SINGERS OF KANSAS Eager Newton hosts state musical event
The Kansas state musical section announced a November 20 meeting in Newton to organize statewide musical activities. A grand Newton concert is planned with many musicians invited, while a rival performance is set in Ottawa to honor veterans and raise town spirit.
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Crazy tramp terrorizes neighborhood in city attack
A wild assault on women and a child near this city ends with a pursuit and capture. The intruder knocked at a house, threatened death if a meal was prepared, but Mrs Hughes escaped and alerted her husband. Neighbors and a local officer pursued and captured the suspect.
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Writings of Letters and Fires Near Kansas City
A late 19th century wire and postal note describes two old letters found in an 1873 shipment, one from Quinney Illinois and one from Solomon City, Kansas, with decayed stamps and a Kansas City connection. Also reported: a new engine house planned for the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, fire damage to LL Howdley’s Vermont Street residence, and the funeral of Edward O’Bryan in Lamingy with a Baptist church service.
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Halloween carnival to ride through Topeka streets
A Topeka Halloween bicycle carnival organized by the T A A W promises a masquerade spectacle with fancy costumes and a large parade. Local riders, a Kansas City troupe, and band performances will headline the event with costumes rented from W Taylor’s shop.
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Port Riley upends Junction City in football clash
The Junction City football team was defeated Sunday by Port Riley, 12 to 10. Fort Riley plans a Friday game versus College of Emporia as sports news and regional development notes highlight stockyards proposals in Mexico and land acquisitions for a proposed industrial belt line railway.
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Whisky Cleaning Frames Leads to Widow’s Riches Scam
Six workmen painting at Mrs Baker’s house exploit her thrift by proposing whisky to clean picture frames. They claim a quart will do, drink during work, and later praise the result. She admits washing her late dog Fido with the whisky, revealing the ruse as their motive.
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Beavers as Currency in Old Time Trading Tale
A traveler learns in a backwoods region that beaver skins served as legal tender at one dollar each, with muskrat skins valued at twenty five cents and squirrel skins at five cents. The storekeeper confirms the beaver dollar system and exchanges skins for a five cent cigar, using animal skins as money in daily trade.
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Matched the Man Huge Watch Gift to a Giant Bee Worker
John Bevane of Wie Smoky Hollow, a 290 pound giant standing four feet four, received a monstrously large water clock from a pawnshop display. The hunting case silver watch, five inches across and weighing a pound, carries Chinese characters inside. Origin traced to Chong the Chinese giant and a circus man named Yopey, but its full history remains unknown.
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Market Report: Wheat and Livestock Trends Across Cities
The market report shows wheat weighed by weather with rains from Kansas to the South and forecasts of broader rain. December wheat opened steady to slightly lower, pork and cattle futures firm on light receipts, with cattle receipts and hog prices described as steady to higher. Chicago and Kansas City cargoes show mixed signals on wheat, corn, and oats with prices shifting and rain expected in key wheat belts.
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Topeka State Journal Growth Sets Record For Six Months
The Topeka State Journal reports unprecedented growth with a six month daily average near 1835, outpacing the Topeka Capital and rival dailies. Figures, sworn statements, and a $100 penalty clause back the claims, noting superior local circulation in Topeka and Shawnee County.
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Topeka Daily State Journal Breaks Circulation Record
The Topeka Daily State Journal reports record circulation for the first half of 1895, showing a six month total well above previous totals and signaling growing demand for its news coverage.
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