MRS COLBY DIAMOND STOLEN AND RECOVERED IN TOPEKA
In Topeka a young man named Monnay Kervin, 18, allegedly took Mrs. Colby s diamond ring from 1013 Topeka avenue. Chief Wilkerson traced Kervin to St Joseph where the ring was pawned and later recovered. Kervin, who lives in Chicago, claims he found the ring and took it only for money to redeem it. The case may proceed if prosecution continues despite Mrs Colby’s leniency.
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St. Joseph
Wilkerson
St Joe
Joe Kervin
Topeka
Grant Larceny
Monnay Kervin
T. F. Colby
Topeka Avenue
Colby
Kervin
Harry Lyman
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Journal
Kergin
Atoro
Joseph Kergin
St Jon
Yeaterday
Knights of Tabor
Haat Seventh Street
Kansas Avenue
Jackson
Porter Sherman
Wyandotte National Bank
Grover Cleveland
Good Rains In Nebraska Improve Crop Prospects
Rain swept Nebraska with heavy showers in western counties and an inch in an hour at North Plain. Polk county reported substantial rainfall. The downpour boosts crop prospects as farmers await drier weather. Peerless Steam Laundry.
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Nebraska
Omaha
North Plain
Polk County
Tyrranical Governor Smith and Brivant McCanruy's Property Fight
Leaviewora Kansas May 22 1890 letter to Stari Journal editor claims Governor Smith of Soldiers Home obstructed old soldiers leaving grounds for ten days after pensions, jeopardizing McCanruy’s hotel and liquor ventures. Describes heavy property investments, appeals to Morrill and Cooke, and threats of moving to Kansas City. Includes commentary on local military politics and a note about Brigadier General Largalere’s promotion amid contested votes within the Third Regiment, I N G.
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Gov. Smith
Soldiers’ Home
H. . May
Kansas City
Kan
Morrill
Kam
Subyritia
Smith
Brivant McCanruy
Tim Burke
May
Bridget McCarthy
Sursaiire
Minneapolis
Largalere
del Valentine
Clay Center Times
Morrison
Operal Lazzaloro
Clyde
Military Board
Switch Engine Prank Inspires Wild Swede Tale
Downstown item reports a Swede awaiting a train laughed at Engineer Bragg as he moved switch engine No 154 without a pilot and missing front wheels. Jim George challenged the man who described a near accident, speaking in a comical broken dialect about a big joke and riding a tram.
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Downs
Bragg
Towhead
Giming
Sunday Rest Frauds Behind Church Shareholders in Railroads
A British report reveals that many Great Eastern railroad shareholders are Church of England clergy including four deans twenty eight canons fourteen archdeacons and nineteen bishops and archbishops The labor party leads calls for shorter hours for workers and a Sunday rest amid the clergy’s stake in the company
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Loxvox
Great Eastern Railroad Company
Church of England
Labor Party
Rayerend
Topeka Notes Snapshots of Local Life and Industry
Topeka items report diverse city life from publishing houses earning $595,626 to flour mill receipts of $1,913,700. Numerous notices include Knights of Pythias events, trolley track work on Kansas Avenue, a Gulf & Interstate railroad receiver, and school fund inquiries.
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J. G. Watera
Chicago
Topeka
Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias
Kansas Avenue
Ninth Street
Kangas Avenue
Hedmondville
Republican Central
Thissinger
North Topeke
Jay
Atchison
Billy Sterne
Charlies Fellows
Athletic Club
Horace M. Dake
Brookfield
Gulf & Interstate Railroad
P. C. Chamberlain
Clay Street
Humboldt Oil Company Protest Forces Charter Battle
A Kansas charter dispute pits Humboldt Oil Company seeking a charter in the Standard Oil name against Standard Oil. Ex-Chief Justice Albert H. Horton was hired to challenge the secretary of state’s authority to forfeit or suspend charters. Secretary Edwarda will hear the case next Tuesday amid a flurry of preaching notices from area churches and public speeches.
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Standard QU Trust
Humboldt, Kan
Kansas
Secretary of
Edwarda
Why They Suffer A letter on rail rate discrimination in Osage county
Osage City resident William Bloch argues railroad freight rates punish Osage county coal fields. He cites 50 cents per ton to Lyndon, 9 miles away, 1.30 per ton to Lyndon from Frontenac, 146 miles, and 50 cents per ton from Dodge City to Topeka across two-thirds of the state. He notes 60 cents per ton to Emporia, Frontenac 126 miles away charged 1.50, and other routes with higher costs. He claims Kansas roads should serve nearby towns and condemns ongoing miner price squeezes since 1888, noting a massive freight-rate disparity vs. railroads like Santa Fe.
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Comminsters
State Journal
William Bloch
Osage City
Osage County
Bloch
Lyndon
Frontenac
Emporia
Newton
Strong City
Abilene
Salina
Concordia
Nebraska State Line
Trinidad
Colorado
California
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Newcastle
Kansas
Saeta
Topeka am usement magnates threaten over rent bill
In Topeka on Kansas avenue managers L M Crawford of the Missouri Kansas and Nebraska opera house company and Harry Mote, president of the Kansas baseball team, argued over money owed. Crawford claimed Mote owed 40 for rent and Mote countered with a 109 printing bill. A court attachment on lumber at Athletic park was issued and later dissolved after negotiations. Attorneys stated payment arrangements. Mote claimed 12,000 in old accounts and threatened to shut the opera house if not dissolved. The dispute paused with an agreed settlement and weather-dependent payment plan through June 1.
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Morrill
Lautch
Leavenworth
Bussman
Topeka
Nannie Hopkins
Lincoln Street
Charles Smith
Columbia Council
Knights and Ladies of Security
Lincoln Post Hall
Knights Templar
Copeland
Boston
Major Sully
Salvation Army
Kansas City
Emeline Sprachey
William
Heya Seyan
Maria L. Warren
Topeka Insane Asylum
Mra
Emma Pack
Miss Warren
Insane Asylum
Emma D. Pack
Journal
St Nicholas
Quincy Street
Topeka Lodge No 88
Knights of Pythias
Sixth and
Quincy Streets
J. Hallum
Sweden
Pepple
Colored Baptists
Lota
Third
Mengra
Crawford
Mote
Kansas Avenue
L. M. Crawford
Missouri, Kansas
Crawford Flats
East Pirth Street
Furry
Athletic Park
Constable Williams
Eugene Quinton
Ilso Crawford
Ed Wagener
Mute
Wagener
Those Old Beans in the Last Carafaid
A quirky Western scene recounts beans sent by friends in a carafaid, recalling orchard meadows and wildwoods, with freight unpaid. The beans turn rotten and wormy as they are dumped into a well, including the sack and its contents.
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Sack
Partnership Equal Seeks Funds After Steer Theft Arrest
A young man was arrested at Alma for stealing 29 head of fat steers. He claimed the motive was to finance a forthcoming marriage to a Junction City woman with money, hoping to match her wealth. The wedding may be postponed. The case highlights a drastic financial motive amid local crime reports.
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Alma
Junction City
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Cluitin
Aml
Amd
Mirhal
Sam
Ato Vale
Vales Compixie Corman
Pace
Fe Ile
Temple of Mownity
Farrow
Ean. Av
Hiram Flutie
Elmwood and Ave
Fotwin Place
Popes,ansas
Delophans
Coun’ Mat
Taul Timberson
Stare JounNan
Judge Horton
Love
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Johon Vincent
Topeka Post Hall
St John A M. E
Seventh and Topeka Avenue
Union
C. Owens
Liberty Church
Radford
Liberty United Presbyterian Church
Fifth
Leland Streets
Theo, Johnston
Fourth
Adams
Church of Christ, Scientist
West Sixth Streat
Jesus
Third Christian Church
Branver
Sixth Stresta
F. E Mallon
Second Adventists
Mr. Welty
Washburn Avenue
Twelfth Street
St 11 & m
Nebuchadnezzar
First Society
East Sixth Street
Ilam
Mra AL. Luli
E. Harmon
A. J. Lull
First Unitarian Society
A Wyman
A Brook
M. H. Krueger
Brethren (Dunkard) Church
Oakland
Vaniman
United Brethren Church
Childs
Third and
Hancock Streets
Oscar Kelsch
Grace Cathedral
Frank R. Millspaugh
First Presbyterian Church
B Alderaon
D. D
J. B. Larimer
A H. Vance
A E. Wagner
Lewis Hanback
Church of God
Firth and
Jefferson Streets
Scranton
Santa FE
Seabrook Church
Seabrook Congregational Church
Mr. Miller
Valencia
Walter Veagie
Blakesley
McVicar
de. Stuart Sheldon
M. Sheldon
Rex. J. E McClain
Sarah Althea Terry
San Francisco
Sarah Alshes Terry
Porter Ashe
Thomas Williams
Mra Terry
Sharon
Stockton Insane Asylum
Atelo
Ilis
SEARS
Kansas Ave
THE
Kansas Avenuus
Srigen T
WM. P. Meyer
Holmes
Rambler
Spalding
Warwick
Crescent
Overland
Westminster
Bicycles
Kitchel
Marburg
Jarbos & Grant
J.M. Knight
Anti
Kansas Avenas
North
Kansse Ave
H. Hiatt
Lafayette St
Vasil
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