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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1896

Page

6

Social Page Recaps Large Topeka Reception and Club Meetings

The week’s main social event was a large reception hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George P. Bates and Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Bates at the Bates home on Topeka Avenue with palms and wild Smilax decor. Guests numbered about 150 in the afternoon and 200 in the evening. Highlights include attire descriptions for Mrs. Bates and Mrs. Allison, and floral displays featuring Madame Piox bouquets and Egater lilies. Also noted are notices of Ingleside Association events, invitations for a Mikado rehearsal, and teas planned for next Thursday. The Kinderarten Association elected officers at the Throop Hotel with a full slate and committees. The Music Club met with a Preach-era program.

Tawa Liywesn Speddun George P. Bates Bris Walter L. Bates Topeks Avenue George P. Baws Walter L Bates J. C. Allison G. F. Bates Flora Ago JL. Troutmann Hob Keples GC. Foss Porter Smith Reo Madame Piox Morgan Jones Aes Whitney Lince Louise Allison Nuten Jonathan Thorses Ingleside Assmiation Tito Margaret Dudley Minn Etenberk Lingard Otawa Lisgard Topeka C. M. Sheldug Dylt Dickes Omaha A. Lo Williams Blanche Joerger Mra Clements Leavenworth Cuicago Alisaen Louis Gay Gertrude de ®Aix Iun Lawrence KieGerennian Association Kinderarten Association Herbert Armstrong CG. Poater W. A. MacCartar John Nowers A. A Godard Dr. Buck Mra Hall James A.troutman A. W. Dena Frank Jarrell M. Woolger Lucila Baker William & Smith W. M. Davidson Margaret Mulvane Mra Plinihem Wood Frank Jerrell Harocl Chase John Sowers Quinton Frank Foster van Buran Preach Mre Macloopan Victor Harris

Musical Club Plans Next Meeting At Tyler Street

The club lists a program including selections such as Fra Diavolo and The Edeo Rose with performers Mrs Thomas Mes Mrs Poster Mes Fetsy Sidney Smith and others. They announce a second meeting in two weeks at 1263 Tyler Street with Mrs Diewich.

Thomas Poster Sidney Smith Fra Diavolo Dire Dietrich Sullivan Charles Remabere Rew Child Ins. Domesti

Professors Reply To Roosevelt War Talk At Harvard

Harvard professors from the Philosophical department and legal circles publish two replies to Theodore Roosevelt on the Venezuela crisis. They urge Congress to act, warn against unchecked executive power, and call Harvard students to resist a rapid armament buildup with patriotic action.

Marrard Spiriind Theudere Hovssratt Sane Masa Inn Theudore Roose Prof Jumen Philosophical Department J. B Warner Beaton James Cleveland Congress England Olney Sailsbury Anid Rouvevelt Appdick Harvard Warner Roosevelt United States Venezuela

Akron line wreck shocks Bedford riders in fatal fall

A trolley car on the Akron Bradford and Cleveland line plunged seventy five feet through a trestle over Tinkers creek near Bedford. Two men were killed instantly and several others seriously injured as the car fell into the chasm. Victims named include Win Young of Cuyahoga Falls and Haymaker of Galion.

Cleveland Buls Ara Win Young Cuyahoga Falls

Haytien Troubles Discharge of Public Works Minister

A Kingston dispatch reports turmoil in the Hayden cabinet as turmoil grows over alleged ministerial corruption. The minister of public works is discharged amid accusations of feathering nests for electoral contingencies. Ryppolyts expresses disgust at the situation.

Kingston Hayden Flnin Ryppolyts

Seven Hore Wells to Be Located by Irrigation Board

The state board of irrigation plans immediate locating of the remaining twenty experiment stations. M. E. Tomblin will locate three wells, with J. M. Frost and W. H. Sutton each locating two. Ten thousand copies of the 1805 report will be printed. News items mention a hotel, a newspaper writer's death, and a bank receiver appointment.

Irrigation Board State Board of Irrigation State House Tammners M. E. Tomblin Goodtwad J. M. Frost W. H. Sutton

Ministers Press Morrill on Leavenworth Atchison Police Seats

Members of the Ministerial Union committee led by Dr H G Fisher J B McAfee Rev S B K Alderson and Kay urge Governor Morrill to remove Atchison and Leavenworth police commissioners for law enforcement failing. The governor says he needs local petitions while Attorney General Dawes says no proven law violations exist. The ministers question why locals aren’t aroused and allege city temperance leaders are silent.

Atetison Leavenworth H. OG. Fisher J. B McAfee S BK Alderson Kay J. CC Owen Morrill Aslao Dawes Atchison and Leavenworth Atchison Leay EC Reva H. D. Fisher J. B. McAfee BS Alderson Leavenworth Todam Atchison and

The Marble Heart Incident and Arrest of Red Laird

Red Laird was arrested after a spring assault on Simos Greenspan at the Chesterfield hotel. An earlier confrontation involved Mrs Greenspan aiding with shears, wounding Red in the hand. The warrant existed but was not acted on, and Red claims plans for further conflict with Simon Greenspan once he returns from Run City.

Ofhcer Red" Laird Justice Guy Simos Greenspan Chesterfield Rea Mra Greenspan Mra. Seliz Simon Red Will Sells Runes City Bond Cinalnral Cincinnati Enquirer

Cleveland's Ducking Trip Behind Lord Salisbury Note

Resident Cleveland Wrote Famous Message on Board the Violet Beatles January 9. Baker relays an overlooked tale: Cleveland avoided Washington to miss receiving Salisbury Olney note in public, sending his Venezuelan message from aboard the Violet as Salisbury's reply went public.

Cleveland HH Baker Mterchants’ National Bank Washington Walker Onsee Qleve- Isud Lord Salisbury Stave Olney Br. Cleveland Violet

Hart Retains Crawford Manager as New Owner Takes Over

Lewin Woris reports Hart continues as Crawford theater manager until the presenter's finish. New proprietor Lewis Sells may arrange next season’s setup. Abe Jud.as Ku is expected to involve in management while Sells buys property from L. M. Crawford in Topeka.

Crawford Opera Maaxe Joseph Lewin Woris Frank F. Hart Crawford Theater Dresentrerzon Lewis Sella Berlays Abe Mansceient Sells L. M. Crawford Topeka

Local Prosecutor charges Crawford theater manager with assault

Frank F. Harl, attorney and Crawford theater manager, faces a charge of assaulting Ednas Harl, wife of Attorney Thomas W. Harl, step-mother of the accused, based on information filed by Prosecuting Attorney Dun and W. Fassett. Mrs. Harl is confined to bed with injuries cited as caused by the defendant.

Hie Bs Sr. Juskin Frank F. Harl Crawford Theater Edns Harl Thomas W. Hari Veius Dun Wba W

Rebel Governor Crisp Addresses Kansas Audience in War Memoir

Missouri figure J T Crisp spoke to the Kansas state board of agriculture, recounting Civil War memories and praising Kansas resolve. He claimed to be a governor on wheels during the war, critiqued Yankee influence, and lauded Kansas as first in many deeds while urging unity against foreign influence.

Kansas Jonu Ti Crisp Topeka Jobo T. Crisp Missouri State Board of Agriculture Tier Carl Jfm Topeka Mag Mr. Crisp Pat Sherman Persicts 4 Fort Scott Arkansas G. A. BR United States Sourteen Javier Logland Lund Sharpe Beter Lrainy Harris Kansas City Blue River Missouri River Congress

You Are Rivers and Sam Hill in a Witty Back and Forth

A fragmented chat quotes Rivers and Banks referencing Sam Hill and Dickens with quips about engagement and a woman sharing face powder, presented as a newspaper blurb from the Chicago Tribune and Yonkers Statesman.

Rivers Sam Hill Banks Dickens Chicago Tribune

Funeral for General M. D. Leggett in Creekntaxn area

This afternoon at Lake View cemetery the mortal remains of the late General M. D. Leggett were laid to rest. Another Civil War general passes into history as residents reflect on the era. Binerat Water notes the best water, and W. Purcorrs invites readers to sample the finest in the week.

Lezeets Quist Lake View Cameterr M. D. Leggett

Renovating Mattresses And Fur Lined Garments Of the Era

Various home crafts and cooking tips from a 19th or early 20th century periodical. Instructions cover washing and stuffing old mattresses with horsehair, sewing the ticking, and tacking the layers. It also describes fur trimmed capes and cloaks, and gives roasting meat, plum pudding, and turkey dressing recipes. Included are practical steps, materials, and modest fashion notes.

Parsnip Dish From Old Recipe

A historical recipe instructs to scrape fall grown parsnips, soak them in water with a tile silt, boil until tender, drain, return to a dish, spread with butter and bake in a hot oven until brown. It reads like a rustic kitchen note with basic steps for browning parsnips.

A Cape Cod Legend of a Pirate Ship and a Haunting Harbor

A damaged Cape Cod reminiscence tells of a weathered hillside house overlooking a bleak New England coast. Aunt Esther recalls a pirate ship visit, a heavy box, and treasure rumors that spurred decades of diggings, ghostly tales, and neighborly jokes over a costly four-game chicken bill.

New England Fece Suchor Esther Grandma Aunt Esther Grandi Formone Hasher Dosda Svail Trassura Bernsit

Chicago Market Report Summary of Wheat and Hogs

Chicago market report shows wheat prices easing on selling, with live hogs and pork products firming. Reports from Topeka Grain and London and Chicago futures indicate mixed signals as weather and demand affect corn, oats, and beef markets.

Prust Riate Journal Carcago Espa Ray Sault Texas Topeka Cinewrath Ty Logan Ficm Bartlett & Frazier Chicago New York Loodos Kroger Einer Duluth Pardridge Broscona Berlin Fiehest Norton and Worthington

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