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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1895
Page
8
The New York Reformer holds multiple Kansas mortgage holdings linked to Parkhurst. The article notes secured loans across several towns, indicating backing by local property and businesses. The piece outlines mortgage names and the financial arrangement affecting regional real estate.
A Kansas farmer, C W Romine near Eskridge, faced foreclosure when Reverend Charles H Parkhurst of New York demanded payment on a mortgage. Romine, unable to pay interest, borrowed elsewhere to cover Parkhurst's loan and avoided sale, preserving his farm while Parkhurst’s other Kansas mortgages foreclosed.
Rankin Mason an assistant United States attorney lost a $125 diamond from a ring while dining in Kansas City. After recalling a possible fall from a cable car on Minnesota Avenue he searched in slush and found the diamond within fifteen minutes near the car track. The setting was so tight only blasting powder could loosen it.
Farsighted officer Offen of the Alliance Center received a letter that survived the Elbe sinking and reached Topeka. The missive was sent to Bremen, remailed, and carried a soggy stamp yet remains legible. Offen will treasure it as a relic.
Miss Yaw formerly Yan or Way, a New York born singer raised in California, performs despite a cold allergy and vaccination reveal. Audience small due to bad weather, yet she pleases listeners with voice and drama. Maxiick and Georgialla Lay accompany, Liszt encore draws cheers.
Three youths Wim Wear Charles Murphy and J C Hall entered a Kansas avenue museum without paying admission. The proprietor asked for payment the officer persuaded them to contribute ten cents each They attacked the whale exhibit and a cello player joined the fray before police took the trio to the station Wear and Hall were fined five dollars each in police court.
Duluth opens the Parkturat Lexow crusade with ministers circulating a subscription paper to hire private detectives and seeks Mayor Lewin’s contribution. Detectives include several YMCA men and a discharged policeman amid reports of many game houses and the involvement of prominent local businessmen.
Las Cruces New Mexico March 14 years ago two children cousins and playmates Hetty Gres now rich beyond belief and Andrew M Howland a Boston wool merchant started a home for destitute children called Shalam. They aim to educate and train orphans into self support under the Faithists of Jehovah who seek world reform. Howland acts as trustee head of 1400 acres with his wife guiding the children's care. He lives in costume at Shalam and eschews meat photography and city life.
H Hilton reports from Eureka at an irrigation convention about George A. Munger’s 1000 acre farm eight miles north of Eureka. The 207 acre artificial lake will hold water to irrigate 2000 acres. Dam 2 60 feet long and 49 feet high with 192 feet thick middle. Water pumped to highest point then spread over fields via sewer pipe. Munger’s system praised as engineering feat and costing more than state irrigation appropriation.
The supreme court directed reversal and remand in Senator Bakers suit against Samuel N. Wood of Colorado. A decree for Baker with costs follows, with the innocent purchaser’s gain cited at 24,000 as the judgment value arising years ago in Lake County Colorado. The piece shifts to travel and local notices about Hot Springs South Dakota, its hotels, attractions, and Burlington Route access. It ends with a card of thanks from Mrs Ezra Shorey and a laundry advertisement.
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