Civic Federation Meeting Call Sparks Topeka Debate
Topeka residents sign a call for a Civic Federation to create a nonpartisan municipal body amid election calm. Leaders urge a Moses to lead a meeting, stressing a nonpartisan aim to take city affairs from party politics and reform city governance. Signatories include judges, lawyers, and local officials as the movement gathers support despite mixed views on organization and nonpartisanship. The drive follows election tensions and a push for public support from church groups and civic societies. In Assusta a library funded by Caroline Phelps Stokes closes after two years of effort, highlighting mixed community appreciation for philanthropic gifts.
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Topeka
Bigestim
Moses
Muliy Murs
BP 1
Bosebeske
Bowsaks
Charles M. Sthelduh
Ite
Fierriwo
Ty Church
Deuinkennass
Devone
Societié¢S
Diss. Marsees
Goa
Missus Stone
EF. Godfrey
5 & Alderson
James D. Walker
Jon E Meere
J. N. van Voorhis
A. Jt Rodgers
W. C. Francis
J. J. Smith
G_ E Gipe
David R Bynox
J. W. Belknap
TO McClare
Gemmell
Charles Wolf
R Bilton
J. A.M. Giffin
E Kalt
J. R. Larimer
G N. Nelson
W. C. Ralston
Vinton Phenis
Ht Bowman
George M. Lescher
Assusta
Conn
Caroline Phelps Stokes
New York
Apson G Phelps
Mias Stokes
Mise Stokes
Wall Street Vulture on Gold Bonds Debate
Wall Street debate over new bonds highlights underwriters likely to profit while gold backing remains contested. Syndicate names such as Drexel, Morgan, and Loeb loom, European sales and sub-treasury sourcing debated. Prohibition and suffrage notes mix with the Oil Testament conference among Baptist leaders and Democratic concerns.
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Wall Street
New York
Stewart
Collect State Trust
Europe
Coe Syndicate
Drexel, Murean & Co
Kulm, Loeb Co
Brown Broa
Upstairs or Downstairs Retro Plan Faces City Request
A Kansas City issue involves Governor Lewalling possibly directing the pustes commissioners to move street level businesses from the privciges district. Merchants say relocating joints to the state side would protect commerce and curb street access.
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Gue. Lewelling
Manse
Lewalling
Pustes
Kansas City
tobGsts
Dietery
John Irving of Topeka Assaulted on Independence Avenue
John Irving, a Topeka man, was attacked by two youths in the Sixth Ward area near Independence Avenue and Charlotte Street last night. He was knocked down then beaten with such force the pavement was damaged and a finger was broken before the assailants fled. Police took Irving to a patrol wagon and a police surgeon treated his injuries.
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Topeka
Kansas
Joursel
John Irving
Charlotte Streat
Irving
Tuen
Sane
Left to the Flames Forest Fires Threaten Colorado Towns
Fierce fire burns west of Hociper, Colorado, starting in a saw mill and spreading over several square miles. Ward, Gold Hill, and Guild Hill mining camps face destruction as residents flee. Gold Hill abandoned. valuable mining goods stored in tunnels. Ward hoped saved. losses estimated around 100000 dollars.
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Hociper
Ward
Gold Hill
Boulder
Guild Hill
Slow But Certain Wrath as Schwartz Confronts Collins in Court
W2 Schwartz, a young man with no mother, confronts J. Quilling on a real estate deal dispute. He waited for Mr Collins after a heated verbal exchange and a scuffle, leading to Schwartz being arrested for tampering with Collins peace. The police court session followed with the case titled against Schwartz.
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Mr. Schwartz
Schwartz
Mr. Collins
Mr. Schwarze
Wea
Colins
Associated Charities Plans Thanksgiving Dinner For Livery Families
The Associated Charities announces a Thanksgiving Day dinner for families unable to provide one. Visitors will compile a list with street number and family size, then share it with benevolent supporters to ensure proper provisioning. The charity urges public cooperation, noting the need for capable captains to oversee each family.
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Associated Charities
L. Surta
Dent Associated Charities
Czar's Death Expensive Route for Their Work
Lospos Nev 15 A dispatch from Vieuus to the Times says papers state that including the 600,000 roubies divided among the doctors, Czar Alexander's mess and journey to Livadia cost 10,000,000 roubies. The Daily News correspondent in St Petersburg notes the arrival of the king of Greece, who sought to go to Livadia, but the czar declined to be moved. the czarina and queen of Greece interceded. The czar forgave the king's implication that his daughter's death was due to the unhappy life she led with her husband, Grand Duke Paul.
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Lospos
Nev
Vieuus
Times
Livadia
Daily News
St Petersburg
Greece
Livia
Alexander
Paul
O Mally Gives Up After Election Turmoil
Hillwell, Cultcans, Nov 15. Es-State Senator John O Mally surrendered to police after a night of search. Charged with wounding a bartender and cab driver and wanted for alleged complicity in the murder of Judge Gue Colliander during a ballot theft attempt. O Mally denies involvement.
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Chicago
Hillwell
Cultcans
John
Atully
O' Mally
Gue Colliander
O'Mally
Lincoln for the Senate plan stirs in Illinois rumor
Nov 15 morning papers report a plan to draft Bob Lincoln to succeed Senator Cullom in the United States Senate. In Connecticut, Francis Murphy's temperance lecture at Lie Pourth church ends in panic as flames are discovered behind the organ, causing exits and several faintings with no casualties and an estimated loss of 15000 dollars.
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Tim
Cullens
Cmcaee
Bob” Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
United States Senate
Cullom
Janiest Erancis Murphy
Haatroup
Conn
Francis Murphy
Lie Pourth Church
Murphy
Miners Refuse Cut as District Sees Mixed Strike Chill
In Pittston Pennsylvania on November 16 the Pittsburg district miners and operators remain at impasse. Two large coal companies operating at 65 cents per ton and 14 cents in the district price under Columbus agreements face mounting pressure as others struggle to compete. Miners resists wage reductions and may seek court action to enforce the contract. talk of a strike among English speaking coke workers exists but foreign resistance dampens it. The wage cut in the Clearfield district takes effect tomorrow.
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Pittsscac
Sitanrae
Pittsburg
New York
Cleveland
Columbus Ecalé
Clearfield
Lady Edmund Fitzmaurice Divorces Lord Fitzmaurice in London
A World dispatch from London reports Lady Edmund Fitzmaurice's divorce suit against her husband was heard in chambers without press notice. The undefended action claimed consummation of the marriage power. Lord Edmund, brother of the Marquess of Lansdowne, recently faced Liberal political setbacks.
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New York
London
Edmund Fitzmaurice
W. Fitzgerald
Litchfield
Cuno
York
Issy
Edmund
Margut of
Lansdowne
India
Gladstone
JUVE COOK ON SUFFRAGE VIEWS AT CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL
Joseph Conk of Buston lectured in Carnegie Music Hall on suffrage and protection. He argued for compulsory ballot and literacy tests, opposed mass illiteracy, and warned against centralization of population. He discussed immigration limits and noted Lincoln era emancipation figures.
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Prreentne
Joseph Conk
Buston
Carangee Muale
Lincoln
United States
Women draw color line at aristocratic club in Chicago
Aristocratic Woman's club in Chicago refused membership to notable colored lecturer Mrs. Fannie B Williams after secret sessions and heated disputes led by Director Charles Heurotin wife of a millionair broker. A reconsideration seems unlikely and future membership moves may bring other prominent Colored Women into focus. Officers elected by the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations include E. E. Alvord F J Washburn and W Johnson with H C White and H P Armsby on the executive committee.
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Chicago
Sirs Fannie B. Williamsd
Wil- Hutoss
Dire Charles Heurotin
Dir. Williams
Ater
Wastiseron
Association of American Agricultural Colleges
E Alvord
Oslahomsa
F. J. Washburn
Rhode Island
W. Johnson
Connecticut
A. H. Tivollell
Masachusetts
H.C White
Georgia
M A
Storm Sweeps English Coast as Avon Rises to Century High
Storms flood southern England cause deaths and homelessness. Avon floods Bath reaching century high, Windsor and Eton houses damaged, Worthing bodies washed ashore. Dozens of ships ashore along coast. In France Paris reports severest hurricane in memory with roofs torn and telegraph lines down. Wind velocity unrecordable by instruments.
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Loxvox
England
AC Bath
Somersemhire
Avon
Dover
Sussex
Windsor
Eton
Worthing
New York
Plan to unify all labor groups discussed at New Orleans meeting
Nov 14 New Orleans Knights of Labor session heard a proposal by Mr Toward to consolidate all labor organizations into one body under a single board, with an amalgamation of interests. Grand Master Sovereign ale supported the plan, arguing it could better address workers’ needs. No business was transacted as views were debated.
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Sovereign Ale
Fuward
Phiospere
Sbl
Knights of Labor
New Orleans
Chronicle
Tle
Campbell
Window Glass Workers
Genucruton
Robert Waichern
Pennsylvania
Fredeurer
Tressurer Hayes
Booka
Couvendiet
Deed Recorded For Kansas Medical College Property
Mrs Lizzie A. Snell and J. B. Snell of Clay county executed the deed to the Kansas Medical College property. The $12 500 consideration covered the Higginbotham corner lot at Tyler and Twelfts Street. They bought the property at sher d sale about a year ago after eviction for unpaid rent.
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Kansas Medical College
Lizzie A. Snell
J. B. Snell
Clay County
Higinbotham Place
Tyler and
Twelfts Street
Sherds
Guilty Verdict Pronounced in Washington Court House Case
A jury in Washington Court House found Cal Colt guilty of first degree murder. The case involved a fatal shooting with the involvement of the guard and sheriff ensuring custody. The acquittal or further steps were not stated in the fragment.
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Cal Colt Sa
Cory Washington Court
Washington Court House
Bia
Unclear OCR Fragment on Jim Hall Running Event
A garbled OCR snippet mentions Jim Hall and various names and places in a disordered fashion. It references a running event or contest with possible participants but provides no coherent facts, dates, or outcomes to confirm.
Death of John Khib erede tiew of ily topeka legacy
John Weld died last night at his home in Topeka after years abroad and time in the penitentiary. He leaves a sizable estate and was known for his varied ties in Oakland and Lincoln. Funeral arrangements set for July Brackett, an aviator. Burial will be in a Lincoln tomb.
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Erede Tiew
Ily
Polo Trarkerr
Bohn Weld
Wietins
Canier
Joly Brackett
Oakland
Lincoln Pront
Grant era events and dignitaries noted in local dispatch
A fragmented report from Ul Rockrock November 16 cites Rev G Neo Horne presiding at the Dizon district Epworth meeting. It mentions General Grant as a historical reference and foresees travels by Cal Lawler and Governor McKudey with Bishop Viscount of the Methodist Episcopal church as a prominent participant.
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McKiniyy
van Horse
Antico
Cal Lawler
McKudey
Bisop Viscount
Epicvopal
Gurel
W. T. U Officers Named at National Convention
The National Convention selected officers for the coming year. National president Mrs C Alford of Bernardston Mass was chosen, with vice president Mrs D B Walker of Minteaur, secretary Mrs Ellen J Piva of Cleveland, recording secretary Florence C G Portier of Caribou, and treasurer Mrs M L M Fogtm of Male.
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Wasitierox
Wehr U
Mra C
Alford
Bernardstows
Mass
Db. Walker
Minteaur
Mra
Ellen J. Piva Cleveland
Florence CG Portier
Caribou
Male
M. Fogtium
Curtis' Plurality Reported in Polish District
Ade larger than the meat sanguine dows peeled 004, s éasman Charles Curtis laws rec coWed 'eoiipluto returns from all the counties in the Polish dietrict, aid from the non-pillelal Geures reported to him he has i plurality over M Seats of 6,004. His plurality two years ago was Mr. Curtis carried every colts in the district but Oauge which gave a plorenly of 225 for Sout.
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Éasman
Charles Curtis Laws
Curtis
Rings and gems lure buyers amid jewelry trade chatter
The item surveys opal and marquise rings centered by a cluster design using pearls and opal. It notes marquise rings and clone-set marquise styles selling fast, with prominent use in marquises for decorative centerpieces. Also mentions general jewelry demand and fashion notes in a period-appropriate voice.
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