Disappearance of Saffordville Man Disrupts Town
John Ringgenberg, a 40 year old Saffordville butcher, left by train for Emporia seeking medical care and has not been seen since. He took about $3 from his wife, leaving four children distressed. authorities fear illness or mental decline as search continues.
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Leavesworks
Beth W. Chase
Kansas State Penitentiary
Morrill
Chase
Prisom
Lansing
Peterson
Wyandotte
Markam
John Minggenbers
Saffarivitte
Henry L Call in Boston Reform Speaker and Labor Unrest
Henry L Call, former Topeka lawyer, tours Boston speaking nightly to laboring men on his book The Coming Revolution. He tries to mediate disputes between trades unions and Arena Publishing which refuses to hire union printers and is boycotted by unions. G Calllouetts, Beaverville, TL, credits Kings New Discovery for curing La Grippe after other doctors failed. J K Jouga Drug Store offers the remedy.
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Leavenworth
Maple Leaf Railway Company
Iway and Bridge Company
Mapie Loaf
Henry TL. Call
Topeka
Cal
Hoswa
Sses Usblies
Trades Unionists
Arena Publishing Company
Arena Company
Call
G. Calllouetts
Beaversville
Dr. King
la Grippe
Cy Fe Og
J. K. Jouga’ Drug Store
Stolen Buggy Tale Tells of Ratification Night Incident
Sheriff Bordge returned from Arkansas City with one of the men who stole the rig. Jobo Rush confessed after capture near Gowley, with Griggs’ buggy found and Rush’s partners jailed. Rush faces trial in Topeka after confessing to the theft connected to a group of country horse buyers.
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Griggs
Kaneas Avenue
Bordge
Arkansas City
Jobo Rush
Rush
Peterson
Gowley Ty
Pertneria
Geyserlike Waterfall at Suwannee Sink Stuns Train
Passengers on a Florida Central and Peninsular railroad bound for Jacksonville witnessed a dramatic event near the Sinks two miles from town. Water erupted from a sink connected to the Suwannee river system, flooding the embankment and washing away thirty feet of track. A temporary bridge allowed crossing after an eight hour delay.
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Suwannee
Avinne
Fis
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
Jacksonville
Suwannes
Third Trial for McGrath Widow Damages Against Lyttle
Mrs Josephine McGrath sues William Lyttle over her husband Tom McGrath's death at a Fulford circus in Centralia Missouri. Lyttle fired from a ticket wagon, killing McGrath outside. A prior verdict of 5 dollars was overturned as excessive. Attorneys include IL Safford and W A Bird for Lyttle and A H ASE John Guthrie Doble Stoker for plaintiffs.
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Win Lyttle
Josephine McGrath
Wiliam Lyttle
Mis. McGrath
Jessa Elliott
Abe Fulford
Lyttle
Fulford Circus
Mia McGrath
McGrath
Centralia
Safford
W. A.& Bird
A. H.ase
John Guthrie
Doble & Stoker
Powell case appeal looming over compounded felony verdicts
The defendants in Powell's case, Charley Holliday and associates, plan to appeal to the Supreme Court if a new trial is denied after a $650 judgment. They allege errors in representation and contend that William Manning of American Surety prompted signatures on a note to shield Powell, and threaten to charge Manning with compounding felony.
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Elke Chum
Charley Powell
Charley Holliday
Supreme Court
William Manning
American Surety Company
Manning
Powell
Ellis
Arms in a Street Car Supplying Cuban Insurgents
A young man traveled from New York to Porto Principe hidden arms loaded in a freight passenger streetcar. At the depot the cargo was revealed and seized by soldiers. INTERSTATE DRILL PRIZES Memrais March 24 The interstate drill and encampment committee set rules for prizes totaling 7500 dollars to be contested by military companies nationwide.
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Insurgenta
Tames
New York
Porto Principe
Ann
Puerto Principe
Memrais
Yenu
Wright era buggy makers and patent remedies boom
The Columbus Buggy company on Quincy street is turning out stylish new vehicles while a local patent remedy market promotes Negen German Salve for cuts burns and inflammations. Mentions of W R Henonily and TDi Menninger at 425 Greenwood avenue with telephone 85 appear in the readable text.
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Columbus Buggy Company
Quincy Street
Wright
Tdi Menninger
Greenwood Avenue
Telephone
May Be Gladstone To Take Helm If Rosebery Die
London gossip centers on Liberal leadership as Lord Rosebery weakens Queen Victoria reportedly frail. Gladstone may return to guide the party amid political uncertainty while rumors swirl about other prominent figures and international figures are noted in society items and honors.
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Rosebery
Associated Press
United Kingdom
Select Committee
House of Commons
Roxebery
Lord Rosebery
Mr. Gladstone
London
Wylie Crawford
Paris
Truth
Queen Victoria
Nice
Cecil Rhodes
Cape Colony
Napoleon of
South Africa
Travelers’ Club
Prince of Wales
Duke of Pife
Athenaeum
Victor Horsley
Villiers Sanford
Katharines
America
Katharine of Aragon
Petersborough
Tne
France
Balloon Society
George Nathaniel Curzon
Lord Scarsdale
Southport
Lancashire
Asia
Curzon
Mary Leiter
Chicago
TL . Leiter
Lord Salisbury
Russia
Central Asia
Persia
Duke of Fife
Brighton
Duke of Portland
London Artillery Company
Mile Yvette Guilbert
Colin Campbell Haa
Joan of Arc Estes
Vaughn
Westminster
Tours
Joan of Arcetes
Dr. Price
Rae United Workmen Elects Grand Officers in New England
The Grand Lodge session for the Massachusetts jurisdiction at Boston elected George T. Higgins of Rhode Island as grand master workman and E. F. Skowhegan of Maine as grand recorder. Membership rose by 3,608 to 41,005 overall with state totals listed. Delaware sent $300 to Nebraska victims. Missouri added 200 members in February. W. M. Wallace becomes grand master workman of Kansas and E. M. Forde grand recorder. The Maine petition for separate jurisdiction was rejected and the honor degree gains popularity among lodges.
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Maseacht
Grand Lodge
Massachusetts
Boston Land
Connecticut
George T. Higgins
Rhode Island
E. F. Skowhegen
Maine
G. T. Hicerxs
Grand Recorder
New Hampshire
Delaware
Nebraska
Missouri
Bro. W. M. Wallace
Kansas
E. M. Forde
Changes From Time In the Odd Fellows Order
Notes on shifts in lodge numbers, memberships, and finances across jurisdictions. Highlights include counts for California Minnesota New Jersey Iowa Illinois and Nebraska, plus shifts in initiations receipts and debt. Also mentions leadership moves and calls for stronger encampment growth and Rebekah lodge expansion.
Rhodes Found Guilty In Police Court Gambling Case
George S Rhodes was found guilty of keeping a gambling house in the Columbian building and fined $50 with ten days in jail. An appeal bond was discussed while four companions, W. E Dom Frank Haghey Harry Jenkins and A. J. Minte, await trial before Judge Ferry next Saturday morning. The cases fall under city ordinance, not state law.
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Ferry
George S Rhodes
Columbian
W. E Dom
Frank Haghey
Harry Jenkins
A. J. Minte
Rhodes
Chosen Friends Organizes Councils Across States
Organizer Charles H. Fiske forms a council at Anaconda Montana where public meetings address disability and old age claims. Cities like St Louis Philadelphia Brooklyn Albany Portsmouth and more invite attention to the order with strong results as Texas Illinois New Jersey councils push growth and prize plans draw interest.
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Charles H. Fiske
Anaconda
Mon
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Albany
Portsmouth
Texas
Thinois
New Jersey
Supreme Council
Fraternal Benefit Orders Grow and Money Totals Bible
Ancient Order Knights of the Mystic Chain has grown strongly this winter. Knights of the Golden Eagle are strong in Pennsylvania. About 3,000,000 dollars has been collected by the receiver of the defunct Order of the Tron Hall.
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Knights of the Mystic Chain
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Pennsylvania
Order of the Tron Hall
Rhea at the Grand and her tireless touring life
Mlle Rhea, famed performer, appears at the Grand this afternoon and again tonight. She speaks of hard travel, long hours, and a love of work that she believes sustains artists. She notes relentless schedules, a busy reception, and plans to star in Sardou’s The Parisians.
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Troudia
M’'lle
Rhea
the Grand
Mor
Emporia
Lfe
Rhes
Lyons
L. M. Crawford
Sardou
W. & Hart
C. Menning
Avon
Agnes Fleming
Market Report from Cutcaco March 25
Wheat started steady and advanced with small NW receipts and large weekly exports. Corn and oats rose modestly with wheat strength. May prices for wheat, corn, and oats moved within narrow ranges. Hog market firm and higher with light hog receipts. pork and lard prices noted. Kansas City and Texas market summaries show steady to strong trends with cattle and hogs to mixed ranges.
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Topeka Grain and Rtool Exchange
Columbian
Shorts
Sam Day
Armour
Associated Press
State Journal
Cutcaco
May
Daag
Baeancedt
Basy
Carrie
Sueer
Ansas City
Kansas City
Texas
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Chicago Market Letter
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