13 Dec 1894
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1894
Page
1
The Federation of Labor adopts a set of Silver resolutions and declares the law in force before 1873 as endorsed. The odd phrasing suggests a historic policy shift or decree, with organizational backing and a note on the applicable legal framework. Further context from the era would illuminate the exact resolutions and dates involved.
At the AFL convocation in Dexvexu, Gompers attacked compulsory arbitration as a policy and opposed related measures. The gathering adopted a schedule of meetings for leaders to address, heard reports on fever relief funds and political resolutions, and debated labor legislation including a proposed law restricting hiring during strikes.
New York World reports Trinity Church owns 145 tenements worth up to 6 million dollars and rents them to tenants in dilapidated, dark, and unsanitary conditions. Residents describe dirty stairways, poor light, and tainted water from yard hydrants. court actions challenge Trinity’s handling and water supplies amid community outcry. The piece also notes a separate court case involving thirteen alleged crap shooters in a police court.
The Teutonic reached Quarantine at 4 05 pm and anchored for the night amid fog. Reportedly Vanderbilt left the ship to visit the city, but a customs officer denied any disembarkation. A rumor spread that he was driven to his father’s residence rather than to his own home.
A. J. Ricks answered accusations of misappropriating 4310 outside the central committee inquiry. He said he faced discrepancies while in transit from Montreal to Washington and would clarify them with time. Chancellor von Hohenlohe to visit Friedrichsruhe during Christmas recess. the scene shifts to Haix Horeesc where a cattle raid ends with four cowboys slain. A widow, Rathachild, widow of the late Lead of the Frankfurt house, died today.
Laura Johns, president of the Kansas suffrage association, urges delaying immediate resubmission of the suffrage amendment. She outlines a plan to seek constitutional change via the legislature for a 1897 vote, to avoid defeats tied to party lines and timing.
The Adjutant General Howe’s annual report criticizes Ohio state departments for lack of room to conduct essential business and store official records. He notes boards of charities, public works, health, and inspectorates occupy spaces no larger than hotel bedrooms, with governor and supreme court staff sharing cramped areas.
Fargo, North Dakota attracts many wealthier residents from the East seeking separations. Ninety people linger for papers as Judge McConnell handles a flood of cases, with Fargo hotels signaling the city as a divorce mecca while notable New York figures face impending actions.
Advancing on Pekin details claim Japanese forces will unite for a joint move. Reports describe a landing near Shun-Yai-Rwan and Tala Thoy with heavy Japanese countermeasures against rebel forces. Dispatches mention Chinese retreat toward New Chiang and intentions to seize New Hwang as two Japanese armies converge on Pekin.
Carl Browne, lieutenant of Coxey’s Army, arrived in Vineland and held secret meetings with People’s Party and Labor men. He networks with national groups and aims to rally labor circles, with a forthcoming Washington speech on Christmas to the unemployed.
Miss Field addressed the Third Ward Democratic club in Arlington hall, denouncing men influenced by pretty women and condemning prohibition as intemperate. She cited Maine’s search and personal liberty issues, warned of illicit distilleries, and claimed Atchison spent millions on cries and drugs under prohibition.
The sudden death of Canadian Prime Minister Sa Joe Thompson drew Englandwide commentary. Queen Victoria directed all efforts to honor the premier with a national funeral. Telegrams from the castle conveyed sympathy to Thompson’s family and to the Canadian people. The queen placed two wreaths on Thompson’s coffin in the marble hall.
Teetering Dec 15. Rioters in Comayaqui shout Death to the Boulda family as a federation scheme for Central American units is discussed. Each country would keep a president and elect a federation president who resides in a neutral district, stepping down for others, with one country one vote in federation matters.
In Barter County, hunters discovered three bodies in a cave south of Aetna. Two men and a boy had been shot and left in clothes with pockets emptied. An envelope addressed to Julius Wigglan, Hermann, Mo, was found in one pocket. Bodies appeared months old.
Kansas Crier reports from Wellington that Tom McDonald was convicted of murder in the first degree for killing Tom Patten near Conway Springs last May, in the Gray instigation case. Gray has not yet been sentenced.
News from New York and London reports Sir Charles Tupper, currently Canada's high commissioner in London, as the probable successor to the late Sir John Thompson as premier and minister of justice. The article notes uncertainty and shifts in Canadian politics with no immediate statue progress for Robert Emmett. A hardware industry meeting in Cleveland discusses forming a national hardware jobbers association. In Crerano a pistol match outcome is noted at 86 to 83.
A special from Hennessey Oklahoma reports two clever confidence men duped Peter Adkins a wealthy cattle man in the Cheyenne and Arapaho country of $4000 with a gold brick racket. They vanished after the scam as authorities warned the public.
Arkansas City chief engineer FW Leech and eight assistants start southwest on a preliminary survey for a line crossing the Rock Island near Hennessey Oklahoma. The southwest terminus is Vernon Texas.
Samuel C Seeley, a New York bank defaulter, appeared before United States Commissioner Wirt for a preliminary examination. President Crane of National Shoes & Leather Bank testified. Seeley was held on $20,000 bond, waived examination, and returned to his cell. Our Lady of Guadalupe feast observed across Mexico with pilgrimages reaching major cities.
Reports from New York dated December 19 indicate General Pierola’s rebel forces, aligned against the Peruvian government, are gaining influence across major ports and pushing toward Lima. He commands a well equipped army and controls interior regions, drawing growing popular support.
Philadelphia faces a living picture craze with fat women drawing laughs as the main appeal. Three heavy performers totaling about 1,500 pounds starred in a notable "Three Grace" act, while other acts and roars of laughter follow in various venues.
A noisy session with mixed signals from wheat corn and oats. Provisions remained strong while pork and cattle showed upticks amid active receipts and variable demand across regions.
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