Scottish Rite 17th Semi Annual Reunion in Topeka
The 17th Semi Annual Reunion in Topeka will confer High Degrees during Thanksgiving week. Kansas leads the southern jurisdiction with the largest membership and Topeka lodges noted for lavish degree displays. The state hosts six Lodges of Perfection six chapters Rose Croix six Councils of Knights Kadosh and five Consistories with about 1700 members.
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Kansas
United States
Supreme Council For
Albert Pike
Albert G. Mackey
Kansen
Lodges of Perfection
Rose Croix
Knights Kadosh
Topeka
Cdstom
Totas
Elisha H. Anderson
Daniel
Hewitt
Seventeenth annual Topeka Masons reunion details
The article outlines Topeka hosting the seventeenth annual reunion in November, listing four degrees from the fourth to the thirty-third conferred by separate bodies. It traces the Scottish Rite lineage, notes May 1801 as the founding date of the supreme council, and lists officers for Unity Chapter Ross Croix No. 1, Godfrey de St. Omer Council of Knight Kadosh No. 2, and Topeka Consistory. It also mentions Triennial conclaves and the public’s limited knowledge of Masonry history.
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Topeka
Oriental Ledge of Perfection
Unity Chapter
Ross Croix
Godfrey de St. Omer
Kadorh
Knights Templar
Charaton
S.C
Kansas
A. T. C. Pierson
St. Paul
Stashes
Iasier
M.S A
Ander
Carr
T. Care
Some Texas Justice Judge Roy Bean Elected West of Pecos
E W Cartlidge notes Judge Roy Bean's re election in Langtry Texas as dispenser of justice with a beer mill. Bean governs by unconventional methods including self declared victory by voiding ballots and issuing his own certificate. He once exacted payment from train passengers for drinks with a pistol at Langtry saloon.
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E. W. Cartlidge
E. Cartlidge
Santa Fe
Topeka
Roy Bean
Texas
Judge Bean
Langtry
Valverde County
Pecos
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Bean
Tam Justine
Jon
Cartlidge
Ciitizens
Unclear Names Enter Brief Item From OCR Text
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered names and titles. No coherent event or venue is identifiable. Requires readable context to craft a factual headline and summary with proper entities.
Poor Farm Too Far For City Needs Trade Feasibility
County commissioners consider swapping the county poor house three miles north of North Topeka for a farm nearer the city. Poor farm access poses risks for injured and sick residents in bad weather, and a swap could bring care nearer town. Commissioner Male said distance makes trips difficult for feeble persons and rain reduces accessibility.
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North Topeka
Mey
Malé
Pankey In Trouble Over Alleys and Telephone Lines
Topeka resident RB F Pankey faces issues with a telephone line running through alleys between Jackson and Kansas Avenue from Fifth to Seventh Streets. The north and south entrances at Sixth Street sit offset, creating five angled segments if the route is followed. Wires may require tall poles to clear buildings on both sides, and height restrictions threaten the line.
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Topeka
RB. F. Pankey
Jackson
Kansas Avenue
Fifth
Seventh Streets
Sixth Street
Sixth Streets
Pankey
Kansas Bride in Korea Sent News Home
Mrs W R Allen Hearn receives a letter from daughter Mrs W X Blair as she and her husband Mr Blair begin missionary work in Korea. Blair, son of E W Blair, is sent by the Presbyterian board of missions and expected to move to a new city soon. The family expresses fondness for Korea while awaiting updates on their permanent station.
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W. R. Allen
Orient
W. R.allen
W. XN. Blair
Kansas
Kores
Secor
Dad
Allen
Gubar
America
Mre_ thur
Run Senul
Korea
Lair
Blur
Santa Agorney
Presbyterian Board of Missions
Tide
Topeka
Dobbs New Murder Case Appealed to U S Supreme Court
John Stowell of Seneca, attorney for the defendants, informs the supreme court that the case will be appealed to the United States Supreme Court after a new trial was denied. Seven friends of the defendants, now in the penitentiary, claim to have discovered new evidence they say proves the defendants’ innocence.
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Washington
John Stowell
Seneca
The
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Sensational murder case grips nation in Miss Toppan affair
Massachusetts nurse Miss Jane Toppan, jailed in Lowell for the murder of Mrs. Mary Gibbs of Cataumet, stands accused of numerous other deaths. Detectives nationwide assemble evidence while her well connected friends hire eminent Massachusetts counsel to protect her interests.
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Massachusetts
Jane Toppan
Lowell
Mass
Mary E. Gibbs
Cataumet
Miss Toppan
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