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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1899

Page

5

Topeka Elks Stage Charity Romeo and Juliet in Kansas City

The Topeka Elks present a traveling version of Romeo and Juliet at Coates Opera House in Kansas City Kansas on Thursday under Wyandotte lodge auspices. The show is a benefit with over 1600 tickets sold as of yesterday. Performers rehearse quickly as organizers say the act will include stage antics and audience interaction. In a separate report from Bismarck James Caldwell fatally shot his brother after a quarrel near Williamsport, then fled.

Topeka Tebeks Elks Bismarck James Joseph Caldwell Williamsport

Topeka Whist Club Holds Successful First Social Session

The entertainment committee led by Colonel Norton and Harry Ashby hosted the first open meeting to awaken interest and recruit new members. About fifty attendees played, with each member inviting a guest. Scores and games featured teams from both the north and south, promising continued activity in the club.

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Regent Vrooman Denies Doctored Regents Minutes

Regent Vrooman presents his version of the Board of Regents minutes dispute. He details how minutes were written, typed, corrected, and bound, noting that three leaves were damaged and later replaced. He asserts the original minutes were authentic and rejects claims of doctored records.

Vrooman Carl Vrooman Parsons Board of Regents State Vatiiation fCit Lee Will Heasin Willon

Minuets and Scandal at the College Hearing

Shorthand notes and three missing leaves trigger confrontations at a college board hearing. President Will presents documents while prosecutors contend minutes were doctored. A stolen trio of leaves is spotted, then returned, leaving a crumpled reminder of tactics used to press for a verdict.

Will Lamb Hessin Shather Fasco Hoffman Chalman Lamb

Take the Colorado Flyer to Colorado Springs Train Offer

Colorado Springs trip details advertise the Colorado Flyer from Topeka at 4 10 pm arriving 10 40 am next day six hours faster than rivals via western Kansas with sleeper service and through care inquire AM Fuller P and T A North Topeka ticket agent W R Lace y Reunion at Hutchinson round trip Santa Fe limited to dates 25 26 and 27 with fare listed

Topeka Kansas Colorado Springs Missouri River Gabe Hutchinson Santa Be

Methodist Ministers Discuss Hose Lynching in Atlanta

In Atlanta on an April day Methodist ministers debated the lynching of Sam Hose. Rev Wilber Thirkfeld called the crime beyond words and urged action in behalf of the community. Rev Joel T Davis presented resolutions condemning the crime while noting lynching harms society. Discussion stretched long. action was deferred for one week.

Atlanta Sam Hose Wilber Thirkfeld Joel T. Davis

Surprise for Laws Emerges in Emporia Divorce Suit

Emporia society figure Hallie Lawe Laws sues her husband David Laws for divorce accusing drunkenness. The Lyon county case surfaced briefly as Laws, former Republican county chairman and ex assistant postmaster, had been away at an inpatient sobriety institute and returned to Emporia recently.

Emporia Prom Lyon County District Court Lambert & Huggins Hallie Lawe David Laws Republican County Central Committee Byan County

Buffalo Jones Leads Oklahoma Colony to Ute Reservation

A colony from Roger Mills county Oklahoma departs overland for the Ute reservation in Colorado to be opened for settlement. Buffalo Jones, the original frontiersman, will lead the party. Last week Captain S Webber and a company left Yukon for the same destination.

Oklahoma Ute Reservation Guthrie O. T Roger Mills County Colorado Buffalo Jones S. Webber Yukon

Whole party died in timber cruise near Astoria

reports confirm the entire party that left Seaside April 7 is dead. bodies of Heikman and Rader found near Sugar Loaf mountain, Doty, Burke, and Cloutrie identified, with one unnamed member still missing. speculation links deaths to poisoned canned meat or vegetables. additional notes mention travel tickets and a laundry ad appearing in the same item.

Astoria Ore Seaside H. Doty Louis Chance Lovie John Burke PB. Heikman W.T. Rader Portland A. J. Cloutrie Louie Heikman Rader Sugar Loaf Mountain Doty

Strike Will Go On

Bridgeton April 23 glass manufacturers reject proposal to velonize local glass factories from a Business Men's committee. This action halts a proposed settlement and affects ongoing industrial plans in the area.

Bridget N. J Gethas

Queer Sects In Paris Attract Attention And Jewels Of Isis

A London Telegraph notice describes Neo-Paxans and Zoroastrian links in Paris with rites rumored to honor Isis. It mentions a possible dance of the four elements led by a priestess from the Seine, and notes affluent patrons and elaborate greenhouses in associated circles including Iselin and Flagler, with rare plants and blooming conservatories.

London Telegraph Paris Isis Bar Isis Montmartre St. Germain Des Pres Nile Seine

Flowers of the Rich at Lyndhurst Estate Bloom for Easter

The New York World notes wealthy New Yorkers, led by Miss Helen Gould, maintain lavish conservatories along the Sound and Hudson. Lyndhurst at Irvington hosts a plant collection worth about 500000 with an orchid house costing 206000 and blooms sent to churches and hospitals. Gould names specimen plants after family members and pursues elaborate horticulture at Mortculture.

New York The Sound the Hudson Helen Gould Lyndhurst Irvington-on-the- Hudson Stamford N. Y Yate Jay Gould Miss Gould Frank Gould Edwin Gould George Gould

Rather Be a Filipino Than Live in Georgia Under Conditions

New York April 25 colored miners in New York City denounce Georgia conditions. At a Starks Street meeting Rev Wm Ho Brooke appeals for lawful treatment until trials. Rev P Tompkins of St James Presbyterian says he’d rather be Filipino under Spanish rule than endure Georgia law and order.

New York New York City St. Starks St Ho Brooke St. Church South Rev. P. & Tompkins Sr. James Presbyterian Church Georgia

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