Kansas Day Banquet Notes From Copeland Event
A lively Kansas Day gathering at the Copeland reflected a dry banquet with speeches and toasts before a young crowd. Notables shared memories of Kansas history, politics in college minds, and Populist era debates, while officers for next year were elected and humorous quips highlighted the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Copeland
Roman Punch
Haker University
Coyote Club
Will White
Hwing Herbert
Vather
CM. Marger
Abilene
J. E. Junkin
Ster- Hore
W. H. Russell
Rush Center
C. 5
Bruce
Kansas City
Kus
Arthur Copper
Topeka
Reed
Fredonia
G F. Scott
Iola
CG. M. Harger
Charles E. Harbaugh
Brie
Républican Record
Capper
Campbell
Sheldon
Burlingama
Kansan
Joseph
W. Hook
Leavenworth
Lease Costs Spark Kansas Populist Backlash
A western Kansas correspondent argues that taxpayers should not cover Mrs. Lease’s contest costs for her seat on the board of charities. He says she was not chosen by voters and the governor or state should bear costs in what he calls a personal dispute, not a public legislative matter.
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Wilea
John Randolph
Cotton
Kansas
W. Dana
Topeka
Thore
Pittsburg
Z T. Armstrong
Y. A. McNeal
Jacknal
Board of Charities
Longressmanu
Frank McGee Arrested After Domestic Incident
Frank McGee, a young man with burnt features, caused damage during a drunken episode last night. He kicked in a window and terrorized the neighborhood before police arrived. He admitted the error and was fined two dollars in police court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McGee
Townsend Arrest Sparks Jealousy Case at Mrs Oliver’s Home
George Townsend was arrested again over an ongoing dispute with Mrs Oliver. Police intervened as he reportedly caused a disturbance at her house last evening. The pair appeared in police court this morning and the case was continued until tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Oliver
George Townsend
Mra
Eaid
Topeka coal firms parade ad lines and addresses
A chaotic local advertisement lists numerous coal and lumber firms with multiple names and street corners in Topeka. It urges customers to call 153 to have a wagon call for bundles and mentions various executives and businesses across East and West Topeka.
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Camden
Topeka Coal Co
Kansas Age
J. W
Bugles
Adama E
Ewart
E. P. Ewart
North Topeka
KR MM. McGaw
East
J. Y. McNeely
Geo. E. Cole
Kline
Johnson & Olson
Euat Lod
Davies Lumber and Coal Co
Kansas
Y. Kuczynski
Jackson St
Appendicitis as social badge in Giltedge case
A satirical piece mocks fashionable society in a tale of Mr. Giltedge diagnosed with appendicitis. Doctors Pilling and Carver plan an operation as social spectacle, with Miss Bandage orchestrating nursely duties while the family displays staged grief and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mieside
Boothly
Miss Bandage
Carver
Pilling
Ballage
Giltedge
Gilledge
Collage of Quips and Vigilantes Hint at Old Times
A collage of quotations and vignette snippets shows social chatter about manners and appetite, from a grape seed joke to a bell-wounded insult over collars. It hints at a vigilante mood, the Hills affair, and rising tensions over taxes, defalcation, and reform era crime.
Lynching narrative and vigilante origins in Holt county
A historical account from O’Neil Nebraska describes how Holt county’s vigilance committee formed amid sparse settlement and lawlessness. It cites cattle hog and horse theft across the Niobrara border with Boyd county, noting widespread property crimes and a farmer losing 700 bushels of oats in one night as part of the era’s “natural course of events.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett
O'Neil
Neb
Holt County Vigilance Committee
Holt
Boyd County
Niobrara River
Holt County
Steinway injunction hearing cites unwarranted company expenses
In New York on January 30 the Steinway injunction case continued in the supreme court. Henry T. Steinway testified that the Steinway & Sons company paid excessive sums for non piano related purposes. Evidence included items such as cigarettes and two diamond studs for Paderewski totaling $311, with adjournment granted for further argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Steinway
Henry T
Paderewski
Woman released from jail over clothing need in city
Mrs Georgiana Brown was released from the county jail today by county commissioners after pleading she lacked clothing and wished to work to earn money. She was linked to the John Lonedon case and described as a good prisoner by Jaller Burge. Mrs Brown held a domestic post in the city’s west part. her daughter is employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgiana Brown
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Kansas Avenue
Ettenson Clothing CO
M. J. Stickel
Baker University
Baker
Kansas Day Club
Zaccheus
Stickel
B. B. Tuttle
Clay Center
Tom Marshall
Tyler
Lewelling
Lindley Murray
Ohio
Senate
Kannas
Pickler
Smith Center
People’s Party
People's Party
Eve
John Sherman
Kansas Redeemers
E H. Mattison
Dodge City
B B McCall
Kansas University
Frank
Toreka Steam
J. M. Knight
Undertaker
Aine Desler
Hed
Topeka Foundry and Machine Works
R. L. Cofran
Wall Street
Robert
Chicago
Atlanta Constitution
Chicago Tribune
Woran
Mr. Dol
Topeka, Kansas
Mott County Protective Association
Vigilance Committee
Hills
Scott
Barrett Scott
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