Topeka State Journal highlights and assorted notes
A fragment from the Topeka State Journal includes a mix of editorials and anecdotes by Frank P. Maclennan. It references political figures such as General Whod, Speaker Henderson, and Governor Altgeld, along with discussions on trusts, copper and silver remonetization, and tariff effects, interwoven with miscellaneous observations and local notes.
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Topeka State Journal
Frank P. Maclennan
Corvis
Mall
Eekly
Kea State Journal
Huddinge
Hansas
Bishi
Fashion and gossip shape town life in a gossip column
The fragment humorously critiques social tips and manners, noting fashions and gossip patterns. It observes how hosting many parties raises curiosity, comments on work and idleness, and jokes about social smartness tied to railroad count. An odd image imagines feeding boys by bagging their names.
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A collection of aphoristic and moralizing quips on manners, temper, and social behavior. The piece comments on a woman's safety from battery, the value of temper, and cautious judgments about truth and deception. It satirizes pretensions in professional and social life with fragmented, comic observations.
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The
Chicago News
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A satirical column mocks gender stereotypes with quips on women and marriage. It notes men avoiding intellectual women and jokes about wives and fishing trips, reflecting a playful, dated tone.
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Prom the
New York Press
Philadelphia in Port Admiral Kautz Arrives in Frisco Scene
A fragmented report describes Admiral Kautz arriving at San Francisco from Bremerton aboard the cruiser Phuancinnta, with homecoming pomp noted and tensions between factions referenced. It mentions casualties among Americans and local civic figures, plus a cryptic account of naval duty and public sentiment.
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Philadelphia
Admiral Kautz
el Francisco
Bamon
Census Work Examinations At Various Points September Mashington
Examination notices show that census work will occur at multiple points in September. Directors and inspectors prepare lists and assign duties, with appointments to fill key roles and ensure proper coverage nationwide. The program aims to streamline data collection and improve accuracy, despite rising demands on staff time.
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Mashington
Merriar
Pinu
Paul Imaha
Grieghetann
Atlinte
Woacher
Jariee
Tigria
Merriam
Sloslna
Washington
Comsus
Chinese Pupils Lead In Exam Results Amid Student Pulse
Fragmentary report notes Chinese pupils showing strong performance in examinations with high pass rates. Partial figures suggest a range of scores and a notable proportion achieving top marks, though text is garbled and specific names or places cannot be confirmed.
How He Wooed. Mrs. Otto Blankart Tells How Her Daughter Was Won
Mrs. Otto Blankart recounts courtship details of how her daughter was won in a candid family vignette. The piece highlights social customs, parental views, and the couple's early courtship steps within a small town context.
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Otto Blankart
Brief Acquaintance of Funston Courtship Interview
The San Francisco Examiner interview with Mrs Otto Blankart details how General Fred Funston met Eda Funston in Belvedere and the Newport voyage separation prior to their marriage on the transport. The account confirms consent given by Mrs Blankart, notes Funston's unassuming nature, and mentions concerns over a reported injury and future letters.
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Fred Funston
Kansas
Otto Blankart
Funston
San Francisco Examiner
United States
General Funston
Eda
Colonel Funston
Alaska
Cuba
Jim
Deleya
Cotene
General Munston
Blankart
Gusshe
Devos
Fred
Punstoey
Cahnepht
Bean
Gay Grnnral Funston Tubert
Hida
New St
Theta
Bis
Philippines
Irs
Funsten
Myers
Germany
Battlefield Memoir From the 1909 Front Lines
The narrator recalls evacuations and marching to barracks through signals and cannon fire. He describes encounters with officers, a dangerous reconnaissance near insurgent lines, and a view of the enemy from a knoll with field glasses. An encounter with General Ofte followed at headquarters.
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Jon Fae
Monamock
Pred
Griving
Coldwell
Rian
Pyssater
Fred
Lipes
Pegi
Far
Taron Orcher
Hag Bean
Nell Glasses
Generil Ofte
Elsted
Baldenela Crrina
Taxes spark county board inquiry in Guthrie region
A report from Guthrie indicates affidavits filed with the county board of equalization show many leading citizens did not list all property for taxation. An investigation found the county assessor often failed to call on residents for statements, though several money lenders and capitalists revealed substantial unreported wealth raising assessments.
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Gutane
County Board of Equalization
Degree for Kitchener and Rhodes Sparks Debate
Oxford England June 1 The honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law was conferred today on General Lord Kitchener Cecil Rhodes the Earl of Elgin and others The event drew strong opposition from several deans who protested Rhodes ties to the Jameson raid seen as partisan political maneuvering by opponents
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Oxford
Eng
Lord Kitchener of
Khartoum
Cecil Rhodes
Earl of Higin
Pwite
Rhodes
Drunken husband aided by charity basket in First M. E. Sunday scene
A Manchester area account recalls a First M. E. Sunday school party where a hurting family received a last minute food aid. Mrs. Thorpe, police matron, arranged a transfer of a basket of sandwiches to the needy wife and three children as officers detained the drunken husband. Also notes Bell Telephone dividend, a St. Louis shooting, and Arkansas City data.
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M. FE
Fulke
Teens Plan Rice Mission to Holy Land From Wichita
Charles Hatton and Charles Museelman, both under 18, left Wichita in June to travel by steamer from Montreal to Liverpool on a mission to sell rice to the Holy Land.
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Holy Land
Wichita
Charles Hatton
Charles Museelman
Montreal
Advertisement and reader letters mix in State Journal notice
In connection with ads about hens seen in the State Journal, Wm G. Hoffer states he did not mend the Hem mentioned July 7 and is not the paper’s correspondent at this time. A column from Burl Cotr appears and a note warns about unsafe medicines for children, urging caution.
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Lincoln Cleeer
State Journal
Wm G. Hoffer
Nine Negroes Arrive At Pittsburg Mines In Strike District
Nine Negro laborers arrive at Yale camp to reinforce mine workers in a strike against four companies. At Fleming camp only seventeen of 119 shipped workers show up, with no coal produced. A parade and public meetings rally to return workers to Alabama. Scale committee negotiates 60 cents per ton for mine run, signaling possible settlement. Injunction hearings are delayed as evidence remains disputed.
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Pittsburg
Yale
Western Coal and Mining Company
Fleming Camp
Western Coal Company
National Executive Board of Mine Workers
District Board
Western’ Coal Company
Mt. W. A
Alabama
C. J. Devlin
Santa Fe Coal Company
Hook
Federal Court
Clemens
Skeletons Found Near Cimarron River Supposed to Be Early Explorers
Wichita reported that R. J. Cooper and a Santa Fe fence gang foreman found four skeletons in a Kaypsas Oklahoma sand pit along the Cimarron river. The remains, likely early explorers, lay with old muskets, armor fragments, a broken gun, and a single skull partly exposed.
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Wichita
R. J. Cooper
Santa Fe Fence
Cimarron River
Kaypsas
Oklahoma
River Bar
Abilene Woman Kills Self Over Family Troubles
Abilene June 21 Mrs Z MC Wellman wife of a merchant living here killed herself after weeks of despair about her daughter’s mental troubles. She sent her grandchild away before taking poison and cutting her wrists. A letter on the train said the daughter’s troubles were settled and she was happy but she was found dead. The Wellmans lived here for years, formerly from Hiawatha where Mr Wellman edited a paper. The daughter Hyves resides in Kansas City and another in western Kansas.
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Z. MC Wellman
Abilene
Mr Wellman
Store
Wellmans
Hiawatha
Wellman
Hyves
Kansas City
Kansas
Baptists to Convene in Leavenworth for Young People's Union
The Missouri River Association of Baptist Young People's unions holds its first annual convention in Leavenworth starting Thursday or Friday. Local Baptists plan to entertain delegates with socials and events as Kansas City and Kansas union members travel to the gathering.
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Leavenworth
Missouri River
Baptist Young People's
Banker Mason's Sentence in Marion District Court
In Marion district court judge O L Moore sentences H R to two years. The case against H R involves the president of the First State Bank of Marion. Sentence issued June 21 in Marion.
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First State Bank of
Marion
Judes O. L. Moore
H, EL
Bank President Mason Sentenced In Marion Bank Case
Mason, president of the First State bank of Marion, sentenced to two years in prison and to pay a fine of one dollar and costs for falsifying books. The bank failed a year ago and Mason appealed to the supreme court. Public sympathy faded when he arrived in a fine carriage, angering creditors and fueling ongoing actions.
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Mason
First State Bank of
Marion
Supreme Court
Mason’s Bank
Atchison Daily Globe Celebrates Its 21st Year
Atchison June 1 The Atchison Daily Globe marked 21 years since its founding by E W Howe with a grand musical celebration at Forest Park. Young's band of 40 performed as merchants closed shops and railroads offered special rates drawing crowds from distant towns. The event featured a merchants sponsored fireworks display.
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Atchison
Atchison Daily Globe
E. W. Howe
Forest Pari
Young
Atchizon
Winfield Chautauqua Opens With Hawks Lecture
Winfield June 21 The Winfield Chautauqua assembly opened last night with Major A W Hawks the laughing philosopher delivering a lecture. Attendance is unusually large and island park buzzes with tents as four major speakers loom this week including Champ Clark Friday and Captain J B Coghlan next Tuesday. The weather is fine and outlook encouraging. City officials plan a clean up drive with about thirty names targeted and four arrests daily until properties are cleaned. Butler County Republicans held a Dorado convention nominating D. Coppins county clerk R McClure register of deeds G W Tolle treasurer K R Davis sheriff Lee Best and others with resolutions urging expansion and anti Filipinos stance and anti trust legislation.
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Winfield Chautauqua
Winfield
Winfield Chautuga Assembly
A. W. Hawks
Island Park
Champ Clark
J. B. Coghlan
Raleigh
Lot
Butler County
Dorado
Delbert Coppins
Ro ‘McClure
Register of Deeds
G. W. Tolle
K. R. Davis
Lee Best
Burney
Gar B. Broderson
Abilene Masons Move to New Hall at Cedar and Second
Abilene Masons relocate from their shared hall to a three story building corner Cedar and Second streets with a reception room parlor kitchen plumbing and modern conveniences. Old rooms vacated after ten years. The news notes the city’s hand-womens and vid rooms and promises improved facilities. The article also covers Old Settlers Picnic at Kinsley with large attendance and a baseball score of Kinsey 61 Dodge City 26. Coffeyville Vitrified Brick Co. signs contract to sell nine million bricks to Cudahy Packing Co. for new packing house construction.
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Abilene
Kinsley
Edwards County
Aid Settlers
Dodge City
Kinsey
Kinstey
Coffeyville
Coffeyvilly
Cudahy Packing Company of
Kansas City
Cudahy
Big Elevator Planned at Coasyville Coffeyville
June 2 Col J C Mc Grew of Metrew Milling plans a 200000 bushel elevator on his mill lots. Separate from existing buildings, it will operate independently of the current elevator. Big Barn Burned in Abbiene June 21 a county large barn on John Nash farm west of Chapman burned yesterday by accident set by children. Insurance. Sumner County Jail ington June 31 county commissioners set contract for a new fall for Sumner county at 167m. Building to be dressed stone with two wells in blur and will contain Elso jallers residence.
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Coasyville
Coffeyville
J.C. McGrew
Metrew Milling Company
Abbiene
John Nash
Chapman
Sumner County Jailington
Sumner County
Delert
Elso @ jallers
Rest and Health to Mother and Child Soothing Syrup
An 19th century advertisement proclaims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for soothing a child, easing pain and colic, and curing diarrhea. It touts universal drugstore availability and a 25 cent bottle price, urging readers to request the product by name.
McKinley and party visit North Adams for week
President McKinley and Mrs Mekerbey arrived in North Adams on June 22 to spend a week as guests of W R Plunkett. A festive crowd greeted them at the Plunkett grounds and cheered as they rode by while McKinley bowed from his carriage. The expected engagements for the visiting group were announced for the coming days.
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North Adams
Mass
President McKinley
Mekerbey
W. R. Plunkett
Plunkett Grounds
McKinley
Bowie
Strike Settled in Cleveland Street Railway Dispute
Committees representing both sides in the street railway strike have unanimously agreed on terms of settlement. The venues are kept secret and will be submitted to a meeting of the men this evening for ratification. No doubt of their acceptance is expressed by the strike committee.
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Cleveland
Venezuelan Boundary Commission Holds Morning and Afternoon Sessions
Paris report says the Venezuelan boundary commission conducted both morning and afternoon sessions. Sir Mithart Webster, the British attorney general, resumed his speech reviewing the origins of the coast dispute. The next meeting is slated for Wednesday, June.
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Paris
Venezuelan Boundary Commission
Mithart Webster
First Night Concert at Oar Held Park
Marshall's band opens the season with a Friday evening concert at Oar Held Park. The program includes selections from The Army Chapte in, Intermezzo, Uncle Remus, Waltz, Ragtime and other pieces, featuring a mix of marches and popular tunes.
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Marshall
Oar Held Park
Three More Regiments To Be Raised In U S Not Accepted
W T Durbin reports from Indianapolis that three regiments will be recruited for the Philippines but not as full units. Otis may select officers now, then presidential appointments determine later leaders. The plan favors individual hiring of 100 men per unit rather than organized companies.
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Havemeyer
United
Chicago
Indianapolis
W. T. Durbin
Astobel
11St Indiane
Washington
Philippines
Corbin
Otis
United States
Col Dubin
Col. Durldn
War Department
Ghee
Kidney Trouble Symptoms and Warning Signs
The article discusses kidney trouble arising from excess arid and neglected health, noting back discomfort, burning urine, and pains as indicators. It stresses seeking medical care promptly and mentions a Dr Kil murs Bwarsp reporting a new treatment.
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Ari Arid
Kilmurs
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