Wheelmen Demand City Action on Damaged Kansas Ave Pavement
Topeka wheelmen urge city council to repair deteriorating asphalt on Kansas avenue. They accuse officials of delaying with limited funds and illegal supply gaps while promising organized political pressure. The League of American Wheelmen plans to rally voters and back candidates friendly to street improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Tui Vely
George Tauber
Kansas Avenas
Wilow
Hansas
League of America
Topeka
Copeland Hotel
W. W. Webb
Rochester
Bimbe
Hi M
Wagoner
Emporis
Peks
Illinois crank signs as William G Goffiney to defraud Topeka
An Illinois man signing as William G Goffiney of Normal, claimed land near St Marys in Shawnee County and swindled Topeka residents with letters since December. He pretended to be French, sought money for a non existent box, and asked for advances from merchants and a bank, while details tied to a French kitchen owner and failed land deals.
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Illinois
Topeke
Wm. G. Goffiney
Normal
Ilinois
Topeka
Goffney
Oscar Bischoff
St. Marys
Shawnee County
Rossville
Prince
Bischot
Goffiney
Williams of Topeka Teased by New York Sun Praise
Malcolm Williams of Topeka earns praise in the New York Sun as a rising actor after leading roles and a strong performance in a recent Mile feature. The article calls for future appearances on broader stages and Broadway, noting room for further distinction. News subscribers are encouraged to obtain the Journal for more.
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New York
Topeka
Malcolm Williams
New York Sun
Majesto Williams
Bis
Remar
Will
General Artz Back From Topeka After Coal Prospects
Ex Adjutant General HW Artz returns home to his wife in Topeka area after a period away. He declines to discuss the trouble that hastened his departure or any related matters. He looks well and reports success during his absence while in Trego county prospecting for coal.
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Bers
Trego County
Topeka
North Topeka Social Notes and Local Visits
North Topeka society page lists visits and greetings from Mrs. Gus Milary in Kansas City to her mother, Mrs. Crockett returns from Kansas City, Mrs. George Bourbonwis visiting Mrs. De. Ashmore, and local arrivals. Mentions Elapsed season concert by the original Tennesseean Jubiles singers at the Baptist church and Miss Birdie Stoker named secretary of the Baptist Sunday school. first reports of city clubs, court scenes, and local businesses.
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Hiver
Gus Milary
Kansas City
J. EB. Crockett
George Bourbonwis
St. Marya
de. Ashmore
van Ness
Mass Choir
Baptist Church
Mra Taylor Kennett
Silver Lake
Ray Skinner
Shorey
George Bigham
Core Bignat
Wamego
Birdie Stoker
Baptist Sunday School
Charles Barry
Imperiel Club
Ray Parmeter
Joseph Smith
Charles Berry
J. H. Heller
Kansas Avenue
God Short Order House
A. J. Prod
Kansas
Geo. J. Graves & Sons
Weet Laurent Street
North Topeke
IN NEW YORK SOCIETY Relatives by Divorce Complicated Meeting
A Chicago Post item notes two women in New York society meeting after years. They joke their supposed relationship hinges on alimony and multiple marriages, tracing a tangled chain of spouses and financial transfers as proof of kinship. The dialogue exposes how alimony connections blur family ties.
Sketches by M Quad help bill out with old man tale
A Pennsylvania farmer travels to New York to meet with green goods men and loses $150, misled by counterfeit money. The speaker recounts the con, noting the man’s belief that fake bills could pass as real and the folly of aiding his son Bill in politics and poker amid promises of presidential bets. The tale highlights naivety and the false hope of easy money.
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Bill
New York
Pennsylvania
Thor
Bil Bill
Bain Bill
Had Been There Himeci and the Admirals Daughter
A Washington naval signal officer’s daughter captivates a young ensign with only his salary. He uses a witty retort about his father-in-law’s past to press for marriage. The father quips about surviving on his own income the first decade of marriage, while advice from readers adds humor about Italy and springtime.
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Himeci
Washington
Atlanta
Italy
Austin
Simpson
No Reference to Matrimony. A Million Dollar Carte Duel
A Cincinnati Enquirer snippet features a playful exchange on cheap matches, with a stat passenger joking about insults and a foreign passenger presenting his carte and declaring he values himself at 1,000,000 American dollars. The dialogue hints at social humor and cross customs.
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Sare
Cincinnati Enquirer
Fashion chat sparks playful hair and hat banter
In a light hearted exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal Mabel responds sweetly to Charlie who jokes that girls in coats and vests should wear plug hats. He then teases men who part their hair in the kiddle, suggesting they would suit side combs.
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Mabel
Charlie
Louisville Courier-Journal
Indecipherable Fragment From Indianspolta Journal
A fragmentary OCR item from the Indianspolta Journal shows disjointed dialogue about willingness to work and a quotation from a “perrer nosed lady” with unclear context and attribution. The readable parts offer no clear event, date, place, or named entities.
I Survived War Profiteering and Bluffing in the County
A narrator recalls wartime profiteering and shrewd bluffing, detailing losses at Antietam White House Landing and Gettysburg while claiming to aid exhausted soldiers. He mentions a partnership with a patriotic congressman to weather hardship, arguing to avoid war if possible.
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tAye
Antietam
MacClellan
White House Landing
Gettysburg
Meads
The Hesperus Poem and a Detroit Grocer Encounter
A Detroit scene unfolds as a poetic scavenger pesters a grocer with lines from The Schooner Hesperus and other verses, debating poetry and washtubs. The exchange highlights a chase for literature amid storefront banter and a vendetta over memory and sales. The piece blends humor with a slice of urban life and nostalgic verse.
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Gen. Artz
North Topeka
James Smith
Frankfort
Martha Bagurtou
Edgars
Lola Waisbrooker
Lincoln Pose Ball
Friends of Woman's Freedom
Mra Walabrooker
NEW York Society
Theo
Chicago Post
M. Quad
Bob
Bobbis
Teiline
Texas
Washington Star
Grand River Avenue
Thunno
Battor
Hesperus
Lake Erie
Detroit Free Press
Mr. Tockerman
Stright
Karz
the Star Grocery
Colorado
Arbuckle’s
Lion Coffee
J. Ss. Sprout
Star Grocer
Telephone
East Sixth St
Valeriano Weyler Y Nicolan
Cuba
George L. Wellington
United States
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