Abandoned Natural Gas Pipe Plan Delayed In Fort Scott
A garbled report details a stalled proposal to pipe natural gas from southern fields to Fort Scott and Topeka. The Federal Gas Co faced franchise delays, funding doubts, and rights-of-way troubles, prompting a withdrawal from the project and leaving Fort Scott awaiting a gas supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Menty Council
Fort Scott
Kansan
Emey Etigmerd
Bn Apertay
Aed
Wit
Ras Getselves
Federal Gasevel
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
An advertisement for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders claims to cure ailments in children including colds fever stomach troubles and nervous disorders. It asserts use at home in New York and markets benefits for nursing infants and sickly kids. The copy presents medical claims and consumer advice typical of patent medicine promotions.
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Gray
Geny
New York
Bredle
Fragmented OCR seed title for a historic note
A garbled passage describes miners and tunnels with references to cold water and body exposure. The text appears to be a rough OCR extraction, lacking clear names, dates, or locations, making precise details unavailable.
Thurston's Home Sold In Omaha Foreclosure Sale
Former Senator John M Thurston loses control of his Omaha residence Thorwald after failed mortgage foreclosures. Court ordered sale at public auction but was stayed then privately sold likely to B C Hamilton, a contractor. Sale seen as factor in his Nebraska political decline.
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Omaha
United States
John M. ‘Thurston
Thorwald
Thurston
Agle
B.C. Hamilton
Nebraska
Observing the Day Patrick Memory Honored at Catholic Church
March 13 observed as St Patrick's Day with green ribbons and shamrocks. High Mass celebrated at the Church of the Assumption with Father Hayden and church dignitaries present. Lenten services to follow including a St Patrick tribute and a 7:30 p.m. service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pather Hayden
St. Patrick
Father Hayder
Americans at Nice Honor at Berlin Consul’s Wife Breakfast
In Nice France on March 11 Mrs H Buren wife of the American consul in Nice hosted a breakfast for Mrs Frank H Mason wife of the U S consul at Berlin. The event drew many notable guests including Mesdames Burchard Adamson Colgate Tobin Butterfield Salisbury Tob otis Huntington Wistar Wendell and the Mines Henderson Ware and Krouts. The Anglo American Riviera Art club’s exhibition at Ville Dante was attended by a large American colony with many amateur women present.
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Nice
France
Va Buren
Nee
Frank H. Mason
United States
Berlin
Burchard
Adamson
Colgate
Tobbing
Butterfield
Salisbury
Tobotis
Huntington
Wistar
Wendell
Henderson
Ware
Krouts
Riviera
Violent Mr Butinsky Attacks Man On Street Car
New York March 16 Patrick King of 8 Jackson Avenue Long Tale City took his wife to Wet eit ters First Avenue when Mrs King caused a fuss on a Third Avenue street car. A man cursed him for abusing a woman and King, calling himself Mr Butinsky, struck him knocking him out. Both the man and his wife were left injured and the scene drew polite onlookers as witnesses tried to intervene.
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New York
Patrick King
Jackson Avenue
Long Tale City
First Avenue
Derby Man Dies After Back Injury Accident
Albert Butth aged 29 of South Windsor died after a back injury from a fall at a barn. He lived 18 months with two fractured vertebrae and a paralyzed spinal cord, leading to fatal paralysis despite initial treatment. Additional details describe a Kentucky resident and a medical advert for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
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Derby
Conn
Aurkcore
Albert Butth
Routh Windsor
Sorich
Mollie Allen
South Fork
Kaye
Chamberlain
Topeka Baseball Schedule Sets 63-Game Season
Manager Alberts reveals a 63-game schedule for the Mirwouri Valley league with Topeka opening May 2 at Leavenworth and hosting games in Topeka on several holidays. The team will travel to Leavenworth Springfield Topeka Pittsburg Socially Johnmi Bart Reo and others as Sunday games are arranged across multiple towns. Alberts will bring 12 players including three pitchers and two catchers and the league will use four umpires. The season begins with a city parade and hand, admission pricing aimed to be low, and the ball park to be built near Washburn on public transit routes. Topeka starts with $1,000 in seed money.
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Mirwouri Valley
Topeka
Leavenworth
Port Scott
Potato price surge blamed on nationwide potato shortage
A commission merchant said prices rose due to a large shortage in major producing states Minnesota and Washington. He noted limited supply from Oregon California and Japan, with Topeka wholesale prices rising from 120 to possibly 150 per bushel, while Colorado's Greenley district shows higher costs for surrounding states.
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Sitres
Minnesota
Whelasin
Burbanks
Japan
Washington
Oregon
California
Greeley
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahom
Texas
Topeka
FEW CATS ON OCEAN LINERS AND MYSTERIOUS STRAY CAT TALE
A shipboard tale reports many cats aboard ocean liners, their antics chasing mice, prowling pantries, and a rogue cat that disrupted poker in the smoking cabin. One sailor recalls a cat killed after posing danger from poisoned hold goods. The piece also notes sailors shirking felines from river fronts and includes brief notices from New York and Washington dispatches.
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St. Fass
Mars
Sumner
Abe
Germark
Gisbean
Convil
Kentucky
Roy AeroRs
New York Press
A Glimpse of Bushire Rajah in a Sino-Indian Frontier Tale
The narrator recounts a visit to Shumsher Singh, ruler of Bushire, a small hill state amid Punjab’s fragmented realms. The account describes Rampur’s capital Hakata, the rajah’s dilapidated wooden palace, the ceremonial litter, and the ruler’s strained gentility, including his past reputation as “The Father of the Bottle.” The scene closes with wary humor about taxes and local customs.
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Simla
Punjab
Tedia
Bushire
Bitch Road
Capltel
al Showeh
Rampur
Hakata
Repubile
Ste Door
Shumsher Singh
Rafih
Bushre
Tivetan
Tm. Cint Government and All That Shumsher Birts
Vermain Camp
London
Umbrella symbolism in English royal history
An antiquated note discusses the umbrella as a royal emblem, tracing its use in Egypt and Assyria, its late English introduction in the eighteenth century, and the ridicule faced by those who bore one as the crown and fashion shifted through the ages. It mentions King Coffee and ex-King Prempeh in a satirical context.
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Royal Unified Service Institution
Prempeh
Egypt
Ausyria
Britain
England
Umbrella Tales From History and A Pall Mall Club Note
A fragment discusses umbrella origins from Anglo Saxon manuscripts to continental revival and eighteenth century London usage. It notes a Pall Mall club note asking a nobleman to return a stolen umbrella and references Emerson asking his daughter about the umbrella question.
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British Museum
London
Custom House
Wilks
Emerson
What's It Name Your Friend Stole Your Umbrella
A puzzled exchange frames a lighthearted query about a missing umbrella. The fragment hints at a playful street conversation with a caller naming St James Guerrtte as a punchline or character reference.
The Tecumseh's Torpedo and the Battle of Mobile Bay
An elderly crewman recalls the Tecumseh battle scene at Mobile Bay. Sailors spotted buoy signals indicating underwater torpedoes before the ship charged between buoys. The vessel struck a contact torpedo, lifting from the water and exploding, tearing a hole in her hull.
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Tecumeri
Mobile Bay
Tecumseh
Hoeshead
Nighttime disaster aboard Tecumseh storm and mutiny
Survivors recount a chaotic sinking after an explosion. As men fought to live, a master’s mate faced insubordination from a jackie who seized a boat hook and ignored discipline while pleading not to drown. The scene reflects a collapse of order during a desperate escape.
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Pacane
Tecumseh
Jackie
Reardon
Jef Davis
Tricks of Indian Magic Defy Observation in Astonishing Feats
A narrative recounts Indian magic tricks seen in India involving levitation, water transformation, and sword stance experiments. The tale depicts a fakir performing, a teacher revealing control over spectators, and an instructor appearing unseen to witness the illusion.
World's Fair travel tips and local dance notice
The notice urges using the Wabash Railroad to reach the World's Fair at Re Louis in a convenient route via Termsley Wi, highlighting saved time and distance. It also advertises an Evening Dance by Topeka lodge No. 11 at their hall on Sixth and Jackson, with admission 25 cents.
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Re Louis
Termsley
Ite
Fair Grounds
Beton
Topeka Lodge No. 11
Way
Jackson
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