Drowning of Rock Island Foreman While Saving Son at Vinewood
George A. Miller 84, foreman of Rock Island pile drivers, drowned at Vinewood last evening while trying to rescue his 12 year old son after a boat capsized in a narrow seven to nine foot deep stream. Michael Healey and a young woman helped raise the alarm. Miller’s body was recovered after about ten minutes. He had lived in Topeka for years, previously at McFarland and Omaha, and was active in Star lodge and Amity lodge Knights of Wyckl. The funeral will be held Wednesday with lodge participation.
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George A. Miller
Door Creek
Vinewood
Miller
Rock Island Piled Rivers
McFarland
Vineword
Agalo
Mra Miller
Agaid
Michael Healey
Mr. Hanley
Hanley
St Miller
Papa
Duno Tere
Mr. Miller
Tao
Noeless
Polion
Rock Island
Topeka
Hoe
Union Pacific
Omaha
Uridge
Pawnee City
Neb
Row Island
Lome
McParland
Star Lodge
Amity Lodge
Atda
L. W
Hartford
Cotia
Baker's Silver View and the 16 to 1 Coinage
Excerpts quote Senator Huker at a Soldiers reunion discussing money questions. He clarifies that he supports gold, silver and paper money, favors free coinage of American silver, but opposes unlimited silver coinage at 16 to 1. He views silver as fall legal tender yet not unlimited.
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Donano
Seustor Lucien Huker
Eight Aces In A Deck In Coffeyville Poker Peculiarities
In Coffeyville the trial of Mike O'Brien, who officiated a poker game at Tom Haslon's saloon on East Ninth, exposed local gambling and assault issues. O'Brien admitted gambling after a dispute over a hand in which Jegglin, Minter, and Howard played. Jegglin held four aces against two. An attack followed as the group dispersed, with an officer present to prevent further harm. Jegglin, a stoneware maker from Calhoun, Mo, reported the incident.
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Coffeywilie
Correryux
Sept
Mike Brien
Tom Haslon
Ninth Street
O'Brien
C A. Jegglin
Jim Minter
Jegglin
Howard
Calhoun
Boswell
Two Brothers Reunite After Forty Three Years in Loulawilla
Enoch Hughes and Samuel Hughes, aged 70 and 64, met for the first time since boyhood after forty three years apart. Enoch arrived from Waterloo town and the brothers, once separated in Pittsburg, now recalled early paths from Fort Leavenworth through Kansas to Santa Fe. A fragile reunion they cherish in the present day.
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Loulawilla
Lovmvinne
Enoch
Samuel Hughes
Pittsburgh
Enoch Hughes
Waterloo
Ftown
Mice Ate the Stamps and the Postmistress’s Worry
Jewett City September 9 Mrs Malone postmistress of Athens reports seventy dollars in large denomination stamps eaten by mice. An inspector will be sent to verify the missing stamps and substantiate the claim. Also notes on a Methodist conference in Park Street Church and Edwards county exhibit on depot platform. An exploring party in a houseboat near Avionson, Ken.
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Athens
Jewett City
Malone
Tate
Edwards County
Ast
Quest for Cow Island Relics and Historic Fort Near Oak Milla
A party from St Paul touring near Oak Milla seeks Major Long expedition remains on Cow Island from 1819 and a rumored old French fort. The group’s aims include locating artifacts and noting the site as autumn research proceeds.
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Oak Milla
Cow Island
Major Long
Acrea
St Paul, Inn
Kansas Windmills Replicate Dutch Landscape in West Kansas
Western Kansas lacks water but mirrors Holland in windmills. a Wilson traveler counted seventy two mills visible from the hotel veranda. The area has a shallow water table enabling every man to draw water, powered by windmills, supplying individual wells.
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Kansas
Holland
Wilson
Moriarty on the Force and Death in a Bomb Plot
Policeman Moriarty, once the force’s most effective member, lies dead after a foreign-looking assailant drew a hat bomb. Witnesses recall Moriarty warning the aggressor who delayed, then struck with a club causing the fatal blast.
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Moriarty
McClarrah
Moriiarty
Times Have Changed and Noted Waltz of Quotes
A legacy-tinged column cites The New York Evening Post on speed and manners, contrasting a wheelman’s haste with old customs. The page advertises salve for cats and skin ailments by J E Jones, a Louisville optical shop sale, and a Pennsylvania stopover offer. The Journal's Want and Miscellaneous notes seek Topeka readers, urging subscription for more news.
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New York Evening Post
Ghent
Aix
Roland
Market Place
Buekte Arnion Satz
J. KE. Jones
Kansas Ave
Chas
Bennett's Optical
Louisville
Rowley Broa
Ianapolis
Music Hypnotizes Girl in Church Trance at Evanston Service
Miss Bessie Ayers of Evanston fainted and went into a hypnotic trance during a Sunday service at First Congregational Church in Cxricaco. Organ music, cognitive failure, and a glassy stare followed, with doctors attributing the episode to brain pressure and stress triggers. She recovered after vigorous efforts but relapsed, later claiming no memory of the events.
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Bessie Ayers
Evanston
First Congregational
Miss Ayers
Miss Ayres
Misa Ayrea
Dr. Lob
Dr. Lo
Market Report From Cascade and Kansas City Markets
Daily market roundup notes wheat and corn weakness with December wheat opening lower and trading near 5019 to 594. corn May sliding to 203s. oats soft with May dipping from 17elow to 21. live hogs weak with mixed prices and supplies. cattle receipts strong in Kansas City with strong beef prices and steady to higher bids. sheep steady with lambs and mutton prices noted.
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Associated State Journal Cascade
Kaname City
Bancas Cruz
Texas
Prairie markets show steady gains and weak wheat openings
A chaotic trading day in wheat and corn features a weak opening for December deliveries, new price lows, and a late rally as Farnum again supports prices. Cables and northwest arrivals weighed on the market while Chicago and St Louis show firmer tone. Meat and hog outlook remains cautious with speculative pressure easing.
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Topeka Grats and Stock Exchange
Columbian Building
Northwest
Baldwin & Faranm
Cudahy
Partridge
Fair Sellere
Schwartz Dupee
Brosseaus
Seaboard
Minneapolis
Farnum
St Louis
Geome
Armour
Market notes steady demand across grains and meats in Chicago
Chicago and regional markets report mixed results with corn and oats down while wheat and pork futures show activity. Visible supply tallies list wheat 14,290,000 and corn 4,792,000 in Chicago stocks, with December and May options quoted. shipments and stock movements fill the week alongside European and U K trade figures.
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Farnum
Congdon
Cudahy
Brosesau
United Kingdom
Berlin
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Omaha
United States
U. K
Liverpool
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