Prices Talk Shoes Offer Quality and Low Prices in Town
Prices Talk A hat is what we hear every day and it is true but unless By can get quality prices count for nothing. I give you quality style and low prices. Our shoes are all of the best makes and we guarantee every pair. We are here to stay and want your trade. We do not claim to pay ten dollars for five but every shoe in our house is 20 to 35 percent cheaper than others in town and even lower. Our goods are fresh clean stylish and affordable for any style or class.
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Mephisto
Faust
Topeka 15
Topeka
Lewis Morrison
Nest
Mr. Morrison
Joseph
Sefternon Sun Pings
Kip van Winkie
Spartacus
Josephine
Richard IE
Richeliea
Tapaka
Fanny Davenport
St. Joseph
St. Joe
Morrison
Wiske
Dramatic Mirror
New York
Ouraase
Arkansas Hot Springs
Stewart Thaville
Genittem
Topeka News Briefs Mixed City Updates
A flood of short notices from Topeka covers police, court, and civic events. Mentions include new interim officials, a derailed trolley after Fourth and Kansas, jail and public office shifts, a stalled car platform bill, and macadam road plans near Washburn College with brick paving proposals.
Alger Lawsuit Over 140000 Dollar Coal Tract
General Russell A Alger sued for recovery of 140000 dollars and release from a 25000 acre coal land deal in Franklin county. The case against Anderson was heard in federal court in Chattanooga before Judge Clark. Alger alleges agents and a local real estate firm accepted bribes to produce false reports. he claims the land is practically worthless and the decision was reserved.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Russell A. Alger
Anderson
Clark
General Alger
Franklin County
Death of Webb McNall's Mother near Gaylord
Superintendent of Insurance Webb McNall received a telegram last evening announcing the sudden death of his mother at her home near Gaylord yesterday. She was one year younger than him, had earlier suffered paralysis but recovered and was brought to California, then returning to Kansas, living with her son near Gaylord. The funeral and interment will take place Thursday.
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Webb McNall
Web McNall
Gaylant
McNall
Nate
Evenue
Yenre
Eco
California
Kan- Sas
Gaylord
Snow's
Frank Daniels
Crawton
Tinith
Mr. Daniels
Harry G. Smith
Kibosh
Taberen
Marc Antony
Chawford
Newell Brothers
Crawford Opera House
Graves Robbery Trials Narrowed as Dr Minney Is Exempted
In Topeka the judge voided indictments against Dr J B Minney over county naming errors, leaving three defendants charged in grave robberies. Prosecution aims to try the actual grave robbers while deterring mobs and honoring law, as officials weigh re arrest and new information.
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J. B. Minny
Medical College
Rochester
Thompson
M. E. Lowe
A. Johnson
I. C Duncan
M.elowe
Dr. Binney
Jetmore
Dr. Minney
Lillis
Muiney
Var Fleet
Mr. van Pleet
Ferry & Doran
5. A. Johnson
B.D. McKeever
L. C. Duncan
Hungate &Harvey
Lowe
Courge
Min
Foeremidn Marpie
Pure Food Show At Topeka Attracts Large Crowds
The editor attended the Pure Food show in Topeka last Tuesday. Decorations impressed the ladies. Agat Temima's pancakes and pressed best sandwiches drew crowds. Similar displays are seen daily in groceries and drug stores in many cities, attracting visitors and spending dollars. John Conway and Billy Nelson reportedly enjoyed a half gallon of pickles at the event.
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Topeka
Agat Temima
Topekat
Great Bend
State Journal
John Conway
Nortin Champion
Billy Nelson
Smith Center
Pioneer
Phillipsburs Dispatch
Nansen Arrives in London Amid Welcome From Scientists
Norwegian explorer Dr Nansen, accompanied by Mrs Nansen, arrived in London today to a crowd at Victoria Station. Sir George Baden-Powell greeted them and will host a dinner and reception tonight. Cambridge University may confer an honorary degree on Nansen.
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London
Mra. Nansen
Victoria Railroa
George Baden Powell
Cambridge University
Nansen
Pennsylvania Railroad elects Frank Thompson president
At a special directors meeting in Philadelphia on February 3, Frank Thompson was chosen to succeed the late George B. Roberts as president of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The session focused solely on selecting Roberts’s successor and no other Olster business was transacted. We mend and sew on buttons free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Frank Thompson
George B. Roberts
Robert
Olster
Morrison's Faust at the Grand Draws Mixed Topeka Crowd
Lewis Morrison stars in Faust at The Grand, but Topeka crowds grow weary of repeated revivals. The review argues for new plays and actors, noting Morrison’s talent but urging fresh material to draw a larger audience in a town of 26,008.
Epidemic in Canton Contaminates Water Supply
Canton is alarmed by typhoid cases linked to the city water supply. Health officials blame stream runoff and refuse near the creek, prompting boil-water rules and artesian-well drinking water for schools. Several deaths reported, including Emma Troll, with prominent residents among the ill. A separate item notes the czar restoring rights of Grand Duke Michael Michaelovitch after his banishment.
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Canton
Hoard of
Cty
Frotela
Emma ‘Troll
McKinkey
Saime
Wike
London
Daily Telegraph
St. Petersburg
Michael Michaelovitch
Hussie
Fer Mesaillanes
Pleasant letters praise Postum Cereal as coffee substitute
A letter from Mrs Charles Knickerbocker of Jackson Michigan extols Postum Cereal as a safe delicious drink to replace coffee. Mrs Glass of Spencer Iowa confirms grocers ordering Postum Des Moines and many customers trying it for body health and conscience. The note warns of cheap imitations by lazy growers seeking profit.
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Charles Knickerbocker
Jackson
Mich
Melba denies quarrel rumors with her company in France
Havre dispatch relays Nellie Melba’s denial of tensions with colleagues amid reports of American difficulties. She credits her stay in the U S with good comradeship and notes illness including typhoid fever and laryngitis as reasons for a forced leave from singing. She plans a Chicago return in weeks and asserts the De Weszkes are true friends.
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Havre
Nme
Nellie Melba
Steerer
Raoul Desmond
New York Journal
America
United States
de Weszkes
New York
Litvinne
France
Chicago
Melba
Mer
Resske
Iat
de Keszkes
Metba Uren
Paris
Tam Sersy
Castoria Recipe Free in Trade Mark Case
A U S court of appeals case from North Dakota involves a New York medicine firm suing a Dakota company for trade mark infringement. The plaintiff held a Castoria like remedy based on an 1868 Pitcher patent. the patent expired, making the formula and name public domain and open to use by others, including the Dakota firm labeling Mt Castaria.
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St. Louis
Peo. S
United States Court of Appeals
Dakota
New York
Samuel Pitcher
Wess
United States
Lochren
Convict Labor Plan Shifts Work From Mines to Farms
The Cunningham convict bill passed 19 to where amendments trimmed provisions. The measure would remove three fourths of state and all county convicts from coal mines and assign them to farms brick yards and cotton factories. Proponents argue humane reform and better efficiency through distributed labor and profitability. Peerless Steam Laundry advertises services at 12 and 14 West Rh st with a phone number.
Coffee in Mexico sparks mining and coffee venture talk
Denver correspondent reports travel to Mexico to assess mining and coffee opportunities. He notes high potential for coffee planting with $25 per acre land, 4th year bearing, and 25 year returns from 1% to 30% annually. The Tres Reyes mine, run by an American company, shows a rich vein with substantial silver and gold, transporting ore 12 miles to Santiago Papasquero and then 126 miles by cart to Durango for rail shipment to Monterey smelter, indicating strong profits amid depleted Spanish mines.
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Denver
D. W. Fall of Breckcuriae
Old Mexico
Albany
Tres Reyes
Santiago Papasquearo
Durangd
Monterey
McVickers May Join Hayman Frohman Theatre Syndicate
Reported in theater circles Chicago’s McVickers may pass to the Hayman Frohman syndicate which already controls major New York houses the Empire Knickerbocker Garrick and Gentile. The syndicate, dominant in Chicago at Columbia and Hooley’s, would expand its reach to McVickers as part of a widening cosmic grid of leading playhouses across several cities.
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Chicago
Fep
Wm Anc Viek
Ers
al Hayman
Charles Frohman
Hayman-Frohm Sym~dicate
Guiag
New York
Pitshurz
St. Louis
San Francisco
Tess Neice
Empire
Knickerbocker, Genten and
Garrick
Columbia
Hoolgs's
McVickers
Inaugural banquet bars wine for the public
A committee organizing the general ball banquet in Washington forbids serving wine to the public. Only caterer supplied wines are for personal guests including the president and cabinet members. A lavish menu and large quantities of various foods are planned. The event requires a bonded temporary kitchen to be removed within 48 hours.
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Dis
Eleet
Enests
Callony of
Oman
Keystone Company Fails in Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling February 2 The Keystone Manufacturing Company farm machinery makers has turned over to receivership after failure to collect debts. Judgments totaling 16000 were entered against the firm. no statement of assets or liabilities is available.
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Keystone Company
Mount Sterling
Keystone Manufacturing Company
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