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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1894
Page
2
A local furniture seller advertises a broad collection of chamber suites priced from 14 to 70 dollars. Available woods include birch oak bird's eye maple and mahogany with fine finish. Multiple options aim to fit any taste and budget.
An odd 1900s style ad touts various shaving chaffouler and cheffouise devices, praising luxury items priced from ten to fifty dollars. It promises a mirror accessory and elaborate cheffoniers in maple or curly birch as premium gifts for husbands or self-indulgence.
A nostalgic ad notes bargain table options from fifteen to fifty cents and dollars. It teases readers with tiered table prices and questions where one might find “the likes of them” in a period-tinged telegraphic sale.
We have received a set of pew sideboards and urge buyers to inspect before they sell out. Prices range from 11 to 75 dollars with several mid range options.
Chairman Babcock asserts that 183 Republican members claim seats in the next House tally. The claim centers on party cohesion and potential shifts in committee leadership ahead of key votes and calendar items.
In Boston and New York on November 6, Republican leaders assert a wave of gains will yield a working majority in the next House, with 133 districts favoring Republicans and 35 leaning that way. Democratic chairmen dispute the scope, citing confidence in a Democratic majority and mixed local results amid fevered campaign betting.
Nov 6 reports from Nebraska, Missouri, West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio. Fusion Democrats and Populists forecast statewide wins while Republicans expect gains in individual districts. Missouri predicts 40,000 plurality for Democrats. Ohio local and state races focus on congressional seats. Multiple districts nationwide seen as close with horseback returns due to telegraph gaps.
A Missouri Kansas Texas passenger train from St Louis to San Antonio derailed near Lulling after striking a horse. Several passengers were injured including Mrs. T J Wakeman of San Antonio who was bruised and cut. Mrs Kempmer of St Louis and another woman and child were slightly injured. Wounded passengers were cared for locally. Train delayed a few hours.
Nov 4 reports from Wilburton state Silas Lewis died after a gunshot and strangling amid Choctaw condemnation and a vetoed amnesty bill. Friends vow revenge as earlier trials and political turmoil unsettle the region. Separate items cite a packing-house fire in Omaha, a Memphis officer murder threats, and fires on several cotton ships in Savannah.
The Indian office struggles to curb liquor sales to Indians with severance land allotments after court rulings deeming such individuals U.S. citizens. Judges and tribal agents report difficulty enforcing restrictions as courts broaden eligibility for liquor sales, complicating policy aims amid allotment and citizenship questions.
Salvation Army soldiers greet General Booth at Pennsylvania depot and escort him to the home of W B Woodward as officials and district leaders extend a welcome. A fire at the Jones hotel in South Senator Alester, Ind Ter, caused losses estimated at five thousand dollars.
A Vivadia dispatch details Princess Alix of Hesse Darmstadt entering the imperial chapel in a white dress, reading articles of faith, receiving holy anointing oil from Father Yinicheff with two assistants, and being named Alexandr Peodorova. The czar and czarina partake in communion. the czarina appears worn. The czar, the Prince and Princess of Wales plan to leave Livadia soon for Moscow then St Petersburg, where the body of the late czar will lie in state before transfer to St Petersburg.
Chicago amid unprecedented efforts to distribute election results across the country. Western Union and Postal Telegraph plan rapid bulletins to clubs theatres and resorts at standard rates, with free long-distance bulletins via Low Distance Telephone and Chicago Telephone linking New York to Chicago then into local lines. Also a medical aside touts Dr Price’s powder purity as preventing facial blemishes.
A Tokin dispatch says China seeks peace with Japan on terms including independence for Korea and indemnity fixed by the powers. China invites intervention by the powers to secure peace, signaling a move to end hostilities amid European diplomacy.
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