Social and Personal Notes From Topeka Social Circles
Topeka society circles reveal a busy week of gatherings and engagements. Mrs. A. Robinson and Mrs. A. Thommen return from a Mexican sojourn as Vespuccian club leadership changes hands. Otis Wright and Ethel Hetlick plan a Lane Street wedding. the Carpedium card club and Sigma Sieria societies organize meetings. Miss Nellie Clough and Miss Grace Nye travel or return from visits. Mr. Archie Bricker wed Miss Carrie Tincher in a small family ceremony with plans for a Kansas City home.
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James x
Hudson's Hall
West Mee
Aternoon
John Sargent
Felicity
Ric Sadie Shatunger
Sir Albert Newman
West Tynth
Chaminade Music ‘Clu
Lie Berger
Vespuccian Clth Wit
Clement Smith
Zi Polk Street
Fin de Sierre
Edna MrClintork
Lilian Whitetuck
Afe
Clintork
Mina Cara Pontietd
Doute Whist Club
West Tench Street
Adama
Topeka
Jaccards
A. A. Robinson
A. Ef. Thommen
Mexico
Lave
Vespuccian Club
W. W. Proctor
State Federation
Ralph W. Squires
B. T. Welch
Ruby Nickerson
Moon
Ioe
Rennington
Sigma Sleria Society
Carpedium Card Club
Birdie
Clara Winter
Harrisburg
Wil
E. H. Phim
Otis Wright
Ethel Hetlick
Lane Street
Stedman Club
Hite
Boom
Fitch
Hillis
Teem
Hargreaves
Mr. Eldridge
Pers
Cass
Lesson
Crandell
Weller
Andrew Downing
Washington
Down
Topes
Bey
Hameo Woodford
California
E. G. Heathcote
Topena
D. K Grimes
Heathcout
Beattie
Carrie Tincher
Archie Bricker
Kansas City
Snow Delays Rail Lines Across Kansas And Colorado
Snow halted Santa Fe and Steck Island routes with drifts and wind. Between two and three inches fell along the Hock Island extending to Goodland Kansas, causing late Sunday trains and freight delays into Colorado. Passenger service ran double headers with snow bows as roads recovered. Rain fell elsewhere in Kansas.
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Santa Fe
Hock Island
Goodland
Ken
Steck Island
Colorado
Kansas
No More Shall Retire the Far Wotay Grews Ballad
A sea ballad recounts sailors swearing to rescue a friend and brother, facing Spanish forces, with mothers mourning and maidens weeping by the Guadalquivir. It depicts courage, cannon fire, and sailors rising to battle as ships loom and graves are filled.
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Joseph G. Waters
Wwe
16 Bums Jolify Saline Tramps Buy a Keg of Beer and Land in Jail
Satiia April 4 The police rounded up 16 drunken bums in the Union Pacific yards Saturday afternoon and put them in Jol for over night These gentlemen of the road purchasing a keg of beer and breaking into a caboose in the yard provided to have a party all to them selves and when the officers arrived six were in a drunken stupor They were loaded into a transfer wagon and hauled to jail
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Satiia
Union Pacific
Who Gets Leavenworth In First District Campaign
Candidates for Congress in the First district concentrate effort in Leavenworth county for the final campaign stages. Leavenworth primaries occur Friday followed by a county convention Saturday. The county has thirteen delegates in the district convention at Horton next Tuesday, with each candidate seeking the county’s vote. Bailey remains in Leavenworth this week as supporters of Broderick and Curtis align before the decisive events.
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Leavenworth County
Oace
Horton
Bailey
Messrs
Broderick
Curtis Erening
Forty Death Engines Reported in Havana Harbor
A Havana dispatch claims Spanish authorities secretly planted forty submarine mines in Havana harbor last Wednesday night. The mines, arranged in two lines of twenty, are spherical and float about 24 feet below the surface, anchored by heavy cables to the bottom. Detonating wires rise to the surface, with enough force allegedly to paralyze even the largest ships.
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New York
Havana
Havana Harbor
More
Punta
Locked doors as foreign affairs committee rushes session
Washington April 4 The house committee On foreign affairs has ordered the doors locked. It is believed the session is a stormy one. The notice mentions travel options for Kansas City to Topeka, with trains at 8 20 a m and 4 p m and an Unlimited service time.
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Washington
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Lee Ready to Leave
A Washington report says Consul General Lee has been instructed to relocate the American consulate to Consul Gollin and make arrangements in case he must depart quickly. The move is precautionary to protect the consulate and Americans if unrest rises in Hayana, with hopes that Spain U.S. conflict is averted despite possible evacuation plans. Lee intends to stay at his post while feasible.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Lee
Gollin
Gellin
Hayana
Gallin
Spain
United States
Howdliibhes
Students Full of Beer in Princeton War Rally
Princeton students mobilized in a spontaneous war rally beginning with seniors shouting for war. They paraded down Nassau street to Cleveland House, then Prospect Avenue, where President Patton spoke on guarding national honor. The evening ended with a bonfire atop the old cannon and two hours of patriotic singing.
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Princeton
N. J
Nassau Street
Cleveland
Prospect
Patton
University
Spain Sues for Peace Armistice Sought by Cuban Autonomists
Washington April 4 The Spanish minister received a dispatch from Huayana reporting that the autonomist cabinet has appealed to insurgents to arrange an armistice and peace terms. The full text was not secured and the message emphasizes unity among insurgents and acceptance of expanded autonomy as Spain pushes its plan before the forthcoming cortes session.
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Washington
Huyana
Cortes
Our Flying Squadron Its Advantages Over Spanish Ships
Hampton Roads April 4 report compares the United States flying squadron with Spain’s similar fleet. It notes U S ships show higher total displacement and horsepower, faster average speed, stronger armor and batteries, and more 12 to 14 inch guns. The Massachusetts may be joined by New York as speeds rise.
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Hampton Roads
Spain
Massachusetts
Minneapolis
Jerse
Dover
United States
U. S
New York
Brooklyn New York
Another flotilla is being organized at Cadiz
Spain at Cadiz to prepare a new flotilla including torpedo boats and destroyers for active service as of April in Madrid and Motilla.
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Spain
Cadiz
Madrid
Opinion says county officers must resign to serve if war breaks out
An attorney general opinion issued in this city states that in event of war county officers cannot leave their offices to serve. they must resign, with competent deputies handling duties, and return when finished. The query came from Coffey County Clerk Dan E. Swearengen seeking guidance on volunteers taking deputy roles during active service.
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Dan E. Swearengen
Coffey County
Swearenen
Funeral Reform Resolutions Urge Simpler Burial Customs
The Topeka Ministerial Union debated funeral practice, urging public sentiment for simplicity and se inclusion. They seek to discourage public funerals on Sundays, limit ostentation, and ensure clergy schedules respect the living health and ease for mourners. John S. Glendenning chaired the meeting.
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Ministerial Union
Topeka Ministerial Union
John S. Glendenning
Chalraar
Uncertain White House Message Delay Hinted
Washington reports no fixed date for sending the comprehensive war message to Congress. Officials cite ongoing prep work and insistence on delaying to complete the document. War material awaiting shipment and factory output factors push for more postponement. Connecticut contractors press for additional delays to avoid rushing the request.
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Washington
Congress
America
Connecticut
Hil
Ex-Governor Glick Seeks Kansas Ticket Support in Omaha Meeting
Ex-Governor George W. Glick arrived from Atchison to join the Omaha exposition committee. He urged solid backing for Kansas at the event while noting uncertainty over ticket division and roles. He expressed support for Boyle and Leedy and nominated Judge Alien for renomination, praising his integrity and qualifications.
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George W. Glick
Atchisim
Omaha
Gill
Kansas
Torreco
Boyle
Loody
Mr. Glick
Leedy
Boyts
Cait
Alien
Hole
Push the Work Auditorium Plan Faces No Opposition
City council faces extension of the auditorium ordinance with only cash subscription changes. Subscriptions are 4 signed promissory notes in effect. Officials urge immediate construction, arguing the public rally supports swift action and any delay hurts plans. T. A. A. annual meeting announced tonight in T. A. A. rooms at 8 p.m. Secretary A E Hickerson files. President S C Jermes listed.
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Topeka
Tlelt
T. A. A. W. Annus
T. A.A
Steamer Bretagne Rescues Bothnia Survivors After Irish Wreck
Eleven survivors from the British bark Bothnia, wrecked off the Irish coast on March 2, were brought to Havre aboard the steamer Bretagne. The disaster occurred when a squall struck the vessel as it sailed from Lobos De Afuera near Peru. Four crewmen died during the perilous attempt to save the foretop mast, and the ship drifted until March 7 when the lifeboats ferried the survivors to safety. Messages were relayed by carrier pigeons from the Bretagne.
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New York
Havre
Lobos de Afuera
Peru
Mies
Trish
Groree
Herbert Jackson
Robert
Jodgeson Arad
Jamies Plummer
John Osmanson
Arnul
Jackson
Plummer
Dee "the Pathnia
Bretagne
Hammers Fall as Union Carpenters Strike Chicago
About 5,000 union carpenters walked out in Chicago on April 4, halting work on most active construction except public buildings. The dispute with the Carpenters and Builders association centers on a rule banning non members from employing union carpenters, affecting roughly one third of contractors. Workers also pressed for higher wages.
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Chicago
Union Carpenters
Carpenters and Builders Association
Mary Lease Lectures on The Signs of the Times
New York April 4 Mrs Mary Lease spoke at the Academy of Music at Rev Thomas A Dixon Jr invitation She praised national independence and denounced the money power saying the country must shake off greed to attain patriotism and progress, noting Cuba and Maine in her critique.
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New York
Mary Lease
Academy of Music
Thomas A. Dixon, Jr
Kansas
McKinle
Cuba
Maine
MOVE ARIZONA TROOPS TO FT JEFFERSON RAIL PLAN
Equipment including Pullman sleepers coaches and baggage cars is being rushed by Santa Fe to move United States troops from Whipple Barracks and Ft Apache to Ft Jefferson near St. Louis as ordered by the war department. The trains will reach Prescott and Holbrook stations for pickup and depart Arizona for eastern quarters by midweek, placing 13 officers and 51 men in position to reach the coast quickly if needed.
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Arizona
Santa Fe Company
United States
Whipple Barracks
Ft. Apache
Ft. Jefferson
St. Louis
War Department
Prescott and
Holbrook
Stampede Feared In House Over Coburn Resolution
Washington April 4 Conservative Republican leaders arrived at the house foreseeing no outbreak but noting restlessness among alliances. Democratic leader Mr. Batley weighed discharging the foreign affairs committee from Coburn resolution consideration. A few Republicans breaking away could trigger a stampede, conservatives rely on calm to overrule Bailey if motion proceeds. Party lines may fracture if a direct vote is possible.
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Washington
House
Batley
Pledged to secrecy noted in house foreign affairs committee
Washington April 4 members of the foreign affairs committee were pledged to secrecy before adjournment A Republican member said we did so this morning The article notes secrecy expectations and mentions committee members with limited readable details The rest of the text contains unrelated ad fragments and address lines for Warner Torre and Quincy
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Washington
Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Oucaratties
North Topeka community notes and local updates
North Topeka items list bakery promotions wallpaper patterns and shop notices at Cromwell Jeffers and Costley Post plus new night operator at Union Pacific. Headlines include church service time change, teaching assignment for Miss Minna McCall, calf shipment by Mr Deal, arrivals from Chicago, and Kan sas Avenue church ladies meeting. Also mentions a fire extinguished by chemien engine, Old Folks High Five club gathering, and social readings at 214 West Gordon Street.
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Cromwell & Jeffers
H. A. Wolf
Monroe Street
B.D. Small
Atchison
Ey & Post
North Topeka
Rogers
Costley & Post
Kan
Costley & Poat
E of
Omaha
Union Pacific
Baptist Church
Minna McCall
Hoyt
Deal
Pottawatomie County
A. M. Baird
Marale
Sadie
Mildred
Chicago
Kansas Avenue Church
T. F. Seymour
West Gordon Street
van Cleave
F. J. Woodford
Kansas City
Mr. Woodford
Central Avenue
Poe
Nicholson
George Elliot
Old Folks’ High Five Club
H. C. Bowen
Quincy Street
Rollin Nichola
Williass Seeman
J. C. Fulton
A.W
Biss Nisa Hilton
Temperance Work and Topeka Train Plans
Ministers outline Temperance Sunday with lectures by Howard Fuswell Jacke and Woodward. Topeka churches to host morning or evening talks, mass meeting planned at Hamilton. Committees named to organize events. Santa Fe runs a daily 7:30 a.m. train to Topeka. Union Pacific option discussed for Kansas City travel with evening return timings.
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Union Pacific
Kansas City
Topeke
UN Limited
Topeka
Oalane
Howard B. Fuswll
J.C. Jacke
We Woodward
J. W. James A. Trouthan
W. A Carruth Lawrence
Kansas
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Ttema
Douse Whist
Doure Whist
Mary Thornpaon
Priscilla Alexander
Mra
Chie
Arthur Murphy
W. N. West
Bis
Star _igzine
le Oririeh
Renney
Mise Keegmond Horton
Bonebrake
E. & Quinton
George Crawford
Mra Arthurper
Fk Holiday
Nellie Sectintack
Myrtle Jutmore
Mise Mabie Wilcox
Stone
Mine Moore
Aster
Slater
Cuticura
Toys Tr Company
Valentine Egner
Tos
Brooklyn
Lee Ll. Fisher
Compton Ave
Ales Loscon
Porves
Diemae
Walt
Leavenworth
Glick
Lease
T. A Dixon
New York Church
Prescott and Holbrook
House Committee
Henney
Oswarner & Torre
Quincy
AL Newcoons
Goung New
Au Woo Cassimeres
Chilota
Spritz
Paul Bassinforos
Sulla
Kose Splendid Sulte Ag
Seateh
Paucy Breale
Kansas Ave
Averbach & Guettel
Kimball Pie. Co
Gem Bakery
Courtney's
N. T
B. Betts
Lawrence Yesterve
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