburt Pacific
Cameinordine
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Cattle Top Market in Chicago Report from Cottonwood Falls
The Chicago Live Stock Report of February 22 credits Kansas men Bleusie and Matt Bros of Cottonwood Falls Kan with leading cattle sales. About 1,581 mixed steers and heifers staged a market high, aided by shipments to New York though weather delays reduced arrivals. Effects of rain and snow lowered bids by 19 to 20 cents, yet the sale showed strong demand for quality stock and emphasized Kansas cattle’s market appeal.
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Matt Bros
Cuttonwood Pa Kan
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Catie
Abe Mare
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Stamp collecting zealot owns vast variety of stamps
Ax Osborne Philatelist possesses about 200,000 stamps from many countries. The collector, described as a stamp fiend, has built a valued collection over 12 years and aims to devote all attention to his hobby, joining a stamp society and expanding his catalog further.
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Osborne Farner
Josiph T. Webb
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Joe
Ur Dar Hhhatela Associativar
D K Swearingen Dead Former Topeka Citizen
Dan Keller Swearingen died in Burlington on February 27 at age 21 after a long illness. He worked for several newspapers including the Waverly Observer and the Burlington Courier and helped start the Weekly Jeffersonian in Ish and a daily there. He was a longtime Democrat and served as county clerk. His brother and Charles Miller of Topeka will attend the funeral.
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Santa Fe Veteran Engineer Conroe Dies in Buffalo Sack
Lewton February 25 Word has reached here at the depot of Me L Can Fo that engineer Conroe of the Santa Fe has died in Buffalo New York Saturday after long service with the line. For twenty five years he served in varied roles and was well known along the middle division. He had stints as traveling engineer on the Western New Mexico and Bin Grande divisions and pulled trains between Newton and Dodge City. He fell ill months ago with a severe attack from which he never fully recovered.
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Tansenoldee Farm
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Orient Engineer
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Dodge City
Ira McIntyre
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Tokens for Charles Dyer and a Highland funeral note
An obituary fragment honors Charles Dyer, noting his respected presence among friends and colleagues. It mentions a private burial preparation and a farewell by longtime supporters, with a detailed chest containing 28 pieces of solid silver plus a jeweled set, reflecting rich memorial customs.
Home for Trainmen: Grand Lodge May Build in Denver This Year
Denver delegates report plans to establish a home for trainmen of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in Denver this year. Meetings discuss site donation, funding, and central location benefits for members nationwide.
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Eltmate
Enormous Earnings Highlight Railroads Growth
A historic financial chronicle reports railroad earnings surging over the past three years. Gross revenues rose dramatically, with total gains near 405 million dollars, marking a major expansion in U S railroad income and reflecting successive year increases.
Chased With An Engine Near Fort Scott
Fort Scott February twenty seven ex member of the Twentieth Kansas Sandy Calhoun who ran a joint at Yale Kaw was pursued on a passenger train by officers seeking a switch to arrest him on a murder charge. The Crawford county coroner ordered his arrest on a Memphis train but he was released as a suspected smallpox case. Five minutes later authorities learned he was wanted for murder. The pursuit ended when the switch engine trapped Calhoun near his own crossing. He says a necro miner shot his partner at Yale and that he was in Company D of Pittsburg and claims to be at Leavenworth.
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Ute
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Jim
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Leavenworth
Fireman Tries Engine Run and Loses Job
Esty Johnson, a Santa Fe fireman, attempted to run switch engine 218 at the Emporia Gazette’s spooked scene. He caused the engine to lurch from track into a coal chute area, reversing and restarting, but his mischief led to it derailing and he was dismissed.
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Santa Fe
Freman
Emporia Gazette
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Johnson
Track incident leaves Johnson discharged yet respected
The engine was not injured badly but track crews worked for hours to repair. Johnson was discharged yesterday. He is popular among railroad men and a good fireman, and it will likely only be a matter of time before he is back on the left side of a cab.
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Old engine put to work on Santa Fe line
Santa Fe engine No. 44 of the middle division on a trial trip Monday. It is an old passenger engine in service about fifteen years. No. 6 has been in the shops three weeks and will be sent out for service on the Santa Fe branch between Clarence and Ellinwood. Also notes railroad consolidation in Pueblo with transfer of property to Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company.
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Ellinwood
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Pueblo and Arkansas Valley Railroad Company
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Rescues a Drunk by Roundsman on Amity Street Pier
New York February 27 A roundsman Rachael J O Loughlin waded into icy waters at Amity street pier to save a drunken man named Melirath caught in a twisting tide. She held him above the slip edge until help arrived then refused medical aid and returned to the station. The rescue follows earlier bravery awards, including a prior save of a woman at Hicks street.
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Hicks Street
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Marriage by Phonograph Voice in New York Ceremony
In Binghamton on February 27 Miss Raus J. Smith of New York married Prank T. Mercerea as a phonograph spoke the service. The bride’s father Rev. Mr. Smith, deceased weeks earlier, dictated the ceremony before dying. Spectators were moved by the unreal voice from the machine. Kimball Announces for Congress in Third District. He is a former state senator and author of the 1890 usury law, launching his campaign as the candidate of the old soldiers.
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N. Y
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New York
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Ike
Kimball
Parsons
Kircall
State Senate
Telegraph line reaches Nile at Hipan Pelle
Wire from Mombasa reports the Uganda railway telegraph line reached the Nile at Hipan Pelle on February 18 and was cut the next day across the river, establishing telegraphic communication between Linton and the sources of the Nile.
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Mombasa
Uganda Railway
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Linton
Rex Strands Off Lassits As Four Women Drown
The Swedish steamship Rex ran aground near Lassits in Germany while attempting to depart. Four women aboard drowned as the remaining crew passengers and mail stayed onboard awaiting rescue or further orders.
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Germany
Rex
Mind deranged man found in Fort Scott calaboose
Fort Scott Kansas February 27 a young man identified as Matt Stebonough once of Kansas City was found insane in the calabouse after wandering the streets. He had previously been treated at St. Doe hospital and disappeared after leaving a Siloon and a layoff from the bank.
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Matt Stebonough
Firet National Bank
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Tim
Joplin
St. Doe Hospital
Dick Menates
Haya
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McDonolgh
John F Hall Dead in Paola at 3:15 Monday
John Fletcher Hall district court clerk of Miami County died at his Paola home at 3:15 PM on Monday from consumption. He came to Kansas in 1869. Also mention of a Pratt notice reports thefts on February 21 with a burglary attempt at a warehouse and sugar storage, but no entry.
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John Fletcher Hall
Miami County
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Manon
Quarrels With Sarah Over Play Reading
Paris reports a violent quarrel between Sarah Bernhardt and Humund Rostand during a rehearsal over a new play. Rostand pressed his interpretation, Bernhardt dismissed it with a sharp insult. They ceased speaking after the clash. The play opens March 1 with United States rights reportedly pursued by Minnie Maddern Fiske.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Humund Rostand
Kidney Health Ad Warns Of Deadly Toxins In Bloodstream
A vintage advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as the cure for clogged kidneys. It warns of toxins in blood from untreated kidney failure, lists symptoms like dull pains, urination changes, sleeplessness, and swelling, and promises a free sample bottle with a mail offer through the Topeka Daily State Journal.
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Kilmer
Turtle Disappearance Alleged In Courtroom Jest
A chaotic court room tale centers on a missing turtle once owned by Judge Hayes. The bailiff is accused through circumstantial chatter of provoking the animal’s vanishing as lawyers and clerks recount a long winded, humorous inquiry with names and odd emblems. The inquiry shifts to the bailiff, a nervous Lintee Coyne, and a suspect Ansell who muses the creature may have slipped away. The jury probes the mystery while observers mutter phrases about Rabbler and mortal sleep.
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Jinihe
Tom
Biafret
Cogne
Spirit claims in Goebel death through local medium
Bowling Green reports Aspley a well known local spiritualist claims conversation with the late Governor Goebel. He says the governor named the shooter but would not have the person punished. Aspley notes political foes fear to speak with him. A Bowling Green female medium has reportedly held Unity conversations with Goebel’s spirit.
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My. Eve
T. Aspley
William Gosbel
Goebel
Govenor Goebel
Aspley
Editor’s Life Saved by Cough Remedy in Early Delia
An obscure tale presents a healer’s aid with a cough remedy during an unsettled night. Disjointed phrases hint at medical treatment, local doctor, and faint references to illness, weather, and daily life, all conveyed in a fragmentary newspaper style.
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Imin
Delia
Evie
Hewitt
Town Valencia farmer proves feeding pays for cattle
Prominent Valencia feeder BR W Town demonstrated profitability in breeding and feeding cattle. He shipped three steers to Kansas City, selling at $0.70 per pound, topping market by 25 cents. The steers averaged 1,524 pounds after feed, weighing 1.60 pounds per day during feeding, with a plan to finish at Neb. He praised a raceway feed program and recommended a strong feeding regime. Also noted: county officials discuss defunct interest and bonds with Attorney General Godard to ease county debt and school district deficits.
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Valencia
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