Kansas News and County Nominations Report
Kansas news items report a Topeka settlement date of October 13 for the Hatter case and a Hutchinson note about Oda Fellows planning funds for orphan care. The piece lists nominations across Douglas, Graham, and other counties, naming sheriff, coroner, treasurer, and commissioners, with party affiliations and candidates for various posts.
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Douglas County
Moss Lingt Datree
Dr. Ward
B. Hos-kinser
Epidemic Strikes Hogs Near Independence
A diseased hog epidemic devastates stock dealers and farmers across the region north of Dery. Losses exceed 160 hogs as sickness spreads, with cattle suspected to be affected near Deles and Rennes peicas. Authorities report fever and widespread concern as farmers face heavy blows to herds.
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Antiapathvn
Kansas Forssi Trees and the Dodge City Forestry Station
The article highlights forestry work at a station near Dodge City, noting the growth of trees and the elevation print. It describes the well indicating aeration and water depth measurements, and comments on atmospheric moisture and tree growth factors observed at the station.
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Dore
Dodge City Forssry
Cite Republican
Shana Peghin
Tnes
Tesia Sretier
Wiebest
Dedae City
Ules Arcane
Elmdale Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested in Galena
Local report notes a former Emporia bicycle dealer, W. H. Suppe, arrested in Galena and transported here on Sept. 2 charged with complicity in the Elmdale Bank robbery. Officials say he claimed innocence and denies involvement, while investigations continue into the securities stolen and the robbers’ plans.
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Experia
Galena
Elmdale
W. Hi. Suppe
Emporia
Unclear text fragment about labor and pay
Fragmentary archival note discusses a landscape, machinery, ten workers per machine, and payments of wages. Names and clear facts are missing, leaving an imprecise snapshot of a labor scenario with no identifiable event or date.
Old Settlers Reunion Drafts County Leaders
Narrow text shows Saulth county old settlers planning a reunion with R. Stone as president and Lair Dean as secretary, noting no current organization and the aim to list all county old settlers.
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Smuin
Saulth County
R. Stone
Lair Dean
Secretari
Lebanon Celebrates Rock Island to City Completion
Lebanon marks the tenth anniversary of completing the Rock Island road to town on October 1. Subscriptions total 30 have been raised to cover expenses. Free coffee will be served. Several speakers will attend. A football match will be played for a prize. The Pembletons and Fairmount corps will join the celebration. Lebanon will be festively decorated.
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Rock Island
Lebanon
Mawe Pembletons
Arum Corps
Fairmount
Nebraska
Union of Western Miners Forming Lodges in Kansas and Missouri
George Wallace chairs a proposed Western Miners Protective Association tied to the United Mine Workers. The plan to organize lodges in Kansas and Missouri has been under consideration by miners for some time and is deemed necessary.
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Pitebars
George Wallace
United Mine Workers’ Assects&own
Wellington Postmaster Levi Ferguson Indorsed by Senator Baker
Levi Ferguson, Wellington postmaster, receives endorsement from Senator Baker as a political candidate. The backing signals support for Ferguson in local or regional election efforts. Senator Baker's approval could influence voters in Wellington's upcoming ballot.
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Wellington
Levi Ferguson
Senator Baker
Sunday Shaving and Labor Battle in Leavenworth
Leavenworth records show local labor groups pressing Sunday shop operations while judges uphold Sunday work restrictions. Appeals circulate in nearby towns as Salina farmer libel suits surface over a 25 article in the Saline Sun tied to Henry Burr.
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Leavenworth
Spit
Jude
Myers
Supreme Court
Salina
Selina
Seper t—Ausset Homi
Henry Buer
Satine Sun
Henry Hurr
Ajco
Mr. Burr
Grasshoppers Threaten Farmers as State Groundskeeper Plans Bulletin
Prof Snow to draft a bulletin on grasshoppers for the state agriculture board amid farmer unease. Kansas Postmasters announces and lists three fourth class appointments with removals in Ness, Cowley, and Chautauqua counties.
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Snow
Lawrence
Chancellor Snow
State Board of Agriculture
Wew
Kansas
Postmastra Veashinetos
Clements
Chassounty
Wiliam Hamptac
Conway
Phereen
J. Alien
F. Richards
Ness
Cts
Cowley County
ED Starter
TL. Miller
Estooria Druseist Arrested for Prohibition Violations
Suspicious activity reported Saturday as Estooria Druseist was arrested for violating the prohibition law and stock of beer. A fine, confiscation of wines, and destruction of goods followed. Names and details remain unclear due to OCR issues.
Ministers expelled and found guilty at Forrest conference
At the Rock River district United Brethren conference in Forrest Sever Richmond of Fenton and Whittington were expelled, credentials revoked, and accused of deception. W. F. Prichard severed ties over financial remarks. Free Methodist docket centered on Newcomer of Freeport, guilty of unsteady Christian experience and fasting abuses. reprimand and apology ordered, no appointment. Spalding admitted error. no assignment for next year.
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Richmond
Whittington
Freeport
Rock River District
United Brethren Church
Forrest
Fenton
West Virginia
Bimaci
W. F. Prichard
Compton
Free Methodist Church
PW. Newcames
Eidar
Newcomer
Jung
Spatding
Pranklls Grove
Charles A Dana in decline as death feared near
New York September reports indicate Charles A Dana shows no improvement and worsens slightly. His family, hopeful only for palliative care, fears possible sudden sight attacks. If weather allows, they plan to move him from West Island Glen Cove to the city around October but doubt he will survive to leave alive.
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New York
Charles A Dana
Dana
West Island
Glen Cove
Indians Return to Blanket Life on Kima Reservation
Wakimas abandon white clothes and English after schooling. 209 pupils with 25 graduates yearly. Remnants of ten tribes in central Washington retreat to blankets paint and feathers. a 77 year old claims twenty wives. government purchases forty miles of reservation land for 3.1 million dollars as funds be spent on a great hunting dance.
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Wakimas
Kima Reservation
Washington
Collee
Portland
Agram
High Speed Engines by Southern Railway Prodigy
The Southern railway placed two high speed passenger locomotives this fall with a remarkable capability. They claim a traction force of 27,446 pounds, able to haul a 59-ton train plus forty ton cars on level track at low speed. Each engine weighs 75 tons with 48 tons on the driving wheels and 17 tons on the front four-wheel truck.
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Southern Railway
Oldest Station Agent Named in Postal Rolls
Postmaster General Gary’s designation lists Captain Charles W. Harvey at Etticott City Maryland and John W. Howser at Relay Bach as agents. The fragment hints at an older historical postal roster with names and placements.
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Gary
Stiles
Sary Azo
stBapregis
Charles W. Harvey
Etticott City
John W. Howser
Relay
Bach Bas
Kansas Central Affairs Unilon Pacific Oesis at Leavenworth
Reconstruction of a railroad plan details Union Pacific and Kansas Central influencing Leavenworth, with terms about receivership and future operation. The document mentions the road’s interest, timing around October, and prospects for formal action after September, highlighting names and places as readable in the OCR.
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Unilon Pacific Oesis
Leavenworth
Fragmentary note on road work and tolling plans
Disjointed OCR fragment discusses a road bed to be improved west of AMillonvale and mentions tolling and procuring some men. The text is partial and unclear but implies planned infrastructure work and funding steps. No definite dates, names, or places beyond AMillonvale can be confirmed from the readable portion.
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de Sxiendes
Amillonvale
Snip the Doggiets Burial in Satin Lined Casket in New York
Mrs Graham mourns her late dog Snip who died of a tumor. Undertaker Peter D. Romer prepared a satin lined coffin with silver handles and a zinc outer box for burial in Rosedale Cemetery. If burial is blocked, the remains may be shipped to Vermont for family wall placement.
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New York
Eeeee
Poodel
Rosedale
Graham
Vermont
Rim
Bim
Sein
Sual
Negroes sue over Augusta school closing in bias suit
In Augusta Georgia petitions led by prominent black citizens allege unconstitutional discrimination after the Richmond county board of education closed the negro high school during summer. They seek court orders enjoining tax collection and the use of funds for the Tubman High School while demanding reopening.
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Georgia School Board
Ausesta
Richmond County Board of Education
Augusta
Galloway
Board of Education
Tubsan High School
Cat and the Cherub at Olympia Music Hall reviewed
New York reports the premiere of Cat and the Cherub at Olympia Music Hall. A large audience gathered to watch a Chinatown set tale where the plot unfolds slowly and a dramatic strangling scene saves the work, though critics doubt its lasting appeal beyond a curiosity.
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New York
Olympia Music Hall
Greece
Chinatown
San Francisco
Ching Fang
Wing Shee
Woom
Chris Fane
Sullivan Candidacy and Boston Mayor Election Delay
Boston voters face delayed mayoral nominations as election commissioners delay filing papers. John L Sullivan states he will run only if Quincy is a candidate, and Quincy may withdraw. The November election date remains to be settled by the people of Boston. In Bourbon County Dry Wood township seek to compel Missouri Pacific to install a switch between Eastevale and Fort Scott, offering to donate the land and build tracks if the railroad completes the ties and iron. California vintners report a smaller crop but expect a superior quality vintage compared to 1892 despite drought impacts.
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Boston
John L. Sullivan
Cty
Sullivan
Imayor
Quincy
People of
Dry Wood
Bourbon County
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Missouri Pacific
Eastevale
Fort Scott
Des Moines Describes Gang of Thieves Heading To Topeka
A local dispatch warns of a large gang of pickpockets and rogues led by “Daffy Bob” and “Defy Hole” Tom Kelly and George Johnson. The thieves, known in Kansas City and Des Moines, are traveling in sections toward Topeka with plans to strike, including lock rackets and pocketbook snatching. Police warn the crew contains 29 members and that several named fugitives may arrive, with activities tied to Topeka and nearby cities.
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Kansas City
Buzeaut
North End
Topeka
Jess
Daffy Bob
Rogues
Des Moines
Silkey Fie
Jess Tabb
Rouse Records
Hansas City
Colored Voters Ticket Nominated in Ohio Convention
An Ohio Colored Voters ticket platform and slate emerged from a state convention in Columbus on September 2 showing support for independent action. The ticket lists Samuel J. Lexis for Supreme Court Judge, Graham Dual for Attorney General, Charlie F. Armisted for Gants County, John McKee for Board of Public Works, Moses Moore for Treasurer, and D Horner for State School Commissioner with a call for immediate civil rights action and a new party named the Negro Protective party.
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Ohio
Negross_ Columbes
Chineho
Samuel J. Lexis
Hamilton Cuyahoga County
Supreme Court
Graham
Alsormey
Charlies F. Armisted
Gants
Board of Public Works
John McKee
Clark County
Moses Moore
Montgomery
D. Horner
Hamilton County
of Ohio
United States
Gbie
Obie
Necro Protective Party
Abraham Lincott
Chile
Dick Colver
Tepeks
Pepeks
National labor conference meets in Chicago hall
About two representatives from Labor organizations attend a national labor conference in Orpheus hall Schiller building Chicago Debs argues strikes harm labor and calls for unity among unions. E M Hansmister elected chairman W F Carrick secretary. delegates present credentials. criticism aimed at Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor.
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Chicago
Orpheus Hall
Schiller
St. Louis
American Federation of Labor
E. V. Debs
The
Social Democracy
Tubor
Debs
Lebor
E. M Hanmister
W. F. Carrick
Pennsylvania
Gompers
Locomotive Explosion Kills Engineer in Harrisburg Area
Harrisburg, Sept 2. Engineer HL Bennett Mitchell was killed and Fireman John A Cawley gravely hurt when a locomotive exploded near Georgetown north of Harrisburg. The wreck occurred after an overhaul, hurling Mitchell 60 feet and burying Cawley toward the river. Passengers were unhurt. telegraph and travel were halted for hours.
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Harrisburg
HL Bennett Mitchell
John A Cawley
Northern Central
Georgetown
Mitchel
Cawley
Kilding
Tno
Pather and Son Beaten at Fort Scott
On Saturday night in Fort Scott two horse traders Zamied Whent and an accomplice assaulted Sherman Shawn and his aged father on a city street. Both victims were left senseless in a dangerous condition with skull fracture, broken arm, and severe wounds. Police pursue possible motive tied to a horse trade dispute.
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Fort Scott
Sherman Shawn
Zamied Whent
Skull of young woman found in Ohio River skeleton
In Cincinnati on Sept 27 a skull was found in the Ohio River near the Kentucky line. The skull shows a lower jaw with a vee notch and wine teeth in the upper jaw, plus four gold fillings in the front teeth. An expert dentist estimates the skull belongs to a woman aged between 15 and 18 years, raising a possible link to recent hangings.
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Cincinnati
Héran
Kentucky
Ohio River
Sors
Sackaes Ant “Walser
Washburn and Haskell Play At Athletic Park Wednesday
Football clash on Wednesday at Athletic Park pits Washburn against the Haskell Indians in a closely matched game. Last year’s score favored Washburn 5 to 1, but the Indians claim a stronger team this season. Quach Colirex of Washburn is guiding the squad, while 3. B. Bughes will be at the game in Malfbach Stahi. Helier of the Soldiers Orphans in Avisuna visits the area.
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Hutchinson
Oda
Srand
Ranses
Tobske
Ee An
Washbure
Haskel
Athistic Park
Washtern
Haskell Indians
Washbarz
Washburn
Malfback
Stahi
Mis Old Place
Shortage in Rye Declares Lower U.S. Harvest Outlook
New York Sept reports indicate the rye crop outcome falls short of earlier expectations. The American Agriculturist estimates U.S. rye production near six to seven million bushels, about two million more than last year but far below earlier forecasts. European crop prospects corroborate concerns, with diminished demand for American grain and ongoing export challenges amid weak home and abroad markets.
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New York
United States
Roewlas Gem
Irang
Tis
Rob Standard Oil Fire Leads to Robbery Attempt
Standard Oil, robbed of 22 24 Saturday night, money and checks in hand, manager EMM hid money after a fire cover. With no funds in the bank, he wrapped cash and checks in a package and hid it in the warehouse. The thief knew where to look and planned to blow the safe.
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Emm. Withoit
Warehuise
Police Work and Parade Traffic Control Criticized
The police force is praised for some actions but criticized for inefficiency during parade preparations. Officers on horseback fail to clear routes as crowds gather, prompting calls for Chief Steee to address lax conduct. An unrelated ad section touts medical cures and free art exhibits at 25 Monroe Street in the afternoons except Mondays.
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Kansas
Steee
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