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Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1895

Page

2

Carlisle Currency Endorsement Minted by 81 to 59 Caucus Vote

In Wasnimotos Jan a Democratic house caucus backed the Carlisle substitute currency bill by 81 to 59. Speaker Crisp led the resolution urging adoption as rules committee to close debate. Amendments were defeated. Bond issue opposition appeared, and leaders warned the measure likely cannot pass in the house without more votes.

Wasnimotos Jan Democratic House Carlisle Crisp Committee On Rules

Missouri Solons Battle Over House and Senate Actions

In Jerrerson City on January 8, Missouri lawmakers in both chambers debated seating contests for Macon county, printed state reports, and invitations from the University of Missouri at Columbia. The day saw multiple bills, including reforms to county salaries and a reform school for boys, with extensive discussion and postponements. A stray note ends with praise for Dr Price's Baking Powder.

Jerrenson City J. T. M. Johnson Tatum Louis Capitol Jackson New Orleans Bigbee Schuyler Jenkins Dic. Moore Mississippi Tubbs Osage Stickney Miraoe Missouri Senate Walker House Drumm Lyman McClentie Baskett Columbia

Senate adjourns to honor Illinois Rep Prost death

Beastey Mansom presides as President pro tem of the upper house. In Wasurxetos on January 8 the senate adjourned after 3 pm to honor Illinois Representative Prost who died Sunday. Debates on service pensions and the Nicaraguan canal filled most of the session. Ransom elected president pro tem in Stevenson’s absence. Also: a 10-year-old in Little Rock killed himself over a parental restriction. Harris renominated in Nashville caucus.

Beastey Mansom Wasurxetos Senate Representative Prost Illinois Peffer Kansas Mitchell Oregon Lodge Hawaii Ransom North Carolina Stevenson Harris

Hungry Workers Parade Over Government Aid

About 3,000 unemployed laborers gathered after a financial collapse and marched through major streets. They halted at the dry dock housing the British warship Tourmaline, demanding government relief while offering to work if aid were provided. Captain Poore pledged to press the case and seek a government reply. The crowd dispersed peacefully after the meeting.

Jouss N. F Tourmaline Captain Poore Poore

Barrett Scott Mystery Deepens in Nebraska Probe

Attorney General Churchill and Governor Holcomb held talks on January 3 about the Barrett Scott missing treasure case. They planned to send the AG to O Neill to lead the inquiry and, if no new leads appear, proceed to Holt county for preliminary exams of suspects in the conspiracy. The O Neill well search found the shaft empty, prompting claims the body was moved during the night. prosecutors fear evidence may vanish if the examination is waived.

Well Liscons Neb Jan Churchill Holcomb Barrett Scott O'Neil St Holt County Scott O'Neill

Briefs by Wire summarize multiple 1900s items from various locales

A. B. Deane of Barnes City Jaws is found dead by hanging amid financial troubles. Ware of Dunangan Ga murders his wife and mother-in-law then sets fire, jailed. Jim Cook, Pike county moonshiner, captured and jailed in Murfreesboro after killing a deputy marshal. South Dakota Yankee reservation likely to open for settlement next spring. government land payment set at 621,475 dollars. A national graders school of forestry may be created under the agriculture department. Arlington to be opened to occupancy. two post graduate Europe scholarships slated yearly. Ralph F. Sprigg, Chester mayor, found in St Louis hospital after delirium from debauch. Peter Green of Knights of Labor missing in New Orleans. foul play suspected. Kansas City praise for good food with Dr Price’s Baking Powder. Four men under arrest for murderous assault on Oscar Fuller, city marshal of Parroossvan Mo. Davis and Ward crushed to death in Wise Bros. coal mine cave-in. Sir William Loring, admiral of the fleet, dead in London. Meat coloring dye Backingham’s Dye for whiskers advertised. Rock Island Playing Caria listed as no sol ave.

A. B. Deane Barnes City Jaws Ware Dunangan Halicounty Jim Cook Pike County Arkansas United States Thomas B. Grissom Bear Creek Church Murfreesboro South Dakota Agricultural Department Huiner Nebraska Arlington Europe Ralph F. Sprigg Chester St. Louis City Hospital Peter Green Knights of Labor Butte, Mont New Orleans Butte

Ricks Answers About Ritchie Case Concurred With Lurton Opinion

Judge Augustus J. Ricks, arriving from Creve Coeur, states the charges against him are unfounded and he only concurred with Judge Lurton’s lengthy opinion. He recounts the MecMullers suit in Cleveland over a Canada judgment, the U S circuit court findings, and notes the matter remains before the Supreme Court. Judge Taft concurred with the above.

Hatt Ohio Augustus J. Ricks Creveland Court of Appeals MecMullers United States Circuit Court Cleveland Canada S. J. Ritchie Akron Ritchie United States United States Circuit Jackson United States Supreme Court Kicks Jude Jackson States of the Union McMullers Suspreme Court Stevenson Burke Henry B Payne A. P. MclIntosh Cornell Horace Hi Lurton Ricks Nashville Taft

Fight Will Take Place Match Corbett Fitzsimmons in September

Champion Jim Corbett arrived in Atlanta and said the bout with Fitzsimmons will occur, likely in Jacksonville in September, with money raised and no Florida law stopping it. He cites Florida residents wanting the fight for immense attendance and revenue.

Corbett Fitzsimmons Atlanta Jim Corbett Jacksonville Florida Mitchell

Murder of Father and Son Near Tucson Shocks Town

F M Doll and his son, store operators, were killed during a Friday supper when two Mexican men shot the husband in the heart and later killed the son as he fled. Mrs Doll hid, lights out, and afterward alerted a neighbor. Cowboys pursue the killers, believed to be on the run after mutilation noted in the attack.

Tucson Aziz Jan Mammoth F. M. Doll Mra Doll

Mary Livermore Retires From Lecture Platform at 73

Veteran lecturer Mary A Livermore announces retirement from public platform after three more engagements ending a thirty year career for humanity. Aging health and a book project factor into the decision while she keeps the presidency of the Massachusetts Women Suffrage Association.

Bovtox Jan Mary A. LiverMore Tling Humanity Livermore

Policy Ordinance Passes Council Without Opposition

Last night the council approved a policy and lottery ordinance, prohibiting policy games and all forms of betting schemes. It enacts penalties from ten to fifty dollars with no distinctions in fines and empowers police to close policy shops in Topeka now that enforceable law exists.

Topeka

State Insurance Case Rules California Law Valid

The U S Supreme Court upheld California's ban on foreign insurers, ruling insurance is not inter state commerce. Justice White wrote for the majority in California versus Hooper. Justices Harlan Brewer and Jackson dissented, saying the state infringed private US citizen rights.

Washington Jan Supreme Court California Hooper White Harlan, Brewer and Jackson United States

Mob Horsewhips Man in Eldorado Springs

John Cumstead, keeper of an immoral resort, was seized by unmasked citizens in Eldorado Springs and horsewhipped at a secluded suburb spot. He was then ordered to leave town under threat of harsher punishment if he returned.

Eldorado Springs John Cumstead Exporapo Sprixes East Eldorado Cumstead

Frightful Disaster Drowns 120 On Rio Janeiro Steamer

A boiler explosion on the Port Notheroy steamer near Rio Janeiro caused panic as many excursionists jumped overboard. In the bay disaster, 120 people drowned. Other items include a district court verdict imposing fines and jail for a Murray law violation and a man drowning after falling through an air hole on Smoky Hill ice. Prescott & Co. relocate to No WW West Highth street.

Rio Janeiro Rio Jasenno Jan Port Nichtheroy AsiLexe Kan James Ackley Smoky Hill

Stage Glints and Musical Moves Across London and New York

Paderewski will tour British provinces in January. Patti appears in her only concert in the region. Lely sings old Scottish songs in London for gain. Charley's Aunt reaches 740th performance in London. Louise Beaudet plans Jeannette, a new comic opera. Potter to dramatize Tril by for A M Palmer with haste. Green Goofs Man tried in Dayton, no appearances by Appo Mora Parmely Jones. Helen Dauvray set to replace Jennie Yeamans in The Twentieth Century Girl. Prince Ananias revised to keep Barnabea on stage and treasure Jessie's tights. A second Gaiety Girl company to play Montreal. Daly to organize a third from Sixth Avenue natives. Burgess and Canary & Lederer announce new theaters on Manhattan’s west side. Classics reach the Sierras, We carry scenery and two oxen Remo and Romulus. McDowell, after losing 65000, now prospers in NY Theater of Arts and Letters ad work.

Paderewski Patti Een Durward Lely London Charley’s Aunt Louise Beaudet Jeannette Herman Perlet J. W. Norcross Paul M. Potter Trilby M. Palmer Green Goofs Dayton Appo, McNally Parmely Jones Helen Dauvray Jennie Yeamans Prince Ananias Barnabea Jessie Bartlett Dav Montreal Daly Ooen Sixth Avenue New York Neil Burgess Canary & Lederer Thirty-fourth Forty-second Sierras Remo Romulus H. B. McDowell New York Theater of Arts and Letters

Turf Topics and Racing Items From an 1890s Era

A collage of horse racing notes across locations and events. California jockey club stake details polo ponies and short courses. Freemont Pennsylvania horse sales. Newmarket sales featuring the late Duchess of Montrose stables. Bard and Ormonde Derby standings in France for 1894. Berwickshire stall housing investments. Memphis Derby entries. notable payments from New England Trotting Horse Breeders. Various statistics cover insurances in England, a French prodigy, corn muscle content, New York land prices, Holland tulip bloom values, hair exports from China, and world birth and death rates.

California Jockey Club Freemont Andrew Miller Driving Club of New York City Life Newmarket Duchess of Montrose Bard Ormonde France

PITH AND POINT from Atchison Globe

A collection of aphorisms on love, deception, aging, courage, politeness, and social manners. The piece notes men seek revenge over money, fear of prolonged conversation with women, and the notion of hypnosis as an excuse for wrongdoing.

Nobility and the London Bobby Prank Tale

A humorous collage notes Lord Charles Beresford’s vanity and bravado as a naval officer. A famed street prank involves a bobby, the Duke of Porterfield, and the Prince of Wales, with a poster sale for credibility. Snippets from period jokes and cartoons follow, including mock ads and quips from various papers.

Also Mentioned on This Page

House Democratic Caucus Missourl Solons Dr. Price Bhoig Little Rock Harry Hart North Little Rock Nasavaix Tenn, Jan Democratic Caucus Today Creig Barrrelt Scott Mystery Congress Dr Price Parroxssvan Oscar Fuller Deashed Thomas Davis Thomas Ward Wise Bros Loxpos the Times William Loring E. B Rock Island Alwaya National Bureau Walt Wasnixeron Bureau of Labor Labor Bureau Sension Ellis Wasuixarox Broderick Thomas Edens John J. Hathaway Thomas Corcoran Las Animas Gal Joseph Raminez Santiago Compledide Compledide John EK. Clarke Assembly Herald Linkdale Lodge O. Uw Fletcher's Hell Rock Island Round House Shorey Mary Livermore Federal Supreme Court Ottawa Farris Princeton Hutchins Galveston Texas Ellsworth Aml Anya Nout Emporia Randolph Sentencer Mann Ray Prescott & Co West Highth Atragt James Miller Berwickshire Scotland Gath Sunup Fandango Mercury Prince Jovial H. Nelson New England Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association San Francisco My Sweetheart Major Ban Ruenalf Grand Flaneur Olga Patron Odds and England Vernier Holland China Karol Kar Charlemagne Globe Charles Beresford Naval Union of America Great Britain Royal Navy Adust London Guardians of the Peace Duke of Porterfield Lord Charles Bobby Duke of Porterfield Queen's Navy Prince of Wales Misa Seay Scribberm Bufalo Courier Griggs Detroit Free Preas Mrs. Bobiolgh Nettie
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