Bungler's club reforms and social notes in Topeka
Reorganization of the Bunglers club at Eagle & Curry's store retains the original name. Officers elected for six months include President BT Lewis and Vice President George M. Eagle. Members discuss sales for new memberships as three local clubs dance in Vinewood and nearby towns. The social pages list numerous parties, visits, and fixtures with many named individuals and Kansas City trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Bungler’s Club
Eagle & Curry’s
BT. Lewis
George M. Eagle
C E. Curry
Nichol
A. & Soult
Irving Doolittle
RH EK Jamison
Inewood
Vinewood
Bohemians
Buoglers
O Xford
Mart
Mrs Lease Heads to Texas for Forty Speaking Appts
Interviewed after returning from South Dakota Mrs Lina Lease declares Texas will energize the Populist movement like Massachusetts did the Revolution. She promises forty Texas engagements, criticizes Kansas leaders and preachers, and vows to keep campaigning to boost Crawford county for the fall election.
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Pittsuure
Kap
The
Kangan
Lease
South Dakota
Kansas
Merrill
Girard
Crawford County
Burdened with Debt Egypt Owes Vast Per Person Burden
Consul General Penfield reports to the state department on Egypt’s finances amid British rule. Debt rose by about 40 million dollars since occupation while per person obligations reach 72.70. Agricultural taxes run high with land tax averages around five dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Penfield
Cairobag
State Department
Egyptic
Short Way With Robbers Under Siege Near Cochute
James A Crowley arrived in Tucson recounting a Sonora Mexico stage robbery. Paymaster Edward Woodruff and Mexican driver Moreno were ambushed. Woodruff escaped with a $8,000 haul while the driver was killed. Authorities pursued suspects, several were executed, and about forty men implicated fled. Travel danger rose across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wear
Tucson
Ariz
Jamesa A. Crowley
Sonora
Mex
Crowley
Edward Woodruf
Nuctsari Mining Company
el Paso
Moreno
Cochute
Woodruff
Wes
Sonura
Frontreras
Tribolet
Torethan
Maj
Moldore
Oposure
Texas Officials Say Corbett Fights Won't Be Permitted
Austin July 16 Texas officials in state circles indicate firmly that the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight will not be permitted under Attorney General Crane's opinion. They emphasize adherence to the letter and spirit of the ruling and are backed by the state's moral sentiment against the bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Will Bn
Austin
Crane
Not Going This Summer Says Mrs Bittersweet
In a humorous scene from a Chicago Times-Herald column a couple debates summer plans. Mrs Bittersweet resists leaving home despite a doctor urging change while Mr Bittersweet weighs social duties and household strain. The visit ends with Mrs Bittersweet canceling the trip and planning to stay home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff
Eore
Doc
Emily
Wes
Mammia
Chicago Times-Herald
Tragic Laundry Wagon Accident in Grand River Alley
In a Grand River alley a laundry wagon tipped over as a horse stumbled off a fence. Three men leaped in to aid, one striking the animal. Bystanders offered rapid advice such as freeing the horse, loosening traces, tilting the wagon, and giving it room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand River Svenua
Rae
Boarding School Note From Witte Reported By New York Recorder
A distressed letter from a boarding school pupil describes a boat accident. He mentions burying a boy, planning a dangerous dynamite prank, and asks for money to buy bombs. The letter signals fear, danger, and a wish to send exotic pets home, concluding with a loving signoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mornen
Swens
Ulli
Tan
Witte
Bass Voice Ambition in Tyrol Memoir Incident
In a Tyrolean village a man, barely clothed, stands at his window on a cold December night. A neighbor asks why he is outside, and the man replies he is catching a cold so he can sing bass at church tomorrow, a tale recalled by Ferrari in his memoirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferrari
Tyrol
Peter
Tom
Baselor Nachrichton
Antiquity claim shocks Detroit Tribune tale
A dramatic Detroit Tribune excerpt follows a woman who laments a forged antiquity claim. A noble suitor speaks of family heritage as she falls into horror and curses the impulse that altered her life from 23 to 37 while awaiting his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Tribune
Eliza Scott Tries to Starve Herself in Oakland Asylum
Mrs Eliza Scott formerly of Chicago disappeared last April, reached Oakland, and is confined to an insane asylum after days of self starvation. She sought poison but druggists refused, then kept to her room with a pie and bread to watch while starving. Her uncle R H Woodall lives in Chicago. Charles and a daughter also reside there. Royal Baking Powder note unrelated.
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Afra
Eliza Scott
Caruana
Cal
Chicago
Oakland
Severa
Vanderbiltes Wife Registers As Season Subscriber
In the Casino office Mrs W K Vanderbilt had lawyer W A Duer register her name as a season subscriber under the name Mrs W K Vanderbilt. She preferred not to use Alys. Moments later her former husband arrived as she left, and they did not speak. Peerless Steam Laundry ad joins the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia Vanderbilt
Peerless Steam Laundry
Peerless Swam
Best Kind of Roads Finds Stone and Dirt Tracks
In a July 16 inquiry led by Gen Roy Stone of the agricultural department the best farm road is a solid stone core with a narrow lot single track and an earth side. The report praises a dry smooth dirt track for horse comfort and quiet, noting junctions between stone and earth can be kept even for loaded teams to meet and pass.
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Wasnixeros
Roy Stone
Agricultural Department
Second Coming Bible Prophecy Convention Planned at St Pittsacus
Arrangements are underway in Ferald to host a Bible prophecy convention focusing on Christ’s second coming. Rev W G Moorehead of Kent A O and Rev W J E Burdman of Philadelphia are named to correspond with ministers to secure services. The papercuts discuss a future resurrection of the righteous and Christ’s personal earth visit before the final judgment. Royal baking powder promotion appears in the text.
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St. Pittsacus
W. G. Moorehead
D. D
Kenta
W. J. E Burdman
Philadelphia
Christ
Ellis to Run Again in Sixth District Race
J C Postlethwaite of Jewell City, a leading Sixth district Republican, toured Topeka on his way to Texas. Though not a candidate now, he may seek Congress again, with Free Silver speech stirring district talk. The Baker successor rumors rise as Ellis failed to carry his county, while state administration chatter remains scarce in the area.
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J.C. Postlethwaite
Jewell City
Topeka
Texas
Postlethwaite
Elila
Baker
Ellis
Sherman Won’t Have I’ Says Hais Too Ol for Presidency
July 16 Maxsherp Obi reports Senator Joshn Sherman at his home declined any run for president. He said he is 72 and too old for the duties, urging a younger leader. He cited tariff and finance as key issues, predicting a split over silver versus gold standards but no strong harm to the Republicans.
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Maxsherp
Obi
Joshn Sherman
United States
Democratic Party
Atchison Moves Against Obscene Sunday Sun
Citizens of Atchison protest the Sunday Sun for defamation and obscenity. County Attorney Walker has filed complaints and will swear them in the near future, seeking warrants to arrest sellers who refuse to stop. Imprisonment from two to five years awaits violators under the 1891 act. News dealers at the depot warned to halt sale or face prosecution. Propriety owners plan to defend the publication.
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Sam
Arcussos
Kan
Atchison
Sanday Sun
Atchizon
Walker
North Topeka Items of Interest on the Hiver Side
North Topeka readers report a busy day with local business and social notes. The gun club plans a Thursday park shoot. Swartz returns from Sedalia Missouri while Maggis Collisi visits in Kansas City. Frank Cunpaughton visits W Siy on West Laurent. Miss Florence Bailey visits her sister in Jackson Street. Local doctors note rising illness among babies after heavy rains. Nellie Wetherbolt and Effie King travel to Hiawatha for two weeks. Mrs E M White returns from Kansas Avenue visit. Dalila Jones fishes a ten pound cutfish in Soldier Creek. Beth Warner visits her cousin on Park Street. Bud Geary sells his barber shop and will farm the summer near Alma. A Russian family's Monroe Street premises are guarded and fumigated due to scarlet fever concerns. Local merchants advertise Capital Livery, Pratt Bros hardware, Lukens Bros goods, A J Arnold & Son drugs, The Magnet Restaurant, and Northwest carriages.
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Charles Berry
Central Avenue
Bick
Park
G. Lee Swartz
Sedulla
Miesouri
Mies Maggis Collisi
Kensua City
Misses Weld
Frank Cunpaughton
St. Marys
W. & Siy
West Laurent Street
Florence Bailey
Hiawatha
Harry Staley
Jackson Street
Nellie Wetherbolt
Effie King
E M. White
Larved
M. R. White
Kansas Avenue
Dalila Jones
van Buren Street
Soldier Creek
Beth Warner
Pulford
Colorado
J. W. Swartz
Park Street
Mina Warner
North Topeka
Alma
Monroe Street
Sanitary Department
Lodge & Colvin
West Norria Street
Pratt Bros
Lukens Bros
Stutz & Walker
A. J. Arnold &Son
North
Simyon
J. A. Helier
N. Kan
Ava
Magnet
J. Proudtit
N. Kanave
Prisoner Feasts on Potatoes After Refusal
Charles Roa, jailed for alleged insanity, finally eats a potato given by Jailer Burdge, calling it mighty good. He drinks milk and eats bread, while officials speculate if he feigns insanity to escape. Doctor says mental decline is imminent, others doubt his condition. The scene raises concerns about jail feeding methods and inmate behavior.
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Charles Roa
Burdge
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Potarson
John Peterson
Pourth
Ilmore
Sra L
Chambers
Chattanooga
Elder and
Aire
McReynolde
Addirs
Emmerson
N. 5
Kemper
Henry Bersant
Nebraska
Tennessee
E B. Merriam
Carroll B
Clarence Merriam
Eleanor Thomson
Miss Rhodes
Kansasity
Franke Merriam
Walter Noble
Kansas City
Misa Dora Diment
Kansan City
Col. N. B. Brown
Concordia
City
Evel Brown
Col Brown
Mias
Helen Gould
Mra. W. Dennison
Ohio
Indiana
Clyde Hornaday
Winfield
An Low
Hal Hazlett
Kansans City
Mises Blanda Johnson
Ida Smythe
Valley Falls
O. B. Taylor
Leavenworth
Miss Low Taylor
Helen Rogora
Mra
Ben Johnson
Kanana City
E. M. Carpenter
Thomas
Lyon
Dallas
Toxwa
Willy Tomlinson
Council Grove
Julia Somers
Dora Furmas
Colorado Springs
Westerfield
Mary McCabe
Nelse Clough
W. A. Aueriinch
Misa Madge Johnson
Holliday
Maud Quivey
Miss Quivey
Lillian Tefft
Columbus
Great Lakes
Mc. F. A Haversock
Lawrence
Carl Philips
EL . Sim
ASD
L. A.W
Lis Chum
Arthur Murphy
Bill
Dick Hodgins
Dad Whee
United Tes
Indian Department
Mrs. Lease
Prime Armore
Chesterfield
Detroit News
Vanderbilts
Madam Sul
Mrs. W. K
Cash Dry Goods Company
Congress
Sherman
Hais
Star Grocery
Roe
San Francisco
Commercial Travelers’ Association
Col RD. Laidlaw
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