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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1895
Page
5
In Topeka a small set of foot photography cases draws local curiosity as residents inspect unusual snapshots. The exhibit highlights everyday life and urban scenes captured by amateur photographers around town.
A Kansas City photographer recalls a peculiar demand from a stylish woman who asked to have her left foot photographed. He notes mixed reactions, variations among photographers, and the impact of the Trilby fashion on the trade, with several cases of foot studies reported and one midlife woman unhappy with her results.
A Kansas street scene recalls a self styled hoodoo who claims misfortune follows him from picnic crowds to skating ponds. He recounts dice draws, lost bets, and a chance to win a wheel that he ultimately loses, while a companion laments marriage costs and a street corner encounter with a begging man who offers eleven cents. Johnny Waters heads to Ann Arbor school with a Bible promised to reveal money, only to find the Bible yields no cash and reveals a family trick. The piece closes with actor Russell Heim and Lee Jones, recalling early theater prices and the shift from thrifty hometown seats to pricier urban venues as Jones meets Rosell in Denver.
Judge Doster rejects claims of Populist support for Lagalls or any Republican this winter. He doubts the Seaton letter signals Ingalls endorsement and cites apportionment, irrigation funding, and party maneuvering as contest fronts. Bennington and Corning report a National Initiative and Referendum club formed in St Louis with cross‑state organizers.
A young mendicant parades a sorrowful plea in a chilly air, approaching a kindly stranger for pennies to buy breakfast. The speaker, unshaven and ragged, describes recent hunger and unemployment, while a tired, drawn expression and a chewed mustache reveal his worn state.
Word arrives of Annie H Campbell death in Pueblo Colorado on Sunday December 3 She was sister to Mrs G H McCollister Mrs J E McLeod John W and Charlotte Maxwell of Topeka wife of W W Campbell once a leading Topeka merchant She helped found the First Presbyterian Church where she recalled attending when only seven members resided The Campbells lived in Riverside California for twelve years and will be interred there The State Journal notes its Want and Miscellaneous columns reach many Topeka readers daily.
The State Federation of Labor adjourned after electing officers led by President War A Doidge of Leavenworth and appointing a legislation committee to push measures at the coming session. They endorse an eight hour law for carpenters and joiners, abolish contract convict labor, and propose acts on child labor, minor apprentices, boiler inspections, Sunday barber work prohibition, and labeling penitentiary made goods.
Albert Matson plans to return to California tonight after hurriedly leaving San Diego. He seeks to contest estate claims and uphold his right as the deceased wife’s undivorced husband. Probate appraisers are to inventory real and personal property, while disputes surround Administrator Bailey. The burial of Matson’s wife occurred this week in Topeka cemetery amid a tense estate scramble involving relatives and local officials.
Fragmented notes discuss ritual use in various jurisdictions, noting the Scottish Rite spread and measurement of lodge salaries. Arkansas trims grand secretary pay. Anchor Lodge in St Louis receives a chair carved from old oak with centuries of age. Historians debate pre 1717 Masonry and degrees as simple charges.
The Knights of Honor in New York City lodges form a central committee with delegates to organize a major prize event next summer and to welcome Raul Preme lodge at the June session. Supreme Vice Dictator John Mulligan is slated to be elected supreme dictator, the first New York leader in the role. Vermont plans deputy activity to promote the cedar drive. A revived visitation committee aims to boost activity in Massachusetts as a winter study season approaches. The organization counts about 4,400 members in New Jersey.
West Virginia seeks a separate jurisdiction in the United Workmen movement, claiming 4,000 members and outlining transitions effective January 1, 1896. The report covers membership shifts, officer installations, and noted leaders amid nationwide growth and structural changes within the order.
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