Political feuds stir Populist plans for governor bid
In Topeka, prominent Populists discuss naming State Senator L. P. King of Cowley county as a gubernatorial candidate in 1896 while factions blame Stewart and Allen supporters for office schemes. King rebuffs, saying he will not be a candidate. The piece notes shifts between Republican and Populist ranks and local political maneuvering.
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Walter N
Sitiona
Allen
Stewart
Jerry Simpson
Popullet
Mimus
L. P
Cowley County
King
Bret
Popu- Mata
Sunatoring
Joke Leads to False Arrest Prank on August Lewis
Gourdain explains a prank by jurors and jail officials who staged an arrest of August Lewis after he bought a silk hat and cane to celebrate news of a relative’s death. The arrest was mocked as a joke, then canceled when the sheriff confirmed nothing was amiss. Lewis reportedly did not return to visit afterward.
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August Lewis
Sherid
Lewis
L. A. Gourdain
August
France
Twelve Temptations at Grand Opera House Tonight
New Years attraction at the Grand Opera House features Yale's Greater Twelve Temptations with popular acts, notable juggling by Meubew Byrnes, and songs like All to a Row Over the Bridge Battery Park. audience large and capacity crowds expected tonight, with a second show tomorrow. Also reports a livery stable owner Samuel Irwin involved in a dispute leading to an arrest following a confrontation with his daughter’s suitor McNabb. Separate notices discuss Republican convention plans for Michigan delegates and state officer nominating venue.
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Yale
Meubew Byrnes
Four Rosiares
Harry LaMarr
Tores
New York
Battery Park
Brewers to Press Prohibition Repeal in Topeka Campaign
Brewers seek to overturn Kansas prohibition by backing resubmission and securing a Topeka daily paper. National Brewers Association plans campaigning in Chicago January 17 alongside Democratic committee meeting, signaling a push to open trade in prohibition states and reestablish the saloon in Kansas. Governor Morrill and ex Chief Justice Horton statements cited as momentum. Rail pass chaos ends year with no holiday extension, leaving pass holders stranded.
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Topeka
National Brewers’ Association
Chicago
National Democratic Committee
Eaness
Mor Fill Lg
Horton
Kansas
Morrill
Gavitt Seeks End to Cough Balsam Sale Abuses
W W Gavitt president of Gavitt Medical complains Topeka druggists disregard his order limiting Gavitt's Cough Balsam sales at 15 cents a bottle. He says some retailers sell many bottles to a single customer while the price is cut below manufacturing cost to drive sales and force trials. He notes longtime users are buying extra bottles at the reduced price.
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W. W. Gavitt
Gavitt Medical Company
Topeka
Gavitt
Givitt
Journal
Costa
Cavidt
Enmity to England Aired In Topeka Letter
Bill Hackney writes from Topeka on the war issue praising American stand against England. He warns the nation could become Egyptianized or revolutionsized and warns the spirit of 1576 may pervade if the country divides or becomes a semi dependency of Great Britain.
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Mackasy
England
Bill Hackney
Topeka
America
Great Britain
North Topeka Items and Local Gossip
North Topeka notes include visits by B. Jordan of Keokuk and Wm. Conklin of Hannibal, with several residents leaving for or returning from trips. Socials feature Old Folks High Five and Sweet Sixteen clubs, plus card night hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hathaway. Police report arrests of James Heary and John Bright as burglary accomplices in thefts from barns, Henderson implicating others. Metropolitan Hall ads tomorrow evening.
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B. Jordan
Keokuk
North Topeka
Burd Watkins
Wm. Conklin
Hannibal
John A. Myers
Mra
J. D. Hathaway
Sweet Sixteen
M. B Falton
Olive Natt
J. C. Fulton
Abilene
Cliff Welch
Meears
Mesdames L. Deiman
H. E Yockey
James Heary
John Bright
Henderson
Apadea
Nippera
North Topeke
Maj. A. P. Shreve
Tramps Ring In New Year With Rowdy Midnight
Seventeen vagrant men including Old Hoss Hoeys and Jule Walterass staged a late night celebration in Rock Island Shorey area. They sang cried and created a disturbance until patrol wagon arrived with Chief Wilkerson and Sheriff Burdge. Fines ranged from 10 to 54 dollars and most were ordered to leave town.
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Paradise Alley
Cairo
Hoss” Hoeys
Jule Walterass
Billy Links
Rockleland
Wilkerson
Burdge
Four McFaydee Brothers Die in Frontenac Fire
Four of the McFaydee brothers perished when their Frontenac cottage burned overnight. Robert 18 John 16 William 12 and Archie 11 were found asleep, their limbs burned, clothes attached to bodies. Two other brothers were away. Some locals suspect foul play.
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Robert McFaydee
John
William
Archie
Ferris Wheel Breaks Loose At Coney Island
On New Year’s Day a hurricane freed a large Ferris wheel at Coney Island from its winter locks. Spectators in West Brighton heard grinding noises as the wheel spun about forty revolutions per minute driven by a strong southeasterly gale. There was no propulsion and no way to stop it while the storm persisted.
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Coney Island
Hans
New Yous
Consy Island
West Brighton
Bowery
John Brown Relics Sold in Wanasa Indiana
The award worn by John Brown during the Harper's Ferry raid and the handcuffs used on his capture were sold to James Eldridge of Hartford Connecticut by Daniel Licer of Lincolnville. Eldridge paid fifty one dollars after weeks of negotiations through a friend at Brown's prior prison.
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Ind
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
James Eldridge
Hartford
Interstate Liter ary association meet opens in Kansas City
The fifth annual gathering of the Interstate Literary Association of Kansas and western Missouri began at 9 am at St James A M E Church in Kansas City Kansas. The group includes many notable African American leaders and aims to promote literary and educational work for racial advancement.
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Colored Literati
Kansas City
Kansas
Kansas Cove
Kan
Interstate Literary Association of
Western Missouri
St. James A. M. E
Seventh Street
Acbayenue
Ths
West
Dick Chase to Move From Winfield to Emporia
Jonra January 1 Dick Chase of Winfield noted Populist politician and penitentiary warden under Governor Lewelling plans a move to Emporia possibly entering the livery business. Judge J B Johnson enters delegate race for national convention. A drunk pair fined five dollars. Prof Dyche’s Salina lecture packed, earning a repeat engagement with five dollar lecture fees.
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Winfeld
Emporia
Jonra
Dick Chase
Winfield
Popunet
Lewelling
Yester
Dyche
Prof. Dyche
Salina
Bridge project faces delays as new superintendent unlikely
Two topeka applicants for the pontoon bridge superintendent task suggest delays. Bowen and Trump propose to manage with one assistant for 175 dollars a month, Hinckley offers four percent of contract, Tweeddale proposes 23 1/4 percent. Commissioners may flag irregularities but could adjust to law. Work may not start until March as plans are approved by a nationally noted engineer.
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Topeka
Trump
New Court House
BK Bowen
Omaha
North Topeka
Bowen
Mr. Hinckley
Colonel Tweeddall
Itia
Tweeddale
Keepers & Thacher
Plana
Wm. Tweeddale
Detroit
Friends of Justice Johnston Push Senate Hope
The group backing Justice W. A. Johnston of the supreme court claims a method to bypass the constitutional rule barring a sitting judge from holding another office. They say Johnston could become a United States senator if he secures enough votes.
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Johnsto
Friends of
W. A. Johnston
Supreme Court
Johnston
No To Bac Tobacco Cure Reported Successful
A Wisconsin man named Jos Bunker, once a heavy tobacco user for over thirty years, credits No-To-Bac with curing his consumption. He claims a weight gain from 126 to 189 pounds and full relief of nervous symptoms after using two boxes. He praises the remedy as widely available and effective.
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Bunker
Joe
Starling
Chicago
Montreal
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