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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1895
Page
8
Just received another carload of Tin ware and we are ready to compete with all stores. Dish Pans 33 cents. Large and small Dinner Pails. Preserve Kettles 8 qt and 20¢ jelly pans. Reg 25¢ toast cake pans 5¢. Be galvanized water pails and more. Also English decorated tea pots from 19 cents. Inspect these soon.
A 28-year-old white prisoner, Willm Felts, jailed in Shawnee County for sending obscene matter through the mails, writes to the State Jovanyas from Port Reno Oklahoma about a flood of cosmic ideas. He vows to publish his discoveries in the Evening Journal and claims genius above ordinary correspondents.
The legislative committees investigating charges by J. R Lambley against Jesus Arthur joint judge of the Superior court for Spokane and Stevens counties have arrived. Arthur is accused of perjury, accepting bribes, malfeasance in office, drunkenness, morphine addiction, and wilful neglect of his duties.
Kansas senate committee discusses a bill to allow railroads to issue preferred stock. Santa Fe Railway is portrayed as both public benefactor and ruthless capitalist. Leedy accuses the bill of aiding widows and orphans, while Dumbauld and Leedy tie it to political influence. The measure passes committee of the whole with six senators voting against.
A good sized audience attended the Morgan Sisters charity concert at the Bijou Opera House. Misa Helen Morgan delivered a standout contralto solo, Nina Morgan drew strong applause with whistling, Lucia Morgan offered a humorous monologue and a posing exhibition closed the program. Twenty candidates for justice of the peace were heard from so far.
In a morning session Judge Thomas admitted letters from the Hillman trial concerning a possible fraud tied to a murder claim and insurance. E A Bittle and J W Green, Kansas City, testified about Hillmon and the Wichita body identification, with medical experts describing the postmortem findings and vaccine sores.
J B McA fee cites instances of the fee business. In a letter to the editor, he notes bills to reduce county official fees and salaries. He cites Shawnee county district court clerk notices to Knox and Koux creditors, totaling about 75 dollars per case, with large prior claims and final compromises at 600 and 1,500 dollars.
North Topeka notes Hewitt sick but at the office today Wasson remains ill Parmeter and Eaton form a watchmaking partnership Mrs Mary Keplinger of Osage County visits her sister Rev J Bar ratt Miss May Maxwell returns from Fort Worth where visiting her brother Pure Buckwheat Flour and Maple Syrup advertised at J H Heller Harrison Telephone Co laying poles along Laurent street east of Kansas Ave Rollin Nichols and wife left last evening for Kilmer to visit friends Eight North Side young men hayes fs-
A mixed page item notes Dr. T B Reynolds moving to 1113 Van Buren Brooklyn N Y and the north side Masons giving masters degrees to Lescher and C C Jackson. It lists promotions, sales and prices for meat and clothing, a Santa Fe junction rail note, and a pretty home wedding to Miss Gertie Keplinger and Mr William Tyner with details of the ceremony and witnesses.
The trade in skates shows no signs of weakening as buyers continue to seek new models and dealers report solid enquiry levels. Retailers note consistent volume across youth and adult sizes with promotions driving early-season activity.
In St Louis at 1 AM three masked men raided the True American offices. They handcuffed manager H F Doodie foreman A Tuessel and bookkeeper Benjamin Herbert after forcing entry through a transom. The robbers searched drawers for subscription lists and fled without further violence. Also noted is a Missouri Valley Veterinary association push for a strict hog cholera quarantine to stop shipping infected hogs into the state.
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