Over 100 Reptile Bones Found In Kansas Expedition
Prof C N Gould reports in Winfield that more than 100 extinct reptile bones were found in Kansas and sent to Washington. The specimens include several thousand pounds of fossils and other materials, with Ward and other researchers coordinating field work in Kiowa and surrounding counties.
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Washington
Winfield
C. N. Gould
Countiny West
Lester P. Ward
Hmbsonian Institute of
Interest in celery farming in the Arkansas river valley essay
A letter from INO FROST discusses celery production and related agricultural schemes in the Arkansas river valley. The writer seeks support to expand celery growing, mentions Garden City and Denver regions, and urges collaboration with investors and local officials to advance market opportunities.
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Sarita
Arkansas River
Gubn &Runt
Evjers
Wesley
Fetchnun
Fairey
Eriki Ii
Garden City
Leeks
Ford
Tran
Moluruie Springs
Denver
Ino, Frost
Leavenworth Reunion Calls for City Carnival Day
A Leavenworth reunion notes a full day of events including a formal ceremony and an evening carnival. Army veterans and residents gather for tastings, parades, and live entertainment. The program features a garden display, local concerts, and a post festivity gathering.
Bearded Court Ruling Limits Police Hiring Hires
Lis Judee Simons writes that the Supreme Court decision rejects hiring a settled police by the board. The opinion questions authorizing city school boards to enter into contracts and discusses repeal of old law and contracts under the event of government policy.
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Supreme Court
Lis
Judee Simons
Freight War at Wichita Reignites Between Jobbers and Santa Fe
Wichita wholesale houses face disruption as Santa Fe Railroad retaliates against local jobbers. Key dispute centers on freight rates with California sugar and Prisco cargoes, sparking clashes over routes in Oklahoma and the southwest. Santa Fe lowers or raises tariffs to pressure Wichita stores, provoking a broader regional price war.
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Wichita
Santa Fe
Saota Fe
South West
Keaves
Oklahoma
Uie Banta
Californis
Tal- Somber
Banta Fe
Wichitit
Dust Winds Ravage Wheat Near Larned and Great Bend
October 14 report from Great Bend and surrounding area notes a hot dry spell with fierce winds blowing dust, harming early sown wheat. Ground remains hard and parched, delaying sowing and forcing reductions in acreage as frost risks and vegetation loss mount. farmers may face costly replanting.
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Larned and Great Bend
Train Crew Votes and Fatal derailment near Pretty Prairie
A garbled report says a train pulled from TIGtebinwen toward Hatchette, reaching Pretis and Prairie before a fourth switch change. Orders issued for an up trip, the train halted, and a deadly crash followed with passengers left aboard and casualties feared near Pretty Prairie.
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Souther Road
Tursday
Electon
Tigtebinwen
Pretis
Prairie
Bend
Wellington Drouth Water Train Supplies City
Santa Fe deploys a water train as Wellington faces severe drought. City waterworks are being upgraded to ensure continued supply after existing sources run dry. Contractors for wells and a steam laundry water tank provide interim support.
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Wellingto Drouth
Santa Fe
Traveling fake photographer swindles veterans
A bogus photographer in Sumer County duped old soldiers from Welliketon and nearby towns. Several weeks ago a man collected payments for portraits and vanished, leaving veterans out money and promises. Police traced the suspect as a con artist using a false studio name and vague address, urging caution for others to avoid similar schemes.
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Sumer County
Welliketon
Det
Dayten
Simner
Sarye
Mses Satu
Broek
Passing of Fort Scott Landmark Hotel to Make Way for Business Block
The Weld Witter Tourme, a well known hotel long central to Fort Scott life, is slated to be replaced by a business block. Historic buildings in the town, once used by officers and travelers, will yield to new development as the city plans a modern enterprise. The hotel had been the leading lodging in the era after the war.
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Fort Scott
Get
Ania
Troutver Life
Belme Tern
Mme Bustoede
Sparrows Disappear in Wittstd Area During Week
Residents report a sudden vanishing of Eelich sparrows around Wittstd. Many seek explanations as the birds that stayed year round have now disappeared, leaving local observers puzzled about the cause and scope of the decline.
Abilene Minister and Wife to Become Foreign Missionaries
A leader of the River Brethren sect in Abilene, Jesse Br ie, and his wife prepared to depart for South Africa as foreign missionaries. The couple, part of the NH farewell service, marked the sect’s first missionary effort in about 60 years.
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Aprica
Abilene
Jesse Brie
River Brethren
South Afria
Exiled Couple Plans Life Among Transyaut People
A man and his wife, joined by Miss Frances Davidson, former Abilene High School principal, intend to spend the remainder of their lives among the people of the Transyaut region, pursuing a quiet retirement away from home.
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Frances Davidson
Abilene High School
Transyaut
Congregationalists Meet Northern Association in Centralia
The Northern Association of Congregational churches met in Centralia on Oct 4 with over 100 delegates from counties including Atchison, Leavenworth, and Brown. Rev L P Stroad and Rev W K Sutherland attended along with A C Hogburn, delivering addresses. a 30-voice chorus led by Geo W Pampel entertained.
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Hateawary
Atelivun
Coulphain
Brown
Neninhat
Jacloon
Portawatemie
Lise
Atchison
Alawatha
Sabetha
Sepew
Netawake
Musootah
Ounce
Helton
Paleview
L. P. Stroad
Topeka
Congregational
Katiess
W. K. Sutherland
Kannan City
Wien
Geo. W. Pampel
Inswration
No pardon for jointists in Bourbon County jail row
Bourbon County commissioners refuse to release whisky men from jail. On October 14 the men in jail under heavy fines remain jailed as the commissioners refuse to take action and adjourned until November.
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Bourbon County
Fort Scott
Mather
Cherryvale Free Gas Sparks Bid for Straw Board Plant
In Cherryvale free gas offers threaten to lure the straw board factory from Coffeyville. Coffeyville has a private gas arrangement, while Cherryvale proposes city support to attract the plant. The move creates uncertainty over the factory’s location and highlights competition for industrial relocation.
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Straw Board
Coffeyvalle
Cones Slde
Altho
Cherryvale
Baring
Coffeyville T Handel
Cheri Tale
Bink
Independence Goes Wet City Council Repeals Prohibition
Oct 4 report from Independence notes the city council repealed the prohibition ordinance. The action followed a council meeting where flawed enforcement and prosecutorial reluctance were cited. Quaker opposition to hanging is reported in a Wichita item. Also included are pension lists for Kansans, a railroad rate cut discussion, and fish stocking plans in Illinois and other state notes.
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Independence
Wiehitaner appoints superintendent in Newlesha office
A new division head is named with headquarters at Newlesha Superin- tendent office. A fatal bucket accident is reported where 15 month old Frank Hagendemer, a butcher from Everest, drowned after falling into a soapbucket. The mother attempted rescue. the child was found dead. An obituary-like notice references a One Minute Cough Cure ad and a masquerade hall event by the ladies of the 5S and BF at Swedish hall on October 21, 1897 with 19 cent admission.
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Babe
Atehivitt
Frank Hagendemer
Everest
Swedish Hall
Northeast Center Crane and
Madison Streets
Electric line to Grand Canon eyed by Santa Fe officials
Railroad news reports a push for an electric Grand Canon line linking with the Santa Fe in Arizona. Two new locomotives are in service, and a 60 mile run with 14 cars was shown, as President Finley and others discuss backing the project. The plan calls for electric rail along the canyon to boost summer tourism.
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Mine Ley
Santa Fe
Grand Canon
Colorado River
Third View
Paul Morton
Agr
Ftiabt
Agena Cal
Ute Canon
Ame Axa
Ripley
Borie
Finley
United States
New Santa Fe Engines Begin Regular Service on Key Lines
Santa Fe placed two new passenger engines on trains 1 and 3 from Topeka toward California and Las Vegas with plans to run light engines between Topeka and Las Vegas. Additional engines will be stationed at Newton, Dodge City, and Laduna, Col. The Topeka to Benya stretch saw seven minutes shaved with four-car trains, a feat that would have required splitting trips with ordinary equipment.
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Santa Fe
Dickinson
Topeka
California
Las Vesas
New Mexico
Newton
Dodge City
la Dunta
Col
Half Holiday to Continue at Santa Fe Offices
Summer hours at Santa Fe general offices will stay the same through winter. General Manager Frey announced the five day work week remains unchanged with morning to early evening shifts. Saturday hours shift to a later start with a half holiday remaining for the rest of the day.
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Santa Fe
Mattager Frey
Rhotelerk
Lomelock
Eid
Suspicious Case in Cleveland By Yellow Fever Report
In Cleveland Ohio on October 14 Yaner Rouse, president of the Missouri Karasa Texas railway Sky, returned from the southwest with a fever. The doctor declines to give an opinion on the illness path. Thinnes, a local business representative, says symptoms resemble typhoid rather than yellow fever.
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Cleveland
Yaner Rouse
Missouri Karasa& Texas Railway
Thinnes
What Ails Wharton State Auditor Opinion
The text reports that the State Auditor questions Wharton and accuses Governor Morrill of weak inspection, alleging inspectors failed to file proper reports. It notes pressure from state officers demanding a full report to the state auditor about funds collected for inspections and suggests Wharton is considered "all right" by some, while others want accountability.
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Morrill
Drogent
Whartin
Package of Honey Lost Between Chicago and Denver
A Chicago to Denver money transfer gone wrong leaves a $14,000 package missing between Chicago and Omata. Inspector James F. Stuart and the post office team work days trying to trace the funds, but records end west of Chicago with no bank names revealed. Meanwhile, Prescott performs at Library Hall Friday night.
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Chicago
Denver
Omeba
Financial Institution
West
James FE. Stuart
Post Office
Deon Tein
Omata
Stratton backs Klondike expedition from Cripple Creek
Denver October 14 James Mac settle and James Casey of Cripple Creek left for Seattle as advance guard of a planned Alaska expedition. Backed by WS Stratton and D E Brown of Aspen, the group intends to prospect Alaska on a gigantic scale using steam launches, tenders, and river steamers with pumps. Twenty five top prospectors will join, with supplies and machinery prepared for rapid deployment if results merit action.
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Col
James 4. Macsettle
James Casey
Cripple Creek
Seattle
Alaska
WS. Stratton
D. E . Brown
Aspen
Portland
Yellow fever expert blamed for spread claims in Galveston and Houston
In still unfolding reports from Austin and Philadelphia, Dr. Guiteras, a yellow fever specialist with the Marine Hospital Service, was accused of declaring yellow fever present in multiple cities after departing. Local boards in Houston and Galveston reported progress, noting eleven alleged cases with all but three discharged and no new infections.
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Tex
Guiteras
Cults States Marine Hospital Service
Galveston
Houston
Philadelphia
Loal Board of Health of
Hounton
Galeoton
Gutteras
Druggist Dies in New Orleans Amid City Outcry
In New Orleans a local druggist Edward Ruson died after a series of illnesses. The report notes protests from uptown residents about a nearby facility's operations. Hospital officials and a rabbi describe the facility as essential to public health and say treatment continues to aid humanity.
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New Orleans
Edward Ruson
Hla
Pethente
Loober Bead
Luche
Justice Field to retire from supreme court
Washington October 14 Justice Stephen J Field of California notified President McKinley of his intention to retire from the supreme court and informed Miss McKinney of this fact. The court will adjourn at four o clock and later pay him their respectful farewell. It is said his successor will be chosen by the President immediately after Congress convenes in December.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Stephen J. Field
California
McKinley
Miscul Jengues
Goneress
McKenna
Railway federation plan debated by engineers leaders
Peoria dispatch notes railroad brothers and officials meeting this morning on a proposed federation. They have not agreed to federate yet but intend to decide soon. Chief Arthur of the engineers has returned from the conference and reports on the convention’s plan and prospects.
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Peoria
Railroad Brothers
Ofiiinia
Catamiters
Dio
Arthur
Ron
Aril
Snow Storm Near Alpine Texas Reported by Passengers
Southern Pacific travelers arriving in San Antonio recount a severe snow storm near Alpine Texas about 200 miles west of the city. The snow region lies above 5,000 feet in altitude.
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Southern Pacific
Alpina
San Antonio
Fodas
Sean the West
Alpine
Texas
Alaat
Hest Mleht
Fever Bulletin Reports Two Deaths and Fifteen New Cases
Health officials announce 15 new yellow fever cases and two deaths, naming Allen Dill and Henry Hans. Aimed at children, a Last October Little Folks monthly will be edited by S. Fe Cassino of Boston with Charles Stuart Pratt and Ella Farman Pratt. Also promote DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for relief and cure. G. W. Stansfield advertises buying and selling tests at 69 Kan. Ave.
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New Orleans
Allen Dill
Henry Hans
S. Fe Cassino
Boston
Tte
Youngnet
Charles Stuart Pratt
Ella Farman Pratt
DeWitt
G. W. Stansfield
Kansas Avenue
Odd Fellows Vote to Dismiss De Boissiere Court Suit
Kansas Odd Fellows Grand Lodge votes four to one to dismiss the De Boissiere home case pending against trustees. Heirs transferred claims to Troutman and Stone who seek to recover the property. If courts rule for Troutman and Stone, Lodge may file a lien and retain ownership for rebuilding under the Grand Lodge and the Rebeka Assembly.
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Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
de Bolssiere
Sakville
de Boissiere
Differens
J. J. Buck
de Bieré Home Fund
Hiddlé
Levi Ferguerson
de Hoixatere
Grand Lodge
de Bolasiere
Troutman
Grand Lode
Troutman and Stone
Rebeka Assembly
Van Wyck Odds in New York Mayoral Bet Market
On October 14 at the New York stock exchange a flurry of bets appeared on Van Wyck for mayor with varied odds. Bets ranged from 10 000 to 7 000 and 5 000 to 3 000 against Van Wyck, conditional on General Tracy not withdrawing, with multiple figures and agents listed making offers before close of business.
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J. Stachetlees
M. Stachelbere & Co
van Wyck
Greater New York
General Tracy
H. L. Norton
Henry Aten & Cyn
The
Stock Exchange
Met
van Wryck
Exehatsyen
E. Mo Talcott
Letere
BF. Putchen
van Wyek
B. Talpert
October Weather Outlook With Warm Temperatures
The report notes a drop in temperature from 83 to 87 degrees, with a low around 0 degrees and winds at 24 miles per hour. Forecaster Janpings says unsettled conditions persist tonight and tomorrow, though a mild spell may arrive.
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T. B. Janpings
Fle Saxn
McManan Trial and Local Robbery Suspicions
Jury returns not guilty verdict in a saloon case tied to McManan whose identity is disputed amid jail rumors. Louis Schroeder stands trial for running the saloon. Dimerl jailed in Topeka on forgery charges. DeWitt’s salve ad appears amid misc. notices including a Galveston railroad receiver appointment and a Canton flannel sale at low prices.
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Yne Rial
Jonnie Abe
Jude Haren
McMahen
Louis Schroeder
Schroeder
Golden Road
Canton
Barsaille
Doubtful Identity Case Dismissed In Hauer Sale Circuit
Andy Dupree and his brother George Dupree, charged in a Smirky How Hauer sale, were not tried as the district court called but was dismissed for lack of evidence. Attorney Newberry failed to identify which Dupree sold the Hauer as both men resembled one another. County Attorney Jetmore offered no evidence, and the case ended without witness testimony.
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Andy Dupree
Andy
George Dupree
Withers
Ageihat
Andrew Dupree
EJ. Newberry
Herald
George
Mr. Newberry
Boweht Hauer
Jetmore
Resignation of Topeka insane asylum official amid board actions
Dr Willard and assistant superintendent of the Topeka insane asylum submitted their resignations to the state board of charities. The move follows a drawn out dispute over the proper leadership and tenure, with the Supreme Court side remaining in defense of the writ until a final decision. A separate fire report from Harlerun Kansas notes a mill blaze with substantial property value loss. A third brief item reports the National Wholesale Druggists Association selecting St Louis as the site for the next convention.
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Willard Resicox
B.S. Willard
Topeke Insane Aerium
Latey
State Board of Charities
Willard
Winler
Count No 11 Meet With Thad Kooutlig Arrival
Fragmentary notes describe an arrival in July involving Thad Kooutlig and a reference to Count No 11 and Count No 2. The text implies a discussion about a holiday before a battle scenario. No clear event or outcome is established due to missing context.
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Thad
Kooutlig
The American Plan Stranger Mive Dollars No Day
The passage satirically questions hotel pricing and tipping practices in the American Plan era. A volatile exchange shows a guest demanding money and control of funds, while a head waiter is urged to offer meals from the pocketbook, reflecting tensions around service charges.
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New York Weekly
Unclear OCR Fragment Sparks Sports Team Grievance
Fragmentary Chicago Post quote alleges a shabby trick to force Barbuk off a footbill team. The text hints at an unsanctioned challenge or hazing incident with hostility toward Barbuk, but specifics and names are garbled.
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Barbuk
Chicago Post
Golf players provoke quirky Bahama fashion comment
Unclear archival text from Harper's Bazaar shows garbled remarks about golf and players titled Miss Mol The Gott Arm and Hie Jonis with unrelated phrases about biting and a curved eye, reflecting damaged OCR content with no coherent event or names.
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Jonis
Berdie
Harper's Bazar
Golden City Attorney touts patent salve cure claim
Fragmentary OCR item cites Karex leader Mowello praising a salve for treating bleeding piles and mind linking. The text references a druggists and a supposed cure, mentioning Beery Weil and a stiff race, with unclear context from Golden City.
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Karex
Golden City
Mowello
Druceiste
Water spaniel Return for Reward at 1224 Jackson St
A lost water spaniel is returned to 1224 Jackson Street and the finder receives a reward. The notice mentions Wasteplyne and a small homeward task linked to North Van Buren.
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Jackson St
van Buren
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