Kansas News: Night to Morning Deaths And Kidnapping
A Kansas roundup reports cattle disease near Mulvane killing cattle by morning after grazing on sourgrass cane. In Leavenworth, John Kulla is under arrest for the murder of Sebastian Blosser, a veteran, with Mrs Blosser confessing to Sheriff Rothenberger and naming accomplice Prow Strogiski. Blosser found dead with evidence of strangulation after a night at Stromeke's saloon.
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Wichita
Mulvane
C. Jtl Roulter
John Kullais
Leavenworth
Sept
Sherif Rothenberger
John Kutia
Sebastian Blosser
Second Missouri Cavalry
Binty
Kula Alcs
Blosser
Stromekc
Kull
Sbe
Kulla
Jculla
Meeting Called By Kansas Single Tax League In Topeka
The Kansas Single Tax League calls a September 3 meeting at Metropolitan Hall Topeka for reformers and opponents of taxes. Speakers include Congressman Maguire Jerry Simy zon John White and Rev Vernon J Smee. Attendees urged to defend equal land tax and attend sessions during Topeka Festival. event open to lawyers ministers businesspeople and the public.
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Emporia
R—Mes
Metropolitan Hall
Topekt
Nail Ortozier
Freiber Organization
Propecanda
Kansas Singh Tex
Editors at Emporia Pick Morgan as President
In Emporia on September 5 the Fourth congressional district federation elected A. Morgan of Cotterswood Hs Leader as president with Kent Shaw as secretary. Attending members included J. B. Carpenter, Cornel Grove Republican. Grant Shaw, Florence Bulletin. W. A. Medaria. Lyndon Journal. S. M. Ser. St. Marys Page. W. D. Madison Star. C. Eskridge Keon Republican. W. A. White Imperia. J. Evacoloise Orwalis. Douglas Tribune. HR. Mt. Chi. Wm Wadstell. White Simmister. Mt. Phillips. Burns Citizen.
Kidnapped 15 Year Old Girl In Baxter Springs
The 15 year old daughter of D C Moore vanished during a Baxter Springs soldiers reunion on Wednesday night. She left her hat parasol and gloves at a stand and went to the merry go round in search of her younger sister. Woods have been searched with no trace found and police fear immoral motives or worse.
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Baxter Springs
D.C. Moore
Mit
Musical Women in Marysville and Osborne Lead Local Talent
Marysville and Osborne boast three notable young musicians, led by cornet soloist Kiesel and a Chicago orchestra recruit. Nellie Furrowsha and Hetan play trombone and violin, with past engagements in Topeka, Louisville, and a notable Dakota band tournament nine years ago. The group joins a touring season opening in Wichita on October 1.
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Marysville
Osborne
Sepl
Kansas
Ly Kiesel
Indianapolis
Scbuman
Chicago
Wichita
Nellie
Hetan
To-peka
Loulevilie
Ranchmen Seek New Industry to Feed 75000 Sheep
Clyde area ranchmen plan a bold venture to feed 75,000 sheep as two new industries loom. Projections estimate wheat or wool byproducts could sustain the flock, with regional operators eyeing Clyde as a hub for processing and market access.
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Clyde
Clyde, F
Wos
Unclear Fragment From Chua County Record
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Chua county and military aspects this fall and winter with garbled names and terms. Reads as rough notes on local events or figures without clear actions or outcomes.
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Chua County
Tilatary
Campaign crowd heckled speaker at opera house
Pratt September report describes J. D. Botkin opening a campaign to a large attentive audience in the opera house. A drunken partisan disrupted questions and was escorted out. The piece shifts to other notices including a homing pigeon flight from Sterling, Adjutant General Allen inspecting Garden City troops, Populists nominating county officers in St John, Sholes inspecting wires in Emporia, Governor Leedy at a horse show, and plans for a colored agricultural college at Atchison.
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S Lange
Pratt
J. D. Botkin
Opera House
Allen
Garden City
Sept
McD
Rowan
Topeka
Leedy
Kansas City
John W. Leedy
Union
Tapeks
From BrKansas Towns General and Personal News
WEWTON The Seventh congressional district convention convened in this city with about 150 delegates, many from outside the state. Edith Hill Rooker of Pittsburg and Mrs Helen Harford of Oregon addressed the meeting. Wellington Petitions from young peoples societies of all churches and the W C T U were presented to fire by council praying for the repeal of the maintenance. For several weeks petitions circulated countywide urging the county attorney to close Wellington joints. Olathe The engine room of the deaf and dumb institution undergoing remodeling with boilers and two new rollers purchased. Superintendent A A Stewart said attendance this year will exceed prior years.
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Wewton
Lontention
Seventh Congressional District
Ciy
Edith Hill Rooker
Pittsburg
Helen Harford
Oregon
Wellington
Young Peoples Societies
Thurches
Ely
Wc.t. UL
Olathe
Deaf and Dumb Institution
A. A. Stewart
Lease Denies Klondike Trip Prefers Temperate Zone
Mary Elizabeth Lease states reports she plans no Klondike voyage and remains in the temperate zone due to prior engagements as a lecturer. The message, relayed from Luke Crystal on September 6, notes speculation by newspapers about a Klondike journey and clarifies her focus on her itinerant duties.
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Klondike
Ohisentuyk Mto Ubhana
New York
New York World
Klondike Gulf Fields
Dre
Mary Elizabeth Lesne
Luke Crystal
Miah
Apelle
Mary Fitzabeth
Geo W. Stansfield
Kan Ave
Miller
I Pimrmacs
Topeka Ave
Peerless Steam Laundry
West
Lost brig Donna Zt Brisés feared after Caribbean voyage
Shipping news from Philadelphia reports the brig Donna Zt Brisés bound from New York to Cuba with arms for insurgents. No word since she sailed three weeks ago. a tropical cyclone near the Bahamas diminishes chances of salvage. The Dauntless cannot locate the Briggs in Savannah.
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Philadelpnia
Straits of Dover
Santiago de Cuba
New York
Briggs
Garcia
Win
Barneoa
Bahama Islands
Bricgs
Gove
Tit
Savannah
Griges
Subcommittee Leads Inquiry Into Pacific Railroads
Senator Foraker of Ohio chairs a senate subcommittee on Pacific railroads to probe the Union Pacific sinking fund and alleged fraudulent patenting of funds. Members Harris of Kansas and Stewart of Nevada join, with an informal Washington meeting to assess possible actions before the court ordered sale of the Union Pacific within thirty days.
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Washington
Sept
Foraker
Ohio
Senate Committee On Pacific Railroads
Pacific Railroads
Simking
Treasury
Union Pacific Road
Pettigrew
Senate
Harris
Kansas
Stewart
Nevada
Union Pacific
Circuit Court
Highth District
Forsker
Anoihier Branch
Pacific Ralirtad Iniry
Labouchere Repeats Death Hints in Hahnke Case
London reports renew the mystery surrounding Lieut von Hahnke death, with theories ranging from a river accident to an unreported blow or suicide. Truth comments question official narration, noting contradictory tales about the German officer’s fate and the empires reaction.
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London
Eveny Labouchere
Lieut von Hahnke
General von Hahnke
Emperor William
List
Northland
Hohenzollernn
Labouchere
Wiliam
Lieut
Habnke
Lfe
Hohengolern
Hatnke
von Hahnke
Berlin
Burtsi
Labowehere
Fever's First Victim at Ocean Springs
A St. Louis girl, Miss Perlope Emma E. Schutze, daughter of F C G Schutze, died of yellow fever at Ocean Springs on the Mississippi coast after a dispatch reported she became very ill on Saturday and died Sunday.
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St. Louis
Ocean Springs
Mississippi
Perlope
Emma E. Schutze
F. C.G. Schutze
Montevideo Capital Threat Seen With Small Garrison
A correspondent warns Montevideo faces danger if an attack is determined. The capture of the capital could be possible since the garrison is about 2,000 men and there is no robust defense system.
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Montevideo
Grain Of Grain O Try Grais-O Drink Ad
Try Grain O Grais-O the new grain drink that replaces coffee. Adults and children may drink it without distress as it has a rich seal brown color like mocha or java but is made from pure grains. Sold by grocers at per pack.
Santa Fe Railway to Establish Historical Museum
Edward Wilder promotes a Santa Fe historical museum at the Kansas headquarters. He plans to collect photographs of officers and directors, arrange them in groups, seek relic donations, and exhibit items during the Santa Fe anniversary, with space in the general office building or Library Hall for the collection.
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Santa Fé Railway
Dis Liye
Edward Wilder
Santa Fe
Pioneer Railroad
Kansan
Wilder
Library
Tuoseuth
Buhl Lp
Santa Fe Railway
Topeka
Kansas
The
Ylee
Nickerson
West
Osage City
Rail League Aims to Rally Illinois Railroad Men
The Beltway league gathers Chicago railroad workers to form a state organization. Leaders urge arbitration and oppose wage cuts and fare reductions, stressing safety and stability over capital interests. A second meeting is planned to broaden attendance and begin formal state coordination.
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Chicago
Beltway League
RS. Kaylor
Ohth
Masonica Temple
Chicixo
John Flory
Miesonri
John W. Celishan
Minots
Willem Kirkpatrick
Order of
M. W. Lightcap
Pennsylvania Mes
G. Casad
Northern Pacific
C. H W. Warren
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Illinois
League
Santa Fe Ballast Mint Gravel Bed Supplied Locally
A short distance south of Douglass on a high bluff lies a fine mint gravel bed used by the A T and FP railway for ballast. The supply is inexhaustible and valued for quality and chute access. Heavy river bank bumps wash gravel into bins by the track as 16 to 20 men are employed by Contractor Bradbury.
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Warner Valley Times
Douglass
Bradbury
Santa Fe upgrades at Arkansas City yards and depot
The Arkansas City Traveler reports improvements at the Santa Fe yards and depot. Yardmaster Reed says a force of 20 men began work, installing new siding and a double rack from the Santa Fe shops to Chestnut Avenue. The depot platform will be extended across two tracks to separate southbound and eastbound traffic, reducing switching strains.
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Arkansas City
Santa Fe
Hias
Reed
Traveler
Chestnut Avenue
Paul Morton Praises Santa Fe Farmers Prosperity
Paul Morton third vice president of the Santa Fe Railway while in Denver spoke highly of the Arkansas Valley and New Mexico. He cited Rocky Ford melons and growing celery as promising, noted beet sugar potential, and said the valley’s population has doubled in three years. He mentioned Santa Fe support for new enterprises and markets, with crops shipping to Chicago and St. Louis.
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Santa Fe
Denver
Paul Morton
Santa Fe Roail
Glenwood Springs
Arkansas
New Mexico
Rocky Ford
Colorado
Air
Morvin
Uber
Davis
New York
Booth-Tucker
Booth- Tucker
Tucker
Biewes
Morton
Golg
Chicaco
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
Etate
Senta Pe Company
Rock Island Fall Festival Circular Advertises Event
A Topeka circular labeled Rock Island dodger promotes the Fall Festival and Soldiers Reunion with a one fare round trip, praising the war era themes, Santa Fe anniversary, Floral Queen, and a detailed program. It invites veterans to attend as activities run night and day. Updates note boiler department shifts to day and night and semaphore system work at Emporia narrows accident risks.
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Topeka
Rock Island “Dodger
Elwood Negroes Not Warned Say Governor Denies Rumors
Governor Mount received a protest from the national anti mob and syned law association urging action to halt supposed expulsion of Negro residents of Elwood Indiana. Mount asked Mayor Finch denying the report and promised to protect all citizens. The mayor plans a formal denial.
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Calor
Finchhng
Elwood
Ere
Yellow Jack Corralled No New Orleans Cases
The Louisiana state board of health reports full control of the yellow fever situation in New Orleans with no new cases up to ten o'clock today. Despite the clean bill, nearby towns in Louisiana and Mississippi maintain quarantine. Biloxi reports three well defined cases under guard, Mobile enforces strict quarantine with several arrivals sent to the detention ramp west of the city.
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New Orleans
Louisiana State Board of Health
Louisiana
Mississippi
Mobile
Ala
Louisvile and Nashville
Low Rates To Denver Set By Passenger Agents
At a meeting of the passenger agents of the transmissouri fines the group authorized a one fare round trip to Denver for the Festival of Mountain and Plain. The fare applies to Colorado and western Nebraska and Kansas, excluding parts of Wyoming Utah and New Mexico territories. The Rock Island line was granted an 80 percent rate due to special conditions.
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Denver
Transmissouri
Mountain
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Wyoming
Utah
New Mexico
Rock Island
Wheat and Corn Markets Rally on Weak Crops and Abroad
In today s market report Wheat opened strong with December futures rising, aided by bad crops overseas and firm foreign buying on the board. Paris and Liverpool saw advances while U S receipts were light Carload buying exceeded a million bushels yesterday and prices firmed through the afternoon. Corn weakened early but recovered with continued large receipts forecasts and mixed crop reports. Oats lagged behind corn as limited demand and steady receipts persisted Provisions showed dull but modest gains then declines Hog and cattle receipts remained sizable with steady to firm tone Sheep and hog markets steady to mixed. Overall trading carried a cautious tone with nervousness noted in the market.
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Mengo
WWE
Paris
Liverpool
Pean
Northwest Reselptn
Liverpool Cabies
Iapcaeme
HRCA
Sme
Wn Steady
Mip Hy Ee
Joel Naa
Eri
Liversool
Ma Hieter
London
Ferther
Chicago
Cummins
Jonelan
Jay Sa
Phils Welling
Jone Corer
Burchina
Kansas City
Omaha
Duluth
Bam
London Cables
New York
Erratic Market Casualties Amid Mixed Commodity News
In a fragmented market report spanning London to Chicago, traders cite scattered price shifts in wheat corn and oats. Refined sugar, coffee and tea markets show steady to firmer tones while weather and shipment notes hint at uneven trade flows and potential near term volatility.
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Prest
Ah. LA Tare
Sverptary
Single Tax League
A Morgan
Grant Snaw
Musical Women
Sterling
Hutchinson
Sterling Homing Club
Tassie
Lars Senne
Sept.c
G. Sholes
Santa F
Sampson
Newton
Colored College
Atchson
Atchison
Colored Agricultural College
Collated Baptists of
Mr. Smothers
A W. Voigt
Brkansas
Es - Lease
Kansas Avenue
Eagle's
Rose Tint Sc Cigar
Donna T. Briggs
Ken
R. R. Committee
U. P
Labby
Kaiser
Mr. Edward Wilder
Mr. Wilder
Marton
Circular A
Central Branch
Associated Press
State Journal
Texas Siren
Rees
SSR Stas
Texas
Sata Binsan Stern
Cobar
Perr
Fais
Aintry
Masani
Seyr & Reap
Efmer
Aspen
Mirto
Zode
Dave
Fan Sania
Aridox
Ganpre
Beo'y
Lux Commission Co
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