davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1904-02-15
IN POLICE COURT.

In the police court. Justice Harry Is.
Cation presiding. this morning. George
Parker. a negro. charged with assault
ing Lena Grayson. a negress. had his
case continued until tomorrow morning
at . clock
The Washington times., 1904-02-15
MARGARET BoSSAT.

Margaret Bossat died suddenly at her
home I'm South Fairfax Street. near
posed 70 have been due to heart dis
ease
The Washington times., 1904-02-15

won as many games as il has lost. Fol-
lowing the Athletics are the Ordway Ri
fies. Hearst Rifles, and National Rifles.
The relative standing Of these teams
Will probably not be changed. The Ma
tionals have won only one game and lost
nine
STANDING of Teams
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High Schools Entered.

The local high schools VIII have no in
door meet OF their own this year. but
the various schools will enter men in the
Georgetown games. Unlike the custom
in previous Georgetown meets. the high
school boys will compete among them
selves. whereas formerly they had TO
enter events regardless Of what other
nominations were made for them. Con
seQuently. II was seldom they won
Fifteen or twenty other events will
take place. but most OF them are among
colleges. universities. and schools from
other cities.
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class meeting 1915 pm; Junior League
2-45 q m; Epworth League p m,
evening service o. m. The pastor viii
preach at both morning and evening
services. His morning subject will be
The Mission of the Church in Evan
geIism-"
Master Elmer Forbes was given a sur
prise party last evening by a number
of his schoolmates. The time was spent
playing games, after which refreshments
were served. Those present were Jen-
ME Heinzman, Una Smith, Iva Maze,
Miriam Withers Anna Myers, Freda
Belts, Mabel Amen. Grace Forbes, Glen
Cooper, Robert Amen, Horace Kistler,
Charlie Ryder, Floyd Heinzman, Rus
sell Thompson. Roscoe Beachum, Frank
Dowler and Pierce AmeI-
Mr.. G. E. Marker was given a sur
prise party Wednesday evening at his
home in Shorey by his neighbors and
friends, the occasion being the thirty
fifth anniversary of his birthday. Con-
trary to the usual order of things, the
refreshments at this party were served
early Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. T J. Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. L.
Jackson. Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Morrow,
Mr.. and Mrs H. W. Marker. Mrs D.
Marker. Mrs J. NJ Bennett and chill
dren, Mrs. Lille Fowler and child,
Misses Lena and Gertie Jackson. Jes-
sic Nanbuskirk. Bertha Marker. Mrs.
G. z. Marker and children. Messrs.
Joe Carter. Charlie Fisher Roy jack
and Daniel Marker and Cleveland
Wilson.
J. ". Priddy attended the farewell
reception to Superintendent W. W.
Davidson. held last evening in the gov
ernOr's parlors at the state house. Mr.
PridGy served on the board of educa-
ton for II years, from August 2, 1856,
to August 3, 1903. and was president
from August g. 1856 to August 1, 1898.
In May 1887. the teachers committee
consisting Of Judge J c. Burnett, now
| dead, r. B. WEIGH and J. ". Priddy
was considering candidates for vacau-
cies in our schools for the coming year.
some being for principalship- The va :
dy was that of Quincy school Mr..
4 WEIGH, as a former president of the
state normal, had known Mr.. Davidson
in his earliest attendance at the nor
NAL and had great faith in him He
was asked to see our committee. Mr..
Priddy also formed a favorable opin-
I ion OF him and Joined with Mr. WEIGH
in recommending his election with a
request that he be assigned to Quincy
His election followed and he served as
principal of Quincy during the school
year of 1SSz-S. BY reason of a vacancy
in Lincoln, Mr.. Davidson was the next
then as now regarded as a promotion.
his first year in Topeka and made his
home in Mr.. Priddy's family, but was
frequently away on Sundays owing to
some particular attraction al Emporia
where Miss Nellie Adams of Pontiac,
Ill. was stopping. Mr.. Davidson was
married at the home Of Miss Adams
sister in Quincy, Ill, on July II, 1888.
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NORTH TOPEKA.

leave items for this column with the
kimbaH Printing company. So North
Kansas avenue-1
Robert Garrett is confined to his room
BY illness.
Miss Maud Fowler will 60 to Pea
body, kan, Sunday.
D Marker attended the Democratic
convention in Wichita Wednesday.
J. k Withers viii arrive today from
Anthony, Kan, TO visit his family over
Sunday.
Roy Marker had one of his horses
severely cut by piece of wire We'd
nesday.
The w. T. K. club will meet Tues
day afternoon, April u, at the home Of
Mrs. J. A. Campbell on Lincoln street,
south.
DIT J c. Taylor formerly an old resi-
dent Of the First ward, has returned
here and viii again make this place his
home.
The champion egg eater of district 81
is Marion r. Marker, who the other
morning ate p for breakfast and IL
for dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Stoval viii return
Monday from ROssville. where they have
been the guests of relatives for the past
several days.
There win be the regular services to
morrow, both morning and evening, at
the congregational church, Rev. 7, J.
Pearson, pastor.
AT the Baptist church tomorrow the
new pastor, Rev. Francis Houser, will
preach both morning and evening. sun
day school at the usual hour
Mr.. Harry Sampey viii go to Onaga
this afternoon to visit Mrs. Sampey,
who has been there for over a week
They win both return Monday.
Mrs Ada Munsey and daughters.
Ada ana Nellie and son Frank left
last evening for Los Angeles. Cal.
where they Will make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs James Gender exDect 70
come to the north side TO live about ~
latter part Of the month and viii make
their home in Mrs. Glen LYONS Mace
In Holman's addition
Mrs. Cone. president of the Wo-
mems Home Missionary society of the
First NJ. F. church. viii sneak at the
Asbury NJ T. church tomorrow even
Ing and organize a society.
The services at the Church Of the
oGod Shepherd tomorrow will be sun
day school at 10 a. m. Morning pray
er with sermon at Il o'clock. Canon D.
Lou Burke, priest in charge.
The Second Presbyterian church vii
hold Sabbath services in Barrett halI
corner OF Kansas avenue and GOrdor
street. Sunday school at gas a ~
Public worship with sermon at II a. IN
and 1880 p m
The Y W C. A. meeting in charge
of Miss Grace E NetteIs- win he bs76
as usual in the Kansas Avenue N. T.
church tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock. Mrs. L. E Thorpe will sDea
and Mr.. A E Blythe win sing. Al
women are welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Colvin and
family VIII move next week from IL 4
Van Buren, street 10 1117 Van Buren,
street the house Just south of them
now occupied by Rev. T. J. Pearson
and family, who viii move into the
place vacated b. Mr.. CoIvin and
family.
Kansas Avenue NJ E. church. Jane.
A Stavely. pastor. Sunday school al
e;45 a. m, morning service II a m.
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Notes and PersonaI Mention.

Miss Edith Crawford. who will come
next Wednesday for the GUNNER NC
Clfntock wedding. will be the guest Oh
Miss Louise Kellam-
Mr. Ralph Wunderlich OF klngIIlan Is
in town until next Thursday
Mrs. A P Wilder of Kansas City IS
here to spend month with ner oausl-
ter Mrs. Ben Crisweu
Mrs. W. ". Bollard will go to Usage
City TO visit friends next week
Mrs c. b. Alfred, who was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs John r MulFane, leAl
for her home in Cambridge, III. today
Miss Eda Wand. Miss Hila Ainckley's
guest, will leave for her nome IN Okla-
homa City the first Of next week
DR.. Lawrence Chamberlain. supsrin-
tendent of Christ hospital. and Mrs
Chamberlain will leaves Sunday for
southern California for the benefit OF
Dr Chamberlains health
Mr. VIII White Of New York city, for
merry Of Topeka, was in town yesterday
and today
Miss Helen Sharitt entertained a few
friends Informally Friday night
Mrs. David 81ulvane viii 60 to Enter
prise Monday 10 visit her daughter, Mrs
William Ehrsan-
Mrs. n G. Rust gave a o'clock
dinner Wednesday in honor OF Mrs. F
P. Cochran. OF Cottonwood Falls The
guests we're Mrs. F. p. Cochran. Mrs
Robt- Cochran, Mrs Stewart. Mrs
Chas. Duncan. Mrs Lewis @ Dippe,
Mrs. f 3. Snyder. Mrs J. H Mum,
Mrs. Mae Colman and Margaret Rust
Mrs. Cochran left for her home Fri
dav morning
Miss Aimee Rudiger Of Lawrence.
who was the guest Of Mrs Lee Clinton
Forbes. returned home Friday
Mr. Ernest Winters of FL Paso. Tex,
is a guest Of the J. NJ Meade family
Mrs = h Hudson and Mrs William
Smith of Versailles. No. are guests
Of Mrs Den Keizer.
Miss Florence Greer. of Blue Rap
ids, is visiting Mrs Willis Gleed
Mrs c. c Baker went TO Kansas
I City today TO stay over sunday
Mrs. D D Knox returned today
from a two months visit at Palatine,
/ Illinois.
Mrs. Potts. Of Kansas city. who
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MOVING PICTURES
Used IS Means of Cure at Asylum for
Insane.

Insane.
Chicago. April 9.-Moving pictures as
an aid to the cure of insane patients
have been tried for the first time at the
Dunning asylum DR.. Y. H. Podstata.
superintendent. declared after the test
that the effect produced was beneficial.
The performance on the canvas drew
the attention and interest Of every one
OF the 400 patients gathered in the en-
tertafnment hall The seemingly real
istic manner in which figures appeared
and disappeared within the rim of light
opened new channel for their thoughts
and led them away from the particular
hallucination or delusion which affected
their minds.
Excitable patients seemed to be quiet
ed and Gained by the pictures Those
suffering from chronic melancholia ap-
peared TO be stimulated and aroused
from their constant bTooding over i'm
aginary wrongs and showed an unusual
interest in what was going on.
As result Of the experiment NOV
ing picture machine viii be purchas ed
for the asylum and entertainments viii
be given once or twice each week for
the benefit Of all patients who are not
so violent as need constant restraint
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Wichita, and Mrs. Annette Simpson
of Emporfa- Miss Panzram of En-
poria viii give a violin solo,
The fourteenth annual meeting Of the
Kansas Woman's Press club will be held
at the Throop next Tuesday beginning
and closing with a banquet at night
The programme follows:
Morning Session. $3.50.
Meeting called to order by the presi-
dent, Mrs W. A Morgan
Invocation
Reading OF minutes of 1903.
Paper-''Do Newspaper Politics In
terest Women" Mrs. NJ H Bishop.
Discussion
appointment Of committees.
Miscellaneous business
Afternoon Session. 2:3O.
Library symposium-AIr w. "A. John
son, Mrs. Emma b Alrich, Mrs. W. Y.
Morgan. Miss Anna Jones. Mrs Rupe,
Miss Zu Adams.
Our Relations to the Powers That
Be Mrs Eva Becker
-tWatchman. What OF the Night2''
Mrs E 3. Alrich.
During the afternoon several musical
numbers viii be given by. ladies Of To-
peka-
Evening
Face to Face" Mrs. L. A. King.
Idols OF the Press" Miss n L.
Doran.
The Queens Highway Mrs Annie
L Digs
Leap Year" Miss Martha KimbaH.
Speech: Is It an Unmixed Blessing -
Mrs. Sallie F. TOler.
our Country's Flag" Mrs. Emma E
FOrter.
The Ninde c. L. c. Will meet Tues
/ day evening with Mrs AIartindale, 524
/ Tyler street
The programme follows:
] Music
Roll call.
American ScuIptors and Their Art, -
I Mrs. Smith.
Evolution Of Industrial Society,"
Part II, Chapter 10. Miss Lercher.
4 The Junior Atlantean club viii meet
/ Tuesday. April II, with Mrs. Carl Mel
{ lis, 1305 West Tenth street
+ The monthly meeting of the Authors
club Of Topeka was held Monday even
4 ing in the parlors of the National hotel.
i President Roby in the chair Some
! readings from DR.. Drummond's collec-
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Chicago. April "A dispatch 10 the
Tribune from Milwaukee says. Peter }.
Mcbride, a mail carrier has been ar
rested on charge of destroying letters
given him to deliver in upper Grand
avenue, the most fashiona bic residence
district of the city. It is charged
that he burned letters containing ad-
vertising matter. in q barn on his
route, explaining that II saved him
work and he saw no need of other peo-
pie wasting their time reading letters.
Mcbride has confessed. He has been
on the force Is years.
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Potatoes AZ Higher.

New York. April POTATOES have
Iallen into the line of rising prices here
for household supplies and have sud
denly been advanced by wholesale deal
ers from IS cents to 81 a barrel. Good
ones are extremely scarce and importa-
lions rom Ireland. Scotland, Belgium
and Germany are finding a ready mar
keT- irish Belgian and Scotch stock
range from 1926 TO $40 a sack The
quality compares favorably with the do
nestle article which is quoted as high
as S4T5- Dealers do not anticipate a
famine as the rise has brought increased
supplies from country merchants who
had been holding back shipments
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News Of Women's Clubs.

The adjourned meeting Of the city
federation of clubs viii be held at
Unity church, Tuesday morning, at 10
clock At this time business left
over from the Thursday meeting will
be transacted and announcement made
by the president of new members of
the standing committees Further
discussion Of the federation's part in
the semf-centennial jubilee will also
find place Clubs meeting Monday
which have not already taken a vote
on the question of a floral parade are
requested to do so. in order that their
delegates may report Tuesday morn
ing
The following clubs have agreed to
decorate floats or other vehicles for
the floral parade which viii be a fea-
ture Of the semi-centennial jubilee:
Atiantean. rCalidOrean. Ceramic Art.
Cosmos, Chaldean, Current Literature.
Froebel Mothers union, Ladies' Music
club. Shakespeare Nautilus, Nine
teenth Century, Western SorOsis, w T
X and West Side Forestry. Eight
clubs have voted against the propo-
sition. and the remainder of the IS
clubs Of the federation have not vet
taken action in the matter. 1t is
hoped that every club viii finally de-
eide to enter the parade with some
feature
The Ladies' Shakespeare club viii
meet Tuesday with Mrs. A W. Lacey,
1901 Harrison street
Among those who viii sing at the
meeting of the state federation at
Emporia in May are Mrs. Houston
Whiteside of Hutchinson. Mrs Mary
Lyon of Lawrence. Mrs. Robert l.
Jones and Miss LeVara Stot1er of EN-
Doria. Mrs Claude c Stanley and
Mrs. Roland Murdoch, jr-. from Wich-
tia Among those who viii give
piano solos are Miss 10 Shipley Wat
son of EmpOria, Miss Josephine Hills
X n %
Wa Wan Press music. Mrs. A. w.
Mccoy and Miss Emily Harrington Of
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has been Mrs. Bailey's guest at the
Governors House since Tuesday, went
home today.
Miss Mary GIeed, who has been
spending the Easter vacation at home.
left today for Miss Leggett's school,
Detroit.
Embroidery and typography stamp
ing. New goods in typography just re-
ceived- Mrs. Annie N. Trap, 119
West Seventh street
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Best Cough Medicine for children.

When YOU buy cough medicine for
small children YOU want one in which you
can place implicit confidence You
want one that not only relieves.
but cures You want one that Is
unquestionably harmless You want
one that is pleasant 10 take Cham
EerlaIn's Cough Remedy meets all OF
these conditions. There is nothing so good
for the coughs and colds incident to child
hood. lii is also a certain preventive and
cure for Group and there is no dang
whatever from whoopinE cough when ft
is given. II has been used in many cpl
denies Of that disease with perfect sue
cess For sale by all druEEists.
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Cracker Trust F,mpIoyes striIze.

New York, April 9--A general strike
Of the employees of the National Biscuit
company factory in this city has been
ordered because OF alleged discrimina-
ton against union men. About SEQ
workmen attended the meeting at which
the strike was decided upon but at least
LOCO win be thrown out Of work.
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J. Thomas Lumber company having
purchased the stock Of the Ewart Lum-
her company. Sixth and Van Buren,
street. have the largest and best as
sorted stocks Of lumber in the city See
them 213 West Sixth street and kan
sas aEenue and Z 2 raLLMaE-
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Don't forget the date, April p. Wash
burn Dramatic club IN The Cricket on
the Hearth, % at the New Crawford.
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Don't forget the date, April p, Wash
burn Dramatic club in The Cricket on
the Hearth" at the New Crawford.
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The -Ramblers club win meet at the
city library Monday afternoon TO visit
the State Historical society rooms at the
State house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

Washburn Dramatic club in The
Cricket on the Hearth" April p, 1904
at the New Crawford.
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ton Of French Canadian dialect poems
were given by MI f W Thompson "a
paper on educational questions was read
by Mr. G. T. Kimbau and DR.. Roby
read an original poem. In Old Caper-
naum-" The club will meet again at
the call of the president.
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The ". T X. club viii meet Tues
day. April y. with Mrs. Campbell, 516
Lincoln street
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The Central Park c. L s. c.. will
meet Tuesday evening with Miss Ethel
n Aldrich. 1907 Buchanan street.
Programme
Alusic-Afiss Aldrich
Roll call Current Events.
Evolution of Industrial Society. chap
tiers and s. Mr- w J. Rickenbacker.
SOns-81iss Pond
Reading ccounta bility." Mr. II.
Marion White.
Central America
After the programme the mem bers
and a few guests are invited to spend
a social evening and meet Chas. S.
Caldwell vice consul TO Costa Rica-
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Wichita, and Mrs Annette Simpson
of Emporfa- Miss Panzram of En-
poria viii give a violin SOLO
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MONDAY.

Miss Herbst and Miss Sue Herbst,
afternoon for Miss Agnes Gunther.
D. D. Whist club with Mrs. Arthur
Mills.
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The Owls give a card party tonight
at the home Of Miss Maud Grimes for
Miss Eva Smith and Miss Isabel Smith,
who are home from Kemper hall. Keno
sha, Wis, for the Easter vacation. Each
member OF the sorority asks a boy
friend
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Mrs. L. B. AIcClintock and Mrs. Dorr
Norton of Kansas City. afternoon tea
for Miss Agnes Gunther
Miss Mabel Wood. dinner for her bril-
dal party
Women's Press club banquet at the
Throop.
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Mr.. George Garlinghouse entertalned
the high school graduates OF May lS9L, at
re home 1915 Western avenue, Friday
evening Those present were: Miss
Minna Bauer Miss Marcia Williams
Miss Kathryn Fagwel, Miss Lucille
Ward. Miss Mabel Tulloch. MISS jennie
NTo-e1an Miss Blanche Hawley, Miss
Gertrude Cant, Miss Bertha Hilfnger,
Miss clearinghouse, Mr.. George Kline
Mr. VIII owen. Mr.. Barton Phelps. Mr.
Will Moore. Mr.. John RlghtInlre, MI
IA O-To.7aven Mr. Walter Foley, Mr..
claude Figh1mire. Mr. Lewis CARING
house and Mr.. George Clearinghouse
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The fourteenth annual meeting Of the
Kansas Woman's Press club will be held
at the ThrOop next Tuesday beginning
with a business meeting in the morning
and closing with a banquet at night
The programme follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

The monthly meeting of the Authors
club Of Topeka was held Monday even
ing in the parlors of the National hotel.
President Roby in the chair. Some
readings from DR.. Drummond's coIlec-
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class meeting 1915 pm; Junior League
2-45 2. m; Epworth League p. m;
evening service s o. m. The pastor viii
preach at both morning and evening
services. His morning subject will be
The Mission of the Church in Evan
geIisrn."
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The Junior Atlantean club will meet
Tuesday, April 4, with Mrs. Carl Mel
lis, 1905 West Tenth street
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Miss Mary Thompson, aftern
cards for Miss Agnes Gunther.
Mr.. and Mrs Don Mulvane, din
for the Gunther- McClintOck br.
party.
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The Ladies' Shakespeare club viii
meet Tuesday with Mrs A W. Lacey,
1901 Harrison street
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-12-22

icles were exquisitely dainty and beautiful,
and though rather costly, about 80 worth
OF the smaller pieces were sold by Mrs. Bal
ley and her assistants for Miss Maria Spen-
Ger Of Montpelier, TO whom ne exhibit be-
longed and who procured il through the
agency Of her brother in Mexico. Miss
Spencer on account Of her serious illness
was not able 10 be present, but encourage
ing reports had been received OF her con-
dition.
The Essex Record man dlscourses tbusly
concerning young man whose rOilicking
happy ways recommend him kindly to the
chance OBSERVER and to the people among
whom he chances TO be thrown at g
wonderful how these little brown brothers
OF ours take TO our American ways. l saw
Cuban on the train the other day, aged
about Is years, who has been going to
Goddard seminary the past year, after a
course at the schools in Randolph. Pros
peroa was on his way to Randolph TO pre-
pare for his trip home to Cuba to Christ
mas with his own folks and he had three
girls with him, all pretty young school
misses. He unblushingly told the con-
ductor that one of them was his wife, but
when the conductor got funny with him
his dark blood turned black and be froze
up the next time the man with the punch
tried to take liberties with him. But he
was all sunshine with the girls and the
goodbyes at Randolph as he left them
were provocative of "reminiscences among
the passengers Of their own youthful days
when life was just orening before them.
Here's hoping Prospero Canosa will give
the Havanites a good account Of us YER
monters and return TO finish his studies
here -