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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1894
Page
3
Auctioneers offer a diverse range of watches and mantel clocks at deep discounts. Items include Waltham and Elgin pieces, ruby jewels, 14k gold cases, and several 7 to 33 jewel movements. Notable names cited include Rockford and Hampden. terms emphasize first come, first served with many underlisted prices.
News items detail arrivals of car workers and families at Hiawatha, a Lawrence preacher’s diphtheria scare and quarantine, a near robbery thwarted on the street, a stout defense by a blacksmith against two highwaymen, a large influx of Pullman car shop workers to Hiawatha, a Charley Simmons barn fire with heavy losses, another farm blaze at Murnett, and campaign mail activity in Topeka with state party notes.
Reports from Boston and nearby towns describe a fierce blizzard with wet snow and 70 mph winds. Telegraph and power lines are down, horses reportedly struck by live wires, and travel is severely impeded across New Hampshire Maine Vermont and New York towns along Lake Champlain.
Breidenthal predicted 25 of Senator Sterne's counties would vote Republican while Major Morrill was seen as likely to win by a 24 595 plurality. He wagered 50 dollars with A L Williams that 25 counties would back Lewelling and proposed a second 50 dollar bet on Sterne's figures vs actual results, which Williams declined.
The State Journal will bulletin election night returns via Magic Lantern. It aims for accurate figures and truth about partisan sentiment, with the Stars Journal presenting the latest unbiased results next day. Returns on election night will be shown at the Journal building, with all parties welcomed.
The civil services commission indicates an imminent extension by the president to include chiefs of divisions in executive departments. Salaries for these officers are around 2000 dollars, with assistants often handling division work during administrations. Extensions would curb political plum appointments and strengthen merit in the service.
Ex-President James McCosh of Princeton University lies critically ill at his Perspect Avenue home in Permecertos New Jersey. He has grown feebler through the fall with age and a cold raising pneumonia fears as Dr Wycekoff and a nurse attend him. The item also notes the twenty hour train service between Chicago and New York on the Lake Shore route. A color litho of the train is offered for twenty five cents through G K Wilber Western Passenger Agent Chicago.
A young party loses a diamond ring during a party. Edith Marsden accuses Arthur Burns of theft after a tense confrontation. The ring is found hidden in a dress. Arthur leaves town after a public scandal and later writes that he is engaged to Agnes Gray, not Edith. Edith’s pride and the town’s gossip seal a broken engagement and divergent lives.
Captain Bridge of Shasta County California, famed for poultry, faced a peculiar turkey ailment causing leg swelling. He devised crude seven inch crutches from a pocketknife, enabling affected birds to hobble rather than suffer. Damp weather brings several turkeys with crutches daily, learning new moves on his farm.
A quirky scene unfolds with a wandering man in faded attire asking to view bridal chambers at a hotel. He tours the rooms to gauge appeal then intends to return next week to engage one, claiming the setup suits a millionaire and his bride. Nearby notes describe Milwaukee's St Paul church window and a method for making fish essence.
A fragmented notice from North Topeka mentions a serb bo tha hiver and a vote for former residents. It notes a train incident near Burlingame injuring a woman and lists People W W Mariett and Mrs Boast among others.
A set of new corporate charters is filed with the secretary of state. Farmers’ State Bank and Gladstone Investments City, Kansas, list capital stock at 5000 dollars. Directors named include P.O Bodluz J. Copy Gladstone Investments City Kansas and A G Rodwell J N Veal among others from Kansas Michigan and other states.
Fragmented, OCR like excerpt with mixed items including cattle prices and local notices. Mentions cows stockers various names and numbers, with garbled entries and stray phrases. No coherent event or clear people beyond generic references.
A garbled report notes ongoing registration and special efforts by New York, Virginia, and other regions. It mentions token mentions of entities and a general sense of representation and assembly activity.
A garbled World War era item notes a royal table scene in Sweden with odd dishes and silver platters. It mentions maste ary ho tato balls and fried items, and a general sense of ceremonial dining reported by a New York World writer.
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