Arrest Letter Writers and Insanity Charges in 1890s Cases
New York police report Charles Threshon sent letters to presidents Roosevelt Cleveland and McKinley claiming electric restraints and viewing “circles in Washington.” He was examined at Bellevue to test sanity after threats were found. Kalman Fodessy, a watchmaker from Budapest, also sent odd letters to Roosevelt claiming police plots, and was examined after arrest.
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New York
Charles Threshon
Roosevelt
Washington
Bellevue Hospital
Threshon
Secret Service
Cleveland
Baltimore
McKinley
Kalman Fodesty
Fodessy
Buda- Beat
Prosid Roosevelt
Buffalo
Hiv Potacsefon
Panama unrest rattles Buena Ventura amid tensions
Reports from Panama on November 27 describe widespread unease as American travelers and local authorities monitor growing discontent in Cauca and Antiquarian. Despite threats and sympathy for independence, officials say no aggressive action is planned and American presence remains unworried in Call.
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Cling Tan
Buena
Ventura
Steaier Mananie
Dave
Cauca
Rey
Panama
Enon
Gill
Call
Buena Ventura
Sare
Cy Bee
State Journal Promotes Reading Across Community
The State Journal is widely read, with emphasis on legal topics and local interests. The notice highlights Sass first class cigar dealers and a bachelor in law selling for a price in Ge currency.
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Erat
Sass
The
State Journal
Fuss Over Hoot Flynn Fight Ends With Mixed Verdict
In Pueblo on November 27 Jack Root of Chicago defeated Jim Flynn of Pueblo by decision in an eight round bout that was supposed to be seven. Referee Otto Floto from Denver counted to ten after Flynn appeared down and crowd contested the call claiming Flynn was fouled or the count improper. The match featured a close exchange with both men displaying clever boxing and renewed effort after the decisive blow landed on Flynn’s jaw.
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Pusbio
Pugbio
Col
Jack Root
Chicago
Jim Flynn
Buebio
Rover Club
Otto Floto
Denver
Floto
Auch
Flynn
Fenn
Thanksgiving Handicap at Oakland Ends In Tragedy And Upset
At Oakland on Thanksgiving, Claude won the mile and a furlong handicap in front of about eight thousand spectators. Proper led early but Claude, added late, prevailed over Fossil and Grail. The Daly horse took the front and held, with two accidents marbling the card as Hart W. fell dead from heart failure and Angie at a later race unseated J. Lewis who escaped injury. The event carried 3190 dollars in purse, 2520 to the winner.
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Oakland
San Frizicisco
Claude
Proper
Sto 1
Daly
Fossil
Grail
Hart W
Kunz
Angie
J. Lewis
Congressman Richardson Hurt Washington
Congressman James Chichardeon of Tenria was knocked from a streetcar and badly injured. He suffered a sprained right hip and was conveyed home in a fragile condition with uncertain prognosis due to the severity of the fall. Smallpox Stops the Game. Phillipsburg Goodland football team hindered after train arrival by health officer amid several smallpox cases at Goodland to prevent possible spread.
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Richardson
Washington
James Chichardeon
Tenria
Pip
Phillipsburg
Kas
Goodland
Texim
Avingway
Struggle for Control of Kansas Delegation Heats Up
In a fierce fight for influence over Kansas’s Republican delegation to the national convention, Cyrus Leland’s potential candidacy for pension commissioner sparks opposition. Contests over two national delegates per congressional district and the formation of a Hoch Republican club in El Dorado drive the maneuvering, with politics centered on谁 over party machine control and state leadership.
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Cyrus Leland
Commissioner of Pensions
E. F. Ware
Leland
Kansas
Gall
Wormwood
Leach
Bent Murdock
el Dorado
T. B. Murdock
John E. Mathers
Kansas Commission
Strong
Bailey
Fremont Lelby
Mathers
J. P. Glendehning
Trensurer
Afurdock
Republican Party
E. W. Hoch
Govenor
County House Cleaning and Court House Renovation Planned
County commissioners plan interior improvements at the county courthouse including painting and refinishing woodwork. The note mentions delays and costs, plus a general push to modernize the courthouse interior.
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Court House
Geurigg
Whee County Court House
Sixth Avenues
Missing Man Found Near Home in Medfort Kansas
Fay Davis, reported missing from Kahane City four months earlier, was located by his sister in Jehia and brought to his home in Medfort. Davis had been enrolled in a Kansas pharmacy school before his disappearance and was last seen traveling with a bachelor.
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Wichita
Kan
Fay Davis
Kahane City
Jehia
Medfort
Davis
Kansas
I School of Pharmacy
Topeka News Roundup of Washburn Football and Local Events
Topeka notes celebrate Washburn football near victory while reporters recount plays and personalities. Local banquets, Thanksgiving observances, and civic updates include plans by the Washburn Dramatic Club, county liquor inquiry activity, and sewer petition discussions in the Second ward.
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Topeka
Washburn Dramatic Club
Washburn
Harry H. Wolcott
Clay Street
J. T. Lovewell
Manhattan
Kansas Academy of Science
J. W. F. Hughes
Fane
Hungate
Jolly Man
Lucas
Atwood
Kah
Edward Kelley
Rawline
Kelley
Peetees
Haskell
Topeka Railway Company
Eighth
Tenth Avenue
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Palace
Guettel
Kansas Avenue
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Hart, Schaffner & Marx
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Issus
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City Railway
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Washburn College
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Lenday
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Trey
J.S. Glendenning
Second Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian
J. D. Countermine
Albert Watkins
Giendeonine
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Pratt
Stott McPherson
Harvey, Rice
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Boned Ton
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G. W. Winans
ML. Knowles
Agaiioer County
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E. B. Smith
Reno County
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Charlie Aker
Judge Price
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