Iowa Stands Test of Battleship Armor Against Big Guns
The Indian Head proving grounds tested a ship’s armor by firing a 12 inch gun at a scale section of townsend battleship armor. The plate cracked but wood backing remained undamaged, with only minor backing displacement. Officials praised the plate and frame resilience and called the result remarkable.
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Wasmmterow
Government Proving Grounds
Indian Head
Cramps
Philadelphia
Terbert
Sampson
Ordnance Bureau
Li Hung Chang Proclamation Praises Missionaries in China
R E Speer of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions received a July 12 letter from Rev I W Houston in Nanking detailing Li Hung Changs proclamation. The viceroy not only bans harmful acts against missionaries but also commends their work, showing China cannot be judged by one region.
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China
R. E Speer
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Presbyterian Church In
United States
I. W. Houston
Nanking
Li Hung Chang
Theowe
Speer
Big irrigation scheme to reclaim 300000 acres in Logan county
Pawnee Paso Reservoir company files with the state land board to seek federal approval to reclaim 200000 acres in Logan county under the arid land act. Represented by George II West of Greeley the plan includes a reservoir with 1.2 billion cubic feet capacity to irrigate 300000 acres and a fifty mile ditch.
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Galorade
Desgen
Col
Pawnee Pasa
State Land Board
Secretary of the Interior
Logan County
George II
Greeley
State Land Office
Anti Fusion Democrats Nominate Full Nebraska Ticket
The Nebraska Democratic convention at Lixcony on September 5 declared unity behind the administration and will nominate a full ticket. The wing opposed to fusion with Populists earlier seeks a supreme judge and university posts, and accounted for about a quarter of last year’s Democratic vote.
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Nebraska
Lixcony
Neb
Democratic Party
John N Boyd ex editor and lawyer dies at 63
John N Boyd former editor and prominent lawyer passes away at his Cainthotser home aged 63. Born in Licking County Ohio he edited the Fairmount Vi Cette at Fairmount Virginia during the Civil War era and voiced strong reform in the state. He served as a West Virginia delegate to the Baltimore national convention nominating Lincoln for a second term.
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John N. Boyd
Cainthotser
Ayed
Licking County
Ohio
Fairmount
West Virginia
Baltiore
Lincolnn
George Harry Denies Fraker Betrayal Link
A reporter in Springer, Aaron County, reports George Harry a jailed harness maker from Raton denies knowing Fraker’s betrayer. Hackley of Louis says he tracked Harry to expose Fraker’s plot, aiding insurance firms. Kansas City lawyers deny his tale.
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Fraker
Wisconsin
Moberly
J. S. Phillips
Phillips
Halstead
Kan
Mount Vernon
Oho
Starry
Blan's
Louis
Hack- Tey
Louisville
Tie
Harry
Aecrack
Praker
Hackley
RESO
Minnesota
Topeka
Kun
Kansas Mutual Life Insurance Company
Cven
Kansas City
Kansas River Baptists Report Noted Growth At Session
About one hundred delegates gathered for the Kansas River Baptist association meeting. Dr Ida C Barnes reported an increase of 100 members in the past year across thirteen of twenty five churches. Wamego Young People’s association won the banner for most engaged in Bible work. Emma Hyde and Lourie Town were among visitors while J. Williamson spoke on Missouri division work. Afternoon sessions covered Sunday school reports and discussions. Closing sermon by Rev. E Merideth planned for the evening.
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Ida C Barnes
Wamwego Baptisl Young People’s Association
Wamego
Emma Hyde
Indian Territory
Lourie Town
Lawrence
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin Bay
W. J. Williamson
Kaneas City
Missouri Baptisl Young People's Association
Missouri
E . Merideth
Buggy Crash Injures Woman and Infant in Topeka
A farmer named J B Keys packed a buggy with Mrs EV Holland, Babe Severely, and others near Rock Islanders last night. The horse threw the occupants to the ground. Mrs Holland suffered head injuries. the baby was badly cut on the forehead and face but revived with cold water. Mrs Holland and the child were taken home. Keys was arrested by police. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised as teething remedy at twenty five cents. Peerless Broam Laundry advertised.
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Mra EV
Holland
Babe
J. B Keys
The
Rock Islanders
Mra
Mrs. Holland
North Topeka
Keys
Fraker Behind Bars as 3000 See in Kansas City
Dr George W Fraker was moved from the county jail to another jail in Ray county amid a crowd of about 3000 curious onlookers. Major Blake L Woodson publicly questioned Fraker’s identity, while attorney H McKinley recalled Fraker’s past cases and described Harry as a Triplett associate who once escaped a moving train before being recaptured.
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Kansas City
George W. Fraker
Ray County
Richmond
Marshal Keshlear
Fraker
Blake L. Woodson
Dr. Fraker
H. McKinley
St the Lab
Triplett
Harry
Jefferson
Moneyed Prosperity in Mexico and Trade Boom
Mexico City reports show three city banks hold 85,000,000 in specie and 27,000,000 in bank notes with dull money demand but improving trade from robust crops. Cotton mills and print works run day and night. England supplies goods, signaling strong domestic activity. Tehuantepec railway traffic surges. government orders locomotives and cars from the United States. Also, John Wesley, a Black man, was captured in Missouri after a manhunt for assaulting Mrs. Rosalia Marmion. he confesses. Santa Fe route offers 15.00 round trips with October 6 end date.
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Mexico
Mexico City
England
Sept
Tehuantepec National Railway
United States
St. Lows
John Wesley
Rosalia Marmion
Manchester
St. Louis County
Clayton
Santa Fe Round Trip Offer to Kansas City and Return
Advertises Kansas City round trip by Santa Fe route for $1.00 with Sunday departure. Mentions Louisville and Indianaapolls stopovers and $1590 round trip fare, good until October. Rowley Bros. listed for particulars.
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Louisville
Indianapolis
Rowley Broad
Particulara
India
Oe Ae
Rowley Bros
Jolie
Metars
Lee Rowley Bros
Collapse Buries Workers at State Fair Machinery Hall
A tower on the Machinery hall under roof work collapsed at the State Fairgrounds yesterday, burying several men. The dead include Charles Hobson and James Parker of Lincoln and James Parke of the local city. Many injured reported with multiple fractures and severe burns. Providence Gas Company workers died by gas asphyxiation in the Westfield street gas holder cellar.
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Srmwxarmrp
Lil
State Pairgrounds
Charles Hobson
James Parker
Lincoln
Neb
James Parke
Fred Berd
N. Willistson
Samuel Davenport
Chicago
John Gethard
Charles Brownell
Providence Gas Company
Providence, R. 1
Westfield Street
Turkish Ambassador Acknowledges Armenian Reforms, Yet Dismisses Commission
Constantinople Sept 5 Officials report Rustem Pasha Turkish ambassador to England told Foreign Minister he discussed Armenian reforms with Lord Salisbury and that Turkey would not permit international control. Salisbury warned continued rejection would prompt powers to implement reforms and risk dismemberment of Turkey. The dispatch triggers broad unease.
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Loch Salisbury
Constantinople
Rustem Pasha
England
Lord Salisbury
Turkey
Armenia
Death of Henry Clark Democratic Leader in Missouri
Sept 5 reports Henry Clark of Montgomery County Missouri dead after a stroke. The death follows fatal outcomes for three potential congressional candidates including Henry Wood and Sol Hughlett. Also noted are a Kentucky hearing in a Hoodenbaugh case and Choctaw treaty-related meetings in Atoka.
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Mexico
Henry Clark
Montgomery County
Sol. Hughlett
Clark
Hughiett
Democratic Party
Congress
Henry Wood
Sol. Bughlett
Pat Crowe Remanded on Train Robbery Charge
Pat Crowe was remanded until September 14 in a Cincinnati police court case over a train robbery at St. Joseph Missouri. Officers from Missouri were expected to arrive to proceed with the case.
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Pat Crowe
German Socialists Angry Over Emperor Attitude
A Berlin dispatch reports socialists resolved to hold meetings nationwide to discuss the emperor's attitude, signaling unrest. The item notes strong political tension amid current events and references local tailoring business at 718 Kansas Avenue in Mayberry.
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Lonpos
Berlin
Kansas Avenue
Mayberry Tailoring Co
Pearly Hines Caught by Deputy Sheriff Owens on Tuesday Night
Pearly Hines a colored man about 20 years old was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Tom Owens on Kansas Avenue around 12 30 Tuesday night after escaping custody during a prior arrest for stealing wheat and jumping a $500 bond. He will be tried at this term of court.
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Pearly” Hines
Mack
Tom Owens
Tom
Pearly
Tix Street
Hives
District Court
Owens
Kansas Avenue
The Artesian Country Bright Spot in Meade County
A Meade County report highlights the artesian country with a 100 acre water lake feeding trees shrubs and vegetables. Vick operates five wells supplying irrigation to orchards and crops as the land grows brighter and more luxuriant each year. Also promotes Wuckien’s Arnies Silv a medical salve for skin ailments available from J. K. Jones on Kansas Avenue for 25 cents a box.
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Mende County
Mende
Vick
Meade County
Wuckien
Arnies Siiva
J. K. Jones
Kansas Ave
Travel Offers and Local Notices from Louisville and Topeka
Travel deals list round trip to Louisville and Indianapolis with $15 fare and October 6 stopover terms through Rowley Bros. Kansas Dental Portors moving to 607 Kan Ave after Sept. 16 in rooms formerly occupied by Dr. Nye. Stave Jovsznat’s Want and Miscellaneous columns promise heavy Topeka readership. Peerless advertising urged.
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Kansas Dental
Kan, Ave
Sit
Nye
Jovsznat
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Treat
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Atoka
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Choctaw National Council
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Mr. Vance
Commercia
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