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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1895
Page
5
One lot of Ladies' New 14K 20-year gold filled watches with 11 Jewei Bigio movement offered this month only. Local sale highlights a limited-time opportunity for buyers seeking durable timepieces in a compact lot.
Advertises 17 ruby jewel watches for gentlemen and new arrivals. Also offers second hand watches, many in near new condition, repolished and cleaned, with Elgin models promoted as indistinguishable from new.
An old classified fragment lists prices for watches and silver items. It mentions Waltham brands, nickel watches, and a range of small items priced from $2.00 to $295.00, with bulk offers and bulk pricing hints. The text is jumbled but centers on inexpensive jewelry and timepieces.
A brief classified style notice notes men or women’s watches offered with a jewel item priced at eighteen dollars. The fragment mentions a buyer name Walt and a product line, indicating a small retail listing.
The Santa Fe receivers wife and three children pass through Topeka on a special car attached to train No. 6 at 5:30 pm. Alidace F. Walker, receiver and acting Santa Fe president, is in Albuquerque awaiting a separate receiver suit for the Atlantic & Pacific. Harold Walker, Amherst-bound private secretary, notes a tied legal fight expected on December 12. The party has been in Colorado and New Mexico for two weeks, drawing interest in Mr. Walker’s affairs.
Plans for the state house grounds are completed and announced as soon to be beautiful with landscaping and improvements ready for unveiling. Officials say the project will enhance public spaces and attract visitors, reflecting civic pride and growth.
Ex city engineer William Tweeddale unveils a plan to remodel the state house grounds into four quarters with macadam drives, repairs to the west wing fountain, new south side features, a northwest lake stocked with fish, shrubbery, and flower beds. A north plaza in front of the north wing would be enclosed by a four foot wall, and the area used for public meetings.
Judge Abbot returns from Topeka and Kansas City and says a test case to the Kansas supreme court will decide the law reducing and consolidating judicial districts. If struck down, Abbot may hold Ford county court again. State Auditor Cole cites a $1500 per diem dispute with the regents of the State Agricultural College over itemized accounts. Col W P Campbell accepts Wichita assistant attorney general post with intent to push enforcement of prohibition. Royal baking powder earns grocer’s favorite due to higher profit from competitors.
An uproar sweeps the city after a group gathered to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Dr. and Mrs. Boulson fall ill from suspected food poisoning. About a dozen to twenty guests suffer violent stomach pains and vomiting, with several still very ill. doctors warn the illness likely came from the dinner but fear no fatalities.
Valuable St Bernard Vesper kennel adds Columbia Venus a prize winning brood bitch valued at 50 with offspring such as Lord Keeper and Columbiana. Farnwood Count Victor a 200 pound stud strengthens the kennel’s standing. A Gun Club shoot reports scores and a New York note covers Judge Henry W Laney’s resignation to practice corporate law.
Urban brief from Topeka with varied items. Railway rates and schedules involve Santa Fe and Rock Island lines to Kansas City. Local court notes report six hundred one newspapers filed, a coroner’s inquest over morphine death, and a justice court rent judgment. Community events include a labor day band, a elocutionary entertainment, and a patriotic picnic at Garfield park.
A London report quoted at a New York desk says England would not see the Cup as a national misfortune if it vanished, with some calling the loss a boon while others argued Valkyrie could win next month. Experts in and out of the squadron debated the English boat’s yearlong absence and American hopes riding on a potential victory.
A New Year debate on Prohibition drew a large crowd at Port Richmond New York. Ex Governor John P St John of Kansas argued for the dispensary system while United States Senator Ben Tillman of South Carolina opposed it. The talk covered state laws, economic comparisons between Kansas and South Carolina, pensions, and the likely future of prohibition. A jury verdict later favored Tillman 11 to 8.
A shocking accident near Decaton Indiana yesterday left three women, Mrs Mangold, Mrs Jr Paterson, and Mrs Erwin, plunging from a thirty foot embankment as the crowd returned from a picnic. Mrs Duneen with two small children sustained serious injuries.
Local note reports Crawford has come back from New York where he organized attractions for the Crawford circuit of opera houses for the upcoming season. The Ingane asy lum probate court is advised it will receive Reibert Hetzel, adjudged insane Thursday. Harry T. Turner, 60, died of paralysis near Topeka on the Grantville road and will be buried tomorrow at Topeka cemetery.
North Topeka notes detail local illnesses and hospital updates including W H Hayes ill at home and Mrs Giles gravely ill at Ward’s hospital. A busy social scene is shown with a Garfield park picnic, band concert attendees, and visits between Kansas Avenue residents and kin in Port Huron La Peer Bowling Green and Junction City.
Heavy rainfall covered much of Kansas last night extending into Colorado and Oklahoma. Reports show soaking conditions from Herington to Liberal, with Santa Fe routes waking rain near Dodge and Arkansas City. Strong City branch lines also received moisture as rail traffic noted two through trains daily.
The Americana press dispatch urges President Cleveland to replace the United States Minister Denby with an American of suitable rank for the Szechwen inquiry. They call for removing implicated Chinese officials and adding a marina escort for the commission.
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