Elmer Ferguson of Wellington Rewarded for Bravery
In Kansas news Elmer Ferguson of Wellington is honored for bravery after defending a railway property. The report notes he received a gold watch chain and charm from the Express Company and letters from officials praising his actions during the Jute ottem train robbery incident.
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Wellington
Express
Wallixeros
Elmer Ferguson
Gould
Welle-Percy Express Company
Gol
The London Theaters Feature Fresh Dramas and Opera
Hoyt's A Trip to Chinatown draws crowds as London theaters report strong business. New plays at Criterion and Royalty receive mixed notices while Tosca and Santa Lucia highlight opera offerings. Coquelin negotiations with Paris premieres stir Parisian theater circles.
Tragic mining man James Crossman found dead in hotel room
San Francisco Oct 6 James H Crossman a noted mining man and land speculator was found dead in his Baldwin hotel room. A bottle of amnosia soda and a glass sat nearby with letters to his wife and friends citing poor land ventures as the cause. Crossman once owned valuable property and Temecula tin mines in southern California set to be opened by an English syndicate. Meanwhile Tecson Aziz reportsgangs who held up the Southern Pacific overland last Sunday remain at large and may have fled toward the great Tunto basin. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup advertised as a remedy for colic and diarrhea continues to be sold at 25 cents a bottle.
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San Francisco
James H. Crossman
Baldwin Hotel
Crossman
Temecula
California
Tecson
Aziz
Oct
Southern Pacific Overland
Great Tunto Basin
Pay of Preachers Across Denominations
A survey shows ministerial salaries vary widely by denomination and locale. Episcopal bishops average around 5,000 yearly with house, Methodists about 3,?00 to 5,090 plus travel, Baptists low, and Jewish clergy highest by some measures. In Massachusetts average clergy pay about 1,474 while some Boston churches pay 7,000.
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Methodist Epicopal Church
Massachusetts
Boston
John Hull
New York
United States
Episcopal Church
Organize a Regiment of Shawnee County Flambeau Clubs
Republican Flambeau Clubs of Shawnee County unite into a regimental group with chief marshal A L Brook first lieutenant H M Phillips and second lieutenant A M Fuller. The seven clubs include Lantern brigade Topeka Flambeau Scandanavian Wakarusa Curtis North Topeka Mission Township and North Topeka Colored brigade. The regiment plans a visit to Meriden Tuesday night with about a hundred men.
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Shawnee County
Republican Flambeau
A. L. Brook
HM. Phillips
A. M. Fuller
Lantern Brigade
Topeka Flambeau Club
Scandanavian Club
Wakarusa Club
Curtis North Topeka Club
Mission Township Club
North Topeka Colored Brigade
Meriden
Sir Roger de Coverley and the Enduring Fame of Addison
Mrs MO W Oliphant writes in Century praising Sir Roger de Coverley as Addison’s enduring achievement. The piece contrasts him with The Campaign and Cato, noting Sir Roger’s rustic charm, generosity, and moral steadiness that endear him to readers who may not have read the full History.
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Roger de Covering
Addison
Cato
Spectator
Gentleman's Library
Sir Roger de Coverley
London
Sir Roger
Mre
MO. W. Oliphant
Colored Dress Coats Stir English and American Fashion
A London paper notes English society hesitates on colored evening coats while America embraces the trend with claret and navy outfits. It mentions Mr Ward McAllister’s cautious interest and a push toward tattooing among English elites. The piece also suggests a gold bracelet as a preferable token of love, while advertising blurbs for Rudy's Pie Suppository and Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup appear amid the text.
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London
America
Ward McAllister
Court Journal
England
The Event The Gas0 Matinee Adds Friday Sents
The event advertises nightly shows with a Saturday matinee at 2 50 pm. It notes an increase in Friday entries and lists ten to twenty one entries, with a strict no more policy.
Market noise and price shifts ripple through Wheat and Hogs
Tangled market notes from a daily agricultural page show wheat moving with minor gains and declines across contracts, corn and oats fluctuating, pork prices steady to weaker, and hog futures muted. Local traders report mixed demand, with buyers and sellers unsure as prices slip below last year. Weathered by sparse reform, the market reflects cautious activity and varied commodity quotes across grains, livestock, and dairy products.
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Associates Bross
Eeata
Janna Bhat
Pope Sirad
Burton
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