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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1895
Page
8
A new ordinance reorganizes city governance by establishing the offices of city attorney clerk and treasurer. The measure outlines duties funding and appointment processes aimed at centralized administration and oversight of municipal operations.
The Kansas legislature passes a bill making city clerk city attorney and city treasurer elective. Mayors and councils lose appointing power. candidates must win public votes. Clerk McFadden and Attorney Tillotson declare candidacy. Treasurer Rowley likely elected by consent. Other appointive roles remain: city engineer street commissioner food inspector superintendent electric lights assessor fire marshal.
The Burlington Route will offer low rate excursions to St Joseph Missouri for the Great Summer Race meeting at the St Joseph Fair association July 4th 5th and 6th 1895. Purses total 5000 with varied classes including trotting and pacing events for two year olds and others. Nominators may declare out May 15 or June 15 with fees. declarations void unless accompanied by money. Entries, transfers, and daily programme details organized under American trotting rules with rights reserved to adjust entries.
March 4 in Lok Axcxtrs California, rail line cuts persist with rebates of 7.50 per ticket, up 2.50 from yesterday. Southern Pacific and Santa Fe deny a rate war though a reliable source says secrecy will end by the 15th and a public drumbeat to boost business may begin.
The steamer Vigilancian reports Cuba unrest with Santiago and Cienfuegos in upheaval. Rebels and authorities clash as martial law grips Havana after the death of Manuel Garcia, with scarce details due to government censorship. The last Spanish gunboat sailed to Santiago on February 28.
The Morning Advertiser reports that William Waldorf Astor is expected to sever ties with foreign properties in the coming weeks and become an American citizen again. His aim is to remove himself and his wife from shared scenes and associations.
A four man gathering with seven bottles shares a frostbitten joke about a thermometer that sinks from sight as the Westerner recalls a night of extreme cold. The piece includes a pasted page from Rev. Emerson’s Conway diary of 1800 and a string of light anecdotes and quips from Youth's Companion.
Stevenson and Company advertises extraordinary linen bargains in Topeka. The note touts 54 to 64 inch linens with low prices and fast colors, claiming the store is the headquarters for linens and urging customers to visit for the weekly sale.
Local store showcases a small selection of napkins with a handful of large stock numbers. Each item is touted as a bargain at the original price. Visit the store this week to verify the claim and benefit from the limited selection.
A garbled catalog note advertises plain sets doilies and linens with sizes 20x40 to 22x50 and hemstitched drawn work. It promises best value for the money and invites readers to purchase from the seller.
DRESS GOODS offers 1000 yards Black Wool reduced to 79c and 400 yards Black Wool to 59c. 2000 yards Colored Wools at 39c, 400 yards Printed China Silk 25c. Priestley Black Goods new stock. Laces section features Wash Laces Beaded Nets Black Silk Trim ming Laces and 10 inch Bourdon at 60c. Vast Valencennes and Torchons, new spring arrivals, buy here now.
Richard Mane seta, the actor, lashed St Louis after being called before the curtain during the Parisian Romance. He said he savored applause elsewhere but failed to draw St Louis crowds, noting a past loss of money and his desire for their dollars. He dismissed critics and dismissed the city with a mix of jabs and defiant humor.
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