Woman shoots drunken husband in self defense in Kansas note
Mollie Willareth describes her ordeal with her husband in Sunellen City, detailing years of abuse. She says he assaulted her, threatened murder, and on a tense journey to gather belongings she fired a pistol from her lap, aiming to stop further harm as he pursued them along the road.
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Sunellen City
Mollie Willareth
Junction City Union
Geary
Riley
Seyvbreak
Thes
Tim Snd
Voward
Willaresh
Jivis
Ele Wes
Thires
Minther
Motier
Fred
Jobo Stamp
Bir. Langdon
Willareth
Boller’s
Woman Shrieks Loudly During Midnight Police Call
A loud shriek was heard as a woman made a call from the police station at midnight. Police responded to the scene to handle a reported disturbance and check on the caller’s safety.
Topeka midnight scene ends in whiskey fueled arrest
A large woman in a rickety wagon demanded her drunk husband at police headquarters. Martin Williams, a colored man, was involved after a dispute with his wife over beer and the retrieved musket incident. Williams faced assault with intent to kill after a later state charging decision.
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Topeka
Hopkins
Martin Williams
Bald
Shorey
Tom Morrin
Tom Wilkerroo
Williams
Lad
Tom Morris
Melaya
Morris
Morrie Willarath and Jake Not a Kev
Me Turpin asserts Jake Stitt has never been ordained nor pastor of a Church of God in Topeka Kansas. He claims the Church of God is nonsectarian and notes his own tenure as pastor from October 1893 to July 1895, with F P Molester replacing him July 1 by the general board of missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turpin
Torrka
Kans
Te State Journal
Saturday Evening Journal
Stitt
Church of God
Twishi
Jake” Stitt Hiss
Top
W. T. Terrix
Ma Rice Todd
Jackson Street
Valencia
Kate F. King
Grover
Ohio
George J. Graves
Junction City
Rochester
Wakuruss
Mabel King
Mabel Foucht
Cora Newel
Pratt Bros
North Topeka
Lukens Bros
Stutz & Walker
A.J. Arnold &Son
North
Kansas Avenue
Munyon
J. LL Heller
N. Kan. Ave
Magnet
A. J. Prowdtt
Shu N. Kuaaye
North Lopeka Carriage Works
West
Laurent Street
Lecey’s
Remington
Crawford
Italians Urge Intercession for Marie Barberi Death Sentence
Over 500 citizens of Italian birth gathered in Vxneuil hall to memorialize Governor Morton on behalf of Marie Barberi condemned to death for the murder of her alleged betrayer Antonio Matuma presiding. A telegram to Governor Morini urged clemency and a commutation to life imprisonment and a new trial.
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Martus
Marie Barbara Bostox
Tilian
Vxneuil
Morton
Marie Barberi
Antonio Matuma
Morini
Topeka News Snaps Of Oddities And Local Happenings
A collage of items from Topeka and nearby towns includes quotes about race and crime, court house bond notices, reflections on local crime and punishment, temperance agitation, and civic notes. Reports mention Wichita editor A. G. Stacey in Topeka, bond sales, bridge washouts, and a storm that felled a large tree.
Holton Races Special Trains to Topeka Dates Announced
July 30 and August 1 and 24 feature special Rock Island trains from Topeka with Runie leaving and returning on schedule. Fares set at 86 cents round trip. Events list Fier Racing at Selten on July 30 and August 1 2 with entries noted.
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Holton Races
Rock Island
Ten Hour Workday Restored at Santa Fe Shops
The Santa Fe shops return to full time work with ten hours daily. About 1,200 to 1,307 men in Topeka mills now work full time, up from eight or nine hours previously. The increase follows fire damage at Arkansas City and Albuquerque, with more work moved to Topeka to meet expanding season demands. Mr. D. B. Robinson, acting president and receiver agent, ordered the time extension and tighter production planning.
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Santa Fe
Topeka
Mechanical Department
Repor Er
D. B. Robinson
Arkansas City
Albuquerque
Springfield
W. A. Smith
Mass
Republican
Germany
Europe
Buscall Hospital
Mattoon Street
Seismic Expert Milne and His World of Earthquakes
Professor John Milne, famed for earthquake studies, has left Tokyo to reside in the Isle of Man. He built earthquake measuring devices and advised Japanese centers on quake resistance. Milne’s wife, a skilled flower arranger, followed him after their Tokyo marriage at the British legation. He warned cannonball foundations failed, and his gear detects subtle earth tremors though not reliably predicting quakes. In California a Garden of the Gods project plans electric rail and Palm Palace conservatory, amid Hatton racing news.
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Johnny
Tokyo
John Milne
Tokyo University
Japan
Sohn Milne
Isle of Man
Milne
Cotonado Frames
Cal
New York
Philadelphia
Palm Palace
Artistic Summer Draperies For Windows And Rooms
The article describes summer drapery fabrics such as Dotted Swiss, Cheesecloth, Japanese crape, and Madras craspcloth, with methods for valances and novel white curtain draping that allows light. It notes color harmonies, edge trims, and appropriate uses for summer rooms, plus a call to replace winter fabrics with summerlike furnishings when possible. It also mentions an embroidered border for infants and a wave of shirt waists as summer fashion.
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Madagascar
Antside
Ladies’ Home Journal
Treatment For Mildew And Handy Kitchen Aids
Mildew stains on linen are removed by thorough washing, soap, and chalk applied and repeated on grass or ground until stains vanish. Also notes cheesecloth plus darning cotton and scissors aid cooking tasks. For travel, Santa Fe announces a Sunday round trip Kansas City special at $1.50 with Holton departure 10:30 am on August 4th.
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Kansas City
Santa Fe
Holton
Waggoner Drugstore Promotes Fast Horses in America
A. T. Waggoner prescription druggist advertises lowest prices at 131 Kansas Avenue and invites readers to see the fastest horses in America, tying medicine services to racing spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatton
America
A. T. Waggoner
Kansas Avenue
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Don Colt
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Edward Wilder
California
Ceb Foote
Marion
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Lawauti
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Kentucky
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Atchison
Cliff Holbert
Atchison County
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Stephenson & Co
Richland
Kansas
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Chicago
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Shawnee County
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Temperance Boive
Stev
J. D Woods
Hazel
Polly Tomlinon
June
Tomlinson
Tecumseh
L. T Yount
Wilkerson
Deer Creek
Bridge No. 5
Real Blair
Nebraska
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Neb
J. H. Stewart
Blair State Bank
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Come
Arctic
Boston
Union Pacific
Tupeka
Epworth League
First
M. E Church
Kansas Ave
James B. Hayden
Rowley Pros
Johnson
Fier Racing
St Selten
Johnny Milne
Priscilla
Columbia
Hartford
Columbias
Hartfords
Conn
New Yor
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Providence
Gosursru
Ellant
New Columbian
Aes Theards
Taylor
Coumsbia and
Hartived
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Keosnm
Lake Michigan and
Lake Superior Transportation CO
Chief Maskinse Island
Maniten
Sentine Palace
Harbor Springs
Petoskey
Jos Berdahelmn E Wich
Lobe Eriom Thans
Rush
N.water
Wes Hawley
George W. Stansfield
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