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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1895
Page
4
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The piece notes a string of papers forming under a sound money agenda, mentions St. Paul Globe purchase, discusses Senator Peifer dropping re election, and critiques Republican party unity and silver advocates. It covers silver convention moves, tax on silver supporters, and cultural notes on Atchison discussions.
The new state constitution omits grand juries except by district judge call, reduces petit juries from twelve to eight, with one juror able to render a verdict. Commentary questions Populist excess and party maneuvering, noting Quay and Platt aim to dictate the Republican nomination while Platt and Quay control patronage if necessary. Recent editorials praise Senator Peffer’s industrious yet unheroic Senate conduct and defend his character and integrity despite Populist affiliation.
A collage of brief notes from across Kansas chronicles Invitation to Decoration Day in Troy by Rep H J Bonehan, gnats promising a bountiful fly season Ashland winds dust and poultry feathers, bot jokes at Gove City, loosened trade in Leroy, a canary for a red bird trade, church talks in Leroy, Temoters at Ashland marking napkins, a KU Emporia baseball 4th success and praise for Gear, Parsons loiterers angering merchants, Bent Murdock chaperoning El Dorado girls camping, Baker seniors punishing brutal sport, a whisker theft at Lawrence Robin Hood, students aiming to look like men, crowds on Drumm Street in Grainfield, Columbus youths eyeing Territory summers, Lieut Smith to Baldwin with lemonade and Scheutzenfest flair, a country girl and roosters in Emporia бути store.
May 13 report says Assistant Secretary McAdfoo is personally tending to mobilizing the U S fleet for Kiel. He asserts ships reaching port will be in fine condition and present a creditable showing.
State board of charities met at the Kansas City Kansas blind institute to consider Todd’s successor as superintendent. Four Kansan applicants include La Perre Wiltum, Will Walker, W W McCune, and George Miller, but Miller’s bid faltered amid political fights. Todd, a Populist, departs after innovations like an Edison mimeograph typewriter for the blind. a new touch-operated, low-weight version could transform blind writing nationwide.
Shorey school leads county ex ams with a class of 18 earning diplomas the largest in the district Washburn college awards a year’s tuition to the top county student Miss Minnie Fletcher a fifteen year old wins the prize Ernest Tomlinson also fifteen secures second place both missed no lessons this term diplomas presented by the county superintendent the school marks a record year teachers were J H Stevens Miss Weir and Miss Ellinzer a separate lightning strike at Eighteenth street and Tepeke Avenue kills a cat in a storm
A Topeka theatrical company performing In Old Tennessee at Hogan's in St Louis faces baggage seizure after a boarding bill dispute. Thirty two performers, mostly colored, had their trunks and luggage attached in a Justice Spaulding court, with claims totaling 1445 dollars. Hogan, manager Culligan, and agent Culligan face liability as the company is booked for Kansas City next week.
Fred Connors, longtime chief clerk of the Santa Fe stationery department at this place, was notified Saturday afternoon of his appointment as stationer for the system with headquarters in Chicago. The post was previously held by M. J. Collins, who resigned to become chief clerk to the general purchasing agent. Connors is a well known figure among cyclists in Topeka and a noted amateur rider. Jay Montgomery, previously in the department, has been promoted to chief clerk in Connors place, described as a young man of great promise.
Bishop Gulstan Roberts arrives in San Francisco en route to Rome to urge the pope to send more missionaries to the Hawaiian Islands for leprosy care. He plans to visit France and Dayton Ohio to meet the brothers, noting about 1,200 lepers exist on the island and finding the sight hard to discuss.
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