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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1895
Page
6
The Sioux woman Kite Cow, resisting traditional drudgery, fights back against her husband aboard a western state jail cell. She stabbed him twice in the arm and once in the ribs, aiming to die by her own hand, and authorities monitor her closely to prevent self harm.
Jackson Jan 25 Jackeon 1 Case announces he will not seek re election as mayor, retire from trotting horse breeding, and sell his entire horse string except Jay Eye Lee and a few roadsters due to other business matters. Sale list includes forty head in Chicago Jan 28 and Feb 2.
Personal items note a private home wedding last evening at 1123 Taylor Street. Miss Nellie Irwin and Allen J Papen of Las Cruces New Mexico wed with Rev Charles M Sheldon officiating. The reception featured white and green decor, a dainty supper, and a bridal gown of white brocaded silk. Papen, editor of the Santa Cruz Weekly Republican and owner of Southwestern Farm and Orchard, will return to Topeka before moving to New Mexico.
Simon Lacey, a telegraph line man, nearly froze during a cold morning trip from Osage City to Topeka. He collapsed at Teeth street on Kansas Avenue, was helped into his buggy, warmed at a transfer station, and later taken home by his father Ed Lacey. He is about nineteen and improved after noon.
Spectators feel Mrs. Lichty is innocent as the Lichty murder case drags through district court. Mera Lichty sits solemnly in widow’s mourning while Dr. Lovell tests defense claims, attempting to counter grand jury findings. Isenhart leads the defense, but conviction hope wanes.
In Wasiseros on June 25 a terse report on the Ricka case submitted to the house by Representative Herrison states the committee took testimony in Cleveland and Washington, heard all evidence from both sides, and adopted a resolution censuring the fee system without further comment.
Jol G Overton, a noted Crawfordsville resident, claims to know W W Taylor’s exact location, insisting he will seize the $2000 reward and deliver the South Dakota state treasurer in under forty eight hours though Taylor is reportedly dangerously ill and immobile.
The listing notes admission to a Blind Boone concert at St John AME Church on Kans Avenue in Rock Island tonight. The item is a brief promotional card for a local performance by the pianist Blind Boone.
The past year marks a major advance for equal suffrage with New Zealand voting in all elections since November 1893 and inspiring political education leagues. In Hawaii and American states like Colorado New York and Kansas suffrage efforts gained momentum, with large voter registration and notable campaigns led by prominent women. The spread of organized activism and public support suggests a broad, lasting shift toward enfranchisement. Mrs Celia Whipple Wallace, a Chicago benefactor, finances and promotes women’s advancement while avoiding publicity.
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