Harmony club reception honors Mr and Mrs Greenwald
Society notes describe a Harmony club reception for Mr and Mrs D J Greenwald at the Mascenic building with Bernheimer Steinberg and L Diment on the committee. Guests wore evening gowns, palms and plants decorated rooms, dancing continued after supper, and Steinberg’s orchestra played into the night.
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Topeka
Harmony Club
D. J. Greenwald
Mascenic Building
Messrahe Bernheimer
Abs Steinberg
L. Diment
Mra Greenwald
Jondr
Mra & Bernheimer
Abe Steinberg
City Treasurer Monthly Report February 28 1895
City Treasurer's statement shows condition of all accounts for February 28 1895. Totals, balances, and disbursements are summarized with account-by-account balances and current funds reports.
City funds approve multiple ordinances and contracts
City council last evening passed usual appropriation ordinances and approved draining Cheatnut street into the creek at Seventh street bridge. Pat Sherman leased the city park house for two years at 120 dollars yearly. The attorney favored paying a 200 dollar Lawe judgment for sidewalk defect. J Litchfeld sought a license to sell goods without one. license committee to decide. First apartment cost 1924.48 for last month. Metropolitan police bill 1825.24. Smith and Son 4164 to paint 1060 street signs. City electric plant 469.63. Officers payroll 606.66. Elections office 154 in February. Sanitary department 325 for February. Minutes reading suspended and approved as printed. Police want Andy Leonard released. stepfather said Leonard faking illness and would drink liquor if freed. council refused. Price’s Baking Powder advertised as pure.
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Metropolitan Police
Smith & Son
City
Commissioner of Elections Office
Sanitary Department
Pellaws
Andy Leonard
Leonard
Dr. Price
Police Court Roundup گزار Cut In Cases Today
A full police court page reports multiple cases. John Brothem and L Herboldsheimer, white youths, pleaded guilty to stealing display pieces from a grocery storefront, fined $15 and $10 respectively. Adolph Genzle, found intoxicated while sleeping by a telephone pole, pleaded guilty and fined $5. Thomas Shifflock also pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined $3 for supporting a sister. J. H. Richards, a young boy, pleaded guilty to vagrancy and was allowed $19. Minnie Noonan and Grace Johnson with Henry Shaffer faced continued cases till Friday morning. J. Enaminger represents Sadie Williams and Mary Wade, colored, Lena Schultz, white, pleaded guilty and fined $10 each. N. Travis, previously reported intoxicated, forfeited a $5 deposit for speeding across the bridge and failing to respond to his name.
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Jules Ferry
John Brothem
L Herboldsheimer
Brothem
Herboldsheimer
Adolph Genzle
Thomas Shifflock
J. H. Richards
Tally
Minnie Noonan
Grace Johnson
Henry Shaffer
J. Enaminger
Sadie Williams
Mary Wade
Lena Schultz
N. Travis
Bicycle Ordinance Referred To Committee For Reconsideration
Councilman Stephens bicycle ordinance was sent to a committee to reconsider. The sidewalk riding provision was removed, lights for cyclists urged, and age 10 limits proposed for main street riding. The measure was referred to the committee on licence for further action.
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Stephens
Burgess
Conneilman Holman
Stephenson
Stevens
Committee On
Five Tramps Promised Quick Departure After Vagrancy Charge
A patrol wagon picked up five vagrants from the Rock Leland Y last night as whites waited for trains. Charged with vagrancy, they were fined 15 dollars each by the judge this morning and pledged to leave town at once.
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Rockleland
Morton Guilty In Police Court Fined Fifteen Dollars
Jack Morton was tried in police court this morning for fighting with his wife and her brother. His wife’s arm was thrown out of place but later restored to normal. Morton had no witnesses for his defense and was found guilty, fined fifteen dollars, and paid it.
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Jack Morton
A Simple Manner To Amuse With Fire Tricks
A boy or girl can perform a flame writing trick using saltpeter and unsized paper. The setup involves dissolving saltpeter in water and sparingly applying it with a sharpened stick to write on paper, creating fiery outlines without obvious marks.
Women hear Maine suffrage petition drive gains in Ellsworth Howlton and South China
The Maine Woman Suffrage association reported petitions for municipal suffrage circulating in the legislature. Annn P. Greeley led Ellsworth with 180 signatures as Mrs. Fitch of Howlton and Bartnett D. Jenkins of South China also filed lists. Complaints cited fear of unruly voters and moral contamination as reasons against women voting. A Maine association meeting in Augusta discussed constitutional changes and Miss H. E. A. Yates was elected Maine member of the national American executive committee.
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Maine
Maine Woman Suffrage Association
Joint Judiciary Committee
Annn P. Greeley
Ellsworth
L. M. Fitch
Howlton
Bartnett D. Jenkins
South China
Maine Association
Augusta
HE. A. Yates
National American Executive Committee
Women Poets of England and the Laureate Question
A New York Tribune piece cites Smalley’s London letters noting Christina Rossetti’s death and the vacant laureate position. It discusses possible living English women poets including Ingelow Woods Meynell Hinkson Dormesteter and the duo Michael Field, Dolly Bradford and May Kendall, asking how many are known in America.
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England
Smalley
London
New York Tribune
Christina Rossetti
Lord Tennyson
Miss Ing
Abby Smith 1183-Year-Old Connecticut Servant Dies
Abby Smith, Connecticut’s eldest woman at 1183 years, died near Norwich last month after a century of farmhouse work. She kept household duties into age 110, bright and cheerful, often helping neighbors with chores, a sunbeam after dull weather.
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Abby Smith
Connecticut
Norwich
The Vogue of Artificial Flowers Returns to Fashion
For years artificial flowers fell from favor. Hats used rib bons and ostrich feathers, ruining many flower makers. Now artificial blooms are highly popular again, worn on hats and as gown garniture. Women decorate frocks with small bouquets to adorn skirts, collars, and collarettes, boosting sales of these tiny trims.
Mrs Tree's Costumes Inspire Fashion Notes
A description of Mrs Beerbohm Tree's striking stage costumes highlights a lemon yellow gown with magenta train and pink velvet brocade, white lace edging, pale yellow gloves, and a large yellow fan. A white moire skirt with black stripes is paired with a carnation red velvet coat bodice, pink lined tails, and pink chiffon waistcoat. The bonnet features black osivet bows and pink roses.
Will Show the War by Women Voting Impact
In Boston, during the last state election, 145000 voters were assessed, 87000 registered, and 638000 voted. Women voters for the school committee numbered about 12000 with 90 percent turnout. The Boston Advertiser notes that opponents claim few women vote if suffrage is granted, but observes the same pattern among men, implying turnout would rise with women’s participation and lessen the need for rallying committees.
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Boston
Mrs Morton Dremen Dresses In Princess Of Wales Collars
New York Letter notes Mrs Morton the first lady of New York state displays fashion taste by adopting Princess of Wales collars with full dress toilets. The editor remarks she remains handsome with fresh complexion and silver gray hair, though her neck shows age. The necklace helps conceal scars and soften defects.
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Morton
New York State
New York
Society Knows The New Bike Fashion And Its Lancet Like Edge
Vanity notes a trend among high society including Lady De Grey Lady Rosslyn the Dowager Lady Dudley Lady Florence Bourke and Lady Wolverton toward costume de rigueur with women biking. A young lady at a country house describes impediments of a gun golf clubs bicycle maid and valet as part of her biking life and golf caddie duties reflecting a coming woman with a vengeance. Dr Price’s Pure will is cited as a pure product during the fashion discourse.
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Lady de Grey
Rosslyn
Dudley
Florence Bourke
Wolverton
Noble suitor confesses divorce and elopement in Detroit Tribune
A dramatized fragment from the Detroit Tribune presents a noble suitor admitting three divorces and an elopement with an actress. The heroine weighs her happiness against the suitor's aristocratic assurances, noting the need for further proof of lineage before marriage.
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Detroit Tribune
Couldn't Be Glad by Washington Star dialogue fragment
A fragment from a Washington Star page presents a playful exchange about spring and violets. A young man replies he cannot say he will be glad, while a woman urges anticipation of the season as trees begin to bud and violets cover the ground. The excerpt showcases a light literary exchange without full context.
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Dan
Doris
Washington
T.a.slocum
M.C
Puari St
New Kors
Alike Emphasizes Keeping a Secret
Watts warns McDavid to stop the spread of a scandal as Tetalling a choice bit of scandal surfaces. McDavid responds that he learned it from his wife who cannot keep secrets.
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Watts
McDavid
Sid McDavid
Past and Present Education Bargain in a Knot Joke
A dialogue about tying a knot with a grandson facing school and microbes, a talk on a brother, and a remark on choosing a spouse for intelligence. It mentions Life magazine style subjects and a Brooklyn Life note about the Peerless Steam Laundry.
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Knanaas City
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Chicago
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Camera Club
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Seneca
W. C. Jones
New York City
L. B. Pounds
Potwin Ace
Jouxnat
Monthly Report
Donbenens
Jars
New
Enera
Sinkin
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Tae Street Metropolitan Priice Bond Fund
Staelin
Auerrus
Viadavs
Topuka
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Police Court
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Wesk
Tals
Mademoicello
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Prince Edward of
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Henry
Prussia
Brooklyn
Peerless Steam Laundry
Peerlesa Steam Laundry
Allcock
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Wever
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Brandreth
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