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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1896
Page
6
Miss Holow Crane hosts a social at Judge Mire A 4S home for Mrs Louis Page of Denver. The party decor, dancing, and a long guest list include many Topeka residents and visiting acquaintances with later plans for dinners and club activities among local families.
An upcoming Union of Baptists gathering is planned at the Beplit Church on Friday evening at 7. The event features speakers including Rev. Whitteg and Ms. Pratt, with soloists Lizand Pratt Grace Buhle and Liza Mary Clauser, and Mr. Hay. W Conners will lead.
Fragmented listing of excursions from Kauss to Arketinis and Texan Missouri routes with ride prices, dates, and contact prompts. Includes reminders for tickets, local entertainments at Woehburs college, bicycle opening in Kansas Avenue, and various sales and medicine ads with names like Hand's Cure and Healacle Tablets.
In New York on April 1 a fashion note surveys spring dress trends. Skirts shift to gores and deep scalloped folds, black velvet trims, and plaid wools with Mohair accents. Gowns favor plain gored skirts, subtle cuts, and rich textures. Boas and Easter hats rise, with oversized veiled headpieces and feathered arrangements, while velvet accents and bold silhouettes dominate the season.
A local club discussed raising funds for an auditorium by selling a small bond issue. They considered using the hall for public use and debated costs, location, and governance, including potential quartering and a possible Topeka partnership. Citizens and officials weighed financing, taxes, and long term benefit to the city. The meeting adjourned to continue next week.
Fragments describe travel plans for WW Crittenden to Chicago and local notices on drug store ads, grocery and confectionery suppliers, a restaurant, wholesale traders, and a Mason group meeting. Names include A J Kane Co, J F Hies, Henry Stronc haw, and Morris Lit Nerth. Dates vague. Topeka addresses noted.
Old Second Street Methodist Episcopal church celebrated an April Jubilee service marking the payoff of a mortgage placed eight years ago to fund remodeling. The mortgage of 5004 was burned, a silver plate presented to Mrs. AC Anderson, and residents from the Thess recipienta group aided in the ceremony at one of the city’s oldest places of worship dating back to 1892.
English Society at Yale features George W. Sminney speaking on social life and class in New Haven society. Probate Judge Wood reports March liquor sales fell from February with 4 507 cases, listing numerous firms and individuals involved, suggesting law enforcement shifts and social behavior changes.
Disorder marked a county town celebration with prisoners and workers staging tricks. A chaotic scene featured talked about deaths and feigned events causing fear among locals. A confusing narrative describes violent acts and multiple names amid the confusion.
Judge Williams hears request to appoint a receiver for the Capital wife Botte Geeded as to be received by Major Judeva. The court defers ruling until the case returns, while a receiver for the emulators may be appointed if needed. Statements mention the state printer and ongoing regulatory questions in the capital matter.
The Masonic sethol of instruction at Hol tet will continue during the balance of the week. Present conducting the school are CC. Celemity grand Master Masons of the state of Kansas OP City Center Kansas George F. Pond Fort Scott Kansas William B P Mid Rett Orasatouf and George Copley Kanena City Kansas, members of the vrata board of custodians. A large number of ladies from over the state are in attendance.
Eddie Foy, the well known comedian, will meet in Troy on April 2 to discuss a charity baseball game. He plans to entertain and arrange a contest with Dill Devereus Joe Hagenbueh and Bob Castle at the Pletwick club during his stay.
Rhode Island election results show a tightened Democratic majority in the legislature. The report notes local votes in North Kingston and nearby towns, plus brief items from Kansas and Oklahoma on weather, accidents, and public notices. It mentions a tree accident in Write Rock township, injuries to Col. Geo. W. Reed, a strike in Vienna, and a permissive finance update on the Northern Pacific road.
In a district court session Judge John Guthrie granted a divorce amid allegations of abuse and infidelity involving Mr and Mrs A. DUA from Van Buren. Testimony depicted a strained marriage, with counterclaims and dramatic cross examinations as witnesses recounted prior incidents and family tensions. The case spotlighted custody questions and property division as the proceedings concluded.
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