Richard Boyd Pursues Dollar Thief On Quincy Street
In a city street confrontation Richard Boyd a guard on East Pith Street chased a man he identified as the culprit who had robbed his daughter the prior evening. The suspect Joe Williams denied the charge but Boyd struck him prompting Williams to confess to the robbery at police arrest and frontier authorities. The paper recounts a 19th century scene linking a silver dollar theft to a later arrest and notes a public notice about an excursion to the Southwest with details of fares and dates.
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Richard Boyd
Jd Richard Boyd
City Stone Pile
East Pith Street
Eouth
Quincy Street
Boyd
Joe Williams
North
Gollar
Hia
Hub Atkinson
Pollo
Rosie
Daudhter
Sind
Doesn't Cost Much to Denver and Colorado Health Tips
A fragmented notice from a garbled late 19th or early 20th century source promotes travel and health tips across Denver Colorado Springs Glenwood Springs and Topeka. It mentions rates information on application and claims altitude makes travel pleasant in Colorado via various routes. It references Dr. Davin as an anti-headache figure.
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Denver
Colorado
Manton Glenwood Springs
Sin Colorado
W. Garvey
Sen
Topeka
Davin
Bart Disrasf
Daniel Myers
DR Milks Medical CO
Siichars, Tod
Governor Leedy Visit Amid Niagara Falls Tour
Fredericktown reports Governor John W. Leedy and Mrs. Leedy visiting their Leedy kin, with the governor promising to enforce railroad commission orders against car load rates. He dismisses rumors, plans brief stops at Niagara Falls, New York, and moves toward Washington via Chicago.
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Fredericktown
John W. Leedy
Hensas
Leedy
Tleedy
Leedys
Maryland
Virginias
Evry Mene
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Tee County
Avertock
Santa Fe
Rice County
Lee County
Kansas
Kansais
Ohio
Solon
Welock
Tial
John
H. Boyd
Planned dreadful deed shocks Chicago doctor accused of vitriol plot
Chicago August 21 Dr James Ducker arrested on con piracy charges for allegedly planning to destroy his wife with vitriol. A would-be assailant named Charles Hill claims Ducker hired him to throw acid at Mrs Ducker. Ducker and Mrs Ducker have a troubled marriage with prior spouses and a former sanatorium in Missouri. The case resumes in court Monday.
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Chicago
James
Ducker
Charles
FEM
Hill
Albion
Mich
Levisiania
Riley
Lexington Hotel
Rail to Dawson Survey Under Way with 5000 Men
Surveyors are in the field and 5000 men will be employed next spring to build a rail line from Juneau to Dawson. The route would use steamboat navigation on the Yukon river to Lake Light, with four days needed for the journey from Juneau to Dawson. A team led by W A Pratt and engineer T C Manogs, BF Lpacker and A J Johnson work on plans for a line by an English company and another road from crossing the White Perches.
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San Francisco
Cutune
Aena
Steamboat Navigation
Take River
Lake
Juneau
Dawson
W. A. Pratt
Willamston
Yukon
Tradime
T.C. Manogs
Aasiat
Ant
BF. L Packer
He Rad
A. J. Johnson
Engiish
Cable Over Choleroot Seeks Yukon Route Breakthrough
Port of Washington Aug 21 The from Dyea over the Lake Lin demand. He says the cable will be in operation 11 days after his arrival at Dyea reducing the cost of transportation 60 percent. Thompson & Remington Montana live stock syndicate will leave the steamer at Fort Wrangel and locate a new trail to the Yukon via Styken river valley. They will employ a large force to construct a good road with stages operated.
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Wash
Dyea
Lindemand
Thompson & Remington
Montana
Fort Wrangel
Yukon
Styken River
Handbook on Alaska Issued by Bureau of American Republics
Washington announces a new Alaska handbook issued by the Bureau of American Republics. The prefatory note cites rising interest in Alaska due to gold discoveries in the Klondike and a demand for reliable information. The volume contains twelve chapters on minerals climate agriculture and includes a map showing the Klondike region.
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Washington
Alaska
Bureau of American Republics
Kiandike
Klondike
Oysters to be cheap in Topeka restaurants
Topeka restaurants will receive shell oysters at prices enabling affordable service this season. Previously fresh oysters were scarce and costly. now oysters will be shipped directly from eastern boats in large quantities. One major Topeka oyster house arranged direct shipments from Ches. A New York oyster shipment has already arrived with more to follow. Maryland oysters are expected in September.
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Topeka
West
Ches
New York
Maryland
England Not Going to Reopen Indian Mints
London reports no plan to reopen Indian mints though prices of silver and wheat set by market factors draw comment. Des Moines notes a Iowa coal trust aims to raise coal price 25 to 50 cents a ton, influencing wider costs. Kansas and Missouri plan a Lake Charles excur sion for publicity with a public meeting and favorable reports from St Louis. Local notices advertise Marshall's Band at Garfield Park and various consumer products and services including remedies and laundry services.
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England
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Oval Trust
Kansas
Louisiana
Lake Charles
J. ¥. Leming
St. Louis
Leming
J. L. Jones
Missouri
Late Sporting News Highlights From Around the League
Boston and Cincinnati win, with a tough slate of results across major league games. Washington debuts two new players Gettmes and Fox as Swaim powers a masterly pitching performance in a doubleheader loss to Chicago, while Brooklyn routs St Louis and Cleveland blanks Baltimore. Philadelphia sweeps Cincinnati after tense games, Boston crushes Pittsburgh as Kilknen shines, and Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dubuque, and Peoria face varied outcomes amid the crowded schedule.
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Chicago
Washington
Gettmes
Fox
Wawhington
Dalle
Swaim
Briges
Wight Hite
Mcotamies
eGuire
Friend and
Hue
Abilene Defeats Allons Amid Erratic Play
Abilene moved to a second defeat at Allon's hands yesterday as Atchison's heavy batting carried the day. Stricklett contributed two of Abilene's four nomi runs, while Atchison was outfielded and costly errors plagued them. Final score listed as 7 to 6 with Atchison trailing.
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Abilene
Ane
Atcison
Allons
Abiene
Stricklett
Atchison
Heddy Beust
Kansan City
Emporia
Gatewood
Hulbert
Keister
Girena
Lucas
Welckhelzer
Nevada
Emporia Boys
Fatty” Paulkner
Clark
Jake Gettman
Washington
Junction City
Missouri
Idaho Chicken Shooting Season Opens Across State
Aug 21 Pocatello Idaho reports show Idaho chicken shooting opened Aug 1 with plentiful birds. Upland sagebrush meadows camas streams and timber edge host sage hens willow grouse blue grouse and abundant trout. Novice mistakes lead to old cock birds. prime localities include camas meadows south and east of Yellowstone park and Wood River country. Also notes Kansas ball players and nearby team movements.
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Bie
Idaho
Pocatello
Dog
Gus
Camus
Yellowstone National Park
Great Central Mesa
Wood River Country
Kansas
Bessie Sevier
Topeka
Winfield
Kansas City
Dann
Abi
Sunday church services and lectures in Topeka area
Weekday and Sunday services listed for multiple churches including First Presbyterian Seventh Day Adventist North Topeka Baptist United Brethren and Swedish Lutheran. Notable events include lectures on health by W. Sadier at Seventh Day Adventist church and school sermon by C. O. Johnson of Bethany College for Swedish Lutheran youth. The YWCA gospel meeting led by Rev. J E McClain is scheduled along with regular Sunday schools and morning/evening preaching at several congregations.
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First Presbyterian Church
J. W. Baller
D. D
PS. C. EB
CL Coblentz
East Tenth Street
St. John's A. M
J. Je. Ransom
Pasice
Young Peoples Meeting
Swedish Lutheran Church
Fourth and
Tyler Streets
C. O. John
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Kan
S. E. Nicholson
Nicholson
Society of Friends
Friends Church
Topeka Avenue
Fifth
Society of Spiritualists
Lincoln Post Hall
Brockaway
Divine Science
Jackson
Rybody
J. E. McClain
North Congregational Church
First Baptist Church
Corner Ninth
Jackson Streets
Sheffield
Christian Hindeavor
Tom
Mike Daisy Start
First United Press
Eighth
Topeka
Mchirahoan
Pasion
Eincoln Post
Community church services and sermons announced in Topeka area
A.Two dozen church events listed across Topeka with Rev CW Searing Rev J M Brown and Rev VP Welch preaching at C M E First Christian and Parkdale M E Also Epworth League meetings and Sunday school times announced with speakers Helen E Moses and Clare Snyder Public invited to services at First African Baptist and Second United Presbyterian Also sermons titled The Happiness of date The Character of the Unrenewed Heart and The Greatest of These are noted with multiple locations and times
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CW. Searing
S. V. Searing
C. M. E. Charch
Fourteenth
van Buren
J. M. Brown
M. Hpworth League
Parkdale M. E
Epworth League
Clare Snyder
Fev
Welch
Friends Ehprch
Topska Avenue
First Christian Church
Topeka Avenue
Wider Boyle
Helen E. Moses
Y. PB
S.C. B
Rev. Smith of
Eskridge
Second United Presbyterians
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Actiens
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Ji Simbein
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Grand Rapids
Eylar
Dick” Conley
Accour Sr Jas. S. Kirk & Co
Cvow
Western Foundry and Machine Works
R. L. Cofran
Kans
Proprietor
Louis van Dorp
Keeley
Portsmouth
Lessle
Keoksy
Kebley
E. A. Chaney
Gest
Telephone
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Vercant Tailor
W. Sixth St
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