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Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1895

Page

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Colveale list shows gamblers support for resubmission petition

A long tally of signatures on Colveale’s resubmission petition includes gamblers, jointists, bootleggers, and lawbreakers from Shawnee County and North Topeka with Pete Callahan and C Rader among repeated signers. The list mixes respected residents with known offenders and draws attention to police protection of saloons.

Colonel Veale Shawnee County Peter Callahan C. Rader Bina Greenspan Tod Perhaps Sitton Mike Thompson Peg Leg McClafferty Ther Dowdell Seleca North Topeka Nick Childs Dawn Bunco Arene Ingii x Lindsey Tim Donovan P. N. Gish J i Woodruff O. M. Capron Chas Lindsey Frank Summers J. G. Blamonstock

Prohibition Petitioners Listed Alongside Fusion Petitioners

A long list of fusion petitioners and prohibition petitioners is cited, naming numerous individuals such as Pog Laz D. B D McClafferty T J Smedtick and others. The text notes an Amendment Resolution to block gifts from corporations, including railroad passes, was killed in the senate shortly after noon today.

Oscar Krausa David Overmyer Hale Ritchie Pred Beaker Oscar Bisehoft Nick Childs Conrad Mayer M. L. Potter Frank Eboy Ed B Akeroyd Frank +. Thomas X. F. Conkle E .D. Small Thomas Voiland L. A. Dolman C. B. Maxwell J. A. Ryder M.D. Rey Oscar Kelish W. J. Bargeas B. F. Morrow G. B. Dick Wa. Dransfield A. Langfeldt W. H. Tobias A. F. Klingaman Harry Hibben Ensminger FP. M. Dumont I. M. Penwell A. A. Penwell Geo E. Uayden J. Hodson A. D. Norton Henry Reisner Nelson Giles, Jr Sauls Eae Besaduster Ehn Norton Sane-Rass Milton Brown Senate Werence Lawse Barkley Elk

Irrigation bill sails through state senate for $50,000

The irrigation bill to fund an irrigation commission with $50,000 passed the senate by 76 to 28. Supporters noted party unity, while critics labeled it wasteful and a subsidy to pet offices. Debate highlighted prior bills and calls to curb expenditures.

Dollay Str Cubbison Brown of Pratt Ces State Board of Pardons Seaton Ballinger Beekman Benefic Blair Bucklin Butler Byars Caldwell Campbell Doniphan Cannon Claycomb Cole Conger Cornell Denison Eckstein Fitzgerald Foster Funk Glenn Grimes Goodno Hackbuseh Halliday Hanna Hurt Geminger Hill Hilton Hollenbeak Hopkins Hunt Ingle Kelley Knipe Lambert Lynn Lewis Ugh Kaptte McKnight Marshall Mathews Meridith Metzler Miller Geary Moore Morrow Murphy Newman Painter Pancake Powers Remington Robinson Robrbaugh Rathweiler Schiyer Sheafer Sherman Smith Ottawa Sprague Street Stromquist Sutton Thisler Tucker

DICK OGLESBY DYING

Illinois war governor Gen Oglesby suffered a relapse with heart failure and was near death. News reports indicate his condition worsened with no improvement anticipated. A separate obituary notes a 2 am death of a infant son of Mr and Mrs Cee Roby at 1017 Brooks Avenue. Funeral set for tomorrow at 4 pm.

Lillnois Lincorn Oglesby Cee Roby Brooks Avenue

Paving The Way A Brooklyn Labor Shooting Sparks Controversy

Gov John P St John writes the State Journal condemning the New York militia shooting of roofers during the Brooklyn strike. He cites the Carney killing at 444 Hicks Street and a coroner verdict deemed justified. Witnesses describe unprovoked firing as workers faced bayonets and drunken soldiers in the street.

Gov. St John Thomas Carney New York Brooklyn Carney Jabor Hades Clawa Tami Joun P_ Sr Joas Coromer James Fox Sackett Street Columbia Street Hicks Street Owen Kane

Anti Lottery Bill Faces House as Broderick Presses

Feb 21 Wasmixeros Rep Broderick says Speaker Crisp can pass or defeat the anti lottery bill. Broderick met with the speaker urging recognition for the bill, arguing Western voters back the measure, while the lottery faction maintains a strong lobby. The speaker gave no promises, leaving bill backers uneasy.

Broderick Wasmixeros Crisp

Higuse Defeats Hawaiian Cable Appropriationvote

Washington Feb 21 The house rejected the senate amendment to the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill by 114 to 152 refusing $900000 for the Hawaiian cable The article also notes a rumor that Ewing Herbert of the Hiawatha World and W A White of Kansas City plan to buy the Emporia Gazette with White taking over the paper.

Senate Fort Scott New York Kansas Topeka Higuse Wassiseton House Ewing Herbert The Hiawatha World W. A. White Kansas City Emporia Gazette W. ¥. Morgan

Worse Times Ahead for Starving Newfoundlanders

In St Jones Newfoundland Feb 21 destitution rises as relief need grows. Six to seven thousand residents rely on aid while funds thin and a new month of hardship looms. A bread baking contest yielded about one thousand loaves for relief. Government had contributed 2000 weekly to clerical relief but this is withdrawn. Opposition charges funds diverted to election uses amid 15,000 weekly electoral costs.

St. Jones N. F

Gardenhire Anti-Pass Bill Rises in Senate

Senators act to revive the Gardenhire anti-pass measure now led by Senator Shearer of Marshall County. Read twice, referred to railroads committee, with hopes the House will accept a conservative form amid railroad lobby opposition.

Leedy Gardeshire New York Pessen Brown McTaggart Thacher Ayea Baldwin Bowling Cooke Dennison Forney Helm Householder Hing Leeds Aletcalf Morgan Reilly Robbins Scout Shearer Smith Sterne Taylor Tree Willcoxson Noel — Carpenter Danner Dillard Dumbauld Helmick Landis Reid Senn Williameson Senate Milton Brown Garden City House Board of Railroad Commissioners Aaid Board Committee On Railroads Leavenworth Kansas Penitentiary Metcalf Hobbins The Stars Journal Marshall County Friends of House of Representatives

Conference urges self-help and progress for colored masses

Message from the Tuskagee Negro conference reports representative participation from farmers and northern school workers. It credits increased home ownership savings and school improvement, urges focus on property education and character, and notes a women's conference calling for more moral religious life and South’s business opportunities while discouraging emigration.

Tuskagee Alu Tuskaces Black Belt South

Dover farmer hurt in runaway near Harrison and Sixth

Ted Stock, a farmer from near Dover, was seriously injured when a single-tree fell and his wagon horses bolted at Harrison and Sixth. The wagon and driver were thrown, Stock struck his head and lay unconscious until he was taken to Dr. Roby’s office, where he regained consciousness in about 30 minutes and is expected to recover.

Ted Stock Dover Railly Hart Harrison and Sixth Streets Jackeon Mr. Stock Dr. Roby

Free Fight at Chicago Republican Convention Ends in Bruises

At Central Music Hall a free for all erupted during the Chicago Republican city convention with delegates using canes and chairs for about 15 minutes. George B. Swift was nominated for mayor by acclamation as the press reported a rough, tumultuous scene.

Chicago Reublican Central Music Hall George B. Swift Herrison Hopkins

NYC Building Trades Strike Paralyzes Midtown Jobs

New York labor turmoil centers on electrical workers strike amid threats of a citywide building trades walkout. Delegates vow large scale action affecting hundreds of buildings in Manhattan and Brooklyn, with 10 000 workers potentially idle and preparations for sympathetic strikes at key sites including American Surety building and St Luke's Hospital.

New York Figgess State Committee Brooklyn New Presbyterian Oy Mee American Tract Society Sprace Nagan Building Trades Club Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Wseucistion Thy 8. Luke's Hospital 11Th Street Western Boulevard Musone Tholsanda

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