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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1902
Page
8
A fragmented report details Wells selecting assistants to his legislative staff. The contested positions include a go-between with, and a note about, a forthcoming session. Various names and counties surface amid a broader account of political maneuvering and local events.
Gov Shanes today granted pardons to a list of convicts from various counties including Lewis Clark and Mertey for terms ranging from one to five years. The article notes others such as Bundy, Billman, Tankersley, Stone, and Brown among those pardoned after penitentiary sentences for crimes including grand larceny and assault. It also covers the Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute at length, detailing enrollment, facilities, fundraising drives, and the impact of the institution on orphans and rural education.
Congressman Charles Curtis filed a statement of his campaign expenses with County Clerk Wright this morning. The record itemizes costs to county central committees, mileage and lodging, team and carriage hire, stamps, and pay for a clerk to address and send public documents.
The article explains how a ship's bell marks nautical time from morning to evening with bells rung at half hour intervals and eight bells at the end of four-hour watches. It notes variations by navies, the dog watch, and the role of the bell in signaling services, burial, and events while detailing other non timekeeping uses.
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