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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1894
Page
7
The mayor and councilmen of Topeka direct the city clerk to prepare gas rates and bonds No. 8. Bonds to mature and be paid annually. bonds sold at par with interest. Publication follows official city approval dated December 4. 1 ieRact TV. Hannon Mayor Attest: 3.5, McPauly City Clerk.
Rail timetable snippet shows trains and stations with arrivals and departures. The readable segments mention trains, routes, and times but are incomplete and fragmentary. Despite gaps the text references trains leaving and arriving at various points, with occasional numbers suggesting schedules.
Fragmentary telegraphic text appears to reference Garvey City Passenger Agent and a time 5:90am with garbled names. Readable bits hint at a transportation notice or scheduling note, listing agents and a panel and a telephone line, but concrete details are unclear.
Fragmentary notes show westbound and local trains from Topeka with times around 5:00 pm and 3:50 pm, detailing arrivals at Denver and Fort Scott. Mentions Missouri Pacific line, passenger accommodations, and Sunday services with stops at Topeka and nearby depots.
An account recounts the 1875 Caucasus clash between Jewish traders and Russian soldiers on a treacherous pass. As fighting erupts, a Jewish trader heroically defends the group, while Russian captains and guards fall to swift, brutal combat. The surging struggle ends with the remaining merchants fleeing into Turkish territory, the legend of The Jew's Leap born in the mountain pass.
A New York World column features a farmer arguing women deserve equal social political and industrial rights. The livestock editor counters then the farm man proclaims he will ensure his wife gains equal opportunities at work at home and beyond, declaring himself a woman's rights advocate.
A fragment from a periodical humor and instruction page discusses Sunday observance, biblical figures, and moral contrasts. It blends quips about Sabbath behavior with references to Deacon characters and a Detroit Tribune aside about Li Hung Chang, followed by light anecdotes on paintings and Thanksgiving customs.
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