Palmer the Shawnee undertaker who buried 4183 souls
George Palmer of Topeka became an undertaker in Shawnee County and has buried 4183 people since recording began. He expects to pass 6000 later, recalling Topeka’s early days with a small town, bad rail service, high rates, and a lumbering trade crafting coffins from walnut and cedar. A young man paid him to bury a man who died in 1874, aged about 29.
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George T. Palinsr
Mody “Forest
George B. Valmer
Topeks
Shawnee County
Mr. Palmer
Palmar
Topeka
Palmer
Clerk Cockert Wil Only a Small Portion of Big Costs
Clerk Cockrell defends that a large bill for legal costs against the city includes sheriff and stenographer fees, witnesses' free, and other charges. He notes a $1000 judgment should be excluded and that much of the money will pass through his hands without benefiting him. City clerks Tauber and McFadden are blamed for mishandling the accounts.
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Cockert
Penn
E. M. Cockrell
District Court
Cockrall
Witonsaes
SM. Gardenfire
W. E Sterne
Esteven
Ross
Conte
George Tauber
McFadden
Lax Marriage Laws Mumbled By Probate Judge Wood
Probate Judge J G Wood criticized lax marriage rules urging pre marriage exams by a board of three to five judges to curb unhappy unions and ensure both parties are fit to wed He noted sensitive issues including poverty attire and divorce history while saying he has no power to grant licenses beyond current law and called for reforms.
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Wood
J. G. Wood
Personere
Campbell's Hypnotic Tale About to Haunt His Name
W Campbell, a noted story writer, recalls a fall story on hypnotism published last year. He says a Kansas City paper republished it with altered points and presented it as his own work, leaving him worried about being seen as a liar by friends.
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Camphet
Campbell
Mr. Campbell
Publicadea
Kansas City
Farmer Fant Faces Contempt Case Over Water Ditch Fight
In Finney County Kansas farmer W H Fant and neighbor John Gilmore clashed over an irrigation ditch. Fant allegedly dammed a lateral supply ditch, hindering water flow under a U S court receivership. Senator Milt Brown filed contempt papers demanding Fant appear before Judge Foster to explain why punishment should not follow.
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Finney County
W. H. Fant
Garden City
Dabs
United States
Fant
T. E. Dewey
United States Court
John Gilmore
Kansas Canal
Gorden City Irrigation Company
Gilmore
Milt Brown
Pant
Foster
Treasury cash holdings report incomplete in OCR fragment
Semi annual examination of state treasurer accounts and monthly carh counts to treasury vaults completed. Reports show available cash subject to call, including gold and silver coin and multiple banks, but OCR fragment is garbled and incomplete.
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Topeks
Bank of Tope Kanttal
Belmont Morgan Syndicate Nearing Final Contract Closure
A New York financial report says the Belmont Morgan Syndicate is closing its government transactions with Europe. The group expects to deliver remaining bonds to London and share profits. treasury modifications and a large gold import remain under consideration to sustain the gold reserve and prevent export during the contract.
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Belmont-Morgan Syndicate
Curcaco
New York
Belmont Morgan
Secretary of the Treasury
Austria
London
Morgwnl
Pilgrimage to Lourdes Led by Fathers of Mercy
New York June 25 Pilgrims will sail July 10 on the Red Star Western Land for Lourdes and return mid September. Mgr Sattolli endorses the voyage praising renewed faith and a modern reawakening of the historic custom of visiting sacred places.
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Fathers of Mercy
Lourdes
New York
Shrine of
Red Star
Mgr. Satolli
Rome
Kansas A Factor Now In 1894 Petroleum Output
The report by Geological Survey special agent Joseph D Weeks notes shifts in U S petroleum production in 1694 with declines in older fields and growth in newer areas especially California and Lima Indiana California shows a rise of over 200 000 barrels while New York drops about 9 000 barrels and Ohio rises nearly half a million. Indiana up about 2 800 000 Colorado down about 80 000. The national total increase reaches 931 859 barrels from a last year output of 49 344 516.
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Wasuixetos
Joseph D. Weeks
Geological Survey
California
Lima
Ind
New York
Ohio
Indiana
Colorado
Topeka News Snaps and Social Notes Highlight Local Life
In Topeka this week items include courts, clubs, and commerce. The Knights of Columbia report 150 Texas lodges, a Topeka athletic club now charges a cent for barbed wire towels, and the Santa Fe route is favored for triennial conclaves. A state library and supreme court notes file volume fifty four, while local socials host lawn gatherings at 521 Polk Riveret.
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Topeka
King
Kansas Supreme Court
Tom Pounds
Atchison
Kansas City
Elections Herald
Mark Howell
Stract
J. J. Fray
Santa Fe
Queen Victoria
Texas
Hackman Joe McElroy
Marshall
Amarita
Christopher Woodside
Lawrence
Donovan
Dearman
H. A. Dykes
State Board of Health
Tennessee
BF. McGriffin
Polk Biveret
Topeka Athletic Club
Kansas
Ray, N. & Thomas
Dean Millapaugh
Thomas
Episcopal Dioceasi
United States
Salaries May Lapse If Judges Fail To Draw Pay
Judge Reed and Judge William Thompson have not drawn their six month salaries from the state. If they do not draw by June 30, the funds will revert to general revenue. The estate auditor warned of the danger of leaving the money with the state, and they are expected to draw on the auditor promptly.
Headstones Arrive to Mark Union Soldiers Graves in Topeka
Twenty eight veterans will have their resting places marked with new headstones received from Washington by Captain H X Devendorf. The list includes Carl H Peterson John Backus Henry Crow T D Hamilton Americus Ashbaugh and others in Topeka Cemetery. In Sardrox Neb lightning struck during a beevy thunderstorm killing Frank Kilkenny and injuring his two sisters as they rode home in a wagon.
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Topeka
Washington
H. X. Devendorf
Carl H Peterson
John Backus
Henry Crow
T. D. Hamilton
Americus Ashbaugh
J. C. Douglass
William H. Steele
ES Senfesty
George Wyman
W. H. Hinckley
J. Y. Cross
John Amplaby
Charlee Beems
J. Harbee
J. H. Kerchner
M. R. Bruce
John Anderson
Win D. Murray
James Farron
Hayden Bruck
Georges H. Twigger
Ac, Joseph
Virgil A Cook
C. M. Randall
Lewis Vogel
Wm Sharman
Thomas Butler
Jef McReynolda
Sardrox
Neb
Frank Kilkenny
Can the park be bought for Garfield Park deal
City councilmen Burgess Stephenson and Roundtree favor acquiring Garfield Park if purchased cheaply. The Bank of Topeka forecloses and plans a sale within a year, while A W Knowles argues the park is the only suitable city park and should belong to the city.
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Garfield Park
Burgess
Stephenson
Roundtree
Quesson
Bank of Topeka
A. W. Knowles
Duya
J W Thurston On Wheels In Town And Speed Rules
J W Thurston, a bicycle enthusiast in Topeka, criticizes current bicycle regulations. He expects changes to raise speed limits from six to eight or ten mph and argues for sidewalk riding exceptions in mud and near pedestrians. He notes suburban growth and reduced streetcar revenue as context.
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JW. Thurston
Topeka
Bird
Reed Shares Texas Tale Of Absuker And The Money Question
Geor ge W Reed returns from a Texas visit with a humorous story about Absuker and a farmer arguing the silver question. The farmer says there is not enough money in the country, while the banker insists currency remains abundant. The tale shifts to drought and rain as the banker and farmer debate needs. A government chemist then praises Royal Baking Powder as the purest and strongest baking powder.
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Huck
Texas
George W. Reed
Kansas
Absuker
United States
Indian Department
Ottawa Assembly Epigram Sparks Irrigation Debate
A speaker at the Ottawa Assembly quips that irrigation is not a substitute for rain, a remark likely borrowed rather than original, as the rural Kansas idea draws attention. Other items note a Lawrence couple stuck out late after locking themselves out, and a Populist push to pick a date for a party meeting to decide on endorsing Chief Justice Martin or nominating a candidate. Peerless Steam Laundry ad mentions its services.
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Ottawa Assembly
Johu de Witt Miller
Kansas
Justice Martin
Breidenthal
Semple
State Central Committees
Martin
Heaths Southern Trip Sparks Southern Prosperity Outlook
Prosperity seems near as H A Heath of Kansan Farmer returns from eastern and southern cities Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Louisville Nashville and Atlanta. He notes southern rail systems expanding immigration and manufacturing and reports southern business leaders eager to engage with the west and northwest. Heath cites Atlanta exposition’s colored peoples building as the largest, to be opened with Jacksons military band if arrangements are made.
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H. A. Heath
Bratx Journal
Chicago
Louis
Cincinnati
Louisville
Nashville
Atlanta
Ohio River
Heath
Jackson
Police Trick Sparks Topeka Barn Bluff Leads to False Alarm
A Sunday prank rang bells for Topeka officers when a telephoned report warned of a poker game in a barn near Kan sas avenue Quincy Seventh Eighth Streets. Captain Gardiner and Sergeant Donovan led a covert stakeout with Officers Gaines and Porcell. They found only an old man carrying a horse, who denied any illegal game and accused the caller of folly. The police suspect the prankster is recounting the tale.
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Topeka
Kansas Avenue
Quincy
Seventh and
Eighth
Gardiner
Donovan
Gaines
Porcell
Pastors and a Baseball Thumb Injury Story
Dr Embree injured his right thumb during a Methodist Sunday school picnic at Bismarck grove and has struggled to use it since a line drive struck the end of the thumb. Dr Alderson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, recalled briefly umpiring a game and noted his own baseball past when his photo appeared in the New York Police Gazette.
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Alderson
New York Police Gazette
Wyandotte County Fish Warden Bill Hanks tale
A Topeka politician recounts Bill Hanks recent appointment as deputy fish warden for Wyandotte County. On Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City he confronts a greasy doorman guarding a stuffed whale exhibit and refuses to pay ten cents, asserting his official status as fish warden.
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Mr. Hanks
Wyandotte
Topeka
Bill Hanks
Bill
Minnesota Avenue
Kinsas City
Kansas
Bil
Woolen mill clash stalls launch in town
William Appleyard has not abandoned the woolen mill plan. Machinery moved from cars to the old Kansas packing house at Madison Street foot carries a freight and storage bill over $1200. He doubts a settlement with the company but sees potential to start a woolen mill in the existing building, noting a ready switch and the success of Independence Mo.
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William Appleyard
Kansas
Madison Street
Oukland
Appleyard
Independence
Topeka
Means Man in United States Sees No Real Boom Soon
T G Shillinglaw real estate figure and Democrat says better times won’t come before the next presidential election. He calls Grover Cleveland the meanest man in the United States and doubts silver coinage will spark a boom, noting spring real estate revival was artificial. Charles F P Spencer, Rowley Brothers case referee, expects to file his report with Judge Hazen in about ten days or two weeks detailing the firm’s eighteen years of business remain.
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T. G. Shillinglaw
United States
Thomas Shillinglaw
Grover Cleveland
aEr.pencer
Charles FP. Spencer
Rowley Brothers
Hazen
Spencer
Black Tonic Promises Health and Strength for All
An advertisement touts Black Tonic as both medicine and food capable of building rapid strength, vigor, and perfect health. It claims to shield users from life’s ills by offering a powerful remedy for a robust constitution.
Price per bottle and bundle deal announced
Advertisement notes price of 200 dollars per bottle and a three bottle offer for 509 dollars. Claims every deal is judged by results and urges readers to ask their druggist for it.
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Mex
Black tonic company sells wrong cow in drunken mixup
Whittlesey Johnson, intoxicated at an auction on Sixth and Quincy, sold a horned muley cow by mistake to a buyer who challenged the sale. The rightful owner, with Officer Gaines present, retrieved the cow. Johnson was arrested for drunkenness and fined five dollars.
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Whittlesey Johnson
Mrz. Johnson
Sr. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
House of Holstein
Johnson
Sixth
Quincy Streets
Officer Gaines
Plea for Sunday Ball in Topeka Draws Clergy Clash
Tony Brown argues Topeka needs Sunday baseball and counters ministerial opposition. He says many workers would attend games after church, and recreation would boost the city without harming churches. Royal baking powder analysis notes Royal is a pure cream of tartar product with high leavening strength.
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Tony Brown
Topeka
United States
County to Sell Courthouse and Buy Mellen Block
Gannett Kansas June 2 County commissioners call an election for July 16 to decide if Anderson county should sell the present courthouse to the highest cash bidder and to buy the Mellen block on the square plus lease the adjoining upper floor for 99 years at up to 5200 dollars. The plan aims to gain office space without constructing a new courthouse. The Shawnee county horticultural society meets at W P Popence farm near Berryton on Thursday the 27th at 10 a m with a train from Topeka at 10 and return at 4 50 p m. A big time is expected and politics will be discussed.
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Kent
Gannett
Kas
Anderson County
Court House
Mellen Block
County Récorda
Berryton
Shawnee County Horticultural Society
W. P. Popence
Topeka
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Geo. W. Reed
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