State Journal Adopts New Building and Press Facilities
The State Journal announces a full day leased-wire AP report system, top circulation in Kansas, and a new permanent home. A brick double-front structure at the southeast corner of Visas Avenue and Eighth Street showcases four Linotypes behind plate glass and a large glass window into the business office.
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The
State Journal
Associated Press Report
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
the State Journal
Visas Avenue
Eighth St
Kan- Bas Avenue
Paria soap and cream testimonial notice
An advertisement claims Bive Wooburys Paria soap and Marint Cream provide skin benefits. It mentions a three year study and invites readers to send for a free sample of John ft. Weed Skin. The text cites John ft. Weed Skin in New York.
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John Ft
Weed
Johnee
What Killed Mrs Adams Chemical Analysis Report
New York January report to the coroner details a chemical analysis of the drug that killed Mrs Kate Adams. Prof Witt Haus identifies mercuric cyanide among other substances in the bottle and stomach, concluding the poison caused the death.
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Adams
New York
Jan. T
R. A. Witt- Haus
Kate J. Adams
Witthaus
Special Plea in Gen Eagan Court Martial Case
Washington Jan 41 no prospect record of Gen Eagan court martial reaching the president before week end. Worthington counsel seeks permission of Judge Advocate General to file supplementary brief or specta plea. Old practice barred intere between findings and final reviewing authority, but recent practice allowances have changed.
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Washington
Convict Twine Factory Proposal Moves in Kansas House
Captain Seaton leads debate on a measure to study a Minnesota penitentiary twine factory and consider a similar plant in Kansas. He cites price shocks to farmers and argues convict labor could aid the poor and reduce trust profits, while opponents warn of losing seats. The roll call ends with a 33 to 74 vote against the previous question.
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Lsbor
Seaton
Stillwater
C.K. Faulkner
Kansas
Minnesota
Rebb
Sedgwick
Grattan
McPherson
Longley
Washington
Mr. Kangley
Harris
Lyon
Grattand
Dunner
Traveling Libraries Bill Aims to Aid State Culture
The traveling libraries bill, introduced by Representative Mason, would appoint a three member board plus the state librarian and federation president to oversee traveling libraries drawn from the state library’s miscellaneous books. An annual secretary salary would be set, and a 20 appropriation would finance book purchases. The Woman's Federation touts existing and planned expansions to bring thousands of volumes to smaller towns, aligning with examples from New York and other states.
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Werry
Social Science Federation
State Library
Mason
Pinney County
Supremeé Court
Schorel Science Federation
Woman's Federation
W. A. Johnston
Woman
Topeka
New York
Traveling libraries spread across Wisconsin communities
The traveling libraries program allocates 25 000 yen to support services sent to towns and farming areas. They place libraries in communities where clubs or farmer associations exist, often establishing permanent libraries. Fifty books form a library kept for six months if desired, with eight residents forming a local library association to manage the collection.
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Wisconsin
Andersons Bill Killed Over Bridge Construction Law
In a Monday committee hearing the bill to authorize permanent arch bridges and allow county commissioners to exceed current appropriations was killed. Sen Lewering moved to strike the connecting clause after Major Anderson defended better bridges and warned against extravagance by county officials.
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de Renaiere
Tom Anderson
Shawnee County
Major Anderson
Anderson
Iron Shawnee
Lewering
Bhawnee Turned Down Senate Declines Changes in Fee Law
The 1887 fee and salary law cut sheriff and clerk fees below expected compensation. Senator Anderson proposed a law to empower county commissioners to hire clerks. The bill, following the bridge bill, was debated in the committee of the whole and referred back to the fees and salaries committee with instructions to report any amendments to the 1887 law. A similar bill for Sewmpwick county was sent to the same committee.
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Anderson
Hessin
Lewelling
Sempwick County
Senate invites President McKinley to visit Kansas congress
Senator Lewelling introduced a concurrent resolution in the senate inviting President McKinley to attend the Transmississippi Commercial congress on May 21 and June 4. The resolution directs the secretary of state to forward copies to the Kansas delegation to urge the president to visit Kansas. Western states will be asked to adopt similar resolutions.
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Lewelling
Senate
McKinley
White
Kansas
Congress
Kansan
Topeka Police Law seeks police judge for justice court cases
A bill in Topeka would let the police judge handle preliminary inquiries and petty proceedings usually heard in justice courts. Writs and subpoenas would be served by the police within the city and by the sheriff outside. The police judge would be paid jointly by city and county, with a range between 400 and 1000 dollars annually from the county and city respectively.
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McKeever
Ely
Regulation bill creates State Board of Embalmers
A bill to form a five member State Board of Embalmers has been introduced in the House by Representative Wocox to regulate undertakers. Members serve five years and are appointed by the governor before May 3. Embalmers must pay a $3 fee, pass an exam, and receive a board certificate to legally operate. otherwise they are barred from embalming. The aim is to oversee sanitary practices and prevent disease spread.
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Wen
Wo Cox
Khown
State Board of
Inheritance Tax Bill Introduced in Illinois Senate
Senator Young introduced a long bills in Monday’s senate session proposing an inheritance tax aligned with Illinois law. The measure would tax gifts and bequests with brackets starting at one dollar per hundred above thresholds, scaling to higher rates for larger estates.
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Young Cap.y
Senate
Tax rates for estates outlined with varied heirs rules
The document outlines complex death duty rates. It sets a baseline: $5 on every $3100 above 1,000,000. For uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews or direct descendants, a different scale applies. Rates include two dollars per 100 in excess of 2,000, three dollars per 100 above 50,000, one dollar per 100 above 300, and five per 100 above 1,000,000. Otherwise, standard rates apply: one dollar per 100 on estates 500 to 19,000, three percent per 100 over 10,000, three and a half per 3100 from 20,000 to 50,000, thirty-six per 100 from 50,000 to 310,000, seven per 100 100,000 to 500,000, eight per 100 from 500,000 to 1,000,000, and ten per 100 over 1,000,000.
Embalming Law Among New Senate Bills Proposed
Monday's senate session introduced multiple bills including a state board of embalming to regulate embalming care of the dead and to prevent disease spread. Other measures cover taxes on gifts and inheritances, drainage, stockyard regulation, and education funding.
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Senate
Zimmer
Justices of the Peace
Boards of Education
Young
King
Sheridan
Fourth Judicial District
Andrews
Hart
Bill to regulate civil engineers and surveyors proposed
A bill introduced in the house by Wright of Lyon would create a board of engineers and surveyors. It would include the state university dean and two faculty members who must conduct June examinations and issue free and second trade certificates to qualified applicants. The first year would follow the same terms as for school teachers’ examinations.
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Wright
Lyon
School of Engineers
Abel
Legislature Acts To Ban Trading Stamp Schemes
Representative Stephenson introduced a bill to prohibit trading stamp schemes. The measure makes anyone engaging in gift enterprises with stamps or coupons liable to a misdemeanor with fines up to 500 dollars and jail up to 20 days.
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Stephenson
Regulating Telephone Service Bill Approved in House
Representative Bailey introduces a bill to regulate telephone service setting maximum annual rates of 48 dollars for business phones and 80 dollars for residence devices. The measure requires lines and instruments within six miles of the central office upon paying the first quarter’s rental. The house also passes Mason of Finney’s mandamus bill unanimously after full committee discussion.
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Bailey
Beet Sugar Project Gains Fort Scott Plant
Fort Scott January 9 Prof M Swenson of Walburn Swenson Chicago in charge of government sugar experiments in Kansas plans to revive beet sugar making at the government experimental station in Fort Scott Parkinson Sugar company has bought the $200000 plant and seeks to organize beet sugar experiments. The Fort Scott plant is the last remaining of five built in the state after sorghum sugar making declined following bounty removal.
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Parkinson Company
Fort Scott
Port Scott
M. Swenson
Walburn-Swenson Machine Works
Chicago
Kansas
Sovfenmmene
Swenson
Parkinson Sugar Company
Rouss Wifes Death Shocks New York
Margaret V. Rouss wife of Charles Broadway Rouss dies in New York and her body is sent to Winchester Wisconsin for interment. Rouss, once poor in Winchester, rose to wealth in New York and became nearly blind while giving large gifts to Winchester including water works and monuments in the cemetery honoring soldiers.
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New York
Margaret V. Rouss
Charles
Broadway Rouke
Rouse
Winchester
Rouss
Kine
Charlies
Broadway
Hit
Quarles Unanimously Nominated for Wisconsin Senator
Madison Wis Jon 31 The senatorial deadlock was broken last night Joseph V Quarles of Milwaukee was nominated in the Republican caucus to succeed John L Mitchell whose term expires On the 4th of March A big crowd gathered for the nomination. The roll call ended with Quarles the choice amid laughter and some shifting names. Quarles a Kenosha native and Milwaukee attorney is 58 and has served as district attorney mayor and state legislator. He married Carrie Saunders of Chicago and has three sons.
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Joseph V. Quarles
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Jon
Milwaukee
John L. Mitchell
Assemblyman
Selon
Isaac Stephenson
Mcilityray
Babcock
Assemb
Vigman Wiilckins
Mr. Cook
Judge Webb
Ray
Hatton
Green
Quarles
Daggett
Stephenson
Josepha V. Quarles
Kenosha
University of Michigan
Thirty-ninth Wisconsin Infantry
Quaries
Racine
Quarles, Spence & Quarles
Carrie A. Saunders
Chicago
Harrisburg
Quay
Dalzell
Stewart
Stone
Hutt
Irvin
Rice
Widener
Tubbs
Rier
Delaware
Dover
Del
Gray
Addicks
Dupont
Handy
Demo Higgins
Chandler
Wills
Joint Assembly
Reepublican
Formuntllr
John L.michell
T. Bl. Ryan
Waukesha
Utah
Salt Lake
Cannon
Sutherland
Shsent
Uence on Philippines policy split among senators
Washington reports show the senate focused on Luzon and the full archipelago in the postwar talks. Commissioners urged taking Luzon and the whole group to avoid future Spain conflicts and Cuban precedent, while Gray resisted the broader acquisition as unpatriotic and un-American.
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Philippines
Washington
Luzon
Paris
United States
Spain
Gray
Europe
Cuba
Merritt
Fuir
Philipines
Bert
Seruitor Gray
Texas logjam on railroad rate reform urged by governor
St. Louis dispatch from Austin reports Governor Sayers backed by a special envoy to the legislature endorses a bill to punish railroads that discriminate in freight rates or grant rebates. The proposal would confine offending officials and forfeit a company charter as penalties.
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St. Louis
Jan
Austin
Tex
Sayers
Railroad Commission
Bates
Revival preacher sparks political row in Hopkinsville
The Rev Fan P Jones holding a revival in Hopkinsville stoked anger with sharp criticism of William J Bryan. He praised Bryan as a good man but said he did not vote for him. He cited Bryan's taxes and claimed Bryan paid too little tax, prompting a telegram from Paducah to correct the figure. Jones released a signed correction but added that Bryan paid far more taxes in 1895 than 1890, arguing Bryan prospers under the gold standard.
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Hopkinsville
Fan P. Jones
Ab Attick
William J. Bryan
Peor
Jones
Bryan
Hrgan
James M. Lang
Pavlucah
Lincoln
Mr. Bryan
Evangelist Jones
Nel
Iam
Filipinos Protest US Philippine Commission Link
Hong Kong Jan 1 A Filipino junta issues a protest over the refusal of the United States to associate representatives of the national government with the Philippine commission. It argues the commission’s usefulness is limited without Filipino participation and questions Colonel Denby’s statements. Paris report adds that a cable says Aguinaldo led the first proclamation and the assembly led the second.
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Hong Kong
United States
Philippine Commission
Maria
Philippines
Denby
Paris
Jan
Philippine Repubile
Agenst
Aguimande
Filipino Assembly
Senatorial Balloting and State Returns Across The Union
Reported senatorial ballots from Harrisburg Dover and Madison show Quay and colleagues with varied totals and thresholds. In Wisconsin Quarles secured the joint assembly seat with solid Republican support while Democrats backed Ryan. Utah notes a joint session ballot with party lines and abstentions.
Senate passes bill for extra pay to temporary naval force
Washington January 31 a bill was passed at the opening of the senate session granting extra pay to officers and men of the temporary navy force two months extra pay for service beyond the United States and one month for service within the United States the provisions apply to all such temporary force whether discharged yet or not
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Washington
Senate
United States
Turbulent Wheat Market With Shifting Prices and Mixed Receipts
Market report from January 31 details volatile wheat trading amid lower futures, sparse snow, and mixed U.S. receipts. May contracts fluctuated, cash- price tensions persisted as government corn outlooks and weather influenced demand. oats and rye showed varied activity while barley remained steady.
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Associated Press
State Journal
Chicago
T.therat
Pauly
Deourne
Gxtenelve
City Produce Market Run Afield Details and Codes
Fragmentary OCR text outlines a produce market with codes such as No. 2 and No. 3, and mentions sales or pricing markers. It reads like a local city market schedule with item classifications and references to quantities and varieties.
New York Money Market Notes and Cattle Receipts
The column reviews New York money markets, bond activity, and commodity prices with scattered references to cotton, wheat, corn, oats, and receipts from Chicago and Minneapolis. It notes heavy liquidation, bank loan concerns, and mixed stock market sentiment amid December reports and railroad earnings.
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Smarsek Seusaite
Topeka
Kas
Minneapelin
Dalath
Rosiermoel
Seconl
New York
Eden
Uiger
Sorchorn Facie
Fragmented classifieds fragment stray notes and ads
A garbled page of classifieds includes scattered mentions of FOR RENT and FOR SALE items, lost and found notes, and personal ads. Entries reference a cottage, cows, a Jersey bull, a white girl for work, a lost watch, and various stray addresses and incomplete lines.
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Budio
Manson
Falaey
Sian
Androws
Chean
Luke
Salem
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