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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1895
Page
11
Justice coverage notes Dawes Verns, Attorney General, and Barber County commissioners in a terse bulletin outlining official oversight and upcoming actions affecting county governance and legal affairs. The brief records the involvement of Dawes Verns with Barber County commissioners in state oversight.
Attorney General Dawes warns Barber County officials against releasing prisoners for prohibition violations, insisting fines and costs must be collected, and imprisonment should last until the violators quit the law. The note advises commissioners to treat such convicts like other misdemeanants facing fines, or face potential enforcement action.
Sidney Webb of the Fabian Society in London responds to J A Stebbins, agreeing that currency problems are not the root cause of national evils and implying social conditions are the underlying issue. Webb notes he read Stebbins's paper and apologizes for delayed acknowledgment while forwarding a cordial reply.
An exhibition game at Athletic park drew a fair crowd as Leavenworth edged Topeka 12 to 18 in a close contest. Leavenworth then traveled to Emporia while Topeka visits Troy. Batteries Oliphant Augusta True for Topeka and Underwood Colburn Buckhart for Leavenworth.
Santa Fe employees and families in Topeka prepare a mass trip to Leavenworth tomorrow as 2,500 await the annual excursion. Three sections of eleven coaches and a baggage car will depart at 5 15 and 6 30 am with basket dinners. The Maple park picnic features a balloon ascent, a parachute jump, rides, and a Topeka Leavenworth baseball game. Athletic events run 12 89 to 3 39 pm with prizes including a silk smoking jacket and other goods.
Second prize straw hat valued at $2 and first prize for apprentice boy's race a pair of punts valued at $2. Best lady waltzer wins silverware valued at $3 and second prize a silk parasol valued at $2. Best genteel dancer excludes professionals with a box of cigars valued at $3. The returning train's first section leaves the soldiers' home at 6 pm.
Paris newspapers view Emperor William’s Hamburg address as a polite gesture rather than a true expression of his aims. The Soleil notes that tranquil talks can mask looming wars while La Paix says peace requires the republic to secure universal harmony. Different papers discuss Alsace Lorraine and ship warfare as possible outcomes, reflecting pessimism amid calm words.
A Boston dated petition from Sassounin Armenians in eastern Turkey complains of severe government measures, imprisonments and torture to misrepresent massacres. It asks British French and Russian consuls for pity and help, naming multiple signatories from Shenik Tal Vorig Semal and nearby areas. The text notes ongoing mistreatment and prisoner conditions in Moosh prisons.
Story by W A L Thompson recounted in Topeka about George Wolff a famed local horseman who trained a horse for $100 then faked a countryman entry at a Chicago race with a wagon and barge. The crowd believed the horse could trot a mile in under three minutes prompting bids up to 3500 dollars before Wolff confessed and returned to Topeka. Also note Panama mining deaths and half-rate excursions to Missouri Arkansas.
A Chicago based spiritualistic healer, Professor Montefiore, claims to cure deafness and cancer without knives, offering written guarantees and refunds if no cure occurs. He seeks early engagements, stating he only handles cases abandoned by other physicians and has many patients.
Round trip fare 1.50 to Kansas City with Sunday departure June 23 leaves Union Pacific depot at 746 xm and Kansas City return at 7 30 p m. Attractions feature Saint Paul vs Kansas City baseball and park lists. F A Lewis city ticket agent 625 Kansas avenue. J L Sheldon noted in new hero. Piano tuning orders to box 422. Delicate ladies waists being crafted. Peerless Steam Laundry highlighted.
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