Waite Named amid Tumult at Populist Convention
The Populist state convention opened amid pandemonium with Waite’s renomination on the first ballot and Barela supported by Denver and Las Animas. Patterson, opposed to Waite, was allowed five minutes to speak but faced hostility as Golden and Waite were hissed down. Delegates eventually considered plans to support the Democratic ticket in coming days.
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Presto
Col
Committee On Credentials
Waite
Denver
Barela
Las Aulmas County
Barels
Burela
Deqocrate
Popotier
Thomas M. Patterson
Patterson
Ed Uolden
Waits
Congressman Pence
Accumittee
Indies
Gov
Wulte
Phoebe Conzerns
Cyuavantia Fin
Rocoss
T. M. Pattereanaaya
Wultee Bere Oo
Debs Trial Reopens Amid Illness and Telegram Evidence
Contempt case against Debs and ARU officers resumes in U S circuit court Judge Woods allows telegrams into evidence met with defense objections Debs absent due to illness. testimony linked to government and state actions as Mulford presents a trove of telegrams including a garbled incendiary message Readings reveal the telegrams’ private nature and questioned garbling significance Also notes Navy deployment to Asia with Goodrich arriving Yokohama and ships racing to reach the region
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Carpano
Sept
Debs
Woods
United States Circuit Court
Santa Fe Railroad
LAL
Woods Selly
Erie
Gregory
Buy & Gue
Mulford
John Brennock
Obs
Hrenaveck
Judges and Legislature Fight Over Candidates in Debate
German Laagas notes the league will not endorse any candidate. Effort by Democrats and independents continues, with members from all parties attending. League will focus on legislature and judges, no support for pro or anti woman suffrage or prohibition candidates. District committees to grade candidates on these questions and report from counties.
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Laagas
von Ladges
Ae A Langue
Sulvia Bisi
Ocrate
League
Anc
Officials deny Hannibal to Topeka railroad change
News from railroad circles claims the Hannibal line will shift from Leavenworth to Meriden and extend to Topeka, but Southwestern officials led by Receiver T McLellan deny any knowledge and dismiss the rumor as highly improbable while on inspection tours.
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Hannibal
South Western
Leavenworth
Meriden
Triton
Topeka
T. McLellan
Mc McLellan Kiigsoll
Manlatian
Alma & Burlingame
Authur
Charles Webb
H. A. Tice
Southwestern
Enyther
Newcoafers
McLelan
Seven More Burned in Wisconsin Forest Fires
Reports from Ashland describe deadly Wisconsin forest fires causing seven fatalities. Victims include Hank Bexumom of Teaac Town and Evista Towner, Wat Towner, Jescre Townsey, and Warren Gaarr, with four of the dead noted as children. Firefighters struggle as the blaze reaches Murenga and nearby towns, victims badly burned and unrecognizable.
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Wisconsin
Wiotinn St
Pavia
Murenga
Aukland
Wis
Ashland
Hank Bexumom
Teaac Town
Mus Iva Towner
Evista Towner
Wat Towner
Jescre Townsey
Warren Gaarr
Childe
A B U Apathy Delays Pullman Strike End
Delegates from eight branches of the A B U at Pullman fail to meet for the fourth time to discuss ending the strike. The apparent sympathy of strikers is noted as most are now employed in the shops, delaying formal orders to call the strike off.
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Pullman
Gustavo, Sept
Iit
A.B. U
Strikara
Mysterious Phoebe Conzens Predicts Ballot Support
Conzens Knows Lot of Things She Won t Tell Paxivo Colu Sept 5 Phoebe Couzens said she hoped the Populista would win by ballots not bullets though reforms may demand sacrifice She claimed the Republican party opposed woman suffrage and urged women to seek help from the People s party She also hinted at a whispered English plan against the Republican campaign and a future governor race but spoke no more on the subject.
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England
Trains May Be Restored On Santa Fe Line
A May to October review suggests trains abandoned recently may return once the full time card for Santa Fe is issued. Eastbound and westbound trains once serving Topeka and connections could resume service around 11:35 p m and 5:16 a m with changes tied to California business and water officials. October timing anticipated.
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Santa Fe
Hunts Fe
Topeka
Cork
California
Mary Lease Refuses to Say Much on Kansas Visit
Mary Lease arrives in Topeka and plans winter in California after touring Pullman, Illinois. She criticizes charity relief there, discusses possible campaigns in Kansas, and notes health improving. Lease cites willingness to speak but says campaign dates uncertain and limited by rheumatism.
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Mary Lease
Topeka
National Hotel
Pullman
Journal
Lease
Fresno County
California
San Joaquin Valley
Kansas
Pull Man
Estern
Pullman Company
Chicago
Wm. HL Carwardine
Hel
Kanees
Ingalls
Kangana
Tatould
Ingaila
Senate
Bend
Ma Ingella
Hyde Park
Ogden Park
Civic Federation
Bra
Diggs
Kangas
Sonal
Mr. Corning
Mr. Bennington
Eannet
Ben Hendervos
Reporter Promises Letter Copy From Topeka Visit
Fragmentary text notes a reporter promising to obtain a copy of a letter and mentions Jess Mra Swasewill remaining in Topeka until tomorrow. The readable items provide minimal names and a travel reference with no clear event or outcome.
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Jess Mra Swasewill
Topeka
Denounce Cleveland as Minnesota Democrats clash over fusion
In St Paul on September 5 the Minnesota Democratic State Committee split over fusion with the Populists. Hon. P B Winston of Minneapolis was chosen temporary secretary amid resignations and a heated debate. Charles A. Busser was nominated for governor as the platform denounced Cleveland's administration and the Hawaiian policy.
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St. Paul
Minn
State Committee
Cleveland
Chi Cutteen
Smalley
PB Winston
Minneapolis
Winston
Ramsay County
Leavitt
Meeker County
Charles A. Busser
Rovernor
Atchison Reorganization Committee Meets with Uncertain Quorum
Santa Fe affairs note a New Years day meeting of the Atchison general reorganization committee delayed by unlikely quorum. Expert Little’s report due in two weeks. no morigures today. Members discussed business prospects. next meeting planned for Monday. Walker to depart for Chicago as bonds to be filed in required states. road tour slated in two months. Protective committee met and prepared a new letter to stockbinders for potential visit tonight or tomorrow.
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Atchison General Reorganization Committee
Moimbera
Late Court News and Local Obituaries from Sept
Thomas Riley guilty of petty larceny after stealing a bolt of cloth from Ferguson and sentenced to thirty days. William Myre found guilty of petty larceny, burglary charge dropped. Sir Pickens trial continues. Sept. Printers’ Home exonerates Superintendent Schuman. John Gouway found no evidence against him. W. Wiley, Galena pioneer and business leader, dies. Senator Voorhees’s health declines. Hot Springs visit. Governor Turner offers 5000 reward for lynching suspects near Millington. Fires threaten Carleton, Kerrick, and Baroum towns. smoke limits visibility. Des Moines judge blocks two-figure liquor operation petition. W M Vance arrested for suspected liquor sale in North Topeka. An Emporia student’s club meal causes talk. grand concert at Swedish Lutheran Church.
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Thomas Riley
Ferguson
William Myre
Sir Pickens
Millington
Waters of the Plains Promised as West Grows
In Denver at the National Irrigation congress, talks push for federal arid land allotments to states, inter-state stream apportionment, and strict forest preservation. Robert Hay predicts Western Kansas to reach 2,000,000 people and full cultivation within a decade.
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Dexven
National Irrigation Congress
Prince of
New Mexico
Committee On
Congress
W. W. Follett
Denver
Colorado
Kansas
Robert Hey
M. A Fales-Haumm
Amoy
China
Japan
Win Smythe
California
Fred L. Altes
Edwin M. Boggs
Arizona
Alvin M. West
Californ
B Gall
Idaho
J. W. Gregory
J. E Belt
Minnesota
Samedel D
Wisconsin
Wm. A. Pearce
Canada
Don Ramon J. de Ybarrola
Mexico
Thomas Knight
Missouri
D. A. Misnur
South Dakota
A. L. Kellogg
Emery Oflifornia
George A Eddy Dies in Colorado While on Safari
George A Eddy of Leavenworth died at Newcastle Colorado while on a safari expedition. He was 61. A former receiver for the Kansas & Texas railway he resigned three years after taking the post. Survived by wife and three sons. The body expected to arrive in Leavenworth. In a separate note in Evans West Virginia delegates plan to nominate against Van L. Wilson. Ex-President Harrison may speak at the convention.
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Leavenworth
Colorado
George A. dv
Newcastle
Colo
Eddy
Disnoarh, Kansas & Texas Railway
Gem
Barron
Evsins
W. Va
Neser
van L. Wilson
Harrison
Elkins
Harvey and Conley to wed in Rossville records
Wm 8 Harvey aged 24 and Mamie Conley aged 2. probate judge Elliott licenses their marriage in Rossville. Miss Matilda Johnson, 22, died with consumption near the Sixth Street viaduct. Corner stone laying planned Sunday for Seabrook Congregational church with addresses by Mayor Harrison and others.
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Harvey
Mamie Conley
Rossville
Elliott
Garfield Park
Marshall
Medora
Liberal
Caldwell
Matilda Johnson
Sixth Street
Seabrook Congregational Church
Harrison
Thomas BH
Seabrook
Cuthbert & Sargeant
Hamilton
Fillmore Street
Labor Day Events Planned At Fair Grounds
The Trades Assembly met to organize Labor Day activities at the fair site. Marshall's band will provide music as the crane work is abandoned. A race program will fill most of the day with a possible baseball game between printers and chair makers. Bicycle races are on the fair grounds track.
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Trades Assembly
Marshall
Cliar-Maker
Fair Grounds
Bookbinding and printing through the ages
The article surveys the history of books from 1454 Caxton printing to 19th century rubber-backed bookmarks, noting early Chinese printing, medieval bindings, parchment use, and a Greek binder Philiatine who originated sheets binding. It highlights manuscript copying errors due to monastic rules and ancient writing materials like papyrus.
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Alsop
Caxton
Scotland
Athens
Demosthenes
Philiatine
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Fashion Plate Review of Fall and Winter Garment Trends
The Brooklyn Eagle notes jackets remain preferred for winter with double breasted styles. Capes vary in size but remain common. belts shift from metal to ribbon and velvet. Corsets loosened at the chest but tightly laced at the waist and hips with bold buttons on serge dresses.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Gems of Thought Reflects on Virtue and Self Control
A scattered moral column extols avoiding others failings and imitating their virtues. It urges quiet about others faults, order as mental health, and a cheery, balanced life with meals rest and exercise. Kindness softens resistance and heals hearts, while true living requires a higher half of the self.
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