State Journal dives into Comanche county bonds scandal
The State Journal presents a formal statement from state officials denying improper influence in a bond deal and vows to prove alleged misconduct. It asserts county bonds were misvalued, improper offers were made, and a court fight may precede the election as evidence is tested.
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Daybot
Attrney
Crieman
Turn Suomissioner
Ofarge Hie State Journal
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Satareventog
Ocean
Topeka
Anyeos
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Comanche
Communionere
Comanche County
al- Trady
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County Cleri
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Comsnohe County
Topeka Stain Journal
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Tt. Hower
Bailey
Atmo
Commission
Acre Ae
Rene Ant Os
Treamteer
Wally
Unclear OCR Fragments On State Securities Fund
Fragmentary text from an old newspaper references a scheduled fund of the state in securities of doubtful value. A cartgiamen tries to dodge the main question. Continued to Page Seven.
End of Chicago strike expected this week
A pact between packing house union representatives and plant owners aims to end the labor dispute by midweek. Strikers will be recalled as work appears, with skilled workers kept at prior wages, and rehiring prioritized for former employees. The talks, kept secret, began a week ago with packers and labor leaders.
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Chicago
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Morton
Fourteen Die by Fire on East Side Tenement
A September fire in a five story double tenement on Attorney Street, New York, killed fourteen people including four women and nine children aged two months to twelve years. Dozens were injured as residents slept, many leaping from upper floors or escaping across adjacent roofs, with investigators citing a lamp explosion as the likely cause.
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New York
Attorney Street
Montia
Hye Gremen
Tralia
Colorado Flyer Off Train Tracks, Minor Injury Reported
An early morning Santa Fe line incident near Topeka halted a Missouri River bound Colorado flyer. The train derailed due to tender issues, injuring a crew member named Geelee. Investigators note recent tender problems affected several Santa Fe trains as new tenders were being tested. Weather noted Summer Resort conditions with wind at 12 mph and a range of hourly temperatures.
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Colorado Fur
Lost 200 Guns and Big Battle Ends in Russia
The report details a chaotic retirement of General Kuropatkin and massive losses at Liao Yang as Russian defenses collapse. It notes the dispatches from St Petersburg about the bombardment, the emperor's concern, and the morale across the population, with continued calls for victory despite the heavy defeats.
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Atchison
Timeka & Santa Fe
Pennsylvania Railroad
Palace of Transportation
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Pennsylvani Railroad
Pennsylvania Company
Anavivania Company
St. Petersburg
Rome
Xuronaikin
Liao Yang
Santa Fe
Rus Eee
Totess
Pat
Enst
Yents
Mukden
Yentai
Jong
Kuropatkin
Russia
Kelly Gets a Jolt in Miami County GOP Row
The Miami county contest board ruled against T. T. Kelly and his rump county committee. The board, made up of prominent Republicans, placed the anti Kelly ticket on the official ballot and affirmed the regular committee led by Geo. L. Robinson. Kelly’s effort to control the county GOP was rejected, repudiating his influence in the county.
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Thomas T. Kelly
Kelly
Miami County
Bowersock
Republican Committee
Geo. L. Robinson
Waa
B. F. Simpson
Kelly Committee
Republican County Committee
Whicch
Fustonlats
T. T. Kelly
Oklahoma Week Opens As Gov Ferguson Hosts Beauty Queens
The Oklahoma building hosts a reception with Governor Ferguson and 16 beauty contestants from 12 U S cities and four international cities including Toronto Havank Tokyo and Ginstow marking the start of Oklahoma Home Week at the exposition. Plus boxing notes and local items.
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St Louis
Oklahoma
Ferguson
United States
Toronto
Havank
Tokyo
Ginstow
Russian retreat after Kuropatkin defeats at Liao Yang
St Petersburg reports Queen Kuropatkin has escaped with much of his army and stores, praised for rapid withdrawal. Japanese forces under Oyama were unable to prevent the Russian retreat, while Kuropatkin regroups for a northerly push toward Mukden as analysts debate the strategic losses and potential countermeasures.
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Kuropatkin
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Oyama
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Uroki
Mukden
Kuroki
Orloff
Russia
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Stakelberg
Fentat
Novos Vremya
Kuropstkin
Ling Yang
Fights for Liao Yang during early September clashes
Detailed account covers September 1 to 4 actions around Liao Yang with Russian retreat from circle positions, Japanese shelling of Bodock rail station, and Kuroki’s movements near Yentai and Yentai. Describes heavy shellfire, infantry assaults, and shifting fronts as forces contest the railroad and surrounding trenches.
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Taltse
Kuroki
Yentai
Oku
Nedsu
Yental
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Evedin
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Puameen
Riveaian
Tentai
Yentat
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Mailer
Five Men Drown in Lake Erie Capsizing Launch
Five men drowned when a 2 foot Naptha launch capsized on Lake Erie while en route from Cleveland to Vermilion for yacht races. The deceased include John D. Begley of 551 Scovill Ave NE, Albert G. Treiber of 28 Averdale Street, Paul Hartner of 200 Root Street, with two more identified as salesmen from the Garry and Steel Company and an employee from Sammer Abstract Company. Names and exact details are partially obscured in the report.
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Lake Erie
Cleveland
Vermililion
John D. Begley
Scovill Avene
Albert G. Treiber
Averdale Treet
Paul Hartner
Root Street
Sarmer Abstract Company
Jules Hartio
Garry and Steal Company
Cincinnat
Medicine Men Meet Convene At National Pharmacy Convention
Medicine men from across the United States gather in Kansas City Missouri for the opening of the American Pharmaceutical Association annual convention. About two hundred delegates represent three thousand pharmacists and suppliers, meeting to discuss industry issues, standards, and new drug developments.
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Kanaas City
Kansas City
United States
American Pharmaceutical Association
Rock Island shops reopen at Chickasaw with workers back
Muskogee Oklahoma September 5 the Rock Island shops at Chickasaw have reopened and all the old men are back at work after months of shutdown reports had said to move to Shawnee Oklahoma Philadelphia game notes on September 1 Brooklyn and National League conditions cited plus railway Maple Leaf rates to western Canada tickets on sale September 15 to October 15 details by Geo W Lincoln Kansas City Missouri portions of the text mention Rehberg's insanity and other scattered items about the day’s events
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Chickasaw
Shawnee
O. T
Chicago Great Western Railway
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Canada
Geo. W. Linncoln
West Sth Street
Kansas City
Labor's Holiday Parades and Speeches Across Cities
Ten thousand workers marched through Kansas City streets while Populist presidential candidate Watson spoke at a Labor Day picnic at World's Fair Grounds. Across St. Louis and Chicago sections report parades and athletic contests, with New York noting wage losses from strikes and lockouts. Minor reports from Denver and other locales describe large gatherings and varying labor day activities.
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New York
New York City
Chicago
Moomtington
Care
Joes
Denver
Col. i
James If. Peabody
Sry
Fatal nitroglycerin blast injures and kills in Up tier Sandusky
A premature explosion of nitroglycerin near Up tier Sandusky causes multiple deaths and serious injuries. Names listed include MALEN LOOKABAUGH Findlay, LAPE McKAY, JOSEPH FOX, and WISE among the wounded. Cause of blast unknown and recovery uncertain for the injured. Chicago city directory details accompany the damaged page.
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Tier Sandusky
Malen Lookabaugh
Lape McKay
Joseph Fox
Lima Ae Wise
Upper Semangel
Urcan
Cincinnati
Wise
Truener
Alice Wine
Baity
Mary Gulliford
Claire Lookabaugh
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