Republicans Aim to Capture Fourth District at Emporia
Reporters describe opening session of the Fourth District Republican meeting in Emporia. Candidates listed include J. M. Miller, S. Dean, L. Latil, H. Treacy, with Major Hood favored by some factions and key counties named for support. Wires and telegrams hint at nomination dynamics as delegates from Lyon and surrounding counties gather amid broader campaign chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cor Us
J. M. Miller
Cornell Grove
Morris County
Dean
Marion
Pip
Chronicle
Bure County
Latil
Fates Center
Weudeon
H. Treacy
Wamego
Porthyotomie County
Besides Honor Dewey's Command May Get 187000 Prize Money
A Washington dispatch reports Rear Admiral Dewey and his sailors may receive a monetary prize beyond congressional thanks and medals for Manila victory. The article questions if the fleet's importance and losses were overstated, suggesting a potential bounty under law.
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Dewey
New York
Times
Washington
Manila
Congress
Mantels
Lindblom fails in market shakeup hits wheat margins
Chicago May 10 One failure is recorded as a result of wheat market fluctuations. Robert Lindblom, prominent board of trade operator and civil service commission president, made an assignment in county court after margins on barley calls. Assets and liabilities fixed at 100000 and 125000. Also notes bounty distributions to crews from a Spanish American War engagement.
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Chicago
Robert Lindblom
Board of Trade
Civil Service Commission
Belames
United States
Manila
Dewey
Baltimore
Hosta
Etulbch
Concord
Swan
Petrel
Siz
Lindblom
Lindgrom
Charles Brown enlists with the regulars in camp notes
Bugle notes report Charles Brown has enlisted with the regular army. Seret Major Harry Parker receives more cake than any man in camp. The recruiting officer sent details about practice being limited to off camp areas where buglers will not be heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Brown
Seret
Harry Parker
Six skull fractures in brutal trampler murder near Ottawa
Ottawa, May 10. In a crude shelter east of the coal chutes at North Ottawa junction, an unconscious man was found after a brutal beating. A railroad coupling pin stained with blood, keys, and a pocket knife lay beside him. The victim, William Laidlaw, held a Santa Fe stock pass and a Woodmen pin. a down-trip fare from Hamilton, Kan. to Kansas City is listed. Authorities seek two suspected tramps.
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Ottawa
Santa Fe
Hamilton
Kan
Kansas City
C. H. Kelloge
William Laidlaw
Laidlaw
Victims of Vandals Target Chase Art School Students
New York May 10 three of five heroines of the Chase Art school who mutinied for Old Glory and whose principal Wm. M. Chase was humiliated by a husband also faced vandalism. Four paintings left in the art school were damaged or missing. Miss Kellar had two completed works for fall exhibit, Mrs. Sangree and Miss Glenn had life-study pieces, one unfinished. The trio returned to find the works daubed with white paint and one slashed. an expressman then delivered the paintings to Miss Glenn’s Fifty-ninth Street home as the life class, led by Miss Susan Bissell, gathered nearby.
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New York
Chase Art School
Wm. M. Chase
Iowa Liquor Law Declared Unconstitutional
Washington May 10 The supreme court in the care of H Rhodes railroad agent Albrigton Iowa held that the Iowa law forbidding the sale of liquor in the state and making it a crime to transport them was unconstitutional as an interference with interstate commerce.
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Washington
Supreme Court
H. Rhodes
Albrigton
Iowa
State of
Snap Shots At Home News Measles In Potwin And Topeka Local Happenings
A compact roundup from Topeka and surrounding areas. Notes on measles in Potwin, visits by Dr John Work and Dr G P Ashton, Topeka mill office opening, Knights Templar conclave in Topeka, railway shed progress, and various local people including Baker, Livermore, Hammell, Bartholomew, Chipman, Williams, Maher, and others. Also mentions patriotic services, lectures, weather, rainfall, and community notices.
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Potwin
John Work
Floyd Baker
Nestor Sheafor Baker
Topeka
Knights Templar
F. B. Barnes
Rock Creek
Kan
Harvey Livermore
St. Louis
Oscar Woolverton
Raof
Seth Hammell
Kansas
G. P. Ashton
Athens
State Federation of Clubs
Ottawa
W. M. Thompson
Kan- San
Williams Hias
Samuel Maher
Kansas City
A. M. Reynolds
Westminster Presbyterian Church
W. L. Grant
Colored Baptist Church
Wichita
W. H. Fisher
Fast Fourth Street
Barry
Boulder
Col. P. Bt. Holsington
Knight Templar Drill Corps
Newton
Prit
Order
A. C. McKitrick
Santa Fe
Pueblo Smelting Company
Pueblo
Colo
Elks’ Room
Rome
Sumner
Morton County
Emporia Volunteer Company
Bruzo
Smoky Row
Gomez After Glory Dispatch From Cuba
A Havana report relayed by Frank Sumnerford notes insurgent forces near Gomez in Cuba total about 3,500 men. Gonzales's division includes 300 infantry with Mauser rifles and Remingtons, and Gomez commands 150 cavalry and 7% infantry under Major Des Rampes, an American from New Orleans.
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New York
The
Herald To Gay
Frank ©. Sumerford
Gomez
Cuba
Somerford
Jucaro-Moron Trocha
Gonzales
Gomex
Tose Des Rampes
Des Rampes
New Orleans
Gomez's Cuban War Plans Detail Feeding an Army
The document outlines Gomez aiming to arm and mobilize a Cuban force with 30,000 to 40,000 guns, organizing cavalry units across Santa Clara Matanzas Havana and Pinar del Rio, and uniting with Garcia's infantry. It notes reliance on U S food supplies, two meals daily, and Gomez seeking political credibility while wary of a full U S land invasion. The piece also mentions Blanco and a Spanish garrison at Calbarien.
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Gomex
Santa Clara
Matanzas
Havana
Pinar del Rio
Puerto Principe
Garcia
Santiago de Cuba
Gomez
Hinnco
United States
Cuba
Blanco
Gomez Joes Mot
Spain
Washington
Somerford
Calbarien
Philippine
Great victory reported with halted ball after telegrams
Officers planned a victory celebration but a second telegram announced the Spanish meet had been destroyed, forcing the ball to be abandoned. Bianco mobilized five battalions along the Juaro-Morga trade route in preparation for an eastern attack.
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Bianco
Patn
Eas
Boxing Bet Rumors Hover Over Pug Match
A chaotic, error-ridden report from Rochester outlines a prospective fight between James J. Corbett and “Fitzsimmons.” It mentions a £1000 stake, a September deadline, and offers to stage the bout if Corbett stops, with conflicting details about venue and date.
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Rochester
Brady
James J. Calvert
Hubert Fitusimmins
Champlo
FLU
Corbett
Fale
Pitesimmaens
Flitschmamons
Fitasmmons
New York
Fitzasmmons
Populist State Central Committee leadership talks emerge
Reported discussions name J. St. Allen of Mile and W. Tipian of Laseine as possible replacements. The piece notes Tipton would resist leadership due to conflicts with his stance on state penitentiary governance.
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Cheireran
Age Riddie
J. St. Allen
Mile
Fe Tipian
Laseine
Oorenitine
Allon
Tipton
Hin Doham
Sierk
Yayn Nothing
Album Renker
Court
Free Pilla Sample Offer From H E Buckie Co Chicago
Free sample offer advertises Dr King 2 New Lite Pils A pills promising relief of constipation sick headache and stomach troubles. Includes address to send and assures purity and satisfaction with a money back-like guarantee. Sold by Swift Holliday druggists.
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H. EH. Buckie & Co
Chicago
Dr. King
Rita Cation
Swift & Holliday
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Jaurant
Martin
Trac
Neeree
Pottawatomie
Tne
Dan
Tolbowty Henderson
Ificme
Councheet
Faneh
Burin
Be Hoch
Kion
Kelley
J. K
Hocouse
Pup
Tan County
Pees
R Detmnerat
With & Dausteul Outlook
John Maden
Tris Ett Fu
Senoblle van
Kismet Madden
Governon
Ralen
Kansas Volunteers
Coltep
WC. Stephenson
Madden
Lenty
Tuck
Frank Grimes
Major Remington
John Wilkins
Geonie Cole
George Case
Warry Richter
J. Ee Paris
Mijor Lood
Gates
Lyon County
Major Hood
Billy Morgan
Hutchinson News
Jan
Hes Ife Low
W. A. Morgan
Cottonwood Ev
Glameree
Patition Young
Yan
Stanley
Whoininr
Cy Leland
Brida Ghee Haat Seana Ray
Mor
Cyrus
Indead
Hae
Theleven
Lein
Chuck
Coffey
Greenwood
I. Woodson
Lomb
Tomer
Lyon
Ictal
Watson's
Y. Wan
Tom
Miler
Ulos
Ridster
Davis
M. Miller
Council Grove
Twentieth Infantry
Mobile
Charlies McCrum, Jr
Carp
Camp Leeds
Adj. W. J. Brown
Charles Gormly
Kansas Brigade
Blair
H. L. Blair
Charles Stradley
Justice Mears
J. J. Kinney
D. N. Burdge
Emil Mann
Stradley
Chamberlain
P. E. Risham
Gaars Mills
T. H. Griffith
Gen. McCrum
Camp Leedy
E.G. Pipp, Burlingame
U. S
Wm. Laidlaw
U.S. Supreme Court
Feral Gomez
Taylor Riddle
Washburn
Manhattarn
Tan
Washburn Loge
Stats Weri
Scorg
Waslburn
Washesburn
Smipieg
Acura
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