Late Crops in Kansas and State News Notes
Agricultural bulletin from Kansas Agricultural College at Manhattan reports drought and floods affecting late crops, with 1903 yields guiding 1904 1905 outlook. Staff named for Kansas G A R. reunions planned statewide. Rifle prizes announced. Kansas Tax Commission assessments near total state value. Grand Army of the Republic sues for tax exemption. Fire damages sisal twine plant, output to bind corn.
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Kansas Agricultural College
Manhattan
Nebraska
Lowa
State Tax Commission
Kansas Tax Commission
State Board of Railroad Assessors
State Board of Equalization
Tax Commission
State Board
O. A. R. Balks
Custer Post
Grand Army of the Republic Association
District Court
Leavenworth County
Board of County Commissioners
Grand Army of the Republic
State Penitentiary
Coffey County Livestock Totals Shift From 1907 to This Year
The Coffey County livestock report shows 10,002 horses this year up 402 from 9,600 last year. Mules fall to 1,667 from 1,678. Milch cows rise to 9,036 from 8,800, and other cattle increase to 21,351 from 19,853. Sheep reach 607, up from 387, while swine drop to 38,803 from 41,372.
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Coffey County
First Alfalfa Sowing in Kansas and Gulf Expedition News
A Cheyenne County man claims to sow the first alfalfa in Kansas in 1878, rivaled by John Gishwiller's 1875 sowing. The Gishwiller farm near Almena hosts what is likely Kansas’s first alfalfa field. KU zoology professor Baumgartner and student Dallas Hanna plan a Gulf of Mexico expedition to add a vast sea life collection.
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Topeka
Cheyenne County
Kansas
Almena Plaindealer
John Gishwiller
Gishwiller
Almena
University of Kansas
W. J. Baumgartner
Department of Zoology
Dallas Hanna
Gulf of Mexico
Rabbits slain by hail devastates Kansas fields
In western Kansas hail storms wreck farm plots with carcasses of rabbits. Farmers report fields in the hail district strewn with dead jackrabbits and cottontails, with estimates running into the thousands killed.
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Kansas
Hutchins Resigns from Kansas Board of Law Examiners
C F Hutchins of Kansas City resigns from the Kansas board of law examiners after relocating to Kansas City Missouri. Supreme court accepts the resignation and appoints Judge D M Dale of Wichita in his place. Also a habeas corpus petition seeks release of Charles and Josephine Dunkerton from Fort Scott county jail where they ran a joint.
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Josephine Dunkerton
Fort Scott
Supreme Court
A Young Kansas Farmer Drowned in Rock Creek
Roy Rowland a young farmer living east of Wellsville drowned while swimming in Rock Creek after a cramp seized him. The incident was reported in local county records, noting the fatal accident near Wellsville.
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Kansas
Roy Rowland
Wellsville
Rock Creek
Plans for polar trip via Bering Straits and submarine route
Captain B B Osbon, aged 80, spearheads Reed Hollow North Pole Exploring club plans to outfit a three ship fleet. The route runs through the Bering Straits with a submarine to navigate beneath ice and reach near the pole. They will establish wireless stations at Cape Washington Melville Land Franz Josef Land and Point Barrow and use gyroscope aided steering.
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Reed Hollow North Pole
Gauss
Berne Straits
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Bank's Land
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Pranes
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Melville Land
Franz Joseph Land
Spitzbergen
Arctic expedition plans reveal advanced science gear
A government funded Arctic expedition outlines use of a large telescope with photographic attachments to map water and sky, a kite with a mirror for deck photography, a siren and high power searchlight, over ice sleds, a balloon airship carrying ten tons, an explosive to clear channels, and gas powered ships. E M Ashley leads the scientific work and the team may seek Bersier's Discovers for support.
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E. M. Ashley
M. E
Ottawa
Bersier
June Whims and a Prairie Summer Scene
A Montgomery Alabama News reader excerpt evokes midsummer with animals in heat and mud, maidens in light gowns, flies, and roses. It paints rural life with vivid seasonal detail from cows wading, calves nibbling, mares enriching her ta f, to pantry ants and peeks at fashion.
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Montgomery
Ala
A Woman, A Dog, Etc. Treated as a Clever Quote
A fragment from the Cleveland Leader references a witty line about a woman and a dog, noting a claim that cannot be beaten. The source appears to present a quip or joke rather than a full event.
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Cleveland
Thoughts for the Day: sayings on prejudice and virtue
A collection of aphorisms noting that prejudice can trump conviction and that many claim genius yet remain busy earning a living. It comments on fish in the sea and staying at home, with a tongue in cheek jab at the Missouri newspaper the Globe-Democrat.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Tommy as Good as a Chart
A Boston physician recalls a tale about a boy given medicine during a strained vacation. The doctor’s chart failed as the mother forgot nothing, since the boy announced each dose hour by loudly protesting he would not take it.
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Boston
Paris Made Double Locked Safety Envelope
A new Paris made envelope resists tampering by thieves or readers. It uses two envelopes, one blue and smaller inside a larger outer envelope. The inner flap is exposed through a star shaped cut, showing if the outer flap is sealed, effectively locking the letter in two stages.
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Paris
Stranger’s wrong turn ends in a worse meal misdirection
A rider asks for a good meal and is pointed to a restaurant by a man rubbing sand from his eye. The stranger later finds the meal awful, realizing the guide’s timing caused the poor advice. The other man notes the misfortune was avoidable.
The California Fig Syrup Co Laxative Remedy Ad
The Well Informed crave a simple pleasant laxative and the California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a known wholesome remedy. It stresses ethical production and physician approval, urging buyers to purchase genuine product through reputable druggists for fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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