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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1895
Page
3
Debs of the A K U accuses the General Managers association through its agents of rioting and property destruction tied to last summer's railroad strike. The audience applauded as he urged workers to seek change at the ballot box and endorsed the third party movement.
Robert A. Mantell, actor, faced a contempt of court motion before Justice Andrews. In 1883, Margaret A. Mantell was granted divorce, $150 counsel fees and $50 weekly alimony, but she has unable to collect as Mantell avoids engagements in New York. He traveled to Brooklyn to take a Bijou Theater engagement last Monday, and his counsel secured a stay of proceedings already started.
World famous violinist Anton Seidl lies near death amid a pneumonia relapse after a Hayden musicale in Washington. He recently performed in heavy period uniform, contracted illness after exposure, and his condition worsened by Wednesday. Local items note political and civic notices from Nebraska and Coffeyville nominations, with theater seats and matinee details in Topeka.
A mosaic of geographic size comparisons spans Cyprus to Connecticut and Europe to Asia. It notes Rhode Island and Mauritius similarity, Ohio and Kentucky around 40 000 square miles, and Corsica near Delaware and Rhode Island. It also mentions Napoleon empire size and other historic territories in concise contrasts.
Sympathetic maxims on duty memory forgiveness and kindness, followed by a Bijou matinee listing. Children ten cents.
The Commercial Advertiser reports Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina is receiving hundreds of letters urging him to head a new party ticket in 1896. Governor Evans and D R Johnson note the surge, while Tillman remains noncommittal on a presidential bid.
President Stickney of the Chicago and Great Western railroad launches a tour preaching a scientific farming gospel aimed at smaller farms. He and speakers like H. Hall of Minneapolis urge crop rotation and increased potato cultivation to curb yearly potato imports estimated near 100 million bushels. The meetings travel along the line in a special car, stopping in towns to address farmers on better farming practices.
A large English syndicate is close to acquiring and operating Amos Whiteley & Co harvester shops. Harry T. Moorehead, a Cincinnati broker and owner of the Commercial Gazette, is steering the deal with Amos Whiteley in London. The move could bring William N. Whiteley back from Muncie to the United States.
McKee Rankin, the actor arrested at the Centropolis hotel over a board bill, filed suit against the hotel for 10000 damages for defamation of character. The case claims the arrest was unwarranted and facts later disclosed challenge the hotel’s actions.
Odessa dispatch reports Mme Modjeska forbidden to perform at the Warsaw theatre after lecturing in Chicago on Russia's oppression of Poland at the World's Fair. Lonpoy, March 1.
A Madrid dispatch confirms Spain has ordered immediate transport of seven battalions of 900 men each to Havana with a further battalion from Port Rico, totaling over 7,000 troops. Spain hopes the Cuban uprising will be quelled. 32,000 Spanish troops are in Cuba and support from major parties is lacking. Other brief notes cover two orphaned travelers arriving in Eximanera, Hatfield’s lethal violence in West Virginia, a Portland fish warehouse fire, and a closing line about Peerless efforts.
Classified fragment shows job ad for a white girl with specific requirements and a contact Mrs W W Gavitt at 10 East 5th Street. Also sale of a young cow with two calves west of Washburn College and a harness span for trade or sale. A store room for rent between Kansas Avenue and April 1st 5 is listed.
A deed for lot 107 and the south half of lot 165 on Western avenue was filed for record. Andrew Nordquist, a farmer near Rossville, purchased the property for 5000 dollars. The Hora residence at Sixth street and Western avenue formerly owned by C. W. Hora is noted. Jacob McClure sold lot 4 between Third and Fourth street on Van Buren to George M. Hornung for 2100 dollars.
A dense list from Capital Groceries at 10th and Kans. Ave. and 103 East 6th St. advertises trial purchases with promised savings and customer satisfaction. The itemized sale includes sugar, oats, flour, soap, eggs, canned goods, tea, tobacco, and cleaning supplies with many per unit prices and bulk quantities. The ad emphasizes mail orders and same-day depot delivery.
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