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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1894

Page

3

Corbetts Belt Draws Crowds Amid Campaign Quiet

Local notes report Corbett’s championship belt drawing crowds despite rain. Politics cools as speakers prep to pause campaign for two years. Resignations and moves include W. S. Saddler leaving the Santa Fe auditor’s office, Philip Moeser moving to Colorado for winter, and officials shuffling registration work. A Topeka man helps a shoeless girl, and a Topeka crowd follows the election with interest.

Corben Philip Moeser Colorado George B. Palmer Minmis John A. Bright Glasco W. S Saddler Santa Fe Auditor Santa Fe Auditor's Office Corbett Supreme Court Shawnee County Grand Jury H. W. Roby Park Addition J. H. Goddard Kie Lindsey Lowelling J. Les Knight Mountaiia Bischoff Lawrence Topeka Tillotson-Manley Hanley Bunta Fe Toke Ct R Nickerson

Rock Island Route Excursion Tickets Announced for Texas and Dallas

Rock Island Route announces excursion tickets to western Texas and New Mexico points with round trip fares around $15.54 and a two day transit limit, plus stopovers within limits. Tickets valid twenty days from sale in Pallas and Kevara, November 6th.

Wethern Texas New Feces Valley Railroad Pallas Tex de Witt Duross J. K. Jones Holmes Dray Stewart Shelden &Shelden

Chicago policeman buys Mount Vernon replica at World’s Fair

A Chicago officer, W. S McGuire, purchased the Virginia state building at the World’s Fair, a reproduction of George Washington’s Mount Vernon mansion, for 400 dollars of a 17 000 dollar structure. He moved it ten miles to Bioly Island avenue and plans to furnish it with Mount Vernon style pieces.

Chicago Georges Herne Virginia State George Washington Mount Vernon W. S McGuire McGuire Bioly Island Avenue Mount Vernos Mansion

Burglar Attempts to Break Jail at Atchison

Leavenworth and Ottawa reports detail a string of Kansas and national items. A burglar at Atchison fights guards to escape, a Wellsville prank causes severe fright, and a man sues the Leavenworth Electric Railroad for damages over an August collision. Other notes include a woman seized by a mock serenade, a madwoman transfer case, Halloween banner trouble in Turon, and arrestees in Arkansas.

Leavenworth Morgan Kay Matte County Bia W. A. Porter Wilson G United States Topeka Leavenworth Electric Railroad Company Kay Fifth Street Shawnes Delaware Bay Welleville Ottawa Wellsville Birdie Pasley Miss Paxley Atchison, Arcamon Joe Monroe Jim Conway Shannon Ed Donnellan Donnellan Monroe Fivs Kin Freshair

Two Wives for One Conductor Defies Law

A Kansas City road conductor holding two wives after a court decision. Judge Alden of Kansas City district court set aside a divorce decree from the first wife and recognized the later marriage as invalid. The case underscores a conflict between divorce rulings and second marriages. Philip Cool dies after buggy accident near Jefferson County. Little River receives a USD fish shipment. local official Dr. J W Shults retrieves fish, placing them in Little River.

Philip Cool Jefferson County Rock Caxex Kan Vienna United States J. W. Shults Shaults Litle

Murder for Insurance Stirring in Tennessee

Tennessee health officials report suspected rise in infant murder for life insurance among lower classes. Investigators note brokers selling policies on infants and very young children. Board of health sends circular urging physicians to investigate in their cities.

Roelesale Tennessee State Health Board Archi Xrods Board of Health

Local notes of Topeka area life and crime

Six week old James Brennin of 603 Chandler street dies and is buried. Miss Jennie Fuller dies of consumption at 1018 West Eighth Street. North Topeka women form a relief society to fund entertainments for the poor. John Leland and B. H. Carr fined for vagrancy after attempting to steal cigars. Station agent W H Early dies from wounds after a robber attack at Whiting Kansas. sheriff seeks suspect in Topeka. A New Map of Kansas advertises updated rail details and county colors.

James Brennin Chandler Street W. L. Byers Santa Fe Jennie Fuller West Eighth Street North Topeks Hoeland Second Street Karly W. H. Early Rock Island Whiting Kas Eclock Marlys Iman Barry Naylor Jackson County Topeka Kunmas

Market Report and Various Commodities Prices and Receipts

An extensive market summary notes mixed grains and livestock activity with December and May futures, receipts for wheat and oats, and price shifts. It mentions Northwestern receipts, stock parities, and trading corroborations, plus a brief inclusion of a local incident involving a colored man and Dr Brownfield.

Associated Press Weber Calle Ora Pia Jan Ward Wheat Corp Thode Mimdhiens

A Page From Her History of a Retired Business Woman

Fragmentary OCR notes recount a historical profile of a retired businesswoman. The text references a journey through locations and events, mentioning a trade or leisure context, a ceremony or reception, and a reference to a court item or decision. Details are unclear due to transcription errors.

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