Looting of $350,000 Registered Parcel Baffles Post Office
A Kansas City post office pouch from Los Angeles to New York vanished last Saturday night causing officials to confirm a huge cash haul may be involved. Private sources indicate at least $350,000 in currency was inside the pouch with additional valuables possibly totaling $60,000 more. Post office inspectors refuse details citing strict handling regulations as to the missing registered matter. The pouch was en route through a temporary Kansas City substation after a fire damaged the regular branch office months ago.
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Kansas City
Postoffice
Postoffice Department
Los Angeles City
New York
Union Depot
Joshua
Dick Storrs
Stapleton
Sam Crawford
Ian
Jie
Sam
Reserenin
Widow denied right to disinter husband’s body suit decided
A Kansas City appeals court ruled that a widow abroad at the time of her husband’s death could not force disinterment for reburial. The decision holds the father acted to fulfill the duty of burial, denying the widow’s claim to control interment location.
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Kebury
Jasper County
Kansas City Court of Appeals
Equity
Fire Rages Through Uptown Block in New York Event
A freak windstorm on a Wednesday night in New York sparked a fire in the uptown Magazine Milan Berlin streets area. The blaze jumped blocks within minutes, destroying several small stores and residences. Estimated loss ranged from 100000 to 175000. The block bounded by Magazine Milan Tierlin and Camp streets was nearly all destroyed while the adjacent block between Magazine Milan Berlin and Constance streets was about half destroyed.
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Tierlin
Camp
Magazine
Milan
Berlin
Constance
Empress Augusta Victoria Falls From Horse at Potsdam
While riding with the emperor at Potsdam on Wednesday Sungpress fell from her horse. She suffered no injury and remained unharmed after the incident.
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Sungpress
Torse
Augusta Victoria
Emperor
Potsdam
Anti Racing Bill Passed by Louisiana Assembly
An anti racing bill won passage in the Louisiana Assembly’s lower house on Wednesday. In Sioux City live stock market notes, top beeves brought $7.25 and top hogs $5.80.
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Wellesday
Duuisiana Assembly
Sioux City
Siouxity Live
Hitchcock Not Guilty Verdict by New York Jury
The jury in the case of Ur traymond Hitchcock of New York returned a guilty verdict at 60 oclock Thursday morning. The trial concluded late Wednesday in the supreme court.
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Hitchcock
Traymond Hitchcock
New York
Vetoes Clif Lalor Bill Over Child Labor Limit
A veto by Clif Lalor due to the child labor limit being set too high drew controversy. The bill, adopted by the legislature, faced opposition from Oklahoma officials. Local reaction and potential revisions were discussed as lawmakers weighed next steps.
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Clif Lalor
Bill
Guy, Haskell
Oklahone
Business gains amid Europe voyage remarks by George Gould
George J. Gould, preparing to sail on the Kron Prinzessin Cecilie to Europe, voiced cautious optimism about his properties and the general business climate. He cited Western Union Telegraph earnings as a key benchmark, noted rail politics hurting Pacific Coast earnings, and explained Wheeling and Lake Erie and Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal woes as necessary receiverships amid overcapitalization.
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Europe
Kron Prinzess
Cecilie
Tuesaday
Georan J. Gould
Western Union Telegraph Company
Southwest
Theasport Pacific
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Pittsburg
Gould
Girl Whips Negro Burglar in Kansas City Home
Miss Fay Bergen, daughter of Dr. J. B. Bergen, a Kansas City society figure, grappled with a negro burglar trying to enter her father’s home. She struck him with fists then a chair, rendering him unconscious before police were called. a surgeon required seventeen stitches for the burglar’s head wound.
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Kansas City
Fay Bergen
J. B. Bergen
Miss Bergen
A Aurgeon
Seven Thousand Flood Evacuated From North Topeka
About 7,000 residents were driven from their homes in North Topeka Kansas by the Kaw river flood. Most found shelter in Topeka city facilities and private homes. No loss of life reported though property damage was extensive as the crest receded Tuesday morning with water levels dropping about three inches by 9 30.
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North Topeka
Ktan
Kaw
Topeka
Wfe
Topekan
Piano Makers Unite Form New East Coast Consolidation
A merger of three leading piano firms William Knobe & Co of Baltimore Chickering & Son of Boston and Foster Armtrong of Rochester New York created the American Piano Company. The NY formed incorporation names the firm to be based in New Jersey with 8 million dollars preferred and 6 million dollars common stock.
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William Knobe & Co
Baltimore
Chickering & Song
Boston
Foster-Armatrong Company
Rochester
New York
American Plano Company
New Jersey
Kentucky Woman Kills Rival in Creathitt County
Mrs. Thomas Murrill shot and killed Miss Mary Terry in Creathitt County Kentucky on Tuesday night. Murrill, who had deserted his wife, confronted the pair and fired three times, killing Miss Terry instantly.
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Kentucky
Thomas Murrill
Mary Terry
Creathitt County
Murrill
Terry
Miss Terry
Names Successor to Gen. Lee
The president has appointed Capt. Lewis Galon of the Twenty sixth Louisiana infantry as a member of the Vicksburg National Park Commission to fill the vacancy caused by the recent death of Gen. Stephen D. Lee.
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Lee
Lewis Galon
Twenty-sixth Louisiana Infantry
Vicksburg National Park Commission
Stephen D. Lee
Will filed in Santa Barbara omits three sisters names
The Santa Barbara filing reveals Mrs. Mary Ryan left most of her $50 estate to three sisters whose names and residences she had forgotten. The will notes the bequest to the sisters without identifying them. Local officials seek any possible heirs or information to resolve the unnamed beneficiaries.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Mary Ryan
Quebec Elections Return Guain Government Victory
The Quebec provincial election results show the Guain government returning to power. The opposition increased seats in the 74 member house from a small number to set up a sharper split and a renewed contest.
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Quebec
Guain
Storm Hits Port Huron Killing One and Injuring Several
A severe wind and electrical storm tore through Port Huron Michigan Tuesday causing one death and serious injuries to a woman and two children. Damage from the storm was estimated at 150000 dollars. Roads and utilities were disrupted as emergency crews worked through the aftermath.
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Port Iuron
Port Juren
Mich
Wabash Train No 4 Derailed at Stevensville
Wabash railroad train No 4 east bound derailed at Stevensville early Tuesday. Twenty persons were injured in the wreck.
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East Eynd
Stevensville
Joshua and the Picnic Boat Race Misadventure
Joshua becomes embroiled in a village boat race during a picnic. He wrongly steers, causes a collision, loses the lead, and ends up as a passenger while Walter achieves victory. Joshua sulks at the end of the outing, while tensions rise over his skills and pride.
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Thia
Joshua
Stalph Morse
Walter Conrad
Ralph
Walter
Waller
Eis
Joseph Wheeler
Tom Barry
Ietts
Tom
Jon
Fom
Joe
Earliot
Jos
Wester
Stevner
Joe Wheeler
Tere
Arrow
Pioneer
Polynomial Viewpoints in a Witty Encounter
A humorous dialogue excerpt shows an elderly suitor and a fair maid debating standards of listening and looking based on age. The man complains about a four man being worth listening to at fifty while the woman counters that he is not worth looking at after forty.
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A& Poly
Misread Sowed Pager Sparks Dinner Debate
Mr Highsowe reads a rural page aloud to his wife while discussing current events and a curious, dreamlike tale about Alexander the Great. The pair trade jokes about secret societies, with Henry considering withdrawal from a group after worry of being blackballed.
Willowby whispers on Zeb Hobart after Ransom leaves
In Willowby, residents discuss Zeb Hobart’s fate years after Mr. Ransom’s departure. A wary neighbor recalls Zeb’s wild life with Ruby, denies gossip of Polly marriage, and cites a possible overland show offer as he seeks peace. Also note: a rubber tree four feet across yields twenty gallons sap, forty pounds dry rubber.
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Willowby
Ransom
Zeb Hobart
Ruby
Polly
Zeb
India
Cured Eczema Patient Praises Cuttenra Remedies
A Selma Alabama woman recounts four years of severe itching and black spots misdiagnosed as eczema. After using Cuttenra remedies for six months the symptoms vanished three years ago, with ongoing relief. Also quoted is a local opinion piece praising the unseen “man behind the ahead” in business.
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Atter
T Pe
Lizzie Ei
Jones Ave
Selma
Ala
Triumph of Mind and Delusion in Dialogue
A dramatic exchange shows a patient fearful of brain fever and a doctor dismissing the illness as a sensory illusion. The Victim questions reality while the Doctor argues there is no fever or material substance. The scene hinges on mind versus matter and the tension of believed illness.
TWO TOPERS A Teacher's Experience
A Minnesota teacher known as the Postum preacher recounts her switch from coffee to Postum. She cites improved health, steadier energy, and better sleep after her husband and she quit coffee, describing a long recovery from nervous prostration and praising the product for delivering “a satisfied feeling.”
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Minn
Mme
Battle Creek
Mich
Weie
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