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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1895
Page
8
A scheduled gathering titled the Meeting of the Jolly Drummers takes place in Topeka. Organizers promote a festive event with music, drums, and community camaraderie. Local clubs participate as attendees and supporters.
About 800 traveling men and their ladies from Kansas will attend the annual meeting of the Grand Council of the United Commercial Travelers in Topeka with 400 in town for the event. The gathering includes receptions, parades, and a banquet, with officers elected after Friday’s sessions and plans to make Topeka the union headquarters for future meetings.
The Hillmon insurance cases listed for the June term in Leavenworth will not be tried then. A special judge may be named and a special term set, possibly next January in Topeka. Mia Hillman seeks more than $50,000 plus annual interest, with her lawyers aligned to pursue the full amount.
The mayor faces a bind over appointing a city scavenger as current authority is illegal. J J Haivch’s bond was rejected by the council, and with the old ordinance struck down there is no binding official to dispose of dead animals. A new ordinance will be drafted and voted on at the next council meeting.
The Democratic state central committee meets in this city May 20 to consider nominating a candidate for chief justice this fall. Eugene Hagan confirms a Democratic nomination, naming J D McClevery of Fu Beots as the likely nominee. John Martin’s stance on endorsing Chief Justice David Martin has no effect on the party and cross-party plans with Populists are expected to be sidelined. A separate note says John Purpee resigning as United States marine band director aims to build the greatest concert band, performing at the Grand next Friday afternoon and evening.
Police Matron Thorpe reports widespread poverty in Topeka. Deserving white families at Crane Street Laurent Street East Laurant Lime Fourth and Locust Streets lack food and shelter. Cases include a sick mother with four children, a rheumatic husband, an erysipelas patient, a grass widow, a girl supporting a blind sister, an old woman and daughter, and a newborn in a Nebraska migrant family. Authorities seek aid from followers of the Cross.
Bright sunshine and dust clouds marked the crowds at Buckingham as a grand procession formed for the royal drawing room. Attending were the Prince of Wales, Duke and Duchess of York, several ducal pairs, Princesses, and nobles including Princess Alexandra who made her debut in the royal circle. The queen regent of Holland and the little queen attended the palace but not the sigrine room ceremony.
Two Dutch queens will dine tonight at Buckingham Palace and lunch there tomorrow before returning to Holland. Their London visit, including sight-seeing and shopping, has added liveliness to the approaching close of their stay. Professor Black lectures on Italian Influences in English Literature at the Institute of Arts and Languages this evening. The Great Violinist plays at Hamilton Hall tomorrow evening. Scata tickets for the Kemenyi concert are on sale at Kellam's, 75 cents.
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