Making Sacrifice Prices on Broad Avenue Bargains
A dense sale list touts sacrifice prices across a department store on the Avenue. It highlights discounts on clothing, linens, carpets, curtains, lace, portieres, and fashion items with emphasis on unworn fabrics, washable dresses, skirts, hosiery, and bridal goods. The long ad notes in-store samples, various prices, and a continuing sale through the week to attract shoppers from outside the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axminster
Ingram
Boat Goes Down Gnly One of Crew Not Rescued
A boat tragedy leaves seven crew members aboard with one missing and presumed drowned. Rescue efforts continue as authorities search the waters for the missing sailor while reporting the incident details and local response.
Santa Fe River Rescue Ends Tragic Capsize Event
A Santa Fe launch capsized after a day of rescue work. Officials and bystanders helped pull survivors from the river as the boat overturned. Edward Gritetroin, a railway official, led rescue efforts amid a chaotic scene with casualties and alarms.
Drowning Begins as River Flood Threatens St Louis
Readings show the Mississippi rising sharply to dangerous levels with high water forecast through Thursday. Residents from Kansas City to St Louis brace for further increases as Missouri river floodwaters threaten farms, rail lines, and property. trains run late and evacuations may follow as authorities mobilize.
Emergency Board of Health Tours Tent City Sanitary Inquiry
Emergency Board of Health moves quickly with a planned tour of the North Topeka riverfront district to inspect sanitary conditions. A formal report will follow and a tentative tent city may be established next week as committees led by L. Grebb present findings to the city tonight.
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Nevih Topeka
Trielth
Grebb
Marth Topeks
Ming
Daciane Powell
Menninger Oxi McGuucht
North
Treach
Pion
Fy Wiccanaire Pogees Tees
Tito
Monky
Hetsania
Trent
Renertey
Grubbs
Ein
Couktry
Haine official obituary from Potem region recounts engineer Grafstrom
A damaged obituary notes Haine officials in Santa Pe and Potem recall mechanical engineer Grafstrom who emigrated from Stockholm to the United States about twelve years ago. He worked for the Sany Loi company and was a member of an American engineers group. He lived near Elm and passed away after a fall, leaving a family and friends.
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Haine
Santa Pe Stort
Potem
Tie Wan Ta Hopital
Jools
Mratecrom
Stockholm
Elm
Potwiri
Rescue rush in Topeka home reported safe
In North Topeka residents reported people still inside a house on North Ade after a morning disturbance. Two boys and two girls named Frans were removed from Jam Western avenue, while others including Me, Stra Frans, AL Summers and family, Myers and Met were accounted for or left the residence at 12th North Ven Buren street.
CHANGING ITS CHANNEL
Minpeapally Kansas June 3 The Solomon River has risen feet within the Wart 30 bourne. It has been farming sthad for the past four days and weather colt with nomh wins The Solomon river is cutting 4 channel half a talle west of the city and there is a prospect of the river relocating itself a short distance north of town. The river now deflected Storm from southerly course and is rising east emptying into m river crek north of town. The palqads are almost w wrecked Between this city and Delphos miles north of here. the electric lau nt here is needed and darkness ade jornor to the situation Almort nil kins of business in Btw mtardati No meal has been received for almost a wae.
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Minpeapally
Kan
Solomes
Solomon River
Hself
Creske
Delphos
Mail service disruption reported by railway post office
June 3 report from Antine Superintendent Norton at St Louis details worsening delays across the rail network. Kansas City, Des Moines, and Chicago routes affected. Burlington line blocked. mails diverted via Frisco and Wabash while Pacific routes to Temas Hill and Fort Scott used. Western Union messages delayed. Heavy rains cause flooding and platform rise near stations.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Norton
St Louis
Kagaas City
Growie
Bad
North Alta
Dex Moines
Dispatch
Burlington
Konans Mall
Frisco
Springfield
Isanean Mall
Wabash
Bfissmirs Pacific
Temas Hill
Fort Scot
Western Union
Taft
Kansas City
Unt
Hai Renine
Water level comparisons show river could nearly double width
Analysis compares a 27 foot water rise to the Kaw with seven foot normal depth, noting the channel would swell dramatically. If such flooding occurred the river would be as wide as seven times its usual breadth, threatening inland areas with extreme overflow alongside new depth estimates.
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Ted
Kansas City Flood News Reports and River Channel Change
Reports describe a government river boat at Lexington Mo aiding relief and planning observations to redirect the Missouri and Kansas rivers. A potential new channel near the Great Bend may flood acres of land including the current river bed, with bridges and rail lines affected and large-scale relief efforts underway across Kansas City and surrounding areas.
Woolen Mill Rescue After Floods Near South Side
Fred Wilson and other young men, evacuated from Wester woolen mills, arrived on the South Side for the first time since the flood. Water rose and refugees filled the mills as rescue workers pulled three women from a boat and saved a mother and daughter. One rescuer swam through strong current to reach a trapped survivor near Morning Store.
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Fred Wilson
Wester Woolen
Qwater
Rodd
J.T. Adkins
Gro
Rede
Lt. Davidson
T. Heobler
Chas. Wilken
Mr. Wilson
Mra
Thomas
President Roosevelt Visits Cedar Falls and Manchester
Five thousand people greet President Roosevelt on arrival in Cedar Falls. He addressed normal school students at Cedar Falls and spoke about future plans. Short stops followed in Webeter City Town Patia and Manchester drawing large crowds and signifying broad support for his policies.
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Cedar Falls
Rayeevelt
Ens
Thead
Ivan Gei Mally
Maile
Manchester
Luke Ballard's Story of a Tragic Boat Disaster
A chaotic OCR fragment describes a deadly boating accident on a river or harbor involving Luke Ballard and family members. It mentions screams, rescuers, and neighbors, with references to a Green Home and Congresaman Cutts. The text is garbled but conveys a fatal incident, a crowd, and multiple casualties.
Coughlin Frightened In New Haven Chemical Confrontation
Nonsensical OCR fragment mentions Coughlin and a chemical concern in New Haven with names like Perry, Gousha, and Toes. Readable portions imply a fear or reaction connected to a confrontation or event, but readable facts are minimal and uncertain.
Unclear text from local notice at Unity church premises
Fragmentary OCR mentions a Sorority building Seenath avenue and Conses avenue with rent collection references. Several names and groups appear garbled, making the exact action and parties unclear. The fragment suggests a rental or collection matter tied to Unity church branches and a beneficiary location but lacks coherent details.
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Dave PorMille
Baby Lane
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Sweet
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Renee Ted Sporn
Newast
Hanne
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Rockford Sox
Secre
Pepe Ee
Dinen Cotter
Gingham
Madras
Dee
Tewest
Hartshorn Rorm
Chitarer
Tropex
Haward Grafstrom
Santa Fe
Iwin Lephine
Bardi Avenue
Edward Gritetroin
Banta We
Harry Irbatn
Willem
Gevlewto
Log Burnett
Carence E Heer
Elise
Wtateks
Ami Autiteno
Hue
Freomberg
Tray Wihout
Owen
Chenta Lh
St. Louis
Wemer
Bowie
Wien
Dreernt Dow
Avira
Mirsoueh
Chayter Sehinidt Asad
Mivtr
Missouri
Berg Nuit
Iaat
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Tivers
Siren
Piigtiinest
Tinea
Tse Ir
Miei Kanete
Paopa
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Emergency Board of Health
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Mail Service
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Lexington
Wil Dold
Kansas Ty
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Waouri
Kansas River
Milwauks
Winner Bridge
Fort Leavenworth
Metenpolitan
Hanae City
Columbia
Kansas City Northwestern
Taavenworth
Kansas
Kas
Tt In
Min
Co. Port Tk
Janka
Kurtiens
Kansas Cities
Edward Keenan
Kotte
Philp Ware
WW. Hetzler
William Herbert
James Deer
Central Avenue
Janes Street
Metropolitan Ann Avenue
Cileago Great Western Brides
Sage Minera
Etm
Mercharidine Predkers
Ini St
Biender
West
Noribert
Pofine Lrkdge Werorm
Swift Company
Elrs
Fowler
Seventh Street
Arcanndale
Missouri River
Ong Brewer
Armourdal
Mershall
Grend Teland
Teamdore
Milwaukee Bridge
St. Jor
Burlington, Rock Usland
Great Western
Marehall
St. Joefe & Co
Smith
Government Corpu
Misimotari
Ciny County
Harlem
Chiy County
Bilge
Errelie
Mamie Laer
A. A
Arhin Abe
Muffersrs
East Pourts
John Ashran
Hoosevelt
Luke Ballard
North Topeka
Chrome
Bowtinan
Mule
Rome
Betes
Baltard
Rickiard
Tiohardsne
Harelren Pi
Vere
Buckhote
Marcson
Coustatne
Buckbotk
Lau Fert
Icles
Coughlin
Perry
Newoven
Conn
J. Coslin
Saas Perry, Mie
Gousha Bi Soe
Unity Branch Alliance
Erareeh Allianen of
Unity Church
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