Weather, trains, and town notes from Topeka era
Snapshots from home news report weather doesn't deter practice and that YMC A is open for winter work. A new 60 foot well is being dug for the city lighting plant. The State Bank of Webber gains a charter with $5000 capital. Marie Watkins appears in theater news. Ringlings train delays in Kansas City. Grain inspector says corn moves to market as rain hurts prairie sport. Liverymen harvest last night. Princeful rain during Sultan of Sulu crowds. Shawnee county Democrat ticket lead predicted by Miller. W H Sproul contemplates district clerk bid. Topeka street cars boost circus grounds service. Election Commissioner Williams cites registration near 1800 levels. City engineer maps paved streets. Wilson S Dente appointed lieutenant in Kansas National Guard. State house clerks welcome thunderstorm sounds. Lightning damages Swedish Lutheran church spire. Santa Fe clerk says prairie chickens scarce but shot some. Gov Stanley away in Olathe campaigning. Topeka water main bursts under fire pressure. Shawnee county corn samples point to T J Anderson showing at G A R encampment. Vinewood park rail project aims to fix right of way. Ministerial Union meets re Roosevelt services. no action taken. Peter Brady learns of son John’s death in McCook. plans token eastward. Mass teamsters meeting for a Topeka union at 420 Kansas Ave. Fifty-member start urged by AFL leader Cellley. Lawrence lodges small woodworkers groups organized. Belper, Santa Fe baker, hauls a 17.5 lb buffalo fish from Kaw river. Buffalo fish pulled from bed near Fall Road bridge. Dr Thomas’ ice cures blamed for throat ailments.
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State Bank of Webber
Marie Watkins
McCabe
Tovnks
Wilson S Dente
Burlingame
Stanley
Kansas National Guard
State House
Fourth
Tyler Streets
Samuel D. Gooner
Santa Fe
Ness County
Olathe
Topeka Water Company
Second and
Kansas Avenue
Tian
Shawnee County
T. J. Anderson
Washington
W. E. Wilects
Vinewood Park
L. Myers
Toveka
Ministerial Union
President Roosevelt
First Presbyterian Church
Peter F. Brady
John
McCook
Ned
Tulon
Brady
Peoria
Teamsters
Topeka
Nfter Cellley
American Federation of Labor
Lawrence Sunusy
Celliey
Tonlentine
Henry
Fe Senne
Qrork
Senne
Fallroad
Gee
Council Committee Keeps Fourth Ward Benefit District Upright
The city council ways and means committee refused to rescind the Second and Third Street benefit district near Fillmore. They said residents have already filed legal proceedings to test the district’s validity and prefer awaiting court decisions. The matter occupied much of the meeting with residents present voicing opinions.
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Fourth Ward
City Council
Third
Fillmore
Ways and Means
Benefit District
Labor Leader Urges Public Eye on Anthracite Woes
President Samuel Gompers told the Central Labor Union that if the public knew the conditions in the anthracite region over 25 years there would be uproar against mine owners and operators. Resolutions call on Congress for a thorough investigation to seek remedial legislation.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Central Labor Union
Congress
Bible Translation Expands With Four New Languages
Four hitherto unknown tongues are added to Bible translation efforts by the British and Foreign Bible Society. Nyasaland’s Shire River tribes will receive a New Testament in Nyanga, with collaborations among Livingstonia, Blantyre, and Myera missions. Yalunka in Sierra Leone and Hugatu on Ysabel Island will get new translations, and Visayan in the Philippines is under way.
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London Telegraph
Myera
Dutch Reformed Church
Yalunka
Naves
Falaba
Sierra Leone
Hugatu
Ysabel Island
Visayan
Philippines
Gained Forty Pounds in Shiv Days
A fragmented note from Long Branch Missouri details a family seeking remedy for rapid weight gain and stomach issues. The writer mentions trying Chantin s Stomach and Liver Tablets and reports some displayed improvement before the text becomes unclear.
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Chantin
Holley
Sultan of Sutu at Grand earns rave reviews in rain sodden debut
The Sultan of Sutu at the Grand drew a packed crowd despite a sudden rain leak through the roof during Act I. Kiram, played by Frank Moulan, displayed strong comic timing and a real singing voice. Ade’s satire lampoons American habits with witty exchanges while the chorus and principals endured temporary wetness, the curtain rising and falling amid dripping water and fanfare.
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George Ade'e
Sululand
Islands
Berri
Frank Moulan
Kiram
Moulan
Frank Daniels
Ade
Alfred G. Wathall
Victor Herbert
Gustave Luders
The Sultan of Sulu Delights Crowd At Local Opera Run
The performance features Cora to Manistee and a Grecian style quartet with a cast including Miss Bervi and Col. Budd. A cloudburst interrupts Palm Branches Waving during a solo, but the singer persists and earns an encore. The company numbers exceed 50 with a polished chorus and pleasing costumes. This show is praised as a landmark theatrical event for the era.
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Sultland
Mie
Bervi
Moussa
Iles
Mias
Sultan of Sulu
Kidnaping Sultans in Siam Reported by Orient Steamer
A Victoria B C report cites Pekin dispatches stating Li Lai Chung and Prince Tuan fomented the Shensi boxer outbreak at Chang Tu. Bangkok and Singapore rumors claim plans to kidnap the rajahs of Tulebin and Putni to force cessions, provoking Malay outrage.
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Tulebin
Putnl
Kingdom of
Siam
First French sailing fleet reaches Philadelphia for oil trade
The Faulconniere, a newly built French sailing ship from St Nazaire, arrived in Philadelphia on September 3 to load oil for Japan. France’s government bounty program spurred rapid shipbuilding, with vessels bound for the United States to compete with English ships. The Faulconniere earned 12 750 francs on arrival without cargo, a bounty paid per thousand miles sailed.
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Philadelphia
Japan
Faulconniere
St. Nazaire
United States
France
Will Fight It Out Council Committee Recommends Prosecuting Dollar Gas Suit
The city council committee endorses continuing the dollar gas suit after secret sessions, aiming to press the case with full legal backing. It plans to fund depositions and prepare for a hearing before Judge W C Hook, signaling likely council approval.
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Dollar
Wavn and Means
Legal Department
W. C. Hook
Brief Telegrams From Global News Desks Across Free-Form Fragments
Patchwork telegraphs report fires in clothing stores and property losses, labor wage actions in New York, and varied international notes from London to Bombay. Items mention insurance, relief funds, theater stoppages, and political shifts impacting Europe and Finland.
Woman Against Woman at New Crawford Tonight
Dramatic offering promises strenuous drama with capable players and lively comedy. Owen Davis melodrama A Gamblers Daughter cited as stirring and realistic, with proper scenery and strong stage production at the New Crawford theater Thursday night. Mia Pattie Allen of Booth Ky reports relief from cholera morb by Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets during attacks.
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Crawford Theater
Owen Davis
Crawford
Mia
Pattie ‘Allen
Booth Ky
Chamberlain
Ali
Chicago to New York Return Tickets Lead to October Sale
John Y. Calahan, General Agent, advertises 23.80 Chicago to New York and return fares with meals à la carte. Tickets on sale October 3 until October 14 with future tearing later. Jonas Calahan also listed as agent for sleeping car space.
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Chicago
New York
Adama St
Comteal
John Y. Calahan
Adams Bt
Plate Reed
Ertobes
Ted
Kitces Jonas Calahan
Uest
Adame
Cer
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A. W. Moore
Erie R. R
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