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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1895
Page
7
June 14 notes show Saturday showers and cooler weather for Kansas with southerly winds. The item also comments on Senator Stewart of Nevada, Governor Humphrey and Osbon case jury issues, state prison labor debate, civil service reforms for asylums, and various Kansas Parapgraphs with local anecdotes and editorials.
A grand floral globe, the largest in the United States after the one in Chicago, graces the Leavenworth Soldiers' Home grounds. Wendelin Kronnin, a German veteran, transformed a semi wilderness into Wendelin's Paradise with serpentine paths, rustic bridges, trained vines, and water features. A musical pagoda graces the lake, and boats invite visitors to enjoy the serene scene.
Grand Master Levi Ferguson famed for never wearing a necktie is lured into donning one at the Wellington Mall during Fort Scott lodge events. Rebecca lodge members present the cravat after an evening of ritual lore, a humorous expense foisted on him, while Leavenworth investments nudge local affairs. E B Yates of Topeka buys half of the Balow association stake, succeeding Moore with F W Gasmann as president.
Lee Jones heads a movement among druggists for Sunday closing of drug stores. He proposes opening one hour in the morning and one in the evening only, arguing there is no reason to work all day Sunday and that druggists should join a closing agreement with his name attached to push the plan.
Miss Lucy Dougherty, Washburn college graduate, will spend the summer in Kansas City slums with Bethel Mission in the Line district. Daughter of Rev J G Dougherty, she undertakes this work without her father's guidance, joining a noted mission project amid descriptions of the area's rough reputation. The piece also mentions a military-themed note about soldiers and a Santa Fe special train to Ottawa on June 20 with round trip price.
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