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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1896
Page
5
A man from Le Compte Louisiana touts No To Bac as a lifesaver after twenty years of tobacco use. He claims quitting improved his nerves and health and says his wife and he named their baby boy after the slogan writer.
Members of a Topeka club humored a prank by editor Jelte of a colored paper to write a spoof praise of Col Ressington and provoke scandal. The issue sparked accusations against W H Rousington and others, with protests and a fiery address delivered to the Har association, while club members bid for copies of the controversial notices.
Wanursorox, Jan. 28. The name Edwin Fuh as the athletic secretary of state is mentioned in gossip about the Berlin ambassadorship. His intimate knowledge of matters under diplomatic consideration with Germany would make his appointment highly desirable.
Morton Albaugh of Kingman, president of Kansas state board of charities, visits Topeka to discuss running state charitable institutions on a business basis. He defends experienced Republican superintendents, notes costs and inmate counts for eight institutions, and warns against party turnover harming operations.
Ex-councilman M C Holman bought two seats for Mare shall s Band Concert at a price of five dollars. Band leader John Marshall demanded four dollars earlier, but Holman felt no cheating. The exchange follows a prior year argument over a Hamilton ball concert with Ow reliance on roof height and style. Movie-like clash colors this local music scene with a familiar tavern-style wager and a push to Grand next time.
A morning effort by five tugs failed to free the stranded steamer St Peal near Death Rather Than fail. The ship was moved slightly but remained in place as cargo discharge continues and another pull may follow at high tide if conditions allow. Coryllis, Wa. Jan 20. Judge Arthur sentenced Adolph Neise and his wife to twenty years for beating their 10 year old son to death. After leaving court both inmates cut their throats. Neise is dead and the wife in critical condition.
In a Virginia tale John Chamberlin and Lieutenant Lucian Young debate Washington statues and a horse statue of General Thomas. Chamberlin declares the horse statue the finest, while Young remains firm. Beckenfeld, Buck of Kentucky, and Senator Beck mock the claim, testing taste and pride in art amid a rainy afternoon in a tavern.
Judge Hazen strengthened the receiver’s position in the Model store dispute. He denied the rehearing and urged scrutiny of W H Davis and related parties amid claims of fraud and misrepresentation. Davis’s lawyers seek a Supreme Court mandate to discharge the receiver.
In London a special to the Herald reports Mr Glatatone writing on the Armenia question. He condemns the sultan as murderous and notes the powers’ defeat yet holds out some hope that “darkness light” will rise, urging fervent prayers to the Almighty for Armenians.
A city committee chosen by Mayor Caldwell selects a municipal flag design. The white field supports a red ground with waving stripes and a central seal, topped by a cluster of buckeye leaves. Emil Rothengatter, 50, born in Germany, is the winner.
In Wellington Kansas a fraud plot involving Santa Fe executives and hay deliveries from the Cherokee Strip is uncovered. Discharges follow with Agent Prody Freight Clerk Igon and Wellington yardmasters removed, Homewell agent and Conductor Ryan also affected, while the informant departs. Other railroad personnel across Santa Fe lines report absences and transfers as personnel updates continue.
Layoffs affect Train 1 and 2 duty with Fireman A Balling. Engineers Hastings and Reno on the M and AL branch from Florence to Ellinwood idle for a few days. Fireman W L Ross travels to Garden City after telegram about his father’s illness. Machinist John Byron off after injuring eye with steel piece last Tuesday. Engineer C W Shepherd on M and M branch also laid off, W J Igos in charge. Mason moved La Junta Nickerson, Holmes shifts to La Junta, and Walter Allen Ed dington returns from Chicago.
Rain dampens Toussaint pilgrimages as flowers spike in cost. Chrysanthemums rise above last year’s prices due to drought. Graves in intramural cemeteries command high rates and perpetual plots cost thousands. J W Mackay's coffin awaits transport to Greenwood as a florist maintains vault decor at £1000 monthly.
A bright meteoric bubble half a mile east of Nirvana station last night appeared as a fire ball the size of a bushel basket. It struck the snow, rose again at a twenty degree angle, and vanished behind a hill. Scientists say it resembled meteoric bubbles of phosphorescent gas encased in a thin film. It recalls similar phenomena from 1832, once thought the end of the world. John Kaczynski’s groceries at 228 Kungas Avenue are to be sold by February 1 regardless of cost.
Officials from the Sticke region held a quiet conference at Him horn to chart steps after yesterday's lynching. A committee is to investigate the incident. Details remain unclear as authorities consider potential next actions and discuss public safety measures.
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