ISLE OF SLUMBER AND TOWNSHIP NEWS ITEMS
A busy Topeka page note reports James G. Verhen’s improving health at a hospital. Elections and meetings are announced, including a Republican city central summit on January 15 and a Topeka Y M C A gathering with musical programs. Labor, legal cases, and local notices cover court actions, franchise talks, and street paving plans in early January.
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EB Gayier
Page
Republican City Central
W. H. Taggart
Twelfth Street
LP Fritss
New York City
Hev
Canon Larke
Cope
Pauli Gilmere
Popeka
Biri
Grand Opera House safety report prompts council action
Fire Marshal Go Wilmart h and city engineers present a detailed safety survey of the Grand Opera House finding rotten exterior platforms unsafe stairs and fire escapes and proposing major reconstruction including new gallery stairs fire doors brick well above the proscenium arch revised exit routes ventilator ducting dressings rooms and a comprehensive sprinkler system with independent water supply and electrical rewiring under fire marshal and city engineer supervision.
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Actioo
Grand Opera House
Ib Seggne
State Journal
Bergundthus
Maneager Crawford Pereters
Crawford
Berginduial
qaYor
Perm
Fiilas
Bergundthal
City of
Topeka
Ber‘ Gundthal
Ani Reid
Crawford Opera House
Bergumitha
James McCabe
McCabe
Henry Bennett
John Sargest
M. Heery
Artes E. Eldridge
Siirieny
Ans
Bouse
Porson
Linlomn
Todd Mbove
Ah Sybestoy
Symroupaing Cskack Ny
Stm
Ett
Wintow
Tage
Maratal
GO Wilmarth
John Sargent
Henry
Reney Bennete
Ables & Blorg
Columbia to Sell Off University Property in City Residence District
New York city blocks in the Columbia University residence district valued at about 710,000,000 are set for sale. The land bounded by Forty-seventh and Fifty-first streets and Fitch and Sixth avenues covers prime plots once owned by De How Jack, a medical school professor, to fund a botanical garden project. The site was four miles from the city when purchased and long served as a major income source for the university.
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New York
Jan. S
Columbian University
de. How Jack
Alte
Columbia Coi
Obewllege Place
Slt
College
Properte
Coffee or Postum: a morning choice and its effects
A fragmented critique ponders quitting coffee for Postum and the possible mood shift. It hints at clearer perception and brighter days if one parts from coffee’s social airs, urging readers to consider alternative beverages and the idea that health and happiness may follow from such a change.
Bold Swindler Everett Marcell Ruled Highland Seven Years
Everett Marcell known as Everett in Highland Kansas led a multi year swindle exploiting local bank assets and outside paper. He built wealth through Beeler Bank connections, bought a 1120 acre ranch, a 160 acre farm, town property, and a lavish lifestyle while his wife Miss Mutie Dillon remained unaware.
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Marcell
Doniphan
Here
Everett
Holton College
Bright
Highland
Bevler's
Amash
Heaterbert Young
Beeler Bank
Harrison Dillon
Monfell
Reorganized Bank
Beeler
Barber County
Kansas
Mutle Dillon
St Joseph
Kansaa City
St. Louis
Chicago
Christian Church
Cathal
Foot Draft Cure for Rheumatism Promises Free Trial
A sensational claim markets external foot drafts as a universal rheumatism cure. The ad offers free trial samples worldwide with no advance payment and states you pay only after satisfaction. It asserts the drafts act via the skin on the feet to draw poisons from the blood and cure rheumatism systemically.
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Magic Foot Draft Co
Highland Bank Scandal Boggles Town With Forged Notes
Marcell, cashier of the Bank of Highland, is accused of forging notes and pilfering funds, triggering a bank run. Inspectors traced forged paper across several banks, with nearly all counterfeit notes linked to Marcell’s dealings. Deputy Crummer seized control as chaos enveloped Highland, while elsewhere owners and widows faced loss and creditors pursued restitution.
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Highland
Marcau
Marcellle
Marcell
Christian Church
Willams
Overlander
Marcelle
Williams
Severdince
Bank of Highland
St Joseph
Atchison
Kansas City
Crammer
Denton
Severance
Troy
Crummer
Felny
Mle
Atchison Savings Bank
Hutt & Shongo
Aone
Mechanics’ Bank of St. Louis
B.D. Williams
Bottiger & Hutt
Mize
W. M. Johnson
G. W. Moore
J. 11 Lynns
Cas Winkler
W. H. Noble
W. HR. Gilmore
H. C. Pierce
J. B. Muzum
W. 5. Gaunt
Mrs
J. F. Bottipen
Watt & Shongo
Hottiger & Hutt
V. M. Jobreon
Highland Barker
J. P. Johnson
J. M. Lynds
White Ch
Dillon
G. W. Overlander
Truant Boy Faces Reform School After Authority Alarm
Tol Kansas authorities resolved harsh action in a truancy case. Glenn Knotts, 14, described as uncontrollable, was arrested after failed parental and teacher attempts. He is jailed pending trial and possible transfer to Hutchinson reform school.
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Tol, Kan
Glenn Knotts
Hutch- Tse
Bind Man Fined in Fort Scott Court
In Fort Scott Kansas a police court case against a man who panhandled and harassed on the streets when not given donations was heard. The court fined him a sum as punishment. The notice promotes Dr Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup as a pleasant cough remedy for colds bronchitis and asthma and is presented in vintage local ad style.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Jane
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