Topeka News Roundup of Local Happenings and Notes
Local items detail Washburn and Kansas Medical College affairs, football outlooks, weather notes, and civic chatter. Mentions include Washburn Bear mascot idea, downtown street repairs, a Topeka election car, and city council topics on rail franchise and bicycle ordinance. Also notes university enrollments, court reports, and a weather bulletin predicting frost impacts and crop prospects.
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Hungate
Court House of
Acorn
Mies
Eleanor Smith
Cris Bros
Kansas City
Topeka
Kansas Medical College
Wumi
J. ©. McClintock
W. F. Rowen
Magee
Manhattan
Parkdale
cYobeka
River Congress
Governor Daley
Mergundthal
Moesor T. J. Anderson
A. W. Gregn
Wood
Haynes
Hunt Ifken
Denathing Thomas
Charles D. Welch
Whitlock
Charles Wolff
Kuehne
al Baird
D. W. Mulvars
William Moeser
Government Weather Bureau
Castle Resigns as Postoffice Auditor in Washington
Washington Get. announces the resignation of Castle, auditor for the postoffice department. The resignation is dated Gete bert and directed to the secretary of the treasury, who accepts. Castle will stay in office until a successor qualifies, then return to St. Paul to attend private business needs.
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Washington
Get
Castle
Postoffice Department
Getebert
Secretary of the Treasury
Post Office
Attaten
Pe. Heven
St. Paul
New Cabinet Installed In London The Privy Council Meeting
London reports the new cabinet ministers have taken office after a privy council meeting at Buckingham Palace with King Edward present except for the Duke of Devonshire and Mr Attold-Forester the new war secretary. Also notes a separate case of a youth Ivory Rogers sentenced to prison for life after a Mary Broknaka incident and a burglary at a courthouse in Scalland B C with robbers opening the safe.
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London
Privy Council
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Duke of Devonshire
Attold-Forester
Stilhwater
Ivory Rogers
Mary Broknaka
Anyriar
Irveiourt
Marines Band Discharge Reinstatement Queried in Chicago
Officials say misinterpretation sparked a boycott by union musicians over Marine Band performances at the Chicago centennial. Federal and city authorities dispute the firing of regimental musicians and seek reinstatement, noting Navy involvement and the band as guests without compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Centennial Arrangements Committee
Cenwute
Federation
Marine Band
Moody
Navy Department
Waxhuusten
Tre City
Marines
Mondy
St Louis expo praises Coburn for live stock chief pick
County stock men applaud F D Coburn as chief of the live stock section at the St Louis exposition. George W Stubblefield Bloomington DC and Illinois state senator addressed the meeting of live stock herd book secretaries in St Louis praising Coburn and criticizing World’s fair management.
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F. D. Coburn
Kansas
St. Louis
George W. Stubblefield
Bloomington
Illnois
Mr. Coburn
Coburn Named Livestock Chief for Exposition
F D Coburn is chosen as chief of the department of live stock for the Louisiana Purchase exposition with broad support from livestock interests at St Louis. A $250000 prize fund was set as a baseline for Coburn’s duties, with Coburn favoring a minimal fund.
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F. D. Coburn
Coburn
Rominner
St. Louis
Covurn
Cleveland III Cottage at Lakewood Taken for Winter
Former President and Mrs Cleveland have moved to Lakewood New Jersey for the winter to aid Mrs Cleveland health after the baby Francia Grover birth. The stay among pines is intended to restore strength as the family physician advised. The Cleveland party left Princeton with the children and will proceed there tomorrow.
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Lakewood
New York
Cleveland
N. J
Francia Grover
Largest El Dorado Fair crowd enjoyed premier day
At Kas on October 9 El Dorado Fair drew the largest crowd in county history as well dressed attendees enjoyed fine displays and stock judging. Races featured a special trot with Helen first Wilkins second Vandelin third Orexan fourth and running events including May Queen Arty King Jobn and Big Jobn in various positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kas
Helen
Wilkins
Vandelin
Orexan
May Queen
Arty King
Jobn
Servants Guide Movement In New York Society
Wealthy women back a Servant Guide via the Women's Domestic Guild in New York. Aimed at improving conditions for housekeepers and maids, the plan includes verified references, house rules, and a one month minimum stay. Prizes and a training school for servants are proposed in the new department with branches for dressmakers and culinary staff.
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New York
Soci
Aew
Establinines
Larder
Cultna End
Dresmakers
Fort Leavenworth Breadline to Open Next Month
A new bakery at Fort Leavenworth Kansas will open early next month after troop reductions from maneuvers. It will bake bread for 4,000 people. The east wing of the old mess hall is being remodeled and the gymnasium is due to be completed by year’s end as the largest in any army post.
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Weshburn
Herbert Rutinson
la Site
Fld
Céburn
St. Louie
Skehich
College of Emporia
Washburn
Eaxporia
Peone
Poon Gohn Ivuker
G. A
Wankburn
McCabe
A. J. Hedden
Department of Washburn College
Firet Pear
Billtird Gall
Poe
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Poet City
Union Pacific Railroad
Kanes Avenue
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Clothiers
Edwin Clapp
Goodyear Welts
Vici
Paragon
Kansas Avenue Pre Clothing CO
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
America
Alfred Benjamin & Co
Poole
Harvard
U.S
Hart, Schaffner and
Marx
HLS. &M
Brokaw Bros
Sean
Sailor Norfolk
Tomol
Mpartes Fabrica
Malta
Benjamin & Co
Cent
Adler
Perrin
French
Oxford
John B. Stetson
Lucy Wumier
Mint
Kansan Medicl College Bf
Bleyeleth
Palsce
Steinberg
Clisses
Arene
Amnarriage
Herr Lseuerd
Cook
Topeks
C. Johtwin
Denver
Menoken
Lakes
Yo M. Ct
Enlinge
Ruth Welch
Toneka
Yate
Alban
Norman Ea Sunt
Fam
Was
Serioul
Twinters
Lis
Seit
AL Cash
Loniorew
Elke
Ichabod
Washburn College
D. L. Brewer
Bart Sixth Street
Burg
Zeis
Kansas Ave
7Th Street
Stetson
MR. Castle
Court House
Scalland
B.C
Olivet
Sioux City
Stace
Ayer
Mes. Cleveland III
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