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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1894

Page

4

Politically restless times and agricultural notes abound

An Illinois vote tally shows Papallet support around four tenths with about half in Chicago. Massachusetts protests Armenian outrages as Massachusetts contends with global woes. U S wheat fed to stockpiles totals 44,090,000 bushels amid low prices. Tennessee Democrats concede to Republicans, Evans leading by plurality. Senate reform support rises, Turple backs direct senator elections. Texas irrigation gains traction at San Antonio Farm er y convention. Sugar trust declares quarterly dividend amid refinery closures and idle salaries, linked to a letter from Senator Smith of New Jersey. Peabody death ends an era as the season wanes.

Sugar Trust Havemeyer Henater Smith New Jersey Havemaier Co Sugar

De Lesseps Dead and the Panama Canal Legacy

The obituary notes Count Ferdinand de Lesseps born 1805 nearly reached ninety and led the effort to build the Suez Canal begun in 1854. It praises his energy, perseverance, and a history of opposition from English engineers, the British government, and various conflicts with the Turkish and Egyptian rulers. It records the canal’s opening ceremonies on November 17 and the empress, emperors, and princes in attendance, plus de Lesseps’s numerous European royal decorations and enduring association with major canal projects.

Pees Paris Perdinand de Perdinand de Lessepe Ile Tus Robert Henson Red Sea Mediterranean Austria Prussia Amadeus Italy William of Orange Khediva de Lesseps

Governor Morton greeted 2200 passersby in New York

Governor-elect Morton stood for over an hour while about 2 200 people passed before him at the Calum Iee club theater in New York. The event honored Morton and Mayor-elect Strong with Strong sending a letter of regrets. McKinley spoke late as arrivals continued.

New York Ctort Eieet Morton Calon Ieee Club Mortum Strong McKinley

Unclear Bets and Court Attendance Highlight Local Notes

Shifting betting odds and court attendance mix with municipal chatter in Topeka notes. Local figures like President C Baker and W W Webb appear among brief mentions of a referendum, a clock carried home, a sprained ankle, and the move of trans-Missouri rate compilation to Chicago.

Hilliion Tom Fenlon United States Representative Hall C €. Baker Topeka Railway Company Colorado John F. Willitt Supreme Court W. H. Benningtom W. W. Webb Permers’ Alliance Kansas City Kansas Chicago Banes City Broldsathal

Kansas City News Notes on Local Officials and Firms

A collection of short items reports on Kansas figures and institutions. It notes Benedict backing a constitutional convention, J M Harrington leaving for missionary work, a faulty sidewall install, a czarlike mayoral photo, Exchange Bank of Goodland closure, Edwin Foy elected president of the Athenseum Society, and Athletic club bowling leader Nat Black. It also mentions Stacey stirring Labette county for a county seat, C M Cansingham seeking adjutant general, Topeka and Kansas City conductors linked to relatives, and Adrian G Sherman planning to sail to Uruguay with a letter from Senator Sherman.

Martin Rey Dages Kansas City Kansas Reform School Athletie Club Benédict State House J. M. Harrington Harrison Russia Exchange Bank Goodland Bank Comulesioner Breidenthal Ita Afuira Edwin Foy Athenseum Society Francie Anderson M.C. A Elgt Nat Black W. 4 Black Jordan A. G. Stacey Labette County Oswego C. M. Cansingham Osborne County W. H. Hornadsy Topeka Kanena City Adrian G Sherman A.C. Sherman Rossville Montevideo Uruguay South America United States John Sherman

Talmage's Church Sold at Foreclosure Auction in Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Tabernacle on Clinton Greene and Waverley avenues was sold last night under foreclosure. Charles T. Wills held a second mortgage and placed the property in sheriff's hands. One bid of 10000 by Wills surpassed the first mortgage claim by Russell Sage. total due to Baze is 63500, leaving Wills with the parcel for about 74000, about 17000 under its cost. Turkish troops aboard two transports sail from Constantinople for the Black Sea. Georgia Brown appears in My Lord in a Kindergarten minstrel show on December 14.

Brooklyn Tabernacle Brooxairs N. Y Clinton, Greene and Waverley Avenues Charles T. Wills Sherif Wills Russell Sage Mr. Baze

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