Topeka State Journal Oddities and Notes on Town Life
A collage of clipped observations from Topeka life and national events. Mentions Fort Scott justice, New York Dewey fun, Topeka parks progress, the electric line debate, and fall festivities across Emporia Atchison Salina and other towns with pride that Topeka hosts notable celebrations. Includes local witticisms on posters and politics and remarks on Dewey Ware and the Twentieth Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Emporia
Atchison
Salina
Kundis
Hvala Topekan
Topeka Plans Next Year Fall Festival Move Forward
The Falls Festival season faced criticism as this year’s event passed with no major festival. Citizens urge the Committee of Fifteen to organize promptly, inviting ideas from all, to create a more original and lively Topeka Fall Festival next year.
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Topeka
Dreyfus
Becaues
Surfac
Topeke
Efforta
Witt
Reform Needed in Selecting Professional Jurors
The piece argues for change in how jurors are chosen, criticizing the prevalence of so called professional jurors. It notes jurors are often selected by wealth or influence, leading to biased panels with men of little character who influence delicate legal questions. Judge Tikeen has tried to curb this, but court terms pass without change and the familiar faces of pro jurors remain in the box.
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Javors
Jedee Tikeen
Princess Cantacuzene Gains American Lineage
A foreign prince’s marriage to an American daughter sparks controversy as the granddaughter of a plain citizen becomes Princess Cantacuzene of Russia. The Times lauds Captain Joseph O Waters for his eloquent death eulogy of G. G. Gogr, praising his prose as a "prose poem" that rivals Ingersoll’s wartime orations.
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Thas Grant
Cantacuzene
Russia
Capt Waters
Joseph O. Waters
G. G. Gogr
Robert G. Ingersoll
Waiters
Cart
Waters
Sailre
Captain Waters
Tobert G. Ingersott
Fragmentary Clobe Sights Note on Fruit and Remembered Names
Vague clipping discusses fruit in homes during sickness and notes on independence and memory. Mentions a Wichita doctor and a death certificate claim that the patient was talked to death by Belehbora, with scattered musings on recognition and time.
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Wichita
Reflections and gender musings from a bachelor and press views
A collection of pointed paragraphs from Chicago and New York press. It contrasts urban thoughts on marriage divorce gender roles and romance with humorous observations. It includes lines about a geographer farmer promises and a girl’s idea of a bathroom mirror and dating dynamics.
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New York
Accessible fragment from a Kansas town newspaper disperses garbled notes
A jumble of items from a Kansas paper notes Newton street fair concerns with insurance, a Garden City defeat by Dodge City, and a shooting incident at Ottawa. It references War era terms, local establishments, and railroad passes, with scattered names like Bill Morgan Gil Sapp and Jos Conrad amid fractured sentences.
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Newton x
Tota
Bill Morgan
Philippines
Gil Sapp
Gal
Register
Iola Chitfire
Newton
Dodge City Danehall
Garden City Boys
Kansas
Wichita Bags
Burt
Army and Navy Magazine
Washington, D.C
Charley Scott
Jos Conrad
Missouri Pacific
George Gould
Ottawa
Hit
Cottonwood Falls Hero Receives Chicken Graft For Wound
In Cottonwood Falls a German boy named Harry Hegner known as Loegger survived a Philippine gunshot wound to the throat after a surgeon used a chicken breast graft. The improvised operation sealed the wound and he recovered to sail home aboard a hospital ship.
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Cottonwood Falls
Times Post
Harry Hegner
Loegger
Denver
Harry
Philippines
Columma
Paranaque
Marty
Oscar
Elahtine
Heener
Harry Hegwer
Reallet
Ptiff
Central Kansas Teachers Meet at Hutchinson
Members of the Central Kansas Teachers Association plan a Sept 25 meeting in Hutchinson with 10 counties represented. Attendance expected from five to seven hundred. The executive committee met to set the program and select a lecturer, with details to be announced after participant acceptances.
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Hutchingon
Central Meas Teachers’ Association
Reag
Harvey
McPhermon
Marion
Chase
Files
Statford
Burton
Pratt
Ellaworth
Central Kansas Association
Hutchinson
Meseré
Dayhaot
Geo. W. Winans
Hufehinnon
D. R Krehbiel
Newton
Reneenunty
Professor Smith
Nickerson
Want a Cotton Mill in Cofferville
At a September 26 Commercial club meeting Cofferville aims to raise funds to attract a capitalist mill operator. The plan: form a committee to develop a local company with cash from investors and the financier, who will cover his own expenses if engaged. Committee: Patton, Rucker, Doty, Barnes, Abrogast.
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Cofferville
Fravier
Maw. Patton
L.A. Rucker
W. M. Doty
H. L. Barnes
IH. Abrogast
Oldest Office Holder Judge Margrave Remains Longtime Justice
Fort Scott Sept 26 The oldest office holder in combined service is Judge William Margrave who has been Justice of the Peace since December 5 1834 and the first commissioner under the territorial governor in Kansas He still holds the office and is expected to resume duties after a recent illness His jurisdiction at the time covered multiple counties including Cherokee Crawford.
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Fort Scott
Alremdy
Willum Margrave
Pafch
Kansas
Bie
Sickresa
Ott
Witl
Dave
Murgrave
Cheroker
Crawford
Tabette
Neosha
Montgomery
Wilson
Woodson
Chautaugus
Elk
Greenwood
Chase
Morra
Buller
Cowley
Bourbon
Coffey
Eight Hour Law Sparks Jail Contract Rift at Wellington
Wellington Sept. 4 D L Murphy who contracted with J H Mitchell for jail stone work sought release from the contract fearing losses under the eight hour law. Mitchell granted the loan and paid Murphy for finished work while hiring Murphy’s men to continue the job. Murphy now turns to private concerns.
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Wellington
D. L. Murphy
J. H. Mitchell
Mitchell
Murphy
Contractor Adopts Eight Hour Day For Workers
Mr Mitchell runs crews on ten hour shifts paying current per diem wages. He notes profits will drop with enforcement of the eight hour law, but he accepts the change without complaint.
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Mitchell
Missouri Man Seeks City After Lost Money Atchison Shell Game
J Th Grinnell of Missouri plans to sue Atchison City after losing money at a carnival shell game. He kept most funds hidden, bet 240, and now claims the shell game allowed loss. Ells Band Going West. The Bills band of twenty-one members departs later this month for a Denver contest with new pew uniforms.
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Missouri
Atchison
Ells
Bills
Denver
Ellis Nepublican
Excursion Train Wreck Near Maryville Excursionists Injured
An Omaha to St Louis excursion train wrecked while crossing a bridge over the Platte River near Maryville. Rails spread as the train crossed the structure, causing coaches packed with excursionists to derail. Several passengers were injured, with some bodies and heavy loading found in the wreckage. Rescue efforts reported traffic halted, and bridge height noted at about 20 feet where the coaches struck water.
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Maryville
Cone
Powe S
Platte River
Tralee
National Prison session in Kennedy Mall outlines next meeting
Hartford delegates held the third day’s session and ordered committees to select time and place for the next gathering. They nominated nine-year terms for officers. Papers discussed include Punishments of Prisoners by Warren C Hoyt and Employment of Convict Labor by Warden Henry Wolfer.
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Hartford
Conn
Wright
National Prison
Kennedy Mall
Tratt
eMeers
Fin
Ponisimenstof
Warren Clarence P. Hoyt
Colorao
Henry Wolfer
Minnesiti
Pencr
Hoyts
Governor Pingree Keeps Three Cent Rides Favored
Detroit dispatch reports Gov. Pingree, returning from St. Louis, says he would choose cheaper transportation for the people over the presidency, noting three cent fares are preferable to a national campaign. He asserts the rail system should serve the public with low rates rather than political ambition.
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Pingree
Detroit
Ith
Tins Breeshae
St. Tants
Stevenson
Sinnet Railway
Yuri Ho Nino Kave
The
Druggists Indicted as City Tightens on Saloon Liquor
Kansas City grand jury indicts twelve druggists for selling Hague Ile without county license. Warrants issued. Pratt notes report Army lieutenant recruiting volunteers in Pratt. youths sign roll though many are under age without parental consent. Palmer Coe of the Twentieth Kansas awaits news of his father’s death. A Wichita firm to lay 2,000 yards of cement sidewalk in Pratt at 180 per yard. Blue Rapids wedding of Miss Elora Gibson to A J Whitmore officiated by Rev Will Harescape. couple to live in Topeka after Colorado tour. Mothers urged to use Grater Chamberlain’s Cough Teme for children and adults. notes efficacy and safety.
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Kansas City
Kanrak City
Sept. S
Hague Ile
Pratt
Bayren
Segular Army
Volune Terry
Palmer Coe
San Prancigho
Edeed
Diack
Joseph W. Cur
Et Pratt
Telephone Som Pat A Wichite
Blue Rapids
Elbora Gibson
A.J. Whitmore
Athte
Will Harescape
Trip With Dewey Frames Naples Leghorn Tour
Frederick Palmer describes Admiral Dewey’s reception in Naples and Leghorn during the Olympia’s Mediterranean voyage. The piece notes mild fever absence aboard, the admiral’s robust health for his age, local curiosity, boatmen charging high fares, and the port crowds awaiting American news while Italians gauge the Dewey story.
Top Spinner Dead in Kansas City Hospital
Tatsugomi Oga, one of three top American professional wrestlers, died today at a Kansas City hospital after sudden illness during a match. The event drew attention to his storied career and the dangers faced by high level performers in the sport.
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Kansas City
Sept
Tatsugomi Ogawa
United States
Eee
Osawa
Grain-O an ad pitch from a dusty reform era text
A garbled excerpt urges trying Grain-O made from pure grains. The lad narrator promotes the drink as strengthening and suitable for all, directing readers to grocers and a peck sample with simple preparation directions. The passage reads like a faded promotional leaflet with misspellings and broken phrases.
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