Teeming Social Event Honors Visiting Wives in Topeka
A reception hosted by the focal Uniggiste wives honored the wives of the visiting Grug. Guests arrived from 3 to 5 p.m. with hundreds invited from Topeka. Decorations featured pink flowers, palms, and bowls of syringas and Focha. A formal receiving party occurred, followed by a banquet later in the evening. The Ruskin circle conducted a regular meeting Monday with officer elections and a program by Miss Bell Swearingen. Many local residents and visitors were noted in attendance, with plans announced for further gatherings and visits.
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Kiev
Recs
Bern
Auditecium
Cent a Meal Advice From a Curious Advert
A garbled OCR fragment discusses cheap eating and meal prep tips. It mentions easing in cutting a meal, using grape-nuts, cream, and fruit as possible options, aiming for health, satisfaction, and lower costs. The text reads like fragmented guidance on economical cooking and daily nourishment.
Local notes and travels spread across Kansas visits
Miss Hayes plans a California trip while Fred Pitt returns from a brief visit to the old home. Ida Gawait of Carbonate and Topeka friends prepare for Major and Mrs. Munn’s June Cape Ann voyage. Watts attend the K P convention in Kansas City as Cox visits Saline and Connell journeys to Kansas for a few days.
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Miss Hayes
California
Fred Pitt
Imurie
Ida Gawait
Topeka
Munn
Cape Ann
Wie
J. A. Watts
K. P
Kansas
City
Ute Wretc
Cox
Saline
Jd. M Connell
Richard Hargreaves
Law- Hee Mumlay
K. L. Aiken
Fredonia
Scott Eterand
Aay
Foe
Ceres
Mil
Fear the Mormons church board reports at assembly
The Presbyterian general assembly opened with reports from boards and committees. Mission work, aid for villas, and church erection lands were discussed as the assembly urged strong support for church institutions and promotion of anti polygamy amendments before new states gain influence.
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Philadelphia
Varius Church
Hugh Waller
United States
Ates
Ils
Board of Home Missione
Pmlcaim
Minten
Partition Sale Of Johnson Estate Promised In Shawnee County
The Johnson estate partition sale, valued at $300000, was postponed from Monday to Wednesday at 10 o'clock in Shawnee County. The property, once owned by E Bennett and later disputed in federal courts, includes the Bennett barn at Eighth and Tinman streets and adjacent lots. Heirs claim lack of representation and seek further delay. Gleed, Gleed & Gleed represent the estate with contested fees. Street machinery and city holdings totaling about $1812 23 are noted. reform school placement for two Wichita boys is mentioned.
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Johnson
Katee
Shawnee County
Shértff
E. Bennett
John FP
Dotnron
Highland
Doniphan
Kansas
Bennate
Trust
Trust Compeny of America Drought Suit In the United States District Court
Hook
John P. Johnson
Virginia M. Johnson
Wes
United States Court of Appeals
Judge Bowman
Illinois
B.A. Seavers
Tudee Hazen
Shanes County
Judes Haze
Judes Hagen
Wednnesday
Gleed, Ware & Gleed
Eighth
Tinein
Frazer to Dismiss Suit and Publish Retraction
The Ubel suit by Councilman Weber against Rufus Prazier is to be dismissed. Frazer will publish a retraction of campaign charges, stating he did not meet Weber at the Troop hotel and that Weber offered no inducement for support. The case was in the district court.
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Ubel
W. H. Weber
Rufus M. Prazier
Framer
Mr. Weber
Burge Frasier
Prii Pri
Hughes Organ
Weber
Fred Jewell
J. S Warmer
Mr. Jewell
Presser
Troop
Mrr. Weber
Wisoner
Air
Tor
Frazier
Hughes
Precier
Mir
Warner
Hove
City Railway Adds Ten Street Cars to Fleet
The City Railway company pur chased ten more street cars for use on the city lines. This brings the equipment to 16 additional cars, helping replenish a depleted fleet. The cars will be brought to Topeka at once and put into service.
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The
City Railway Company
Ines
Topeka
Elevator Won’t Move Between Federal Building Floors
A post office elevator is stuck between the second and third floors of the Federal Building. Bulletins say it sometimes runs two to three days a week, with various rumors about cables, meters, or staff shortages. Repair hopes include possible removal if needed.
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Federal
Ita
Idaho murder mystery rocks Lewiston with King arrest
Lewiston Idaho May 21 A sensational murder case centers on John N King a well known bor iidhsman charged with killing Charles E Thatcher a partner in Trin s store at Lapwal 12 miles from Lewiston on July night Two masked men allegedly entered the store and Thatcher was shot two bullets found in his body King testified at the coroner s in Quest that two masked men fired Thatcher a prominent citizen attracted wide attention a 3000 reward offered for the murderer The state will seek to prove a quarrel between King and Thatcher and that King took two revolvers from Thatcher s belt and fired one shot King also runs a large flour milling plant and a store Transport ships valued for removal to Westland service to be reported by a board of survey and will be placed July 1.
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Idaho
John N. King
Charles E Thatcher
King Wis Muorde
Trin
Lapwal
Ulyth
King
Thatcher
Orreat Wak
Harry Thatcher
Gene Lee
Fred
Hing
Nour
Kansas Weather Bulletin Reports Strawberries and Apples Impaired
The Kansas section for May week notes warmer, near normal temps with showers on several dates. Wheat improves across divisions. apples damaged by worms in Bourbon and Osage, early apples blast in Crawford. Strawberries ripening in Montgomery, abundant in Neosho. blackberries bloom in Morris and Wyandotte. grapes declining in Shawnee. corn and oats varying stands. alfalfa blooming in Morris and Neosho. peaches doing well in Butler. drought effects tied to drouth across counties.
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Kansas
States Department of Agriculture
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STERN
Montgomery
Wrandotte
Jackson
Atchiton
Bourbon
Osa
Crawford
Barton
Lincoln
Smith
Decatur la
Ford
Hodeeman
Sheridan
Trego
Drouth
Hamilton Hye la
Hodmenan
Street paving dispute on Clay Street between Second and Third
Property owners on Clay Street have filed quit claim deeds to give the city the right to pave the block but a technicality blocked the project. The council declined the petition as the land title remained with owners. Most holdouts have signed. Atty Hunt is east and sent deeds for signing to clear the way.
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Second
Third
Ovine
Atte
H. Hunt
Questor
Lost in a Flood Fatal Near Love Colorado
Former St. Louis congressman John M. Glover is believed killed in Colorado floods near Love. A horse with a saddle was found nearby and thought to belong to him as locals recall his recent move west to ranching near Clyde.
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Wistar
Col
John M. Glover
St Louis
Lave
Glover
Love
Giover
St. Louis
Clyde
St Louis to Buffalo Schedule and Olympic News
A fragmenting item notes the Pan-American Express route details and timings to Buffalo and New York via several cities. It mentions a Paris dispatch selecting Chicago for the 1904 Olympic price and includes travel notices to Eastbound destinations with train and rail line references.
Mecklenburg Dinner Marks North Carolina Independence Day
North Carolina Society hosts a May 21 gathering at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Governor Aycock and ex-Governor Thorpe discuss the Mecklenburg Declaration and southern suffrage issues, defending literacy tests and status of black voters under the 1902 amendment.
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New York
Augustes van Wyck
Annie Dine
North Carolina Society
Astor
Waldorf
GE Agvock
North Carolina
Hugh P. Thorpeon
South Caroline
Philadelphia
Aycock
Osborne
George Gordon Battie
Mecklenburg
United States Senate
Supreme Court
North
White
Mack
Nésroce
Succeeding Mrs Eddy and Christ Divinity Statement
A Concord dispatch reports Mrs Eddy as declaring no man will be her successor and affirming belief in Christ’s Divinity. The New York Journal cites her remarks linking to the Mother Chapel of Christ Science and Health and her authorship of related tenets.
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New York Herald
Concord
Saya
Alfred Furinw
The
New York Journal
Fudge and Gum Class at the Big School
A playful school experiment replaces old discipline with a fudge and gum recitation. The lesson features Latin phrases and chatter while students chew and whisper, described as a rare carnival of ablative absolute. Also notes a Scottish Concert Company event at Westnview hall with music, songs, and animated pictures.
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Tallia Transpine
Igo
Malcom
Miss Barnett
Solgarrey
Miss Thompson Beheim
Misses Barnett
Malcolm
Miss ‘Thompson
Scotland
Burts
Meana
Kinematerraph
Gorge Inaram
Hun
London Brigade
Scot Greys
Twenty-first Lancers
Forth Bridge
Black Watch
Norway Pine Syrup and Travel Ads in One Notice
An OCR fragment advertises Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a cough remedy, plus travel promotional copy for summer tours via Santa Fe Route with illustrated books and hotel rates. It mentions tickets on sale May 18 to 22 and return May 26, and references T. L. King, agent for the Topeka railway line.
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Kansas
Heturo
Rock Viesconcern
Inclu
Dr. Wood
Norway Pine
Santa Fe
Lake
Hespris
Buffalo Exposition
St. Lawrence River
Colorado
T. L. King
Topeka
Real Estate Transfers Report Across City
The notice lists numerous transfers of property from individuals to spouses and others, detailing parcels on Pine Street Logen Avenue Topeka avenues and multiple additions. Amounts range from $1 to $3,400 with lots and quarters cited, including North Topeka and various blocks, and names like Minnie Olson J Norton L P Munson M B Fopenow F D Puller F G Thomas N Murphy W Burgundthal Ralph E Valentine and others appear as grantors or grantees.
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W. FR
Elghes Avenue
St. Ly Wulbelmn
W.ll
Pine Street
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L. P. Munson
W.henderma
Schliem & Bartholomew
Add Tive
J. Groll
A. O. Res
Monadnock Savin Bank
A. E Jones
Kansam Avenue
North Topeka
M. B. Fopenow
Martinson
Turtle
M. Prout
Horne
Heywood
Heywood #1 af ta WEL McDonald, $250 for 22 Hiswenbotham 4 Mulvane
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Payne
Tyler Street
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Martin Ptacs Widition
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G. Browslie
Warner
Faylor Stront
F. DeObert
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Hebecca J. eRean
N. A. Murphy
James A. Jones
Chandler Street
Klein's
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Chas & Quilyy
Block IL
Auburndale
Fred Arms
Oxfont
AY Morte
Martin Place
Topeka Avenue
T Peyton
J. E. Peyton
Wm. C. Ewing
W. FP. Parker
Ralph E. Valentine
Kansas Avenue
German Expeditions Stir German Peace Prospects
New York May 21 dispatch from St Petersbur g shows Germany’s plan for a new expedition against the boxers is viewed in Russia as harmful to peace prospects. Commentary quotes as doubting the Kaiser's speech and urging calm, condemning further expeditions and urging reliance on peaceful methods.
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St Petersbur
Germany
Cgar
Mythia
Russia
Augsta
P Walderace
Old Man Kills His Son in Astoria Home Incident
A son Gustave Alderson, 26, was shot and killed by his father in their Astoria home. The elder, Peter Anderson, 60, a longtime Bielhwat factory worker, had been estranged from his son. The report notes a lengthy family dispute preceding the killing.
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New York
Peter Anderson
Steinwey
Steinway
Gustave Alderson
Astoria
Bielhwat
Hixson
England Sees Foreigners Pay Export Tax Debate
English officials and the general manager of Keote-Trent Colliery discuss a recently proposed export tax on coal. They argue it will oppose commercial activity and press foreigners to pay, while noting American coal exports and market impacts. The piece reports on price changes and output reductions caused by the tax dispute.
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England
Thesiene
Keote-Trent
Manchester
Utubark
Pdi
Hunt for Corpse Sparks Chicago Mystery of Missing Niece
Chicago May 21 The Chronicle reports a missing person case involving a 1 year old girl from Tlonmington Illinois who died recently. Uncle Willem Sileke of Bloomington arrived in Chicago to assist in locating the body amid a citywide search and police inquiries after an undertaker reportedly carried away the Lady.
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Nice
Chicago
the Chronicle
Reyeec
Tlonmington
County Homplol
Willem Sileke
Bloomington
Wigen
Prominent Health Advice With Cod Liver Oil Emulsion
A young woman in delicate health improved after a doctor recommended a half teaspoon of Scott’s Emulsion of cod liver oil after dinner daily. The piece cautions that doses vary by stomach tolerance and advises moderation.
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