Topeka Seeks Summer Amusement Park for City
A letter urges Topeka to establish a city park or amusements for warm evenings. It cites Kansas City’s multiple parks and free public access, proposes Garfield Park or nearby sites, and suggests streetcar companies fund operations with affordable or free admission to attract families and crowds. It argues a timely, philanthropic effort is needed now, not later.
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Toneka
Ummer
Gunceer
Topeks
Tabyke
Oakland Park
Kern
Topeka
Kaneas
Topeke
Howes
Ite
Furse
Garfield
Chet
Hlettig
Qiouminds
Karsas City
SL Jn
Omaha
Denver
Topeis
Toshlente
Au- Buritate
Ten Days Without Coffee Promises Health Change
An advertisement touts Ten days caffeine abstinence and a switch to Postum Cereal beverage. It claims coffee withdrawal cures digestive troubles and restores boyhood health, urging readers to try the product and judge results for themselves.
Demand for Street Amusements Soon Aroused in Town
The text urges rapid action to provide affordable amusements as crowds gather nightly in homes and streets. It argues for entrepreneurs to seize the opportunity to profit from entertainment, noting the potential money to be made and the need to agitation for supply.
State board awards contracts for state institutions
The state board of charities has completed awarding contracts for supplies for the ensuing year to firms in Topeka Junction City Lawrence and Wichita. Grocers include Rockwell Mercantile Company Kemper Pax tim Topeka, Dag intake & Son, and others. Several firms in Kansas City Hutchinson and Wichita are listed as suppliers of groceries and related goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Charities
Parious State Institute
Torelar Symos Grocer Company
Ajeb'son
Foehler Mercantile Guingany
Great Company
Hutchinsony
Raneas City
Bulline Shoe
Law
Burton Bros
Kansas Cit
Switt
Holliday
Topeka
Crokson & Looms
Kingman
A.J. Arpoll
Torea, C. & Potts
Wichita
G. W. Stansfield
Poreka
Ed Little 15 and Leedy feud over orange state line
Governor Leedy dismisses Ed Little 15 and his private venture claim as gossip. The landline dispute centers on trust and political satire. Leedy criticizes the circulating tale while noting new military appointments and a governor’s portrait appearing on grain inspector certificates.
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Leedy
Journal
Littie
Eparkio
Stats
Culver
Ambitious Hunt leads to minister post rumor
Mt. Vernon Kentucky June 18 dispatches say Senator Wilson's brother Henry J Wilson named by the president as minister to Chile instead of Dr W Godfrey Hunter. Kentuckians fret over change amid talk ex-Congressman John Henry Wilson of Barbourville pressured Hunter to stay in Kentucky and run for governor.
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Mt. Vernon
Wilson
Henry J. Wilson
Chile
W. Godfrey Hunter
Winttib
John Henry Wilson
Barbourville
Frankfort
Hunter
Gaine
Frankson
Kentucky
Young Men Organized for Pestiva Burlesque Feature
To assist the Pestiva Lorins carnival, Topeka youths who led last year’s successful carnival are urged to hold an immediate meeting. A separate Karnival Krewe style group should form with comic floats and a distinct role from the main festival. The State Journal will secure support from 3 000 to 5 000 Topeka young men for the effort.
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Saturdey
Lerina
Kansas City
Ikell Buskell Shoud
Topeka Young
Troll Hight
Festival Poster Designs and Parade Plans Revealed
The article details multiple festival poster designs by Ad amé Tirys and Denzler, with Hall Lithographing Company submitting a grander three sheet poster. It notes Two young women in Torringtons design, festival colors, and plans to place posters on billboards in towns over Kaheas. The committee discusses float costs, labor day conflicts, and music sourcing. Subscriptions and funds for the Floral parade grow, with Topeka club support and house-to-house canvassing by several volunteers.
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Langer
Adamé Tirys
Denzler
Chicago
Hall Lithographing Company
Kaheas
Paul Torrington
Thy Engineer
Torrington
Wut
Vance
Dudley & Jossa
Anderson
Piremen
Frisay
Sanarita
C. H. Titus
Emproses
Major Anderson
Santa Fe
Topeka
C. W. Kouns
J. H. Pope
Kansas Avenue
J. W. Bell
George ‘M_ Engle
Cant Titus
Boans
Suttons
H. L. Robinson
Topeka Ib
Chouge
Kose
Hl. L. Ficbinson
F. Cavert
Parkdale
Robinson
Cavert
Tenth Street
Sixth Street
Topekes Avenue
Polk Street
Satten
CS. Sutton
Girl shoots her beither in an attempt to kill a man
At Latonia station Texas, Ed Kilgore a contractor and builder was shot by Miss Jackson and three brothers after Kilgore allegedly slandered her. Kilgore fled along the tracks as the assailants pursued. Brode Jackson was wounded when a bullet struck him in the forehead. Nine shots struck Kilgore before he died.
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Ion
St.Louis
Atc
Republic
Paria
Tex
Ed Kilgore
Son
Jackson
Kilgore
Latonia Station
Miss Jackson
Brode Jackson
Bud Jackson
Dud Jackson
Will Walk On The Water Robert Cook
Robert Cook of Boston plans a 406 mile walk from Pittsburg to Cincinnati using water walking shoes he invented. He bets $1,000 he can cover 490 miles in 14 days, wager taken by John Leopold of Chicago. The start is set for September 1 at noon from the Sixth Street Bridge with a small steam launch accompanying.
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Robert Cook
Ohio
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Boston
Cook
Chicase
John Leopold
West Side
Sixth Street
Assam Earthquake Devastates Province Coasts Calcutta
All Assam is reported devastated by a major earthquake. Ruin is appalling with treasuries jails and hospitals collapsed. Food supplies are scarce as crops fail and transport is crippled. Shocks continue in Ancam and Bengal faces renewed fears. Heavy rains worsen damage.
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Assam
Calcutta
Ancam
Bengal
A Horse for Weyler in Kansas City Purchase
Weyler the Spanish general is set to receive a fine saddle horse bought in Kansas City and raised in Missouri. The bay horse, chosen from local offerings, was shipped via New Orleans as part of a dispatch of nearly 300 mules to Cuba in the past two months. The price reported for the horse is $200.
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Kansas City
Weyler
Missouri
New Orleans
Cuba
Spaniah
Werler
Kansan City
Sherman Favors Treaty Amid Hawaii Annexation Debate
Secretary Sherman states to the Associated Press that no attempt was made to annex Hawaii and defends the handling of the question. He notes misstatements from Washington and emphasizes the United States will continue to pursue territorial policy while denying any unauthorized actions regarding Hawaii.
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Japan
Hawaii
Washington
Wanington
Sherman
Penly von
Associated Press
United States
Anguiritue
Uvinge
Poweesnion
Carnival planned to revitalize Des Moines autumn festival
Des Moines organizers form the Des Moines Carnival Association to revive a summer festival with a series of evening carnivals during a late September week. A Beatrice Nebraska trip is offered with a special train leaving Topeka at 7:45 a.m. and returning at 8:05 p.m. for $1.50 round trip.
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Iowa City
Des Moines
TRE
Das Moines Carnival Association
Beatrice
Neb
Topeka
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