Pratt Pressed the Button at New Greater New York Mayor Nomination
At a party convention Chauncey Depew urged support for Gold Democrat for comptroller and Seth Low carried the mayoral bid amid heated floor fights. The Brooklyn delegation backed Fitch for comptroller as Depew pressed party unity after a long, tense session.
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Committee On
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Porras
Clivers
Henry D-Purroy
Frederic
Gihtin
Low
Towa
Pratt
Committee On Sunteated
Bente
Jacob Aworth
Puke
Plait
Max
Uhy Lytton
Avionnes Olcott
Benjamin P
Pinette
Tracy
Olelt
Rhuid
Rm Atolwth
Worth
Dow
Pew
Chauncey M. Depew
Rabbell P. Fitch
Bha
Ashtel P. Fitch
Appleton
Brooklyn
LARNED PLEAS FOR HELP WITH PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT
Attorney General Hoyle has received a petition from Larned and Mer tT Buster heading a group urging enforcement of prohibitory laws. County Attorney Rogers, a Republican, opposes strict measures and questions the need for action. The attorney general delays response pending further clarification.
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Wraldh
Larned
Buster
Rogers
Repubican
Pefuses Neurans
Jamaica Ginger Fiend Mrs Eins Morkel Anks tobs
An unusual medical case at Belleveu hospital involves a Kohan patient named Mrs Erma Muchel, 28, seeking treatment for Jamaica ginger addiction. She reports craving wine and nutrition issues, hoping the remedy will curb the habit, while notes describe attempts at abstinence and related behavioral effects.
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Eins Morkel Anks
New York
Epi
Mechety
Bellevur
Mur
Kohan
Ole Kevermmnes
Jonata Ainger Hants
Erma Muchel
East Thitteadth Street
Mucked
Driving to Georgia and a Saucy Topeka Encounter
A rambled fragment from Topeka recounts calm, humorous travelers camped on the Shanganongs riverbank, near the fair grounds, as Edwards county settlers push toward Georgia. W G Thomas and E F Thomas share their westward ambitions and past life in Wichita and Missouri, with a humorous jab at wheat yields and stubborn plans to relocate east.
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Shanganongs
Fair Grounds
Topeka
Edwards County
Overland
Perry
Marine County
Georgia
Mr Sucker
Kansas
W. G. Thomas
E. F
Wichita
Mrr. Thom
Missouri
Bathing in Shungangnga Creek by Indian Women
A crowd gathers to watch three Indian women bathe at Shunganung Creek. They move to the water edge in calm, then enter the stream with blankets raised. They walk out to waist depth, discard garments onto the bank, and enjoy a refreshing bath as curious onlookers observe.
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Sien
Ohe
Startled Red Men at the State House Elevator
A wild alteration in the state house as Chiefa Muck Nose and Little Talk entered an elevator and caused a strange, terrifying scene. Indians yelled, one knelt in prayer, another clawed the cage, then fled toward their camp after the lift stopped. The incident left officials startled and the building unsettled.
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State House
Perdition
Prisoners of War Association Opens HQ at Fairgrounds
The state association of ex-prisoners of war opened headquarters at the fairgrounds to boost interest in the annual meeting tied to the state reunion at Leavenworth next month. Veterans who endured a Southern prison share memories and pledge allegiance to the state. H. W. Roby serves as president, C. Cary as secretary, with Dr. A. M. Callaham supervising today’s entry. Attendees included Peter Mell, John Evans, John Dalley, and War Baker. Buckingham's Dye is advertised for hair coloring.
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State Association of Ex-Prisoners of War
Fairgrounde
Leavensworth
Munth
Loifford
H.W. Roby
Ohio Woman Recounts Healing by Hood's Sarsaparilla
Blas. Axa E. Baxen of Whittlesey Ohio describes years of leg sores from foot to knee and constant pain. After trying many remedies she used Hood's Sarsaparilla and says the sore healed completely, praising the medicine for purifying blood and restoring health.
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Hood
Axa E. Bacex
Whittlesey
Ohio
Chicago's Dirty Streets Bossed by Mrs Paul in Clean City Drive
Mrs A E Paul to supervise Chicago's business district street cleaning, with Mayor Davis Clarion appointing her to lead a 25 man brigade. She vows strict cleanliness and sanitary reforms, citing past failures and her civic federation work abroad. The procession began at the West Side station and marched to Randolph Street viaduct as she assumed full charge.
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Chicago
A. E Paul
Clarrison
Paul
Civic Federation
New Yor
Baltimore
Mrooklyn
Federation
Pepple
Michigan Avenue
Washington
Famous San Saba Mine Photographer Arranges Percentage Basis Work
San Antonio reporter A Brad, who found authentic records locating the famed San Saba mine, has formed a deal with the landowner to work the property on a percentage basis in Menard County. He believes the mine holds the legendary riches despite not yet drilling.
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Texas
San Antonio
Brad
Menard County
Francis Cook Divides Wealth Among Sons in London
London report states Sir Francis Cook, married to Tennessee Claflin, is said to have divided 19 million dollars between his two sons to avoid succession duties. British magnates like Lord Harcourt and the Duke of Westminster have similarly shifted portions of their estates to heirs. Cook is reputed worth about 20 million dollars even after this division.
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London
Francis Cook
Tennessee Claflin
Lord Harcourt
Duke of Westminster
Tea From Japan Could Dominate U S Tea Trade
Chicago reports that Tokyo funding boosted Japan tea exports to over 75 million pounds last year and may reach major shares in the U S and Canada. Special commissioners toured North America to assess the tea market and recommended government actions to aid the trade.
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Chicago
T. Mizutany
Japan Central Tea Association
Hhe Company
Ue Mikado
Japan
Canada
United States
Relic of Lincoln Cane Now in Pension Office Clerk Hands
Washington Sept 29 Mrs Dorothy Lamon of the pension office received a valuable gift today from her Virginia home A cane presented to President Lincoln in 1863 by Capt B R Frank Winchester Maryland Volunteers is made from Lookout Mountain wood The eagle head handle entwined with a snake represents the union crushing the copperhead Lincoln is said to have carried the cane until death It passed to Mrs Lamon then Mrs Lamon to the late Ward Lamon and now to Mrs Lamon at her home The cane is being sent to her upon request Street car tickets are available at the office of the company 113 East Eighth avenue
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Washington
Dorothy Lamon
Pension Office
Virginia
Frank Winchester
Maryland Volunteers
Lincoln
Lookout Mountain
Union
Kentucky Local Option Goes Wet Under New Constitution
Frankfort Ky Sept 28 local option counties largely vote to be wet under the old rules but the new constitution repeals these special laws and the repeal takes effect six years after adoption. Courts rule local option dissolves with the old framework and saloons will be sought again with new local option battles ahead.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Old dieting not cure for dyspepsia says tablets
Digestive science warns against starvation plans and dieting for indigestion. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claim to provide abundant nutrition by aiding digestion, letting the stomach rest while the body absorbs nourishment. The ad touts the tablet's ability to digest food and promote recovery, urging readers to ask their druggist for the full sized package.
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Stuart
Mets
Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Race War Over Schools Sparks City Tension Alton
In Alton on September 29 colored residents renewed attempts to place children with white pupils in city schools. Police were called. students were ejected. Colored leaders vow permanent guard at schoolhouses and insist teachers cannot eject without police aid. agitators foster heightened racial hostility as tensions rise.
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Alton
WATER WITCH APPLIES ELECTRO MAGNETIC WATER FINDING DEVICE
Delegates at the national Irrigation congress in Lincoln Neb. sessions opened with Judge Emery and E R Moses addressing, praising irrigation and scientific methods. Dr J G Sutton presented a theory of underground water streams traced by an electro magnetic device, challenging water witch notions. Gov Holcomb hosted a reception at the capitol building.
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Orpants
Congress
J. 3. Emery
Lawrence
Kan
Jude Emery
University of Nebraska
E. R. Moses
Great Bend
Sutton
Capitol
No Adamless Eden San Francisco Slavers Reported
San Francisco report says the brig Percy Edwards which sailed with 100 South Sea colonists last February is now involved in slave trades. The Adamless Eden colonization project failed, disputes broke out among the leaders, and after selling their vessel they dispersed to various destinations.
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San Francisco
Percy Edwrds
Women Admitted To Veterinary College Classes At NYU
In New York the New York College of Veterinary Surgeons begins its fortieth annual session with women admitted to regular classes. Women attend lectures with men and pay the same tuition for the year, marking a historic inclusion in the school.
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New York
New York College of Veterinary Surgeons
Notice Our New Bridge in Engineering News Illustration
Engineering News prints a two column cut of the new Kansas avenue bridge in Topera. Details describe the Melan concrete arch to be completed by December 1897, replacing a bow string truss with six 150 ft spans. Designers Keepers Thacher and H W Hinckley lead the project with concrete sets from Diamond cement and Aalborg Portion cement.
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Engineering News
Kansas Avenue
Topera
Middlebranch
Aalbore
Copenhagen
Denmark
Keepers
Meteoric Load Delayed Removal From Hope at Brooklyn Yard
The steam whaling ship Hope commanded by Lieut. R. E. Peary is to dock at Brooklyn Navy Yard to have a meteorite salvaged from its hold and sent to the American Museum of Natural History. The meteorite weighs over 100 tons, the largest found, and the yard lacks equipment to lift it, forcing the Historical Society to cover removal costs with the wrecking company's derrick. The ship will be refitted for an Arctic voyage planned for next year and mooring at the yard is allowed pending departure.
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R. E. Peary
Brookliys Navy Yard
Academy of Natural History
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Arctic
Lieut Peary
Navy Department
Navy Yard
North
Historical Society
Robbed Waldorf Assistant Superintendent Held for Thefts
New York Sept 29 Joan Sutts assistant superintendent of the Hotel Waldorf on Fifth Avenue is jailed at police headquarters accused by proprietor Boldt of a series of robberies in the hotel. A rug worth 1000 dollars found in a room rented by Sutts on East Thirteenth Street. Also silverware a slingshot revolvers and a bottle of knockout drops. Some items bear the stamps of the United States hotel Boston and the Hotel Haublein Washington. The Haublein was once owned by the prisoner. Detectives say Sutts wife is in the country and Sutts has been living with another woman in Brooklyn. Value of goods stolen at the Waldorf runs into many thousands.
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New York
Joan Sutts
Fifth Avenue
Boldt
Stitts
East Thirteenth Street
United States Hotel
Boston
Maes
Haublein
Washington, D.C
Sutts
Brooklyn
The
First sickness at festival hospital tent a five year old
The hospital tent at the fairgrounds cared for George Teter, a five year old from Valley Falls with malarial fever. Dr W S Lindsay attended as festival physicians from Kansas Medical College. Eighteen doctors staffed the tent. two on duty around the clock. The child’s parents head west by wagon, stopping to view the Festival.
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Fairgrounds
George Teter
Valley Fall
W. S. Lindsay
Kansas Medical College
Pingree in Venezuela Seeks Railway Concessions
Governor Pingree of Michigan and Cotorel Sutton values press for a major railway concession from the Venezuelan government. The matter will be presented to President Crespo next week by Mr Loom, who visits President-elect Andrade and studies the Guarico gold district.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Pingree
Michigan
Cotorel Sutton
Veneaie
Crespo
Loom
Andrade
Guarico
Armada to Cuba. Spanish Squadron Heads for Ha vana
Berlin reports a powerful Spanish squadron will proceed to Cuba under pretext of dock installation at Havana but is seen as a response to American movements toward Florida waters. Also in San Francisco a bronze monument for Robert Louis Stevenson is cast for Portsmouth Square depicting a Spanish galleon.
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Frankfurter Zietune
Madrid
Cuba
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Florida
R L. Stevenson
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Portsmouth Square
Robert Louis Stevenson
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