Topeka Mayor Denies City Enforcement Role in Vice
News from Topeka Kansas reports Mayor W. Hasaimox and council deny city enforcement of vice laws. Governor Lewelling says disorderly houses near public schools run unchecked. police chief’s actions are questioned as prize fights and drinking dens persist despite complaints.
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Topelcs
Steve Jovanson
Topeke
Topeka
Thes
Topeks
Timite
Gnese
Ehief
Polles
Priso Og
Overworth
Thera
Mayner
Cogainl
W. Hasaimox
Destructive Coastal Storm Hits Cobbs Island
Sept 20 Cary Caentes Va residents report a three day hurricane from the northwest. Three feet of water submerged the island, fences and horses carried away, 200 feet of Cobbs Island beach washed out, vegetation and pigs destroyed, no lives lost as waves receded and steamers resumed trips to Norfolk. Rev Thomas Dixon and family survived aboard the island during the gale.
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Omnes Dixoniers
Cary Caantes
Norfolk
Cobbs Teland
Thomas Dixon
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Dizon
Actus
Cobi
Topeka County Officials Probe Fred J Clost Tax Return
Pred Clove refused to contribute for Governor Lewelling era, while Fred J. Clost listed property in Doniphan county. County clerk McCabe sought his true list, and Farnbrook replies no statement exists. Clost faces summons before county commissioners for a false return and 59 percent penalty per law.
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Fred
Close
Troy
Fred J. Close
W. H. Farnbrook
Populist Meeting Highlights Scott Campaign in Topeka
About 300 voters gathered at Lukens opera house to hear S. M. Scott the Populist nominee for Congress. Purbeck presided. Scott spoke on tariff and currency, praised his opponent, and drew applause including a jab at Governor Lewelling. Also present were J. J. Lebenck and Walter N. Allen who criticized opponents and defended policy, with the Populists expressing satisfaction with the meeting.
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Bunterws Peeple
North Topeka
Lukens Opera House
M. Scott
D. 1
Purbeck
Quenemo Glee Club
Scott
Thovernor Lewelling
Charlie Curtis
Mr. Scott
J. J. Lebenck
Walter N. Allen
State Board of Charities
Thomas Jefferson
Jewish New Year observances begin in Topeka
The Jewish New Year starts at sundown with services in Topeka at the Masonic temple rooms led by L. Diment in Hebrew. The observance marks the year 5 and the month Fiahri with supplications and expostulations as sins are repented and the year begins anew.
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Toroka
Fiahri
Topeka
Panic at Pekin as Chinese defenses collapse
Shanghai dispatch reports mutiny on the Yalu front with Chinese troops throwing away arms, panic in Pekin spreads fear across the foreign quarters as Japanese forces push forward. Disruptions and rumors of landings near Shanghai erne in Tsi and Che Fou areas.
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Tin Plate Plants to Close Tonight
Tin plate factories across the United States halt operations tonight amid wage disputes. Manufacturers blame duty cuts and bond rules for reduced demand, while workers call the move a scheme to force lower pay and instability.
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Lexat Tem
United States
Umler
Cartisse
Republican Flambeaux Organizes Colored Ward Club
The Colored Voters of the First Ward organize a lambeau club with forty-three members, aiming for fifty and capable of sixty-five if needed. W. E. Stewart named chairman and George Abernathy drillmaster. The club plans proper apparatus and routines and expects to participate in McKisley exercises Wednesday morning.
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W. E. Stewart
George Abernathy
Populist Rally Draws Large City Park Crowd
A heavy turnout filled City Park for a populist rally with about two thousand attendees despite cold wind. Senator W A Peffer chaired and criticized major parties, praising the new movement and demonetization of silver. Governor Lewelling and Jesse Harper followed with speeches as bands played.
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Tt. B. Kelley
SM. Scott
Quenomy Glee Club
Suage
W. A. Peffer
Exira
Congress
Péffer
McKisley
Ohio
Kansas
John Sherman
McKinley
Gov. Lewelling
Gey. Lewelling
Gov. Leweling
Jesse Harper
Will Fusion in Second District Democrats Debate
A Kansas special reports the Second district Democratic congressional committee meets in Olathe to seek fusion with Populists. The aim is to coax Willard to retire, but Willard reiterates he will not withdraw. Col L Moore states Democrats will not pull their own candidate.
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Kaseas
Frank A. Willard
Congress
Democratic Congressional Committee
Col. L. Moore
Breidenthal
State Central
English Syndicate to Acquire Fox River Paper and Pulp Mills
A major English syndicate has secured options on nearly all Fox River paper and pulp mills, with 29 paper and 21 pulp plants affected. The deal values plants at about ten million dollars, with daily output around 3,000 miles of paper or 300 tons of pulp and a daily product value near $59,000. Current owners will stay as managers, and a Chicago office will handle operations.
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Engtivtmen
Milwauker
Wisconsin
Appleton
Wis
Chicago
Onills
Goulds Fight Taxes in Supreme Court Action
The heirs of the late Jay Gould and executors seek to remove a personal tax assessment, claiming residents status not met and asking the court to compel tax commissioners to show cause. An earlier similar case lingered before formal disposal. In Washington, the Dockery act to reorganize treasury clerical staff takes effect October, reducing 157 positions and causing many dismissals. Also advertised: 400 dozen Mason ae for sale at 4 M. Keiwat's, 404 Becsas ave.
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Sue Jay Gould
Justice Lawrence
Supreme Court
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Treasury
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Congress
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Department
Terrible midair struggle ends in murder over bridge work
Chicago report recounts Martin Rendall and George Atkinson scuffling on a metal beam above the river near the Metropolitan bridge. Rendall, seeking revenge after dismissal, attacked Atkinson with a butcher knife, killing him as onlookers watched in horror. Rendall was captured and jailed.
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George Atkinson
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Randall
Compliment for Topeka Fire Insurance Company in Salina notice
Compliment notes JW. Going secretary of Shawnee Fire Insurance Co of Topeka for prompt payment on a Salina fire loss. The Ro se of the Eberhardt lumber company was settled. payment and night draft cited as proof of the Kansas institution’s reliability. It is described as growing and trusted, doing conservative legitimate business and promptly paying losses.
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Topeka Wire Insurance Company
Salina
JW. Going
Shawnee Fire Insurance Company
Topeka
Eberhardt Lumber Company
Capnete
Kansas
Rossville politics stir Topeka trip for Lewelling speech
About forty Rossville residents rode the Union Pacific to Topeka this morning to hear Gov. Lewelling. The Republican Plumbean club meets at the courthouse tonight to plan a uniform and arrange future town visits. Populists report Rossville township poll results with seven votes for Schenck to the legislature and J. Sorg listed for county offices. Democrats of the Third district nominate Paul J. Surg for Congress.
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Topeka
Union Pacite
Lewelling
Republican Plumbean Club
Court House
Rossville Township
Schenck
Accidental Shot Kills Robert Y T Campbell Near Tucumpeh
Robert T Campbell nephew of County Commissioner Campbell is fatally shot while rabbit hunting near his father’s farm four miles east of Tucumpeh. He, 22, attended Washburn College and planned to teach in district 63. Funeral held this afternoon at Springs cemetery.
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Tucumpeh
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Washburn College
Apent
Armor tests by Captain Sinnard impress reporters
A private demonstration of Captain Sinnard’s bullet proof armor drew paper reporters and featured a 65-Martin-Henry rifle testing a one eighth inch steel plate. Miss Manard stood as a shield while the bullet blew through steel, with spectators declining a second time to have her pose. Other tests used Springfield rifle shells to assess resistance. Mrs Vanderbilt rejects divorce settlement amid publicity and insists on vindication.
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Kitten
Sinterate Ciwano
Sanard
Manard
Thia
Jianard
Alis Menord
Lorie
Miles
Rocky Mountain News Fusion and Opera Notes
Disjointed excerpts describe Populist party maneuvers in Denver fusion talks with Democrats and Waite factions, a Democrat critic accusing T. M. Patterson of pulling a scheme. Meanwhile Bernhams adds The Second Mrs Tunqueray and Wilde’s Salome to an Opera Comique season in Paris. A missing Wells Fargo package report follows, with Knights of Pythias in Indiana and a moonlit baseball scene at a city park.
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T. M. Patterson
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Atekinem Aqenbon
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