Kingman County seeks relief over railroad assessment cut
Kingman County residents petition the State Board of Railroad Commissioners to overturn a valuation cut on the A S F railroad fleet. They argue rolling stock has not decreased and request full investigation of causes for any tax reduction. They urge fair, equitable action to prevent property tax shifts to county taxpayers.
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Kingman Coun
State Board of Railroad
Kingman County
Abough
Wichita and Weaters
Alhaugh
Patents Granted Kansans a Washington July 16
Kansans receive patent notices. William A Ray of Mount Sage receives a lacing hook for fat laces. The brief item lists issued patents and names in a concise district notice style.
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Washington
Brett
Kansas
William A. Ray
Will
Pensions For Kansans in Washington List
Pensions granted to Kansans include Ephram Hutsier of Lawrence six dollars Joseph Marshall of Osawatomie his sixty six David Sherard of Winter eight dollars Jacob Fink of Hutchinson and George A Jones of White Church twelve dollars Adam Graham Bald details incomplete in the clipping but confirms pension payments to named individuals and towns July 16 in Washington.
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Washington
Fragmentary Entry: Names and Figures Across Locations
Readable data lists persons Henry Hafield Osborne 38 Ira Duncan Hutchinson 8 William Bentley Wichita 3 David Evans Washington 312 Christena Fielder Eat and widow reference. No clear event or outcome. items appear as tabulated names and numbers across places.
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Win
Henry Hafield
Osborne
Ira Duncan
Hutchinson
Wiliam Bentley
Wichita
David Evans
Washington
Christena Fielder
Eat
Route change eyed for Wichita to Kansas City rail line
Officials will announce a new Wichita to Kansas City route replacing the former Baldwin Emporia line. The plan adds Zigports to the path and departs from Emporia toward Kansas City instead of the prior southwestward track. The Great Northern and other lines join the transcontinental passenger association in Colorado Springs amid a mileage milestone.
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Kansas City
Orient
Wichita
Kansas
Colorado Springs
Col
Great Northern
Oregon Short Line
Northern Pacific
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Chicago
Transcontinental Passenger Association
America
Collision on Wentworth Car Injures Passengers
A Chicago street car with about 100 passengers collided at Wentworth Avenue on July 16 injuring several people. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene as investigations began into the cause of the crash.
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Chicago
Wentworth Are
Areene Gers
Epworth League Chautauqua Assembly to Be Held
Beloit announces an Epworth League Chautauqua event with tickets on sale July 10 to 22. J. C. Fulton of North Topeka and F. A. Lewis, city agent, 525 Kansas Avenue, are connected with the arrangements and refunds.
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Union Pacific
Epworth League
Chautauque Assemblyes
Indust
Ind
J. C. Fulton
North Topeke
F. A. Lewis
Kansas Avenue
Denver
Pueblo
Colo. Springs
Salt Lake City
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Kansas Elks
Topeka
Helena
Butte
Spokane
San Francisco
Washington
Young People's Christian Eee
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KING
T. M. James
Noere Torsxa
District Court Expenses Grow Amid Prohibitory Law Prosecutions
The report shows district and county costs rising due to poor farm feed shortages and higher bridge maintenance. Expenditures reached 10,580.47 for the district court, with 221 criminal cases filed this year versus 174 last year, while jail costs and indigent aid also climbed amid winter hardships and price spikes.
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Welch
A. L. Redden
Kansas River
Court of
Heles
Hem The reverse is tee
A concise cryptic hint reads Hem The reverse is tee, suggesting a wordplay clue where reversing a hem yields tee as the answer.
Brown Palace Sale Planned by Brown Estate
Brown Palace in Denver faces sale under mortgage terms involving Robert Brown and the estate of Jane C. Brown as creditors seek settlement. The report notes a July action and lists related financial maneuvers affecting the historic hotel.
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Brown Palace
Penver
Colo
J Johnson
Hesistrica ‘Court
Robert © Brown
United States
Jane C. Brown
Social notes detail Miss Shiver and many guests at Belvoir
LuCiere H L Shiver hosted a gathering of women friends with informal entertainments and abroad memories. The piece lists numerous guests including Miss Valentine Elsie Lillian Etta Fox Evarts Ebright Clara Eb right Lulu McKee and Mary Thompson among others. Additional items mention Mamie Knox hosting thimbles and ping pong, a shower by Miss Berths Kelly and Miss Elizabeth Drew, and the Golden Rule club picnic on the Washburn campus with various visits and notes about residents traveling to Ludington Denver Kansas City and other places.
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H. L. Shiver
Miss Shiver
Miss Valentine
Elsie Valentine
Lillian Valentine
Etta Fox
Evarts
Ebright
Clara Ebright
Lulu McKee
Mary Thompson
Belvoir
John D. Knox
Mamie Knox
Thimbles
Frank Lewis
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Brooklyn
New York
WF. Hughes
Ludington
Lucille Mills
Leavenworth
Jack Frey
Denver
Bert Garvin
Kansas City
Boral Boats at Watlington county rural delivery opening
In Wellington Kansas on the first day of rural free delivery a large crowd gathered at the post office to watch the new carriers depart with cheers. The six men drove off in their new delivery routes covering an average of about 55 miles before returning late in the afternoon.
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Boral
Watlington
Wellington
Kan
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