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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1895
Page
2
Crowds cheered as the verdict in the Taylor trial was read, with applause erupting when the word guilty was announced. The moment drew spectators from nearby streets and onlookers described the courtroom energy.
The Taylor brothers George and William were found guilty of first degree murder in Carrormox Missouri after a dramatic trial. Judge Rucker read the verdict amid a tense courtroom and a large crowd outside. The defense plans a motion for a new trial and an appeal. Mrs Taylor fainted upon hearing the verdict.
San Francisco August 3 It is said that Theodore Durrants counsel will seek to prove an alibi using family and friends but it remains undecided whether the defendant will testify himself Sunday excursion to Kansas City by the Union Pacific costs $1 round trip valid August 4 for excursion and regular trains
Baseball scores from various games include Detroit 24 over St Louis 10 in Detroit, Cincinnati 5 over Louisville 9 in Louisville, Boston sweeping Philadelphia 10 to 5 then 7 to 4, Washington 15 over Baltimore 4, Brooklyn 11 over New York 6, and Pittsburgh 10 over Cleveland 5.
Western Association results list matchups with scores across Peoria Jacksonville Rockford and Quincy. Lincoln defeated Peoria, Jacksonville defeated Denver, St. Joseph beat Rockford 9 to 4, and Quincy led Des Moines 6 to 4 in separate listings.
Captain Young of the steamer Cuba reports Beaver Island is ablaze and the probability sits at about one hundred residents burned to death in the forest fires that have swept the island in recent days. The disaster endangers all communities nearby as responders race to contain the inferno. Royal Baking Howder Company is noted for its cream of tartar production serving households and the military.
Stanberry Mo Aug 3 W T Williams editor of the Stanberry Herald was cowhicted by Mrs F A Weimer wife of the Stanberry Sentinel editor after a newspaper war. She attacked Williams at the Herald office hitting him with a pistol before it was taken from her and she was ejected.
Aug 3 in St. Louis reports from J B Rippey secretary of the state board of agriculture. Wheat damage nine percent in shock. Corn area one hundred ten with condition one hundred eight and estimated yield forty one bushels. Oats area increased two points with yield thirty bushels. Statewide estimates: wheat 17,000,000 bushels. corn 270,300,000. oats 34,000,000. hay 3,000,000 tons. tobacco 7,000,000 pounds. potatoes 10,000,000 bushels.
In Prirssure Pennsylvania August 3, organized labor secured its largest triumph as Pittsburgh miners won nearly all demands. A written guarantee for contract fulfillment was signed last night, raising wages for about 106,000 miners across Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois.
Special Deputy Sheriffs Marion Hildreth and J. W. Muir arrived with Isaac Black's body in Ava Oklahoma. Yeager fled and a manhunt for him and his gang is underway with riders chasing him across the region.
Acting Secretary Atlee has again cabled Ambassador Eustis to seek progress in the Waller case and press for the Madagascar trial record. He outlined the position Eustis should take in presenting the request and the record.
Newport R I Aug 3 The Vigilant won the Goelet cup for sloops after Defender withdrew near finish due to a broken gaff. Without the accident the Vigilant would have trailed by about nine miles.
Aug 3. Wasurmetros reports treasury officials guard the withdrawal of 2,350,000 dollars in gold from the New York sub-treasury? measures taken to ensure security amid the large transfer.
Judge Shackleford of the Cole county circuit court dismissed the $10,000 damage suit filed by F. G. Graham Post-Dispatch correspondent during the legislature session against J. P. Wells senate sergeant at arms.
Canos Colombia August 2 The Panama railroad yesterday handled 1800 tons of transit freight The strike is ended and the strikers are receiving their usual wages.
Sunday excursion offers round trip options on both excursion and regular trains. Special printing for the rail line presented by Peerless Steam Laundry as a sponsor.
The report notes that business activity stabilizes with many products maintaining price levels while overall costs ease. Manufacturers and retailers report continued demand, reflecting resilience in the market as inflation pressures ease.
R G Dun & Co notes a midsummer halt in trade after a March to July push. The report cites larger working forces, higher wages, and increased consumer buying power, with mixed crop prospects for corn wheat and cotton. It mentions strikes including coal miners, rising coal sales below expected circulars, and weekly U S and Canadian failures.
Bradstreet's compiled table lists clearances for several cities on August 3 in New York. It shows the percentage changes versus the same week last year, highlighting increases and decreases across locales.
The Christian brothers gang of eight robbed Marks store near Lumpee in Indian Territory last night. U S Marshal McAlester with twenty deputies left on a special train to capture or exterminate the Fang.
The Quakerlike sect River Brethren hold annual harvest festivals in this county with hundreds attending to spend the day in thanksgiving and praise.
Wientrsa Kansas August 3 It is learned that the exhumed body at Kingfisher alleged to be Willetts is actually Bill Doolin. Pat Quinlan confesses Chicago August 3 Police obtain a partial confession from Pat Quinlan janitor of Holmes castle and believe Benjamin F Pietzel was murdered by Holmes in this city and the body sent to Philadelphia
A New York Post tale recounts Edric the fisherman rowing to a Thames side chapel on the eve of its dedication. Saint Peter appears with celestial hosts, instructing Edric to serve the bishop and feed the poor, leading to the chapel’s consecration being overshadowed by Peter’s miracle and a royal salmon gift to the bishop.
French actress Mile. Augustine Brohan, famed for kindness to animals, spares a fly at table and asks her maid Marie to release it. The maid returns with the fly still alive, claiming the insect might catch a chill if placed outside.
J L Sheldon announces piano toning service via postoffice box 422 and notes trains on the Santa Fe route between Kansas City and return trips. Excursion and regular trains offered for Sunday August 4th with fare set at $1.00.
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