Topeka Society Hosts Farewell Reception Before California Visit
A large guest list and elaborate decorations marked a farewell reception for Mrs Tettt at her West Eighth Street home. Guests included Mrs Mudardirs and Mrs J Parker, with music by local clubs and a display of Allied Pacific era decor. The afternoon also featured a Federation meeting at Unity Church and a Thimble party hosted by Mrs Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elver
Tugaday
Mra. HK. Tettt
West Eighth Street
Mra Tettt
Mra H. A. Mudge
Stephen Hall
Eile Beevitt
Tert
Mudardirs
Allen
Mra Geo Ier
Kansas
J. Parker
Jardiniere
Bettenburs
Albert Parker
A& Tryutman
Chabb Af Hoyt
James H. Haydon
Unity
Nineteenth Century Club
Miss Work
Unity Ehuren
Till Porter
Portia Gle
Buchanan Street
Mia I. H. Steeler
Portia Club
Davidson
Calliyeia
George B. Connyr
Speinefieldy Iit
Warley
JH. Privell
C.D
Walperidmm
Horace Jay
Harry Guthrie
EM. Cockerell
K McVey
Edward Sewall launches new steel grain ship in Bath
In Bath Maine on October 4 the Edward Sewall, a steel vessel from Arthur Sewall & Co, was launched. It is the fourth steel ship built by the Sewalls, 250 feet long with 27 feet depth and five feet beam. Designed for grain trade between San Francisco and the Pacific, plus Hawaii sugar shipments, it is to carry about 90000 tons once measured. Captain Josaph E. Sewall, cousin of Arthur Sewall, will command the vessel, currently in service of the Susquehanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
Edward Sewall
Arthur Sewall & Co
Sewalls
Arthur Sewall
San Francisco
Iverneal
Hawaii
Josaph E. Sewall
Sewall
Susquehanna
Explosion at Milwaukee home kills child and injures family
A can of serotene exploded at 0 Grove Street in Milwaukee killing a two year old child of Joseph Prudel and fatally injuring his wife. A six month old baby was seriously hurt and another child aged three was badly burned. Assemblyman Joseph Rechlics and Peter Nowicki were badly burned while trying to rescue the Prudel family. The blast was caused by pouring oil from a gallon can onto a smoldering fire.
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Milwauner
Wis
Joseph Prudel
Grove Street
Prudel
Babe
Joseph Rechlics
Peter Nowicki
Cyclist Mrs Purdy Hurt In Wagon Collision
Mrs Purdy of 104 East Sixth Avenue was struck by a heavily loaded farmer's wagon at Sixth Avenue and Montee. The right leg ankle was fractured and body and head injuries followed after an electric car spooked the horses. Bystanders aided and she was taken to hospital after initial treatment. The wagon team fled, causing further damage along the pavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mire
Oliver Purdy
Aira
East Sixth Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Mon- Tee
Mra. Purdy
Fannery
Passeraby
Hants Fe
Mrs. Purdy
Mr Rushmore Hurt in Collision With Coal Wagon
An elderly man, living at 1113 West Eighth Avenue, was thrown from his buggy at the Kansas Avenue junction with Eighth. A coal wagon struck him at right angles, dragging him and causing a head wound and facial injury. He was taken to Dr Roby’s office for treatment. this marks the third similar accident in 48 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessneas
Rushmore
West
Eighth Avenue
Kansas Avenue
Kin Busey
Rushnares
Captain Eldridge Killed in Action in Alaska Patrol
Portland dispatch reports Captain Eldridge killed while serving in the theater. Assistant Adjutant General McCain confirms the death and states Eldridge was reassigned before departure. The notice notes his residence at Vancouver and service with the Tenth Cavalry amid the Alaska patrol.
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Portland
Ore
McCain
Vanomiver Terracks
Tebwerain
Bares
Hogans Eienie
Vancouver
Ina
Priennarin
Alaska
Wii West
Line of March Planned for Twentieth Kansas Welcome
Reception plan set to move from depot to state house with Fifth Street closed to carts and open for soldiers relatives. Police and K N G will manage crowd flow to prevent jams, with a guarded route around the depot and a defined meeting point on Fifth Street for the soldiers and their kin. The state welcome will be held after a brief parade style assembly, with hotel hospitality for officers and attendees arranged by a sub committee.
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Twentieth Kansas
Fifth Street
Santa Fe
Manros Street
Smple Com
Uy & Comil
Tralo
Cormpanies
State House
Recephian
John Marteed
Jonny
Martin Misiae
Gordon of
Palloe
We KM
Degat
Auldiers
Marth
Ot Feng
Thavid Greemyer
Iia
HE. Richter
Martin
Geunee ClArk
Klake
Tate
Tienen
General Funston
David Decrmber
Troutman
George
L.A
Druggist Arrest Sparks City Drug Store Debate
Chief Ramsey pledges enforcement as W F Lake a druggist on Kansas avenue near Fifth Street faces arrest for selling liquor. Lake bonds posted and trial set for October 15. Mayor Draw says no special orders to Ramsey beyond enforcing law. Ramsey confirms intent to act against alleged unlawful sales. Community tensions rise among local druggists over the crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey
W. F. Lake
Chet Rumeey
Powers Take a Hand in Transvaal Crisis Talk
A Paris dispatch reported by a London News agency says semi official exchanges are underway among Russia France and Germany over the Transvaal crisis. The rumor notes possible coordinated views among the powers aiming to influence the situation.
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London
Paris
Russia
France
Germany
Transvaal Crisin
Kansas City Attacks on Topeka Raise Tensions Over Reception
The Twentieth Kansas reception committee refuses sanction to a money making scheme backed by Topeka newspaper correspondents. Bitter editorials target Major Andersen as Kansas City papers seek to discredit Topeka’s reception. The conflict centers on published convenory plans and alleged profiteering. The Palmistry Camp at Arnee Seen advertises a fortune glimpse for 30 cents with engagement ending Saturday.
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Topeka
Twentieth Kansas Reception Committee
Katana City
Anderano
Becauime
Kansas City
Twentieth Kansas Regiment
Andersen
Arnee
Community Club to Offer Friday Evening Entertainment
The Columbia council No. 6 will present an entertainment Friday evening featuring club swinging music team drill and a stereopticon display. Admission is 19 cents. The Bennett Book Store at 730 Main Avenue offers satin finished box stationery for ice.
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Columbia Council No. 6
Bennnett Book Store
Avenue
Trade with Brazil and McKinley Era Prospects
A garbled report discusses U S Brazil trade relations under McKinley era policies. It mentions hopes for economic gains, tariff considerations, and favorable conditions for commerce, framing American sympathy for republican allies and anxiety over rivals. The piece references Brazilian policy shifts and public demonstrations connected to national anniversaries.
Murder of Bride and Groom Stirs Montgomery County
A rejected lover, Charles Rankin, killed Frank Walker and the newly married Miss Bland Gosborn with a shotgun at the Cook home nine miles east of Montgomery. A child in the room was wounded. Rankin later killed himself. a letter says he acted over the marriage. The couple had just wed Tuesday and shared a wedding supper before the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Montgomery
Frank Walker
Charles Rankin
Montgomery County
James Cook
Here
Walker
Miss Bland Goshorn
Cook Home
Rankin
Cook
Miss Gosborn
Odd Fellows Judge
Otis Report On Recent Actions With Insurgents
Gen Otis cables war department with dispatches from Manila and Negros detailing attacks on insurgents. Capt Poore and Lieut Grubbe of Sixth Infantry report bloody engagements west of Bacolod and Imus with several enemy killed and stores captured. Eldredge and Burgess casualties noted as Americans and insurgents suffer additional losses near San Fernando and Santa Ana.
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Washington
Otte Baw
War Department
Manila
Poore
Western
Negros
Grubbe
Shillock
Moore
Bacor
Imus
Luzon
Hne
Eldredge
Fourteenth Infantry
Burgess
Fifth Artillery
San Fernando
Banta Ana
Aruyst
San Antonio
Banta
San Fermands
Lebanon Celebrates Twelfth Anniversary Carnival
Lebanon marks its twelfth anniversary with a town carnival and parade. Webb McNair is the principal speaker. He lauds local progress and Edward McKinley era policy on the Philippine question, arguing it serves humanity. Events include flower parade free vaudeville baseball race and street fair. Lebanon defeats Superior Neb 11 to 1 in baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webble McNair
Lebanon
Rock Island Road
Webb McNall
McKinley
Superior
Neb
Indianapolis Journal
North Topeka society notes and Mrs Moore wed
North Topeka column records parish meetings social events and a wedding. Carr ie templin and Kyle Moore wed at 1208 Logan with Rev Mallory officiating. Groups meet at North side church Second Presbyterian and Missionary societies hold sessions. Fraternal Aid hosts refreshments. union church service planned. Kansas Day reflections shared by W. T. K. club.
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Kimball Printing Company
Kansas Avenue
Star
Union Pacific
Mixa Grace Parr
Rossville
North Side
Porter
Mra, Lord
Casey
Elmer Miller
Park Eee
N. A. Falls
Henry Daub
Kansas City
Pallas
Clifford Welsh
K. F. King
East Gordon Street
M. M. Hale
Howard Stewart
A. H. Eaton
Little Pen Pant
Central City
Neb
Birs
Eaton
G. W. Petro
Central Avenue
George Anderson
West Gordon Treet
B. F. Clark
Florence Frith
New York City
Niagara Falls
Canada
Hoboken
N. J
East Side Church
North Topeka
Kyle Moore
Logan
Mallory
Third Christian Church
Moore
Emporia
Shawnee Council No. 2
Grant
Bliss Minnie Francis
Bailey
Hoff
Br. A. Swift
McGrew
Sentinel
Clark
Charles Kaffer
Salina
Atchison
Santa Fe
Gertelson
Lemon
Myr Lemon
Ed Howe
Atchison Globe
Kansas
A J. Arngid
Edgar Allen Pond
Mra Reagle
Fannie Cole
Mra
Martha Morris
Chicago
W. 8
Hamrick
Greencastle
Two
Weks
Decoration plan for Twentieth Kansas reception aims for state house glow
Sub committee on decorations met to discuss city and state house beautification with electric lights outlining the dome and vertical supports. They expect to hire a crew to install grand displays at the capitol before the event, aiming for a first class festive look. A hardware firm advertises affordable ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth
Kansas
Tate
State House
Musner
Peyton denounces Manila as hell hole with 45000 drinkers
Army Secretary Peyton reports 45000 “drunkards, rakes and gamblers” in Manila after six months of Philippines service. He cites friars wooing Tagalos, notes saloons surge to over 430 in Manila, and warns Protestant missions are hampered while U S troops remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peyton
The
Brotherhood of Bt
Andrew
Philippines
United States
Manila
Hell Hole
Doane
Albany
Board of Domestic and Foreign Missions
Protestant Episcopal Church
Missionary Council
St. Louis
Montauk
Macila
Bunda
Mantia
Luzon
America
Men to Help Cramp Stay Away From Ship Yards
Sixty black workmen and machinists arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad from New York to work at Cramp ship building yards in Philadelphia. They were met by a striker committee. thirty deserted on arrival, the rest later refused to board a tug for the yard after appeals from fellow workers.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Cramp
Broad Street
Opening Reception for New W C A Rooms on Jackson Street
The Young Women's Christian Association plans an opening reception at the new WCA rooms in the Masonic Building at 622 Jackson street Friday evening. The reception committee includes Mrs. H D Cromby Mrs Horace Hal Mrs W H Eastman and Miss Wels. Directors led by President Mrs J C McCuntock and other officers will be present.
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Young Woman's Christian Association
Jackson Street
Masonic Building
HD. Cromby
Horace Hal
Mra WH
Eastman
Mise Wels
J.C. McCuntock
G. St Huron
Ida C. Barnes
C.H. King
M Hayden
Colored Baptist Educational Meeting At Shiloh Church
An educational meeting is in progress at Rev. W. L Grant's church with a special program planned for Shiloh Baptist on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L Grant
Shiloh Baptist Church
Meetings At New Church In Twelfth Street
The meeting was held in the new church at Twelfth and Buchanan streets with the building nearly finished. It reflects credit upon the colored people of Tennesseetown Topeka and shows that the surrounding population are determined to cultivate higher citizenship. Meetings will be daily next week. Rev Vester and J Hume Childers delivered welcome addresses. Rev G W Brown of Osage City preaches the introductory sermon.
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Plany
Priday
Dietrich
John Thiern
Bort Worth
Arte Kienen
Hobson
Wenternaven
Warren M. Crosby
Western Avenue
Anon McMahon
Adams Street
Otto Stanfield
Quincy Street
Invan
Bt Joseph
Tucote
A. St
Arlington Wildun
J. Eeichardnon
G. McNeal
Kanane
M. L. Copeland
HP. Frazier
J. Vanlen
State Iesonary
Wichita
K. Hudaga
W. Jambson
J. Et. Guy
Hume Childers
Pat Coney
Ap Troutman
Buchanan Streets
Tennesseetown
Topeka
Iter
Bof Vester
J. Hume Childers
Ev. G. W. Brown
Oxege City
Brief telegrams from around the world Oct 4
Snippets report wage and labor disputes in New York and Cleveland, a national paint and varnish association meeting in Cleveland, a Canadian municipal improvements convention in Toronto, yacht race expectations at Queenstown, British military leadership notes, a Calcutta survivor of a battle, Paris court arrests, and a Antwerp riot tied to a carter strike with police engagement.
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Cleveland, O
A HH. Glidden
Americas
Paris
M. Berenger
Prewdhent
Damining Committee
Lile Court
Grosjean
Jules
Versailles Court
Derculede Conpany
Antwerp
Wryngsardnath
Corporation
Carters
Temporary receiver appointed for J B Cott & Co makers of gas generators
New York Oct 4 A temporary receiver was appointed for the corporation J B Cott & Co manufacturers of gas generators and sterilized can supplies with offices in San Francisco and Atlanta application of directors for voluntary dissolution of the corporation. Capital stock of 354000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J.B Cott & Co
Cits
San Francisco
Atlanta
Wentworth College Beats Wen wun City Medics Eleven
Wen wun City Medics second eleven lost to Wentworth College at Lexington on Monday. No players from the first eleven who appeared at Waelbury participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nox
Wenwun City Medics
Wentworth College
Laxington
Nune
Waelbure
Abandon American Negotiations in Shanghai Report
Oct 4 dispatch states Viceroy Chang Chung reports the government has abandoned attempts with the American syndicate under the Washington contract for the Canton Hianware railway and plans reversion to the Franco-Belgian Luz bar combination. Also notes local hardware ads and plague report from Oporto with four new cases and one death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Chang Chung
Washington
Canton-Hianware
Oporto
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Topeka Society
Wanno
California
Mra Ane Overholt
Ie Copeland
Hartine
Ra. PK. Bron
Kennas City
A. H. Connelly
Royal Baking Powder
Milwaukee
Ron Over
MR. Rushmore
Capt. Eldridge
Pourtesain
Brazil
Bryan Returning
Saya
United
Etstes
Saber
Brasil
Spain
Willian McKintey
Hocenvelt
Jon
Sevenparn
Dewen
Cavite
Iit
Bahia
Erie
Subor
OTIS
Kiridge
T. J. Coughlin Hardware Co
Jewelers Five Union
Wight Bona
Es Dender
Toronto
Ont
Queenstown
Shamrock
Reavers Butler
South Attlee
Uly Largeat
Calcutis
Cet
Awit Bator
Unke
Toa
Ura
Cateutia Sieenoes
Tas dl
J. R B. Cott & Co
T. J. Coughtin Handware Co
Rock Island
Pennsular
T. J. Hughlin Hardware
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Kellam
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