Homeseekers Excursion by Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road
On June 11 the Baltimore and Ohio railway will sell 30 day excursion tickets to Virginia on the Harpers Ferry and Valley Branch south of Winchester at roundtrip rates. Tickets also sold to western southern and southwestern points at very low rates valid for return 20 days from sale. for information contact any BR and ticket agent P Kretzer land and immigration agent Philadelphia or L Allen assistant general passenger agent Chicago Indiana
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Baltimore & Ohio RR
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Virginia
Harpers’ Ferry & Valley
Winchester
P. Kretzer
Philadelphia
Hale Rate Excursions To Missouri Arkansas And DoTstremat
Travel deal announced for May 2 and June 11 offering round trip fares to South Missouri Arkansas and the South and Southeast via the Memphis Route Kansas City and Memphis R R with one fare minimum seven dollars Tickets allow intermed stopovers Details and schedules available from J E Lorawonn G P and T A Kansas City Mo Also notes Gov McKinney and G A H day events with a Missouri Pacific special train from Topeka and Ottawa on June 20 and a Chautauqua Assembly option Subscribe for the Journal.
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Missouri
Arkansas
Memphis
Kansas City
Fi Scott
Memphis R. R
J. E Lorawonn
Gov. McKinney
Orlaws
G. A. H. Day
Ottawa
National Board to Inspect Soldiers Home at Leavenworth
Leavenworth June 1 The national board of managers of the Soldiers Home will visit Leavenworth next Friday for its annual inspection of the national homes. No investigation is planned for the Leavenworth branch this year. A prior semi annual inquiry occurred last year. no decision has been released. Congressman Case Broderick and Congressman-at-Large Dick Blue discuss the board’s arrival and possible contacts, with Blue reportedly staying away to avoid association with the board.
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Leavenworth
National Board of Managers of the
Soldiers’ Home
Board of Managers
Yeu
Case Broderick
Holton
Dick’ Blue
Soie Intermediate Point
Congressman Blue
Peabody Plans Elevator and Local Industrial Upgrades
In Peabody George W. Shupe architects a model elevator with 6,000 bushel capacity in a town already moving toward new shops and locomotive housing. Rock Island line agrees to site the facility as the Western Elevated Construction firm holds the copyright. Nearby accident reports tell of Noah Anderson, 12, fatally shot when a boy helper caused a discharged shotgun incident.
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Peabody
Peasoor
George W. Shupe
Kansas
W. D. Harry & Co
Rock Island Road
Western Elevated Construction Company
Harry
Csase& Orry
Noah Anderson
Swan Anderson
Here
Alfred Arvidson
North Topeka Items From The North Side Of The River
Items from North Topeka recount visits by Ed Guild and Ellis Kempton and others from Lawrence and Silver Lake, local shopping notes, livestock saleyards, fishing trips, and social events. Ads for groceries, millinery, carriage works, and services fill the page along with a lynching report from Tennessee and rail excursion notices. Names include Ed Guild, Ellis Kempton, Charles Martin, Carl Bargen, W L Clement, H Riordan, CW Willets, G Grinsted, A J Arnold, J H Heller, Vera Wallace, Mabel King, Bertha Smith, and Sra A J Eleinhanos.
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Ed Guild
Silver Lake
Ellis Kempton
Grantville
Charles Martin
Lawrence
Carl Bargen
Llewellyn Setter
T. N. Davis
Topeka Avenue
Misa Libbie Shaffer
Nelson Brown
Thompsonville
North Side
Soldier Creek
W. L. Clement
Mia
HA. Gildner
Holman
Addison
Burlingame
W. G Sry
North Kansas
Svems Lodge & Colvin
West
Norris Street
H. Riordan
Kansas Avenue
Pratt Broa
North Topeka
Lokens Bros
Stutz & Walker
CW. Willets
N. Kan
Oriental School of Embalming
Moody’s
GK. Grinsted
A. J. Arnold &Son
North
Munyon
J. H. Heller
Ap. Ave
Magnet
A. J. Proudiit
N. Kan Ave
Adah Conkle
North Topeks
Kiel Fetes Begin as Baltic Canal Opens to World
Kiel hosts a grand opening for the Kiel canal with 14 foreign squadrons and 52 ships. Officials note eight years and 158 million marks spent on the project linking the Baltic to the North Sea. The city celebrates with arches, flags, and a heavy beer supply while the Mars hosts the admiral’s reception before the fleet departs for Hamburg.
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Baltic Canal
Ulster
United States
Great Britain
Austria
Sa Om
Kiel
Enor
Hamburg
Baltic Sea
German Ocean
Peninsulia
Schleswig-Holstein
Bruns- Buttel
Elbe River
Hottenau
Kiel Bay
North Sea
Ermany
GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE Excursion Topeka Beatrice Chautauqua
A Rock Island excursion offers $1.50 trips for the Koi Trip departing Topeka at 6 10 am Sunday June 23 1995 with arrival in Beatrice at 11 am and return to Topeka by 7 40 pm. Music by a Jenny Lind quartet and a talk by Dr T DeWitt Talmage. Motor cars from Rock Island depot to the grounds or a ten minute walk. Grove on the Big Bine. grounds and surroundings praised. Cheutengua management invites inquiries via Rock Island agent or A M Fortes Kansas Avenue 601.
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Beatrice Chautauqua
T. DeWitt Talmage
Jenny Lind
Rock Island
A. M. Fortes, Co. P. A
Kanens Avenue
Dams Work Nears Completion and Gold Rumors Emerge
In Minneapolis, David Fitzgerald and others from the upper dam company prepare to finalize electrical and equipment setups before returning to Topeka where local reps expect completion of arrangements. Oakland dam work continues with no staff change. raceway excavation may take over five years at current pace. A separate Kansas City to Ottawa excursion is advertised. Reports of rich gold finds in Washita county Oklahoma are deemed unreliable, with an assessor sent to verify before a possible rush.
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Kansas Central
Holton
Purcell
J. R. Gamble
Little Ous
Forse David Fitzgerald
Upper
Minneapolis
Ree
Topeka
Oakland
Kansas City
Kansas
Most Savage Spider Described as Fierce Hunter
A detailed account portrays the tarantula as a large burrowing spider with a repulsive look and thick reddish-brown hair. It dwells in shaft like holes, attacks larger enemies, and its bite once led Mediterranean peasants to ritual dancing to avoid sleep, while in tropical regions it proves highly deadly to both prey and humans.
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Europe
Mediterranean
Sicily
Chambers’ Journal
South America
Mexico
Wheat Market Slumps on Bulls Exhaustion Across Markets
The report notes mixed activity with wheat under pressure as bears gain ground amid weak bullish signals. July wheat opened down and traded quietly while corn and oats held firmer. hogs and cattle receipts showed steady to lower tones as traders anticipate another down day for grains and livestock.
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Associated Press
State Journal
Curiaco
Catrin
Kansan City
Kansas
Crrr
Texas
Topeka Grain and
ors, $4.35@4.65; mixed, $4.30) Sob fate guisaaiv
Topeka Grain and Stock Exchange
Columbian Building
Northwest
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D. ML. O Combe
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Citiedtes
Homeseekers’ Excursion
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Topeza Laundry
J. W. Ripley
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H. E Bertholf
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Axaxassas City
Round House
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Orton and Worthington and Kammer Sons
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Morgan Interest
Cincinnati
Dayton
Colorado
Liverpool
Iladelphia House
Reading
White's
Calle
Calia
Today’s Market Report
Chicago Market Letter
Topeka Grain
Lake Michigan and
Lake Superior Transportation CO
Aoe
Mackiney Island
Marites
Ewer Palace
Travers Chicago
M Isrand
Harbor ‘Springs
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