Columbian Building Raid Leaves Questionable Whist Club Tangle
City case against George H Rhodes W E Dom Frank Hughes Harry Jockins and A J Minus for gambling at the Columbian building halted as city ready. Officials describe a basement and east side room as suspect with locked poker like features while tenants deny wrongdoing. Dom and associates posted bail and await trial with Rhodes bound for $300.
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Columbian Building
George H. Rhodes
W. E Dom
Frank Hughes
Harry Jockins
A J. Minus
Columbian
A. H. Hates
Journal
Tynants
Wren Ion
Hillyer
I.” Ht
Dorr
Metter
Dom
Cullengusa
Tours
Hughes
Jenkins
Mints
Rhodes
Mischief Makers Where Were the Statehouse Watchmen
In a Sunday break in at the bank commissioners office Populist campaign literature was stolen and scattered. Boxes of seeds time and harvest Arenas and other pamphlets were damaged or burned. Two watchmen are on duty at eight but none during the day or on Sundays at the Statehouse.
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K. H. Semple
Arate
Bank Commissioner’s Office
Cam Paige
Bank Commissioner's Office
State House
Breidenthal Advocates Bank Law Reform in Nebraska
Mx Breidenthal criticizes current bank regulations as defective and urges passage of a Nebraska bill to cap real estate holdings at one third of capital, require directors to be stockholders, and restrict bank dealings with other businesses. He says lawmakers ignored his reports and the proposed measures.
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Mx Breiden
Ahat
Nebraska
Topeka Municipal League Aims at City Affairs and Taxes
Ek June s right idea go ahead progressive Democrat mayoralty and city affairs. J K Jones a Topeka druggist and strong business figure joins the Municipal league hoping for progressive action. Jones cautions on risk of Fellows and praises Mayor Harrison for debt-free management and tax relief. The league could raise property values and cut taxes if it helps pay off city debt. Strong men should join to empower Topeka’s future.
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Municipal League
J. K. Jones
Topeka Druggiat
Jones
League
Mr. Jones
Journal
Pellows
Fellows
Harrison
Topeka
Negro Intruder Foiled by Woman and Daughter
Mrs J Haskell of East Eleventh Street faced a bold home invasion when a heavyset colored man knocked and attempted entry. Her daughter retrieved a revolver from upstairs, and Mrs Haskell fired a warning shot forcing the intruder to flee. No description provided. neighbors voiced outrage and threats of lynching if captured. The incident was not reported to police.
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J. Haskell
Jake Haskell
East Eleventh Street
Mrs. Haskell
Mra. Haskell
Mia Haskell
Beer and Fellows in Topeka City Politics
A Topeka meeting discusses mayoral candidates with beer on tap delaying business. Democrats weigh endorsing Republican nominee C A Fallows, while party leaders debate mass primaries, independent bids, and a delegate convention set for March 20 with ward-based representation.
Judge Horton Rules Kansas City Lotteries Were Illegally Allowed
In a Kansas Supreme Court ruling Chief Justice Horton states Joseph Perry Smith, manager of a Kansas City lottery, was guilty under section 65 of the criminal code and that the lotteries could have been stopped years ago. The decision also covers Ottawa dry goods merchant William Davenport, upheld conviction for selling chances.
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Kansas City
Supreme Court
Horton
Kansas
City
Joseph Perry Smith
Smith
William Davenport
Ottawa
Davenport
Stand ard Rotary Sewing Machine at the World's Fair
A trimmed ad notes the sewing machine that earned top honors at the World's Fair, the Standard Rotary. It promotes office at 107 East Fifth and urges readers to try one, alongside a cigar offer and cheap tinware from Sheldon.
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Doen
Rotary
East Fifth Et
A Humble Rant on Indiana from a Restless Text
A garbled 19th century style note complains about Indiana and Kansas amid jumbled phrases. It references eastern jokes and a claim of Indiana people waking to a distant west, with scattered names and relics of place.
Fifty Per Cent and All Disbursements in Hillman Case
Court recalls the Hillman trial as Mr. Tilie testifies about voluntary participation as a stenographer and independent memory of evidence. Testimony covers witness heights, injuries, medical reports with altered figures, and attorney costs with fifty percent of recoveries allocated to Mrs Hillman after expenses. Deposition and letters regarding the Lawrence body and Walters brother fuel posttrial questions as the court adjourns to resume next morning.
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Hiltman
Thomas J. Tilie
Kansas City
Gee. Nichols
Holman
Tillie
W. W. Nichols
Hillmon
Nichols
Dr. Mottram
Hillman
Brewer
Green
Mr Green
Col Walker
Ollie Walker
George Lewis
Miller
Wm. Faron
Major Wiseman
Bochan
Mottram
Connecticut Mutual Medical Report
Riggs
Connecticut Mutual
Hoe
Lawrence
John J. Jones
Thieswitness
Robinson Lode
Leadville
Colorado
Hay, Brooks and Haggerty
Hay
Jobim W. Hillman
Plaintiff
Baldwin
H. 5
Clark
R Walters
Frederick Adolph Walters
Walters
Ilf
Physicians of the World Medical Institute Reform Strategy
A fragmented account describes locomotive failures as a metaphor for illness and argues that physicians should specialize in chrpotic diseases with better facilities. The text credits a world institute for long deliberation and suggests plans to place expert treatment within affordable reach, aiming to fix systemic bungling.
Amphion Concert Impresses With Buck Cantata Story of the Cross
The Amphion club hosted its third concert with Dudley Buck’s Story of the Cross, performed by Prof Leib and the Mozart Symphony Club of New York. Soloists Mrs Parkhurst Mrs Pitta Will Van Ness Frank Crane and Cecilia Braems were praised along with Mrs Horton on organ. The program opened with the cantata and included seven Mozart scores and violin and horn solos, ending with The Star Spangled Banner performed by Theodor Hoch amid strong audience applause.
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Anmipsion Club
Didley Buck
Mozart Symphony Club
New York City
Leib
Spee
Dudley Buck
Pilate
Calvary
Chris
van Nees
Prof. Leib
der. Blakesley
Cloras
Richard Stoelzer
Cecilia Braems
Weber
Fretechurz
Mile Zoe de Piel
M. Blodek
William
Stoeber
His Wife to Leave Him Divorce Filed for Stewart
Mrs Mary K Stewart seeks a divorce from her husband Revert J Stewart of Topeka a man who served time in the penitentiary for embezzling from A O U W lodges. The suit notes his penitentiary status as grounds. Also mentions Congressman Curtis returns from Washington intends extra session and backs Tom Reed for speaker. Spring styles business suits from 17 50 at Mayberry Tailoring Company Avenue 713.
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Robert J. Stewart
Mary K Stewart
District Court
J. Stewart
Topeka
Curtis
Charles Curtis
Con
Washington
North Topeka
Tom Heed
House
Mayberry Tailoring Company
Ave
World Medical Institute cures chronic ailments in readers
A reader reports years of chronic catarrh liver disorder and female health issues improved after treatment at the World Medical Institute 251 Quincey St. They praise permanent relief and urge sufferers to try the institute. Another patient from Olathe, Kansas credits the institute with curing nervous debility and bronchial trouble after years of unsatisfactory care.
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Seyé
Physicians of the World Medical Lestitute
Quincey St
World Medical Institute
EL Sapp
World Medical Institute Listing and Office Hours Notes
An OCR fragment outlines a World Medical Institute at 531 Quincy Street Topuke Bas with various listed conditions and services. It notes office hours including Sundays from 9 am to 4 pm and references locations at Canna Corner Mtsseeri Avenue and Main Street.
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Quincy St
Topuke
Bas
Saisi
Ali
Eldsey
Fea
Canna
Mtsseeri Avenue
Main Street
Orange Wood Toothpicks From Spain Aimed At Hotels
A New York Sun excerpt describes orange wood toothpicks made by peasants in Spain and Portugal. Imported by Breambhipates, the items reach hotels where they are preferred to quills. Steamship officers profit from selling them, with no duty collected. The maker notes their strength and flexibility versus brittle traditional picks.
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Spain
Portugal
New York Sun
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