Street Walks Proposal Sparks Bicycle License Debate
A proposed ordinance to permit riding on sidewalks faces strong objections from walkers and critics who fear danger to pedestrians especially children and the elderly. Proponents argue license requirements would regulate wheelmen who ride sidewalks in unpaved areas, while opponents warn of widespread evasion and unsafe conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the
Dingelew
Universal Teaver
Toptik
Hall
Destra Tn
Dusivesa
Coe Every Ny
Phe ' Doe
Automabium
Sentra
Agreement Without Arbitration in Alaskan Boundary Dispute
Washington July 4 Herald Special reports officials favor amicable settlement between the United States and Great Britain avoiding war or arbitration. Three methods are offered mutual concession, arbitration, or war, with emphasis on mutual agreement as most likely. Officials say patience and prudent diplomacy may resolve pending Canada United States issues without conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herald
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Tesuie
Wilfd Liurer
House of Commons
Ste Wilfrid
States
Tbe
Clire Diel Teuson
Large Crowd Attends Garfield Park Band Concert
A large crowd gathered Sunday at Garfield Park for a band concert. The event featured performances including two standout pieces, Departed Day and Dolly Wellows Wall, drawing strong attendance and public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avora & Good
Garfield Park
Daya
Dolly Wellows
Knife Attack Sparks City Fray Injures 11-Year-Old
Two youths fought near Flext and Adams streets as crowds gathered. Hopperwall, jailed hours earlier for a milder misdemeanor, drew a pocket knife and fatally stabbed 11-year-old Frank Ewing on the right side. Police chased the assailant, who hid but was later brought to the station by a man who knew his whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spicer
Hoppersall
Flext
Adams
Hopperpall
Frank Bow~ing
Joseph Eweing
Flopperwall
Young Ewing
Herve
Boys in the River Swim Without Clothes
Police rounded up 14 boys after a Saturday swim at a river hole. Officers Bundy and Luces gathered the youths from the bank, finding 14 publicly unclad swimmers with several named by locals. One boy, later released, claimed they were in daylight but the officer disputed it. An earlier arrest involved a boy sent to the station after a legal dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwat
Sata Fe Dee
Bundy
Luces
Lucy
Copa
Willie White
Tom Kuykendall
John Henderborn
Robinot James McGivern
Henry Hewitt
Fred Addie
Gravee White
Fred Jones
Adan Spyder
Fred Jobiein
Alex Butz
Fred Caybell
Frank Wallace
Menderson
Bloody Fight Draws Fire in City Street Tragedy
Red Laird known as Red stepped up behind hack driver Charles Robinson on a downtown street between Sixth and Seventh at six pm and pummelled him with brass knuckles. Robinson fell, was kicked, and Laird fled before Officer McElroy arrested him. prior trouble and a 350 bail bond were noted. Laird had a past insanity adjudication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Laird
Fred Laird
Red" Laird
Charles Robinson
Wne
Laird
Robinson
Upataire Regrsee
McElroy
Eth
Taird
Mao
Bar Room Fight at Crawford�s Opera House
Sem Klein bartender at Crawford's Opera House third floor bar was arrested Saturday afternoon on a distur bance charge after a fight with Chuck Ogee. Klein struck Ogee with a butt end, injuring him. Ogee may be blinded in one eye. Klein was jailed on disturbing the peace with a nominal bond, later set at $1,000 by Judge Guy after an initial $100 offer was rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sem Klein
Crawford's Opera House
Offcer McElroy
Chuck
Ogee
Oide
Klein
Oges
Omees
Nir
Betts
Cere Lucok
McMiror
Crest Kivin
Jordan's Story Notorious Ben Telle In Pistol Incident
The irreparable Ben Jordan was arrested tonight and gave his age to the jailer at the police station as one. The report notes his pistol discharge and marks him as a notorious figure in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Telle
Ben Jordan
Jordan Faces Firearms Charge in City Limits
The defendant Jordan recounts a confrontation with a man named Buck Campbell who drew a pistol and threatened him. He claims he fired accidentally when checking his revolver after Buck fled, and later says police arrived that night but he evaded them.
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Stjolbar
Jordan
Jordana
Buck’ Campbell
Moe
Dee
Buck
Jake Maze
Frante Glass Falls From Opera House Balcony
A young colored man named Franke Glass fell from Crawford's opera house third story Saturday afternoon while rehearsing for minstrel duties. He sat on a chair near the doorway, the chair tipped, and he plunged about 30 feet to the pavement. Unconscious since the fall, he was taken first to the city jail then to the Battalion Army hospital. Doctors report concussion of the brain and prolonged unconsciousness with hope of recovery fading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franke Glass
Crawford's
Opera House
Glass
Balgntion Army Hospital
Incorrigible Woman in Altercation Leads to Bond
Ella Buckner, described as colored and drunk, attacked North Toneka Saturday afternoon. After confrontations with Hendricks and Parnelly, she threatened violence, was placed in the women's ward, and later sobered up to post bond and be released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Buckner
North Toneka
Ste
Ofiurs Hendricks
Parnelly
Hendricks
Bond
Selling on Sunday. Manson Arrested Under Old Ordinance
Police arrested M. Manson on Sunday for selling Aquor on a Sunday. His Kansas Avenue shop between Fourth and Fifth streets had been open six days a week, and Sunday sales violated the old ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MC. Manson
M. Manson
Manson
Kansas Avenue
Fourth
Fifth
American shoplifter nabbed at the Louvre in Paris
An American socialite thought to be Mrs A or Mrs Hobbs was caught shoplifting at the Louvre. Inspector Albanel tracked her as she hovered at counters, and police found multiple stolen items at the Hotel Continental. She was arrested outside the Louvre, searched, paid for the goods, and was released.
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Paris
Castle
San Francisco
London
New York
Mias Hobbs
Louvre
Albanel
Touvre
Hotel Continental
Pleasantly Hosted Sweet Pea Themed Gatherings
A Topeka society page notes Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blood Smith hosted a pink and white sweet pea dinner for Miss Mary Ridgeway of Washington DC with a large guest list including Mrs. Bell Hall Small Miss Ridgeway and many other local ladies and gentlemen. Separate item details a thimble party for Miss Margaret Eva Mayberry at Mrs. A A Hayes home with flowers plants and a short musical program. Additional society mentions catalog gatherings baptisms travels and visits of numerous residents and guests across towns and cities.
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Charles Blood Smith
Mary Ridgeway
Washington, D. C
Bell Hall Small
Miss Ridgeway
Rossington
Dorothy Curtis
Bliss Lee Redden
Down Law
Brank Evans
Fred Gordon
David W. Mulvane
Frank Lewin
Margaret Eva Mayberry
Bme- Pheraon
Mra
A A. Hayes
Prospect Street
Mrns
Mabel Hayes
F. J. Vincent
W. G. Johnson
Dolly Hayes
von Dahlsen
J. D. Rodgers
Muss Mabel Tages
J. P. Rodgers
DO. Crane
J. T. Riggs
Ellivan
Edward McKeever
Waldemar von Dahten
Frederick DB. Puller
Robert Merrick
Lunont Gregg
Lewis Green
Will Archer
G. Tigdon
William Taylor
We. J
Rigby
L. D. Reed
Oliver Hy Kittle
George Larimore
Lewis' Tadgley
Clarence Coulson
W. W. Detker
Roebuck
M. Myers
J. KR. Hayes
Frank B. Vincent
William Grote
Cita Fordyc
Lincoln McCaslin
George Miller
Warden
Lebanon
Mayberry
Gertrude Barnes
Bindle King
Mixa Alice Healy
Mise Maude Case
Mise
Jennie Cantwell
Mixe Fordyct
Luis Fordyce
Mise Anna Crane
Lelia Green
Anna Umpleby
Bert Ryus
Carre Merrick
Ethel Cockerell
Lulu
Davitt Seeks Royal Clemency for Mrs Maybrick in Parliament
London July 24 in the house of commons Mr Michael Davitt asked the government to consider royal clemency for Mrs Maybrick citing good prison conduct. Home Secretary Sir Matthew White Ridley replied he could not promise exceptional treatment or royal clemency and knew of no basis for such clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Michael Davitt
South Moya
Maybrick
Home Office
Matthew White-Ridley
Home Secretary
Muybrick
Boarding house proprietor in knife scare at city lodging
Charles Heitman, owner of a boarding house near Piret and Adams streets, paraded the halls with a long knife at midnight, frightening patrons who fled. Officers Henderson and Turpin arrested him after the disturbance. Heitman claimed he had done nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Heitman
Piret
Adams Streets
Henderson
Turpin
Heitman
Lincoln's Sweetheart Mary Lawless Dies in Lexington Ky
Mrs Mary Lawless widow of James R Lawless medical war veteran died yesterday in Lexington Her maiden name was Joplin She was once Isabella Lincoln s sweetheart and widow to Lt John Swott of the US Army She leaves a daughter Mrs Mary Beott in widowhood of Lt Swott.
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Lincoln
Lexington
Mary Lawless
Abrahan Lincoln
Beth
Joplin
James R. Lawless
Mary (. Beott
John Swott
United States Army
Miss Elin Jack Heads to Colorado Springs and Denver
The note says Elin Jack leaves today for Colorado Springs and Denver for a month long trip. It mentions Mr. Roland Med Hewitt being gravely ill with typhoid malaria at his mother’s home on Lincoln Street.
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J. C. Gordon
Petoskey
Michigan
Wim, Troutman
Chicago
Syracuse
New York
Etta Monteoery
Kluoghow
Hainan
China
Topeka
A. K. Rodgers
E. H. Anderson
Lue Stevenson
Turon
Kansas
Yinst
Price
Stevenson
Stevenson Ranch
West Side Reading Club
George O. Wilmarth
Eighth
Clay Streets
Ethel Dick
Kate Kesn Jer
Leavenworth
Lindsay Pegues
Excetator Springs
Glenna Alien
Wichita
Helen Charles
A. C. Rosser
Osage City
Thoman McMillen
Albuquerque
N. A
Colorado
Herman Judd
Deadwood
Judd
Greenwood
B. Sells
Eann Crank
Tom Frost
Joe Wilton
Ness
Kansas City
John Diegel
Ottawa
C. W. Soule
Max Prescott
Denver
Clyde Willams
Leslie McCanne
Mansfeld
Edith Fisk
Wille
Misses Loule
Denna Hoover
St. Marys
Wit
Loule Seiler
Helen
W. H. Kinna
Topeka- Minnes Allee
Mattie Wiser
Emporia
Mrs. McNabney
Hilla Mclaughlin
A. Torrence
Pred Brown
Mia
Florence Graft
Oakland
Elin Jack
Colorado Springs
Roland Med- Hewitt
Lincoln Street
Mayor Replies To Inquiry On Silver Statue Mystery
A Denver communication to Topeka's mayor asks about the famed World’s Fair Silver Statue of Montana now stored in the city. The letter questions its authenticity and value, mentions Sam Barnum and Frank Dughee, and asks how it came to be in Topola, with the writer pressing for explicit answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew
Denver
Topeka
Butte City
Mun
Montana
Lutter
Topola
Frank Dxughee
New York
Colorado
William C. Edwards
Cal Paris
Pawin
Sam Barnum
Adu Rehan
Aequne
Oklarama
Refian
Ca Itle
Wisbee
Jett
Cam Barnum
Chicago
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Topeka Laundry
Peerless Steam Laundry
Jackson Street
West Eighth
J. W. Ripley, J. W. Hardt
Co-Operative
Topek
Jordan's
Palace Clothing Co
Cool
The
Bach & Guet
BBC
Matore
Auer
Margaret Bear
Misa Ada Smith
Henshaw
Sunany
J. H. Snyder
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Gage Lake
Urtley
W. Davis
James Sproatte
W. Garvey
W. O. Eckert
Mex. Thompsan
Avid Heiser
Ringe Bodie
Lisaares Od
Newell
B. Kuize
Jones St
Sioux City
Candy
Pionsam, Forest
Sete
Eale
Griparssenen
OURE
Merting Remsts Company
Celeage, Bentraal
iUaie Tovacco Ace
Katherine Sehnemayer
Annie L. Digas
Digis
Sehnemayer
State Normal
Tima
Congressmit
Curtis
Eliott
A. OH ‘Hema
Mit
Udawatomis
LeRoy
Osawatormle
LeRoy Oageis
Omwutomle
Kiserrty Osawatomiu
Scrunee Ton Am * Osayatomiu
Flanders
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