Do Nothing House Adjourns With Few Bills Passed
In a session marked by wrangling over enrolling clerks and pay, the Lower House adjourned after little progress. Republicans and Populists clash over payrolls and national issues while lawmakers joke and trade barbs about the Leavenworth banquet.
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House of Representatives
Ebeowzer Smith
Amina
Dale Jones
House
Bancombe
Campbell
Stafford
Leavenworth
Caucus
Mr. McKinnie
Mitchell
Wrandotte County
Mrees
Missouri
West
Dan Hart
State Printer’s Fees Opposed by Topeka Union
The Topeka Typographical Union No 123 condemns state printer fee cuts proposing they would force wage reductions for printers and related workers. They urge no change in printing fees for pinting and binding and oppose lowering advertising revenue for newspapermen. They intend copies be sent to representatives and committees for action this session.
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Topeka Typographical Union No
Corinne to Europe for New Burlesque Venture
Corinne and Mrs Kimball plan a European tour seeking a new burlesque style. The company led by Mrs Kimball numbers about fifty, with Corinne as star and depends on stage manager and crew. Hints at future moves include potential shift to musical drama or operetta and a last Kansas City engagement this week.
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Mra. Kimball
Corinne
Mra Kimball
Mamta
Corinos
Charley Fostelle
Gail
Charles Fostelle
Byc Willard Simms
Topeka
Claire Pattes
Popular Price Company
Hendrick Hudson
the Grand
Kansas City
Populish's Strong Man and Ministers in Politics Debate
Rev. J T Botkin argues ministers must engage in practical politics to apply Christian principles to social and official life. He criticizes church timidity toward public questions and asserts duties to enthrone biblical ethics in government. The piece contrasts his controversial stance with Water Works debt and Topeka's civic finances.
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J. T. Botkin
J. D. Botkin
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Botkin
Batte
Pullmans
Carnegien
Temple
Water Works System Cost Topeka Engineering Report
A city engineer calculates the expense to build a water works system. A present-scale system costs about $235,000 while a doubled capacity setup for Topeka would reach $450,000. The plan includes mains for full city coverage and a water tower over 100 feet to balance pressure and provide extra supply during emergencies.
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Saylum
Topeka Water Company
Tweeddale
Topeka
City council meets tonight and local notes
Snapshot items report tonight’s council session, church revival schedules, a small church attendance, and district events. The piece notes the Hillman case opening, a farmers institute at Mission Center, and winter’s brief, concentrated spell.
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Hillman
Ilaim
Farmers' Institute
Mission Center
Theos H. Bain
Liberty Presbyterian Church
First Baptist Church
J. B Eline
Potwin
Kansas
Topeka
Carbondale
Morton Albaugh
State Board of Charities
Beloit
Atchison
Morrill
Leavenworth
Hiawatha
J. J. Frey
Santa Fe
Endevor Day and Territorial Warrant Tale
The passage notes Endeavor Day honoring the E societies of Topska and marks the fourteenth anniversary of a city society. It mentions a $250 warrant drawn on the state treasurer in 1859 by territorial auditor H. L. Strickler, presented for payment with no funds available, the warrant now owned in New York.
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Topska
H. L. Strickler
Atherton
New York
Police Court Notes Unlucky People in Court Yesterday
George Olden of St Marys faced a $5 fine after admitting intoxication on Saturday. Fred Coleberg from Leavenworth pleaded guilty to being broke and received a $1 floater. A smooth young man bound for Colorado Springs faced vagrancy charges but was dismissed. Wm Murphy confessed to quarrels with his wife and was fined $10 after admitting the act. Charles Morris, a vagrant, was dismissed with a dollar in hand.
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George Olden
George
St. Marys
Fred Coleberg
Leavenworth
Hughes
Colorado Springs
Wm. Murphy
Murphy
Charles Morris
Ed Hudson Fined After Jealousy Incident
Ed Hudson, a young man, enraged by finding his girlfriend with another man, dragged Mr Faire from under debris and admitted the act. He was arrested, tried, and a judge fined him ten dollars for the offense.
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Ed Hudson
Waeee
Mr. Faire
Mr. Fair
Denial of Poker Games at Columbia Building
A. H. Bates, manager of the Columbia Building, publishes a card denying the Journal’s report that poker games for money are run there. He says tenants urged public attention to refute the claim, and he mockingly suggests tenants should beware who travels by their rooms to write denial notices to newspapers.
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Columbian
A. H. Bates
Columbiaa
Coal Ad Space Still Sizzling in Topeka Stores
A cluttered Topeka advertisement lists numerous coal dealers and locations around Sixth Street through East 4th and West 6th. The jumbled copy promotes coal brands, building materials, and contact points at Topeka firms led by Ewart, McGaw, Davies Lumber and Coal, Kaczynski, Nicholson, Reising, and others with addresses on Kansas Avenue, Madison, and Holliday.
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Camden Cosl
Kansas Ave
Capital City
Caith and Waab- C. Swarts
Madison
Bheaben & Wassen
East 6Th
Hargoams & Bass
Holliday
Telephone
Kansas City Library Site Purchase Aims for New Building
The Kansas City board of education approved buying a lot at the northeast corner of Ninth and Locust for the new public library. The 144 by 132 foot site sits in a residence district near the business area and high school, promising easy access for residents, and the plan follows bonds issued earlier for the library project.
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Kansas City
Public Library
Board of Education
Ninth and Locust Streets
Locust Street
Ninth Street
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