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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1894
Page
5
First District Congressman Mr Brdericks remains active on key bills. He attends committee sessions and liaises with peers to push reform measures. Officials indicate ongoing efforts to advance healthcare and infrastructure priorities.
Congressman Case Broderick promotes two measures lively debate in Washington. One authorizes sale of unallotted lands on the Pottawatomie and Kickapoo reservations with appraisals and bidding by rich bidders, limiting sales to younger buyers. The other seeks to restore a tariff on cattle imports, backed by cattle interests and opposed by Texans, with a broader push for state printer funding and Populist influence in Kansas politics.
Local residents denounce sloppy macadamising on Topeka streets. They call for proper rolling and even stone layers, warning that recent dumping creates rutted, rough roads near Parkdale and South Topeka avenues, harming drives and temper. The county plans stone supply for a corrective section.
The district visitors, mostly women, sacrifice personal time and home duties to carry out their appointed tasks for the Associated Chair. They travel in all weather, often unpaid and underappreciated, with secretary support scarce and repeated trips common.
In Emporia Wm Cox proprietor of the Fifth Avenue Hotel appeals his Oakes conviction for violating the prohibition law. He was sentenced to ninety days in jail but released on a $1000 bond approved by supreme court judges as the case moves to the higher court. Dr A B Jones of Wakeesay is visiting. the article notes other local updates.
Grace Cathedral hosts two Christmas Eve services with elaborate processions and choral offerings including Mendelssohn and Bach style settings. A separate festival program features hymns, carols, and offerings as the congregation participates in ceremonial rites.
City council met under adjournment with Mayor T W Harrison presiding. Minutes from Dec 3 1594 read with amendments, various petitions and committee referrals, including gas and electric lighting for Vapor streets corner Lane and Fifteenth, five 6 candle lamp proposals at $225 each, and a court-house event at the opera house. Ordinances passed on salaries and payrolls for December, sewer district payments, and public offenses amendments. Fire marshal and water service tests reviewed. several claims approved for payment. The session adjourned after scheduling further topics and reports.
Inspector G R McDowell reports bridge work on the Kansas avenue span. Timbers at the south end needed twenty replacements while other spans showed good condition. After main timbers are reinforced with crosswise stringers and spikes, the bridge gains strength. Repairs may extend beyond this year despite seven to eight days of work planned, weather permitting.
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