Flirting with Ingalls in Kansas Politics
A discussion on ex Senator John J. Ingalls and the Kansan political scene. The Populists and Republicans spar over his nomination prospects in the First District. Analysis portrays Ingalls as independent and balanced in vision, contrasting with Cyrus Leland and other party figures while noting the potential for cross-party appeal without actual nomination.
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Fem
John J. Ingalls
Congress
Cy Leland
Lim
Ingals
Crech
Iske
Lke
Republican
Kansas
Stigalla
Messrs
Leland
Ingalls
Verhayps
Eliminating the Colored Vote Debate Emerges in Louisiana
A constitutional convention plan in Louisiana seeks to bar colored voters from elections by educational tests or prior franchise rules. The proposal, debated amid broader race and suffrage tensions, aims to craft a white supremacist governance, risking court challenges and deepening sectional divides.
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Louthlena
Louisiana
Inet
Altious
Fragmented Romantic Remarks From an Old Column
A garbled text passage muses on town life and gender roles, noting pride in a pedal or patchwork setting. It critiques building basements for rentability and expresses dated, moralizing views on women and family, with scattered phrases about sight and admiration.
New York Plans Grand Charter Day Celebrations
New York marks charter day on March 4 with verse by B C Stedman and a series of events. Festivities include meetings at the Metropolitan Opera House and Academy of Music, a military parade expected with 20 000 in line, a Waldorf Astoria banquet for 7000, illuminations and fireworks on bridges and parks, plus civic receptions and a grand ball as dignitaries gather from across the nation.
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New York
Levi PB. Maortet
Greater New York
van Wyck
B.C. Stedman
Nino Mead
Metropolitan Opera, House
Academy
Brooklyn
McKinies
Harris
Cleveland
Horatio
King
Restler
National Boardamen
Waldorf-Astoria
Boser
Brooklin Bridge
Fort Greens
Prospect Park
Brocklin
Society Woman's Plan Deserting Fashion World for Typing Office
Miss Elizabeth Marquand, a social figure in New York, abandons cotillions to open a typing business in the Constable Building at Fifth Ave and East 18th Street. She will replace Taylor on May 1, after purchasing the business earlier in the year and hiring capable assistants. Her specialty is architectural work, her art interest aids her, and her father Joseph Marquand links to Henry G. Marquand of the Metropolitan Museum of Art lineage.
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New York
Misas
Elizabeth Murquand
Constable
Fifth Avenue
Eightoonth Street
EK. M. Marquand
Taylor
Miss Marquand
Het
Joseph Marquand
Henry G. Manquand
Metropolitan Museum of Art
America
Enormous Copper Ledge Reported Near Phoenix
Notable prospect in low desert hills five miles north of the Gila River and 30 miles southwest of Phoenix is a copper vein dubbed the mother lode. Discovered recently by Fr. A. Warford, samples show free carbonate with iron oxide exceeding 15 percent copper, with richer sections at depth. Warford asserts a two foot wide pay streak and traces the vein across the desert for miles, dipping at 45 degrees with visible walls. He believes the find could yield substantial copper with a 30 percent metal content in a 3 foot width.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Gila River
Arizona
Fr. A. Warford
Apsey
UbAt
Warford
Te Desert
Walla
Sister Sues Brother Over Shared Fortunes After Marriage Pact
New Haven March 2 A court case before Judge Wheeler involves ex Representative Michael P Hanling and others over a challenged attachment linked to a marriage settlement. The dispute centers on a sister Mira Margaret Hard Ingen of Leesteland and property and bank accounts tied to a prenuptial agreement that aimed to share joys and burdens. The judge reduced the attachment by 7000 but did not rule on merit.
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New Haven
Superior Court
Bockel
Wheeler Thre Oking
Michael P. Hanling
Braniotl
Esaid
Slater
Mira Margaret A. Hard- Ingen
Leesteland
Bank Dupenl
Marding
Mr. Harding
Wheeler
Acting Governor of Kentucky vetoes anti cigarette bill
Lieutenant and Acting Governor Worthington vetoes the Walker anti cigarette reform measure. The veto notes stringent penalties against manufacture and use of cigarettes and cigars. The tobacco interests in the state are cited as a factor in the decision.
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Anticigarette Bill
Kentucky
Eget Ky
Worthington Te
Coburn says no definite crop damage from recent freezes
Kansas officials state no clear evidence of crop injury from frosts, with weather deemed adequate for spring prep. Governor Leedy discusses board appointments for the Agricultural College, naming likely replacements and considering building plans for the university library and burned medical building repair.
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Kansaa
Coburn
Kansas
Agriculturs Department
Iowa
Minnesota
A Small Loop Hole Found in Perry McNeil Appeal
Perry McNeil, the man accused of robbing Joshua Hodges of Ottawa of 415 dollars on June 25, 1897, has appealed to the supreme court after a district court verdict. He was found guilty and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary amid a Bry an rally rush at Forest Park. The appeal cites jury delay in a case heard by Sheriff Ball and testimony surrounding the robbery.
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Perry McNeil
Joshua Hodges
Ottawa
W. J. Bryan
Forest Park
Supreme Court
McNeil
Hodges
Bia
Aera
Omaha Exhibit Commission to be Named Next Monday
Governor Leedy announced a Kansas exhibit at the Omaha exposition should raise between 10000 and 12000 dollars. He plans to appoint a commission next Monday and believes railroads will contribute on a mileage basis to fund a creditable display.
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Leedy
Kansas
Bloodhound Evidence Question at Henry County Trial
Fort Scott reports a legal question in Henry county over whether a bloodhound’s sense of smell is admissible expert testimony in a criminal case. A fire at the Montrose hotel is suspected incendiary. two bloodhounds traced a trail to two suspects who were arrested with no other evidence yet.
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Fort Scott
Henry County
Montrose
Pitts County
Knights and Ladies of Security Grand Entertainment
Tuesday evening March 28 at their hall 6th and Quincy streets 150 Grand. Program features highly colored views with calcium light stereopticon and many views of Cuba and Spain including Havana, warship Maine, Mary Castle, and illustrated songs. One of the season’s notable events. Admission i
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6Th
Quincy Streets
Cuba
Spain
Havana
Mary Castle
Pree Reclining Chair Cars on Sante Fe Route
A fragment describes reclining chair cars on a Santa Fe service with two lavatories per car, towels and wash items provided, and a porter to assist guests. It mentions sleep times and a porter accompanying each car, with references to modern Pullman sleepers and in-car amenities.
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Sante Fe
Bec
Pullman
Wreck on Santa Fe Railroad Kills Fireman and Injures Engineer
A Santa Fe eastbound cattle train wreck near Ban Attotla 30 miles south of Albuquerque leaves several dead or maimed. Fireman killed, engineer jumped to safety, others injured as Mexican farmers suspected in the disaster. Officials deny full facts while deputies investigate locals.
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Albuquerque
N. ME
Santa Fe
Ban Attotla
San Antonio
Harris
Borsum
Socurm
Railroad Shops of Importance in the Oklahoma Territory at Shawnee
Shawnee O T hosts Choctaw Oklahoma & Gulf shops built for freight repair and engine work. The brick and stone complex spans 1500 feet with a belt driven air system, varied shops, and yards. A future electric fighting plant is planned on the shop grounds.
Rise of Jim Hurley from Cottonwood Falls to Santa Fe division chief
The New Mexico Santa Fe division superintendent J E Hurley, once a tack driver and baggage handler, rose through rail service ranks from Strong City to Florence, gaining a reputation for strong leadership. His two divisions are praised as among the road’s best as new engines are built and tested for the system.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Cottonwood Falls
J. Hurley
Filo Grande
Jim” Hurley
Strong City
Strope City
Union
A. Ferret
Hurley
Florence
Jim
Conductor Hay Saves Douglass Man In Midnight Stop
Conductor Hay waved the engineer to stop near Douglass after rain began and a breathless man ran up with a note for a jug of whisky. Hay relayed the note to the saloon keeper across from the Union depot in Kansas City and urged the train to proceed, narrowly averting disaster.
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Douglass
Hay
Union Depot
Kansas City
Santa Fe Remodels Curve East of Emporia
Replacement of a curve on the main line east of Emporia Junction is underway. The track is being lengthened about a half mile east of the junction, trains use an old track area during work, a signal tower and semaphores are installed, and the approach to the yards and depot will be improved. Completion is expected by early April.
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Santa Fe
Emporia
Saom
Emporia Junction
Five Spot’s Luck Keeps No 3 Running In Topeka Era
Railroad men joke that the Little Engine No 3 known as The Five Spot will keep its luck by not being renumbered when numbers change next month on the eastern division. If renumbered to 5, the engine’s famed luck might vanish, a Jonah fear among crews led by engineer Jolly.
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Topeka
Kansas
City
Jolly
First Player Engine Out for Mountain Dee Run
The first of the new player consolidation engines built in Topeka shops this year has been turned out and numbered 973 under the new form. It will be sent to Raton for Mountain Dee as the initial unit in the production run.
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Raton
Mour« Ae
Mountain Dee
Topeka
Santa Fe in Denver Promises Track Removal and Land Transfer
At a meeting of the supervisors Rathday, ordinances between the city and Santa Fe railroad were approved. The city recognizes the railroad’s right of way to the Union depot, in exchange for which the company abandons Dun Cire Road tracks, removes them, and yields about 80 acres of land on the south side to the city. Work crews will remove tracks and restore streets. Also, Rock Island officials planned a ground inspection for the new track site near Atchison and St. Joseph, departing in two special trains to assess the construction area.
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Denver
Santa Fe Railroad Corporation
Union
Gulf Road
Banta Fe
Rock Island
W_ 1
Allen
Tock Island
H. A. Mudge
Avery Turner
C. T. McClellan
Santa Fe
Widlock
Hock Island
Atchigan and
St. Joe
89 000 Nugget Found Near Dawson Claim Hopes Rise
Vancouver report from March 26 recounts four travelers from Skaguay detailing a major gold stampede below American Creek. They estimate 40 million dollars in gold this season and discuss vastly valuable claims on Bonanza, Bear, Dominion, Hunker, and American creeks. The group notes high prices for dust and wood in Dawson amid ongoing discoveries and transfers of claims.
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Vancouver
B. C
Skaguay
Alaska
Daveson City
Messrs
J. F. Denham
San Francisco
B. Tung
Taroma
Sid LaSalle
Leadville
A.C. Goodwin
Los Angeles
American Creek
el Dorado Creek
Goodwin
Kent
Dawson
Stewart
Yukon
Northwest Mounted Police
Healy Company
Jim
Bonanza Creek
Bear and Dominion Creeks
Klon
Hunker Creek
el- Hott
Skit Mitchell
No. 1
el Dorado
Clarence Fiersy
Elo Dorado
Rosebud Creek
Harness match for $10000 at Madison Square Garden
One of the era's largest harness racing bets was set for Madison Square Garden. Owners Bowne of New York and Mu of Chicago agreed to a $10000 a side stakes series with John R Gentry and Gulnette matched in three races planned between September 1 and October 1. A side bet of 2.50 per odd race applies, with a referee to designate dates if needed.
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New York
Harness Barnes
Madison Square Tranden
Tt. Bowne
Till City
James A. Mu
Chicago
John R Gentry
Guinetee
Bowne
Murphy
Gentry
Gulnette
Panic in Hayti sparks currency panic reports scarce premium
Port au Prince Hayti dispatches describe extreme distress with gold premium around 330 percent as famine and scarcity hit. Messages note severe hunger and hardship amid chaotic conditions.
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Berrel
Kingston
Jamaica
Port Au Prince
Hayti
The Vital Organs and Morrows Kidneolds Remedy
The advertisement touts Morrows Kidneolds as a universal kidney cure claiming to revive damaged organs and restore proper function. It warns against overtaxing kidneys through excesses and lists delivery from Medicine Co. Springfield Ohio with pricing and mail order details. Opposes reliance on other remedies and promotes universal efficacy against kidney diseases.
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Morrow
Ngrrow
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