Social and Personal News From Topeka Vicinity
Topeka society items note informal porch party hosted by Mr and Mrs H A Heath in honor of visitors Miss Lewis of Chicago Mina Reade and Russ Hamilton of Topeka with other locals socializing and dancing Refreshments served late In notes and personal mentions several residents plan trips and visits to Leavenworth Chicago Emporia Mackinac Island and other nearby places Items include Miss Frances McCarthy from Denver and Miss Helen Chollar from St Louis visiting Miss Minnie Seller at 806 West Eighth Street plus other regional movements and gatherings by Topeka residents including journeys to St Marys Osage City and Lake View.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Heath
Ubiir Cueets
Lewis
Chicase
Mina Reade
Russ Hamilton
Topmington
Art
H. L. Robinson
Harry Nobile
Emma Dennis
Alice Atwood
Karl Willams
Luther Nellis
John Waters
Fred Gillette
Cur
Us Batley
W. J. Black
Bell Hall Small
J. J. Frey
Joab Mulvane
John Z. Pulvene
Lake View
Daley Levi
Osage City
J. H. Clark
Grace
Myrtle Wellman
East
John Patterle
Chicago
Dire. F. Younger
Polk Street
H. J. Wingert
Renee E Free
Milton Betts
Kansas
Aliss Hamilton
Mise Reade
Bloomincton
Tfl
HA Heath
They Have Taken It Before They Will Take It Again
They have taken it before. They like it, and will take it again. The Rock Island serves as the official route to the G A R Encampment, guiding travelers to the veterans gathering.
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Rock Island
G A. R
Weddings and travels edition of Potwin notices
Fragmented list shows marriages and social travel from Potwin to St Paul Topeka and Burr Oak. Notables include Charles M Ross and M A Johnston wedding at Ross home Potwin Rev Blakesley officiating. Others plan Boston trips and Pacific coast visits. lawn party honors Miss Flora Whiteheld. multiple families away or returning from trips in Kansas and Council Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Mion
Charles M. Ross
M.A. J. Johnston
Ross
Potwin
L.blakesley
Kansas City
Burr Oak
Jewell County
Ome
Topeka
J. D. Walker
Mary Fil
Boston
Bir
H. S. Wilder
Pacific Coast
O. H. Baum
Mexico
Caroline Baum
E. E. Oudebush
Chicara
Kid Miller
Flora Whitheld
Rateon
Ernest Miller
Lou John
Calla Wellhouse
Misa ‘Lyle Hardin
Edna and Nell _ Prescott
Alice Clinger
Carrie Wiles
Richard Spicker
Walter Miller
Theodore Miller
Marshall White
Mattyt Holyoke
Kansas
W. B. Houston
4. W. Lacey
Council Blumrs
Wheat doubles in price in Vienna market
A Vienna dispatch to The Times reports that floods and poor harvests in Austria Hungary push cereal prices higher than in many years. Wheat, previously offered for autumn delivery at six horing per cental, now commands a much higher price.
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London
The
Times
Vienna
Austria-Hunweary
Tom Reed Lands from Sachem and Takes Train to Portland
Thomas B. Reed came ashore from the schooner Sachem at Bar Harbor Maine yesterday afternoon and boarded a train for Portland. He had not heard of the assassination of Senor Canovas and declined to express an opinion.
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Sachem
Portland
Bar Harbor
Thomas B. Reed
Senor Canovas
Sunday Excursion To Kansas City Sunday August 15
A Sunday excursion to Kansas City on August 15 via Santa Route offers round trip tickets for 1.50. Includes mentions of medicine claims for Tabler’s Buckeye Pile Ointment with dealer locations Geo W Stansfield and Miller’s Pharmacy. Chancel Chapter Lawn Fete announced for this evening.
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Kansas City
Tabler
Geo
Stansfield
Kansas Avenue
Miller's Pharmacy
Sixth
Popeka Avenues
Alleged Assault on Contemporary The Hanging of Sam Parker
A dubious Arizona Kicker account claims a third assassination attempt on Sam Parker last Sunday in the western suburbs. The piece mocks Parker’s bear tale, asserts no life threat occurred, and narrates Parker’s alleged murder arrest and subsequent hanging, framed as satire with harsh personal denigration and Unclear motive.
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Sam Parker
Jin Davis
Pine Hill
Davis
Sam
M. Qua
Not This Kind
An elderly cyclist rides a plain, sturdy machine not a flashy ricer. A sharp eyed youth on a darning needle bike glances over as the elder remarks you could not buy it on installment.
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Scorcher
Bsena
Chicago
Varied Dishes and Odd Prices Trace at Klondike Fare
A satirical menu lists horse sandwiches at ten dollars and broiled dog with gold dust for ten, barbecued boot lags eight, stewed felt eight, fried mackintoshes sixty seven cents, and boiled wagon covers three dollars with axle grease, reflecting humorous cataloging alongside a miscellaneous column of quotes and newspaper items from the era.
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Klondike
Women to Go on Klondike Expedition Organised in New York
A Klondike expedition named the Woman's Klondike Syndicate is organized in New York with Miss Helen Varick Bosswell as president. Patronesses include Mrs. Jennie June Croly and others across Chicago Cleveland Dayton and Delaware Ohio. The party plans to depart March 1 189% traveling by Pullman cars to Seattle then by steamer to Sitka and overland to Klondike. They intend to prospect mine claim sites establish a mining camp and hospital and equip a commissariat trail with a small party including a physician and guide.
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Syndicate of Women
New York
Tis City
Helen Varick Bosswell
Jennie June Croly
Laura Weare Walter
Chicago
Sarah B. Bierce
Cleveland
William Crosshead
Dayton
Sarah Thompson
Delaware
Ohio
Sitka
Klondike
Chilkoot
Yukon River
Commissariat
Hessin Considered for Governor Run Addresses in City
Senator Hessin of Manhattan weighs a Republican governor bid after receiving many letters of support. He has a long law practice and remains undecided, citing whether he can leave it to pursue public office. Senator H B Kelly predicts Hessin’s nomination if he stays in, citing support across several towns. Additional items note Electric Bitters endorsements, a Worthington reader praising its health benefits, and Santa Fe Route travel ads to Nashville with Colorado summer trips.
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John ©. Hessin
Manhattan
Républicam
Hessin
H. B. Kelly
Mr. Heasin
The
Copeland
Falter Morrison
Worthington
Ind
Annie Stehic
Cottage Grove
ava_ hue
Chicago
J. K. Jones
Fifth Street
Kansas
Nashville
Tenn
Colorado
Santa Fe
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