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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1896
Page
8
Attorney W E Atchison says he has not decided on appealing the Coulter murder verdict but doubts a new trial in the case. He believes Coulter, who showed no emotion after the verdict, will spend time in the penitentiary and will not seek further litigation.
A two item note reports a mule death attributed to the owner Col Sam Rudges and details a murder arrest in Smyxca Kansas. Mrs Frank McDonell of Geffs is jailed on suspicion of poisoning her husband after a week of illness. County Attorney Frank Wells and the coroner plan an inquest amid neighbor claims of marital strife.
A Wichita and return service via the Great Rock Inland Route is listed with Topeka departures at 2 10 p m arriving Wichita 6 43 p m and another at 10 50 p m arriving 4 30 a m sleeper and night train options noted. Also mentions Rock Island agents and a February ticket sale window for round trips including February 24 with no Santa Fe route changes. The text references Emporia convention activities and a Populist state committee meeting.
A collage of Topeka items notes politicians, police, court matters, and social happenings. Mentions state figures, district court plans, Populists, irrigation board trips, and a juvenile incident. Various names appear, from editors to police and civic leaders, with brief mentions of trains, venues, and community events.
In Washington society, Maria Cross-Rhodes and her husband Mr Cross-Rhodes clash over class, tone, and fitting into capital life. She scolds his inability to adapt, while he jokes about old dogs and money, as they argue about manners and influence.
A collection of quirky vignettes from a Michigan avenue grocer’s tale of six tramps seeking a ride and a farmer’s haybent defense, a station encounter with threats and newspaper mail, plus a ferryboat episode where a well mannered man endures comic threats and a menacing punch attempt. The narrator notes the odd human exchanges as he reflects on civility and danger in everyday transit.
In Settingsonville dialog heavy with slang shows Marree chiding Cross Rhodes for his floor manners and dream of diplomat status. He bristles at ridicule while joking about polite society and a gatekeeper neighbor who spouts threats and a postmaster named Dan Scott looms over mail with stubborn authority.
A Detroit man declares strong patriotism while chatting with a patrolman at Woodward and Woodbridge at ten. He claims to avoid drink, resists joining a war, and jokes about Windsor crossing the border as tensions rise. The exchange blends humor and dismay at looming conflict.
A farmer describes a chaotic scene as a buggy rips loose, the horse bolts after 80 rods, the buggy collapses, riders are left limping across fields, and the horse remains missing. The tale includes quips about hayseeds and a Detroit Free Press anecdote to close.
A jumble of quips and items from a 1905 era paper touches on wedding breakfast humor, a remark about a mother guiding daughters, baby colic remedies, a drug advert for Castor Oil style cure, a Wichita rail fare note, and a court house directions snippet. The mixed phrases hint at anecdotal society snapshots and travel offers.
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