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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1895
Page
2
A local report notes that Brewer discusses a tenant named Yras Tenorant being mentioned for a commission role. The item highlights potential appointment movements and community reaction to the nomination.
National politics report from St Louis outlines possible shifts in presidential race. References McKinley Morton Reed Fuller Huerrivan and possible vice presidential picks. Conjecture on Veneseels commission and convention dynamics in a crowded field.
State Genk Commissioner Breidenthal warned bank directors that they are responsible for the bank’s condition. He urged them to count cash and check accounts with correspondents to know exact finances. Failure to perform duties could expose them to liability.
Correspondent at New Taln China reports Li Hong Chang has been removed from his viceroy post in the grant province, relegated to a temple in Peking with his family in reduced circumstances. The article notes the apparent end of official splendor and ceremonial honors.
Negotiations among the American Bimetallic Union, National Bimetallic Union, and National Silver committee culminate in a plan for consolidation. Headquarters will be in Culengas at 154 Monroe Street with branches in Washington and San Francisco. A Washington conference on January 24 will outline action affecting next year’s politics.
Excitement in Pianerville California as Bishop Wingfeld denounces Rev C C Pierce longtime pastor. Vestry meeting to decide removal, crowds threaten violence, pastor condemned amid congregation showing support. Oakland murder involves brother in law over whisky quarrel.
A compact digest notes postmaster term expirations in January and political views on tariff and bond bills. It cites labor inquiry calls, a Cairo Illinois mill fire, a forgery conviction in Scots County Arkansas, and a Louisiana party shift to Reed for President. Also mentioned are railroad tie losses in the valley, a drowned Jones family in the Sac River, a Civic federation detective severities with no convictions, Armenian fate post bombardment, exiled Pole relocation, US nonrecognition of Turkey’s warship exclusion, Landis appointed beef trust prosecutor, and talks on a Germany US extradition treaty.
The largest mining deal in Missouri history aims to fuse nearly all zinc smelters into one management by January 1. About $2 million will be supplied by New York and Connecticut financiers. I. F. Hobart leads the effort through the Kansas and Texas Coal interests, with two Indian smelters joining this Southward Missouri district consolidation.
Disparate dispatches from Capetown Paris and Terriy push Transvaal to forefront, with Paris reporting the Debats on London Times stance and British policy toward Transvaal. Meanwhile Weldon scene sees deliberate homicide verdict after a fatal shooting of State Senator W H Taylor by John A Pace. Rocky Mountain Postal Telegraph organized in Denver region seeks to expand lines with Helena leading, bonds $100000 planned for construction.
The Towa and Kaw tribes closed a lease for 15000 acres in Kaw lands. The towns plan a village and to live off rental of their fee lands east of the reservation. They complain of separation on allotments and mistreatment by white neighbors, aiming to live freely.
Reports describe a major fire in Hartford county seat damaging the business center and destroying much of the town after cyclones and prior blazes. J E Joyce identified as likelihood in misidentified death case. Sultan orders troops to escort missionaries amid empire unrest. An inquest blames the audience for a theater disaster. Local groups push drive to secure the Democratic national convention.
Rev. 0. Brown, pastor of First Congregational, accuses Mrs. Mary A. Davidson of blackmail. He says she and Miss Overman conspired to ruin his reputation, demanding payments totaling $500 down and $350 monthly for years. Davidson admits aiding payments and alleges Brown confessed love for Overman. Church members express shock as he seeks to clear his name.
In Lesaxon Kentucky two miles from town a mob burned to death Mrs Thomas West and William Deveres. The murdered pair were found in the ruins of West s home after pleas for mercy failed. The white-haired man shot and burned with his partner as a child watched in horror. No arrests yet. an inquest was held and investigations continue.
Havana reports a vast demonstration by Conservatives autonomists reformists Spaniards Cyubars and others in honor of General Campos. About 40 000 people joined a display of sympathy for the Spanish cause, uniting diverse groups in a grand show of support.
A column from Gotham outlines social trends in New York including interviews with a famed diva, fashion excesses such as ribbons and badges, and the rise of grotesque decor. It highlights Mrs Leslie Carter, Judge Roger Pryor's daughter Pryor, and Police Captain Peter Conlin, noting social rituals, spending on dress and hats, and elite drawing rooms with vaudeville and grand opera personalities.
This notice outlines Harper's Bazar twenty-ninth year issue structure for January 1894. It highlights fashion (New York, Paris, and global designs), patterns for home sewing and gowns, departments on women’s topics, short fiction by American writers, labor and capital discussions, and reader correspondence. It also notes subscription terms and Harper Brothers address.
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