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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1895
Page
5
In Wassingtun on May 17 private secretary Thurber says he has received forty two letters seeking money for purported twins triplets and quadruplets. He debunks the $500 father story and notes many cases of twins and triplets but only one claimed quad case.
Mrs Tillson of South Topeka recounts nervous headaches and fatigue eased after visiting Prof Samuels for eye examination. She credits his treatment with five years of being well and urges others to seek him for cure. He offers free consultation.
May 17 reports from Stocerox and Fresno describe the San Joaquin River breaking its banks near Paradise for about 40 miles, with 25 percent of flooded land under wheat and the rest grazing. The Kings River overflow destroyed 1110 acres of grain near Laguna De Tache. The break in James canal spans 80 feet. A mother and child died from chloroform poisoning in Prys Biere Ack. Widow Mrs Kate Reed had married last October then faced desertion.
Harrison County senator files protest in the senate journal decrying state recognition of Senator Morrissey’s death. He argues public officials should avoid praising, fearing it legitimizes bad character and harms public morals. The Senate refused to act after Davisson pursued the issue. Morrissey was dead. charity urged. The Royal Arcanum Supreme Council meets in St Louis with receptions. Mayor Walbridge welcomes delegates amid speeches by Webster Davis. Also reports: farmer Thomas Kly killed by lightning near Braymer. frost damages in Knox county prompting replanting efforts.
The Union of Police Chiefs discussed tracking criminals and secret communications using Barnard’s cipher code. William and Robert Pinkerton were elected to active membership, with calls to form a national criminal bureau and wider chief participation. Catholic Knights of America debated admitting Young Men’s Institute members and possible female membership. In Pennsylvania, miners’ convention in Trevose ordered a general work suspension and camp establishment, aiming for wage goals amid operator-miner talks.
Bentonville Arkansas has raised 47,500 as a bonus to help the Kansas City Pittsburg and Galt railway build a 19 mile spur from Sulphur Springs to Bentonville. The town sought a Kansas City connection and the firm pledged to construct a branch if the town raised 100,000 more. With near completion the commercial club was urged to raise 7,500, arguing the line to Kansas City is worth 247,500 to Bentonville and a Bentonville line would be worth 2,500 to Kansas City.
Baseball results from Pittshore to St Louis show Pittsburgh defeating New York 10 to 2 while various other league games are listed with scattered scores. In a separate item, William De Champ, manager of the Southern Railway News Co. at Deestur, committed suicide by slitting his throat, found with his head in a bucket of blood to avoid staining the carpet.
A New Orleans Letter from May 15 recounts a Mississippi journey on the levee at Algiers, describing roustabouts unloading freight with astonishing speed while reflecting on labor dignity. The writer narrates a crevasse flood near Bayou Sale, fear in shadows, a dog bark guiding rescue by two enslaved women and a pistol wielding man, and narrowly escaping drowning to reach safety at a plantation.
The Dawes commission, excluding Senator Dawes, arrived for talks in Sourn and plans to seek Indian consent to urban land titles as a step toward ending the five civilized tribes government. Secretary Hoke Smith outlines a plan to negotiate changes, not force them, in council with tribal leaders. Separately, US Geological Survey Chief Clerk Rizer reports mapping work in Indian Territory, with multiple field parties surveying base lines and townships in Choctaw territory amid funding and insect and hazard challenges. A separate decision by the Interior Secretary upholds Mendenhall’s entry rights against Cagle for land near Perry, Oklahoma, citing obedience to department entry instructions.
In Topeka a booster touts Munyon Remedies claiming rapid relief and affordability. The piece highlights job restoration, praise from citizens, pharmacist warnings, and a list of Munyon cures with prices and claims of safe, speedy results.
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