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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1895
Page
2
The notice discusses who gains from using glinasen gildly after an application and notes objections from certain individuals about publishing details of their women. It mentions requests for prices and related concerns.
Dan Creedon of Australia defeated Billy Hennessy of Boston in six rounds at the Suffolk club rooms to claim the American middleweight title. Creedon, overweight at 175 pounds to Hennessy’s 148, used a swift left to drop Hennessy who was carried from the ring but later seemed unharmed.
At Poughkeepsie on a four mile course the Columbia eight won the inter collegiate race over Cornell and Pennsylvania. Cornell used a crisp light stroke while Pennsylvania, heavier and steadier, battled to near the finish before Columbia pulled ahead. Pennsylvania faltered near the end as the tugboat rescue came for their shell.
June 8 dispatch to the state department via U S Consul Eugene Battle at Acapulco Mexico confirms the Colima foundered in heavy seas and suggests a probable leak. Chilberg and three other passengers with two seamen corroborate the wind and surf as causes. Twenty one aboard were rescued by the San Juan and ten survivors on life rafts were aided by Colima’s governor.
The Post office department details inspectors to watch letter carriers on their rounds, report delays and misconduct, and has expanded the program from a few cities to Boston Philadelphia Chicago and Columbus. Reports show reduced carrier forces by about 100 over five to six months and officials call the system beneficial though some postmasters face forced personnel cuts.
Judge Showalter orders eighteen distilleries of the Distilling and Cattle Feeding company and the Peoria HQs sold to Receiver McNulta for 9.8 million dollars representing 267,000 shares. The decree allows recovery of possession by the receiver if claims adjudicated later fail, protecting creditors and rebate voucher holders. Mayer, attorney for stockholders, says terms satisfactory and sale expected next month.
Western League results show Kansas City over Minneapolis 12 to 0 in Kansas City. Detroit defeated Indianapolis at Detroit 15 to 2. Grand Rapids lost to Toledo. Milwaukee routed St Paul 2 to 0. National League scores include Washington 7 over Baltimore 2. Chicago and Pittsburgh tied. Boston won 9 to 5 over New York. Philadelphia 6 beat Brooklyn. Cleveland defeated Louisville 9 to 7.
Is above the $100,000,000 mark in effect though Treasury records do not show it the gold reserve nears that level for the first time since December when it was forced higher by an issue of gold bonds. Severed by a Razor Mount Preascist laws June 25 C. L. Morehouse, a veteran newspaper man, slashed his head with a razor his mind unsettled by illness.
In Zaura Georgia on June 25 Seymour Keener killed his two cousins Lillie 19 and Laura 17 Moore by firing seven bullets after pursuing them as they visited a neighbor. Laura protected Lillie before Keener shot her. Laura died protecting her sister. Keener claims Laura was shot by accident and is jailed in Clayton after a knife injury to a bystander.
In Guruete Oklahoma on June 25 observers report a quiet drive to lease Kickapoo lands as citizens. A syndicate plans to lease about 2 000 acres and farm on a large scale, prompting Supreme Court action while agent General J L Thomas declines involvement. The lands cover the heart of the Kickapoo country with over 4 000 acres already leased and improving.
Interesting pilot chart shows the Nicaragua canal could shorten Japan travel. Shortest Brito to Yokohama is 7141 knots. via San Francisco 89 knots longer, via Honolulu 374 knots more. Also notes Hong Kong route adds 20 knots via San Francisco versus Honolulu 38 knots more.
A scorching hot wind hits central and eastern Oklahoma with 104 to 108 degree readings, worsening drought amid scarce rains as corn becomes key. Cuba reports a drop in sugar crop yields due to low prices and late market timing. A printer, J. Allsopp, is found murdered near Socorro New Mexico, head missing. West Chicago street railway offers 5,000 reward for murderers of night receiver J. Birrch. Pecos calls readers to subscribe for full news.
News in brief reports court adjournment in Syracuse New York where nine jurors were accepted subject to peremptory challenges in the Fitzsimmons case. Other items note an embezzlement indictment in New Orleans and a Charleston railroad planning meeting.
Judge Springer of the Northern Judicial District of the Indian Territory suffered a partial stroke this morning. Initial reports said he was in serious condition, but he improved later and may be unable to resume official duties for several days.
The Stockton area conflicts over opening the circuit clerk office at Dorado Springs as rivals contest county seat. Reports note Dos Amigos and Eureka mines in Morris district, Chihuahua, with sale price around £50,000. English syndicate involvement hinted.
The will of General Walter Q. Gresham, former secretary of state, was admitted to probate by Judge Koblsaat in Cutciso on June 25. The document, dated December 18 1888, leaves all estate to Matilda Gresham, wife and sole executrix, with total value $51,000 including $40,000 real property and $11,000 personal effects. heirs listed are Otto Gresham and Kate Gresham Andrews.
June 25 at Wasumwetoy. Spanish Minister Du Pay De Lome dismisses reports of Captain Campos’s death and a sanguinary battle on the 12th as baseless propaganda. He condemns Cuban sympathy centers for circulating manufactured casualty stories and cites misused Civil War accounts. The piece ends with an unrelated note praising Royal Baking Powder as cheapest despite higher price.
In Cleveland the Vatican reiterates the pope's decree that Catholics withdraw from secret societies such as the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. Ex congressman Foran, a leading Catholic lawyer and member of several orders, says he will seek clarification from Mgr Satolli and will not abandon his conscience. Also notes a Chicago engineer honored for bravery after a train robbery attempt, and a wrestling suspension over prize disputes amid Arkansas sentiment on silver. A severe electrical storm in Quiser, Illinois, produced a cyclone wind and widespread damage.
During the severest electrical storm of the year at an early hour yesterday morning the large residence of Fred Hill, cashier of the Bank of Fulton, in Hourlorn county, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. Lightning did considerable damage in the country around this city.
A fragment from Life magazine evokes a memory of youth and romance with Kitty, a moonlit wall, and a throne of rough stone. It blends nostalgic verse with brief sketches of a peddler, a housewife, and old-time humor, capturing a dated newspaper miscellany tone.
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