Society World Highlights Topeka Guests and Gatherings
Topeka society notes report Mrs G Foster hosting a birthday dinner for daughter Lillian and Miss Margaret Mulvane. Numerous local residents attended including Mrs Sarah Mulvane and Mr David Mulvane. Neighborhood clubs held meetings, while social calendars note travels, weddings and musical events in Topeka and surrounding towns.
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We Dome
Mms
Mw Grace Cart
Ida Welw
Ide Horn
FE Frasier
Stra
Emma Sith
Grace Cart
Belle Hobmann
Harry ‘Talcott
Sadie Spilman
O. C. Ae
Ward
Cronenters
Siete ‘Talbott
Beulahovine
New Business Block Planned at Sixth and Jackson Streets
A brick two story block, 150 by 50 feet, will rise at the southeast corner of Sixth and Jackson. Construction to start next week, finished by summer. Architects Wood handles bids. owners are Dr. G. J. Mulvane and J. W. Leonard. First floor to house stores. second floor for I.O.O.F. lodges. Estimated cost $7,000 to $16,000.
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Sixth Street
Jackson
Cormer
Sixth and
Jackson Streets
Wood
OG. F
G. J. Mulvane
J. WH. Leonard
Death of Mrs Lantry in Topeka Home
Mrs Mary Lawler Lantry 31 wife of Chan J Lantry died at 910 Monroe street this morning after a brief illness that developed into pneumonia. Surviving are two young daughters and her husband and brothers in Dubuque and St Paul. Funeral at Church of the Assumption Friday with burial at Prairie du Chien. Other notices include Harriet W Cook and Pearl Peterson funeral plans in Topeka area.
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Mary Lawler Lantry
Chan J. Lantry
Monroe Street
Lantry
Aew
Church of the Assumption
Patter Mayden
Prairie du Chien
Harriet W. Cook
Loa 7Ter Street
Pearl Peterson
John B. Peterson
West Fourth Street
Linnsbors
Kan
Topeka
Frankfort Readers Delve Into 3000 Page Jackson Case Record
Bradley began reading a 3000 page record in the Jackson case in Frankfort. Jackson's attorney L J Crawford met the governor to urge a full read and file a brief, a process expected to take several days. Alonzo Walling's case paper has not arrived yet.
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Frankfort
Bradley
Scott Jackwmn
Jackson
L. J. Crawford
Alonzo Walling
Walling
Actress Leslie Carter III Stricken Ill in Washington
In Washington at the Shoreham hotel Leslie Carter III a noted actress is seriously ill with laryngitis caused by vocal strain from her role as the heroine in David Belasco’s The Heart of Maryland Doctors report the illness may keep her from public appearances for an extended period The company lacks a ready substitute capable of matching her part for the planned performances
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Washington
Leslie Canter
Shoreham Hotel
Monte Immysits
David Belas
Maryland
Walling's Mother Tries Appeal to Pearl Bryan Family
Mrs Walling, mother of Alonso Walling, traveled to Green Castle Indiana with a feud to seek mercy for her son. She visited A S Bryan, Pearl Bryan's father, at the Bryan home but the family declined to speak to Governor Bradley. The reception was courteous though no word of clemency was offered.
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Walling
Pearl Bryan
Green Castle
Ind
Spain Apraid of Snovel Release Prompted by US Demand
A World dispatch reports Sylvester Snovel’s release from Sanct Spiritus Jail followed threats of US reprisals if harm came to him. Washington protests pressed for action and diplomats urged the Captain General of Cuba to free him. President McKinley and Secretary Sherman took personal interest in Stavel’s case, marking an early instance of international concert.
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New York
Washington
Sylvester Snovel
Sanct Spiritus
United States
Senor de Lome
Astuce
Cuba
Cuba Recommending Mrs. Stavel
McKinley
Sherman
Mr. Stavel
Wan
Setion
Monon Railroad Sold to Reorganization Committee
The Monon railroad was sold this morning for 3 million dollars to a New York bidder, H. H. Jalltre, acting for a reorgan ization committee led by Frederick Olcott, Henry W. Poor, and Lang. The bond issue will be reorganized and the line will be known as the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville railroad.
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Indianapolis
Monon Railroad
Diielts
H. H. Jalltre
New York
Woyler Frees Another American in Cable Report
Washington dispatch reports a cable from Consul Melluri at Clenfugos announcing the liberation of Antonio Sumres Wes Villar, an American citizen, after a cableslam reached the state department this morning.
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Woyler
Washington
State Department
United States
Local notes on court admission and union meetings
William Weiss was admitted to practice in district court today. The Populist League opens new quarters in the old Hall O Donald building on East Eighth Street with a meeting tonight. Wells Fargo Express moves from East Sixth Street to the former Postal Telegraph building on Kansas Avenue. Topeka lodge No. 181 A O U W asks members to attend Friday evening March 12 for important business. Committees meet at Enelsier lodge Thursday evening March 21 at 8 o'clock. Unspecified lodge No. 330 holds a special meeting Friday March 12 for important business.
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William Weiss
Pracee
Populist League
Hall-O'Donald
East Eighth Street
Wells Fargo Express Company
Fromts
East Sixth Street
Kansas Avenue
Postal Telegraph Company
Notics
Topeka Lodge No. M1
Res.queststs
En Elsier
Urekn Lodge
The Spelling Match at the Little Country Schoolhouse
A social event showcases spelling contests and school romance as local boys and girls choose sides in friendly rivalries. The piece skeptically ponders whether future Americans will remain proficient spellers and laments common misspellings without a gazetteer.
Spelling Match Recalled From Old School Days
The essay recalls a bygone spelling class with lines of students facing the teacher, choosing sides, and a climactic finale where the last two spellbinders fought for a poetry prize. It notes the shift to oral exercises and social gatherings, with little chance today to “spell down the school.”
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Epellis
Rosie
Jack
Srwete
Doctors Bill Takes Precedenc In France Estate Claim
In France the doctor's claim on a deceased patient's estate outranks all other creditors and heirs, establishing priority for medical fees in probate proceedings. The ruling underscores medical practitioners’ right to payment before other claims.
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France
Market Report From Chicago and Kansas City Hard Hit By War News
Chicago and Kansas City market notes describe wheat weak to mixed trade with war scare headlines, steady to higher provisions, and slow oats. Hogs, cattle, and sheep show varied activity with receipts and shipments cited. interrogations about war vessels surface amid cautious trading and stock market chatter.
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Chicago
Nvuel
Liverpool
Northwest
Bradstreet
May
Yeetertay
Ofelock
Plone
Csinas
Saxere
Titan Ss
Aars
Texas Atockers
Kansas City
Creamery
Auiis
Easgas City Livestock Market
Muren
Texas
Nida
Goodwin & Chambertin
Duluth
York
Sager
Werk
Meche
Washington
Maine
Chiveks
Minneapolle Vaya
Paul
Ividead
Jersey Central
Togs
Mark Lane
Berlin
New York
Weil
Yechape Lom
James
Tunis
Cingo
Me— Creek
Bache
Turner and
Norton
Kaneas
Tusheta
Fury
Chi
Farmers Rand
Baeesse
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Europe
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Minneepolis
Ken
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Prin Club
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Réwin Knowles
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Austin Pressatt
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Clay Center
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Hugh Mudge
Grimmode
Clare McCabe
Kamina City
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H.C. Bocer
Jill Wire
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CW. Keane
Mies
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Bohemian Card Club
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W. B. Sterne
Frank Crane
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van Tyle
Mise
Mamie Hiatt
Leavenworth
Hitt
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Don Carlow Buell Mae
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W. K. Maxwell
Parsons
Harry Ashby
Kazinas City
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Olivette Fund
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Washinton
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Robert Wright
Dodes City
Presbyterian Church
Pennsylvania
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Fourth St
Mas, Leslie Carter III
Spain
Snovel
C.F. Calvert
Frank Blanch
Darkest
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Floday’s Market Report
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