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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1895
Page
5
Steward Butler of the Asylum secures a temporary injunction against removal, delaying ouster. The ruling shields Butler while the matter proceeds, preserving his position for the moment. The decision comes amid ongoing legal proceedings and disputed ownership.
Shawnee county district court grants temporary restraining order to James Butler against Governor Morrill and state board member Morton Albaugh to prevent removal from Topeka insane asylum pending investigation into misconduct allegations. Hearing set for Monday. bond filed for $20,000. separate examination sought for Butler amid disputes over stores and bondsmen.
The Keeley treatment, introduced at Fort Leavenworth, gains strong endorsements from General Neal Dow and other leaders as it cures drunkenness in the regular army. Over twelve hundred soldiers at the Leavenworth home reportedly cured, with many graduates feeling no craving for liquor. Institutes in Topeka and Kansas City, Kan, promote the method nationwide, with private citizens urged to seek its benefits.
The Topeka council race next Tuesday features five Republican nominees noted as non politicians. Olin D Skinner from ward one, Frank L Stevens from ward two, John Elliott from ward three, Charles J Drew from ward four, and Fred Roundtree from ward five compete. Roundtree, a 28 year old Nashville born educator, is highlighted as the first colored candidate in city history, with the others described as steady, businesslike professionals.
A long list of Topeka items mentions election talk scarce as rain promises flowers, speeches by A A Robinson in Mexico City, Judge Guthrie’s Republican League club setup, Warren Foster moving to Utah, street sprinklers, new Rock Island time card April 7, and a Here’s to spring tone across city. Police, churches, clubs, fires, and society notes fill the page with brief, lived snapshots of daily civic life.
On April 2 the Great Rock Island route offers round trip tickets to Texas at one fare plus $2 for twenty days with stopovers south of the Kansas line. Also, Rock Island tickets at Grigge & Axtell's. Tickets are 15 cents at K. of P. hall Saturday night.
The program advertises two performances at regular prices. The Black Crook tells the tale of Stalacta Rudolph and Hertzog with music, dance, scenery and costumes. Matinee at 2:30 with 20 and 50 cent prices.
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