Track Buyers in Grain Dispute Prompt AG Complaint
Grain brokers calling themselves track buyers accuse elevator owners and buyers in Nemata County of suppressing market competition. They allege conspiracies to freeze out farmers, disrupt railcar flow, and overpay for crops, prompting a state attorney general review. The complaint ties a Kansas City base to a nationwide pattern affecting towns in Kansas and beyond.
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Grieratt
Siebulie
Relief Kelly
Nemata County
Atatina
Thir Kitme City
Ktebhine Dé Deith
Knwe
Kaas
Grath
Mansas
Wexon
Elytator
Kansis
Theruth Guyer
A Litter of Letters From Tacoms Miners
A desolate report from Tacoms Washington dated January 11 notes both American and Canadian miners in Dawson City and nearby areas face neglect as government aid fades. Many workers fear losses, with mail delays and poor delivery blamed on guard interference and crowded routes.
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Tacoms
Wash
Dawson City
Garriers
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Promises Relief for Bronchitis
The ad touts Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as highly effective for bronchial ailments claiming it stops coughing soothes irritated throats and aids sleep. Testimonials from J C Woodron and Boemnter recount rapid recoveries after trying the remedy, asserting physicians and other remedies failed before this bottle cured them.
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Ty Ayer
J. C. Woodron
P.M. Forest Hill
W. Va
Boemnter
Aton Pa
Judge and Burglars Meet Beary S. Kelly in St Joseph
In St Joseph on January 17 Judge Howry Key awakened to burglars rifling his home. The two men held him at gunpoint and demanded silence. They grabbed his wife’s watch, two twenty dollar bills, a ring, and a letter with a twenty dollar check. One intruder taunted the judge about sentencing burglars before. The judge warned not to touch the kept watch and the burglars fled, leaving the watch.
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Beary S. Kelly
St. Joseph
St Joseph
Howry Key
Kelly
Ker
Topeka Club Secrecy Chooses Major Anderson
A special committee will decide Major T. J. Anderson as the Topika Commercial Club secretary. Three favored members will vote, hoping he boosts the club’s morale and prestige. The directors’ meeting elected officers for the coming year, with William Green as president and F. O. Popeno as treasurer.
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T. J. Anderson
Topika
Willan
J S Deacham
Sumuel
Howe
Ile
Anderson
BTN
Govers
Willa Grew
S. Brigham
F.O. Popenoo
William Gree
Dusinewe Tien
Clu
North Topeka
W. 44
Doyle
Parkhurst-David Company
Railroad News The Supression Law For Train Robberies
Law to aid in suppressing hold ups and train wrecking outlined with a record of years. Brotherhood of Trainmen meet at Peoria Texas to discuss national law. Depot fine of forty thousand dollars proposed. Report lists totals for holdups casualties and robbers killed across the United States.
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Brotherhood of Trainmen
Peoria, DL
United Sta’ S
Raibromd
Bujlat Oh
Numi
Fortunes in Trains
Kansas City January 17 Ninety five per cent of the traveling public do not own or rent their dwelling costs as much as an ordinary passenger car. George J Chariton assistant general passenger and or railroad agent notes the cost of a passenger car today ranges from 6 000 to 7 000 dollars for a car and up to 19 000 for a reclining chair car. He adds that maintenance and dressing a car adds hundreds more, with shop repairs raising total costs further.
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Kansas City
George J. Chariton
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Carlton
Air Brake Law Sparks State Authority Debate
Two states Iowa and Ohio lack authority to extend the January 4 deadline for equipping rail cars with air brakes and automatic couplers. No more than half the cars meet the standard, risking fines up to 1000 dollars. The situation worries lines with few compliant cars and highlights regulatory gaps affecting railroad operations.
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Iowa
Ohio
Ohi
Lows
May Sell Kitty Rolling Stock In Attachments Sale
John Sheridan has advertised the sale of the Missouri Kansas and Texan rolling stock held after attachment for January 25. It is expected the company will secure an injunction to prevent the sale.
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Papin
John
Sheridan
Kansas and Railroads Back Transmississippi Exposition Bid
Kansas Governor Leedy and railroad lawyers reached a consensus to fund a first class Kansas exhibit at the Transmississippi Exposition in Omaha. Railroads pledged 315,000 with potential to rise to 25,000, subject to directors’ approval. A committee will be named soon, followed by a public appeal for funds to showcase Kansas products.
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Kaneer
Ormehs
Leedy
Kansan
H. P. Wegener
Missouri Pacific
Charles 5. Gleed
Santa Fe
M. A. Low
Rock Island
Kansas
Professor Gunton Examines Troubles in the Cotton Industry
In New York Professor Geo Gunton lectured on Protection and the Cotton Industry describing eastern state difficulties. He argued economic forces push mills south, favored by less protective tariffs, while factory laws once deemed humane shaped labor conditions and should guide any shift southward.
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Gunton
New York
Geo. Gunton
Twentieth Street
Fifth Avenue
Fall River
Ganten
India
England
Anid
Prof
Tarif
Boston
Fach Lories
Tiisman
South
Fiee
Prot Gunten
New England
Dingley Bil
Fattest wheelwomanMiss Margaret Clare in Fort Scott
Miss Margaret Clare of Cincinnati is reported beyond recovery in Fort Scott Kansas after a wheel accident. Her physician cites riding a wheel as the cause. Clare weighed 42 pounds and rode with the largest circuses, presenting tricks across twelve seasons.
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Margaret Clare
Fort Scott
Kan
Jan
Cincinnati
Clare
Menocal to face court martial on arrival
Washington reports that Chil Furtheer Monseal has reached Managua Nicaragua and will be hurried home for court martial proceedings the swiftest route to the United States being by Panama or New Orleans Menocal who faced charges over professional ability and personal probity indicated confidence in the outcome noting he supervised but could not personally oversee all work Subscribes for The State Journal
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Santa Fe
Chitago
J.B. Lang
Topeka
Burlington
Harvey Shull
la Divita
Lon Furze
Beles Grout
Prining
Mr. Monme
Shuelel
Fock Island
Fushville
St. Joe
J. T. Laeson
Lune
Quenemo
Frank H. Jones
Lincoln Miker
Albuquerque
Charles Lys
Haginker Coltine
Marsden
Hooter
la Jutta
New York
Abe
Tribune
Washington
Chil Furtheer Monseal
Managua
Nicaragua
Tspon
United States
New Orleans
Menocal
Leavenworth
Jan
Glyde Mattox
Chariew
W. Hatch
Mattox
Microrest
Accra
Walt
Mattos
Lexus
Olehorman
Epen
Sprimevid
Cuaricea W. Maine
Whitesboro
Shit, Summer & Coy
Gaivenville
Tex
Lewin & Aro
Gn Udvanch
Lwan
A. Lazarus
Mr Lastas
Sam AL Lets & Co
Oklahoma
Fats
Iki
Dapiaty Leen Walker
Dhad
Pina
Mulili
Wichita Seithia
Pkt
Butterworth Dies After Campaign Illness at 89
Benjamin Butterworth United States commissioner of patents died in Thomasville Georgia after pneumonia and uremic convulsions. He was born October 23 1837 in Warren County Ohio served in state senate and Congress, survived by wife Mary Schuyler and four children. His death follows a campaign stump in Ohio and will be mourned in Washington and across Ohio.
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Thomasville
Benjamin Butterworth
United States
Pineywoods Hotel
Randly
Washington
Warren County
Ohio
State Senate
Warren
Buvier
Linton
Quiker
Major Hutterworth
Hutterworth
Law
Durbin Ward
Sleinawe
Garfield
Arthur
McKinsey ii
Mary Schuyler
Pennsylvania
Dora Clay Walks Seven Miles Through Mud to General Clay
A Ky. Valley View special reports Dora Hichardson Clay trudged seven miles in rain and mud to General Clay's Tanl house. She arrived bespattered, hair disheveled, and was admitted by Jim Littrell who said the general would keep her inside White Hall. Neighbors feared giving her a ride. Clell Clay allegedly kept watch on the porch seeking his brothers Willie Bryant and another. General Clay reportedly may arrest Ctell Richardson for shouting at Dora.
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Chicago
Tan
Valley View
Dora Hichardson Clay
Tanl
Jim Littrell
Littrell
Gen Claystill
U S Consul W W Ashby Drowns on Boating Trip
A boat party including United Consul W W Ashby of Colon and German consul Mafemann is believed drowned near Colon after a boating excursion. The body of a boatman has been recovered. Consul General Gugdeon in Panama reports Ashby’s death with no details.
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W. W. Ashby
Colon
Galveston
United
Mafemann
Mott
Tran
Washington
Gugdeon
Panama
State Department
Wm. W. Ashby
United States
Fire destroys Yester block in Mekesport Pa
A blaze at 4 am totally consumed the Yester block on Fifth Avenue Mekesport costing about 100000. Yester's jewelry shop on the first floor suffered losses estimated at 40000 while fixtures and stock were destroyed.
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McKeeesport
Pittebure
Yester
Fifth Avenue
Mekesport
Bydella Anata Igarbre Sail
Mother's Bid for Clemency Saves Son From Gallows
A Kansas mother, Mrs. S. W. Hatch, battles poverty to win clemency for Clyde Mattox. She appeals to District Attorney Adams and finally to President Cleveland, securing a commutation and a partial pardon amid intense public sympathy. Her persistence transforms a death sentence into imprisonment and releases her son to a new life.
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Clyde Mattox
McKinley
S. W. Hatch
Kansas
Bre Hatch
Topeka
Cipce Mattox
W. Perry
Perry
Cleveland
Cugt
J. A. Waters
Hatch
Topekt
Herry
Parton
Charity of Friends
Mattex
J. W. Adywee
Mr. Ady
Hatch Received Bir Ady
Rowse
Ae Arsistant
Eugene Hagan
Dey
Hagen
Washington
Harel
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