GEN. GORDON'S GRANDSON DIES IN SANTA MONICA
A Santa Monica dispatch reports Jack Gordon, grandson of the British general, died there from alcoholism. Born in London in 1834, he was son of a British captain and descended from the famed general killed at Khartoum. Once a clerk with the Bank of England, he came to this country penniless after failed ventures in Sioux Falls. He had earned a livelihood as a porter in Santa Monica for years.
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Grand Opera House Upgrades With Electric Lights For Bowery Girl
The Grand Opera House will be wired for electric signs and stage lighting as it undergoes remodeling. The house reopens August 24 with A Bowery Girl, a melodrama from Chicago’s Haymarket, by Adames Bascom, staged by Harry Williams and led by Clara Theopp.
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Bound to Have Ingalls for Labor Day Talk
The Trades Assembly seeks Jobe J. logalis as principal orator for Labor Day on Monday September 2. J R Burton and Jerry Simpson are to be asked to speak if Ingalls declines. Gormley's and Jackson's bands bid to perform. prizes for the event are expected to surpass last year. A committee meeting is set for Friday evening at Trades Assembly hall.
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Marshall's Band Heads East for Boston Trip
Marshall's band members spend spare moments polishing instruments sewing on buttons and mending. They prepare for a three day stay in Boston with side trips to Orchard Beach Farmington and Manhattan Beach. The group departs Topeka at four PM on the 22nd and will meet tonight to finalize arrangements.
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Miss King of Ab Deeds Delivers Quiet Public Service
A historical note profiles Miss Mace King, daughter and successor to Dr. King as register of deeds in Dickinson County Mississippi. Born near Delaware Ohio and educated at Ohio Wesleyan and Baker University King remains polite and practical while developing wood carving skills and supporting suffrage in a restrained, old fashioned manner.
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Sharon Trust Dissolves and Estate Divides Into Two Companies
Heirs of the Sharon estate in San Francisco announce the dissolution of the ten year old trust set to end September 1. The estate’s interests have been divided into two firms, Occidental Land & Improvement and Sharon Estate, both under the same manager, with one handling rural lands and the other urban properties.
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Packed on the Bridge as Hundreds Rush Brooklyn Crossing
New York Aug 7 The Brooklyn Bridge faced the worst delay in its history as the railroad across the span shut at midnight for terminal work. About 150000 people gathered by 8 PM, learning only a single three-car train would run on a fifteen minute timetable, forcing many to walk.
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Denver water ordinance to be submitted to aldermen
Denver Colorado August reports the city water ordinance, prepared by Mayor Mehurray and committee, passed by the board of supervisors. Based on average rates in Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis, it was amended to fix inconsistencies and align with a five year old contract before advancing to the aldermen. Fort Buford may be abandoned with troop redeployments considered to Fort Harris or Fort Assiniboine. Osborne challenges Hall in Denver for the lightweight Colorado title with a $4000 forfeit offered by Frenchy Osborne.
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Sundown Fight and Square Man Tellings Ebbing at Saloon
A Detroit Free Press fragment recalls a quarrel on Brush Street where a man, self described as a “square man,” fights only after sundown. He recounts being punched, dragged by the hair, and warns of revenge as sunset nears. The piece interweaves humor and a danger of escalating violence in street life.
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Military Entertainment At Hamilton Hall Delights Topeka Crowd
A Topeka relief corps and post staged a military entertainment at Hamilton Hall last night. The program featured Muse Raltav's Orchestra, Barbary Fritchie, and Bailey's Orchestra with a flag drill by thirty two girls. Supper followed paired with dances and a popular skirt dance by ten year old Neta Pay Shreve. The show drew a good sized audience and is likely to be repeated next week, date to be announced.
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May Montgomery
Alfretta Laws
Ejina Warren
Elia Caldwell
Mary Gay
Two Bicyclists Collide Injuring Man Near Quincy
George Perrin, a colored man, was badly hurt when his bicycle collided with a white cyclist near OT and Quincy streets. The white rider fled. Perrin was thrown, injuring teeth and facial area. Both bikes had no bells or lights.
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Worrthy's Manifesto Calls End to Party Dissension
Lonpos Aug 7 Mr Justin McCarthy leader of the Irish National party appeals to Irish MPs to end dissensions harming the national cause. He accuses Healy of disloyalty and defends McCarthy against charges raised at the Omagh convention. Also notes Healy’s charges about Tyrone and Londonderry subsidies and Liberal seats. A separate note reports Lottie Collins's hit I Went to Paris with Papa in New York. California dentists withdraw from a national association over credential disputes. Street car band concerts continue in Atchison with Manifold's band featured.
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Extra Jurors Approved for Durrant Trial
San Francisco August 7 District Attorney Barnes says fourteen jurors will be impaneled to try Durrant to prevent delays from illness or death. Two alternates will attend sessions and may act if called. Law authorizing extra jurors passed two years ago. Also notes a rustic chair designing veranda or lawn chairs and how to bend saplings for joints.
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