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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1901
Page
6
Topsy No 40 offers ladies black cotton hose with high spliced heel toe and Maco split sole priced at 25e. Topsy No 50 presents ladies plain and drop stitch tan cotton hose with high spliced heel and double sole priced at 2 Be.
Mir Thery Trovilio was treated to a very pleasant Saturday evening party at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Grimes on West Tenth avenue. Many guests attended the event including Katherine Ielahimen and Mrs Torvill with a tea service. The celebration featured a decorative table and a candlelit ambiance, with guests such as Miss Lulywort and others enjoying music, refreshments, and socializing. Members of notable local clubs were present, and several attendees were listed by name along with updates on other social happenings around Topeka.
Caroline M. Hopkins of Leavenworth and Carl Hoffman of Colorado Springs, formerly of Leavenworth, will wed October 21 at Mrs. Charles Austin Gilett’s Cripple Creek home. Hopkins recently served as society editor of the Leavenworth Standard.
Rainy conditions disrupted last week’s events, with results from multiple divisions across Washington and nearby towns. Notable performances included Taliy good raltia Gres saris Paraltaa Upegt and several runners from Leavenworth, Senarkom, and Norton posting strong times and placing.
Canvassing for the new city directory starts in Topeka with enumeration of residents. The process covers streets and households, aiming to finish by mid December, with contractors and overseers coordinating the listing efforts.
Memphis September 30 Little Boy and fourteen trotters and pacers owned by K G Billings and F G Jones will be shipped to Memphis Tennessee this week for a major trotting meet on the track Mr Billings has built There is strong confidence that Little Boy can lower the two minute pace record and Jones claims he may have a two minute pacer based on a recent dazzling display at Empire City Park
Seattle September 30 The trans Alaska company plans a horse stage between Cook Inlet and the Nome district. It expects to start around the close of the Bering Sea navigation season. The service will carry passengers mail and express matter and later build a direct road along the route.
North Topeka column records local happenings including visits by F. Penney of Sliver Lake and Mrs. L. Cook of Grant street with sister Annie Martin from Oklahoma. Massachusetts residents, hardware move, theatre notices, church meetings, and social gatherings reflect a bustling Topeka scene with various names, trips, and civic updates.
At Trinity Episcopal Church in York a memorial service honored Henry B Whipple bishop of Minnesota. Rev Dr Nichol preached praising his work among Minnesota Indians and his role during the Sioux massacre providing protection to Christian Indians. Tickets for Miss Tracy's benefit are on sale at Roehrs Moore EB Guild J Harden with an admission price of 5 cents.
The night school of the Y M C A will open on October 24 offering a free business course to all members. Courses include bookkeeping, mercantile and receiving, elementary and business grammar and writing, penmanship and punctuator proficiency. Roodenbush and C R Van Horm will teach this year with extensive business college experience to aid men. top students receive personal attention and a certificate upon completion. Information at the office on East Fern Street.
Washington correpondent reports a plan to change the nation’s name as part of a broader imperial policy. The proposed move involves many prominent figures and aligns with the administration’s handling of pacification and governance in the archipelago. The idea is tied to high level discussions and anticipates resistance from critics and local interests.
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