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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1895
Page
3
An advertisement for Begg's Cherry Cough Syrup from W. R. Kennady, Prescott & Co., claims instant relief and a permanent cure faster than competitors. Prices listed as 25 cents, 50 cents, and one dollar with a positive guarantee. Company address noted as No 118 West Eighth Street.
Patriotic fever sweeps Mexico as unions from across the republic and border colonies prepare for a February 4 gathering to enlist as volunteers in defense of the government amid the Guatemala dispute. President Diaz praises patriotism and urges disciplined demonstrations to uphold national dignity and unity.
Remenyi and his concert company drew a good crowd despite bad weather at Hamilton Hall. Henry Exmes the pianist received applause for refined technique and encores. Pauline Stein offered vocal numbers, with uneven expressiveness, while Remenyi's performance sparked enthusiastic response and varied moods from laughter to pathos.
A proposal to authorize a canal linking the Great Lakes with the St Lawrence River and tidewater in the Hudson River is being advanced before Congress. Articles of incorporation outline a $10,000,000 capital stock with $100 shares and a shareholders meeting after 10 percent is subscribed and paid. Offices will be in New York. Also notes a promotion for Four Centuries of Progress in American history by Irary Davenport Northrup and a Steam Launder advertising call.
Noted statement to the House by Representative Coombe of New York outlines government claims from the Civil War era to 1865 and later, detailing bonds issued and interest paid. The table contrasts bonds outstanding, interest, and various war and administration expenses, arguing the current generation has paid more than its share of the national debt.
New Orleans February 1 Immigrant Commissioner Montgomery reports the steamer Montebello cleared with 429 Italians headed home to Sicily and Italy. The mass exodus follows reduced wages due to planter bounty failures. Some earned as little as fifty cents daily. About five hundred previously departed via New York.
Local clairvoyant and lecturer on spiritualism asserts the Chicora lies two and a half miles northeast of Muskegon. He says the crew perished, some bodies in the boat, and writings will surface next spring to tell the Chicora’s last voyage tale. He also cites communication with the spirit of captain Moody.
Wasinieros Feb 1 Assistant Secretary Curtis visited the treasury department but could add nothing new. A bond issue is likely soon with preliminary negotiations under way though no definite conclusion has been reached. The administration is determined to issue bonds as needed to preserve confidence in national finances.
Captain Gordon of the British steamship Crathie states to Lloyds agent that he was knocked down by the collision that sank the Elbe. He says he regained his feet to find both shins apart and the Crathie badly damaged, fearing imminent sinking, and that the other steamer sped away ahead of him.
Wasineros Feb 1 Maxwell solicitor general of the United States has tendered his resignation to the president and it has been accepted. Relations between Attorney General Olney and Maxwell have been strained for some time. No comment will be issued from the White House.
Mulliban Elliott Roy and Harris, accused of lynching Barrett Scott the Holt county ex treasurer, were released on $3,000 bonds by the county judge after ruling insufficient evidence for first degree murder charges.
Edison’s kinetoscope described as a living motion device. Barber Shop Scene shown with barber, customers, and a laughing helper. other scenes include boxing, fencing, cockfighting, bucking bronco. New York and Boston audiences urged to view this latest marvel.
Captain J B Johnson announces resignation as Shawnee county circuit judge effective March 1 to devote full time to duties as special master in chancery for the Santa Fe company. The circuit court, created four years ago, has disposed of 2000 cases in 3 1/2 years. Johnson’s role requires hearing disputes between Santa Fe receivers and parties and reviewing monthly reports covering the system from Chicago and St Louis to Albuquerque. His duties presently demand the work of two assistants.
In St Louis on February 1, friends of the late John W Norton search for a $1000 diamond ring taken from his finger after a fatal wreck. Col Charles K Pope recalls bringing an inventory of Norton’s belongings and hopes the ring will be recovered despite reports a porter removed it during the chaos.
News notes share the Fulda from New York to Bremen grounding in the Weser with tugs on site and expected to float at high tide. Also noted are Ward McAllister’s funeral plans, Salvation Army meetings in Topeka, and various local notices and ads from Kansas City and Leavenworth.
Whispered engagement links Mme Andre known painter Nellie Jacquemart to Duke de Montmorency brother of Prince de Sagan. Background notes detail Andre fortune, jewel gift, and family ties through 19th century titles and marriages.
A quirky trend from football lore notes fans collecting players’ hair. Miss Helene Willis of San Jose asks for locks and autographs from Butler University players but the request falters as military rules curb long hair. Also mentioned: a nickel slot tire inflater and shifting lingo around the bicycle era.
Wheat and corn futures eased while long liquidation and short covering moved prices. Livestock and dairy values dipped slightly amid a slow market. receipts and shipments for hogs and cattle remained mixed, with scattered gains noted in bulk sales. Weather and travel notices conclude with severe German conditions delaying rail traffic in the south.
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