Rates Go Back and End of Traffic War Anticipated
Chicago May 15 Contrary to expectation executive officers of the southwestern roads revived the Southwestern Traffic association and formed a new organization aligned with the Jones Traffic Association. If the Supreme Court decision harms the plan, the new association may be knocked out. A five member board of conference replaces a board of commissioners. Members include H. Wicker W. H. Amsters G. W. Cole F. O. Barker and Wm. S. Shiers with E. P. Campbell re-elected chairman. Rates to be restored June 1. a 50 to 500 dollar fine for non ratification. Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf road joined. meetings in St. Louis May 23 to recognize the Southwestern association.
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Chicago
Southwestern Roads
Southwestern Traffic Association
Aasseks
St Jesus
United States Supreme Court
Southwestern
Alce
Tnnstead
HC. Wicker
W. Ht. Amasters
GW. Cole
Flo. Barker
Wis. Sbiers
E. PB. Campbell
Acesnvia
Mie
Kansas City
Pitt
Gulf Road
St. Louis
Blackwell Board Secures Guarantee to Bring Rail Line
May 18 report from Blackwell notes the Hunnewell railroad extension is graded near Kay Center but halted as the Blackwell Board of Trade seeks an ancient guarantee to push the line into that town. Kay Center residents largely shift support to Trickwell while speculation centers on Santa Fe funds funding the route to Perry and the line’s operable status as part of a shorter Wichita to Perry rail corridor.
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Blackwell Board of Trade
Hunnewell
Wichita
Kay Center
Board of Trade of
Blackwell
Trnckwell
Hickwell
Sante Fe
Perry
Iematin Une
Flag Raising At Chanute Marked By Santa Fe Ceremony
In Chanute a Santa Fe flag raising drew hundreds as a steel 100 foot pole hoisted Old Glory under a gilded cage. Veterans led by Capt W J Walkes helped raise the flag while speakers lauded the occasion and thanking Santa Fe foreman W J Taylor and others for their courtesies.
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Santa Fe
Chamute
Adair
Tribune
Round House
Taylor
Roundtomes
Sante Fe
Thomas Inman
W. J. Walkes
Houston Carr
Inman
Chair &T Bulog
H. P. Parrelly
W. J. Taylor
A. Tully
Early Summer Days and How to Enjoy Them
An 1898 notice promotes a Chautauqua Assembly at Winterset with a Santa Fe ticket deal. It lists travel by wagon or rail, featuring round trip pricing of $5.75 from June 12 to 13, with return by June 24. William U Garvey, agent, AT & SF Railway, offers details.
Moments of Mommsen: Tales of a Forgetful Scholar
Stories portray the Berlin historian Mommsen as a lively, productive octogenarian who loved his many children. An infant once vanished in his study as papers piled up, muffling cries, while another tale has him asking a street car passenger for his name, only to be startled by the boy’s reply that their names match.
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Mommsen
Berlin
Sodacauseur
Goethe
Tit
Morumsen
Charlottenburg
Distle
Mall
Chicago Post
Klondike Nuptials and Kitchen Woes in The Times
A collage of short humorous clippings from various papers. A Boston bride travels to Alaska for a Klondike wedding while a Chicago cooking school grad vows to feed herGeorge, a poor clerk, frets over married life and domestic skills. Silly quips about weight in baked beans and titles mingle with social notes and wedding gossip.
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Dawson City
Klondike
Boston
Pitsburg
Easy Navigation in Lines Cited by Cleveland Plain Dealer
A brief exchange mirrors reader interest in clear navigation phrases. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a line about “smile eatled o'er her face serena” and asks for easier navigation in the text.
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Mins Skrup
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fragmented theater of voices and odd verses mix ad copy
A garbled column blends dialogue lines about jobs and ugliness with clipped verse stanzas and stray phrases. It includes a testimonial about Beggs' German Salve sold locally, mentioning a Lane Texas reader and a cure after two boxes.
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T. W. Patton
Lane, Tex
Dow
Our Share of Topeka Men in Kansas Volunteer Regiments
Topeka supplies 190 volunteers to three Kansas regiments and leads in company A of the Twentieth. The roster lists Captain J. E. Towers and officers, with 25 men in company A and 18 in other companies. Additional Topeka men enlisted across all regiments, detailing names and company allocations for the First, Twentieth, and Thirty-First Regiments.
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Topeka
Kansas
Twentith
San Francisco
J. E. Towers
Everett Huddleston
Frank J. Frank
John J. Denning
Orville 5
Taylor
Daniel S. Hewitt
James W. Kirah- Rayghss
A Woodworth
Emory A. Ey
Corporais
Butler J. Haskins
Joseph Andjuve
Harry Jones
Frank A Sulin
Charles A. Hourner
Robert D. Maxwell
Muricians
Owen L Mclntosh
Edwin Barrett
John Halach
Wagoner
Mitcheil Bundy
Adams
Harry Miller
Herbert ‘P Arnold
Walter J McKumey
Isaac Arnold
Tunts Pribbie
Francis
Payne
Ira M. Penance Osene
A Sonn Te Sakarton Aw
Bewhen
Prank J “‘Rethemayer
Edward Cole
Chase A Coleman
Walter Ricob
Sam Ce
Jona
Raliou
Sept Scott
Gea Bises
Hitsee Easter
Alex W. de Starr
Albere van der Veer
Chas Fiefits
Merrill Winchester
Exnent
Chas Faust
Advan Hatfield
Eward J. Young
Lie
Lupwhntieth Regiment
Edward Torrett
Chas
S.ee
Ired A. Cook
Chaude S. Philips
Dalles Dey
George _Kettinger
Bae
Jacob Guffey
Ebner EL Urie
Ea Lamasne
Tcentt Regiment
Charis A
Hum Edward Smirk
Charies AL Mileam
Guy Tar Cart Myers
Pred
W. “Vanmet
E Twentieth
O Wee Walter Dvee Esher
Sey Westers
Pegi Albert
Francis C. Borring
Ompany
Spank
Andi Mitton Wiese
Comeagel
Saipan
Albert Goods
Fragmentary roster hints at railway passenger list and train car assignments
A jumble of names and companies appears to describe a railroad passenger or crew roster with sections and regiments. Mentions of Burlington and Missouri Pacific from Kansas City suggest trains and baggage car attachments.
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Kansas City
Burlington
Missouri Pacific
Kansas Volunteers Leave Camp Leedy For Chickamauga
The Twenty-first regiment of Kansas Volunteers departed Camp Leedy after noon bound for Chickamauga. Under Cal Tom Fitch orders the unit, led by the frexi mental band, marched to the depot at 1 o clock, with the band playing patriotic tunes as they moved. The first section of 13 cars left at 2:30 and two more sections followed twenty minutes apart after a brief delay to couple a missing supply car amid fairgrounds track.
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Kansas
Santa Fe
Chicka- Mauga
Leedy
Cal Tom Fitch
Fifth Street
Lincoln Post
Rum Corps
Georgia
Colurn
Fitch
Fairgrounds
Twenty Second Kansas Regiment to be equipped in Washington
Governor Leedy received a war department telegram asking what equipment is needed beyond state supplies for the Twenty second Kansas regiment. The troops will be equipped on arrival in Washington, not before shipping, and the governor has wired the required gear. A separate notice promotes Cham berlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a testimonial from P E B Grisham of Gaara.
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Washington
Leedy
War Department
Twenty-second
Kansas
Chamberlain
Stolen Mare and Lost Bicycle Reported in City Notice
A dark brown mare with two white feet and a star on the forehead is reported missing. Contact St 722 Kansas Ave H Hughes for details. A Stearns bicycle is also noted lost with reward offered at 4% Kansas. Found umbrella repairer W and McCormick at Sid Hanava report a find.
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Kansas
H. UO
Hughes
Stearns
Jewtfer
W. & McCormick
Sid Hanava
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Metray Tan Life Insurance Co
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Care Journal
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Sisth Ave
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W. 6Th
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Prioge Gee
Ees
Eeik Ryder
Dfice
Rei Cor
Menninger
M.D
Homeovatiac Pital AM
Idag& Sarnes
Dy Ottees
Fendence
Clay
Cay
B. Hayden
Topeka Transfer CO
Great Western Steam Dye and Cleaning Works
East Seventh Street
F, Rodiger
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