Topeka Society Notes Highlight Local Guests
Mine Rosamond Horton hosted the Tuesday whist club with Florence Greer Alice Prescott H. S. Morgan and Pred McGifin among attendees. Several social events unfold as Mrs J B Tanner and others host small gatherings while plans for readings and club meetings continue.
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Mine Rosamond Horton
Florence Greer
Alice Prescott
H. 5
Morgan
Pred McGifin
C. E Curry
Mr. Clit
Emily Tawksbury
John Watera
Ire
Howe
W. J. Sterne
B. Reed
Mix
George M Engle
Mirs
George Veale
HA. Prescott
Rees Nannah
Ing & Dumber
Nellie Ansel
Minnie Foresman
Mas Nelson
Bertie Brown
Mayme Mayes
Leura Weidling
Nannis Coddington
May Hem
Jordan
Lyons
Kan
Epworth League
Martinee
Sharon
J.B. Tanner
Burtington
Aes FC
Miller
Hen Akers
Glaee
Tre
M. E. Chase
Sill
Lee Angries
Cal
Epening
Ira
Charles Trowbridge
Lizzie
Mra Hattie Coates
Olivia Wait Pases
Eighth Street
A. C. Davis
Majory
Switch
Eich
AE Faa
Mra. I. Parker
I ‘Ua
Madison Street
Mabel Baker
Caro Panfield
Colorado
Spron
Yessay
Afiss
Irs
H. O. Garvey
New York
Garvey
Te Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurgice Company
Postmaster terms tied to party as bill moves forward
Washington January 22 Senator Hil introduced a bill to set four year terms for postmasters including fourth class and current office holders. He cited removals during Stevenson and Wanamaker eras and noted several political dismissals. Chandler pressed for counts amid 25 nominations pending, while Hitt cited political removals and complaints about votes for Bryan. The proposal would split terms for Republicans and Democrats to avoid charges.
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Washington
Hil
N.Y
Hill
Stevenson
Wanndamaker
Post Office Committee
Chandler
Dr. Hitt
Ellen Beach Yaw Dies on Stage in Waterloo
Ellen Beach Yaw, famed American singer, died on stage in Waterloo at about age 30 after collapsing during a performance. The Boston-born performer was renowned for reaching extreme high notes, and reports note a vocal strain caused fatal throat damage during the aria.
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Waterloo
Ellen Beach Yaw
Bingampton
Miss Yaw
Boston
Eris County
North Topeka item list and church services report
Local items note Presbyterian church services closed, Baptist services planned, and Epworth league election confirmed. community visits include Mr and Mrs Kemper of Horton, Mrs O F Kimball with daughter Eleanor, and Mr L Dolman¢ hunting for a short marriage ceremony. Rebekah lodge installed officers with coffee and cake served. Miss Eyeline Thomas dies at 22 after hospital treatment.
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State Journal
Kimball Printing Company
Kansas Avenue
Presyterian
BP. W. Warner
Kansas City
Kemper
Horton
J. 8. Morse
West Gordon Street
T. Ie. Chand
Eyeline Thomas
R. Thomas
Monroe Stncet
Ax Christ Hospital
Thomas
Neomi
South Shire
Rebekahridge
Aila Frazier
Nubile
Edith Hattie Wasson
Giles
Bargain fabric sale with varied widths and colors
The listing details 24 inch and 22 inch fabrics, self colored brocades, German taffeta, faille in French grey and navy, tinsel gauze in multiple colorways and durable 44 inch widths. Prices shown as heavily discounted from 75 cents to a dollar. Also mentions kid leather and widths AA to D with a noted price cut to near three dollars.
Outdated Ladies Boots Closeout Prices From Store Ad
The ad lists ladies boots including Vici Kid and Dongola models with razor toes patent tips and extra heavy soles. Prices originally 3.50 and 2.75 are cut to 1.98, plus calfs and kangaroo calf styles at 2.25 now cut. It promotes Vid Kid Button with spring heel and needle toe in sizes 14 to 2 A to D, now reduced from 2.50.
AMONG RAILROAD MEN. Interchangeable Mileage Will Scarcely Be Granted
John Foley a brakeman on the C., 7, 4 & BP, was killed after being knocked from a box car three miles east of Lawrence. While the tin car traveled toward Kansas City, Foley failed to stoop and was struck by a cross piece, dying instantly. Foley, 42, of 92 Argentine Boulevard, Kansasity, left a wife and four children. Autopsy showed a fractured skull and severe internal injuries.
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John Foley
4 & BP
Lawrence
Foley
Kansas City
Oley
Argentine Boulevard
Kansasity
Pittsburgh Gulf and Kansas City Rail Bid Expands Lines
Theo Bates of Worcester sells 2 miles of railroad from Hartem to Pattonsburg to Kansas City Northern Connecting Railway, part of a wider plan by the Pittsburgh Gulf to extend toward Omaha and connect with Quincy and Missouri routes. Aims include northern line joins, Milwaukee Bridge access, and a new union depot in Kansas City.
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Theo. Bates
Worcester
Mass
Kansas City & Atlantic Taiirecid
Hartem
Kansas City
Bissouri River
Pattonsburg
Clay County
Kansas City & Northern Connecting Railway Company
Kansas City,Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad
Pittaburz & Guilt Road
Omaha
Eqif
St Louis
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Philadelphia
Pittebure & Gulf
Pattongbure
Trenton
Quincey, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad
Quircy
Gilmen Sons
New York
Golf Road
Kansan City
Quincy
Milwaukee Foal
Cty
Union
Western roads abandon interchangeable mileage tickets
The Central Passenger committee in Chicago reports no more interchangeable mileage tickets sold this year. Western lines largely abandoned the plan citing clerical costs and weak demand. Eastern connections’ experience suggests public demand remains low, causing Western railways to pause further sales pending higher interest.
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Central Passenger Committee
Chicago
Cote
Order of Railway Conductors in Session at Cedar Rapids
The board of Directors of the Order of Railway Conductors of America is meeting at the general offices in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The body handles the pending affairs of the order and includes the grand, trustees, and members from various committees.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Order of Railway Conductors of America
Order
Tragic Railroad Accidents Dominate Colorado Springs News
Santa Fe switch engine fatally injures eight year old Albert Watkins at the Colorado Springs depot while a Great Northern wreck near Fergus Falls, Minnesota leaves train over on a curve with one passenger injured. Kansas City reports Union Avenue ticket offices to remain open after Western Passenger association meeting in Chicago.
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Santa Fe
Colorado Springs
Jun
Albert Watkins
Fergus Falls
Minn
Great Northern Coast
Here
Melby
Fergus Falla
Union Avenue
Kansas City
Western Passenger Association
Chicago
City
Tempted by Comstock tale shocks New York
Anthony Comstock acknowledged that a society employee hired an artist to paint an indecent sea shell image and then arrested the painter Paul Shearer in Brooklyn. Shearer claims he was driven by hunger and a man named Juel offered payment to paint a provocative scene. He was held on a $1,000 bond awaiting trial.
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New York
Anthony Comstock
Joe
Paul Shearer
Brooklyn
Juel
Seeley
Justine Devel
Shearer
St Louis Sets Notable Eastward Time En Route
A cablegram from Southampton reports the American liner St Louis passed the Needles this morning, likely shaving about 17 minutes off its eastward record. The vessel previously held six days 12 hours 27 minutes since last September, with recent rivals lagging 9 to 13 hours behind. The current Southampton eastward record remains held by the Hamburg-American steamer Furst Bismarck at six days 10 hours 5 minutes.
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New York
Southampton
St. Louis
St. Paul
Furst Bismarck
Austrian Praise for Arbitration Treaty Between U S and Great Britain
The Fremdenblatt lauds the arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain as a sign of civilized progress and peaceful relations. It notes a gratifying shift after recent Anglo American tensions and emphasizes the treaty's conciliatory and constructive aims.
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Vienna
United States
Great Rtalin
Fremdenblatt
New Bank Scheme Aims Canadian System in North Carolina
A Charlotte group led by S Wittkowsky plans to seek a charter for a new bank with Canadian style operations. The parent office would be in Charlotte with branches statewide. The bank would offer deposit and savings services plus trust and warehousing features, expanding to smaller towns.
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North Carolina
New York
Charlotte
N. Y
Evening Post
S. Wittkowsky
Charlotte, and Associates
Darliess
Widen
Dominion
Bank of Deposit and Savings
Deadlock in Oregon stalls speaker ship efforts
Salem reports no change in the deadlock as the Oregon speaker race stalls. Benson supporters say Populists offered to join a quorum if concessions on retaliation are granted, while Populists deny any tender. House organization unlikely today. senator contest notes Mitchell backers claim 50 caucus signers, with potential backsliders to derail a full caucus.
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Salem
Ore
Deadiotk
Benson
Mitchell
Mitchell Fromt
Ana Jorily
Olney Urged by Critics in England on Arbitration Pact
London papers discuss Secretary of State Olney's arbitration treaty remark quoted by St James Gazette. They question if his yes or no reply to whether the treaty is offensive or defensive signals a shift from friendship with Russia to a broader Anglo-Saxon alliance against common threats.
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London
St. James
Chronicle
M. F P. de Kotaebu
Olney
United States
Russia
England
Canadians Like the Treaty
London dispatch reports Richard Reid Dobell a Canada cabinet member in London praising the arbitration treaty with Great Britain and the United States. He believes the Laurier government will pursue full agreement to ensure Canadians and Britons live with the United States as friends, not enemies.
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London
the Chronicle
Richard Reid Dobell
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Lauriers
Depositors to Lose Funds in Bank Closure Assignee Statement
Selma Jan 12 The assignee of the Commercial bank which closed December 30 filed a chancery court statement today. It shows stock not wiped out but depositors will lose a large part of their money. Cash and securities are valued around 70000 dollars, while deposits are not fully stated.
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Selma
Als
Jan
Commercial Bank
Chancery Court
Nother
A Belgium Prince is Coming to America
Brussels correspondent reports Prince Albert of Belgium heir to the throne, age 21, plans a visit to America next year. The item notes the Belgian royal prospect amid a London jam period and mentions promotions for mineral water and local ads for Campbell Phillips on Eighth Avenue, with unrelated notices about Herring offers at Thorson's on Sixth Street.
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Belgium
London
Brussels
The
Chronicle
Prince Albert of
Flanders
America
Wheat and corn market moves from Liverpool to Chicago report
Chicago market report notes May wheat fluctuating on opening after Liverpool cues, with a later rise to 5 1/4. Corn and oats show mixed activity while provisions open firmer amid weak earlier trading. Kansas City and New York markets reflect varied activity with bids and cash moves across wheat, corn, and soy futures.
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Chicago
Jan
Liverpool
Myc
S@siwe
Northwestern
Berger
Minneapolis
Caples
Neil
Isic
Hanced
Goodwin & Chamberlin
Putetssora
Topeka Grain Anal Stock Exchange
Aldrich
Zaulx
Kansas City
Kansas Ciy
Bartlett
Virginia
Minneapolla
Dan
Chiramo
Chicagos
New York
Rome
Seronml
Seiline
Europe
Changeable Taffeta 4 Inch Moired Fabric Bargain
A black and white moiré taffeta priced at up to four ocr yard cuts. Fabric offered in 4 inch width with stripes and checks. Availability and exact yardage details vary by seller. Please confirm measurement and stock before purchase.
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