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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1895
Page
5
Fourteen individuals who obtained a sample parcel at the capital office testified to the merits of his preparation. Their statements describe early results, potential benefits, and expectations for continued work under his plan. Officials noted the group represents a cross section of local interest and voiced cautious optimism.
Advertorial letters extol Kirk & Co for a harmless Rain Water Maker that eases washday drudgery and reduces soap use. A resident compliments softer fabrics and urges friends to adopt the product while praising the creator for a boon to womankind.
An advertising notice touts Kirk's Rain Water Maker as a universal water conditioner for laundry and bathing. It claims the product softens water, brightens colors, prevents curdling, boosts soap action, and adds glow without soap or harmful additives. It warns against imitators and bogus experts.
Michael McDonough, charged with murdering his Kenton wife, was executed by hanging at 12 08 yesterday in the Ohio penitentiary. The drop severed his neck and blood spurted onto a physician beneath the scaffold. Spectators fainted as the crowd watched the grisly scene unfold.
Sibley declares he will not seek the presidency in 1804 writing that any candidate who supports the silver question will get his vote regardless of party. The report cites remarks made in Meraphme.
A major blaze in San Francisco on June 28 destroyed the box factory district between Fourth and Bryant Streets. The fire, driven by high winds, razed multiple factories and warehouses, with one reported death and an estimated loss near two million dollars. The fire began near the Fifth and Bryant corner, spread rapidly, and was checked only after several hours as brick structures impeded the flames. Firefighters labored amid a large crowd, with insurance unpriced due to high rates in the dangerous area.
In Missouri on June 28 an effort to bring W. H. Harvey author of Cefn Financial School to speak here failed as he cannot travel now while preparing for a debate. He plans a September tour of Missouri with several speeches.
During a Tuesday wind storm two box cars derailed from a side track onto the main line at Sprague. Railroad agent Miss Nettie Hook lit a lantern and walked three quarters of a mile along the track through hail and wind, waiting half an hour before stopping the westbound train.
Three youths who visited Colorado from somewhere else returned to report a robbery attempt at Manitou near Pike's Peak. Alves Miller met a man claiming to be from Washington. They faced gunpoint and demanded money but Miller refused. the trio then fled after letting him keep a railroad ticket.
In Prrrssceo Pa on June 28 General Jacob Coxey announced Browne, his secretary and chief marshal, was discharged and that the so called greasy westerner must support Coxey’s daughter. He predicts the Populists of Ohio will nominate him for governor. The Journal notes heightened political chatter.
Georgia congressman Livingston, author of the last Congress resolution urging arbitration, returned from a Venezuela visit as the guest of the Venezuelan government. He reports uncertainty over British claims to Orinoco gold fields and says the United States may act this summer through the executive or Congress to extend the Monroe doctrine.
Baseball scores from Western League games in Kansas City Indianapolis Toledo Milwaukee and Cincinnati as well as National League results in Pittsburg Chicago Cleveland Brooklyn Cincinnati and rain failures. Also notes on rain causing no games in Boston and Baltimore and a two week shutdown for mint cleaning in Philadelphia with high demand for small denominations.
Contracts have been let for building two revenue cutters. Funds secured for the Gulf and Interstate road in Texas. The Western Union Telegraph Company appeals its Indiana tax law protest to the Supreme Court. Carrie R. Scott won a 50000 dollar judgment against Henry Gascon Simms for breach of promise in Galveston. Diplomas for Loans World's Fair commissioners prepared for distribution through the state department.
Garfield park hosts the Westminster Presbyterian Sunday school picnic with children, maidens, and men enjoying a day of free silver talk and music by Marshall's band. Special electric cars will transport attendees at ten o clock Saturday morning for a day and evening of events and a concert at the park.
A disastrous Minneapolis fire last night killed six firemen as two walls collapsed trapping crews at McDonald Bros. crockery shop. The four story brick building, stocked with glassware and fixtures, burned beyond control. Loss exceeds 100000 with unknown insurance. several others were seriously injured and more may be buried under debris.
Mixed wires report Topeka Mottoes fueling a Sten strike at Ottawa Chautauqua this year with praise for Modeca Prof. Case of Cleveland who led the music. Also notes a June Put-in-Bay tornado, circus thefts in St Joseph, and ongoing Kansas and Nebraska farm updates.
June 28 reporting that J. W. Reinhart, former Atchison Topeka Santa Fe president, has become president of the Chesapeake & Eastern railroad. The line across Virginia enhances access to fertile agricultural lands and directs path toward timber and coal districts, signaling strategic growth westward toward West Virginia.
Joe Coughlan broke his wooden leg climbing at Lake View. He unstrapped and discarded the limb, pedaled a twenty mile trip to Topeka on one foot in one hour twenty five minutes. Reports from Melbourne and a series of local incidents follow in June dispatches.
An editor in Jewell County questions rumors of seasonable rains from mountain snows. He explains moisture travel is unclear and doubts Kansas can receive meaningful rainfall from mountain snow. He notes melting water runs to rivers and the sea, suggesting other sources feed western Kansas rainfall.
A novel ailment described as a sore throat is appearing in Shawnee county horses north of the city. Throat and mouth ulcers render the animals unable to eat until relief is found. Several cases have reached veterinary surgeons in the past weeks, with treatments like pulverized burnt alum and Golden Seal showing some success. Leigh Vernon’s revival work reportedly spreads in New Mexico and Arizona, attracting hundreds of converts after past notoriety in Joplin. A divorced wife’s eastern remarriage is noted, and the aggrieved husband faces uncertainty.
Fragmentary entry notes a Topeka newspaper item from June 7 mentioning the first reeess or misread term, with unclear context and no full sentence details available in the readable text.
The superintendent of insurance reports that several mutual life insurance associations were admitted to Kansas without compliance with state law. Names include Compassina, Bankers onf aesatinth Af Dus Moines, Lews, Musameh Usetts Be Reassionation of Boston, Alliance of los Angeles, and Northwestern Masonic Air association of Chicago. The act requires deposits and faithful accounting, with at least 10 percent death claims reserve, and failure to comply triggers removal from business in the state. Attest: George Ty.
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