Surety Exodants Hasten to Liberia From the South
A large colony plans sail from Savannah as about 500 African Americans from Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia join a Memphis group via Brasivazau Alabama to reach Savannah. A steamer of the African Bredniship company will take them to Liberia. Eighteen preachers who already went to Liberia send back praise for the land of their fathers.
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Brasivazau
Ala
Liberia
Memphis
Savannah
Atlanta
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabalma
Tennesset
Georgia
African Bredniship Company
Mayor Hopkins Backs Ogden Gas Ordinance Amid Opposition
Curcaco March 5 Mayor Hopkins endorses the Ogden gas ordinance and the Cosmopolitan electric measure, arguing trusts exploit legal forms to avoid judgments. He likens the gas trust to a Chicago behemoth and questions why locals pay higher gas prices than Detroit or Cleveland, citing overinflated capitalization and elusive profits.
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Managi Rm
Curcaco
Hopkins
Ogden Gas
Civic Federation
Cosmopolitan Electric
Ogden
Great
Chicago Gas Trust
Bats
Detroit
Cleveland
Wheeling
Sunshine in the Kitchen With Dr Price Baking Powder
A light feature highlights how Sunshine enters the kitchen whenever Dr Price's Baking Powder is freely used, celebrating its culinary glow and common household appeal.
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Sunshine
Dr. Price
Legislature Expresses Satisfaction at Adjournment of Congress
In Albany on March 6 the legislature passed resolutions expressing congratulation on Congress adjournment. The House supported the measure amid protests as a pried report urged the state to commend the people of the United States for peace and progress after the fifty third Congress's powers lapsed.
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Haxnissere
Congress
Democrata Lbany
Wr. Hennessy
Dem
Senate
New York
United
Fifty-Third Congress
Revolution Cornered in Cuban Inland Resistance
Reports from Havana say insurgent forces in Santiago province, led by Marrero and others, are surrendering or surrendering conditions. Bands under Amador Guerrs and Estefen Tamayo retreat to mountains while Guantanamo reports capitulations amid dwindling numbers and scarce arms. Coastwise shipping patrols seek ammunition brokers as new rebel bands appear in the lagoons and bays.
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St. Louis
Havana
Santiago
Blake
Insurgente
Jaguey Grands
Marrero
Bartelo Masso
Manzanillo
Goulds Change Plan and Marry Civilly in Secret
After religious services ended, George Gould and Helen Gould decided to wed again in a civil ceremony. Justice Andrews accepted the urgent request, conducted a brief ceremony at the Gould home with a small witness group, and the couple departed as newly married.
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New York
Goulds
Archbishop Corrigan
George Gould
Julien T. Davies
No. 52
Wall Street
Law Office
Miles Beach
Court of Common Pleas
Attorney Garner
Juatlee Andrews
Gould
Justice Andrews
George and
Helen Gould
KEEP WITHIN OUR MEANS North Topeka moves to cut city pay
North Topeka citizens approved reducing salaries above fifty dollars a month for city officers and workers. J J Miller chaired the meeting which urged ward and mayoral candidates to express support, aligning with Mayor Barrigan's views on wage cuts and public savings from 1892.
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North Topeka
Harrison
J. J. Miller
First Ward
City of
Topeka
Barrigan
Fellows
Lady Henry Somerset Lectures in Philadelphia
Lady Henry Somerset arrives in America to lecture under the W C L A and declines to discuss charges by Secretary Hicka of the single tax congress. She cites art, liberty, and the living present as motives, while her son travels with Richard Harding Davis and Clement Griscom to Jamaica and Central America, returning to sail with her to England later in the month.
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Philadelphia
Henry Somerset
W.c.'l A
Hicka
Single Tax Congress
America
Charlemagne
Dante
Virgil
Atlantic Ocean
New World
Lady Henry
Jamaica
Central America
Hichard Harding Davis
Clement Griscom
American Steamship Line
England
Venezuela asks help in resisting British aggression
A Caracas dispatch says London instructed British Guiana to mass troops on the frontier, provoking fears of a Uruani attack. Venezuela seeks moral support from other South American nations as it confronts perceived British aggression. Also contains old local ads for soap and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup.
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New York
Caracas
Venezuela
London
British Guiana
Uruani
The First Long Dress Awakens Girls to Womanhood
A dated reflective piece warns girls against rushing into long dresses arguing the moment marks a womanhood shift. It contrasts dress length with maturity noting hair style changes and social expectations while urging cherishing girlhood and dolls.
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Longfellow
Mabel Rich
Grandfather Head Rests Show Old Fashioned Comfort
A Country Gentleman's feature promotes simple dainty head rests for grandfathers. It describes a washable gingham case with a curved pillow and buttoned details, plus loops to attach to a chair. Also advised: oil rather than water to cleanse the face, praising cocoa oil used by actresses for makeup removal.
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Grandfather
The Squire's Call Ends In Ghostly Fright
The Melworths gather by the hearth as Old Squire Melworth rebuffs Mildred's child, Cora grows close to him, a ghostly vision unsettles the house, and a dawn knock reveals a sudden terror as Joseph reports a master is seized.
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Squire Melworth
Nanny Melworth
Frank Melworth
Nanny
Mildred
Charles Leland
Percanes
Anus Mildred
Littl Granddaughter
Ittie Cara
Cora
Mrs Melworth
Joseph
Lahoub
Mrs. Melworth
Master Ladying
Tacoma Dry Water Crisis Prompts Court Action
Tacoma faces a water famine after a temporary injunction blocks Clover Creek use, the main supply bought from Tacoma Water and Light. The city seeks to repudiate bonds totaling 1,000,000 issued to Wright of Philadelphia as part payment.
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Washington
Tacoma
Wash
Clover Creek
Trcoma Water and Light Company
R Wright
Philadelphia
Canadian Reciprocity Moves Toward Preferential Trade
Ottawa reports Cape Colony offers free trade with Canada and Britain, promising 20 percent advantage for Canadian markets over the United States and even Great Britain. The Canadian government will reciprocate.
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Ottawa
Cape Colony
Conca
United States
Great Britain
West Eighth Street
Police Salary Cut Sparks New Force Friction
The police commissioners set patrolmen salaries at 50 dollars for six months, then 55, while jailers and sanitary officer saw reductions from 40 to 50. Other salaries unchanged. A council resolution to draft a salary ordinance was not acted on. Chairman Bonebrake warned that workers may resign if wages stay fixed, noting 140 applicants await positions.
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Bonebrake
Welch Not Running for Board of Education Seat
Ki B Welch president of the board of education told a journalist he will not seek re election after nine years in office including eight as president. He said duties are not hard but he will not enter the contest or allow friends to run for him, and he understands the Fourth ward lamp club has urged a campaign.
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Ki. B. Welh
Board of Education
JownNat
Lee of Manhattan Faces Court Again Over Drink
J Pisky Lee of Manhattan, a reputed friend of a Topeka man named Fox, was seen about town after a night’s struggle with drink. He has prior police court appearances, says he will take the cure, was fined five dollars and released. Dr Price’s Baking Powder is praised as absolutely pure by authorities.
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J. Pisky Lee
Manhattan
Nour Tod
Fox
Frisky
Topeka
Ah. Lee
Market Report From Chicago to Kansas City With Mixed Prices
A 1900s style market digest notes dull to lower tones in Wheat and Corn, mixed hogs and cattle bids in Chicago and Kansas City, and steady to firm staple prices. May grain and pork show slight declines. receipts and ship ments listed amid overall market firmness and lagging activity.
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Iostate Journal
Chicago
Liverpool
New York
May
Hansas City
Kansas City
Texas
Usk
Aslea
SAGA
Ola
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