Daily Eagle Opinion Scraps From Topeka and Kansas News
A collage of commentary on Kansas politics and national affairs. Mentions Arkansas grand jury indifference on murder prosecutions, police reform in Topeka, moral education debates, and references to Walter Gresham as a Supreme Court candidate. Includes editorials on Governor Humphrey, Judge Fuller’s daughters, and Kansas newspaper politics amid national events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Arkansas
Clayton
Kansas
Harrison
Walter Q. Gresham
Stanley Mathews
Kansas boy in Rome and sweeping notes on wheat
A Kansas boy in Rome discusses Glenn Miller, a Kansas State University alum and friend of Bunny Mead, with tales of real estate deals and European travels. The piece also reviews Robert Elsmere, a critique by Dr Bray, and critiques political shifts on Wichita land office moves, wheat markets, and Texan spring fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Glenn Miller
Kansas
State University
Bunny Mead
Miller
Hon
Sol. Miller
Gietn
Wichita
Mead
Europe
Robert Elsmere di Mers
Bray
States Land Office
Wichita Land District
Topeka
Store Bay
Independence Laws Office
Larned
Warhington
Banse
Oklahoma Town Site Bill Sparks Senate Probe
Washington reports reveal why the Springer bill stalled in the Senate. Improper town site securities and stock schemes tied to Oklahoma land deals allegedly influenced lawmakers. Names tied to the shares include Thomas T. Crittenden and Geo W. Glick amid broader lobbying disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Democrat
Washington
U.S. Senate
Butler
House
Senate
Baxter Springs
Thomas T. Crittenden
Kansas City
Goveror
Fonsian
Glick
Mas
Town Site Company of
Oklahoma
Dent
Geo. W. Glick
Relief drive for destitute comrades spreads across Kansas counties
Messages from department and posts urge seed oats, feed, meat, and provisions to Clark Mead and Grant counties in southwest Kansas due to crop failures. Appeals note lands held by quartermaster to relieve needs, shipments via Santa Fe Rock Island railroads, donations to Mead Center Mead County Ashland Clark Hartland, and county commissioners to handle freight. Emphasizes fraternal charity, with sums not requested, and mentions the Journal’s observation on winter stock flows except Santa Fe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bax
Kan
Clark, Mead
Grant
Coulter
Emporia
Department
Mead Center
Mead County
Ashland
Clark County
Hartland
Kearns County
Grant County
Nanual
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Iiany
Lawrence Witsos
A. U
Oklahoma 1 Evictions and Invasion Debate
A Washington City press excerpt critiques Oklahoma settlers driven in, calling for a clear policy on lands, troop use, and settlement dates. It notes the moral complexity of a so called mob, urges presidential guidance, and ties in Missouri Labor Day voting and prohibition era debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Army
Oklahoma
Missouri
Lent and Legends in a Fragmented Side Note
A garbled historical fragment mixes Lent refusals with errant dialogue about a public law, then shifts to a late discovery about a disabled boy in West Virginia. It references Kansas legislature, Damon and Pythias, and a stray poem or prose parody about misaligned moral tales and regional rivalries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorow Rat
West Virgin
le Bat
Kansas
Inauguration Day Reflections And Oddities From Home
A first person account of attending an inauguration notes the crowd and fashion excesses, including expensive hats and silk garments. The writer jokes about future presidents managing without them, remarks on the rainy day, and mentions General Greely injuring himself. The piece blends personal attendance notes with witty commentary on temperance and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uoon
Greely
Seuterthal
Dor Hayes
Kansas items mix faith, industry and misfortune
A Kansas roundup notes a Woman's Christian Temperance Union chapter formed in Dighton, rising measles cases in Arkansas City, a thriving creamery boosting farmers, regents considering residences for professors, Meade Center excited over a government experiment station, a cheese factory praised, a rosy peach crop forecast, and local politics shifting in Atchison. Also reports a girl died near Pawnee Station after an express shipment issue, a river steamer for Lake Juanita, and a fatal train accident near Freighters with Frank Dole killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meade Center
Al'ys
The
Mercury
Kansas
Kicking Bird
Geuda
Tri-County
Scottville
Mitchell
Jewell
Republic
EK. Blair
Wm. L. Johnson
Charles W. Benning
Lake Juanita
Arkansas
Gaula
Hera
Aksut
Frank M. Dole
Petersburg
Lame County
Nisahger
Freeters
Frank
Noss City
Dichton | Journail
Farming and Home Advice on Soils and Crops
The article discusses soil fertility, crop choices, and farming practices. It emphasizes market access, reliable pickers, and avoiding salt soils, with cautions about plowing wet ground and timing sowing. It notes historical shifts toward agricultural education and drainage use in improving productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Initan Neal Anid Melesson
America
Theatrical Topics and Booth Family Notes
The fragment references Edwin Booth and family, actors of the Booth troupe, with mentions of his wife Amelia and other stage figures. It notes English stage figures, theatrical routines, and a chaotic catalog of names, tours, and alleged scandals within early American theater circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trene
Jewylle
Lapt
Junius Brutus Booth Wat
Edwin
Jomepty
Chara Loetar Entonp
Twa Suschneider
Costisuotal
Bat
Persia
Cann
Chance
Te Comedias
Vivier
Edwin Booth
Fresiest Lisonis
Kare
Amelva
Acteras
Fragmented memoirs of a distant era and strange device
A garbled OCR passage blends fragments about a device, frame, and people named as if from a historic page. It mentions a three story brick structure, a frame row, a large monitor, and terms like Indieruboer and Pat Bele. The text reads like a damaged diary or feature with many misread names and numbers, offering little clear narrative.
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Independence District
Tut Town
Humphrey George R. Bock
Chandleer
Independence
Fuller
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Enotrapolitan
Harrism
Ravens
Dita
Tom
Texas
Penilla
Lone Star
Ani
Eatthy
Mda
Salton
Bay State
Armani
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Trason
Fort Worth
Meshogee
Indian Territory
Bameo Jude
Marshall
Ne Man’s Land
Katsu City
Bollenw
Sore & Emury
Bache
Kanens
Michigan
Minnesota
Aatattislind Wien
Sudan
Tee
Wen Weatlhy
Patel
Speteut
Ieud Patel
Soeiner
Amwricans
Binwina
Lawrence Journal
Age and
League
Suifmae
Pheebure Disgatels
Maken
Ste
Damon
Pythies
Greta
George Martin
Warner
St. Joe
Selafin
White - House
Ae TE Rae Pcrayia
Ier Oaea
Faust
Roy
Len Sak
Ehcuss Pom
White House
Innes & Ross
Main Street
Breuer
Calewita
Aly Abe
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