Armored Arsenal Cars Built for Express Protection
Cincinnati January 29 three armored arsenal cars move through union stations en route to Iveland. Built for the American Express Co to deter express robberies between New York and St Louis, six cars ordered with bulletproof rooms, steel armor, gun ports, and turrets. Two men guard the train. racks carry rifles and ammunition ready for rapid deployment along the route.
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Cincinnati
Iveland
American Express Company
New York
St Louis
Genenals
Chickness
Ench
Sieh
Water scoop design adopted by Pennsylvania railways
A new water scoop design allows fueling during rain and speed tests show 60 to 70 gallons per foot of travel, enabling rapid water intake for locomotives. Since 1944 all new locomotives have included water scoops, with tests indicating higher efficiency and faster filling of tenders.
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Pennsylvania
Stone Wins His Case Over Right of Way in Leavenworth Road
Judge Myers ruled yesterday for Stone in the Leavenworth Topeka and Western road dispute. The court found the line abandoned after two months during the 19 period, and that Receiver Mallan or Mallellan acted as a United States agent, not part of the old railroad. The property was turned over to bondholders and the American Loan and Trust Company foreclosed from the right of way two years prior.
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Leavenworth
Topeka& Southern
Lavenworth
Myers
Stone
Topeka
MaLellan
United States Bronk Court
Ralimed
American Loan End Trust Company
Ulla
Missouri Supreme Court
Motim For & Rewting
David Atchison
Faileay and Brides Company
Atchison
Terminal Company
Court of
Supreme Court
Vinton Stilings
PUTTING UP its OWN Ice The Baty Will Harvest Its own Crop
Parsons, Jan. 29. The M. K. & T. Railway company, which spent thousands of dollars for ice last summer, will put up its own ice this season. Several ice plants sought contracts to furnish ships for next season, but no contract has been made. The company will begin work in the next few days, putting up ice on its own account.
Santa Fe Promotes Sembel R Biggs To Superintendent
Atchison dispatch reports Sembel R Biggs formerly Santa Fe cashier at Atchison now promoted to superintendent of the Sonora railway in Mexico. The piece notes a silver umbrella presentation to a departing Santa Fe employee and mentions Biggs’ prior Mexican posting and current ascendancy.
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Formar Santa Fe
Sonora
Atchison
Sembel R. Biggs
Santa Fe
Frank Oliphant
Guaymas
Mexico
Rizes
It May Be A Woman Sarah Anderson Votes in Utah Ballot
A fragment notes a Utah senatorial ballot where Thatcher Henderson Rawlins and Sarah Anderson appear. It mentions Martha H Cannon and partial vote counts on successive ballots with several candidates listed and unclear totals.
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Sarah EB Anderson
Banator
Utah
Salt Lake
Thatcher
Rawlins
Hennam
Martha H. Cannon
Feail
Henderson
Sarah Ben Powers
Derson
Harris
Chambers
Homeseekers Excursion Via Santa Fe Route
The Home Road offers round trip tickets at one fare plus 3.00 to points in Arkiness Arizona Indian Territory Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas on select January February March April and May dates. Tickets valid for return any Tuesday or Friday within twenty one days. Information at Passenger depot Fifth street or Cromwell and Jeffers North Topeka.
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Santa Fe
Arkiness
Arizona
Indian Territory
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahvoma
Texas
Fifth Street
Cromwell & Jeffers Ai Postofics
North Topeka
Fort Scott Boy Arrests In Shooting A Horse In Harness
An Ottawa man Isaacs, pursued after an eight year old crime, hid in the Kansas Sand Hills until a cold spell forced him back into town. He sought shelter at a Cimarron area stable before being turned over to authorities after his rearrest following an earlier Santa Fe railroad hold up.
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Wichita
Ian
Ieaacs
Harbelt
Santa S
Cimarron
Isaacs SU
Sand Hills
Isaacs
Herbort
Tisaca
Shooting of a Horse Nabs Young Porterville Residents
Fort Scott January 29 James Davis Tonnies Davis and Lonnie Pape all about 16 years old residents near Porterville were arrested by Constable Bryden and Deputy Jake Smith on complaint by Grant Hedses charged with deliberately killing a domestic animal. Hedses alleges the trio shot the horse while returning from a literary society at Gibson school house with a young lady nearby. The horse died instantly.
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Fort Scott
James Davis
Tonnies Davis
Lonnie Pape
Porterville
Bryden
Jake Smith
Grant Hedses
Grant Edz
Gibson School House
Aleke
Newton Teacher Brutally Punishes Student at School
Newton January story reports Principal VBA Devlin at Second Ward School brutalizing 12 year old Daniel Parla, son of Sub-carrier Parla, by grabbing him by the head and slamming him onto a desk breaking his nose and injuring his head. The incident occurred after the boy laughed during class.
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Newton
Jan
Noy Parham
Daniel Parla
Newton Post Office
Renault
Volue
Second Ward
Vba Devlin
Devlin
Denounce Gov Smith at Leavenworth GAR meeting
Custer post No 6 GA R Leavenworth issued resolutions condemning Governor Smith over the Soldiers Home congressional probe. The group denounced his administration as tyrannical and urged Congress to remove him to protect the home and its inmates.
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Leavenworth
Custer Post No. 6
GA. R
Leavensworth
Govenor Smith
Soldiers
GAR
Congress
Smith
Ottawa Man Tries To Swap Jail Time For Fined Bean Incident
Ottawa January 29 Bixler Vermillion was fined twelve dollars for throwing beans at a Salvation Army meeting and disturbing the peace. He offered a man who owed him to take his place and work off the fine at the rock pile, but the judge rejected the proposal as not consistent with the spirit of the law.
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Ottawa
Bixler Vermillion
Salvation Army
Vermillion
Bir
Vermilijon
Modern Woodmen to Meet in Hutchinson
Hutchinson Jan 29 The state camp meeting of the Modern Woodmen of America will convene in this city next Thursday in the Masonic Temple. The order has about 20 900 Kansas members and 400 to 500 delegates are expected. Delegates will be elected to the head camp to meet in Des Moines Iowa in June and state officers will be chosen.
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Hutchinson
Woodmen of America
Tursday
Kansas
St Dees Moines
Iowa
Landis at Lansing Taking Inventory of Penitentiary Property
Leavenworth Jan 2 Harry Landis new warden of the Kansas penitentiary arrived at Lansing to spend days with old officials before assuming charge. He is accompanied by new chief clerk Tiras. Lancia to see next Monday February 1, relief Bruce Lynch new deputy warden, Frank.
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Leavenworth
Harry Landis
The
Kansas Penitentary
Lansing
Tiras
Lancia
Bruce Lynch
Warnten
Invoicing State Property Spells Weeklong Office Effort
Gable and the chief clerk will join on the same day as the plan shifts to complete the state property's invoicing. The remaining days of the week will be devoted to this task with new and old officials working together to finish by Saturday.
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Gable
Wichita to Own Its Waterworks and Electric Plant
Wichita moves to purchase the water works and plans to extend municipal ownership to electric light gas and vapor plants after contracts expire. Mayor Cox serves notice to buy the water works, citing annual city costs of about 31000 and eastern capitalists holding most stock. In Oswego a jail fire set by prisoners is suspected as an escape ruse.
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Wichita
L. M. Cox
Wichita Water Works Company
Abilene Child Slain in Farm Dispute
Abilene reports a nine year old boy Lebold Biehler the son of a farmer in south Pielinson county shot and killed by 42 year old John Ohme after a quarrel they were alone. The incident marks a grim rural tragedy amid state wide notices.
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Abilene
Lebold Biehler
Pielinson County
John Ohme
Concordia
Bletso
Clay Center
Etta Seamuth
Maro the Magician At High School Show
Tonight at the high school audience will watch Maro perform feats and win prizes for revealing methods. The advertisement touts his act as wondrous and mentions a product claim to renew hair color.
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Maro
Elory
Crowded Pure Food Show Audiences Prompt Busy Night
A large turnout filled Ingleside Cooking School Hall for a new programme tonight as Modocs and a burlesque side show drew crowds. Attendance yesterday reached 25M with 1490 tickets sold at the door and 500 advance cooking school tickets. Doors opened early, causing a rush for seats. Kansas Day events and speeches by Willis lord Moore accompanied the busy afternoon. The Pure Food exposition plans extended hours tomorrow starting at 9 o'clock.
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The
State University
T. J. Anderson
Ingleside
Social Science Federation of Kansas
Willis Lord Moore
Hutchinson
Fourth Lecture on Salads at Pure Food Cooking School
Miss Colling leads a lesson on daily salads emphasizing cooling vegetable varieties and the health benefits of oil in dressings. She provides detailed recipes for cooked and mayonnaise dressings, warns on curdling, and describes preparing chicken and Waldorf salads with careful timing and chilling.
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Pure Food Cooking School
Fiona
Misa Colling
Brenda
Salad Recipes and Dressing Demonstrated at Lecture
New York presented a lecture detailing a Slowing recipe for celery and apple salad with mayonnaise, plus a walnut salad on lettuce with orange and walnuts. A French dressing method was outlined, including steps for emulsification. Eugene F. Ware announced tomorrow’s topics on Sweets with recipes for Queen of Puddings, Omelette Bouffle, Sicilian sherbet, and cafe paris.
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New York
Mias Collinge
Desreée
Eugene F. Ware
Manspeaker Mercantile at Pure Food Show Highlights
The Manspeaker Mercantile Co of Topeka displays and samples coffee, shredded wheat biscuits, and crackers at the Pure Food show. Visitors enjoy hot Spurr's Revere Mocha Java coffee and peaches and cream while noting the Cereal Machine shredded wheat and other brand beverages. The booth on the second floor features white and pink drapery and promotes Keystone pickles and health products from Hoffman & Son Enterprise.
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W. W. Manspeaker Mercantile Co
Topeka
Mr. Manspeaker
Spurr
Movha
Howard W
Manspeaker
Ceres
Sarah Tyson Rover
Philadelphia Cooking School
The
Cereal Machine Co
Worcester
Mass
H. J. Henrg Co
Keystone
HL H. HY
Union Pacific
Fanchon
C Hoffman & Son Enterprise
Kan
ELOPES AND IS ARRESTED IN SHAWNEE COUNTY
Emerson Patterson, son of a prominent Willard farmer, was arrested in Tríver, Kansas, on suspicion of abduction. The incident involved an elopement with a girl and a plan to travel west to Weámego, with pursuit and a partial escape near Westmoreland. A constable later tracked Patterson to near Keank, Kansas, and notified Sheriff Bucklen. Ancestral notice and an unrelated patent advertising salve follow.
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Emerson Patterson
Willard
Shawnee County
Trvirn Kan
Kenie
Patterson
John Galiaeher
Wamego
Weamereliatd
Kcink
Kan
Sherif Repley
Shall the A. and P. Keep it a Land
Washington report on the conference committee's action to define rights of Atlantic and Pacific railway mortgage foreclosure purchasers and to approve a plan of reorganization amid opposition. The discussion centers on land grant issues and the proposed settlement.
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Washington
House
Senate
54 Hours to California by Rail from Chicago
Chicago to California rail service departs Wednesdays and Saturdays with 54 hours travel to San Diego. Stops include Kansas City Topeka Denver and Los Angeles with Pullman sleepers buffet car and luxury amenities. Reservations via Topeka depot and Cromwell exchange. call numbers provided.
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Chicago
Satuniass
Kansas City
Topeka
Sahtarmin
Fifth Street
Cromiwell Es Fers
Postoffice
North Topshka
Infant relief and recovery with One Minute Cough Care
Advertisement claims One Minute Cough Care gives instant relief and rumors recovery for infants amid urgent health concerns. Mentions affected by a distressing disease and references Beecham remedies and Ayers Pills. Little concrete context, names, or dates provided.
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Sam Gee
Railroad News
American Express Co
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BR. Biggs
Santa Pe
Ottawe
Temple
Tex
Doddridge
Atchison, Jan
Missouri Pacific
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Greet
Texas Midland Railway
Homeseeakers’ Excursion
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Custer
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Raymond
Jewish Society
B'rith Abraham
Grand Avenue
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Conn
Perry Foster
Hutchinson Salt Company
Foster
Carl Sukow
Teday
Sukow
Wiliam
France
Germany
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Paris
Abner Whitely
Rodenhouse
Staiser
J. W. Waggener
Hackett
Whisky Creek
Emporia
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Board of Trustees
William Alter White
Exing Herbert
Pittsburg
Parsons
Ldorado
Citizens’ Committee
D. M. Lower
Julian
A. L. Redden
Redden
T. B. Wall
Lower
District Court
G.W. Lanning
W. E. Cochran
W. C. Skages
Plaintff
W. C. Skaggs
Allen, Kaw
United States District Court
Lanning
G. Wilson
Topekas
Cooking School
Crawford Sus
Fomnancine
William
Newell
Tennessee
Clemenceau
Lyons Mail
Chatterton
Manspeaker Mercantile Co
Young Patterson
Irving
Bucklen
I KE. Jones
Ansas Ave
St. Joseph
Chicaco
Omaha
Peoria
ST. PapteminneaPolis
South
L. W. Wakeley, Co
Louis
Moe Howard Eliiott
Steph, MO
H. D. Dutton
H.C. Orr
A.C. P. Bo
Goodwin & Chambertin
Topeka Drain and Lock Exchange
Irtes
Bay State
St Paul Ke
Atta
Ainrig
California
Wes Black
AGA Topeka
Ty Ayers
the King
Pills Beechams—Beechams
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