Attorney General Little Denounces Pete Kline in Written Reply
Attorney General John T. Little releases a long denial refuting charges linked to Pete Kline Steve Sharpe and Nels Acers. He demands disclosure of the money sender and brands the allegations as false and blackmail driven. The piece also covers Farmer A W Smith’s limited campaign appearances and joint debate plans between J M Dunemere and A Coa, plus election bets and suffrage organizing notes.
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Anenssin
John T. Little
Pete Kline
Steve Sharpe
Nels Acers
General Little
Kline
Senate
Steve Sharp
Lewelling
Nela Acers
Congress
Fred Close
Lberty
Republican Central
Pete Klins
Fred Clone
Sugar Trust Grips Dealers Tight In ATS Clutches
The Sugar Trust tightens its grip on unauthorized dealers, with ATS enforcing stringent controls and whistleblowers noting increased inspections. Regulators vow continued oversight as distributors face higher compliance demands and potential penalties for noncompliance.
Sugar Trust Forces Topeka Grocers to Sign Price Pact
A Topeka jobber describes how wholesalers and general distributors are bound by contracts with the sugar trust. Refineries force penalties and blacklist workers who undercut prices, while retailers may buy or price sugar only under strict terms. The sugar trust fixes profits, dictates retail pricing, and pressures shops to maintain a narrow margin.
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Topeka
Sugar Trust
United States
State Journal
Allman
Head of the Coast Survey, Duffields, and Detroit’s New Leader
Detroit appoints the newly created coast survey superintendent, a long career engineer, soldier and scientist from the Duffield family lineage. The Duffields trace roots to George Duffield of Ireland, with Civil War service, engineering feats, and a line of ministers and scholars, including General William Ward Duffield born 1823 and noted for gallantry at Murfreesboro, later chief engineer on major railroad works and a candidate for Wayne County sheriff in 1850.
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Detroit
America
George Duffield
Ireland
Pennsylvania
Ffin
George
Philadelphia
Duffield
Michigan
Isabella Graham Bethune
W. W. Duffield
Bethune
William Ward Duffield
Trenry Martin Duffield
Chidhimpauga
Thomas
Garfield
Washington
Willian Ward Duffield
Carlisle
Columbia
Gideon J. Pillen
Verre Gordo
Contreras
Fourth Michigan Infantry
Lincoln
Murfreesboro
Kentucky Union Railroad
Wayne County
Pineville
Duffields
Local Furniture Ad Emphasizes Cash Sales Over Installment Plans
A fragmentary ad from Kiss Avenue and Quincy Street advocates furnishing homes with high quality furniture sold for cash. It criticizes cheap installment dealers and claims Erie’s furniture is reliable and superior, noting a preference for honest buyers and cash transactions.
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Erie
Antique oak dining chair sale amid elm confusion
A local listing notes single collar wide seat chairs with high backs and wall bracing, priced from 1.25 to 1.50 each. The seller questions whether some chairs are elm instead of oak and ponders preferring a brace oak chair at a lower price versus a pricier elm option.
Housekeeping Advice on Furniture Purchases
A brief note urges thorough inspection of well stocked wares before buying furniture. It emphasizes buying only after careful checks to avoid mistakes and to ensure economical, quality purchases. The guidance stresses that furniture should meet long term value and reliability.
Special Oak Sideboards at $13 and $15 Values
Advertises oak sideboards with drawers and closet space priced at 13 and 15 dollars. Warns customers who miss the sale to consult an eye doctor for defective eyesight.
Bargain Prices on Fine Tables in Auction or Sale
A seller notes slow movement of goods and heavy discounting to clear stock. Several items listed include an Eng lish oak center table $12 value cut to $8, a daished table from $5, a handsomely figured table $12 down to $8, a solid cherry library table $14 now $2.50, a curly birch oval top piece $16 now $10, plus 90 cent lamp stands. Offers imply genuine bargains and urge buyers to act.
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Buscombe Pricia
Fifteen Styles of Extension Tails At Local Show
A fragment from a city event notes diverse extension tail patterns on display with prices listed from 0 to 50 dollars. The text mentions a table and mentions various street addresses and figures, indicating a small exhibition or sale setting.
Dem sources allege Botkin AP A card misprint incident
Democratic sources recount an incident on the Frisco involving J. D. Botkin, the Post substitute candidate for Congress in the Third district. They claim he handed a what he believed to be a half fare preacher's ticket to a conductor, but it was an AP A card, highlighting party affiliation in suffrage trend debates.
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J. D. Botkin
Congress
Frisco
AP. A
Secret Circular Allegedly From Republicans Sparks Platte City Row
Breidenthal of the Populist state central committee claims a Republican circular was issued to attack the Lowelling administration and urge votes for Morrill and Overmyer. The memo cites gambling, penitentiary management, and anti A P A sentiment. Bristow calls it a Breidenthal fabrication and says his party did not circulate it.
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Breidenthal
State Central Committee
Pullic
Republican State Central Committee
Republican Committees
Elaima
Pew
Tormxn
Kas
Kansas
Lowelling
Pete Kline
Lewelling
Kansac City
Morrill
David Overmyer
Iim
A. Pal
Onbek
Bristow
Republican Committee
Weaver Denied Voter Registration Over Age Dispute
Commissioner Frank Herald refused to register George Weaver a colored man who said he is 23 but his affidavit lists him as 20. Weaver claimed birth in 1876 and said he previously voted, while Herald noted he was asked age and other details and provided inconsistent answers. Weaver’s supporters plan to challenge the decision with his mother present and may seek mandamus.
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Frank Herald
George Weaver
Center Street
Weaver
Commissioner of Elections
Horace
Herald
Replevin of a Dead Body Case Stirs Chicago Justice
Justice Blume faces a writ of replevin for a dead body in Chicago. The writ returns No property found as officials at St Elizabeth hospital hold the body of Mrs. Margaret Simpson, whose will bequeaths $126 to hospital sisters and funeral charge. Michael Butler seeks recovery, but hospital staff refuse to release the corpse.
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Justice Hume
Cbicago
Israel
Chicago
Justice Blume
Stichsel Butler
All but Gladstone's Subscriptions to Irish Fund Returned
The Freeman's Journal notes subscriptions from Englishmen to the Irish parliamentary fund have been returned with a letter of explanation and thanks. It adds that Gladstone's £100 check, which caused much controversy, has been accepted since he is no longer a minister and because he is Gladstone.
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Irish Parliamentary Fund
Dessr
The
Freemans
Iti
Mc Gladstone
Gladstone
Wrecking Attempt Delivers Trains Near Denver
At dawn near Denver an east bound Santa Fe passenger train was sabotaged seven miles south of the city. Spikes pulled from rails derailed the locomotive and cars causing five hours of track closure. No injuries or major damage reported. robbery motive suspected after a late night warning at the South Denver yard. An order to proceed slowly was ignored as the train, traveling about eight miles per hour, was nearing the city.
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Santa Me
Denver
Dexvex
South
Ordara
North Topeka Social Notes and Local Notices
North Topeka society updates list returns from visits in Kansas and Iowa, a church luncheon and a benevolent society meeting planned with Mrs. Pier at 520 Morrison Street. Local families welcome guests from Kaukaee and Concordia while a new infant is noted at the Walters home. An Edison Lighting Company venture will supply lamps for North Topeka renewals, and dental and medical remedies are advertised along with a bank meeting in Italy and a local creamery promotion for butter.
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Fred Lucey
Kansas
Myers
Iowa
Arthur Tice
Central Avenue
Mary Hohnbaum
Clara Beechner
Pe Louis
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Bra. O. A. Pier
Morriscn Street
Conrad Waltera
Topeka
Norris Street
Mra
Elia Smith
Kaukakee
Mise Prank
J. M. Peiro
A. J. Arnold & Son
A.J. Arnold & Son
Edison Etric Hiumination Company
J. F. Carter
U. P
North Topeka
J. RR
Madison
J. N. Heary
Concordia
Tuopeka
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Moe
Hauaus Avenue M. E
Mabel Proudiit
Alice Goodhue
Monroe Street
Agnes Walsh
Edna Lee
Mayme Hayes
Rose Heatherly
Hattie Etricht
Adah Conkle
Jessie Steele
Clara
Gubernatorial Candidates Lead in Two States
Democratic figures Ernest Cady and David Bennett Hill dominate as candidates for Connecticut and New York governorships. Cady, Hartford business leader and lieutenant governor, and Hill, ex governor and senator, hold strong party profiles with long political track records in their respective states.
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Stafford
Tolland County
Conn
Navy
Farragut
Ann
Hartford
R. N
F. A
Pratt
Fragmented World War I Era Ad Fragment
The readable text depicts a chaotic advertorial or pamphlet style piece debating commerce, invention, and consumer markets. It references a capital grovery, retailers, jobbers, and distributors, with musings on progress, electricity, and price competition. The tone suggests a late stage industrial market discussion rather than a narrative.
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Grovery
Alarc Ani
Alwayn
Mlecin
Pricon
Docket of Cases For The Week Scheduled In Court
The Civil Docket lists cases set for Tuesday October 19 with Wallace on eye, Bane's Hotcon, Thomas v Throop, and multiple other matters including Myers v Sheezr, Frey v A. T&F, Long v Hesmes, and Riley v Gray. Wednesday October 2 shows Shepherd v Sanders and more cases. Friday October 2 includes Van Stn, Nelson v Hollth, and several estate and corporate matters. The note mentions a bounty armistice suit to be decided by the next Saturday after a Milling camp incident.
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Dodge Hazen
Ootoheh Jr
Wallace
Oye
Bane
Thomas
Blackman
Shealor
Myers Ye Sheezr
Frey
Tibeson
Donkin
Reed
Riley
Gray Cour
Real Eitato Co
Snyder & Ce Va Bae Ben. Life
Harner
Meyer
Vorboott
Top Raturdat
Neleon
Mulvane
Richardwon
McCunn
Walsberger
Clarrison
Murr Bonetit Society
Lang
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Head OF the Coast Survey
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ANSAS
Gladstone’s
Lew Credit Bank
Italy
Miras
Terday
Wac
United Commercial Bank
EC Co
Eudora Creamery
Weet
Eighth Street
Eudora
West Eighth Street
Eudurs Creamery
Avionds
BIL
Ernest Cady
Lliance Company
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David Bennett HI
Havana
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Elmira
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the Civil Docket
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Argerminger & Co
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