A Case of Blackmail Involving Church desecration Rumor
In Oakland suburb Oskiand a beer party in Daxned led to a false scandal alleging a pastor and a prominent citizen's wife. Pastor Mueller denied any liaison, while neighbor Mr Pugh investigated and found the charges untrue as the crowd swore to uphold the fiction.
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Oaktend
Daxnad
Oakland Methodistehiuneh
G. Am. Mocier
Editive
Bic Mueller
Dandin
Mueller
Bert Pugh
Eldeu
Oakland
Fig
Batt
Muelle
Hurt Vugin
Methodist Church
Musker
Pugh
Oskiand
Mr. Pugh
Mr. Mueller
Mrs. Pugh
Omy Yank
Em Tt
Plugh
Inmogent Cleric Faces Slander Claims Over Scandal
A cleric defends himself after rumors of a peer drinking incident circulate in Oakland. He says charges were indirect and credible locals have fed on the tale while church members vow to prosecute the accuser for slander.
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Pgh
Oakland
Mvs
RACES THIS WEEK AT TOPEKA FAIR GROUNDS
Topeka horsemen schedule a matinee at the fair grounds Hexk Saturday afternoon. Three trotting and running races with entries including Gypale B owned by George Burghert and Heirloom owned by J Radley. Eleven starters expected. track in excellent condition as owners expect records.
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Topeka
Fair Grounds
Tohoka
George Burghert
J. Radley
Tobekw
Ex-Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani Residing in New York Hotel
New York on July 4 reports ex queen Liliuokalani settling in a city hotel for a quiet retirement. She works on Hawaiian melodies and an autobiography draft titled The Creation of the World According to Hawaiian Traditions, drawing on family manuscripts. Her secretary says she will likely stay through the week and has no plans to return to Honolulu.
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New York
Lilioukalani
Hawaii
Mr. Palmer
Honolulu
Paris Security Tightens After Faure Threats
In July the Paris presidency faced anarchist threats with M Faure protected by special guards. Detectives surrounded the rois de poultens thicket near the cascade and more than 160 detectives were posted on ideyeles to pursue suspected anarchists if needed.
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Paris
M. Faure
Rois de Poultens
Sultan Takes a Partner Turkey Romani pact
Frankfurt Zeitung dispatch from Constantinople reports a treaty between Romania and Turkey granting military assistance if Bulgaria escalates war. Ratification expected next week with possible Great Power mediation. The move is viewed as a significant Turkish alignment in the Balkans.
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Turkey
Roumania
Berlin
Frankfurt Zeitung
Constantinople
Tililsilo
Bulgaria
Zeitung
President fills numerous consular nominations in Washington
The President sent to the Senate a long list of nominees for diplomatic postings. William L. Merry heads a group named minister to Nicaragua Costa Rica and El Salvador, with many others assigned as ministers resident consuls general and envoys to postings in Europe and the Americas.
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Senate
Wm. L. Merry
California
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Salvador
H. N. Alten
Ghia
Korpa
Perry M. de Leon
Georgia
Gueyngull
Boaun
United Wee
Wiliam J. Sewell
Ohio
Torerete
Ont
Edward 4. Ozpran
Minnesota
Stuttwart
Germany
Henry W. Deltrich
District of Columbia
Magdsburs
Charles W. Erman
Kentucky
Firth
Samuel Magill
Tit
St Tampico
Mex
George C. Corey
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Grenville Jamen
New York
Prescott
Cardiff
Wales
Matthew Vat Horn
Rhode Island
St. Thomas
West Indies
Adam Wieberknecht
Tlinois
Zurich
Switzerland
James M. Shepherd
Michigan
Hamilton
St. Johns
Quebec
Delur J. Vail
Vermont
Charlottetown
TR B. IL
Edmond
Broonsk
Tiinots
Breslau
Joseph G. Stephens
Indiana
Plymouth
England
McCullough Faces Leg Loss After X Ray Burn
George F. McCullough of Muncie, former chairman of the Republican state central committee, is in Indianapolis hospital with blood poisoning from an X ray knee burn suffered months ago. The burn failed to heal and doctors fear further complications, possibly amputation.
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George F. McCullough
Indianapolis
Muncie
Jack Gowdy
Republican State Centrol Committee
McCullough
Snow Seen in Indiana Town During Rain
In Muncie Indiana Walter Baker and about twelve locals reported snowfall yesterday afternoon near the Indiana Iron works just south of the city. The condition occurred during a cold drizzling rain as temperatures recently hovered around 10% for the previous 48 hours.
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Muncie
Ind
Walter Baker
Indiana Iron Works
Unveiling of Logan Monument to Feature Confederate Leaders
The article notes General John B. Gordon will address the Logan Monument Association gathering in Chicago and Gen. Gordon will participate in the July 22 unveiling in Atlanta Georgia. It mentions veterans from Atlanta and other groups joining the ceremony and accepting invitations from the Logan Monument Association.
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John A. Logan
Atlanta
John 3B. Gordon
The
Confederate Veterans Kins Islaid
Logan Monument Association of
Chicago
M Kinley Can't Go to Logan Monument Unveiling
President elect MoKinley says he will cancel a Chicago engagement. Report from Deadwood details the July 4 hanging of Charles Brown for the May 1 murder of Mrs. Calstone, noting no trap involved and the execution as planned.
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Logan Monument
Washington
Mo= Kinley
Chicago
United States
Minneapolis
Deadwood
Charles Brown
Calstone
Brown
Railroad Foreman Philip Collins Arrested for Payroll Fraud
Santa Fe foreman Philip Collins of Turner Kansas was arrested in Armourdale on charges of defrauding the line of 22.78 or 24.78 by falsely listing a straw man, Gue Lengel, on pay rolls and time books for nine to 18 days. He allegedly kept Lengel’s wages while another man worked, and plans to get Len sul bills credited as well. Secret service investigators said the arrest follows a broader payroll study sparked by a Kansas City payroll padding discovery. Collins appeared before Judge Fischer and posted a $300 bond, claiming Lengel’s absence from the work ledger.
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Philip Collins
Santa Fe
Turner, Ken
Armourdale
Inet Colling
Gue Lengel
Lengel
Collins
Lensul
Bers. Collins
Colticu
Fischer
South Side
Keneas City
Kan
Thomas Gorman
Secret Service
J. Kinney
Kansas City
Iine
Kinney
Foreman Tolino
Capital Backing Down On Brown System Plan
The Topeka Capital reports the Santa Fe will not implement the Brown system for disciplining train employes on August 3. The matter was referred to Assistant General Superintendent Avery Turner who is making changes. The system in question differs from what appeared in an evening paper and is not yet in effect. The official circular, prepared by Turner and approved by Mudge and Frey, will be issued in a few days.
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Santa Fe
Avery ‘Turner
Southern Pacific
Topeka
State Journal
Avery Turner
Mudge
Frey
W. A. Michael Commission Co
Sixth Ave
Chicago
Corm
New
New York
Wade
Barratt
cChicago
St. Louis
Barrett
Chinen
Liverpool
Kansas City
Kansas
Enet
Missouri
Piverpool
Bartlett
Yonent
Ots
Antwerp
Phillips
Ome Park
Abilene Branch Train Change Sought by Grain Men
A delegation of grain men on the Abilene branch of the Santa Fe, from Strong City to Superior, Nebraska, urged General Superintendent Mudge to switch the branch train from day to night to connect with Santa Fe No. 7 for Kansas City evening markets. Mudge notes current Superior to Strong City trains already connect with No. 5 and No. 6, and may not approve the change, balancing local passenger service.
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Mudge
Abilene
Santa Fe
Strong City
Superior
Nel
Uame
Kansas City
Strange City
Excursionists Coming East for California to Chicago Travel Rush
Heavy west coast to east coast passenger flow surges due to the San Francisco Christian Endeavor convention. Extra sections on the Baita Fe and Rock Island Pacific routes will pass tomorrow, with more trains on all lines as rates stay low through August 15. Freight service on the Frisco will also add trains due to increased business.
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California
Christian Endeavor
San Francisco
Chicago
Rock Island
Taton Pacific
Freight traffic climbs as Rock Island Heavy This Year
Freight demand rises prompting increased staffing across divisions. The Rock Island system reports immense business activity this year, signaling stronger freight volumes and expanded operations nationwide.
Topeka Club Seeks New Shoe Factory Site
The Topeka Commercial Club is pushing to attract a Brockton Mass shoe company. Langdon announced interest in a site at Second Street and Kansas Avenue after Neiswanger and Langdon scouted Topeka. No official reply has been received and the company name remains undisclosed until further decisions.
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Topeka
Langdon
Brockton
Mass
H.W. Neiswanger
Second Street
Kansas Avenue
Vanity and money in Ward's Marcella and Dickensian satire
The extract debates whether generosity from Ward to Mrs Rebecca Sharp in Vanity Fair and funds for Mrs Marcella affect moral choices. It questions sufficiency of stipends for Mercy and housekeeping, and ponders how money shapes duties, loyalties, and domestic order among Ward figures and literary personae.
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Hye A. Saquen
Rebecca Sharp
Sach
Lord Steyne
Jos Setley
War Cloud Looms as Persia Ordered Out of Turkish Territory
Constantinople reports the Porte has sent an ultimatum to Persia demanding withdrawal of Persian troops from Turkish lands near Kerbele. Refusal would be treated as a declaration of war. Russia is believed to back Persia, which will likely ignore the ultimatum.
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Berlin
Vossiche Zelt0ng
Constantinople
Porte
Persia
Kerbele
Russia
Senate panel to report Hawaii annexation treaty
Washington July 14 The senate committee on foreign relations has agreed to report a resolution for the ratification of the Hawaiian annexation treaty without amendment.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Showers Probable Tonight In Topeka Vicinity
Weather observer Jennings reports showers probable tonight in Topeka and vicinity. Barometer low and air humid. Afternoon temperature at 2 pm on Kansas Avenue shows 88 degrees on the Columbian building. minimum tonight expected around 64 degrees. Official temperatures listed for today by the weather service include afternoon and midnight readings.
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Jennings
Weather Bureau
Topeka
Kansas Avenue
Columbian
H M Higgins Dead Song Writer From Bonnie Brae Ranch
H M Higgins known as Bonnie Brae Higgins died at his Bonnie Brae ranch home ten miles east of San Diego. Thirty years ago he was a renowned Chicago and northwest music publisher and author of songs including The Old Musician and Mrs Harp and Gang Up the Baby's Stocking.
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San Diego
Cal
H. M. Blestns
Bonnie Brae
Higgis
H. M. Higgins
Chicago
Northwest
Harp
Market Report from Topeka and Chicago Trading Sessions
Daily market bulletin from the Associated Press notes wheat, corn, and oats activity with light receipts and varied prices. It cites Kansas City weather, shipments, and international remarks, including conflicting signals on July wheat and a bearish tone from observers about future prices.
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Chicago
Guke
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