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Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1895

Page

2

Kilrain ODonnell Draw in Boston After Eight Rounds

In Boston 2000 spectators watched Jahke Kilrain of Boston and Steve O'Donnell of Australia fight eight rounds at Suffolk Athletic Club. Referee Patsy Shepard declared a draw as Kilrain pressed last in the final round and O'Donnell earlier dominated the mid rounds. Kilrain weighed 210 pounds, O'Donnell 173, with Sullivan guiding Kilrain from ringside.

Boston Suffolk Athletic Club Jahke Kilrain Steve O’donnell Australia Corbett Patsy Shepard Kilksin Oteve O'Donnell O'Donnell Kilrain O' Donnell Ike Welz James McKey Billy Delaney Jim McCarthy Jim Phelan B. Gebhardt John L. Sullivan Kiiraia Kiirain Jegular Kiakowes Etfirale Hound 2 Kijrais O Donnell Milrain Odonnell John Ts Sullivan Kilraim Fiirain Iia Kitrain Kirain Klirsin Eilewin Tae Alesad Siain

Interstate Commerce Commission Tour To Hear Complaints

The Interstate Commerce Commission plans a Western tour to hear complaints on railroad rates and practices. It will hear Missouri Kansas Texas railroad excess rules and the Eureka Springs case on passenger rates, visiting St. Louis Pueblo Denver Kearney Omaha and Chicago. Omaha merchants argue Council Bluff rates differ from Omaha rates for shipments west.

Commerc Commission Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Nee Cen Bate Ig Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Indian Territory Oklahoma St. Louis Eureka Springs Missouri State Board of Railway Commissioners Pueblo Denver Colo Kearney Omahb St. Joseph Kansas City Chicago California Omaha Commercial Club Omaha Merchants and Shippers Council Bluffs Omaha Iowa

Britain Demands Indemnity From Nicaragua Over Hatch Expulsion

Managua March 1. The British government has presented an ultimatum to Nicaragua demanding £15,000 in indemnity and money to cover expulsion damages of British subjects. It requires a joint commission with Britain and Nicaragua selecting a third member, not a U.S. citizen, and threatens British naval enforcement. Seven weeks from February 25 are given to comply.

Nicaragua Hatch Managua Nicaragas Biluefields Mosquito Reservation Great Britain United States

Ivory trade persists as elephant numbers estimated

A Ghent based United States Consul report cites Antwerp ivory sales totaling 1 765 872 pounds valued at 3 524 000 dollars. Last year 583 117 pounds sold. About 60 000 elephants remain alive. The report notes no imminent ivory exhaustion amid concealed tusks in riverbeds and soil. Dr Price's Baking Powder advertised as economical.

Wasmixaton State Department United States Morris Ghent Antwerp

A Woman in the Case

Young Larabee, nephew of Ex-Gov Larrabee, disappears with a bus player and others from Boyd, Stickney & Co. Fraud claims swirl over $20,000 to $25,000 imbalance. Detectives, bailiffs, and the American Surety Co. face potential losses of $15,000 if Larabee does not return and clear the accusations. A woman is said to be involved.

Larabee Catcaco Christopher W. Larabee Larrabee Jaws Boyd, Stickney & Co American Surety Company

Italian Consul Reaches Verdict on Lynch Case

Dr Cuneo Italian consul returns from Walsenburg after a full investigation into the lynching of a countryman charged with murder. He says authorities offered every possible assistance and hints the report to the Italian ambassador will be satisfactory.

Walsenburg Satiafled Dexvex Cuneo Ital‘ian Huertano

Alliance Affair Eases US Spain Tensions In Formal Talks

President Cleveland, Secretary Gresham, and Secretary Carlisle met to review negotiations with Spain over the alliance issue. Officials expressed assurance that the current status should avert serious trouble between the United States and Spain, with Rep. McCreary also present.

United States Spain Cleveland Gresham Carlisle McCreary House Committee On Foreign Affairs

Duel With Knives Ends in Fatal Wounds in Owens City

In a rear room gambling area of a barber shop at 109 Fast Third Street two men fought with knives. William Blix alias John Turner alias John China lay on the cable tracks with a dirk in his skull. James Elis was severely wounded. Both men were taken to Central police station. surgeon predicted fatal outcome for both.

Owens City Fast Third Street William Blix John Turner John China James Elis

Railroad safety bill and local disasters headline a day

A wide batch of reports from March 19 cover railroad safety measures in the state legislature, a suicide at the Hannibal depot, a Colombia revolt ending, a Carson mint shortage rumor, New Orleans troops on levee duty, a shooting in GuTi...

Eee Bostoy Senate Committee On Railroads New Orleans

MAREPAL ODDITIES ON MARRIAGE AND PROSPERITY

An analysis notes marriage rises with national prosperity and peace after war, harvests, and industrial growth. It links marriage rates to economic indicators such as taxes on alcohol, imports, and staples, and observes seasonal patterns. Widowers and widows show higher remarriage tendencies, with age-based remarriage gaps quantified. N. Y. Dispatch.

Lamps on the Harness Electrical car lamps in Germany draw on horse harnesses

Reports from Berlin describe electric lamps fitted to horse collars and harnesses on carriages and coaches. A Berlin firm supplies lamps, batteries, and insulated wiring using gelled cells in a compact case. The system powers lights for hours with no acid, aiding electric travel methods.

Germany Berlin Chicago de. Price

Colorado Experiment Sparks Change in Legislature

Three women legislators in Colorado say their presence alters proceedings. They describe initial doubts, growing conviction their roles benefit humanity, and resolve to avoid caucus tricks while facing ridicule and misrepresentation. They note smoother committee work after early clashes over clerkships. St Louis Post-Dispatch reports on the experiment.

Hie Weinen Colorado de“ Gald Klock Arapahoe Sunday Post- Dispatch Legislative Assemblies Commonwealth Mia Holly Pueblo Mrs. Cressingham Denver St Louis

Rev Mrs Sprague Returns to Active Ministry in San Francisco

Rev Mrs Lila Frost Sprague, ordained with her husband in 1890, has served Unitarian and Universalist churches in Wisconsin California and Illinois. After two years of pulpit supply due to maternal duties she is now listed as an active woman minister. She was called in February by Second Unitarian Church of San Francisco to act as assistant pastor and to oversee the Sunday school.

Sprague Lila Frost Sprague Leslie W. Sprague All Souls’ Church Chicago Universilist Church Monroe Wis Unitarian Church of Pomona Cal Second Unitarian Church of San Francisco Metropolis of the Pacific

Memorial Scholarship Honoring Bodichon at Girton College

The Bodichon memorial scholarship at Girton College will honor the English education pioneer. The endowment matches a Radcliffe grant of 5000 dollars, but Girton’s governors lag behind Philadelphia’s Agnes Irwin model in funding speed. The Philadelphia Ledger lauds the Irwin effort as swift and decisive.

Bodichon Girton College Girton Radcliffe Agnes Irwin Philadelphia Philadelphia Ledger

A Brave Woman Louise Crouse Seeks Education Against Odds

Louise Crouse, an Algonquin descendant and 20 year old Oswego normal school student, is penniless with a dead mother and an alcoholic father. She pays her way through hard labor and aims to finish her course to fund and educate her youngest sister, with hopes to enter medical college and become a physician.

Louise Crouse Oswego Woman’s Journal

Decline of Half Mourning Noted in Philadelphia

The article observes a shift away from half mourning with lavender violet gray and black and white used as ordinary colors. Bereaved individuals transition gradually back to regular attire while strict mourning rules fade in practice.

Philadelphia

In Favor of Suffrage in Arizona and Illinois Setback

Governor Louis Hughes in his Jan 23 1805 biennial message urges a law granting women the elective franchise in Arizona. In Illinois the township suffrage bill fails by one vote, marking a setback for women’s voting rights.

Arizona Louis © Hughes N. Q. Murphy Dlinois

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