Public Hall Dedication Draws Thousands With Big Prizes
Kansas City witnesses the new convention hall dedication with three concerts and a draw listing over 7 000 prizes. A $4 000 house and lot tops the list, with many items from music sheets to race horses and thoroughbred heifers. Tickets sold at 23 cents each funded the event as thousands queued for a chance to win.
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Havana Quiet as City Waits for Joyful Moon
Wavana January 2 reports Ha ana residents cheerful despite postponed festivities. Local mood shifts from disappointment to calm as General Brooke notes tranquil streets and orderly conduct. Cuban customs and postal offices operate with Spanish and Cuban staff. American collector instructed not to appoint Americans to subordinate roles.
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Palace Needs Cleaning and Brooke to Postpone Governing
Jan 2 report notes heavy customs receipts as merchants restock and shipments arrive. General Brooke will not govern from the palace for a week or two while it is cleaned. Brooke’s wife plans a series of receptions as American troops fortify Morro castle and nearby fortresses. Colonel Moulton leads Stavane police investigations as batteries land from the US transport Chester and troops occupy Cabanas and Veducto fortifications. Spankirds halted for photographing the king in the throne room while Castellanos, the former Captain General, is present.
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Cripple Creek Output and Valuation Rise Since 1891
Colorado Springs reports Cripple Creek ore fortunes expanding with improved mining and cyanide treatment raising ore values. The district’s output surged as dividends climbed. by 1897 stock values and smelter costs influenced profits, with main operations fueled by electrical power and a new Canon plant aiding processing.
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Canon
Quay in Charge in Harrisburg Senate Race
Harrisburg hosts a scramble over the US Senate contest with Quay directing his bid for re election aided by Senator Penrose. Ex senator Cameron and ex Postmaster General Wanamaker oppose Quay, while anti Quay forces press for caucus postponement until the supreme court rules on charges. The business men’s league opens quarters to aid the anti Quay effort.
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Quay
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Scorching Girl Fate 25 Days in Prison in Binghamton
In Binghamton on January 2 a young woman named Miss Bradley was jailed for 25 days for scorching on a bicycle with hands off the handlebars. Police say the arrest was to enforce a city regulation against this practice, not targeting her personally, though she faced public humiliation and distress.
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Trecorder Olmstead
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Outlin
Judge Richardson Dead in Sedalia on New Year Visit
Sedalia Jan 2 Judge Charles Richardson died here today at the home of his daughter from heart disease. He was born in Ohio in 1812 and has resided in San Francisco for the past three years, currently visiting.
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House Bill No 72 Appropriation for Legislative Department
The act authorizes a twenty thousand dollar appropriation for the Legislative Department to cover per diem mileage and other expenses of legislators and staff during the special session. The auditor may issue warrants to the treasurer for the amounts. Effective upon publication in the Topeka State Journal, the bill passed both houses in late December 1802.
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Topeka State Journal
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Ee A.M Harvey
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Lord Mayor Sir John Voor Moore and Royal Engagement News
Sir John Voor Moore, London lord mayor elect and a wealthy tea merchant age 72, heads a vast import enterprise and has long residency in Candlewick ward. Prince William of Wied, 22, chosen husband by Queen Wilhelmina, is a Prussian army officer and Wied heir, closely tied to the Dutch royal circle through childhood friendship.
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John Voor Moore
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Borinese
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Candlewick
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Wied
Wilhelmina of Holland
Prince of Wied
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American Railroad for China and Montanan Cattle Queen
A survey party heads to Hongkong to lay out a railroad into central China and, after surveying, American constructors plan to begin laying rails. Montana’s cattle queen Mrs Nat Collins, famed as the Cattle Queen of Montana, widens interest with cattle dealings. features on public figures, poetry, and military topics follow in this eclectic column.
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