Shawnee County Man in John Brown Remains Saga
Aaron Dwight Stevens, a Shawnee County native who joined John Brown's volunteers, is linked to the planned exhumation of John Brown party members in Perth Amboy New Jersey. The article recounts Stevens' life, capture, execution, and proposed burial back in Kansas, detailing family, dates, and the offers from local undertakers to handle reburial costs.
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John Brown
Perth Amboy
N. J
Shawnee County
Aaron Dwight Stevens
Stevens
Topeke
Charleston
W. Va
New Jersey
Rebecca B. Spring
Harper's Ferry
Lishoo
Conn
Indian Service
Port Leavenworth
Topeka
Cheries Whipple
Juba Brown
Albert Hazlett
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Any Farm
Brown
Charlerton Jeffersonian
Misa Danbar
Ohio
Satonea
Yupeks
Shawnes County
Toul Goss
Maneas
Acidiera Hera
Hazlett
Strate Journa Ia
Col. Parker
Torzka
Tska
A D. Stevens
A. G. Hazlett
Harpera Ferry
Salaries Cut Down In Topeka City Council Ordinance
The Topeka city council adopted a salary ordinance with minor changes after disputes over specific officers. It set the treasurer salary at 720 with 120 clerk hire, revised other posts, and reduced several monthly and annual figures. The mayor signed the ordinance, and related council actions included endorsements, referrals, and budget notes.
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Elliott
Bradford
Stevens
Skinner
Roundtree
Inspestor Railcad
Savine
H. J. Artz
William Myers
Decker
T. J. Kellam
Bennett
Andy Robinson
Chas. Lindsey
Beauty Speed and Intelligence Stallions for Topeka Fair
Auction notice for two stallions to start the 1805 season at State Fair Grounds Topeka Kansas. Fee ten dollars each. For information contact Fair Grounds or C H Samson Torena Kansas.
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State Fair Grounds
Topeka
Kansas
Fair Grounds
C. H. Samson
Torena
Captured Burglar Paraded Through Topeka With Prisoner Smith
Sheriff Skinner of Cowley County pursued a jailed burglar named Smith, an escaped conspirator from Winfield, through Oregon and back to Kansas after lengthy habeas corpus battles. Expensed $97.50. The piece also notes Indian era leases among the Arapahoe and a woman who said voters must pay taxes.
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Skinner
Cowley County
Topeka
Smith
Winfield
Ore
Egon
Oregon
Arapahoe
Marshall Band Delights Wishita Audience on Wichita Visit
Marshall's band drew large crowds and warm praise during a Wichita engagement with the Knights Templar. The Tuesday concert at the Auditorium pleased listeners though performers worked hard, with lively moves and a few playful incidents among waitresses and dancers. The band received a floral tribute from Mrs. Sally Knight-Bowen and was greeted by former Topeka residents who praised their appearance as Drum Major Jones led the street march.
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Marshall
Wishita
Wichita
Knights ‘Templar
Florence
Duffy
Sally Knight-Bowén
Topeka
Jones
Campbell Fined For Liquor Sale In District Court
Sam Campbell pleaded guilty to selling liquor on one count in district court and was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to thirty days in jail. The warrant had been out over two years issued when JOM Wilkerson was here. He ran a basement joint under the Pacific Express. The First Christian church ice cream social tonight was postponed due to cool weather.
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Sam Campball
Campbell
Jom. Wilkerson
Pacific Express Company
First Christian Church
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