Death of prominent Topeka businessman Frank P. Bacon
Frank P. Bacon died Saturday afternoon from typhoid fever after a five week illness. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 9 30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Adams officiating. Burial will be in Topeka Cemetery. Bacon, born 1853 in Princeton, Missouri, came to Topeka 21 years ago, led a transfer and storage business, and for 11 years served as president of the Topeka Transfer & Storage Company. He was married to Miss Anne Hoges of Princeton. Surviving relatives include Brie and the Shitren. He resided at Twenty third and Van Warer streets and was a church trustee.
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Frank P. Bacon
First Presbyterian Church
Mr Adams
Inter-Mint
Topeka
Mr Bacon
Princtton
Stl
Topeka Traveter & Borage Dany
Bacon
Anne
Hoges
Princeton
Brie
Shitren
Twenty-third
van Warer Streets
Our Alphabet for Japan Sparks Language Reform Debate
A long critique discusses Japan adopting a Roman alphabet for education, arguing it would simplify learning and access but warn against moving away from ideographic roots. It cites New York Tribune opinions, compares to German script, and mentions curricular impact on children and language mastery.
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Japan
America
Snelling
Canada
Bohemia
South Africa
Malta
New York
Germany
Jarman
New York Tribune
Tipping Without End in the Average Man's Day
A Chicago Inter-Ocean piece complains tipping has become a necessity in American cities. It follows the average man with moderate income, detailing daily costs to service workers from porters to waiters. It argues tipping inflates expenses, pressures travel and service quality, and urges a remedy despite widespread acceptance.
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Belt Bey
Cabaian
Akeh
Walter
TY Porter
Bon Vanite
Lieniessige
Bubody
Harber
Pete Foor
Pte
Diay
Uive
Wales
Chicago
Inter-Ocean
No Change in Time Allowances for Shamrock III
New measurement shows Shamrock III differs by only three ten thousandths of a foot, leaving the time allowance at 1:37. Via Chicago Great Western Railway, fares listed to multiple cities including Kansas City, St Paul, Duluth, and Madison Lake with return validity to September and October options. Tickets available daily through Great Western agents and George W. Iancolin TPA in Kansas City.
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New York
Chicago Great Western Railway
Kansas City
St. Paul
Duluth
Suilor
Athlund
Madison Lake
Waterville
Farrocutt
Great Western
Geo. W. Iancoin
T. PA
West
Kansas Iy
Homeseeker
North
J. BP
Elmer
G. P. Ass
Chicago
Nine More In Topeka School Population Report
Enumerator Gage documents 1908 school census for Topeka showing total population 21 425, an increase of nine from 1907. White male 4 775. white female 4 950. colored male 1 6?. colored female 1 62. Earlier year white totals listed 4 776 and white females 4 9, while colored totals were si and 902 respectively.
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Topeka
North Topeka social notes and local moves cluster
North Topeka items show Kimball Prt Co on North Kansas Ave and visitors like B. Rice of Grantville. Miss Hanley visited Hoyt and stayed with sister Mrs Mortis while Lucile Lambert visited relatives at Perry. Phos Birmingham family arrived from San Bernardino with a sister now improved. Dr T B Reynolds moves dental office to McFarland building and family relocate from Holmes Hall. Beulah and Irene Leeman plan return to Council Grove. J W Green of Muddietom and California trip relatives. Mrs Cameron and Cameron family from Chicago visit Dun dee ties. A and Stationed A opened in T M James building. money order and registry to be available before food operations, with departures noted.
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Kimball Prt Company
Kansas Avenue
B. Rice
Grantville
North Aide
McMaster
Kansas City
Margaret Hanley
Hoyt
Mortis
Lucile Lambert
Perry
S. L. Courtney
Phos
Birmingham
San Bernardino
Caln
Rundle Conedin
Fort Madison
Julia Joseph
Business League
T. B. Reynolds
Central National Bank
McFarland
T. T. Reynolds
Famiy
Holmes Hall
Jackson Street
Missi Beuinh
Irene Leeman
SL. Courtney
Carla Burgen
Council Grove
J. W. Green
Muddietom
California
Wm. Green
Herbert Green
Bursage Carmeron
Chicazo
Cameron
Lillie Nicoll
Chicago
Mr. Cameron
Tiride
Dundee
Scottiend
T. M. James
S21
Krasar Avenue
G. W. Crouch
Jerry Springefeld
W. J. Stevat
Tee
Esquimau Children of Point Barrow Tremble Through Winter
Northernmost of Uncle Sam’s children at Point Barrow amuse themselves in deep winter with dances to the Northern Lights and snowball games. They wear fur garments, pull skims on steep hills, and drum with old tins. Boys and girls craft a small whiplike instrument from whalebone called millelicaun for songs and dances, while other games include snow sliding and improvised football with rags and deerskin bits. The piece highlights lively, mischievous Esquimos and their hardy, inventive winter pastimes.
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Uncle Sam
Point Barrow
Polar Sea
Arctic Jetrete
Somme
Point Barra
Mt Chief
Esquimaux
Toys and games of the Siberian children described
The article details wooden dolls with whalebone arms that drum when pressed, kalaks with paddies moved by pulling a string, and girls playing cat’s cradle in underground huts lit by stone lamps fed by seal oil. It notes girls and boys playing long games with intricate string figures.
Reindeer, Letters, and Polite Pronunciation at Point Barrow
A fragment from the New York Sun discusses an experiment with signals using the letter p and a three dot figure. It notes a reindeer movement cue and a government station at Point Barrow where Lieutenant Ray recalls polite native pronunciations to avoid offending speakers.
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Ray
Point Barrow
New York Sun
Automatic Morse Relay Device Reduces Operator Strain
A Scientific American report describes Horace G. Martin's autoples Morse relay device. The lever mechanism halves the number of depressions and relaxations needed to send a word, cutting operator work by about two thirds over an eight hour shift.
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Horace G. Martin
Scientific American
Burning Charcoal Linked to Kashmir Cancer Epidemic
An article notes observations by Jonathan Hutchinson on a cancer form in Kashmir called the Vale of Cashmere. It links chimney soot and under-clothes burning of kangr, a winter habit, to local burns and epithelium cancer. Dr Neve’s data from Kartani mission suggests kaner is common, with about five hundred cases cited. The piece cites Philadelphia Medical Journal and various excursions, plus a railfare note for Chicago Great Western to Cincinnati and other cities, with contact in Kansas City.
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Kashmir
Jonathan Hutchinson
India
Cuncer
Hutchinson
Cashmere
Elmalie
Elmali
Kasheir
Knart Canorr
Neve
Kartanit
Kaner
Philadelphia Medical Journal
Erie through trains depart Dearborn station to many eastern points
At 10 30 A M 5 15 P M and 10 00 P M trains leave Dearborn station Chicago bound for Columbus Akron Youngstown Chautauqua Lake Buffalo Niagara Falls Elmira Binghamton Albany Boston New York and points east. For details contact A. W. Moore traveling passenger agent Erie Railroad Kansas City Missouri.
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Erie
Dearborn Station
Chicago
Columbus
Akron
Youngstown
Chautauqua Lake
Buffalo
Nikeora Falls
Elmira
Binghamton
Albany
Boston
New York
Moore
Erie Railroad
Kansas City
Hotel Empire Promises Fine Lodging and Central Access
Broad and Gift area hotel touts exclusive amenities for old guests with refined cuisine and efficient service. Grand Central Station access via Broadway route and swift rail connections position Empire as favored for travelers seeking metropolitan touristic convenience and prompt arrival.
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Grand Central
Ste
Pricipal W. Johnson
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