Storm Paralyses CityTelegraph Wires In Snowbound Kansas City
A historic snow storm paralyzed communications in the city with wires down and telegraph lines severed. Telegraph and telephone services were disrupted as wind and heavy snow collapsed poles and clogged routes, leaving depots without heat and streets blocked. Wires fell across streets, crippling the city’s lines while streetcars struggled to move amid the storm’s damage. Weather officials cautioned of continued cold and high winds as crews worked to restore service.
Kansas Weather Record Broken by Wet Snow Storm
Eyewitness notes a century old Kansas storm with unusually heavy wet snow. Residents recall similar events but none matched the recent weight of snow on trees in Potwin and Topeka, leaving widespread damage after 25 years in the capital region.
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Topeka
Electric wires cause horse death and storm damage reported
A severe storm caused widespread damage as power and telephone lines sparked fires and left many linesmen busy. A horse owned by EC MacLennan was electrocuted at Eighth Street and Kansas Avenue after stepping on trolley wires, while trees and fruit suffered heavy losses citywide. Civil response included firefighters and railway workers deploying to repair lines and assist amid frigid conditions comparable to past major storms.
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Chas. Hixon
Cy Railway
EO MacLennan
State Journal
Eighth Street
Kansas Avenue
Livers
Biaé Lennan
Storm Damage Disrupts Park Walkways and Rail Lines
Storm damage breaks branches at Topeka Avenue and nearby routes leaving sidewalks blocked by fallen trees. Park paths are unusable and people wade through slush to bypass obstructions west of Jourpe and near Proctor Nett. Rail wires are down forcing trains to proceed cautiously. Continued on sixth panel.
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Garcia to Attend Cuban Assembly Election Despite Transport Delays
In Santiago de Cuba a Santo Cruz assembly meeting is set for October 29 but transport limits may push the presidential vote to month end. General Caliste Garcia seeks to thwart anti Cuban plots and asks for Beville transport. News notes discuss government actions, security measures, and recent civil matters in Cuba.
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Santo Cruz
Santa Cruz
Cubano
Santiago
Maximo Gomez
Senor Bartolome
Domingo Mendes Capote
Benjamin Germ
Senor
Jose A. Lanuza
Caliste Garcia
Senor Borique Varona
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Garcia
Weed
Santa Cruz del Sur
Wood
Cuba
Bevsie
Mansinillo
Washington
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Trol Ther
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Holguin
Santia
York
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Santis
Judes
Blount
Duke of Manchester Marriage Tumult in London Reports
London, Oct 17. The young Duke of Manchester returned from Australia unexpectedly after a prolonged stay. The Duchess learned of his arrival only upon reaching Starsriles. The Duke joined the mother and daughter in Paris while the Duchess and her daughter Lady Victoria Montayu traveled to St Moritz. Rumor says Joan Wilson, cousin of the Wilsons of Tranbycroft, was to marry the Duke but families oppose. The match is said to be hindered by fortune and temperament, with the daughter only 18 and pressures for early marriage lingering.
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Duke of Manchester
Australia
Duchess of Manchester
Starsriles
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Victoria Montayu
Paris
Vis
Mims
Joan Wilson
Wilsons
Sera Ae Seepee
Leg Broken at Football By Tackle in Kansas City
Henry McClure of Kansas City Medics second team broke his right leg Saturday afternoon at Exposition Park during practice before the game with a high school team. He was tackled by Hewitt of the Bleedica eleven and taken to the university hospital. County commissioners meet Tuesday to award bridge contracts in Linn Creek Monmouth township and Deer Creek on the Shawnee-Douglas line.
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Kansas City
Medics
Mt Exposition Park
Bight
McClure
Hewitt
Bledica
First Eleven
Tigers
University Hospital
Monmouth Township
Deer Creek
Douglas
Douglas County
Law Is Held Supplemental Tax Levy Upheld
The October session of the appellate court upheld the constitutionality of county commissioners levying supplementary taxes to pay delinquent state taxes when deficits occur. Pratt county's case involving the Wichita and Western railway through J H McIntyre, receiver, was decided with others in favor of the law. The ruling, long fought, marks a state important legal precedent.
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Wichita
Dennison
J. H. McIntyre
McKay
C L McNall Dead Father of Topeka Official
A telegram from Topeka reports the death of C Le McNall at Lebanon Smith county on Monday night He was eighty seven and was ill during a visit to Topeka Webb McNall son of the deceased in Topeka in response to the telegram announcing his father s illness left Saturday noon for Lebanon The Populist central committee hired Assistant Attorney General ee R Sneiling to speak with Webb McNall in Norton Phillipsburg and Kirwin this week.
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C. le McNaul
Webb McNall
E. McNil
Lebanon
Smith County
Mr. McNall
Hhs
Iil
Tawa
Central Committee
Ee R Sneiling
G. Webb McNall
Norton
Phillipsburg
Kirwin
Praise the New Books Adopted by Textbook Board
Superintendent Stryker reports hundreds of letters from teachers and officials across the state praising the new textbooks. He notes 90 percent favor them over the old books, with one exception the natural philosophy text deemed less suitable for high schools.
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Stryker
Text Book Board
Boyle's Bright Hopes for Fusion Victory in Kansas
Attorney General L. C. Boyle of Kansas travels through Kansas City on a speaking tour to Independence, praising fusion prospects and denouncing the asylum expose. He reports large crowds, two speeches daily, and says Republicans cannot answer his stock arguments. He notes personal fatigue from a strenuous campaign.
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Kansas City
Genera L. C. Boyle
Kansas
Independence
Kan
Boyle
Ottawa
Br. Boyle
Foyle
Jealousy Tragedy Rocks Omaha Restaurant Killings
Miss Iola Chiles, 20, an Omaha cashier, was fatally shot by Mrs. C. W. Bishop, wife of the restaurant owner. An unknown man received a stray bullet. Mrs. Bishop aimed to drive Chiles from the restaurant after failing to persuade her to quit. The couple recently moved from Chicago where Bishop owned several eateries.
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Omaha
Neb
Iola Chiles
C. W. Bishop
Allis Chiles
New Lamp Chimney Factory Planned in Toledo
In Toledo on October 17 the American Lamp Chimney company announced a new factory project with eastern and local capital totaling 370000. Ground breaking was set for the coming weeks amid general business progress.
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Toledo
American Lamp Chimney Company
Mixed efforts to build Nicaragua Canal face many hurdles
Managua Oct 11 news notes Edwin Cragin of Chicago and Edwin Bye Orn of We.rediteee seek to form a US backed company with about 10 million in gold to construct an interocean canal across Nicaragua. The Maritime Canal Co remains in force until October 26 and political unrest, fines, and compulsory loans hinder new capital. Government needs large cash guarantees and stock concessions before granting a charter.
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Nica
Edwin &. Cragin
Chicago
Edwin Bye Orn
We.rediteee "Co
Femal Sorces Icaragun
Irdee
Nicaragua
Maritime Canal Company of
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Lis
Bette
Greytown
Nicarazun
Niguurakho
Protectin
Cite Cural Company
Nicarapiin
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Insot
Caribbean and Pactic ‘Transit Company, Limited
Liverpool
England
Rio Sam Juan del Norte
Alma
Maritime Canal Company
Caplini
Haider the Two
Nationa
Telegraph Service Disrupted by Storm Dispatches Delayed
The State Journal reports the telegraph service was badly interfered with by a storm today. All dispatches up to noon were received by mail from Kansas City where one or two wires were in working order part of the time.
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State Journal
Kansas City
Woman shoots herself in distressing Omaha incident
In Omaha on October 17 Mrs Hattie Steele, wife of William F. Steele, died by self-inflicted pistol shot at home after a separation talk with her husband. He arranged for the children's future while two boys witnessed. surgeons report no chance of recovery. Steele is detained by police with no charges yet.
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Neb
Hattie Steele
William F. Steele
Mra Stetle
Steele
Navy board details damage on Brooklyn and Schley actions
The report from the naval board investigates damages on the Brooklyn including shell holes in smokestacks and hull plating. Admiral Schley is cited regarding duties and the battle’s substance as the board reviews the incident and repairs time for Lane Siler and 24.
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Brooklyn
Schley Tagsain
Naval Board
Brookien
Leavenworth Governor to Review Kansas Infantry Mustered In Port Leavenworth
Governor John W telegraphs Captain Bond that he will review the Twenty First and Twenty Second Kansas infantry soon to be mustered out, in the forenoon at Port Leavenworth. At noon he departs for Kansas City to address the public in the afternoon and evening, then returns to speak at Turnor Hall that evening.
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W. ¥. Bond
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Everning
Turnor Ball
Japanese Laborers Reported Arriving in Honolulu
Dispatches from San Francisco and Yokohama indicate Japanese laborers are landing in Honolulu with 1,200 more expected to arrive. A Sept letter notes a new Japanese customs tariff starting January 3 and export duties being abolished. Japan to be ranked as a first class country in the International Postal Union.
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Ameo
Hong Kong
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Department of Communications
Hes Iasved
Japan
International Portal Union
Fremand Drives On Rocks Off Newcastle in Fierce Seas
A Norwegian group vessel Fremand was driven on the rocks at Birth about eleven miles offshore from Newcastle today amid a fierce sea. The crew was rescued after their boat capsized during the operation.
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Sroup Fremand
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Barota
Astor Hosts Dinner Around Redwood Table in California
London reports William Waldorf Astor hosted a $26,000 dinner for 27 guests seated around a single cross section of a California redwood. The 27 foot tablework, a marquee at Cliveden, and the meal atop the polished surface drew a crowd including Lady Grenfell, General Owen Williams, and various nobles as guests.
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William ‘Waldorf Astor
Amor
Wilterrs
Ase Cor
Astor
Elin
California
England
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Thames
Henley
Cherett
Aylesbury
Arter
China
Chyeden
Chieden
Taplow Court
Lowina Grenfell
Mr. Astor
Owen Willama
Tranby Croft
Louisa Grenfell
Captain Grenfell
Barqain
Maniten
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St. George
Dymirt
Tanlin
Lord Athulmang
Lambton
Lord Castletown
Hamilton Stubber
Afiss Chrisholya
General Williamis
Baek
Cliveden House
Plot to Kill Humbert in Anarchist Conspiracy
London reports an Italian-led plot against Emperor William Humbert, with fifteen arrests. Documents show plans to bomb the Kaiser’s carriage and to target him during a Jerusalem dedication at the German Church of Our Redeemer.
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Get
Daiity Male
William
Mombert
Wi- Wam
Nirest
Cairo
Peffer Vote Forecast Cited by Prohibition Leader
In Leavenworth Kansas on Oct 1 the Prohibition central committee chairwoman, Mame, said ex-Senator W A Peffer would poll about 25 600 votes for Governor. She also supported the party candidate for Congress in the district and aided the committee chair.
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W. A. Peffer
Kovervier
Aguinaldo Sanction Declared Necessary Before Landing
Insurgents at TLacerp block the landing of the American steamer Hermanos citing Spaniards on board and refuse permission for an officer from the cruiser Rableb to land without General Aguinaldo’s approval. Drowning deaths reported in New York as two Newark men perish while crabbing and attempting to cross a river on a stalled Lehigh Valley train bridge.
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Lagespi
Manila
Tlacerp
Hermanos
Rafube
Rableb
Aguinaldo
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Wiliam Louris
John Welch
Newark
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