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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1896
Page
5
Local grocery advertises a buy tomorrow sale with guaranteed satisfaction. It lists diverse items from granulated sugar to eggs butter bacon tea coffee and canned goods with bulk prices and quantities scattered throughout the page.
The store announces a new Fresh Meat Department and pledges to offer the best in that line. It pledges customer satisfaction for out of town orders and commits to prompt fulfillment and shipment.
Twenty two prisoners are to be shipped to the penitentiary as their terms near expiry, with authorities arranging transfer and custody details for the return of released inmates.
The Santa Fe grievance centers on the firing of five conductors on testimony from spotters. Chairman Thornberg of the Hallway Conductors committee met General Manager Frey to seek reinstatement after reviewing papers. Frey pledged thorough investigation and consultation with Superintendent Mudge. a decision is expected within days with many details about affected crews and related staff movements noted.
Reports describe witnesses available to testify about the Model Supply Pietary books and transactions under scrutiny by a grand jury. Sproat’s crew allegedly disputes book custody while charges of destroyed records loom amid jail incidents and local court actions.
Santa Fe yard watchman spotted smoke from a side car where four men lounged on the bank. They claimed to be drying clothes and living in Colorado. Police charged them with trespassing but Judge Perry discharged them after hearing their statements.
The Italian community in San Francisco is stirred by Pietro Gori the anarchist linked to threats against President Cornelius shadowing Prince Luigi nephew of King Humbert. The prince, arriving aboard a warship, attended several events and requested to meet the stranger, watching him with measured curiosity.
Buffalo Bill Cody and George T. Beck arrive in Cutcaco to push a 30 000 acre irrigation project in the Big Horn basin. Cody plans to buy 50 000 worth of merchandise in Chicago for western colonies and hints at building a vast Chicago column as part of the venture.
New York editorials reveal rumors that ex-President Harrison may be offered a villa by Mrs Whitelaw Reid to speed Mary Scott Dimmick marriage but the groom seeks to avoid commitment due to superstition. A local laundry ad appears amid the text offering collar cleaning.
Lieutenant Governor James A Troutman receives the most favorable press across Kansas in early discussions of the governor's race. The piece cites editorials from the Dighton Herald, Marion Record, Lawrence Journal, Sterling Bulletin Gazette, Wichita Eagle, and El Dorado Republican praising Troutman while contrasting others like T. M. Potter of Peabody. It notes Day of Topeka for appellate judge and reports on Dougherty’s Kansas City moves stirring local reaction. County Republicans set primaries and convention plans, with Breidenthal's governor prospects debated.
The Palstont Notes discuss John Breidenthal as a strong Populist governor candidate with backbone for reform. D J Henes is mentioned as a possible state senator successor to K Wilcockson. Colby meeting set February 25 to organize the district congressional committee. Morrill denies withdrawal from governor race and W D Vincent is backed by Linwood’s W A Harris for governor. Hutchinson is named as a Republican candidate for judge of the court of appeals.
On February 13 in Tuohy Hart, a flood of mourners paid respects at the Shea parlor as workers from the shirt collar and cuff factory offered tributes. A notable display read Innocent. Shop employers contributed funds for flowers and funeral costs, with gifts totaling around 300 dollars from one donor and 100, 50 and smaller amounts from others. The morning service drew a vast crowd and required multiple vehicles to transport flowers.
Hamilton McK Twombly recently paid one million dollars for a Newport cottage and shows a taste for fine houses. After marrying Florence Vanderbilt he joined the New York Central offices and became an active manager. he owns a brownstone mansion on Fifth Avenue and has pursued luxury homes for five years.
An article notes Cornelius Twombly bidding $600000 over Louis Lorillard’s price for Vinland, a 13 acre Newport estate with villa stables and gardens. The mansion, once bequeathed by Miss Catherine Lorillard Wolfe, would pass to Twombly ready to move in.
An OCR led list promotes various remedies and tonics with claims for hair loss cures and digestive relief. It mentions pricing in outdated figures, a Wichita address, a Santa Fe Route travel note, and suggestive language about secret balms sold by druggists.
Munyon offers Rheumatism Cure advertised as a strong tonic that quickly stops sharp pains and aims for complete relief of rheumatic pain. It claims to cure lumbago sciatica back pain and related ailments within days with several doses. Also markets Dyspepsia and Kidney Cures with home treatment guides, urging readers to buy from druggists.
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