Local notices and social items from Topeka area
A garbled Topeka area column lists visitors, family moves, and society happenings. Mentions Miss Maul Trel at her Bolman home, Brill visiting his brother, a poultry judge in Burruk, trips to Chicago and New York, and church services led by E G Ward. Also notes a funeral, a fire at a Kansas Avenue church, school events, and a silk and linen sale by Costley & Post with Amity Society connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Kansas Avenue
Femis
Wy Mootey
Ab E.G. Ward
West Gorton Street
Tust Costley & Post
Mies Mars Ettte
Fakridat
Hus
Mra
Wilbur Hogaboom
Bi Bane
Taardens Street
W. MO. Lane
I ‘Topeka
Deriay
Goldie
TripWit, Mo
B Billard
Quircy Street
Williars Gilman
Ide
Rollin Nichols
Beeler
William Sheets
J . J. Pearson
Congregational Church
AL & Church
Branner
Clara
Edgar Milter
Willem Agri Paul Morgan
Vernon
Haraid Senna Semicruas
Genere Ketchum
Semincere
Mra HH Sa Saunders
Mra Herrick
Wrong owner not owner of 615 Quincy building says Dodd
Mr Badges asserts that Dodd does not own the 615 Quincy Street property listed by Chief Stahl in notices to Stebbins Ryans. Badges says Dodd’s Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co will not rent for saloon uses, citing a Kansas City offer refused for a saloon store room and denying any link to joint club or liquor schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badges
Dodd
Quincy
F. M__Stahl
Stebbins & Ryans
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of
New Serger
Polies
Topella
Sued for False Arrest in Diamond Theft Case
William Bryan sues S F Metsler for 36100 claiming false arrest over the Metzler diamond robbery. Bryan was arrested on complicity charges but dismissed at preliminary hearing due to lack of evidence linking him to the theft. He seeks damages for claimed injury and associated costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Bryan
SF. Metsler
Bryan
Metzler
Heis
BR Metsier
Twins Born to Yeager Family in Second Ward
In Syracuse on November 2, it became known that Henry and Mrs Yeager of 1107 Park Street welcomed twins for the second consecutive time. The Yeager couple, married eleven years, have a first child about nine years old. The twins, a girl and a boy, are described as healthy and robust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Henry Yeager
Park Street
Yeager
Report on Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow Year End
Washington reports Bristow summarizes the fiscal year ending June 1900 for the fourth assistant postmaster general. He notes post offices range from fourth to third class, increases in appointments and fewer removals for discipline, and efforts against improper fundraising. The Bureau of Bonds and Commissions details losses, auditor reports, and improved compliance with postal regulations plus inspectorate efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph L. Bristow
II Beng
Deline 401
Tfar
Wijk
Tral
Pobita Fishwass
Thretnerews
Ramout
Deve
Sudan
Stanly
Ollowe
Ora
Golingus Ncles
DSSS
Demet
Gosta
Inepace Hoi Tnaich Dexies
Postal Offences and Cape Nome Inspector Duties
The report details postal law offenses and arrests in the year, with 118 postal workers charged, 13 post office burglars, and 62 acquittals. It notes Cape Nome Alaska requiring a summer inspector, increased clerks from one to twenty four, and $4000 in money order funds remitted to one registered mail. Recommendations include funding for incidental expenses, warrants for inspectors, lookout construction, and tighter control of loose mail items to combat fraud and theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talway
Post Office Burgisrs
United States Courte
Bix
United States
Cape Nome Alaske
Cape Nomne
Tiines
C. F. W. Neely
Dhef
Bureau of Finance
Department Ofs
Cuba
Ning
Sennen
Tnw
Neal
Reland
Sears
Vrtinaster Ceneral
Intertate
iMeTaphard Express
Gates v Stilwell Receiver Bid for Guardian Trust
In St Louis on November 2 John W Gates and associates filed in the US circuit court for the appointment of a receiver for the Guardian Trust company Judge Amos Thayer reserved a decision The petition alleges mismanagement by President A R Stilwell with funds diverted to the Kansas City Mexico Orient railway and that Gates investors were drawn in by Stilwell misrepresentations Stilwell and officers deny the charges and claim the case is a personal attack aimed at removing him from control and harming the KCMO venture
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guardian Company
St Louis
John W. Gates
Guardian Trust Company
United States Circuit Court
Amos Thayer
A. RB. Stilwell
Kansas City
Mexico & Orient Railway
Inn Owner Near Rockefeller Estate Faces License Revocation
Melin, owner of a small inn on Sleepy Hollow road near John D. Rockefeller's Potantico home, fights a liquor license revocation. Norman Piss, head of the anti-Saloon League of Greater New York, seeks court action. Justice Marean appoints ex-District Attorney Piatt as referee to hear testimony. Melin denies the charges and, newly wealthy from Sweden, plans to contest the case amid Rockefeller connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melin
Rockefeller
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Jonn Melin
Sieepy Eollow Road
John D.rockefeller
Potantico Tilk
Norman Piss
Weaene
Greater
New York
Supreme Court
Marean
Piatt
White Plains
Metin
Sweden
Saloon League
Church Fire Strikes Kansas Avenue Methodist Church
Firefighters battled a basement blaze at the Kansas Avenue Methodist Church in North Topeka, starting around 9:46 PM. The fire confined to the south basement under the Sunray school room, with smoke filling the building. two hose lines and two water streams were used, and the brick church is a large city landmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Avenue
North Topeka
Sharck 28 Smoke the Windows and Saison
Wilmarth
Violent Lake Erie Storm Strikes Cleveland Harbor
A fierce north wind at sixty miles per hour lashed Lake Erie and northern Osio. Heavy rain and sleet accompanied the gale, halting all port activity as ships remain tied to harbor. The schooner St Lawrence broke apart after grounding. Telecommunication lines suffered damage as the harbor structure suffers significant loss with over a thousand feet of the east pier destroyed and the west pier threatened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Osio
St Lawrence
Blatlon Sees Heavily Laden Schooner Drift Ashore
Blatlon reports a heavily laden lumber schooner drifting ashore in a heavy sea with a high surf. The vessel appears to be three masted though the name is unreadable. A lifeboat crew readies to approach as the deck load has been washed away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blatlon
Horse Dies of Fright on Newark Street
A frightened horse on Broad and Market streets in Newark caused a dramatic scene as it reared and toppled near a trolley line. Spectators reported the animal’s unstable behavior and the rider’s attempts to regain control before it collapsed, with authorities seeking information about the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Broad Street
Washington Street
McGinnity May Play in St. Louis Next Season
Reports from South McAles ter suggest Joy Mein fity will join St. Louis in December if the Robisons can secure his release from Brooklyn. If not, Tease Stecianity may umpire headlines in Baltimore under McGraw and Robinson. Regardless, McGinnity’s 1801 season would likely be with St. Louis per Ed Hanlon’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
South McAlester
Joy Mein Fity
Wil
Deason
Robisons
Brooklyn
Stecianity
Ump
Isague
Pic
Baltimore
Br McGraw and Robinson
Oe Paring ii
Refer Ter Pias
Cloerr
Perritory
McGinnity
Ed. Hanlon
Veterans visit McKinley with Civil War veterans
Twenty veterans from many states led by Gen Daniel Sickles of New York called on President McKinley by appointment at the White House. The group was received in the library as Sickles presented congratulations on the recent election. The president thanked them and affirmed the tribute would be duly noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Washington
Daniel © Sickles
New York
General Strike Declared Amid War Over Cigar Makers
Tampa reports a general strike declared as committees from the Reristenda organization and the International Cigarmakers union meet. About 1,400 workers reportedly refused to work, and nine local unions obeyed the trades assembly order. Amelie Rives plans to spend winter in Richmond with her sister, after arranging a house for the season following illness in Boston. Kansas City and Return $267 in the Santa Fe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Reristenda Organization
International Cigarmakers’ S Union
Trades Assembly
Tt 1A
Amelie Rives
Richmond
Prinesas ‘Troubetzkoy
Boston
Market Report Sketch of Grain and Livestock Prices
The report details mixed cattle and hog prices, and wheat and corn futures movements. It notes December gains and losses, shifts between private and public storage, and regional market activity in Chicago Kansas City and Liverpool with varied weekly receipts and shipments.
Grain Letter and Market Notes Amid Messy Rail Station Wordings
The digest outlines a Grain Letter and market snippets from New York Money Market and Butter Market notes. It mentions brands, numbers, and prices in a dense, OCR sketch with scattered names and figures. The text references rail and daily affairs with an emphasis on unsettled wording and partial data.
Grain Stocks and Customer Service Notice
Fragmented OCR text references Duncan and Lane Diet with a focus on stock or service issues. The garbled content mentions prompt collection and customer attention, suggesting a generic notice about financial or grain stock handling and payments. No clear events or named organizations beyond Kansas are readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Duncan
Commission Grain
Rte
Tae
Kansas
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North Topera
New Model Supply Store
F. Metzler
MR. Bristow
Gates VS. Stilwell
America
Chmait
Ches
Jean F-Fove
J. C W. Becanamano Wie
Kentucky
Kansas Avenue M
New Hampshire
Wginnity
Santa Fe
Foday's Market Report
Lo Hye
Fas
Shay Ables
Almpout
Eae
N. W
Chicago
Basgeig
Ppace City Live
Cattor— Strong
Asera Row Ail
Sian
Sore Whit
Burne Creamery
JC. Gotegs
Copmisuion Rade
Joyeea
Wren
Hasan
Liverpool
Cate
Raines Ws & Roe Ton
Gusas Crewsen
Topeka
Gojuse
Car
Tina Deceusbur
Notts
Eros
Ieee
Merv
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