Topeka City Hack Rates and Bonds Bought by State Savings Bank
Topeka adopts a new hack rate ordinance stipulating a 50 cent fare under specified hours with a private-dicker loophole. City bonds worth 80 thousand dollars are purchased by the State Savings Bank of Topeka at a premium, with bids from several firms and a transfer agreement to the New York fiscal agency.
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Topeka
Hackdriver
Speer
Washburn
Bank Bays Bonds
New York
State Savings Bank of
Toledo
Ohio Danke
State Savings Bank
Spitzer & Co
State Savings Bank of Toledo
Lamprecht Bros. Co
Cleveland
General Revenue Fund
Fire Department
Police Department
Central Park Fund
City approves repairs and bids for damaged bridge
The council canvassed a plan to permit repairs on Sixth Street and the Ward Greek bridge damaged by high water. Officials authorized the city clerk to advertise bids for passing and repairing the street works and adjourned to discuss the waterworks case later in the week.
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Servan Tien
Thele
Jackson
Kaneavemus
Aubarndale
Sixth Street
Adopt Orphan Asylum in South Haven
Mr and Mrs John Shandrow of South Haven have adopted twenty two children from an orphan asylum. The couple, on a hundred acre fruit farm, sought many children for a summer outing and chose to adopt all, with eight christened on the spot after discovering some had not been baptized.
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South Haven
John Shandrow
Shandrow
Smith Foundling Hospital
Minneapolis
Brotherhood of Man Evident in Tin Plate Vote
In Pittsburg on August 5 the American Tin Plate company failed to win worker approval for a 76 percent wax reduction. The rejected offer tied to a $1.5 million Standard Oil contract and aimed to raise production by 16 percent. Welsh workers showed strong opposition to endangering jobs in Wales, foreseeing plant closures as business eroded. Nonunion plants remained active while several union plants shut or idled.
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American Tin Plate Company
Pittsburg
Ie Standard Ol Company
Wales
American ‘Tin Plate Company
Shenangze
New Castle
Indiana
Kensington
Real Estate Transfers Listed in Local Notices
Real estate transfers filed include Jeasie N Glenn and husband conveying block 1 Rain’s Addition to Fichaand wl M Ware and wife to Lai fiton, plus various lot transfers in Narah Parke and Greenslreet J W Morris additions. Other entries name James De Corbet to George Hathwax and Thomas Hart, with multiple lots on Reynolds Avenue and adjacent streets transferring between individuals.
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Jeasie N. Glenn
Albert Siewlot L
Rain
Fichaand
M. Ware
Laifiton
Fanee
John PF. Switzer le
Jacob
Seaches I
Narah Parke
EM. H
James
Jekitrick
Reynolds Avenue
Reynold’ Avenue
Highland Agenus
Thomas A. Hart
Lee
Pitty
Hocne
Green
George W "Prine
Township U
Grandmother Uses Food Cure to Save Granddaughter
A grandmother credits Grape-Nuts with curing her stomach trouble and severe headaches, and with restoring her granddaughter during infancy. She recalls the infant’s illness, repeated failed feeding attempts, and how small portions fed with Grape-Nuts and sterilized milk stabilized the child, yielding rosy cheeks, bright eyes, and healthy nourishment.
Topeka News Snaps and Social Notes From Town
A mix of local updates from Topeka including visits by Mrs Clarence Hall of Lawrence, road work on Fast Eighth Avenue, business sales, and school and church activities. Mentions Robert Tasker clerking for transportation, Dr J E Minney using his car, and activities by the Woman’s Missionary Society. Also notes the reopening of Bird Canning Factory, local court cases, and Reform School drills with citizen engagement urged.
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Toneka
Clarence Hall
Lawrence
Topeka
Eighth Avenue
John FP. Switser
Schinald
Fm’ Veter Tittle
Eddie Wright
Crook
Colorado
Robert Tasker
Roins
Santa Fe
J. E. Minney
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Central Concrenational Church
Charley Dunham
John Thornton
Colored Methodist Church
Eburoh
W. Harvey
Iide
Pyramids
Denver
W. S. Cole
Margaret Moregular
Third
Roy
M. C. Naylor
van Buren
Fr. Richter
Leutenant
United States
Kansas
Indian Territory
Steih
Lafayette Streets
Chas
Eve
Echoe
Haa & Veritas Clat
Lawton
Okla
Gora
Archibald Beatty
St Matthew's
Chuch
Ed Ton
Wi Gome
Sisters of Bethany
Weber
Ai Dinhiearint Torme
Opeka
Howel Jones
Riverside Hospital
Charles
Reform
Joseph
Reasoner
Tasker
Merri Lindsay
Siren
Reise
Ser Can
Fen Abday
Quinton
McKee
Berne
Weilhoust
McRae
Rood
Tyler
Colburn
Reform School
Notable Gathering in Atchison For Pontifical Mass
Bishop Fink arrives from Kansas City today for a notable gathering in Atchison. He will celebrate a pontifical high mass at Benedict's Church on Wednesday at 10 a.m., drawing attendees from the region.
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Atchison, Kan
Fink
Kansas City
Kan
Widow of Dr Pierson Claiming Celluloid Invention
In New York Anglophone notices Anne J Pierson widow of Dr William Hugh Pierson is said to be the inventor of celluloid. She was reportedly communicating sulette by waiting at her home in Glen Biles and continued it hemith.
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New York
Ang, S—Mre
Anne ¥. J. Pierson
Walliam
Hugh Pierson
Glen Biles, N
Atchison Stone Mason Gus Peterson Missing Since Saturday
Gus Peterson a 59 year old stone mason near the Atchison reservoir disappeared Saturday afternoon. He left thirty dollars at home and a $120 check cashed earlier in the day. He was seen at Omhe Junction and appeared sober. Peterson recently began a stone contract for Dr Hogle and left it unfinished.
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Atchison
Gus Peterson
South Atchison
Peter
Onion Depot
Peterson
Atchison Savings Bank
Omihe Junction
Dr. Hogle
Fusion in Allen County nominees listed after joint convention
In Humboldt in August the fusion forces of Allen County held separate conventions for Populists and Democrats, then a joint convention that nominated a ticket. After ratification both parties reconvened separately. Platforms denounce election and tax laws, favor labor cooperation and a court of conciliation. Contests only for sheriff. several offices filled by Democrats or Populists as listed.
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Humboldt
Aug. P
Allen County
Pratt Williamson
M. &. Robinson
A. R. Baxley
Isaac Myer
Firat
J. Lockhart
J. C. Smith
Vide Petherngill
W. D. Anderson
Hattie “Obim
John Goshorn
Mr C.wyatt
James Walker
Governor Pardons Chicago Swindler over Gold Brick Case
Raleigh North Carolina Governor Aycock pardons A I Daley of Chicago who was convicted of swindling with a gold brick in Greensboro and sentenced to seven years. Pardoning officials cite many Chicago Milwaukee citizens endorsing his good character and the pardon recommendation from Senator Mason of Illinois and Chicago city officers.
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Raleigh
N.C
Aycock
A. I. Daley
Chicago
Greenboro
Daley
Milwaukee
Mason
Tinos
Trinidad Mine Disaster Reported After Boiler House Fire
A boiler house blaze at the Coal and Coke company site in Trinidad destroyed the boiler house and two houses at the tipple. Estimated loss runs to 100000 pounds. Four miners perished in an explosion at the mine on Saturday in the same district.
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Trinidad
Col
Tipple, Coal & Coke Company
Dysentery Cured Without the Aid of a Doctor
Muddled OCR text reports a claim that dysentery was cured without medical aid. The fragment mentions a person or place name and nonsensical phrases, offering no verifiable details. No clear events, dates, or authorities are identifiable.
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Wolf
Swendson
Tincher
Ways and Means
Nell
Blanch
Case Ube
C. BE. Judd
Bersandthal
City of
Capital
Samuel T. Howe
H. 38. Nichols
W. F. Weber
Geo .Nell
C. V. Wolf
SA Swenson
Geo. W. Tincher
Frank Blanch
Joseph Griley
J. W. Blossom
Shunganunga Creek Bridge
Snon Works Rattler
McCabe
Blackman
Lawrence Brick
Capital City Company
S. M. Evans
Evans
Kansas River
Committee On Health and Sanitation
Lcense
State Journal
Wiley
Lincoln
Lane
Eighteenth
Euclid Avenue
James Warner
Kansas Avenue
Elaine
Ail Grocery
Ramples
SENU
Frutu Fuud CO
Battle Creek
Mice
Adopt Orphan Asylum
Brotherhood OF Man
Granny
Gelied
Surenet
Paty
California
Kenses Ave
Santa FE Sims
East Geen
Pusion
Bert
C.C.C
Martel
Rock Island
GEO. M. Noble & Co
Pecagwn Alese.Co
Jackson St
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