Women's vote prep forecast in Topeka calls for four states
The Topeka State Journal notes women will vote for president in four states this year and comments on the political climate. It mentions Wharton Barker’s claim to a pre-election edge, and speculates on candidates like Bryan Cleveland and potential returns of Yowne and Harvey. The piece frames the campaign as unusually disruptive to business.
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Odfer
Grover Cleveland
Bryan
Charles A. Yowne
Culp Harvey
Growth of Manufactures Power US Trade Gains
The United States manufacturers sharply increase their share of foreign trade. Imports for manufacturing use rise to about 40 percent of total during peak months, while exports of finished goods exceed a billion dollars in a nine month period, highlighting a shift in the trade balance over recent years.
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United States
Fariga
Dave
Million a Day Exports Rise Amid American Manufacturing
The piece notes American workers contribute over 4 million dollars daily to export trade. It tracks nine months ending September, showing exports of manufactures rising from 2010 to 1920 values, with significant increases over five-year spans. It highlights the strong growth in the U S export of manufactured goods and overall industry impact.
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United States
Kansas Likely to Back McKinley in Local Election
The article argues that Kansas is likely to vote Republican in the upcoming election, reversing the 1896 result. It cites improved business conditions, higher employment at productive wages, and overall prosperity as factors favoring McKinley and Republican tickets locally and nationally, while noting mixed views on the Philippines question.
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Hegan
McKinney
Ue Philippins
Ihs
Flynn
McKinley
Kansas
Republicar Aioe
Fhr
Atate Teket
Campaign notions and social quips from the Atchison Globe
A garbled column mocks campaign talk and social norms in Atchison. It satirizes voters and workers while lampooning women’s roles, widow’s finances, and dinner party culture. It notes an Indian craze, party antics, and a schoolyard incident where a speaker’s odd address drew mockery from children.
Pointed Paragraphs From The Chicago News
A string of aphoristic, satirical lines parodies proverbs and urban cliché. The passage contrasts wit with social observations on honesty, education, wealth, and self image, noting folly and vice while hinting at broader cultural attitudes of the time.
Lively Sayings From The Street In Truncated Prose
A disparate string of quips and maxims appears, commenting on politics, gender, and social behavior. The snippets reference gor e and danger, voting in churchlike terms, silent restraint, class satire, and a mother-in-law joke, all presented as short aphorisms from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper column.
Quaker Reflections from a Philadelphia Record Fragment
A mosaic of quips and vignettes echoes through a Philadelphia Record column labeled Quaker Reflections. It blends jokes about fate luck and love with brisk social sketches and rowdy punchlines from nameless characters, scaling from trivial observations to city life chatter.
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Philadelphia Record
Catarrh Cure Claim Through Blood Tonic
Catarrh results from blood impurities and inflames mucous membranes. Local applications fail. neglect harms health and can lead to consumption. Mary L. Leng of California Junction reports radical improvement after Hood's Sarsaparilla. Jows writes he suffered three years, lost appetite, slept poorly, but now has appetite, sleeps well, and no catarrh symptoms after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla.
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Hood
California Junction
Jows
Catard
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure and Keeps Promise
The ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure and urges readers to buy now rather than delay treatment. It stresses reliability and promotes timely use as a path to health.
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Hood
Fragmentary dialogue from a 19th century scene
A garbled excerpt shows characters discussing finances and plans. A character mentions a Betis 60 on a car not going north of Market street, while another notes marriage plans and living in a flat to economize. The text reads like a fragmentary stage direction or dialogue.
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Per
Betis
Market Street
Clever Diamond Thief Reported By Metzler Family
F Metzler of Kistler Metzler reported a burglary Saturday evening. About $600 worth of rings were taken, placed in a handkerchief then in his nightshirt pocket. A neighbor, Mrs Halloway, saw a tall, smooth faced man ring the doorbell, bow, and depart twice. The thief’s exact movements and location of the rings were unclear.
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Kistler &Metzler
Pffice
Ratory
Meteler
Metzler
Tmng
Ted
Beard Sues Over Bonds and Stock Promised
William Beard sues Kansas City and Leavenworth and Charles C. Evarts in U S circuit court for 2500 as he was promised 2000 in company bonds and 2400 in stock. He alleges Evarts, a stockholder and officer, offered the favors to induce him to drop work for a rival firm, and that repeated requests for the stock and bonds were refused.
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Wm. & Beard
United States Circuit
Kansas City & Leuvenue
Charles C
Evarta
Relay
Weny Aioueh Wyandotte
Chitfe
Evarts
Biu
Bim
Newport
Hyatts
Hunting the chinchilla in South American fur trade tale
A Chicago Times-Herald account describes chinchilla trapping by native Indians using dynamite and ferrets to drive the fur, detailing methods, dangers, and the high value of skins. It notes the role of European fur houses and a single American agent paying tribes up to eighty thousand native dollars for skins last year.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Georss Hertig
Fim
Woman Sues for Slander Over Reputation Damage in Rail Case
Mrs Elver sues H W Wolcott in a suit filed in a court in Kin area alleging slander and damage to her character and marriage. She claims the defendant spread lies about an affair connected to an electric railway line near Janae and Leavenworth, causing social and economic harm. The petition cites a fatality on Kanes City and Leaver South pathway tracks as context for the alleged defamation and seeks damages.
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Elver
H. W. Wolcott
Oymrt
Cleveland Cee Garleg Comteates
Cumepaniet
Janae
Abe
Leavenworth
Edmond Sentech
Kanes Ci & Leaver Sorth Teathway Company
Piaantier
Paateris
Wade
Ata
Tim
City Precinct Registration Totals by Ward and Changes
The table lists exact city registration by precincts with about 600 registered voters who moved away or didn't notify the commissioner. Heaviest voting is in Second Precinct of Second Ward. lightest in Fourth Precinct of Pitih Ward. New precincts formed after annexation explain small vote totals. This fragment shows First to Seventh precincts across Wards One to Five with totals and notes on movement.
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Aprine
Pitih
Local items mix city notes and police briefings
City Physician Hogeboom is in Chicago. Jacksons band plays Auld Lang Syne at the Curtis meeting tonight. Chief Bindt prepared a paper read before ministerial group. Five drunks before the police court. two fined ten dollars each. Marshalls band rehearsed Sousa new march Hull to the Spirit of Liberty. Grubbe ordered 1000 stickers but police have quit their table. A petition from 443 First ward voters asks council to affirm Chief Brahl. Hunters report ducks along the river. a rock estimated at SM at Maple Hen. Police should visit the state house steps at night. Crowd of boys beer drinking and battles annoy ladies. Hercules and Whitecotton fight over politics. both in police court. Seattle mayor writes about sunterp ownership. questions agitating cities. Clans young men at Bundy school and Postal Telegraph reports at 400 Harrison street. engineers and firemen awaiting November 30 assignments.
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Hogeboom
Chicago
Jackson
Curtis
Bindt
Seventh
Ler
Marshall
Sousa
Hull
Esate Grubbe
Betts and Miller
First Ward
Brahl
Philline
Iver
Maple Hen
State House
C. Hercules
W. Whitecotton
Hercules
Whitecotton Fem
Seattle
Drew
Bimmiler
Bundy School
Wenger
Postal ‘Telegraph Company
Frank Slope
Harrison Atrect
Ee Ee
Ao RL Nichsiaon
Man Ican
Legal turmoil over Denver illegal registration law
In Denver on November 5 Judge Mowe Hallitt moved to U S district court seeking to halt deputy polls while Beiley, sheriff Jones, and the county boards faced claims of 6000 names on an illegal registration list. Officials fear clashes as registration letters stack and election duties loom amid disputed rolls.
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Denver
Mowe Hallitt
United States District Court
Beiley
Jones
Arapahoe
Perverl
Democritie
Orr and Pelice Board
Hepa Fican
Coferantes
Toaus
New York Clash Over Election Voter Rights
In New York Devery and McCullagh clash over election policing as grand jury indicts Devery on charges of interfering with BeCallagh. Dispute centers on whether a voter can be sworn in by a challenged man. Devery vows to defend every voter's right and assist BeCallagh in enforcing law to prevent unlawful ballots.
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Devery
McCullagh
Grand
BeCutlngisar
Devers
Selthor
Mats Tae
Ian
Devery Nald
BeCallagh
Kedding
Man
Pete
Alnah
Exodus from Washington as voters head home for election day
Regular exodus of office workers from Washington as trains carry voters to their homes to cast ballots. Government offices report many employees taking leave to vote and White House aides will monitor returns from remote locations. Republican and Democratic committees prepare headquarters in Chicago and New York to receive results and gauge the next House balance.
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Washington
National Capital
Government
Elmont 100
Fatia Iy Almont
Otter
Utmiunt
Goverammint Joye
Times
Wiedemuhdes
Btaly Hig
Ghew
Otters
Chicago
New York
Republic Congressional
Fu Charst
Lousonalager
House of Representatives
New Jersey
Metantson
Tenrassee
Democratis Cot Gresviouh
Headquar
McKinley Set to Carry Doubtful States Says Win
Concord forecast predicts McKinley will win every doubtful state and gain a larger electoral vote. Win E. Chanied notes New Hampshire may yield about 200 vote plurality and a Republican governor by roughly 15 000, with Republican majorities in both houses.
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McKinley
Concord
NFL
E. Chanied
New Warmpahire
McKinkey
Voters Lunch Service On Election Day At Grace Cathedral
Voters attention. Grace Cathedral will serve lunch on election day at the eve er of Eighth and Kansas. Details are partially unclear due to OCR errors but reference to county central election and admission hints at a civic notice about polling day arrangements and a luncheon provision.
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Grace Cathedral
Cveer
Eighth
Kansas
Iblican County
Lee Tevelve
There Are Those Who Follow a Life of Self Rule
A fragmented 19th century text accuses certain tribes and diets of fooling the public with rhetoric and pseudoscience. It critiques supposed cures for digestion and urges caution against misleading claims. The passage mentions Sir Stuart’s Crepepein and various remedies while touching on national ties to the United States, Canada, and Britain.
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Africa
Centonivision
Solo nAlter
Mnetee
Meiric Juleen
Norsal
Hallie Rives Illinois Book Row Draws Mixed Notice
The item discusses Hallie Rives Illinois and European literary figures in a garbled critique of recent works. It references Amelie Fiver, Meers Brown Putter, and Pathe director MarManon, noting reactions to a lecture and the controversial reception of new books in a tense cultural scene.
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Hallie
Amelie Fiver
Abe
SiMe
New York
Pathe
MarManon
Tedrat Woraty
Reedie
Aecaennsog
Puiner
MaxMahon Ewidts
Witefly
Ingeiral
Belomer
Theolaky
Fred Sueh
The Stolle Lecture Opens High School Series Tonight
Franklin Stotle begins a two lecture series at the high school this evening. The text describes the notable escape from the penitentiary and subsequent capture after a dramatic attempt involving wires and a complex escape route.
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Franslin
Oes Keine
Eallereon
Posta
Rail Tickets Offer Low Rates to Western States via Rock Island
Rock Island Route announces fare specials to Colorado Utah Minnesota and Southwest regions with November 17 27 and 57 travel options. Tickets available through participating agents for limited time.
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Rock Island
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