City Finances Reported With Years of Red Ink
City reports show five year period where expenditures exceeded receipts by large totals led by 1901 deficit of 25,327.5 dollars. Levy maintained at 6 mills for current expenses, with receipts from police court and licenses contributing to funding. City Attorney and City Physician submit estimates for next year, including hospital costs and potential revenue from patient fees and fumigation charges.
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Mercury Climbs as Forecasts Drift
The morning wind was northwest at about three miles per hour and the sun rose with clear skies as the mercury rose steadily. Temperatures ranged with a 71 degree minimum and hourly readings near 0.9 to 1.0 as government instruments logged the day.
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Oelock
Real Thing Taste For Militia At Fort Riley Maneuvers
The war department invites Kansas and neighboring state militias to Fort Riley for fall maneuvers likely in late September. Regulars supply artillery and cavalry while multiple militia regiments join, training under regular officers. Mobilization points include Fort Riley, Pennsylvania near Washington, Chuckamauga, and San Francisco, drawing troops from the Midwest to the West for a potentially massive encampment with government-paid expenses and pay for service.
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Held Up by Hoboes In Ogden Train Robbery
Three hoboes robbed a passenger on a Rio Grande Western train at Ogden Union Station after he stepped onto the platform. A pursuing detective was shot at. a posse chased the robbers amid a gunfight. Policeman Parr was wounded. bloodhounds from Salt Lake were dispatched to track the suspects.
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Forty Lives Lost In Malacca Strait Collision
In a Malacca Strait collision off Singapore the British schooners Prince Alexander and Ban Hin-Guan were wrecked. Forty lives were lost in the sinking of Prince Alexander, built in 1878 at Papenburg. Ban Hin-Guan, also built in 1878, hailed from Glasgow.
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March Night Uprising At Shenandoah Mines
A mob of about 1000 striking workers roamed Shenandoah and Shamokin areas on July 30 threatening coal operators with a troop call. They attacked non-union escorts, stoned substitute bosses, and blocked access to several collieries while police and deputies sought to maintain order. President Mitchell was to visit to urge restraint and keep workers from breaking the law.
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Union Company
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Payette County
Keller
Shamolin
John Shipman
Lost Money in Arkansas City Turf Scheme
Arkansas City suffers losses totaling around 5000 as residents invested in a turf exchange ponzi scheme promising horse race profits. Investors from $100 to $600 fell for the scheme, which moved from New York to Hammond Indiana before the firm vanished.
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Hetty Green Sells Rock Island Stock
New York reports Hetty Green has sold her Rock Island holdings, size unclear but substantial. Several commissions received deliveries of shares, reflecting Rock Island trading near the 200 price level amid market volatility and small investor liquidations.
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Hetty Green
Rock Island
Guy
Leeds
Rock Inland
Rock Island railroad readjustment eyed with Frisco merger talk
The Rock Island plan seeks expansion and capitalization gains amid opposition from Gould and Missouri Pacific rivals. The Frisco line acquisition remains unsettled but likely to be taken over or folded into a consolidated Rock Island system. Frisco stock and bonds total above 65 million dollars, with most bonds at 6 percent.
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Frisco
Frisco Lee
Divcumba
Trio of spellbinders at Copeland rally in Topeka
Three Kansas figures Senator Burton Congressman Lang and Phil Campbell converge in Copeland as they launch early campaign chatter in Topeka. Campbell predicts a September start while urging Republican construction, praising Third district’s wheat zinc coal gas oil and cattle wealth and noting varied industries across the district.
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Copeland County
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State Journal
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Labette
Neosho County
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United States
Platt and Dunn Meet Roosevelt at Sagamore Hall
Senator Thomas C. Platt and George C. Dunn visit President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hall to discuss New York politics. The Mayflower gun practice at Gardiner’s Bay was canceled for today with a possible future trip planned to view practice next week.
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N. Y
Thomas C. Platt
George C. Dunn
Republican State Committee of
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Sagamore Hall
New York State
Gardiner's Bay
Gardiners Bay
McConnell Nominated for First District County Commissioner
At Democratic caucuses Tuesday Grant McConnell of Meriden was nominated for county commissioner in the First district to run against 5 He Haines the Republican nominee. In the Thirty-seventh district T M Hanley was nominated to run against J B Betts. In the Thirty-eighth district Joseph Ward was nominated to run against Archie Williams Jr for a seat in the legislature. In the Thirty-ninth district FW Frattan was nominated to oppose John Betts and Sims both seek reelection. Postmaster Shot by Robbers. Evansville, Thd July 0-L D Zim-
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Grant McConnell
Meriden
He Haines
T. M. Hanley
J.B. Betts
Joseph Ward
Agath
Archie Wiliams, Jr
FW _ Frattan
John
Old Guard Back in Next Kansas Legislature Nominees
Cyrus Leland and Webb McNall lead a wave of veterans in the coming Kansas House. Leland, long a Republican organizer, and McNall, a former legislator now fused with reformers, are seen as decisive figures. Captain Seaton, Paull Waggener, and other familiar names loom as potential leaders as Doniphan county issues and Roosevelt era policies shape the race.
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Leland
Republican Ma! Committee
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Te Kansas Legislate
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Webb McNall
Smith’ County
McNall
Bulle Wasgener
John Seaton
Atchison County
Balfe Waggener
Seaton
Paul Vander Voort Dies in Cuba War Veteran Leader
Paul Vander Voort, a former senior vice commander in chief and later commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, died in Puerto Principe Cuba from heart failure. Born in Ohio, he enlisted in the Sixth Illinois Infantry, reenlisted in Company MI, served with the Ninth and Twenty-Third Corps and the Cavalry Corps, and rose to sergeant by August 1 1865. He joined the Grand Army in Illinois, served as adjutant general to Department Commander Millyard, later moved to Omaha, and held leadership roles including commanding chief in 1882.
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Judge Horton in serious condition prompts Miss Horton to hurry home
Miss Rosamond Horton left for Wisconsin today after a telegram hastened her departure. The message hinted her father Judge A H Horton was worse. His health has broken down and the trip has not yielded hoped benefits. danger not certain but his condition is serious.
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Wreck of the Scoot claims Elm Grove engineer
In Elm Grove Wisconsin a collision between the Scoot passenger train from Waukesha and a westbound freight killed engineer Dennis Connell and badly injured fireman Chamberlain. Several Waukesha passengers were bruised but escaped serious harm. The freight had orders to take the siding but was not backed before the Scoot struck. Connell died at his post while trying to save the train.
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Bus Carrying Ion Baseball Team Struck by Train
A bus carrying the Ion baseball team in Binghamton New York on July 30 was hit by a train on the way to Suburban Park. Reports say two players were killed and several injured in the crash.
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Mothers Discipline Boys in Detroit Courtroom
Four boys were arraigned for "flipping" cars and were ordered into court by Judge Phelan as mothers conducted the proceedings with vigor. One boy faced a larger opponent, while a policeman ensured no resistance. The Attie mother said she sought a chance to spank her son for a year, and today she fulfilled that, leaving him penitent.
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Mick
Phelan
Iowa Republican Convention Opens With Tariff Debate
At Dest Molues Iowa July 3 a Republican convention convened to field candidates for clerk of the supreme court and other offices. The platform denounces trusts, supports sovereignty over corporations, and backs modifications to tariff schedules to curb rates. Officials renominated include key figures as the convention struggles with tariff questions and trust regulation.
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