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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1898
Page
12
A catalog of men’s clothing basics offers Al-Wool hose medium and pear weights at 36c, caps at 38c, Windsor sanrightes pane at 750, brown fur hats at $1.50, ribbed gadsonane undergarments at 25c, camel’s hair underwear in popular shades at 40c, fleece-lined undershirts and drawers at 500 value, extra fine fleece-lined underwear in multiple colors at 65c, and all-wool gray and brown underwear at $1.25.
In New York a planned extortion tale ends with Willem A B Moore and his wife Mia Frayne Moore arrested at the Hotel Grenoble after a confrontation with Detective Sergeants Cuff and McNaughton. Mahon, a witness, recounted Moore’s assault and the couple’s confession under pressure. Diamonds and a diamond horseshoe pin featured in the alleged scheme.
A Washington home at 22 Second Street Northeast hosts five generations of the Blair family living peacefully under one roof. Auntie Blair, age 106, is the oldest member, with daughter Nellie, granddaughter Fannie Williams, great granddaughter Eula Coleman, and great great granddaughter Hattie. Auntie recalls slavery in Virginia and the Civil War era, having been sold twice and remaining active much of her life through washing and small tasks.
In Havana on Nov 11 a detailed official plan for the island lottery is published. Each ordinary drawing includes 12 000 tickets at $10 with 25 percent to the treasury and 75 percent as prizes. The extraordinary draw offers 16 000 tickets at $20. Drawings occur monthly and the scheme allows buyers to win fractions of big prizes, with the government often retaining unsold tickets to guarantee revenue.
Orlando D. Hadsell, a hermit bachelor who died recently, left a will to be presented to Judge Kohisaat. The document reportedly leaves modest sums and interests to several women and a male relative, amid contested claims by two women including a former bookkeeper.
In West Lebanon Wayne County a long strange romance ends as Elizabeth Buckwalter, once awarded judgment for breach of promise against Daniel Beals over 57 years ago, marries the same man who was once her defendant. The tale spans fortune, mystery, and a rekindled union after years of separate lives.
New York November reports Joseph Jefferson confined to his room at Morand Trim with bronchitis. One physician said the actor’s illness was not serious and his hoarseness waning. He was convalescing rapidly and expected to resume engagements within a week.
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