Politics And Economy From The World Today
Dispatches from Chicago hint at political maneuvers as Hobson may gain influence before returning home. Debates on British policy and the South African peace loom, while gold currency appears in daily use amid a growing money supply. President McKinley’s peace commission for the Philippines is noted, with editorials on Dewey’s arrival and a looming presidential prospect.
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Chicago
Tbere
Trig
Hobson
Dewes
Trusts and prices stir debate among scholars and workers
Economists and college professors debate the trust issue while industry leaders prove its impact. The public witnesses rising prices for staples like food and meat, controlled by large firms. The burden falls hardest on poor and fixed incomes as essential goods become less affordable.
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Enermais
Exseyiate
Ateast
Fi. Com
Eel Trust
Coal Trust
Americ
Icome
Why the trust war is felt by the public
The piece argues millions hate trusts because their greed and price gouging strike households daily. It warns meat and cost trusts especially threaten families by making basic goods unaffordable and stirring public indignation.
Glimpse of Life in Atchison From a Fragmented Column
A garbled Atchison Globe item offers quips on clerks sharing duties, women’s fashion, gossip about refined looks, and comments on social behavior. It mentions workplace dynamics, public transport courtesy, and anecdotes about figures like Dewey and a revival origin, all in clipped, incomplete notes.
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Atchison Globe
Asatore
Pointed Ye From the Chicago News
A collection of pithy maxims on resolutions luck, gender roles, and social behavior. Witty aphorisms compare habits, marriage, umbrellas, and vigilance, noting human folly and common sense with playful contrasts between desire and reality. The piece satirically surveys daily life and character observations.
Reflections of a Seer From the New Acre
A satirical piece on marriage norms notes that a man who tells his wife nothing resigns and that many wives fear a husband’s delirious outbursts. It suggests men seek prudence and restraint in expressing love and worry about social scrutiny after marriage.
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Acre
Fort sco carnival queen and quail season notes
The item lists events at Fort sco including a carnival queen erection and October 1 to December 2 quail season. It cites Colonel Anthony on Gon Paul prayer and mentions editorial activity at the Hichfield Monitor and social notes about Dewert attendance. Mentions Wichita and Hiawatha fairground ball games and a heated boycott discussion at Paris ex hadition in Kansas.
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Fort Sco
Anthony
Gon Paul
Hichfield Monitor
A. J. Streeter
Bothee
Salina
Ivitation
Dewert
Wichita Haele
Paris
Kansas
Santa Paris
Hiawatha Fair Ground
Wichita
Eacie
Chicago Association
Saline County
Cooking school opens with low turnout in Hlewatha
In Hlewatha the cooking school drew only four of sixty town girls, while sixty married women attended. Vic Murdock’s story mentions H. G. Toler of Wichita and ex-Governor Leedy staying in the same room in Joplin. An incident with a dog and a poker fired toward the window is noted in a terse, fragmentary reading.
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Hlewatha
Vic Murdock
H. G. Toler
Wichita
Leedy
Master of Joplin
War Costs Rise as Civil and Military Outlays Grow
Washington spec Buftato Express reports two months into the new fiscal year shows a total military outlay of 79 169 504 dollars with army 34 203 080.96 and navy 9 689 245.40 plus pensions and interest. Civil establishment spending runs to about 120 395 998.85 annually while war taxes rise and federal receipts total 81 018 351.50 from the war tax and 52 300 from internal revenue.
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Washington
Buftato Express
Civil and Miscellaneous Establishment
Army
Navy
Teast
Wanamaker Ad Space Question in Philadelphia Record
A fragmented OCR passage discusses John Wanamaker's contract for advertising space in the Philadelphia Record. It questions value and public benefit, noting Wanamaker's prominence and the advertising trade uncertainty. The text critiques the cost and impact on merchants and public opinion.
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Enangey
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Philadelplia
Wosnainabee
Peratetert
Tenagine
Bouwebold
Sperling Suri
Wennsosker
Humor of the Day scraps and stray chatter
Fragmented humor column notes stray lines about lovers, letters, marriages, and social banter. The piece blends comic snippets with references to a Doctor Brorsthine and a proposed plan, ending with train ticket prices and dates. Washington Star and Atchison cites appear in the closing fragment.
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Chia Baba Coen
Mre. Jones
Washington Star
Think of Ease But Work On Ad Found in Ad Copy
An old advertisement extols blood purity and health benefits of Hood's Sarsa parila claiming pure blood sustains the body, makes hard work easier, and encourages self care through the remedy. The fragment ends with unclear characters.
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Hood
Penitentiary Twine Plant Under Steam at Leavenworth
Leavenworth reports progress on installing the binding twine plant at the state penitentiary. Machinery arrival is uneven as electricians and dynamos await from Cleveland, while boilers and finishing equipment lag. Raw material costs surge, threatening the revolving fund and limiting production potential. The brick storage building nears completion as officials plan next month’s market purchase.
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Leavenworth
Lausiiy
Meyere
Hoover and Gamble Manufacturing Company
Cleveland
Aome
Bisal
Woman sues for slander over bread baking claim
Abilene Kansas Sept 20 Mrs Louise Gatch formerly of Topeka sues Mr and Mrs Leonard Schwendener wealthy neighbors for 5000 damages alleging Mrs Schwendener wrote letters reflecting on the plaintiff s sound name and saying she cannot bake bread and is not a good house keeper the plaintiff also has a divorce suit pending
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Abilene
Kan
Louise Gatch
Topeka
Leonard Schwendener
Schwendener
Money for Depositors in Defunct Emporia Bank
Emporia date Sept 26 Albaugh receiver of the defunct First National bank reports the comptroller of the currency has approved a 10 percent dividend. This brings total to 49 percent in seven months. Further funds depend on the outcome of legal actions against William Martindale.
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First National of
Emporia
Necever Albaugh
First National Bank
Comptroller of
Albaugh
William Martindale
Iolas Cement Plant Party Arrives Amid Construction Plans
John T Holmes president leads a party to Iola to begin construction of the cement plant. Most men intend to stay and work as soon as building starts. About a hundred more workers expected within ten weeks. The Santa Pe gang to clear the old marble quarry for soon use.
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Santa Pe
Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs Regnier Observed at Farm Home
The golden wedding of Mr David Reenier and Mrs Misa Chizarte Terrien Regnier was celebrated at their farm eight miles north of town. Born in LaCucie Canada, he and his wife lived there before moving to Kansas in 1872. Eleven children, sixteen grandchildren, one great grandchild and seventy two relatives attended the dinner, honoring the venerable couple.
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Beven Unucren
Mra Regnier
Watnese
David Reenier
David Resnier
LaCucie
Canada
Misa Chizarte Terrien
Iill- B
Kensas
Confusion Likely If University Fees Are Turned Over
Lawrence, Sept. 20. An order by the state treasurer demands all Somereaned tan the Konpas university transsury be turned over to state control. The directive creates immediate questions about funding and administration.
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Lawrence
Tan the Konpas University Transsury
Contingent Fund Transfers to State Treasury Cause Confusion
A portion of the university contingency fund, long relied upon for essential operations, is to be turned over to the state treasury. The move risks embarrassment and significant confusion for those who manage the funds, disrupting established procedures.
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Universi
Dodge City Recruits Twenty-Four Soldiers Enlisted In Two Days
Dodge City reports 24 men enlisted in two days at the Forty-fourth volunteer infantry recruitment office. Recruits were sent to Leavenworth on Banta Fe No. 2. In Chetopa, the seventh annual reunion of old soldiers opens with a street fair drawing large crowds. Mayors and veterans share speeches. Atchison plans 14 special trains tonight to major depots, predicted to break local attendance records. County high school begins its third year with 45 students and new teaching staff, funded by county but housed by Wellington.
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Dodge City
Leutenant Koontz
Forty-fourth Volunteer Infantry
Leavenworth
Chetopa
Cranwell
Alien Buckner
Captain Cox
ROT County High School
Pauline Lewelline
Wichita
University of Kansas
Pat Hotchkiss
University of Minnesota
City of
Wellington
Suit for damages filed over stockholder circulars
Fort Scott Kansas September 20 M B H Wond of Kansas City manager of the Hong Loan investment association has retained his attorney to sue for 10000 damages against Keene Gates and J J Sheppard local attorneys for circulating letters to stockholders urging calls and claiming the institution was in serious condition
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Fort Scott
M. BH
Kansas City
A- Hong Loan Investment Association
Keene & Gates
J. J. Sheppard
Marriage Link in Great Bend Rites at Noon
In Great Bend on September 20 Rev J C Berger of Western Highlands Presbyterian Kansas City Kan presided over the wedding of Miss Haddle Torrey daughter of William Torrey of the Santa Fe to a partner from the First Presbyterian Church at noon Tuesday attended by local clergy and church members in a simple ceremony.
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Great Bend
J. C. Berger
Western Highlands Presbyterian Church
Kansas City
Kan
First Presbyterian Church
Haddle Torrey
William Torrey
Sante Feral
Rene
C. A. Berger
Florence
Wlo
Fort Scott Woman Appointed Private Secretary
Mrs Blanche Butler widow of the loan agent who vanished about a year ago has been named private secretary to Congressman Butler in an appointment announced today at Fort Scott The appointment involves a brother of her husband who serves as the congressman's associate in Pennsylvania
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Fort Scott
Blanche Butler
Congressman Butler
Pennsylvania
Sedgwick Corn Wins at Monmouth Fair Lazily
Wichita reports Sedgwick county corn samples sent by Freeman Brothers won first prize at the Monmouth street fair exhibition. J W James, noted cattleman, died at his ranch near Great Bend, Kansas, last night. Doniphan County Republicans nominate a slate in Troy on September 1.
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Sedgewick Corn
Wichita
Monmouth
Sedgwick County
Freeman Brothers
J. W. James
Great Bend
Kansas
Doniphan County
Troy
Properly Fitting Eyewear Frames Emphasized
A historic excerpt stresses precise frame fitting for comfort and accuracy. It urges correct lens alignment with pupils, unobtrusive glare, and temples that do not press on the face. It insists on custom orders when stock fails to meet fit requirements.
Local Nominating Ballot Tidbit From Wathena and Troy
In a brief draft ticket the positions of sheriff and treasurer were filled by acclamation with R H Larziere of Wathena and A R Graves of Troy. Names Margaret Schiltebaum of Troy as registrar of deeds and B Ozenberger as other official were listed, while H R Dinsmore of Troy and T P Marsh of Elwood were noted for county surveyor and related duties.
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Ing
R. H. Larziere
Wathena
A. R Graves
Troy
Margaret Schiltebaum
B. Ozenberger
Wathen
Foroner
Dinsmore
T. P. Marsh
Elwood
Cardinal Gibbons Seeks Philippine Matters at White House
Cardinal Gibbons met President in Washington for thirty minutes to discuss the Philippines with Father Stafford present. He would offer no statement on the meeting, as reports of church unity in the Philippines and church concerns with U S soldiers’ conduct were among topics. A separate item from St Paul notes the German Catholic Central Society’s protest over alleged desecration of churches in the Philippines.
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Cardinal Gibbons
White House
Washington
Father Stafford
Thin City
Philippines
Cleurch Promarty
ST. Paul, St. Paul, Minn
German Catholic Central Society
Philippio
Massachusetts Democratic state convention preparations underway
Boston September 2d preparations for the state convention of the Democracy of Massachusetts are nearly complete. The resolutions committee chaired by George Fred Williams began work on the platform. Delegates to the national Democratic convention are expected to be chosen smoothly with Alexander Brace of Lawrence likely candidate for governor and F Q Stattery of Framingham for lieutenant governor.
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Boston
the Democracy of
Massachusetts
George Fred Willams
Alex. B. Brace
Lawrence
Faward Q Stattery
Framingham
Meigs Move to Harlem Aboard Night Train Tale
A New York Sun excerpt recounts Meigs moving to Harlem and becoming a regular on the midnight uptown train. An elderly witness recalls Meigs drinking heavily, causing disturbances on trains, and the cautionary rough handling by staff as he was subdued. The narrative ends with Meigs moving to 11th Street and later near seventy-second Street, followed by a brief list of G A R reunions and dates for Wichita Gaylord Grenola and Spokane.
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The
New York Sun
Meigs
Harlem
Mele
Pandy
Fourteenth Strest
Damien
Hovanty-second Street
Maleep
Averigat
Kuntian
Seventy-second Street
Walt Meigs
Ana
Ity-Wenond
Melen
Beventy-seonua Street
Ile
Mes
Haim
Atchison and Return $151 via the Santa Fe
Tickets on sale September 20 and 21 with return valid September 22. Fragmentary note includes quoted dialogue about a performance piece and its representation.
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Atchison
Return
Santa Fe
Todiasepeus
Ship Load of Cats Surges in Maine Exports
The Masa Plowsan reports a boom in Angora cat shipments with large consignments leaving Maine and other states. Estimates show over 14 500 Angora cats still in camps nationwide while America holds about 2 400 cats. Demand outstrips supply, with farmers earning above 500 000 from their cats last year.
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Maine
United States
Armerica
He Spoke as a Brother Collier's Weekly Piece
Fragmentary OCR yields a tepid biographical note from Collier's Weekly with garbled text about a man speaking as a brother. The readable fragments mention an afternoon, a palace setting, and implied remarks or observations, but concrete facts, dates, names, or events are not discernible.
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Collier's Weekly
Battle of San Juan feature at Atchison Corn Carnival
The Corn Carnival at Atchison will feature a Battle of San Juan display as a central attraction. The event offers one fare for admission and celebrates local history with live demonstrations and community participation.
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Battle of
San Juan
Atchison
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