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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1895
Page
5
A political dispute unfolds as House procedures aim to contact Kansas members of Congress regarding a pending matter. The move signals intensified lobbying and potential legislative maneuvering affecting state representation.
A chaotic legislative session details a clash over a proposed constitutional convention proposal to elect the president by direct vote and six year terms. Amid procedural confusion, clerks and members argued over concurrence, with delays, misrulings, and objections delaying action on the sequence of senate amendments.
A Shawnee County couple, Albert Jones and Clara L George, who both settled on the same Arkansas City land claim, split their contest process after illness and nursing duty. They married in Arkansas City after deciding to settle the contest by matrimony, highlighting an unlikely union born from a land dispute and mutual care.
Police commissioners last night elected L. B. Ferry as police judge and John M. Wilkerson as chief of police with John W. Gardiner as captain. Timothy Donovan and W. D. Disbrow named sergeant and jailers. force to take charge February 1. Wilkerson’s prior sheriff tenure noted. Gardiner praised. salaries listed. rest of officers to be named before Thursday.
City accounts show Mayor Harrison’s administration cutting costs across departments with about twenty thousand dollars saved for taxpayers in street and engineer services. Electric plant operations fell from fifteen thousand dollars annually to under one hundred twenty three thousand, aided by city staff performing mechanical work formerly contracted out. The fire damaged building repair cost about one thousand five hundred twenty nine dollars with insurance covering some, leaving a net city expense of around seven hundred forty five dollars. The savings reflect proactive council cooperation and efficiency measures.
Miss Turner announces two Topeka shows at the Grand on February 6 and 7. The 198 Carrie Turner company will return after strong demand, with possible repeats of The Crust of Society and new piece Under Compulsion by Sutton Vane. Mr Davenport absent. three new cast members join. rest of cast remains.
Reports from Brooxlus dated January 29 describe activists stringing effigies of Norton and Lewis on trolley wires at Hamburg and Flushing avenues. Warnings, police presence, and cleared wires follow. The item also notes various local gossip and small-town happenings, including a doctor’s praise for Dr King’s New Discovery and a teaser for a Bijou play.
A Kansas City dry goods house changes name from Bullene Moore Emery & Co to Emery Bird Thayer & Co. Partners Bird Thayer Fennell Emery remain at the helm. L T Moore retires after an accident. W E Emery remains eastern representative. The firm emphasizes continued management by long-time staff and local sourcing.
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