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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1894
Page
3
Kansas brief notes report the Toler sale in Wichita selling horses as part of a regular livestock market. Other items mention an failed attempt to close joints in Parsons, reflecting local business and regulatory activity in May.
The Wichita area will hold a special representative election on December 14 to fill a vacancy in the seventh district caused by the death of Maj. ALM Lawrence. Gov Lewelling is expected to issue a proclamation and the election may precede January 1 to avoid new registration requirements.
George Morgan, brother of the Morgan Sisters singers, is linked to a fatal shooting case. Authorities pursue leads as investigators review the incident and its connections to local entertainment figures.
A nine year old boy witnessed the fatal revolver accident at the Morgan home on Quincy Street. George Morgan, 14, died after a cartridge was forced into a revolver and fired near his head. The Morgan sisters, poised for a Kansas City concert, were unable to be reached.
St Louis December 14 A Second Baptist pastor Dr W W Boyd denounced the University of Chicago as founded in blood and man’s. he charged Rockefeller’s Standard Oil money funded it. The ministers meeting of about thirty heard the claim amid a storm of surprise. Boyd referenced the source of funds and methods but refused to confirm or deny details, insisting the remarks were private.
In Omana Nebraska on December 14 a quarrel broke out during a performance of The Deezler at Boyd's opera house between Manager Boyd and Governor James F. Boyd. Governor Boyd said no papers were drawn and no action taken, noting twelve years of managing the theater with ongoing disagreements. A friend cites Thomas Boyd being about $10 behind on rent, roughly $15 per year, as the underlying issue. no new ventures are planned.
From Wascotven British Columbia dated December 14, latest Samoan advices via the Warrimoo report ongoing political unrest with no recent outbreak. Local German residents expect either a German annexation or protectorate, hoping it would end internal troubles and trade disruption with the Australian colonies.
At a banquet by Meagher's Irish Brigade association marking the 13th anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Congressman Amos J. Cummings praised veterans and argued against pension bills harming widows and orphans. He lauded Republican gains in the South and contrasted them with Democrats in the North.
Territory to which round trip tickets will be sold December 29 with a return limit of twenty days from sale to adults in Kansas Nebraska Colorado Utah South Dakota Texas Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
An advertisement urges readers to visit the New Era in North Topeka to align with close economic buyers. The notice promotes shawls, underwear, hats, caps, and related goods with a promise to supply paper and twine for packing. Holiday goods are on sale at competitive prices.
The Pecos Valley Railway announces a special holiday rate for college and school travelers in the city. The plan offers one and one third fare for a round trip to points up to 200 miles, with stopovers allowed within final limits and tickets to be sold on a date and time to be announced soon. O. Ganver, Agent, 601 Kaceas avenue.
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