Corn Doing Well In Kansas Weather Report Notes
United States Department of Agriculture climate and crop report for Kansas week ending August 20 notes cooler weather, widespread rainfall, and varied effects on crops. Corn mostly good with late corn benefiting from cool wet period. early corn being cut in many counties. grapes, apples, and potatoes show mixed conditions. ground moisture and haying progress impacted by wet conditions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Peacecine
Morton
Cowley
Washington
Clay
Portawatomie
Marshal
Jackson
Riley
Kaw
Montgomery
Cotes
Woodson
Pottawatomie
Atchison, Brown
Archi
Shawnee
Shasypee
Johnson
Jeiferson
Ana
Linn
Nemuba
Republic
Ottawa
Agricultural roundup notes varied crop progress across counties
The report highlights corn finishing in Barton Sumner and elsewhere, alfalfa third crop in Gove with fourth ready in Wallace, Ford cutting early corn and seed crops thriving in Norton and Ford, and generally good forage conditions. Central and northern ranges improve, apples in Trego, watermelons abundant in Ford.
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Barton
Sumner
Thomas
Wallace
Ford
Gove
Norton
Trego
Lane
Eruption of Mont Pelee Destroys Parts of Martinique coast
Reports from Castries describe Mont Pelee in constant eruption since August with ash falls and violent detonations. A black cloud obscured the moon as lava and fire illuminated the sky. Coastal villages like La Carbet and Morne Rouge flee inland while the governor orders boats to evacuate to Fort De France.
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Castries
Island
St Lucia
Mont Peles
Sigtance
St Pierre
la Carbet
Loersin
Basse Polite
Martinique
Fort de France
Mont Pelee
Fort de | Byance
Ts Bed
Morne Rouge
Korona
Notorious Queens Borough shooting ends in mass injuries
Jerry Hunter shot multiple policemen and set his house ablaze in Queens Borough before being captured after a chasing melee. His wife Mrs Hunter aided with a saber striking several officers, while Hunter and eleven officers and civilians sustained serious injuries. Police officer John McKenna suffered critical head wounds.
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New York
Jerry Houter
Queen's Borough
Astoria
Hunter
John McKenna
John O'Neil
Wm. Ordman
Corona
S. L
William Thorpe
Arthur Brill
Thomas Cassidy
Thomas Dacey
Downey
Thomas Grogan
Healy
Patrick Kernan
Lez
Yegrank Puts
Jihomes Rigney
Ward
Mra
Jeremiah Hunter
Sorte Bene
Liesterdad
McKenne
Pollerman
Vanver
Excape
Man Cassidy
Gut
Denver Balloonists Wreck After Storm Flight
Three aeronauts aiming for a transcontinental voyage were wrecked 2 miles north of Florence Colorado after a night storm that battered the airship. They suffered bruises and frostbite but survived. The craft narrowly cleared Pike's Peak by dumping water, provisions, and instruments.
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Denver
Col
Florence
Pike's Peak
Durand Stricken In Flint Health Crisis
Flint physician bulletin reports Judge Durand gravely ill at 7 o clock with limited hope for recovery. Judge Durand had been in poor health about two weeks and began showing worsening symptoms within the last day.
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Flint
Mich
George H. Durand
Durand
Topeka College Beats Asylum Team 3 to 1 In Tight Victory
The Topeka Business College baseball team edged the asylum team M 3 to 1 at the Weadburs grounds. Griggs hit safely, Hicks debuted as catcher, and McCampbell pitched effectively as the home team mounted a late charge but failed to close the gap.
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Topeka Business College
Insane Asylum
Weadburs
McCampbell
Foglebers
Griggs
Hicks
Topeka Snaps: Picnic Plans and City News
Local notes report Governor Stanley to speak at a September 22 Leavenworth picnic. Updates cover railway staff travels, a Jersey cow gift, party politics, labor resignations, and travels through New York and Pennsylvania. A small Mt Jefferson fire, Union Degree of Honor meeting, street-force cuts, and Prohibition rally plans.
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A.M McClerland
Colorado
Stanley
Leavenworth
James L. Chase
Topeke City
Boston
Allen
Eastern Oklahoma
Santa Pe
Newkirk
Okio
State University
C. W. Hulston
H B. Miller
Can
C. H Danner
Fort Scott
B. M. Bush
Topeka
Hall of Capital Lodge
Kansas Avenue
N. D. Cole
Fair Grounds
Griggs
Prohibition Party
Hen. F. Vereon
Godard
Missouri
Jodard
Nicholson
Whitteker
Board of Health
Fillmore
Lawrence
Santa Fe
Fort Leavenworth
Islands
Cites
Fort Riley
Vermont Tour Ends with Largest Labor Day Crowd
President Roosevelt concluded his New England tour with stops across the state as crowds welcomed him in towns like Northfield and Proctor. He spoke briefly at most stops, delivering a notable Monroe Doctrine reference at Proctor and a keynote on citizenship at Mount Hermon. The Northfield address drew a full auditorium with Civil War veterans present, and he urged practical virtue and civic duty, while plans regarding the isthmian canal were discussed by officials.
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New England
Oi Bor
Amel Ia
Northfield
Willian Ft. Moody
Proctor
Monroe
Roosevelt
Braitieboro
Mount Hermon School
W. H. Moody
Northfeld
Northfield Selectmen
Mount Hermon
Moody Memorial Chapel
Manas Neeh
Mount Hermon Boys
Senator Lodge
Congressman Gillette
Shiras
Isthmian Canal
Rutland
A Nation’s Call to Work and Self Help
The text urges citizens to value hard work and personal responsibility regardless of social class. It stresses that success stems from individual energy, skill, courage, and mutual self help, warning that shirking duties or abusing power forfeits respect. Associations can improve society, but cannot replace self reliance and effort.
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Sellows
Bet- Neal
Aote Sapoval
Ce Common
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