Honolulu Company Forming for Service in China
Advices from Honolulu report Captain Henry Kirmine forwarding by the steamer City of Pekin a letter and report regarding a military company formed here for service in China. He lists names of officers and men, with Governor Tale endorsing Captain Kleine for officers of the national guard.
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Victoria
Honlulu
Henry Kirmine
Pekin
China
Tale
National Guard
Savpesises Erskarrad Bw Prusect. v
Betting Yeers to Bryan Sarai
An OCR fragment describes bookmaker Wheelock weighing bets in the Bryan race. A Tammany man seeks to place a large bet, with Wheelock stating the price is five for the money and indicating willingness to take a bet at that rate. The jumbled text suggests electoral betting activity related to Bryan and McKinley era political figures.
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Sarai
Aus
Ceorse W Vieebock
Odin
Bryan
Mer
McKin
Ae Dimuwell
Aria
Tammany
Amd
Flee Prom Honolulu as Chinese Fear for Lives
In Honolulu many Chinese residents fear violent actions by Americans amid migration tensions. The era’s unrest prompts evacuees to seek safety while officials note ongoing travel and quarantine concerns.
Yellow Fever Cases Reported in Havana Victims
Yellow fever treatment underway in Havana with a small percentage of attacked individuals, reflecting the outbreak impact. Reports note American victims and a low per cent affected, indicating initial containment and ongoing medical response.
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Havana
Real Estate Transfers Documented in Local Records
Real estate transfer notes show Sam tenets and spouse conveying property to J. Spates for $200 and related deeds involving H. J. Spates and Alice, with parcel descriptions tied to a street address in Murfreesboro area. Parties appear as et al, with various grantor and grantee names and dates in terse diary-like entries.
Auditorium Objections Prompt City Hall Debates on Alterations
A heated council meeting over the new auditorium drew protests from musical groups over balcony design and acoustics. Major figures discussed removing a stage gallery, narrowing passages, and possible lobby changes while debates over paint, varnish, and material standards dominated.
Social and Personal Notes From Topeka Society
Dr and Mrs W A McCarter entertained informally Wednesday evening for Miss Mary Hatraine on the porch and lawn decorated for the occasion. Guests included Mary Logan Jennie Wells Carrie Bratton Mary Axtell Leasa Bean and more. The Pleasant Hour club hosted Friday on the porch with various locals and a trolley party highlighted by Harold Chase's Bible class.
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W. A. McCarter
Mary Hatraine
Mecy Adams
Mary Logan
Jennie Wells
Carrie Bratton
Mary Axtell
Misa Leasa Bean
Robert Wells
Clovis Dale
Garner Hostetter
Elgie Bratton
Harry Adams
Marshall
Nira
Howard Marshall
Mire Patterson
Lawrence
Sien Della Chute
Brances
Brant
Walnut
Kansas
Topeka
L.A. Fisher
Hutchinson
Fred G. Delano
J. P. Kelly
G. A. Society
Mrs. Hoover
Leslie McCanne
Ars. Hoover
W. M. Landis
L. G. Landis
Prof
G. Landis
J. Roott Turney
Lexile McCanne
Ars H. Douglas
Kinberta McKirahan
Garnett
Blips
Carrie Smith
Concordia
Excelsior Springs
Mabel Milin
J. Mills
Francis M. Pribbie
Sidwell
Lizzie
Viola, TL
Stewart
Arthur
Wichita
H. H. Club
Martin
West Sixth Avenue
Vinewood
May Lamb
Harry E. Diebrow
Burlington
Only Automobile in Topeka Invented and Built by Terry Stafford
The piece describes the sole Topeka automobile built by Terry Stafford of East Fifth Street. It covers Stafford planning and constructing the vehicle, powered by a gasoline engine with a six horsepower rating, plus a battery option. The car reportedly completed a 19.75 mile Topeka to Pauline Berryton trip in about 1 hour 21 minutes with two passengers, and could reach speeds up to 25 mph, though 22 mph was common. It drew attention from locals, with many comments about its practicality and novelty, while some horses were startled by the machine on country roads.
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Topeka
Kansas
U. S
Tropeks
Bulnt
Terry Staford
East Fifth Street
Stafford
Ge Automobil
Automodus
Silver Lake
Hoe Ville
Dilla
Ofice
Pauline
Berryton Cross Roads
Abe
Hiether
Severn
Calasts
Prisoner of Zenda” Company
Wadsworth
East
Kansas Avenue
H. G. Bixing
Matkate
Morganville
Clay Center
Smith Center
Jewell
Bartley Coyne
Shayenne County
Coyne
Ed Howe
Atchison Globe
Atchison
Circus Day Looms As Topeka Sends Town Gossip
A gaggle of Topeka notes recount upcoming events and moves around town. J M Powell travels via Ludington, Rev A M Reynolds heads to Lake Winona and Chicago, and F D Coburn of the state board of agriculture attends a social. Local races, concerts, and appointments fill the week as officials and residents prepare for entertainment, campaigning, and community gatherings.
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Toameee
W. Smith
McPherson
Topeka
J. M. Powell
Ludington
Rev
A. M. Reynolds
Lake
Winona
Chicago
Feaconer
J. H. Munn
J. Bear
Kansas
Black
Santa Fe
Marshall
Turner Garden
Eagles
Kansas Avenue
F. D. Coburn
State Board of Agriculture
Hutchinson
Roblin
Akron
Cherokee Supply Company
Cherokee
Dean R. Low
Sorenson
United States Recruiting Station
C. E. Caswell
Stanley
Cider” Smith
Fred L. Diggs
Perry
Annie J. , Diggs
Stanley Closen
Sharon Springs
McKinney and Roosevelt Campaign Club
All Soldiers
A. M. Harvey
Norton
John F. McManus
Seventh
Eighth
W. V. Church
W. S. Miller
Fourteenth and
Topeth Avenue
John Bannerman
Seventeenth
Union Avenue
Canon Bywater
Colorado
Grace Cathedral
St. Simon's
Daniel Rogers
W. T. Miller
John Hamnerman
Nebraska
Strapped and Brutal Treatment Alleged in Topeka Divorce
A district court petition links Topeka City Railway Co. to a divorce case involving Mary Hober and Philip L Hober. It alleges repeated abuse starting within months of marriage in 1888 in Pottawatomie and Osage counties, including whipping with a strap, being dragged from bed, choking, and brandishing a razor. The petition seeks a restraining order on wage payments pending settlement.
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Hober
Topeka City Railway Company
Ile Hober
Philip L Hober
Mary Hober
Philip L. Hober
Pottawatomie County
Osage County
Topeka
Apricot pits rise in value as new uses spread
The piece notes apricot pits, once waste, now fetch up to 80 a ton as fuel and in producing polaci- etc. It details rising demand and price from 54 to 37.50 per ton, with exports to Germany and contracts in San Francisco. Kernels from pits are shipped east. candy making uses exist, though eating kernels is not advised.
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California
Germany
San Francisco
California Bruit Canners
Golden Gate Fruit Packing Company
Arm Severed by Train Tragedy Shocks NYC Teen
Albert Dawson 16 visited his aunt on East 157th Street. While fleeing a freight train near Willow Avenue he was struck, losing an arm above the elbow. He carried the limb about 1,000 yards to a tower and asked the operator to summon aid. Fire and wires failed. the boy remained conscious and attempted to control the situation with grim resolve.
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New York
Fms
Albert Dawson
West
One Hundred
Witch Tower
Blake
Asylum and Poor Farm Committee Meeting Report
Johnson chairs a meeting of the Kan ws Association of Charities and Corrections committee on asylums and poor farms. Members Blaney Emporia and F W Billa Topeka discuss care of insane poor houses, defects in the current law, and outside relief funds. The committee plans to meet again with Gov Tol.
Declining Candidate and Remedy Claims in Bay City
Bay City Michigan August 11 George D T Jackson declined to accept the Democratic congressional nomination. The article notes a bitters remedy and a focus on nerve health and vitality, mentioning Militia and a Grand Trunk Railway context along with a general broader campaign tone. It references Bates Twenty nine omen and Buckiens Buck? 77 electoral notes and an Arnica Salve advert in the text.
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Bay City
Mich
Aus
George DT
Joakaon Haa
Domeocratie
Bates
A T. Waggoner
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Heyl
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Daytad
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Honolulu
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Uber
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Midway
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Hutalul
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Alice
Prwen
Ieary
Guitord
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L. M. Wood
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Auditorian
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Palmery
Ax Cartain
Enotners
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Merce ¢Donel
Gaual
May
Drew
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Mir Minghes
Nanark
Cal
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Iing
Mir Wine
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Hurda
Morgan
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A. P. Bettson
Fillmore
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Peti Uotuk
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Petitlion
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Helen Louise
Washburn College
Sarah Horner
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Josephine Norton
Harry Warren
Maybelle Warfa
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Harry Knowles
Jane Bear
Frances Holliday
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Wim
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Crosby Deaton
Emily Seery
Lawrence Seery
Mazel Nelson
May Contiurs
Esther Kieintwrn
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Dorothy Herrick
Ned Thrill
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Myrtle Sims
Wdith Updegratt
Jane Alexander
Harold T. Chase
First Presbyterian Church
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Lake View
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Toronto
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Mra. L. H. Sirtexter
First Presbyterian
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Aurora
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W. A. E. Thompson
Helen
Aom Hoy
Nantucket
W. W. Cook
The
Idaho Maddie
Democratic
Idaho
Leitfield
Senator Dublte
Silver Republicans
John W. Breidenthal
People’s Party
Btrickrost
Terry Stafford
Takirar Hadway
Paul Stamach
Jem Thesserrta
New Gore
Eas. Ave
W. W. Kimball CO
T. P. Culley
Felix O A
Ehie
Osage City
A. F. Wesson Coal Co
E.4th St
Committee of Charities Association
Mdi
Germlay
Melasiehholy
Frank
Dizzy Apelin
Grand Trunk Railway
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