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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1895
Page
3
A vintage ad offers deep cuts on ladies and misses shoes, kid shoes, oxfords, boy’s goods, and men’s wear. Prices drop from five dollars to three, from six dollars to four, and other cuts noted. Limited stock means offers may end soon.
A San Francisco report says Mrs Leake saw Theodore Durrant and Blanche Lamont enter Emanuel Church at 4 10 pm on April 34 the day Lamont disappeared. She watched from 124 Bartlett Street and confirms Durrant’s presence with Lamont. Her testimony completes the chain of evidence linking Durrant to the case alongside prior sightings and an organist’s account.
The managing board of the orphans home calls for penny collections from Topeka Sunday schools. With about 4500 pupils and teachers, 12 pennies per person could raise a substantial sum for the fund, though churches may choose other collection days. In other news, a protocol signed for Amape territory arbitration names the king of Sweden as referee, with submissions due by April 1596.
Advertisement for round trip travel from Chicago with a single fare and stopover options. Mentions Hewsley Bros for details and notes sale dates August 29 through 24. Subscribe for the Journal.
George Haus petitions for divorce from Saseo Haus claiming age related strain. He alleges she assaulted him with a hatchet and that she sold beds and broke into the children's savings. He cites a refusal to cook dinner as the final provocation. Attorney W F Rightmire represents the plaintiff.
Fire department responded to a lowman Hill alarm at 9 55 am. A loose flue cap allowed heavy smoke to escape into the rooms at 1114 Morris Avenue owned by J B Shearer. Fire wagons from headquarters Jefferson and Clay Street stations aided. Damage described as light.
Ex councilman Jasper Earnest of Topeka second ward plans to move to Kentucky river land eighty miles from Louisville. He says no hope for Democrats in Kansas and will relocate with family next fall to join a state where democracy thrives.
The Brooklyn financier Melvin Smith of 73 Halsey Street has vanished for two weeks and foul play is suspected. A famed diamond wearer valued at $14,000 plus other jewelry is missing. he and his separated wife had ongoing support payments that stopped. He was nicknamed Diamond Smith and often returned home late, alone.
A Chicago dispatch reports colored residents in Spring Valley rally to form a state protective organization. The Citizens Committee plans a quiet statewide emergency fund to gain broad cooperation and curb what they term agitator methods, arguing agitation harms the colored community’s interests.
Aug 14 report from Armania Georgia notes two women, one in Jasper County and another in Cherokee, granted government licenses to open registered distilleries. These are the first documented cases of women becoming licensed distillers in the state, amid prior illicit activity where women claimed responsibility to seek leniency from courts.
The thirtieth annual reunion of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers opened at Pettsburg with about 30 000 visitors and 13 000 members. Greetings came from Pennsylvania Adjutant General Stewart Pittsburg Mayor McKeons and Allegheny Mayor Kennedy. Third Grand Engineer Delos Everett attended among officials.
In Love Crry Nebraska Aug 10 a charity banquet fed 5000 as relief lines shifted from famine fears to abundant harvest pride. Guests praised eastern aid and Nebraska’s 25 million bushel grain forecast including 15 million wheat, 5 million oats, and 18 million corn while hay alfalfa potatoes and beets promise ample supply for 12 months.
Charles Barber of Wisona Minnesota was lifted by a large eight foot kite during a local kite contest. He tied the rope to his body and was dragged, rising over fifteen feet before the wind died. The kite sank into the river and Barber was rescued after the rope was cut. The event occurred amid growing interest in oversized kites and risky stunts.
Notice advertises travel by the Santa Fe round trip and urges inquiries at Rowley Bros. for particulars. It promotes Betuen Shawnees Building and Loan Association helping you own a home, with contact in Room 16 Columbian Building and telephone 308. Also mentions a route to the City Office at 601 Kan Ave for a literary of special train and a palace.
August 16 report from Washington states the Democratic silver conference executive committee at the Metropolitan hotel postponed completing a national committee for the present. They will gather better information from states before finalizing, with a potential meeting in a western city, perhaps St. Louis, to announce the national body. A large majority of delegates have returned home.
The London Times weighs American literature versus England noting Americans esteem literature yet pay authors poorly due to vast population and distribution barriers. It argues publishers favor commerce over literature and sees no imminent Lowell or Emerson. An editorial covers copyright and Canada, arguing against dismantling integrity for Canadian gains.
In Petrape rr a Pa on August 16, Philadelphia forms the first Chinese wheelmen club in America. Woo Head and Sun Sing lead the group and have leased a hall on Rice Street as headquarters and a cyclers riding academy for members.
Fire Marshal Wilmarth issued a building permit to the Second Baptist trustees for a brick church on the southeast corner of Taird and Quincy streets. The 60 by 90 foot structure will cost about $10,000 to construct.
Mount Sterling Ky Aug 16 John Johnson colored was hanged here for killing Policeman Charles Eyang June 15 Johnson’s neck did not break and he did not die for twenty five minutes after the trap was sprung Nearly 10000 people witnessed the execution Great Rock Island Route Boston and return one fare for over privilege both going and returning.
Wheat opened firm supported by large export demand with prices around 65 to 67. Corn and oats followed firmer cables and steady to higher cash values. Hog receipts and market activity remained brisk with live hogs and pork values fluctuating and regional price ranges noted. Chicago markets show a dull day with mixed futures and receipts data across cattle and grain segments.
The article traces wheat prices and export commitments, noting strong buying amid a cautious market. It cites 1,540,000 bushels pledged for export in seven days, with prices near 67 cents and occasional setbacks. Corn and oats show a strong demand pattern, while hog products rise briefly on Armour's European trip.
Reports from New York and European markets sketch firmer conditions for New York French country markets and a sharp weather outlook in France. US wheat yields in Minnesota and North Dakota are forecast between 6 and 49 million bushels above expectations, with heavy Chicago and Omaha grain receipts and steady to firm futures across corn oats and wheat.
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