Building Permits and a Box Score Drawn Fight
Copeland of the Santa Fe railroad plans a 15 by 16 foot rear addition at 1620 Taylor Street costing 150 dollars. Helen Fisher seeks a 14 by 24 foot addition on Locust between Third and Fourth Streets costing 260 dollars. Hiatt authorized a barn on Lafayette Street costing 150 dollars. A boxing match ended in a draw between Dick Moore of Boston and Billy Hennessy of Clinton Iowa. Hennessy injured his right hand in the thirteenth round. Also listed a lecture by Col Watterson at Lima Drug Store and a round-trip Santa Fe to Kansas City trip August 25 for one dollar.
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EF. Copeland
Santa Fe Railroad
Taylor Streets
Helen Fisher
Locust
Third
Hiatt
Lacfayette Street
Pight
Branhorn
Dick Moore
Boston
Billey Hennessey
Clinton
Iowa
Hennessey
National Road Conference Invites Georgia Delegates 1895
Washington reports the agriculture department inviting officials and private groups to a road parliament in Atlanta October 18 and 19 1895. Governor and assembly of Georgia mayor and council of Atlanta cotton states exposition authorities and others urge attendance. Delegates may be appointed by governors to report results.
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Washineton
Agricultural Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Act of Congress
General Assembly
State of Georgia
Atlanta
National Road Conference
National League For Good Roads
Hall of Representatives
Boards of Trade and Transportation
Department of Agricultural
Office of Road Inquiry
United States
Union
The New Girl Learns Theater Realities at Rehearsal
A new Buffalo reporter, Miss Jones, visits a comic opera company in rehearsal. She witnesses a blunt backstage scene with coarse humor and scant costumes, contrasting idealized views with the reality of the profession. The manager boasts refinement while dancers contend with incomplete attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
the Pink Pig
Miss Jones
Flossie
Buffalo Express
Mystery of a Maine Island Hermit Ends Life by Self-Destruct
A New Yorker recalls North Haven Island Maine where an Englishman in his forties lived in a rock cabin. He spoke refined English, read many books, and earned small money from fish cannery refuse. His body was found in a fire scorched cabin with throat cut, leaving a mystery of why he chose death over misery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Haven Island
Maine
Dian
North Haven
The Wonderful Effect and a Half Fare Tale
A comic vignette from The Wonderful Effect shows Inkleigh offering a book of humorous stories to Pushpen to help his insomnia. Pushpen later admits the tales kept him cheerful as he chops, while a New York World snippet jokes about a large lad traveling on a half fare ticket.
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Inkleigh
Pushpen
Inklesh
Blau
New York World
Wublorsis
Big Kansas Peaches From Shawnee County Farmer
W R Campbell, a farmer near Big Springs, brought a new peach variety named Kangwe Mam moth to Topeka. The fruit is ten inches in circumference, freestone, with 120 bearing trees. Campbell claims sole responsibility for the seedling and says he budded them himself.
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Shawnee County
W. R Caphell
Big Springs
Topeka
Campbell
Mr. Campbell
Waterworks Transfer Definitive as City Bonds Payoff
Kansas City August 24 The transfer of the Joes plant of the National Waterworks company to the city was completed when the company bought the city's 34,000,000 bond issue and handed over the plant. Peabody Kidder & Co were the principal bidders as months of bidding finally resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Joes
National Waterworks Company
Peabody, Kidder & Co
Toperkans seek missing William Swalwell in Independence
Kansas City reports William Swallwell, an Englishman from Independence, Mo, missing since August. Local Topekans aid in search. description notes height, blonde hair, left hand missing four fingers, family in Topeka. Also brief items on Colonel Watterson lecture schedule and Dr King’s New Discovery success stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Swuttwatl
Kansas City
William Swallwell
Independence
Augustin Me
Sheffield
Sawkwell
Col. Watterson
Lima Drug Store
A Fire Curtain of Water Tested To Shield Buildings
A water curtain device to shield buildings from spreading fire was tested in Boston. The system uses perforated piping and bronze sprinkler arms to create a continuous sheet of water between flame and structure. A fire department steam engine supplied power, delivering 7 000 gallons per minute for about fifteen minutes to drench walls.
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Boston
The Summer Hotel Guest Rhapsody of Desire
A fragment from a New York San piece recalls a solitary man watching summer girls at a hotel. He describes eyes, hair, and hands, yearning for love amid obsessive visions and the refrain of the swirls of summer. The piece ends with winter approaching and a plea for the end of this dream.
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Dave
New York San
New Rapid Growing Rose by M de Wilman
Cosmos reports a new rose by M de Wilman noted for extraordinary growth speed. The bloom reaches forty to fifty centimetres across, a cross of Japanese and hybrid perpetual varieties. Bush bears single to semi double blossoms all summer in pompous clusters. Seeds sown January mid blossom by April. March sowing produced blooms on March 28 and March 31.
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M. de Wilman
Cosmos
New Orleans Adopts Plan for New Sewerage System
New Orleans will build a complete sewerage system costing about 8 900 000. The city council adopted the plans and funded the project. It will take four to five years to finish, with most unhealthy features removed in two to three years, making the city more attractive to visitors.
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New Orleans
Self Sustaining Aquariums Use Sea Lettuce
Small aquarium tanks stay clear and healthy through carefully balanced plant life. Ulva or sea lettuce aerates water as it rises when air collects beneath it, keeping the tank sweet for extended periods.
Above and Below: Eco Nomical Coal Debate Echoes
A husband urges thrift in coal use while a Vassar graduate witty says billions of tons lie beneath the earth, yet a reply points to a few large corporations above ground. The exchange underscores tension between resource abundance and corporate control.
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Wits
Vassar
Topeka Gentlemen Shipwreck on Lake Superior Island Adventure
A Topeka party of Crosby Seery and Pick Smith with two Chenaux island men and Joe Patrick endured a three day stay on Spider Island after a July storm near Detour lighthouse. They traveled from Les Cheneaux to Saint Marie and back, reporting cold weather, ample food, and roles as cook and dishwashers during the six hundred mile sail in a small 21 by 6 foot salt boat.
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Topeka
Detour Lighthouse
E N. Crosby
H. W. Seery
W. A
Pick” Smith
Burosp
Patrick
Chenaux Islands
Joe
Seery
Les Cheneaux Islands
Saint St. Marie
L. H. Munn
Great Northern
Great Lakes
Crosby
Mr. Smith
Les Chesaux Islands
Esse
Mr. Seery
Wilde Wants To Die As Prison Friends Report Health
Friends visiting Oscar Wilde in prison say he remains in good health and often expresses a wish to die. Observers discuss his post release future, with speculation he may be smuggled out of the country under an assumed name to live off his pen.
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Lonpos
Oscar Wilde
Mat
Wilde
Drinkabies Case Sparks Jointist Search at Parkdale House
Captain Gardiner visited the Parkdale jointist known as Monty Wells and conducted a premises search this morning. No additional liquor was found, but authorities expected hidden liquor at the location. A reserved state chart for Col. Watterson's lecture will open Monday morning at Sims drug store. Peerless Steam Laundry advertises cleaning services at 112 and 114 West Highth.
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Col Watterson
Lima Drug Store
Gardiner
Monty” Wells
Parkdale
Col. Watterson
Sims Drug Store
W. Highth
Market Report Shows Wheat Gains Amid Mixed Prospects
Wheat opened firm on higher cables and a world crop report but gains faded as southwestern receipts rose. Corn and oats opened weaker or steady with minor later shifts. Hog and cattle prices moved down or were steady, with receipts and shipments varying. overall market slow, dull, and unsettled amid mixed demand and supply signals. Chicago and Topeka reports note early strength in wheat before declines.
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Associated Press
State Journal
Cutcaco
Hungacidn
Kansas City
Kansas
Texas
Liverpool
Chicago Markat Gousip and Wheat Exports Report
Market notes show Chicago and Minneapolis car counts and Duluth figures from last year, plus New York wheat exports and Bradstreet weekly totals. Weather maps predict heavy rains in Iowa, with general rain in the core region. visible wheat export totals and world crop estimates are given, along with Chicago and other city grain and pork quotes and next week expectations.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Duluth
New York
Iowa
Liverpool
Bradstreet
Bada Pesth
Hioge
Kansas City
Omaha
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WM. F. Meyer
Arthur Massay
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Thorsen
Keneas City
Santa Fe
Maine Island
Big Kansas
Toperkans
Phosbe Thomas
Juncties City
Tih
Dr. Kins
Thos Egcers
Plorida St
San Francisco
Dr. Ring
J. Kk
Colonel Watterson
Abraham Lincoln
Robinson Crusoes
Today's Market Report
Chicago Market Letter
Topeka Grain and Stock Exchange
Reem
Osinrn Hauding
Atchiton
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Northern Pacific
Cordegely
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Topeka Grain
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