A Golden Career and the Peculiar Downfall of William Sturgis
William Sturgis rose from modest banking beginnings in Connecticut to wealth, then misfortune after investing all in the Min Loan and Trust Company. A violent encounter with a creditor, a near-fatal confrontation, and later ventures including the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe plan and Osage Nation race led to loss of fortune and a cautionary tale of ambition.
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William Sturgis
Min Loan and Trust Company
Sturges
Credictor
Max
Ava
Mr. Sturges
Star- Ree Enterprises
Atlas
Washington
Indiana
Kansas
Ehiefs
War Council
Bourges
Brant
Aman
Uncle Sam as a Farmer Seeks Seed Distribution Reform
Secretary Morton asks Congress to cut seed distribution spending. Last year $120,100 spent on seed packages and 9 million packets shipped. seeds covered acres for beets beans corn cucumbers melons and more totaling significant land. Morton argues routine seed giveaways are unwarranted with agricultural stations capable of testing varieties and recommends $35,000 for targeted distribution via state stations and farmer needs.
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Marton
Congress
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Mexican Saint Don Pedrito Draws Crowd in Texas Visit
Don Pedrito the so named Mexican saint drew a large crowd in Texas on April 2. Reported cures filled the day as worshippers from all classes sought healing. a physician claimed instant relief after following Pedrito’s finger-bend instruction. Tomorrow he will visit day hospital patients for further promises.
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Don Petrito
Sax Agnonio
Texas
Don Pedrito
Ton Meitriio Awa
Don Perio
Prophet Moonke Laments and Apostolic Guidance Cited
A convention address by President Aonept Smith lauds Joseph Smith’s 1830 reestablishment of the work as inspired by a higher authority. The discourse links direct utterance to sustained gospel labor and foretells angels preceding the faithful minister’s bearing of the gospel to the world. A second item notes Detroit street railway sale talks with an $8 million price and planned Weissata company setup.
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Dent Moran
Moonke
Fawony
Towa
Aonept Smith
Latter Day Sainte
Joseph Smith
Kier
Detroit
Street One
New York
Thomas Nevins & Son
Orange
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Weissata Company
Off Year Political Focus Promises Big Legislative Battles
The piece notes an upcoming off year election with potential to elect many U S senators and a new House, while state legislatures in several states will decide key vacancies. It lists outgoing senators and pending replacements, including reorganizations in Louisiana, Kentucky, and Oregon, and mentions party dynamics and campaign activity across states. The article highlights the national issues shaping voter behavior and the importance of the state contests.
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United States
House of Representatives
Congress
Hughton Federal
John T. Morgan
Alabama
James H. Barty
Arkansas
Edward ©. Wolcott
Colorado
Anthony, Higgins
Delaware
George I. Shoup
Litho
M. Cullom
Iltnots
J. F. Wilson
Iowa
John Martin
Kansas
William Windsay
Kentuky
Donelson Caffery
Loniniana
W. P. Feye
Maine
I. Hoar
Manachusetts
Jamea Millan
Mich
Wigan
W. P. Washburn
Minnesota
J. Melaurin
Missionippi
Power
Montana
P. Manderson
Newbraska
W. F. Chandler
New Hampshire
McPherson
New Jersey
M. W. Rawlius
North Carolla
J. N. Dolph
Oregon
NF. Dixon
Whode Island
MC. Butler
South Carolina
K.P Pettigrew
South Dakota
J. G. Harris
Tennessee
Richard Coke
Texas
Eppa Hunton
Virginia
J. M. Camden
Eat
J. M. Garey
Wyoming
Washington
Ionathan
Greer
Wilson
Martin
Ippa Manton
Kentucky
Marksberg
Pitch
Sylvester Pennover
Joseph N. Delph
Elper
Lewelling calls for militia reform after South Carolina clash
Kansas Governor Lewelling signals new militia laws as he recalls past refusals of militia to obey governors in several states. He plans repeal of military laws and shifting arms control to sheriffs, citing political bias within state guard units amid rising calls for organizational change.
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MVNA
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Kan
South Carolina
Tillman
Ranaay
Alo
Walter
Colorado
New J
National Guard
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Dismissal bid trims MIT military instructor amid campus clashes
A detailed report recounts Lieutenant A. J. Hawthorne at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology seeking relief from duty as professor of military science after weeks of conflict with cadets who mocked him for past findings. The page notes his Kentucky origins and the institute’s refusal to expel student editors, alongside broader dispatches on battles, health, and scattered world notices.
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Boerox
A. J. Hawthorne
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Warwing
Minn
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Hannibal
Guyar
Napoleon
Gettysburg
Wounded Knee
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