Social and Personal Notes From Topeka Vicinity
A verbose social column lists many residents and visitors in Topeka and nearby towns. It notes parties and engagements among Miss Louley Wills, Miss Lillis Whitcuct, Miss Fern Tows, and others, with travels to Leavenworth, Denver, Chicago, and Portapatr, plus expected visits and summer plans. The piece names multiple households, travels, and minor personal movements across towns in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trey
Bre
Mise Louley Wills Miew Lotthe Page
Denver
Léblide Baalett
Chicana
Stier Hdua Creng
Lillis Whitcuct
No Death Prom Hall Storm Injury Update on Albert Johnson
Albert Johnson, who suffered a skull injury in last Thursday evenings storm, is expected to recover. His parents live at 1% West Third Street, and doctors say a fatal outcome is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Johnson
Hall
Third Street
NORTH TOPEKA COMMUNITY NOTES IN MEMORIALS AND EVENTS
North Topeka brief items record a mix of services, visits, and social plans. Notable entries include ministers conducting services in Holton and at Church of the Good Shepherd, and several locals traveling to Wichita and California. A postponed Epworth League event, a funeral for J M Akerayd, and obituaries for Joe M Chinn and Macekburs are noted along with local social guest visits and upcoming church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinon
Holton
Hoy Cannon
Texas
W. K. Damsth
Church of the Gand Shepherd
Blorbach
St. Doula
esWrday
Will Siena
Moaratreel
Wabaunace
Quincy Street
Lynton
Grace Plunmer
Quincy Agret
Mien Selin Lokena
Mes
Ayan
Kansas City
Eleanor Lukens
Alee
Ryan
Conney
Edna Parkhurst
Wichita
Hutchingson
Amnckt
Chattenwera
Hasrixon
Akerayd
Uils
Topeka
Joe. M. McChinn
Norh Conreational
Martie
Topeke
Laughing gas explosion disrupts Champlain building blockades State Street
A blast blew 20 pounds of gas from a ninth floor pipe in the Champlain building at State and Madison, hurling glass and debris across Madison Street. Crowds were forced back as the chemical alarm spread and emergency crews extinguished the fire and secured the gas, injuring none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champlain
State
Madman
Shane
Madison Street
Welch
Dential
Champlain Building
Judy
Jenk
Pr. Welch
Bie
Tien
Ellewall
Poraman
McNatix
Br. Welch
fMarney
CIGARS FOR BAILIFF COYNE AND JURY SHOW OF GRATITUDE
In district court Judge Hazen disposed motions and praised County Attorney Jet, as the jury discharged the verdict. Bystander Nooney presented a box of cigars to bailiff Coyne, prompting the judge to thank the jurors. The scene turned into a rare personal display as the judge complimented the jury for their service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazen
Jetmore
John Corne
al Nooney
Special 4th of July Rates via Missouri Pacific
Rail ad notes special 4th of July round trip fares within 200 miles for Madions area. Tickets go on sale July 4 5 with return by July 6. Minimum fare 9 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Madions
Wedding Day Set Blighted by Arrest In Topeka Case
Wm R Wright once employed by Topeka Treat and Awning is jailed in Topeka on multiple charges after a Kansas City arrest. He allegedly planned to marry Lizzie Snyder while claiming prior marriage status, and the couple fled with a team and wagons amid accusations of theft. Lizzie Snyder, now in a delicate condition, rejects Wright’s vows and says he promised marriage but disappeared with property. Wright faces questions about a prior assault and a bad reputation as police seek disposition of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. R. Wright
Topeka
Bir
Kansas City
Peter Snyder
Abiteie
Lizzie
Atilene Wim
Eh. Wright
Lizzie Snyder
Ar. Wright
May SB
Hut
Pater Snyder
Wright
Chet Stelle
W. K. Wright
Lisle Snyder
Kahnes City
Steele
Mr. Snyder
Stele
Chi Steele
Snyder
Sallie
St. Joseph
Aovorce
Lisa
Muxco Street
Peter Snyders
W. R B. Powel
Peter Stryder
WR. Wright
Kansan
W. F. Wright
Jay
Kenene City
Bens
Thorpe
Strike to Stop 3000 Plasterers in New York City
June 23 The lock out of 3000 plasterers will go into effect tomorrow and many sympathetic strikes may result. Firms in employ of plasterers appear to fight demands to the bitter end. Non union plasterers may be replaced on sites including the New Florent Victor and New York Athletic Club houses Delmonico's and Sherry's. The elevation to the trades is considered the most serious in the building trades for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Florel Vietorac
New York Athletic Club
Delmonico's
Sherry's
Widening Kistler Street Recommendations by City Council
Councilmen Drew Warner and an eight member streets committee vote to widen Kistler Street at Monroe and to open the alley between Kistler and Madison. The Monroe street approach to be twenty feet wide with land seized from the littler tract reducing a block to sixty feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kistler Street
Drew, Warner
8Inner
Kinter Street
Monroe
Kintler
Jons
Madison
A Brooklyn Minister Claims Photographing the Voice
Rev. Bet. A. C. Ferguson, a Brooklyn Baptist minister, describes a method to photograph voice waves with a device named the lighto phone. Two interlocking disks, a shaded light path, and a vibrating diaphragm record voice as light lines on a sensitized plate at 2,000 exposures per second, later reproduced on celluloid disks for playback.
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Brooklyn
A. C. Ferguson
Ferguson
Edison
Berliner
Tige
Fastest Torpedo Boat Porter Sets Navy Speed Records
The torpedo boat Porter, in service about a year, astonishes naval experts with record speeds. In New York harbor she outpaced the Sandy Hook, then, with naval inspectors aboard, circled Long Island nearly 300 miles in 13 hours 85 minutes, without full headway. Porter, built by the Herreshoffs, measured 175 feet by 43, showed 28.74 knots on trials and may reach 35 knots. Captain Jehan Fremont predicts even faster speeds. An Autrum Maine ledger, 466 pages, kept with quill and homemade ink, shows flawless entries in a century-old shop.
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Porter
United States Navy
New York Harbor
Sandy Hook
Naval Inspection Board
Long Island
Torfedo
Herreshoffs
Jehan ©. Fremont
New Gloucester
Barley Quant Dead and Local Funerals Held
The body of Barney Quant, a veteran Topika contractor, died in Portland, Ore and was brought back for burial in Topeka. Funeral set for 1 PM tomorrow at DeMoe and Pentwell, interment in Topeka Cemetery. Quant helped build the State Insane Asylum west of the city and the reform school. he leaves a wife and son Charles. Also reported: Willem Blackburn, 35, postal clerk, died of consumption. William DeLong, longtime weighmaster, died in Needles, Cal. Pearl Warren, 2, died of stomach trouble. Independent Colored Voters organize a Topeka chapter. market news notes commodities and weather conditions.
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Barney Quant
Topika
Portland
Ore
DeMoes & Pentwell
Topeka
Barney
Inte &. J. Hosen
State Insane Asylum
Reform School
Charles Quant
Willem Blackburn
Logan Street
North Topeka
Blackburn
United States Railway
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Blacktars
North Topeka Baptist Church
William DeLong
Southwestern Fuel Company
Needles
Cal
DeLong
Xeedies
Abs
James Famsey
DeLone
T. W
AL Pearl Warren
van Biren Street
Ctmeter
Swith
Owe Maeni
Rulbe Ff
Livirpid
Fey
Sapetem
Berlant
Suez
Jhn
Chicago Livestock Market Receipts and Prices Report
Chicago Livestock Market reports receipts of hogs cattle and sheep with mixed prices. Hogs and cattle show steady to slightly higher trends while Texas steers and western stockers appear in moderate demand. Kansas City notes weak hogs with large slaughter and Kansas City produce lists grain prices and hay demand.
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Lom
Heeves Smamiris
Texas Ateers
Eblanetts
Kansas City
Hennnas City
Marken
Texas
Stevre
Tess
Dmito
W. A. Michael Commission
Winitie
Minneapoli
Unik
Chicago
Liverpool
Market Report Sparks and Slump In Early Trading
Today’s market report from the Associated Press cites a sharp break of 20 points in under five minutes on the Dow and a rapid recovery, with the downturn and rebound described as swift in the Chicago trading session. The brief decline and rebound occurred on Outside markets and reflected swift shifts in investor sentiment.
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Associated Press
The
State Journal
Chicago
National Educational Association Meeting at Milwaukee
The itinerary notes a gathering of the National Educational Association in Milwaukee from July 6 to 8, 1837, under the Santa Fe route plan. The brief entry lists dates and location for the historical event and reflects transport and scheduling details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Educational Association
Milwaukee
Jane July Som Bins
A compact note mentions Jane July and Bins with reference to a single unnamed event or detail. The readable fragments indicate a brief record or notice possibly relating to a person and items labeled Bins. Further specifics are unclear from the provided text.
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Jane
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Chicago Livestock Market
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