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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1903

Page

3

Society cards and holiday gatherings at Mrs Payne home

A long list of guests and friends attendat a card party at Mrs Payne’s 425 Chase street with many names from Peoria Chanute and Chicago. The notice mentions Christmas greens decor, bridge and party favors, and plans for upcoming visits by numerous families and individuals including Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ramsdell and Miss Bartlett. Several society members travel to Kansas City, St Louis, and Richmond for holidays.

Ben T. Payn Thomas ‘M. Barnedell Payne Chay Stepet Ff Lovell John Tichuney Satesell Nevers Kaye Ristown Mrzw Baus T. Pullton Chicago Alemantd W. Mo Tiamnibirger Sree Teicher Feigh Are Fe O. Keenter DJ. Greenwald Mire Jiantes Mra Joho Haxes Mas OL Martin Stes. Dietrich Marshall Hemley Mim A. C. Bayir Grant Thornbure Frank Surtii A. Boece Tine Toungreen Mint Feturin Bree Willian Tay Jor Aimy Diene Barne Mine Loh Hetty Tie Hemtennen Mra Kennett Stewart Ie Be Harton Sire Wiliam Ramsbar Aa Miriay Kfiuranon LR. Roberts Pueblo Col Hyron Roberts Florence Rossington Kansas City Mike Kleiner Thérpeon St Louis E. Z. Kroeger Mary Cantrell A. S. Johnson Col. Johnson Texas Kate Clough Jennie Wilson Valencia John Dudley Charles L. Wood Indiana Alice Clugston Pc. Byrne Kenneth A. Keys Beloit J. G. Dodge Nell Dodge Bert Foster Duluth Minn F. King Dass Annette Davia Fridge Wil Concondita Harry Donaldson Lawrence Lowney Weightman's Alivgrett's Swift & Holliday Drug Company Charles J. Brown Arkansas City AL Horton Prescott Kansas Horton Harey Newton Alden Kans City Thome Dick Alden Clarence Holcomb Frankfort Alden Bred Bonebrake Osage City Ace B. Cunningham Highth Avenue Fillmory Street Ik Pom Cunningham Mite Dulia Warner

Gillette's Latest Creditors Talks in Kansas City and Abilene

Grant Gillette plans to settle debts with creditors in Kansas City Abilene and nearby towns. His attorney says he is anxious to make a fair settlement and will return home to Kansas when arrangements are completed. The note mentions arranging a framed photograph at a local jail.

Kansas City Abilene Kam Grant Gilletta Yer Gward Fostusia Kansas Builtyaa

Persian Tales of Justice and a Wine Merchant Case

In a benevolent royal audience El Hassan the wine merchant pleads for justice after discovering five casks of wine sold as Chiunti were actually Tokay. Mustapha Bunker, the middleman, swore the wine was Chiunti. The king agrees to hear Mustapha’s defense before ruling.

el Hassan Mustapha Bunker Chiunti Mustapha King Eldifisean

King Decides Chianti or Tokay Wine Dispute

A royal audience hears Mustapha and El Hassan quarrel over five casks claimed to be Chianti or Tokay. The king orders the casks moved to the palace, vows to drink and decide, promising justice and a royal ruling on the disputed wines.

The King and the Kid Recounts A Sled Lesson

A winter tale features the King and a quick-witted boy. The King learns that a single foot behind acts as a rudder when sledding, ending with the King stuck in snow and calling the boy wiser than him. The donkey tale follows as the King defends donkeys and a stubborn beast blocks a bridge, tested by royal patience and humor.

Bey Society For the Prevention of Equity To Wey Peattie Menger Iave Riis Ruler

Donkey Refuses to Move Provokes Royal Punishment

A king struggles to move a stubborn donkey while a prime minister is urged to grab a stout club. The monarch orders a drastic proclamation forcing anyone to whip the beast with bamboo or face punishment, presenting a perilous, archaic scene from a 1903 copyrighted piece.

Maesty Falma C. B. Lewis

Taxes in Kansas Railroads Pay Big Share of State Revenue

The state and local tax burden totals 15,090,450 with railroads contributing about one seventh or 12,435,543. Shawnee County leads in taxes at 785,036 followed by Wyandotte and Sedgwick. Counties without railroads include Grant, Haskell, Morton, Stanton and Stevens.

Kansas Shawnee Wyandoli Clore Wyandolia Sedewick Summer Leavenworth Hissy Reno Uisrefore Grant Haskell Morton Stanton Stevens

Way Is Still Open For Adjustment of the Russian and Japan Trouble

St Petersburg reports indicate negotiations between Russia and Japan will continue. If Japan is not satisfied with Russia's reply, there is no reason to break off talks as the reply is not an ultimatum. Analysts suggest maintaining the current status for several years if no agreement can be reached.

Japan St. Petersburg Russia

Annual meeting of Vaudevil Managers Association in New York

The New York gathering of the Vaudevil Managers' association of the eastern circuit voted to continue the organization as it now stands until 1918. Nearly all vaudeville managers from Chicago are members, and the association's offices here will be retained.

New York Vaudevil Managers’ Association of the Vaudevile Managers Chicago

Not His Tomb Weapon in Shipbuilding Case Hearings

New York December hearing in the United States shipbuilding receivership case resumed with Charles B H Alexander questioned by Untermyer. The exchange touched on coded cablegrams claiming to reference tomb symbolism and private business, while witnesses are expected to extend into next year.

New York United States Shipbuilding Untermyer Charles BH Alexander Alexander & Green Messrs. Schwab Pam John W. Young Messrs. Guthrie Guthrie Dresser

Bears Run Wild in Pennsylvania Village

Bears have grown numerous and hungry in this part of Pennsylvania. A large black bear passed Lockport while miners worked, entering a yard and killing two pies before wandering toward Stone Mountain. Reports say bears cross the Juniata River from Shade to reach the area.

Pennsylvania Lewistown Juniata Stone Mountain Lockport James H. Beaver

Brief Telegrams From Around The World

Reports from St Petersburg to Paris and Berlin describe troop movements toward Port Arthur and Dreyfus rumors. Wheat yield in New South Wales is projected at 25.57 million bushels, with 18.5 million available for export. Paris denies Dreyfus restoration claims as a commission weighs the case. Princess Charlotte of Saxe Meiningen is reportedly not dying of cancer. Washington notes San Francisco competition plans with Kamer Young of St Louis earning 5 percent. Missouri bribery case postponed to March 26. St Louis fire injures two, one dead. Typhoid serum development from Horese, New York reports a Swiss discovery.

Sydney New South Wales Berlin Journal of Paris Charlotte Saxe-Meiningen William St. Petersburg William Je Byran Washington Custom House San Francisco Kamer & Young St Louis Hiv Firey

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