City Council to Decide Hat Rule For Theaters Churches
The Topeka city council will consider an ordinance proposed by Attorney Birdle to ban hats in theaters and churches. Council members Burgess and others weigh the impact on women, with discussion of enforcing penalties and whether to extend the rule to churches as well as theaters.
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Topeke
Birdle
Burgisx
Weterum
Cherches Ae Weil
Reini
Burgess
Burress
Col
Hurcene
Lwan
Morgan
Councitman Skinner
Couurliman
Thayer
van Theesy
Netcels
Col Bursar
Dia
Warber
Ana
Theosophy Dies Out In Topeka Branch
The Topeka theosophical group formed under Mrs Besant and T. D. Humphreys but ended due to warm weather and uncertain leadership. Mrs Alonzo Wardall served as secretary while expectations of winter meetings fell away. The president and officers differed on continuing activities and the group failed to maintain plans after initial enthusiasm.
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Annie Hesant
National Hotel
London
Topeka
Sociery
Nome Tine Amy
Sture
Halloween vandals threaten city property damage
A disorderly Halloween threat reports vandalism planned for next Saturday October. Criminal groups roaming the city damage fences seize items and steal porch goods. Police and officials pledge patrols and tough penalties to deter repeat acts.
USE THE SAME OLD BOOK Court Docket of a Georgia County BO Y Years Old
Columbus Ga October 25 Judge W B Butt held court at Canton Jones county in repayment for Judge Hurt service The Jones court docket has been in use since 1817 For exactly 40 years cases have been entered in the same book The old style docket named Dommett records minutes and is nearly used up and will be replaced soon
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Columbus
W. B. Butt
Canton
Jones County
Hurt
Talbot Court
Jones Court
Dommett
Dynamite Duty Cut to Aid Mines in Transvaal
Pretoria reports President Kruger backed a report urging a ten shilling per case reduction on dynamite and sweeping cuts to mining requirements tariffs. He promised not to let dynamite oppress mines nor mines strangulate the dynamite industry. A probed inquiry into the company's conduct was announced with potential suppression of concessions if duties were misapplied.
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Pretoria
Transvaal
Collsrasad
Sub-Committee On Industrial Commissions
Tallraad
Kruger
Blind Girls Visit The Constitution At Boston Navy Yard
Fifty girls from the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Booth Boston toured the Constitution at the city navy yard. Guided by teachers, they examined cabins and furniture, listened to officers, and sang patriotic hymns on the ship’s deck before strolling the yard and waterfront, expressing delight at the experience.
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Constitution
Boston
Navy Yard
Perkins Institute For the Blind
Booth Boston
Enel
Grain-O Try Grain-O A New Grain Beverage
Try grain o the new fond drink that takes the place of coffee. Children may drink it without injury as well as adults. Grain-O resembles mocha or java in rich color but is made from pure grains and is sold by grocers along with mineral water in west street area.
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Java
Romesh
Seper
A Horse Steps on Him in Topeka Farm Accident
Willie Dexter a 12 year old boy from Kingville vicinity was injured when a horse on Henry Anderson’s farm kicked and stamped on him as he rode to Topeka to buy school books. He underwent abdominal surgery at Christ Hospital with several internal organs damaged. Doctors say his recovery remains uncertain. His mother stays by his bedside. The story also mentions Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy praised by Liberty Bankers for curing colds.
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Willie Dexter
Eee
Christ Hospital
Wale
Huy
Anderson
Henry Mutth
Tie
Bolird
Hyves
Kingyilie
Kessvilie
Momo
Topeks UW
Adams House
North Tope
Andereen
Topeka
Willie
Uci
Chriat Hospital
Déctor
Joe
Heroapital
Mim
Erippe
Chamberlain
Taney
Banker of Liberty
Libertytown
Maryland
Town-H Kansas Football Game at Lawrence Preview
Santa Fe offers a round trip fare for the Town-H Kansas game in Lawrence on Saturday October 20. Return must be by October 30 aboard the 1:45 train, providing ample time for the contest. Incidental ad text mentions Dewitt's Tittle Barry Hieers and a local address at 622 Kansas Avenue.
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Santa Fe
Lawrence
Dewitt
Mistaken Public Policy on State Warrants and Funds
A letter discusses state warrants unpaid for lack of funds, blaming policy by legislatures and tax-sale laws. It notes 1801 and 1808 statutes that redirected delinquent taxes to county sales, causing unredeemed warrants, reduced interest rates, and financial strain on state and local entities. The author urges repeal of these laws to restore fiscal health and enforce tax payments.
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Popullets
Te Bourt
Treaurer
Pia
Buw
Board of County Commissioners
Willems
Hach
Widow suspects murder in morgue thefts and postmortem
Mrs Humper tells of her husband’s bruised body found after a death she questions. She believes the five corpses stolen from the Dunning county morgue were taken to conceal a crime and cites attendants’ abuse at the county asylum. A lawyer was expelled when seeking to interview staff. investigation continues.
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Chicuee
Get
Mira
Loutes Himpel
Dunning
County Maane
Humper
Moreve
Mrs McKinleys Kittens
Washington reports Mrs McKinley received four Angora kittens from President McKinley's Angora gift. The largest was Kart Decker, others Evangelion Cisneros Weyler and De Lome. Weyler and De Lome were later ordered drowned by the First Lady after christening.
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Washington
Vel
MecKinley
Angora
Treetmen
Pines
Kart Decker
Evangelion Cisneros
Wergler
Dying Dr Krohn Linked to Kansas Prohibition Leader
Dr. Philip Krohn, a Chicago figure linked with prohibition leadership, lies gravely ill in Chicago. He once led the Kansas Temperance Union and edited the Atchison Champion after John A. Martin’s death.
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Krohn
Chicago
Philip Krohn
Kansas
State ‘Temperance Union
Congregational
Atchison
John A. Martin
Jown
Etme bin
Drr
Price
State Board of Charities
Morgan wins live bird championship at Joplin
Joplin reports the Missouri Kansas amateur shooting tournament crowned W E Morgan as overall live birds champion with 145 targets hit cleanly though two fell out of bounds. Scores list Morgan 25 in the championship event, 10 in the 10 live birds, and 53 in the Miss and out, edging rivals Cox and McElhaney.
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Joplin
W. E. Morgan
Southwest Missouri
Southeast Kansas
Morgan
Sergeant
McElhaney
Cox
Brown
Barlow
Burke
Patton
Webster
McWibaney
Harlow
Gentry Beats Robert J in Double Team Record Attempt
Nashville October 28 crowd over five thousand watched John Gentry and Robert J attempt a double team pacing record at Cumberland. The horses started well but moisture-deadened track left them unable to finish. time 2:07 and 205 percent noted before abandonment.
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Gentry
Robert J
Nashvillle
Cumberland
John Gentry
John K. Gentry
Browne
May I use your teispagne 2 moment at drugstore
A dapper young man asks a Topeka druggist for help with a telephone call to Nelly. He evasively explains family absence, plans to visit, and a mustache mishap while seeking a remedy and a quick cure ad appears urging Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee.
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Bom
Tiga
Mitter
Tam
Healthful promise for hard working farmers
An old anonymous advert promotes tonic cures for malarial districts and general ailments of farmers. It extols a tonic that purports to cleanse the blood, strengthen muscles, improve digestion, and restore vitality, claiming widespread testimonial support and urging readers to request a free medical advisor booklet from the World’s Dispensary Medical Institute.
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Galten Medical
Sirites Mra
Seite Ricca
Coast
Amy Remime
Pierce
Builaio
N.Y
Fram Heading North Under Sverdrup Command For Four-Year Expedition
Berlin reports Capt Sverdrup plans to command the Fram on a four year Arctic expedition. The Norwegian government will fund refit with 20 000 kroner and provide 16 men and 400 dogs. The voyage aims to explore areas near Spitzbergen, Greenland, and Smith Sound, overlapping with Peary’s forthcoming Arctic work.
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Sverdrup
Berlin
Christiania
Lokal Angelger
Fram
Nanven
Inv
Jerdrup
Franz
Petermann
Spitzbergen
Greenland
Baffie Bay
Smith Sound
Arctic Ocean
Arctic
Peary
American Geographical Society
Europe
Arctic Endeavor
Mittellungen
Women at Wichita Opens First Annual District Meet
Four hundred delegates gather at Plymouth Congregational church for the Seventh District Federation of Women's clubs first annual session in Wichita. Mrs FR Peters wife of ex-Congressman Peters of Newton delivers the annual address on Club Helpfulness. papers by Mrs Noble Prentiss of Kansas City and others from Hutchinson Newton and Kansas City.
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Wichita
Federation of Women's Cluby
Plymouth Congregational Church
Mra S
FR. Peters
Peters
Newton
Noble Prentiss
Kansas City
W. Winans
Hutchinson
Ater
Belle Durkee
F. Byane
Shovels in Languages Graduate Works on Pan Handle
Loganport Indiana October 23 A man named W C McClelland a graduate holder of eight languages and master of them works shoveling dirt for the Pan Handle railroad company earning 125 dollars a day He claims diplomas from the College De France Paris and the University of Madrid He came to America seeking employment his prior studies led him to Philadelphia Comercial Museum and Chicago before taking railroad labor Portable education awaited him yet he was compelled to work as a section hand on the railroad.
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Loganport
Ind
Pan Handle Itailroad
W. C. McClelland
America
College de France
Paris
University of Madrid
McClelland
Philadephia Comercial Museu
Chicago
Tewan
Iowa Kansas Football Game at Lawrence Preview
Iowa Kansas football game set in Lawrence on Saturday October 30 with Santa Fe offering a round trip fare. A 1:45 train arrives in time for the kickoff. Cure and remedy notices appear, including One Minute Cough Cure and Ayer's Pills claims.
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Santa Fe
Lawrence
Perrons
Inga
G. W. Stansfield
Kansan Avenue
Council Proceedings Count Chaetier in Kansas
City council minutes from October read aloud by the clerk. Mayor presided with President Pattheot overseeing. Journal approved after corrections. meeting adjourned on motion of Mr. Dew.
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Count Chaetier
Kansas
Euner
Bursess
Dae
Ae Mercun
Nettles Oe
Ro Skinner
Warner
O. Stepteenson
Chloe Fur
J. D. Pattheot
Cranell
Oben
Dew
Strikers Give Up and Naval Band Changes Named
Reports say strikers concede after talks between simphivers federation and engineers delegates with board of trade mediators. Prof Fanalulli’s Marine Band tenure ends this month. Zimmer leads Naval Academy band and may relocate to Chicago. Trade notices note a Camberiatars Guta remedy advertised for colon ailments and diarrhea with 50 cent sizes.
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Glieson
Simphivers Federation
Annalesstiated Society of Engineers
Board of Trade
etriMing Engineers
Fenciulli
Worhington
Fanalulli
United States Marine Band
Zimmer Than
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Nave
Chicago
Money Moving West on York for Cotton Crop Relief
The treasury transferred 1,200,000 to St Louis this morning to pay out funds to assist moving the cotton crop. The ad promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a throat and lung remedy from G W Starsfield on Kansas Avenue.
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York
St. Louis
G. W. Starsfield
Kansas Avenue
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Haskell
Haskell Institute
University Medical College of
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Will C. Chaffee
W. C. Chaffee
East
Will C. Chaffee Clothing Co
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Leslie G. Keeley
Union Depot
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AMD
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