North Topeka Line Nears Garfield Park Completion
New railway work advances in Topeka as a single track from Kaness Avenue toward Garfield Park is nearly finished and will be ready for use by the Topeka Railway company tonight. Additional work will finish the other track after electric car wires cross the Kansas River, likely next year. Crews repair shattered timbers, remove debris, and reconfigure streetcar interchanges at Kannst Avenue and Twelfth and Jackson streets. Superintendent Collins praises the crew for rapid, quality progress as downtown streetscape improvements proceed.
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Kaness Avenue
Garfield Park
Iorth Topeke
Teying
Kannat Avenue
Eng
Bhopa
Twelfth
Jackson Streets
Topeka
Collins
Street Car Company
Cnops
Oakland
West Fourth Street
Increase Height From Two To Five Inches Guaranteed
An advertisement promises a method to increase height from two to five inches for anyone under any age. It claims a medical endorsement, numerous testimonials, and a free book sent by mail with plain envelope privacy. No payment required to receive information, and several institutions allegedly support the system.
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Mingo
Ansert
Soma
Warner's
Fe Curs Co
Rochester
Warner
Cost of living at decade high in 1902 report
Washington reports a Labor Bureau bulletin showing 2567 families across 33 states with average income 830.81 and average annual expenditures of 6661. Food costs averaged 685 per family with 5.31 persons per household. The study notes food expenditure comprises over 42 percent of all spending and cites 1902 as peak for food prices within the 1850 1904 span.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor
Goff Leaves Police for Fire Service Amid Personal Tragedy
Former chief Carl Goff resigns from the police department after a brief quarantine period, taking a position with the fire service tied to his prior record as North Topeka station captain. His son Fern died of diphtheria, and his mother had recently passed, with the family strained by the illness and quarantine.
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Carl Goff
Goff
Free
North Topeka
Fern
Police
Irregularities in Kansas House Payrolls Raise Scrutiny
A Kansas legislature payroll probe uncovers irregularities including double payments to W S Harris as doorkeeper and janitor, with warrants altered and oaths of office forged or misplaced. Officials blame clerical confusion, while auditors seek restitution and identify process flaws in the House and Journal records.
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Edsey
House of Representatives
Mason
House
Topeka
E. Ritter
Home Journal
W. & Harris
Cominos
W. S. Harris
W. P.mason
W. S. Harri
A Enright
Wyandotte County
Harris
Durass
House Journal
Brown
Labette
Welle
Jr. Mc ¥Amond
Lincoln
Jamison
Wells
W. Kaspe
Pringle
Addi
Pringte
Sab Blakeman
Blakeman
Knapp
Sergeant-el-arms
Mcbarland Ox
Cave
Fry
Ake
J. T. James
EF. Reman
C. B Sennelder
H. 1S. Waggener
Mat Berger
D. F
Perkins
Thomas Dillon
James, Waugh
Bi Blakeman
Cora Shields
George K. Crocker
George Gethler
Biskeman
George Crooker
Copeland Hotel
Crocker
Biakeman
Brandon
Blakemen
Semsison
George K. Barker
Lawrence
Brick’ Mason
Tom
Speaker Pringle
Kelly
Jitchie
Sta
Off For School Send Youngster Away Well Fed
A Worcester girl recounts a personal experiment with Grape Nuts claiming digestion improved, appetite revived, and body weight increased after substituting the cereal for an improper diet. The account emphasizes brain and nerve nourishment from proper food.
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Worcester
Masr
Ecout
Lost priest sought after alleged kidnapping in Williamsbridge
New York reports Reverend Joseph Cirringione pastor of the Immaculate Conception church in Williamsbridge has vanished since Thursday night and authorities fear kidnapping or murder by criminals who threatened him. Police search for two men posing as city detectives who lured the priest from his home.
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New York
Joseph Cirringione
Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception
Williamsbridge
Afla
N H George Named Yardmaster at Santa Fe Emporia
Nelson H. George is appointed general yardmaster for the Santa Fe at Emporia, succeeding H B Morse who resigns to become division superintendent for the Chicago Milwaukee and Northwestern. George was formerly yardmaster at Arkansas City with headquarters at Emporia.
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Morse
Santa Fe
Emporia
Nelson H. George
George
Arkansas City
H. B Morse
Chicago, Milwaukee & Northwestern
British and Italian ships damaged in port collision
A damaged port incident leaves the British ship Arramore the bark County of Pembroke and the Italian bark San Antonio involved. Wrecked letes Port Bilstmvesn and wape wanes cited with November 16 timing.
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Port Bilstmvesn
Wape Wanes
Arramore
County of Pembroke
San Antonio
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Messnger Boys
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Harvard Square
Western Union ‘Telegraph Company
Eye
Eliot
Harvard
K. Leo Birger le Hochutten
Edison
Qxistenes
Mlaga
Mlages
Cost OF
Leavyworth
Leavenworth, Kai
Sidney
Burbank
Conception Vazques
Vaaques
Philippines
District Court
Philippine Islands
United States Penitentiary
R. W. McClaughry
San Francisco
Theresa A. Oelrichs
Hermén Gustrichs
Camille Picsarro
Harald Depaten
Hewan Bern
G. W. Ogden
Abbens
Kan
George W. Ogden
Mrs. Henson
Brooklyn
Inc
Hanson
Elliott Place
Topeka Automobile and Cycle Co
NEW Crawford Theater
Frank Bacon
the Hills OF
California
Shore Acres
Old Homestead
Cricket Ducky
Rowley & Snow's
N. H. George
Esiser
Mno Bulletin
Assortater
Bis Tonight
Lincoln J. Carter
THE
NEW
Fast Mail
Ita Realiem
Seine
Sweden
Elmer Waltnrn
Tremendous
Salting
Grand Opera House
Ada Rehan
Otis Skinner
Daly
Lockhart
Oros
Sumiday
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