Winter schedule updates and city notes in Topeka
An assortment of Topeka items from home news include changes to winter schedules and new residence additions for Dr C A McGuire on Topeka avenue. Reports mention Topeka Woodmen activities, fire department planning, and events at the Grand Opera House. City court cases, theater management moves, and local officials’ travels are noted along with routine railway fares and upcoming meetings of the Son of the King.
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Manseneen
Fighth
Kanves Avenue
C. A. McGuire
Tania
Topeka Ave
Topeka
Alma Yester
Tne Grand Opera House
Janen
Charien Anele
Baturaay
Clint W. Graham
Pekin
L. Graham
W. Ki Reading
Banta Pegrain Cara
J. K. Diudson
Mexico
W. 5. Bunn
Lawrence
Cheat ‘Hospital
Tire City
T. Crawford
Crawford Theater
Geo. F. Sharitt
United States Circuit Court
Pennsylvania
Block Island
K. M. Brandt
McPherson
Continental Creamery Company
Unis Fitys
Cathedral Meeting Urged Saturday Afternoon
Cathedral notices call all members to attend Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock for important business. Tomorrow afternoon Dr Cesnare will address clergy of the Episcopal church, with Rev Canon Bywater in attendance and representation from various local figures including Henderson, Shakeshaft, and Ventry.
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Cesnare
Episcopal Church
Canon Bywater
Bid Henderson
BJ. Shakeshaft
Sagas
Vanderbilt Roads New Steamers Planned for Inter Oceanic Traffic
New York August 31 The Tribune to Gay prints that the New York Central railroad plans a fleet of large green steamers for freight and passenger service. The project links with Weehawken terminal improvements costing 2 to 4 million dollars and expanded coal capacity. Directors’ absence delays board action, with a fall meeting possible.
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New York
the Tribune
New York Central Railroad
Weehawken
Scrittina Cave
Erusines
Sandie
New York, Ontario & Western
New York Central
Colorado Flyer Train Schedule Fragment
Fragment from a Colorado flyer shows a train schedule via the Great Rock Island Route with departures around 8:10 and 6:40 as Denver times. It includes garbled remarks about Uncle Pad, renter credit and earnings, with Washington referenced in a clipped context.
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Great Rock Island
Colorado
Denver
Washington
Colorado Flyer
Towek
DB m
Colorado Servie
Local Grocery Prices Fragment Summary
A reader listing contains item terms and prices for several staples including Grape Nuts Bo Ka Tea Empress Tea A5 Tea Dust and Flour. The text reads like a damaged ad or market note with units like per pound per sack and mentions high grade white flour but lacks complete prices or clear context.
Local Pantry Goods Advert for Household Supplies
A compact listing of grocery and household items with prices and offers. Items include Toilet Soap by cake, Evaporated peaches and apricots from new crop, Laundry Soap and Wash Board, Pepper per pound, Premium Chocolate by cake, Jaxon Soap, Canned Potted Tongue Chicken and Turkey, Condensed Milk per can, Star Coffees by package.
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Perth
English expert on Belgian hares speaks at Kansas club event
Dr F DeObert hosts a Belgian hare meeting at 3 Kansas Avenue with Professor Louis Lindsey Dyche delivering a talk on Belgian hare breeding. Dyche recounts Arctic expeditions and his role in assembling Kansas University animal collections and outlines two hare classes, emphasizing breeding improvements and care.
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Kansas
F. DeObert
Kansas Avenue
Louis Lindsey Dyche
Dyche
University of Kansas
Belgian hare craze prompts debate on pets and breeding
An article discusses the rise of Belgian hares as pets in America, noting their neat appearance and tame behavior with care. It covers feeding schedules, weight expectations, color standards, and physical traits, plus a note on Professor Dyche’s collection and local club officers and directors.
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Engileh
America
Dyche
Lawrence
Kanwax Inn
Paxton Pres
Green
Ice
Rotary
John W. Doriart
Lyndon J. Guild
Silver Lake
Thomas Owen
Weather Bureau to Send Forecasts via Rural Mail Service
The Weather Bureau plans to distribute daily weather forecasts to farmers through rural free delivery in Kansas and across rural routes. Cards printed at Washington will give a brief outlook, aiding farmers in planning hay and crops. In Detroit a derailment occurred when a Wabash train passed an open bridge, with crews reporting no injuries.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Washington
Detroit
Eastern
Rouge River
Delray
Monument Unveiling Honors American and English Dead in Samoa
Washington reports Commander Tilley describes a July 1999 monument unveiling at Apia to American and British dead from the shore engagement. The ceremony featured gifts from Philadelphia officers, British ships, and local officials, with land deeded to both governments and an iron fence surrounding the plot.
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Washington
Navy Department
B. F. Tilley
United States Naval Station
Tutulla
Samoan Islands
Tiley
United States
Tilley
Muilnum
Apla
Philadelphia
Sydney
Apia
R. Pylades
Tupper
Lot
Tilley Fe
Solfe
Masente
T'toot
Botte
Memorial Names Lead List of American Dead
The memorial honors Lansdale and Managhay as the American dead. Freemand Long and Tascriprion are noted as Killed in action 1809, reflecting their devoted duty and sacrifice.
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Lansdale
Managhay
Star Route Contracts To Be Advertised For Bids
Washington reports the second assistant postmaster general will issue bids around September 15 for star route mail carriage. The ad aims to curb bid rigging by requiring bidders to live on or near the route and personally supervise the service. Affected states include New England, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Subletting contracts without approval is prohibited.
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Washington
New Eingland
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jerpegs
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virit
Safety appliances law adopted in Great Britain to reduce railway accidents
Information from the interstate commerce commission notes that on July 30 the British act for preventing railway accidents received royal assent and became law. The Board of Trade gains broad powers to require safety devices, surpassing US scope, with penalties for non compliance. England’s coupling injury rate is far higher than the US, prompting calls for urgent adoption to cut worker risk.
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England
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Board of Trade
United States
Great Britain
Captain faces forfeiture over mislisted vessel path
Captain William Smith of the steamship Puerto Rico, owned by New York and Puerto Rico Steamship Co, is summoned to show cause why his vessel and cargo should not be forfeited. The ship left Perth Amboy August 11, carried coal for the US government, then loaded bananas in Sanchez, San Domingo, and returned. charged with failing to change enrollment of license for foreign trade.
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New York
William Smith
Puerto Rico
New York and Puerto Rico Steamship Company
Ips
Perth Amboy
United States
San Juan
Sanchez
San Domingo
Captain Smith
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Bribery Charges Hit Port of New York Transit Workers
Treasury Department charges ten transportation service employees at the Port of New York with incompetency brutality and accepting bribes as the result of a covert spring investigation. The case stems from a Washington inquiry into misconduct among port workers and related personnel.
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New York
Treasury Department
Washington
Port of
New
Reid
Noted Theater Opening in Haymarket London
Miss Julia Neileon appears at the Haymarket in London in a leading role hailed for power and pathos. The cast also includes Mr. Terry as King Charles II and Miss Louise Calvert as Lady, delivering a strong, richly contoured four acts with few dull moments. The performance ends with a standing demonstration and a brief grateful speech from Miss Neileon and Mr. Terry. Ships for China move from Havre to Lisbon, monsoon mailings noted.
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Julia Neileon
Haymarket
London
Phere
Iscallo
Neileon
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Telephone
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Palace
Kansas Ave
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Child's Wash Sailor
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