Topeka Society Notes Weddings Highlight Local Scene
Recent social column details the marriage of Eleanor Wilson to Judge J. G. Furry at the home of Mrs. Mexico Wilbon on Topeka Avenue. Bridesmaids wore varied gowns, Ines Embree officiated, and the event featured Watson's orchestra, decorative flowers, and a reception as guests praised the couple before the bridal party departed for a weeklong trip.
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Mies Eleanor Wilson
J. G Furry
Mexico Wilbon
Topeka Avenun
Friands
Watson
Anna Bartholo
Nin Bond
Helen Witton
Charles J. Webb
Miss Frost Entertains Miss Jein in Quick Evening Soiree
A refined gathering hosted by Miss Frost featured a fast paced social evening with guests including Miss McCandians Miss Macnre Holton Allis Mloanon Work Miss Georat Waren Dr Hebert MctCandiass Dr John Work Mr Ben Criewell and Mr Fred Gordon.
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Miss Frost
Personal and Social notices from a local paper
A long list of social updates notes Mr. and Mrs. James Smith and family moving to Nina Van Buren Street, F. E. Wear in Chicago, travels to Ohio and Savannah, visits and visits by Mary Ford, Mrs. Norman Davey, Mrs. Theodore Hammett, and others. Friends and relatives plan trips to Leavenworth, Chicago, Des Moines, and Iola, with meetings and lectures cited at Westminster Church and Bethany College.
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James Smith
FE Nives
Nina van Buren Street
F. EB. Wear
Chicago
Stuart Henry
Ohio
Bevin
Chrondl
Mrs. Stanton
Califorpia
Haye
C. Chamberlain
Herbert Boal
Chrynelic
Ala
Dolth Whist Club
Mian Effle Neal
C. Boyd
W. J. Hinck
Leavenworth
Viale
N. O
Mixs Linisa Hatfield
Norman Davey
Traporia
Theodore Hammett
Mixes Isavel Peek
Stra Henry Bennett
Westminster Church
Bethany
St. Cecilia Munie Club
Mra
C. J. Staith
Kansas City
Mary Mord
Chi
Norma Smith
Pima
Edward Witter
Tampico Visit Ends as Moore Returns to Helton
This week from Tampico Mexico Miss Hickards foreman Moore returned to Helton after months there with Mr Hickards companion.
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Tampico
Mexico
Mr. Hickards Foreman
Moore
Helton
Will Make Cuba a Waste
A Havana report cites General Gomez stating plans to render Cuba desert and useless to Spain. He declares Americans cannot help Cuba and that Cubans must win the fight themselves, noting erosion of hope after the war ends.
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New York
Havanways
Ha Vana
Gomez
Mareh
Ib Milies
Sagan
Gomes
Cuba
Gomax
Gomes Anld
Spain
Four Children Drowned As Flood Swamps Rail Bridges
A Greenville dispatch reports floods sweeping the Mississippi region with a family of mother and six children overtaken by rising waters at Drownd Landing. Four children drowned, railroad bridges across main streams washed away, including an iron bridge on the Bogue valley route. The Yazoo River runs upstream toward Greenwood, with high water near Vicksburg and bridges on Bogie washed out.
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Jackson
Miss
Greenville
Yazoo
Greenwood
Vicksburg
Hopeful at New Orleans levees stay above water
April 8 flood wave not yet at crest as Louisiana reports levees still several feet above the rising river. Crop damage along Hoyou La Fourchre is noted and many structures injured, but officials see levees as the weakest link in the state system.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Hoyou la Fourchre
McKinley’s Paper Loses in Libel Case Verdict
Tyndale Palmer won a libel suit against the Evening Repository in Canton Ohio, securing $1.50 from the court of common pleas. The action, one of many Palmer filed over press dispatches tied to a land deal. the petition sought $1,000. President McKinley is named as a stockholder.
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Canton
Tyndale Palmer
Court of Common
Ibel
Evening Repository
Palmer
Petitio
McKinley
Mexican Tobacco Crop Ruined by Insects
Report from City of Mexico dated April 3 notes tobacco plantations at Misalunta in Vera Cruz state devastated by a destructive insect. The coast below Vera Cruz is unusually hot with summer-like temperatures. Currency mentions March sisal grass exports to the United States totaling 37,177 bales.
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City of
Mexico
Misalunta
Vera Cruz
United States
Rivera Reported Free After Insurgent Train Attack
Report from Key West says insurgents attacked a train between Lan Cristobal and Havana and General Rivera was freed. The city notes Americans lead in patents with hundreds of claims issued worldwide and promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy with a testimonial from J. W. Vaughn of Oakton Ky.
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Rivera
Key West
Fla
General Rivera
Lan Cristobal
Havana
Chamberlain
J. W. Vaughn
Oakton
Drusetuts
Ex Mayor Cregior Tit Chicags In Critical Health
Ex mayor Cregior Tit Chicags lies gravely ill at his home amid complications from a chronic illness. He has been ailing for several days and is under the care of multiple physicians who have offered little hope for his recovery.
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Cregior
C. Cresier
Lylus
Humber
Futurn
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism Promises Quick Relief
A historical ad touts a “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia claiming dramatic, rapid cures within seven to three days. It cites ex-postmaster T. F. Anthony of Promise City Iowa endorsing the product and lists Swift & Holliday druggists at 123 Kansas Avenue Topeka as sellers.
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T. F. Anthony
Promise City
Iowa
Swift & Holliday
Kansas Avenue
Topeka
Texas Big Berry Crop Reaches Record Size
A dispatch from Alvin Texas notes the 1597 strawberry crop may be Texas history’s largest. Carloads are shipping north as locals seek buyers. A.T. & S. F. railway agents offer Texas coast pamphlets inviting homeseekers. Excursions in April and May. California Limited train from Topeka runs Thursdays and Sundays with vestibule Pullman sleepers and dining cars. Subscribe to The State Journal.
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Texas
Chicago Tribune
Alvin
Tex
A.T. & S. F. Railway
California
Topeka
The
State Journal
Wart Crawfish and Are Criticized, but Still Point With Pride
The Arizona Kicker recounts a chaotic scene with private property, guns and insults as wartime style bravado clashes with critics. The writer condemns critics, defends ten years in Arizona, notes crowds and dress codes, and ends by severing ties with Major Shortwell and ML Quan.
Fractured Town Humor and Mayor Window Pranks
A satirical column recounts a town’s antics and threats, including threats to fire on the mayor’s office window and a pledge to respond with force. It notes a prior incident involving a printer’s ink keg and a playful yet menacing misunderstanding with a post office stamp window, ending with quips about local figures and neighboring papers.
Bryan to advocate purchase of Monticello by Congress
In a National League of Democratic clubs address on Jefferson day, W J Bryan will urge Congress to buy Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s birthplace, and maintain it as a national memorial. Owner of Monticello, Mr Jefferson Lavy, says there is not enough money in the treasury to persuade him to sell.
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Kicker
Crifter
Fred
Bryan
New York
National League of Democratic Clubs
Jefferson Day
W. J. Bryan
Congress
Montfestro
Thomas Jeffers
Jefferson MM. Lavy
Monticello
United States
Godwin & Chambertin
Topeka
Ken
Chicago
Harrison
Gam
Campalen
Wall Street
Hoctor Leather Piata
Lelow
Wheat market slips amid oversold fears in early trading
In the morning wheat market there was a tentative improvement as May options edged down from earlier highs amid expectations of oversold conditions. Corn and oats mirrored the cautious mood with steady to firm prices while provisions stayed dull and heavy, reflecting weaker hog values and lighter buying interest.
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Wales
Liverpool
Paris
Moneapolis
Duluth
Dy Cesta
Maynard
Pitts
Qhicego Livestock Market Receipts and Trade Summary
Receipts and prices at Qhicego Livestock Market show hogs steady to mixed with hogs today around 1.00, cattle and calves mixed with Texas steers near 25 dollars and stockers and feeders at about 3.40. Sheep and lambs receipts steady with native sheep around 5.00 to 5.40, western lambs near 5.20, shipments noted yesterday and official receipts reported.
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Oriyan
Rowan
Texas
Kansas City Livestock Market Report and Wheat Prices
Kansas City livestock receipts show cattle about steady with Texas steers around 210 and native cattle and calves mixed. Market coverage includes hogs, lambs, and corresponding packer quotes, plus Kansas City produce notes and April wheat and oats values with broker commentary and market mood from Topeka and Chicago.
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Kansas City
Seema
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Nina Bond
la France
Huck
Mabel R Judge
Furry
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Soretto
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Jong
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New York Sunday Journal
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Detroit Pres Press
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Konane
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South
Memphis
Marion
Ark
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Atchison
Lake Sho
Wabasiy
Llocstone
Goodwin & Chamberlin Brokers
Topeka Grain & Stock Exchange
Privigge
Tor New
Viele Bhloeco
St. Louis
Bank OF Topeka
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