Incomplete Education Board Meeting Details Emerges
A garbled report from a board of education meeting mentions motions, votes, and personnel shifts. References to Williams, Hewitt, and Seidel appear amid unclear discussion of school projects, patch work, and a proposed new chimney for a church school, with no clear outcome or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Stu
Wwe
Willams
Willacy
Topeka
Res East Twelfth Street
Williams
Jota Hewitt
Dsewitt
Fentiier
Bnina Frem
Wiliams
Ina
Wiiliime
Betton
Baesd
Paris Strike Draws Fire at Arbitration Decision
Paris Nev collection of striking seal miners escalate tensions after arbitration ruling against Vale private wire firms. Workers threaten renewal of strike, seeking reconsideration and renewed pressure on Arran and company officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Nev
Falke Ie
Arran
Ein Neti
Thre Berrs
SFRAE
Lene Lieve Trea
Rlingua
Kent Bobs
Sweden plans electric rail system conversion project
London reports government officials in Sweden discuss converting 4200 miles of steam rail to electric traction using water power. The plan aims for completion within the year with American expertise involved. Denmark may follow similar actions as a nearby parallel development. New York Club Wins Prize in Turin exhibition. American exhibitors shine, with the United States earning top honors in the grand prize category and multiple medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ats Electric
London
Swerttehsmovernment
Denmark
New York
Turin
Yale
Prise White
United Tates
Arbitration Ends Wage Dispute Among Interpeisonstrant Workers
A settlement reached through arbitration addresses wage differences between emgloves and MAnAgemest Guero. The decision involves a 10 percent increase and outlines terms for back pay and future raises. Chicago business leaders in the Interpeisonstrant sector will monitor implementation as the parties set guidelines for compliance and monitoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moxie
Enetot
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Gains National Attention
Mrs Frances Stafford of New York testifies alongside thousands who claim relief from Lydia E Pinkham's remedies. Once met with skepticism, the products have become a nationwide movement as women report cures and doctors and scientists take note of their popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Stafford
N.Y
Pinkham
America
Physica
Anich
Lydia BE
May Anderson Stars in Captain Jinks at Crawford
May Anderson daughter of Major T J Anderson leads the company cast in Captain Jinks at the Crawford theatre tonight. The Topeka actress plays Mrs Jinks with noted versatility while billed as Mrs Stonington and Miss Trentont among other roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Anderson
T. J. Anderson
Captain Jinks
Ananeun
Commercial Club
Junky
Horte Marines
Crawford
Abe
Funtionabies
Ole
Mies
Anderson
Clyde
Stonington
Topeka
Mystete
County Ee
Fennon
Chrysanthem
Suime
LaFevre
Abilene
Pee Weagening
Ts Profestor Xenominal Gratia
Nes ‘Guilford
Duatey
Topeke
Bre, AG. Sider
Christosalca
Pambeau
Oscar Swayze
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Polk
William 2. Towne
Ernest Evans
Mattlecrecitt
Kansas Shy
Kansas City
Frank Sim
Swift & Holliday Drug Store
Bird “5
Coler
York
Horsy Marines
D. B. Mote
Stonowrapher
State Supreme Court
Stormaany Empigal
Mires Oe Annes Gang
Ojala Association
Col FJ
Close Winx
Kansas
Smoky Hill
Washington Wa
Irenquill
Rancho Panzas
Dramatic events unfold at New Crawford theater this week
The Denver Express guided by Holden Brow performs at New Crawford theater with a large company and a wing-danced understudy. The program includes Weary White Walker and The Diamond King, with star Rube Welch and a strong supporting cast. Tickets range 20 to 60 cents, showtimes at 1 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Express
Crawford Theater
Holden Brow
Winging
Dancine Siubrette
Tarres
Witie Walker
Fuet-Chass
Rube Welch
Kits Francie
Whitney Flowers Trial of Beagles on Estate Grounds
Beagles caused disturbance on the estate of Whitney Flowers. The trial references Bennie traits and a Mrs. Thedure Hauner of Chisago, with Clyde and others mentioned. The dogs romped over flowerbeds and the incident is described in a fragmented report from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anneal Hunt
Marnate
Bennie Triats
Amertes
Kelsie
Wilt
Whitney
Thedure Haunér
Chisago
Clyde
Mr Whitnes
WEDS WHILE ILLIN BED
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a marriage amid tragedy with a wife lost in a hotel fire. Names appear garbled and unclear, with references to Miss Henrietta Wolfe of Providence and others. The fragment mentions a ceremony and an accompanying scene described in distressed, partial text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Gibaon
Zemarries
Noxviliv
Tenn
Mis Henrietta
Wolfe
Providence
Caine
Wanda Tamyer
Caltea
Seavinge's bid to leave bulk to Eletrilites disputed
A fragment reports Seavinge seeking to leave most property to Eletrilites while noting the bride Glipinnie, once Gibson's nurse, and referencing his first wife who died in a Windsor Hotel fire in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson
Glipinnie
Windsor Hotel
New York
Watch Left on Jewelry Door Becomes Local Morning Talk
A watch hung by twine on Edmonds Jewelry, North Topeka, drew a morning crowd as dawn broke. Store owner Edmonds later identified it as Will Thompson’s, with a broken mainspring. Thompson, rushing to work, hoped the repair could be done quickly, and praised honest townsfolk after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonds Jewelry
North Topeka
Alyot
Edmonds
Will Thompson
Thompson
Sante Pe
Mae
Wife Appeals To Court In Divorce Case
Woman identifying herself as Romer wife of Harold Thomas asks the court to aid in alimony and legal expenses for defending a divorce suit partly heard by Judge Bishop. In her affidavit she claims mistreatment by her husband and cites alleged fraud cases connected to a Masonic temple tax fraud, mentioning Captain Edward Williams and Dr J B McFatrich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romer
Harold Thomas
Sam Thomas
New York
Elvcuit
Bishop
Thomas
Herkelf
Belnat
Edward Wil Jiame
Masonic Temple
JB McFatrich
Clevelend
Columbus
Homes
Schoolgirl Elopes With Farm Hand At Norfolk
Rose Lagier, 16, left home with Joseph Robbet, a farm hand, marrying him near Middleton. The couple fled after meeting at the Millerton train while she planned to return to school. Her father, Cypren Lagier, pursues charges of abduction and vows to bring her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Lagier
Joseph Robbe
Wineted
Cann
Cypren Lagier
Norfolk
Rose
Joseph Robbet
Hebbel
Millerton
Herren
Rhode Island
Meade Signed by Drake In Chicago Stable Shuffle
Meade, a lightweight jockey, appears linked to John A Drake as 1906 era reshuffles unfold. At year end the rider is said to replace Lu cen Lyne who has joined J. and E. P. Keene in a farce move under contract to Hildreth stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meade
Drake
New York
Novi
Tommy” Meade
John A Drake
Chicago Boronout
Cen Lyne
J. It
E. P. Keene
Uww
Hildreth Stable
Snapshots Of Topeka News In A Busy Week
Readable scraps from Topeka scenes include political tightening before Friday’s vote, a patchwork of local events from church and club meetings to charity efforts, and notes on traffic protests, athletics, marriages, and a shipment of volcanic ash aiding coffee crops in Mexico.
Rickety Children and Scott's Emulsion Advertisement
Loose joints bow legs big head and soft bones indicate a typical disease. Scott's Emulsion supplies hypophosphites to strengthen bones and cod liver oil to nourish flesh. The ad claims rapid improvement and promotes Scott & Bawne chemistry at 4p Peart St XL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Iron Trade Review Notes Turning Point in Market Conditions
Cleveland Ohio week review highlights rising difficulties in the iron trade with price adjustments across finished materials and uncertain shipments. Buyers hesitate for distant contracts while production may rise in eight months. coke supply and furnace deliveries influence prices and ahead orders for 1903 shape the market. Northern furnaces bid No 4 at seven dollars, southern prices range up to twenty dollars, and coke contracts for 1903 pressuring margins as plate and shape tonnage foresees rail rehabilitation boosting demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland. O
Nev
Ron
United States Steel Artison
Bessemer
Foreien Iron
Muddiesboro
New York
Mente
Mahoning
Shenango
Chicago
Milwaukee
Marconi Arrives Off Cape Breton for Wireless Station
William Marconi has landed at Glace Bay aboard the Carte Alberto and inspected machinery for a wireless station at Table Head Sydney Cape Breton. Marconi’s assistant Mr Kemp said tests with the carrier Poldhg were made en route and the Table Head station near Glace Bay is readied for Atlantic tests next week. Major Flood Page and Bradfett of New York are at Glace Bay to confer with Marconi.
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Table Head
Sydney
William Marconii
Glace Bay
Italy
Carlo Ailetto
Kemp
Marconi
Atlantic
Kemtp
London
Bradfett
New
Glare Bay
Quay Goes Fishing as Congress Meets
Fragmentary report describes a private car trip by United States Senator Penrose Insurance Commissioner Durham and several congressmen Burk and Foereder with city officials. A basketball game at Lacre tockbat tearm is noted as one of the best and crowd attendance ironed into the story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quay
Congress
United States
Penrose
Durham
Burk and
Foereder
He Baspengemos
Re Beott
Sna
One More Fireworks Victim in Madison Square Blast
A further victim of the Madison Square fireworks explosion on election day died after being taken to Belleville hospital. The injured man, whose name was not released, succumbed to his injuries, marking the latest fatality from the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madison Square
Tetay
Bellevun Hospital
Yale Opera House Electrifies With The Evil Eye
A Grand opera house electrician notes the spectacle uses vast electric effects in Yale's production The Evil Eye. Arm strong's electric helpers supply currents, costumes, and apparatus for the show as the electric ballet opens the third act next Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Grand Opera House
JH. Gallagher
Ulec
Electricien
Mir Gallagher
Armstrong
Tragic Fatal Shot Ends Lovers’ Conflict at Henryville Inn
In Henryville, Rosa Lightcap 18 was fatally shot by her former sweetheart William Beckett, who had been discharged by her father’s farm and confronted at the Lightcap home. A fight ensued as Beckett fired. Rosa shielded her lover and died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henryville, Inn. Sur
Rosa Lightcap
William Beckett
Beckett
Miss Lightean
Ois
Lightcap
Miss Lightcap
Two Merry Tramp Wins Alleged Attraction at Crawford
A quirky report notes Two Merry Tramps won the attraction at Crawford last night amid satirical rules and stage mischief. The piece also mentions a Nickel Plate excursion with Chicago departures November 11 12 and 15 1902, priced at one fare round trip plus three dollars and a return limit provided by the terminal line. Church supper at Unity Church Friday night is listed with a 25 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Bne
Ant
Chile
Evra
Gitle
Simeone
Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
Culehan
Adama Street
Crow Hunt At Bureau County Draws Huge Toll
Residents of Bureau County township report a massive crow hunt near Bowie last November. They claim to have killed about 9,000 crows, hunting from early morning until night. The ground was littered with dead crows making it hard to walk, and crows have been blamed for crop damage and to threaten poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ering
Sis
Bureau
Bowie
Bureau County
Elephant as a Mover at Coney Island Builds a Massive Structure
At Coney Island, a circus elephant named Topsy is pressed into service to push a huge building into place. The animal strains against the immense weight as Thompson and Duty install new site forces, guiding the sliding structure along rails. A police officer later arrests a trainer on cruelty charges after prodding the animal with a hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coney Island
New York
Topey
Thompson & Duty
Tavk
Ani
Real Estate Transfers and a Fragmented Obscure Notice
Real estate transfers list several deeds with names such as Biétr Stilwell Wine and Ing to Hradiey, with dates 11-10-44 and 11-16-44 and properties including Greenwood Avenue and Patt Street. The remainder consists of garbled text about a child’s injury and a damaged sale notice describing an accident and a person named Hentah, plus stray phrases about a hot stove and suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. T. Biétr
G. OO. Stilwell
Vance
Greenwood
Avenue
Ebiwis
W. Cable
Hradiey
Ron
Courtasest
O'Neill
He Ya Ho
Southwest
Buckner
Northwest
Btrathram
F. Zimmammen
Loma
Patt Street
Son
Hogg
Geo
W. Hathe
Highland Avenue
Boynton
George T. Brown
Hentah
Kenat
Master Mason Degree For Chase Harty This Evening
Fellow Craft Chase Harty will receive the Master Mason degree this Thursday evening. Master Masons are invited to attend. A traditional banquet will follow after the 3. 3. MODGINS, Acting Master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craft Chase Harty
Modgins
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W. G. Williams
Sweden
Krall Way
Gustave Kerker
Hugh Morton
Iherker
Lady Stevens
Amore
Joe Kane
Fear
Jamex
Devilu
Hell Vatmaseday
Alt Holt
Mamie Keogh
Ccorme
Ener Tuy Marion
Jethyo Warner
Rath Jorday Maud Courtney
Lillie Termard
Iewer
Southers
Méidelaine Price
Relen
Crawford Monday Nig
Garrick Theater
Kre
Elizabeth Kennedy
Mint
Waleony
Nee Tricks
Toneka
Whitney Flowers
Eloper
Iris Club
Washburn College
State Federation
Mary Clevelan
Elizabeth Leeds Tary
Florence McCracken
Mabel Brook
Mexico City
Mex
Walter Everett
California
Panama
Chienas
Guatemala
Rickety
Pete Rample
Scott & Bawne
Chemisty
Peart
Bright
Doan
D. T. Taylor
Eas
Eighteenth Street
Company AA
Indiana Volunteers
Dean
Rowley & Snow
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Iron Trade Review
Cape Breton
Unity Church
Elephant
A. m
Bradfield Regulator CO
Runcie Cs
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