Farewell reception for Dr Thorpe at First Methodist Church
Members of the First Methodist church hosted a large farewell reception for Dr. EL Thorpe and his family Tuesday night in the church parlors. T B Sweet chaired. music by several soloists and a short program followed by light refreshments. Gifts included engraved cutlery, a Bible, and presents from church groups. Thorpe thanked attendees and pledged ongoing support for the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
el, Thorpe
T. B. Sweet
L. S. Ferry
S Thormes
W. 5. Swan
Walter Noble
Thorpe
Topeka Priends
Aire
L. Puller
Epworth League
Justor League
Miss Stilwell
Pearl ‘Thorpe
HS Grout
Jefferson Sliver Mission
Grout
New York
New York, the Inten String Would Always Be Out, and They Would Be Wincome
Henry Res- Bett
Joab Mubgany
FB Sweet
Bev George ME Nobiy
Mtr
D Puller
and Sire
W. J Lewis
Mire
Colburn
Monaghan and Miss McCourt Married in Atchison Church
George E. Monaghan and Miss Elizabeth McCourt of Atchison were married Tuesday morning at the Church of the Assumption with Father Hayden officiating. The couple departed immediately for a short western trip. Monaghan works in the mechanical department of the Santa Fe shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A.J. Ewart
Charles Blood Smith
J. E. Dumont
Fr. Leavenworth
Topeka
Herbert Armstrong
Lawrence
George E. Monaghan
Elizabeth McCourt
Atchison
Church of the Assumption
Father Hayden
Police raid targets Little Lon joint on Kansas avenue
Police converged on a basement bar near the United States Express office on Kansas Avenue. Officers seized two daffles of whisky, a beer pump, and a barrel of beer from the arsenaway under the sidewalk, arresting the proprietor on a warrant for intoxicating liquors. The bartender, not charged, was released on bond after being escorted to the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Townsend
United States Express
Kansas Avenue
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Sergant Qwen
Tim
Trath
Bond Townsend
Pavey
Hopkins
Owen
Counterfeit Money Ring Busted by Guthrie Officials
Four men in Guthrie region linked to counterfeit currency scheme. Sheriff and county officials report arrests and ongoing custody of others. Blacksmiths Farwe and Curzon accused of molding spurious dollars at their shop. Unclear names and details parsed from damaged OCR text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Fawe and
Curzon
Annie
Tetana
Evere Sterwood
W. Hare Fatiwe
Lightning Strike Destroys Valley Center Depot. No Injuries
A Valley Center Santa Fe Depot was struck by lightning yesterday morning and burned. All staff were away. no one was awake to sound an alarm, delaying the fire’s containment. Passenger options included Hutchinson round trips with multiple April sale dates and a laundry advert follows amid fragmented text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Center
Wichita
Santa Fe
Splendid Record in Kansas G A A Ranks at Fort
The administration of D W Fastman of Emporia as department commander of the Kansas G A R has been unusually successful exceeding all records with a net gain of 16 members for the year The department report to Hutchinson will note total members 14087 as of March 21 1899 plus 16 deaths 12 suspensions for nonpayment and five dishonorable discharges At year end 416 posts remained in existence in the state Thirty seven members retired with honorable discharges Adjutant S J Churchill of Lawrence reports accounts balance to the cent with bank deposits Eastman successor candidates include H Coulter Topeka Allen Buckner Baldwin and Ben Fagan Ellsworth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Fastman
Emporia
Kansas
J. Churchill
Lawrence
Churchill
Eastman
Federal grand jury ends session with nineteen indictments
The federal grand jury, in Topeka, reported nineteen indictments against Kansas citizens for federal offenses after a session begun April 1. Names remain largely secret. Martindale of Emporia and D. M. Davis, a fugitive, are among those linked to indictments. New cases include war revenue and bucket shop tax violations. Judge Hook commended the jurors for their faithful service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hook
Kansas
Wm. Martinsdale
Emporia
Topeka
Martindale Arrested For Bank Complicity Bond Set At $3000
The warrant for Wiliam Martindale vice president of Gefund Cross National bank at Emporia for complicity in wrecking the bank was served at Kellogg's Emporia office. Bond set at $3,000 with Kellogg and Graves as attorneys. Bond sureties include J W Johnson Hamilton, J A Kennady Burlington, W C Waymire, A D Martindale Madison, W W Miller, T L Marshall Osage City. He must appear at the October term in Leavenworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Martindale
Gefund Cross National Bank
Emporia
Federal Grand Jury
Mr. Martindale
United States
BA. Prescott
C. E Graves
Court of Visitation
J. W. Johnson
Haimilston
J. A. Kennady
Burlington
W. C. Waymire
D. Martindale
Madison
W. W. Miller
T. L. Marshall
Osage City
Insurance Change In Topeka Agency
M. W. Van Valkenburg sells the agency and Arthur M. Mills takes over. Mills will remain in Dudley’s Bank office and devote himself to adjusting claims, promising personal attention to all business and thanking patrons for their confidence in Topeka. Public notice dated with names and contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Mills
M. W. van Vatkentrure & Co
Giblin
Greater Topeka
Dudley
Hank
Younger Dalton Gang Raid Nets South Town Suspects
Police Chief James Ramsey and three officers spent the night pursuing leaders of a youth gang known as The Younger Dalton Gang, based in Sheepshead Bay and Hell's Halt Acre. After a dawn posse raid, they seized occupants amid a noisy chase and a rear door confrontation. The gang, mixing white and colored youths, had terrorized the south part of town with petty thefts and cigar store burglaries, including a recent cash-drawer theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ramsey
Sheepshead Boy
Hell's Halt Acre
Dalton Gang
Owen
Matthews
A. Smith
Parker's Clear Store
Satuday
Aucadin
Thy Guru
Ramsey
Sheepshead Bay
Shunganunga Encek
Seventeenth Street
Smith
Serers
Jake
Great Fire Sale at Palace Salvage Stock Exposes Damaged Goods
Fevered clearance advertisement touts $9 bargains and heavy discounts on men’s and boys’ clothing at 10c Kansas Avenue between Fifth and Sixth. Claims sale lasts a few days, urging customers to hurry before stock runs out and prices drop to rock bottom. Foregrounds dramatic savings and “great Dar gains” as clerks tout salaries tied to selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace
Sumner
Kansas Avenue
Police raid ends with chase through Hell's Half Acre
Officers pursue gang members after a midnight alarm at a house, forcing a search that yields no capture. The chase leads through creek paths, a berry thicket, and a barbed wire fence to Finus Davis, a leader, but a back door escape leads to further pursuit with dogs, improvised crossings, and a final failed arrest at a house near the creek.
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Hell's Half Acre
Use Game
Owen
Finus Davis
Fifteenth
Quincy Streets
Matthews
Tie
Ramsey
Wonep
Eaint
Chile
Pinus Davis
Sonny
Finne
Tas
Willard Robinson
Gang of youths captured after river crossing chase
A small posse pursued a gang labeled the Younger Dalton Gang, crossing a ravine and creek, climbing a bank, and knocking at a door before arresting four leaders two days after a prior round of detentions. The final capture occurred near Topeka Avenue and Twelfth Street as dawn neared.
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Owen
Smith
Matthews
Robinson
Twentieth Street
Topeka Avenue
Eny Ter
Walter McLain
Tob Tobias
Twelfth Street
Dalton Gang
North Topeka community notices and club events
A jumble of local items from Topeka area life includes shop ads for pumps and repairs and reduced prices, social events at Violet club and Courtner’s, church meetings of Karens Avenue and Topeka district groups, a funeral in Topeka, and forthcoming conventions. Names of residents and places appear amid scattered reminders of dances, birthdays, and church activities.
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Courtner
Dunn
Rossville Times
Kansas Avenue
Violet Club
Atle Bolly Currie
Morrow
van Buren
Lyon
D. DS
Mra Courtney
Hove
Tuckson
Karens Avenue
Peter Sohu
Toad
V. Lice
Hearn
Charles” Lukin
Rochester
Layeland
Col
al Filanchaed
Sme
David Menem Sodiwill
Ada Lena Dosen
Mattie Ansersan
Ah Aler
Toe
Epworth Buarne
Manas Aves
Wuen
Saperiniapeert
Topeka
Maryley
Building project eyed for Kansas City site
A proposed $175000 building project in Kansas City aims to rise at Ninth Avenue and roadway, fronting three miles of frontage near Coates opera house. The vacant property, currently owned by seven parties, may be purchased in full by a local man pending negotiations that could wrap up successfully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Bulla Inge Raoeas
Konses City
Rock Island Route to Hutchinson Round Trip Fare Noted
A brief notice lists the Rock Island Route as a short line to Hutchinson with a round trip fare of 165 dollars. It also references travel between San Francisco and Los Angeles at 3250 via the Hock Island Route, mentioning Peerless Steam and West 5th Street.
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Rock Island
Hutchinson
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Hock Island
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John B. Stetson
Burg E. Zeis
Kansas Ave
Social and Personal
Edwin Lange
Netlie-Lange
Nat
Mary Allie
Luther Burne
Burwell
Central Street
Hey
Dr. Hughes
Independence Avenut Church
Burns
Stanley
Avery ‘Turner
Newton
Ralph Outivie
Kenseth
Lincoln
Nebare
W. J. Radctiff
Hitchie
C. B. Reed
Pueblo
Heilanthirs Club
Hartony
I. D. Cooper
A. B. Jetmore
Jetmore
Fannie E. Sttherland
Cartondale
HM. Chilcott
Remena
Munter Lyle Gdmore
Wameo
Shakespeare Club
Ben Eink
Professor Black
Aymore
HT. Lewie
Requires
Jett Bunday
Lewis
Sexton Ec
P.M Duscas
West Seventh Street
Harry
Ethelyn Palmer
Mineerine Graves
Sse Evans
Jare
Titroniua
Mins Po
Chandler, ©. T
Houtchinson
The
American Steam Laundry
Telease
Return
the Santa Fe
Team Launtry
Bog of Cashion
Kansas G. A
Federal Court
News of the Court
Martindale
Young Dalton Gang
Hartford Bicycles
Vedette Bicycles
Pope Mfg. CO
Hartford, Conn
Topeka Cycle CO
West Eighth St
Wee
Therisoner
North Topeka
Ninth and Broadway
Peerless Steam Gry
West Sth
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