It Pays to Have Them Left a Million Dollars in City
A San Francisco convention article details the 1897 gathering’s impact. It estimates 9 000 visitors over eight days boosted hotels, restaurants, streetcars, and shops, with millions spent locally and statewide. The event created thousands of jobs and left a substantial fund for charity or dividends, proving the convention a strong financial asset.
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Married on Pike's Peak in Colorado Springs train ceremony
A Omaha couple Arthur Hanson and Beulah M. Dieckman wed atop Pike's Peak after a cog railway ride. Passengers aboard witnessed the ceremony on the mountain summit during the trip from Omaha. The unusual union was performed at the station with witnesses present.
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Colorado Springs
Col
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Miss
Beulah M. Dieon
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Pike's Peak
Sienel Station
Tacoma
Peerless Steam Laundry
Will Lewelling Resign as Senatorship Sparks Debate
Wichita Beacon reports Governor Lewelling weighing resignation from the state senate amid calls by Populists and opponents. He says he once offered to resign to allow a successor, but questions linger about timing and political implications. Sheriff Cone dismisses the idea, warning it could yield a Republican successor and noting the forthcoming election cycle.
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State Board of Railroad Commissioners
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Sesson
Sherif Cone
Aepublican
Woman asks Chief for strychnine at police station
Mrs Motte Orson, claiming to be Edward Edwards wife, visited police headquarters and calmly asked Chief Henry Sivile for strychnine to kill herself and four other women. She described living with Jack Olson, claimed a divorce, and denied wrongdoing. Edwards, living with her, was arrested for stealing coal. bond set at $50.
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Howards
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Southwestern Fuel Company
Atchison
Helen Goulds Gift Helps Bishop Vincent Build Hall
Miss Helen Gould of New York quietly aided Bishop Vincent by funding the remaining balance for the Bell of Christ project at Chautauqua. The Hall of Christ will be marble, serve as a gallery of sacred art and a repository for sacred literature. A separate item notes a special Catholic pilgrimage train to St Anne de Beaupre in Canada.
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Buffalo
Helen Gould
Chautauqqua
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Canada
Late Sporting News: Baltimore Wins in Cleveland
Baltimore defeats Cleveland 6 to 5 in a tense episode at Lenzerk with a ninth inning rally. Kelly and Stenzel doubled for the winning run after two were out in the tenth. Milwaukee tops Washington 7 to 3 while Chicago beats Louisville 1 to 0 with Dahien's sharp play at short key to the shutout. Cincinnati beats Brooklyn in two games with strong hitting and solid defense. Kansas City falls to Columbus 4 to 2 as Pardes shines on the mound.
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Big league trials spark with tense infield clash
Kinler is struck in the stomach during a steal attempt as Brockway forces a revival. Hatton replaces him after Kinler leaves. Colburn and Ingram each homer for their teams. The Atchison squad travels to Downs for a 50 dollar purse, then heads to Topeka for a string of lively games. Hulburt moves to Emporia.
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Kinler
Brockway
Hatten
Harry Colburn
Ingram
Emporis
Et Maying
Atchison
Downs
Topeka
Hulburt
Emporia
Newport to Narragansett Pier 10 Mile Swim Ends In Dead Heat
The 10 mile ocean race from Narragansett Pier to Newport drew Prof. J. H Starck and John Glenister of Brooklyn. They swam five hours three minutes, despite sharks and porpoises. Glenister cramped, Starck led then was overtaken. finish declared a dead heat at Commercial Wharf amid exhaustion and a record time.
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Narragansett Pier
J. H Starck
Fifth Avenue Swimming School
John Glenister
Brooklyn
Sherri
Glénister
Starck
Commercial Wharf
P. J. McNally
Boston
Engitch Channel
Brooklyn Jockey Club Announces 15000 Stake for 2 Year-Olds
The Brooklyn Jockey Club announced a $15,000 stake for 2 year-olds to be run on the first day of Gravesend fall meeting. Entries close August 16 with 28 other stakes, and the race value includes a $2,000 purse to second place and a potential total of $15,000. Participants face weights and penalties based on prior wins and races.
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Brooklyn Jockey Club
Gravesend
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TOPEKA SHUT OUT BY ATCHISON PITCHER JAMESON
Atchison on July 25 Jack Jameson pitched a near perfect game against Topela allowing one hit no runs and no walks in a striking display The scoreline shows Topel blanked 10 to 0 with Laman Colburn and Evans also contributing in defense Yale and Princeton to Play S New Haven Conn July 26 The Herald reports Yale field work to accommodate a large crowd for the November 20 Yale Princeton football game Newton Wine the Third Game Newton July 26 The third game with Peabody featured strong pitching and a late finish as Newton won 27 14 Peabody 14 O'Brien Peabody s first baseman was knocked down during a dispute and the game resumed Newton secured the win Flight of Homing Pigeons Mulvane July 26 Twenty three pigeons from Sterling Homing Club launched at 9 am with most returning within ten minutes two birds set course for Sterling after circling northwest then east and back to Sterling
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Yale
Princeton
New York
Herald
New Haven
Conn
Cambridge
Newton
Peabody
Hall
Sharp
Snoppy
O'Brien
Pea Body
Iun
Mulvane
Sterling Homing Club
Sterling
Andrews May Stay At Brown Amid Trustee Tussle
Brown University faces a leadership question as President E Benjamin Andrews may remain acting president through fall amid trustee tensions and public misunderstanding. Dean Wayland of Yale signals possible resolution, while Andrews refrains from direct statement and cites unproven charges. Separate ad promotes Ballard’s Snow remedy for ailments with contact details.
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Providence
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Guy
Pegins
E. Benjamin Andrews
Brown University
Dean Wayland
Yale
Brown
Andrews
Seven Minutes Delay Costs $35000 in Dulles Tariff Clash
In New York on July 26 as the Wilson tariff law neared passage, delays at the customs house determined cargo entries. Captain Dutton of the Cunard Umbria arrived to file the manifest just before the close, sparking cheers, while Captain Santel of the La Touraine missed the window by seven minutes, triggering a $40,000 duty hit on L. C. Delmonnes’s Fifth Avenue gallery shipment. The incident highlights how the Dingery bill’s pace altered duties on woolens, chinaware, lace, and other goods.
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New York
Customs Department
Dutton
Cunard
Umbria
Custom House
Santell
la Touraine
Anxings
Curry
Cunardine
Paris
Flood in Central Park and Midtown Lightning Strikes
A heavy July storm drenched New York City, with thirty minutes of low clouds and a torrent hour long rain. Lightning struck the Ragpuie globe at Wall and Nassau, the Nygpole at Cedar and Nassau, and the New York Life building. Downtown winds toppled trees and damaged new walls while Central Park flooded, trapping sixty shelter seekers under Denas’ Mouth arch until policemen rescued them.
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Manhattan Trust Building
Wall
Nassau Streets
Cedar and
New York Life
Central Park
Finind
Manhattan Island
Thompson divorce refused by Judge Tagen in Kansas case
Judge Tagen refused George C. Thompson a divorce from his wife in the Thompson case. The wife, connected to Senator Blackburn of Kentucky, was awarded 51 000 alimony payable as 30 dollars a month. Thompson works in the pension office. The wife sought 5 000 alimony. Thompson filed a cross bill for divorce. A prior ruling in Atchison county had also denied him a divorce. Mrs. Thompson, who belongs to the Writers' club in St Louis, did not want a divorce.
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District Court
Atchison County
Boom in furniture at Grand Rapids market opening
Grand Rapids reports a strong fall furniture season with 309 buyers in the week, forecasts total arrivals over 400 for the month, and a 25 percent rise in business over July 1896. Factories run full time with many orders booked, while local talk includes Aunt Lucinda Thompson in Topeka and remedies from Ballard’s Horehound Syrup.
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Grand Rapids
Chalk a Gigantic Continent-Spanning Block in Earth’s History
A Pittsburgh Dispatch note explains chalk once formed a vast sheet spanning from Ireland to China and from Sweden to Portugal. The article details thick chalk beds under southeastern England, outcrops along the coast, and famous cliffs like Flamborough Head and Needles. It notes chalk likely stretched across Europe and beyond to Central Asia, with patches now scattered.
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China
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Portugal
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England
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English Channel
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Flamborough
Beechy Head
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Deteriorating Churches and Antique Antlers Highlight A Journal Fragment
The piece surveys aging Congregational and Baptist churches in dire repair amid postwar restoration faults, then shifts to Moritzburg hunting antlers and Saxony arms in Dresden. It notes the Moritzburg hall’s 71 pairs of antlers, all ancient, and ends with a fragment from Ladies' Home Journal on fruit soups and a quip about books becoming friends.
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America
Old World
Saya Alvan F. Sanborn
Atlantic
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Saxony
Dresden
Walla
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Daily averages and year comparisons from historical figures
The data lists daily averages by year with figures such as 11,584 for 1885 and 98,217 for 1890. It later compares the first six months of 1899 with 1897, noting the 1899 value 10,769.
State Journal claims largest Kansas daily circulation growth
The Staite Journal seizes full day leased wire AP report and highlights its status as Kansas’ largest daily. It notes 11,000 circulation, 43 carriers, Topeka reach, and a 1896 brick building with four Linotypes visible through glass. It pledges proof for circulation figures and cites over seven years of steady growth.
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Associated Press Report
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State Journal
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Topeka
Kansas Avenue
Eighth St
Kansas Ave
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