Kentucky Governor Denies Nightcap Prohibition Violation Claims
Governor Bradley of Kentucky defends himself amid Chattanooga ministers’ accusation of aiding law violation by not protesting nightcaps at Mountain City club. He admits witnessing a guest take a nightcap but says he and his party consumed only lemonade and not aware of any violation. A dispatch to the New York World defends the governor’s stance.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
Chattanooga
Bradley
Mountain City Club
New York World
the World
Sam
Bewr
W. C. Bradle
Flint Defended Trust at Banquet for Hoxton Financiers
R Flint of Fubber trust fame spoke at a Union club banquet hosted by William M Wood in Hoxton on May 29. He argued trusts and large industrial corporations are inevitable and beneficial, especially for the poor, and said they could support factories during strikes. The audience consisted mainly of Boston bankers.
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Hoxton
Conrses R. Flint
Fubber Trust Fame
Union Oy
Gue
Boston
Wiliam M. Wood
Flint
Plint
Pint
Claim Jumping In Alaska Sparks Demand for Soldiers
In Alaska a claim jumping incident prompted a demand for soldiers. A Tacoma, Washington report dated May 9 notes a letter from St. Michael stating a request was recently made to Captain Walker.
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Alaska
Tacomas
Wash
St. Michael
Walker
Morrow's Kid-ne-olds Promote Kidney Health
Advertises Morrow's Kid-ne-olds as a scientific tablet kidney and nerve toner claiming direct kidney action with no after effects. Promises that users may work without interruption, a fifty cent box lasts about two weeks, and cites Mrs. Bwtir of Topeka praising relief from kidney and liver symptoms. Also mentions Morrow's Liverlax and Yellow Tablets from OELOW Chem Ohio.
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Penpie
Mrs. Bwtir
Tyler Treet
Topeka
Ania
Sayin
Morrow
Emmy
Trnwe
OELOW
Commissioner to Open Mining Court at Golovin Bay
A force was stationed to preserve order in the Cape New district amid reports of claim jumping and potential bloodshed. Capt. Walker met with the U S commissioner at St. Michael, sending him to Golovin bay to open court around March 1 to 5 armed with U S mining territory laws.
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Cape New District
Mabie
Walker
United States
St. Michael
Golovin Bay
Ume
Mania for Flowers Drives Wichita Millionaire to Insanity Verdict
In Wichita on May 29, Tom Martin told a district court jury his joy in flowers proves his insanity. Once wealthy, he spent lavishly on pansies, roses, and violets, buying bouquets and wreaths, giving flowers at church and raffling a bouquet for $5, leading to his arrest on insanity charges.
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Wichita
Tom Martin
District Court
Martin
Chrysatt Themums
Tmhnta
Havana postoffice pioneer broke war limits for mail
EB C Hathaway created the first American post office in Havana after the war despite lacking government authority while Spaniards still held the city. He ran a central information office for Americans, registered mail, then seized and delivered American letters, arranging direct Florida routes as Havana fell and mail routes reopened.
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EB. C. Hathaway
Tecumseh
Monmouth
Havana
Americ
Hathaway
Jet Lim
Mr. Hathaway
Wathaway
Ho Oes
Hathiney
Chia Wa
Hayter
Hava
Hathaway Ee Aene
Florida
Post office reforms spurred by Havana client Hathaway
The text notes the establishment of an American post office in Havana avoiding Spanish authorities and credits Mr. Hathaway for his skill in organizing Havana mail service. His success led to leading the rural free delivery system in the western United States after the Havana evacuation and US Post Office Department setup. A separate item reports thieves stole about 700 feet of live feed railroad wire on the Fair Haven Westville line, weighing roughly 70 percent pounds and valued at about 19 cents a pound, risking live power.
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Havana
United States Postotive Department
Hathaway
West
New Haven Evening Register
Fair Haven & Westville Railroad Company
New Haven
Whitney Avenue
Stay of Winner A Promoter Faces Kansas City Leavenworth Line
Atchison reports that Stay of Winner, a principal promoter of the Kansas City Leavenworth electric line now under construction, met the executive committees of the Committee of Forty to discuss progress and governance.
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Atchison
Kansas City-Leavenworth
Leavenworth to Atchison Extension Talk Report
Fragmentary notes describe a proposed rail extension from Leavenworth toward Atchison. An executive committee shows cautious optimism about aligning supporters and securing needed concessions to advance the project this summer.
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Leavenworth
Chison
Anani
Atchiwon
Winner
Clive
Campaign of 1900 Ohio GOP convention shapes future race
The Columbus state Republican convention looms as a pivotal event with implications for the 1900 presidential contest. Ohio’s slate, including governor candidates Nash and Dougherty, with Asa W. Jones as a leading rival, could affect McKinley renomination and Hanna influence as delegates are chosen for the national convention. The contest also shapes legislative reapportionment and party power ahead of the next election.
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Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio
Hanna
Congress
McKinley
State Central Committee
Kurts- Bushnell-McKisson
George K. Nash
Harry M. Dougherty
Asa W. Jones
Albert Douglass
Chillicothe
Frank A. Durban
Zanesville
L. W. Hull
Sandusky
W. P. Orr
Piqua
M. J. Singser
Wooster
Woman Sues Her Mother Over Defamatory Allegations
In Galesburg Illinois May 29 Mrs Mary EB Fussell of Wataga sues her mother Mrs Ellen Soper for 25000 in circuit court claiming long standing defamatory statements damaged her character and reputation The suit stems from a family quarrel and Mrs Fussell also filed another suit for 30000 against Mrs Mary Butler of Wataga on similar grounds
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Galesbury
Mary EB. Fussell
Wataga
Circuit Court
Ellen Soper
Hussell
Soper
Lenore Doster Topeka Artist Gaining Noted Attention
Miss Lenore Doster daughter of Chief Justice Doster emerges as a young Topeka artist with marked talent. She studied under Kenyon Cox at Newark and traveled with the Doster family to New York and beyond. Her watercolors and brief writings show growing individuality and promise in American art.
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Topeka
Lenore Doster
Doster
Miss Doster
Kansas
Ahs
Newark
Drogo Elbere
People urge Twentieth Kansas mustered out in Kansas
The Minneapolis Messenger reports Kansas residents oppose the War Department plan to muster out the Twentieth Kansas in San Francisco. They demand the regiment be brought home to Topeka as a unit to receive state honors, arguing discharge location should honor their service and allow a proper farewell. They question the extra travel pay benefit and advocate consensus with the soldiers on the location.
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Minneapolis
War Department
Kansas
San Francisco
Topeka
Department
Kansas Avenue
Alger
Manila
California
Ladies Society Outing To Kansas City For Union Meeting
The Ladies' society of B of L F Golden Rule lodge No 39 travels to Kansas City Kansas to attend a union meeting. Tuesday they visit Riverside lodge No 99 for a picnic at Washington Park. Members on the trip include Mrs William Sherman and several others with spouses and daughters.
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Ladies’ Society of B. of L. F. Golden Rule Lodge
Kansas City
Kan
Riverside Lodge No
Washington Park
Topeka
Willian Sherman
C. Leat
H. D. McNeely
William McGirk
FE. Gonsely
MecKenny
R. Willams
James Jones
T. Verlin
Robert Barnes
Pattison
Horses That Never Drink in Hawaiian Grass
An Enquirer essay notes wild cattle and horses in Hawaii rarely drink water. On high mountain ranges the native manilla grass provides both food and water for grazing stock. In a Haleakala expedition the horses refused offered water, leading to the discovery that the grass supplies moisture and sustenance, explaining their waterless habit.
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Prom the
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hawaiian Islands
Manilla
Haleakala
Baron Munchausen’s Sperbersbruder Wins Hamburg Prize
Baron Munchhausen's Sperbersbruder won the Hamburg grand prize race worth 100,000 marks. The baron is married to Miss Nettie Crosby of Chicago and owns an estate in Thuringia with an extensive breeding establishment and some of Germany's best horses.
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Baron Munchausen
Hamburg
Nettie Crosby
Chicago
Thuringia
Germany
Weather Indications Chicago May 28 For Kansas Partly Cloudy Showers
Weather notes forecast partly cloudy skies with showers in Kansas and west tonight. Warmer conditions expected in the west and north portions with variable winds. An advertisement touts Chamberlains Colic Diarrhoea Remedy as a cure, claiming rapid relief. The Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co announces a new job department and advertises cleaning services, while Peerless Steam Laundry promotes edge smoothing devices.
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Chicago
Kansas
Forced Bath Incident Shocks Biéhjana Towne
Neighbors forced a farmer Abraham Cripliver to a creek where he was scrubbed and clothed anew before returning home. A writ order to obey cleanliness is cited, with threats of further punishment. Notices advertise travel sleepers via Burlington Route to Montana and Washington, plus local laundry and photography services.
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Laporte
Ind
Biéhjana
Futton County
Abraham Cripliver
Campbell's
625
Kansas Avenue
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