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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1896
Page
6
Irvin Herring an 18 year old cripple was adjudged insane after proof of violent temper and danger when unrestrained. He threatened to kill and shoot family and attacked his step mother with a poker and knife. witnesses described recurrent fits of insanity and aggression. He will be sent to the asylum under court order.
Eugene Perryman, janitor and ex-husband, faced a shooting accusation after his former wife claimed a shotgun blast hit her dress at Twelfth and Clay. No corroborating evidence placed Perryman near the scene. he posted $200 bail to keep the peace as the case proceeds.
A formal appeal from the Deutsche Kriegverir, a German veterans group, seeks arms for use in this state. The German minister of war replies that no suitable arms are available for shipment at this time. The request was sent six weeks ago, aiming to obtain the same guns used in past wars for firing salutes at graves of fallen comrades.
A collage of quips and jokes from a historical page includes a misunderstanding about “Effigy” on maps of Oklahoma and Texas, a satirical exchange about confession, dog humor, vigilante riffs, a cautionary bank joke, and a cough remedy endorsement from G W Stansfield of Kansas Avenue.
In Oneida court last night Mrs Reese's case against the bank sparked conflict. After counsel Thompson sought expert examination of a letter, Henry Wyckoff attacked Judge Thompson and a chair fight broke out, Wyckoff struck, Wyckoff damaged, blood streamed as bystanders intervened.
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