Encampment site competition and political clash in Kansas
Reports show debates over where the state encampment for the Kansas guard should be held with Leavenworth Emporia and Kansas City offering funding while Topeka favored by Major General Hughes. Local authorities show reluctance to pay expenses and criticism grows that Leavenworth is unsuitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Wy Jorte
Emporia
State Military Board
Pt. Leavenworth
Military Board
J. W. F. Hughes
Kansas City
Kansas
Hughes
Topeka
Ft Leavenworth
Grunkennesa la Camp
Bridges washed out by floods disrupt county plans
Floodwaters erased two large Wakarusa crossings at Auburn and Richland. The Richland bridge, iron, tumbled 190 yards downstream and rests upside down, with major damage to the ironwork. Auburn span, a metal crossing, was awarded for $250 to J Watson, as commissioners plan repairs and assess costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Elehianid
Wakarusa
Richland
Sieady
J. Watson
Lightning Kills Three in Elisworth Storm
A severe electrical storm swept Elisworth County at two this morning. Lightning struck the home of Eli McHenry killing Eli McHenry Edward Grimes and Frank Brownes instantly. The victims were married and leave four dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisworth
Kasaas
Eviaworth
Kan
Elisworth County
Eli McHenry
Edward Grimes
Frank Brownes
Oklahoma women defend aid to 200 families against minister's slur
Mrs Reid and Mrs Hook of Pond Creek Oklahoma traveled to Topeka to counter claims by T J Irwin that they misrepresented donations. They confirm aid reached over 200 families with 52.75 dollars from First Methodist and 8800 pounds of flour from Topsks mills. Donations to Oklahoma relief are collected by H Downs at 00 Banesas avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Reid
Mrs. Hook
Oklahoma
Topeka
Ft J
Froua Hook
Pond Creek
T. J. Irwin
First Methodist Church
Mills of Topsks
Irwin
H. Downs
Banéas Avenue
Crook Wright
Kansas City
C. B Nelson
Gormley
New Court House
Ed Smith
Rains
Lincoln
Nebraska
Cecil Spooner
Jimimy Harlan
H C
Morris Avenue
Observer Jennings
Weather Bureau
Ralph Ingalls
Atchigan Globe
Kansas
The
Globe
Women’s Republican Association
Garfield Perk
Haskell
Barnival Krane
Fiastinga
Hartford
Briscoe
Hindmarsh
Dalber
Clark
Biscoe
Montgomery
Topers
Santa Fe
Holmes Blamed Again in Philadelphia Crime Swindle
Chicago dispatch links the Redmond kidnapping and the Philadelphia insurance swindler Holmes to the case. Various city notes follow including local political races, court house work, a band event, weather notes, and a weekly bank statement from New York with financial shifts and reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Redmond
Philadelphia
Holmes
Redmood
South Side
Gurley
Trail
Mrs Gurley
New York
No Receiver Granted In Topeka Daily Press Case
Judge Hazen refused the application for a receiver for J. B. Chapman’s Topeka daily Press after hearing evidence. Chapman testified about buying the Democrat, renaming it the Daily Press, and the current indebtedness. Whitted and other printers claimed back wages. liens and judgments were discussed, with the judge noting the plant could not be run to favor any political party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prem
Chapman
Hazen
J. B Chapman
Topeka Daily Press
Até Welock
Judg Hazen
Enone
Daily
Kansas Democrat
Charles K. Holliday
Daily Press
Democrat
Whitted
Justice
North Topeka Notes On People And Events
North Topeka items report visits and travel for Grace Brownell Ruth Woodford and others with longer trips to Maple Hill Mapleton Peoria Denver and Colorado. Social news covers a marriage engagement plan and a carriage accident near the New York store with local business ads and a Music Teachers Association update featuring Chicago musicians and a Johnson Nebel concert in Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Brownell
St. Marys
Ruth Woodford
Jackson
L P. Fraser
Madison Street
Maple Hill
Louie Wasson
Mapleton
Kan
Charles Berry
Joe Smith
Colorado Springs
Denver
John E Dolman
Quincy Street
Arkansas
A. E Simmerwell
Grant Schoss
Mra
Alice Conklin
van Buren Street
Peoria
Lil
M. J. Devlin
Aman
Santa Fe
Frank Conklin
Bertha Loy
Emporia
Miss Loy
North Toyoka
South Side
New York
Rathbone Sisters Lodge
Lodge & Colvin
West Nortis Street
Pratt Bros
North Topeka
Lukens Bros
Stutz & Walker
A. d. Arnold
North Kanaas Areoas
Musyon
J. HL Heller
N. Kan
Magnet
A. J. Proudfit
N. Kanave
Social items and visits of Te- Deke people and visitors
Personal items recount gatherings hosted by Mr. Carroll B. Merriam with Kansas City guests, serenades and Bohemian club events at Vinewood park pavilion, plus noted visits across towns and farms. The piece lists numerous local residents and travelers, with plans for dances, trips, and gatherings, ending with an advertisement praising Royal Baking Powder’s health benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll B. Merriam
Tally Ho
Misees Thoroton
Rhodes
Kansas City
Hopkins
Messrs. and Mesdames
Lindsay Pegues
Theodore G. Wear
R. E B. Jamison
Fred Cole
Walter Noble
Bohemian Club
Vinewood Park Pavilion
Eleanor Thornton
Irma Rhodes
Mia
Frank Merriam
Kansac City
Berenica McDonald
Carthage
St. Louis
Measra
J. P. Dayin
RT. Herrick
Great Lakes
A W. Dana
Oscar Woolverton
Olathe
R. B Guild
Susie
Sabetha
Norma Smith
St Louis
H. A. Mudge
Barton
Terrence Ewart
Chicago
Mra EN
Morrill
Mrs. Baker
Miss Grave Morrill
Boston
Mary Horner
Glanmire Farm
Sallie Corning
Gertrude Knowles
Arline Donge
Cordelia Poston
Salina
J. W
Selby Jones
Mra. C.J. Brown
Atchison
Crowell
Martin
Guthrie
Daniel Crosby
L D. Hammett
Duluth
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Messrs
Ed MacLennan
L. L. Kiene
W. W. Carr
Gunnison
Colorado
Clara Fannie Whiting
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
Mattie Murphy Holyoke
Russell Vogenitz
Mabel
Newcomerstown
Ohio
H. J. Wingert
Little Wayne
Wichita
W. M. Stewart
Ralph
Wabanasee County
Arthur Mills
D. Atchison
Gertrude Atchison
Leavenworth
Temperance Union enacts four state organizers for Kansas
The Kan eas state temperance union executive committee met in executive session to hire four state organizers at $100 monthly plus expenses, salary contingent on revenue. Three chosen: J. D. Woods Halstead Rev. Richard Wake Topeka Henderson Ritchie Council Grove. A fourth to be named later. Also drafting a local union constitution and noting next meeting in Milwaukee. Sunrise prayer marks opening of Baptist Young People's Union convention. International 1896 in Milwaukee and 1897 in Brooklyn announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaneas State Temperance Union
Kansas
Ray, I. Wake
Theas
J. D. Woods
Halstead
Richard Wake
Topeka
Henderson Ritchie
Council Grova Mra
A. Thurston
Ella Brown
Horton
W. B Webster
Fort Scott
J. F. Culver
Emporia
J. B. McAfee
R. Wake
L. L Roby
Milwaukee
Battmers
The
Baptist Young People’s Union of America
Brooklyn
Topeka Tent Gift Highlights Faith in Prayer
Rev. Jake Stitt, a Church of God preacher, recounts prayer bringing John Firey to fund a new tent in Topeka. Firey donated a lot for the tent after a chance encounter, amid council tensions over park meetings. Firey modest about notoriety. Stitt praises divine intervention and Firey’s generosity amid Wood and Woodworth era discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Jake Stitt
Jake
Mr. Stitt
John Firey
John
Kansas Avenue
Firey
Atentis
Mr. Firey
Stitt
Topeka
Russell Sage
Mr. Woodworth
Jake ‘Stitt
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the State Military Board
R C. Fomer
Foster
Postar
William Judd
Oliver Ellis
John Surnech
George Yeager
Chase County
Joseph Bielman
Strong City
Bielman
Catiomen
Live Stock Board
Livestock Sanitary Commission
State House
H. N. Gaines
W. G. Hilla
State Archinct
Charles F. Scott
State University
Garfiel
Marshalls Band
Garfield Peak
Johnson & Nebel’s
Garfield Park
Music Teachers Association
Music Teachers’ National Association
Louis
William H. Sherwood
Harrison M. Wild
Mee Estelle Acton
Theodore B. Spiering
Augusta Cottlow
J. Wyatt McGaffy
Eve Emmett Wycoff
W. Waugh Lauder
L. Gaston Gottschalk
Johnson & Nebel
Kotes
Columbia
Providence
Buffalo
WM. Taylor
Columbia and
Hartford Bicycles
Topeke, Hanes
LAW and Order
State Temperance Union
Silvana Cigar
A4 Desiem. Gat
Gharl
Avenua
Wood
Washington
France
Aller
Perfecto
J. W. Ripley
Jackeson-st
Hiram Hulse
Cor
Himwood and
Willow Ars
Potwin Place
Topeka, Kansas
Telephone
We Et Pune Ee KO Saloon
Union Avenue
Hsas City
Gisae
Missouri
Topeka Grain
Stock Exchange
Boom 5
Columbian
Ram
R. B
Cali
Conservatives
Unionists
Liberals
McCarthyites
Parnelistes
Labor
Union Pacific
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