Topeka Mayor Authorized to Contract with Joseph Bromich
City officials authorize and direct the mayor to contract with Joseph Bromich to build place and connect a boiler. Bromich must post a $500 bond for faithful completion. Work to begin by December 15, 1805 and finish as specified in city plans.
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Pattison
Stevens
Stephenson
Evtlinger
Bradford
Burgess
Fellows
Fulton
Griggs
J. W. Harrison
Ar. Stevens
F. W. Giles
Giles
Topeka
Judiciary Committee
Rowell & Chese Machinery Co
Kansas City
Prescott & (Ao
Joseph Bromich
F. E A. Smith
Keene Fuel and Smoke Consumer Company
Bromich
Mrr
Oity Electric
City of
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City Council Meeting Minutes Describe Ordinance Revisions
The council suspended rules to consider ordinances, amended sections to adjust speed limits and penalties, and referred items to committees. Features include bonds, permits, sidewalk tax debates, and resolutions on street grades, fast driving, and city building glass safety. Dr Rupin petitioned for Hare's release from prison amid city notices and local business ads appeared.
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Holman
Stephenson
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Burgess
Fulton
Griggs
Pattison
Ettinger
Committee On Gas and Electric Lights
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
Quincy Street
Walnut Grove
Kanes Avenue Bridge
Resolarpaeniopene
Dr Rupin
Mra Hare
Llaan Mx Bu
Ene Ageas
Napoleon III’s Privy Council Donkeys Satirical Painting
A late empire painting by Schenck depicting gravely deliberating donkeys around a green table sparked satirical intrigue. Supposedly aimed at Napoleon III’s privy council, it shifted buyers and venues from Princess Mathilde to Munich sales, the Austrian empress, and finally to an American buyer under a new title after decades of misattribution.
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The Ideal Arm Expressiveness and Beauty in Arms
A sculptor notes the rarity of arms meeting ideal proportions. He details measurements and shape, praising upper arms in harmony with forearms. He argues expression in arm movement matters, citing Spanish French and Italian examples and Sarah Bernhardt as a benchmark for expressive grace.
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Sarah
General Grant's Tomb Progresses Slowly but Steadily
General Horace Porter, president of the Grant memorial association, says work on General Grant's tomb is advancing, with $110,000 raised two years ago and granite quarried in North Jan, Maine. The foundation reaches twenty seven feet deep and the structure stands forty five feet high. completion hoped by December 1, 1896, with a three percent interest fund. The bronzing pad invention and a street encounter with a dry goods clerk are also noted.
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Horace Porter
The
Grant Memorial Association
Porter
North Jan
Fidelity of a Negro Old Man Faithful to His Young Master
A wandering observer recounts a graveyard tale near Greensboro. An old enslaved man visits Mars Tom Winn’s grave, claiming loyalty and duty since Shiloh and Gettysburg era fights. He carried flowers, asserting he carried Mars Tom’s body north, then tended the grave for decades in Central Georgia.
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Mississippi
Georgia
America a Railroad School Officials Seek Siberian Rail Feats
Two Siberian Railway officials arrived aboard the Pekin in San Francisco to study American rail and ferry systems. Chief engineer G Adadyoran and director P Sokolov travel with a secretary and aim to adopt American ideas, including ferry operations on the Amoor River and possible locomotive designs for Siberia.
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trans-Siberian Railway
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Rock Island Route Journey Details From Topeka Station
Garvey City Passenger Agent notes schedules with times 6:06am 8:20am 5:25pm and 6:30pm. Mentions express and vestibule service, ticket details, and station corner Sixt Street. Includes route references via Kansas City and unspecified stops with train numbers and times.
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