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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1898
Page
5
Wash goods priced low with multiple yardage options. Items include 5c 64c and Bb fabrics, Latin striped organ dies, Scotch dimities, and assorted wash goods offered at 9 12 15c yard ranges with bulk choices available. Includes itemized price slashes and a call to choose from the selection.
Detroit meeting discusses temperance and municipal regulation under state law. Speakers including Mayor and governors urge preserving local control. debate covers licensing, taxation, and the broader impact on communities amid Prohibition era concerns.
A jumble of names, places, and phrases appears in a fragmentary home news snippet. The text mentions varied individuals and locations in a chaotic mix, with unclear events or assertions and no coherent narrative or verifiable facts.
Tickets on sale August 7 with two returns valid through August 31 159% for further information inquire at the ticket stand at depot Yhime ee atethidiet Lawn Pate tonlebt at Mrs BT. Sims D D Sit Kan Ave Modern dental work Peubocabie drives.
Charles K. Holliday Jr cites ordinance provisions stating Tuneks police badges and stars must be a visible symbol of office. The message argues officers wear a shield or star as a badge of authority while on duty, under mayoral jurisdiction and city regulations.
A Topeka to Dover mail carrier incident leads to arrest warrant for John Strauss on calf theft charges after a farmer, W H Able, identified a calf sold to Caltehan by Strauss. Police delayed stopping Strauss to avoid delaying mail delivery. Additional reports note youths charged with larceny and a request for a 15 year old farm helper for a Jetmore woman, while a boy from North Topeka faces reform school placement.
Miss Jessie Miyers hosted a refined Topeka party in honor of her aunt Miss Whistler of Mackinaw Ohio. Guests danced in the north parlor amid pink sweet peas and asparagus fern with music by Wood's orchestra and cream and cake served in the yard.
A fragment notes a political figure's authority to alter a shield design and raises whether such change is legally permissible. The text hints at debate over a politician’s power to decide on a coat of arms or insignia.
In Atlanta on August 9 a large crowd greeted Richmond Pearson Hiswoon and his mother at the governor’s mansion and hospital events. The reception showcased Navy hero Merrimac stories and war-era patriotism as locals and officials celebrated, while notes on public figures and a city-wide charity drive appeared in the evening discourse.
From Gibraltar a Tribune dispatch reports that none of Admiral Camara’s ships are ready for action. The Pelayo and Carlos have boiler and armament issues, the Audaz is exhausted from a Suez voyage, and other cruisers are defective. Refuges behind Cartagena forts are possible if negotiations fail. Alfono Alonso KNT and Preligo sail to the Canaries. Cadiz garrison remains about 26 men. Additional torpedo defenses and mines were laid on Friday and Saturday.
Import notes from North Topeka list scattered local items and family notices. Several names migrate to towns like Crow City and Chagenan while a heart trouble claims Mr Nihart, leaving a widow and several children.
Dallas report on McReynolds, long-time Postal Telegraph supervisor, detailing plans to extend lines from Houston and Galveston to New Orleans and via St. Louis, with a 25,000 foot cable project at Galveston and a shift to Southwestern Telephone Company construction in Southern Texas. Additional notes mention a one month furlough for sick and wounded soldiers and new electric fans for Santa Fe Route cars.
Real estate transfers show parcels in Topeka and surrounding areas with names such as Horace Maeferran and Wilbert, involving sections 22 and 37, plus other tract transfers and private parties. A ship, the Dorie, docked in San Francisco with Japanese officers aboard and a cargo from Hong Kong. Carnival Knights meet at Commercial Club rooms for important business. James J. Corbett adds a note on matching Fitzsimmons or Jeffries. Lincoln Circle members urged to meet at a ball. A Methodist meeting announced at 03 Taylor street.
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