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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1895
Page
6
Topeka society reporters note recent gatherings in Topeka and nearby communities. Guests from local clubs and business circles attended dances and formal dinners. Prominent hosts and inviting programmes showcased fashion, entertainment, and charity drives in a season of civic hospitality.
Personal items detail visits by Mrs. A. M. Littlefield and W. Littlefield, a Bethany college marriage, and local party plans. Reports describe upcoming lectures, a theatrical concert by Amphion, and numerous receptions at homes of Mrs. James I. King and Mrs. Mulvane with elaborate decorating and garden teas.
A daring cattle stealing gang terrorized Maries County for months. Louis Daniels, 20, jailed in Shipman on suspicion of gang membership. Danels allegedly seventh member. Gang used a slaughter house near Bipede to quarter and ship cattle to St Louis and other cities. Arrests followed farmers' hunt and a murder tied to a missing local citizen.
A crowd at Arsenal Island witnessed Tony Heatle, 25, fall from an ascending balloon after holding on during gas filling. He dropped 400 to 600 feet and died. Aeronaut Prof Barson reported Heatle was still clinging at about 500 to 699 feet and urged him to hold on before he released.
Crowds at the Academy of Music in Kunsan City Missouri witnessed Zaro perform rumored cures for cripples and the blind. Announcements promised public treatment for the lame and deaf with free consultations. Notable cases included Mrs Elia Rowle of 2621 Holmes St who reportedly regained mobility after one twenty minute session and Carl Myerss of Kansas City Kan who could again wear a coat after treatment. A second free lecture and clinic was advertised for McGee Street with hours 9 am to 6 pm and doors opening at 7 pm at the hotel Throop.
About two inches of snow fell in northern Wisconsin with slush on the ground and rain beforehand. In Kansas, Topeka youths traveled to Burlingame for the Topeka district Epworth league convention, in session until Wednesday noon, with Dr. E Brumbaugh lecturing on Cranks and Rev Don Colt leading devotional services.
North Topeka reports transfers to Prescott Arizona and a group of local residents traveling to Kansas City for the grand lodge of the degree of honor. Memorial services at the M E church featured veteran speakers, choirs, and hymns. plus local ads for carriages, medicines, groceries, photos, a restaurant, cycles, dental work, and livery stables. Also noted are Andrew Jackson Martin’s death in May and other distant notices on yacht launches, railroad conductors’ firings, and Germany’s stance on Russia in Corean affairs.
A Massachusetts privateer captured a British prize loaded with supplies for Boston, including boots. The owner sought insurance from Amesbury, but a hawk-eyed envoy and his son chased the ship, delivering the news before premium payment. The return voyage brought a tiny boot gift to the boy, who wore a large Hessian pair as a badge of prize and pride.
Charles Murphy, a top New York cyclist, plans a public trial paced by a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive. W Burns of Brooklyn’s Varuna Hoar Club leads cycling enthusiasts pushing for a fast locomotive pace to break bicycle speed limits aboard a track laid between rails.
Madrid receives Emma Nevada with warm welcome at the Principe Alfonse theater as the famed soprano returns after a five year break. Carrie Alexander and Sadie Williams are arrested on Jackson Street for street walking. Alexander fined $25, Williams discharged. Rubinstein's Christus staged in Bremen to strong praise. Argle case prompts Guatemala to respond to demands for reparation. Rev Joseph Parker urges war for Armenian redress if needed.
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