Beaton Athlete Aims to Break Webb's Channel Record
The Superior athlete Beaton plans to swim the English Channel after a three mile ocean swim on January 19. The effort follows Captain Webb's 1875 Dover to Calais crossing and mirrors past attempts by Peter S McNally. Beaton, a disciplined figure noted for strength and temperance, seeks the world distance title despite harsh cold and hazards.
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Beton
Henry
Webb Stisp
Dover
Boston
Peter S McNally
Webb
Bea
Utie
Champlan Dong
Harvard Echoe
Wevere Sonacne
Tha
Dore Tie
Capt Webb
Horan
America
Chicago teams plan new seating to expand youth arena capacity
Amid scattered notes and irregular text, Chicago organizers discuss enlarging a youth sports seating area by creating bleachers along a park edge. They seek ground east of the park, 150 feet wide, to place stands without obstructing play, aiming to accommodate larger crowds for the upcoming season and local club events.
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Chicago
Tune &Comizkey
Chaotic Sports Note Signals Derby Talk and Trades
Scattered lines report jockey movement, derby prep, and a boxing retirement. Mentions Alfred Vogelbere guiding Ottawa voters, Chicago Derby Starters potential entries, Silverdale prep for the Kentucky Derby, and Brady quitting pugilism amid court notices. References to the Western League and Bulls-Cubs style chatter appear among chaotic game notes and coaching updates.
Swindle Case Tangles Old Soldiers In Kansas Towns
A Kansas scheme involved William West alias Steve Leatherby targeting veterans in Kingman Mulvane Fall River and Cheney. West used promissory pretenses and gifts to borrow funds from old soldiers then vanished after meetings at depots and farms. Local authorities linked the impostor to similar cons in multiple towns, with arrests and investigations continuing.
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Wichita
Harry Goldsberg
Kingrean
Sone
Kmingman
Blus
Wiliam Weat
Adine
Afutyane
Steve Leatherby
Goldsberg
Kingman
Mulyane
Fall River
Mulvane Willen
West
Cheney
Mankato
Mint
Snd
Jed
Magksio
Willam Weat
Kingman County
Minnesota
Santa Re
Wat
Mulvene
Mulvane
Steve
Aan Reiment
Leatherby
Wiehier
Milvane
Thia
Farmer Smith Defeated at Kangas G A, Junction City
June 2 at Kangas G A encampment the privates overturned the colonels after a lengthy power struggle. Farmer A W Smith of McPherson, the colonels' candidate for department commander, was defeated while Martin Norton of Blue Rapids, backed by the privates, won by 48 votes. Norton assumes office with Sturtin Worthon Blue Rapids as department commander and J B Remington Osawatomie as senior vice commander.
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Fort Scott
Murchisson
Judgy Clark
Council of Administration
Charles Fiarris
Emporia
Daniel & Sickles
Olsen
Wa Reaney
Ed Jones
Hutton
F.G. Markhart
Leavenworth
N. €. Parker
Louisburg
D. B. Shuey
Zola
Pike
United States
Jeng Walker
Goodland
Enmurer
Davidson
Abilene
Clot Sayvage
Rolicyile
Jennie Marsh
Manhattan
Ita
Vineland
Charity Peck
Cedar Blutts
May Welles Lawrences
J. Engle
Lewrence
Mary Swearingen
Kunsie City
Hevane Joh
Kansas City
Baie Cathers
Beloit
Sarah
Nellie Benjamin
Lawrence
May Murphy
Junction City
Kangas G. A BR
A. W. Smith
McPhereon
Martin Norton
Hlue Rapita
Mt Department
Sturtin Worton
Blue Rapides
J. B. Remington
Osawatomie
B. ¥. Pealer
Aplain
Te Smith
Whitletd
Cal
3. W. Hayes
Smith
O. Fi. Coutter
Hood's Sarsaparilla Advertised Relief for Digestive Ailments
A fragment promises relief from uneasy digestion, headaches, stomach unease, and belching with Hood's Sarsaparilla. The text presents the product as a remedy, implying gradual improvement after eating and stomach discomfort.
Baker Year Ends at Baker University Commencement
Baldwin, Kansas June ceremony marks the close of Baker University's most successful year with eight departments graduating seniors in the arts college. Senator W. Pairbanks of Indians delivers the commencement oration on the theme The Scholar and the Republic.
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Morris Patton
Samuel A. Deel
Daisy Deel
Ida McDaniel
Hlaogshe Mills
Charles F
Turner
Uiyswen
Arthur Ringer
W. Pairbanks
Agaiin
Ufe
Republic
Health advice trust questions amid medical qualifications
A reader questions whether to trust medical guidance from non professionals and challenges the value of physician credentials versus accessible information. The fragment critiques reliability and urges caution in choosing whom to follow for health advice.
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Mediau
We Stand In The Midst Of Vigorous Youth And Liberty
In lofty rhetoric the speaker urges perseverance and faith as nations confront fears of decay. He quotes Lord Macaulay and calls for inheritance of wisdom, growth, and virtue. The address envisions future historians praising our knowledge, patriotism, and enduring liberty, pledging a land ruled by knowledge and law.
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Lord Macaulay
Yulna
Involuntary Bankrupt cy Noted In Washington Report
Washington June summary of bankruptcy law operations ending March 31 shows 9 518 voluntary petitions filed, 1 076 involuntary petitions, with state tallies led by Illinois and New York while Kansas and Nevada reported none. The document, prepared by E W Brandenburg, notes variations from the average and cites regional figures.
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Washington
E. W Brandenburg
Department of Justice
Seat Lrae
Pest
Massachusetts
Nevada
Hawaid
Delaware
New Mexico
Idaho
New York
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Georgia
Texas
Kansas
Hawaii
New Fexi
Indian Territory
North Dakota
Oregon
Rural Delivery Extension Reported for Washington
Fragmentary text notes a rural delivery extension plan in Washington during June, naming a carrier and routes including Grattville and Safferson with population figures and infant references, but the details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Washington
Reed
Kansas
Grattville
Safferson
Carrier
T. FP. Grindel
Toute
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