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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1895
Page
8
On Thursday and Friday November 14 and 15 shoppers will find rare and beautiful furs at John Ruszitz Erica will have representatives on site to display and sell. Many garments will be delivered on the spot, offering immediate availability.
A collage of Topeka updates covers council adjournments, shop photos, bridge talks, and concerts. Mentions include the Santa Fe payroll, state house renovations, church events, political notes, theater entries, and police remarks, with naming of local figures and places throughout.
Samuel M Pelton returns to the public eye amid renewed talk of his legacy. The latest item traces his influence across local affairs and community reactions to his ongoing notoriety in the region.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat re posts The Coming Man for the Atchison detailing Lemuel M Felton as a possible president of the Santa Fe. Felton, a veteran railroad executive, rose from rodman to chief engineer and later held senior posts including general manager and president of several lines.
Multiple railroad updates from Topeka and Dodge City detail personnel changes at Santa Fe and Rock Island. Frank Shumard named agent at Santa Fe Garnett, Henry Rose on vacation, J. J. Hagerman and others pass through Topeka, and promotions incl. John Furcell to Santa Fe roundhouse chief at Argentine.
Mackie Brings His Varos to the Grand with James RK Mackin in A Band of Keys style musical comedy. A Hawaiian band to play matinees and evening concerto on the 29th. Recent shows like Birds of a Feather faltered in Detroit while A Fatted Calf and The Dazzle faced weak demand. Next week’s lineup includes The Star Gazer and Frit Emmett who sparked controversy last year.
Stems of Interest from North Side of the river and local notes from North Topeka. Mentions include Mrs Sarah Cutbirth visiting Silver Lake friend, William Reece traveling to Holton for Campbell University, and a W T K club meeting at Mrs W T Eckert’s Jackson street home. Local society updates, merchant ads, and notes about George Stebbins being moved from Union Pacific to Salina with J G Grous on Kansas City taking the place. There are references to Clark County murder case and a new trial for Prank J Earnest, plus signs of business revival and a clerks note about a Golden Eagle Clothing Co visit.
A seaside style column from the Arizona Kicker rails at locals for loafing in the mayor's town hall. The editor vows a reserve from next Monday, warning miscreants will face rough treatment. A wild tale follows of Utah Bill’s bank robbery attempt ending with his fatal shooting, then a staged feud resolution between Major Gilroy and Colonel Baker in Fin Buck's saloon. The piece claims swift reconciliation, then recounts a mock duel with Colonel Joe Smith, a subscription gambit, and a note about J. Johnson and the Great Western Grazing syndicate scam.
Advertisements for The Kicker describe a swindle hunter who vanished on Wednesday. By Sunday his body was found near Wolfcroak at Big Branch. J. dobu-Gon was shot in the head as investigators confirm a stock buyer from Wisconsin targeted him. Local men from Pine Hill buried the body. no effort to catch the killer is reported.
The State Bar Association will meet in Topeka on January 15 and 18 with a banquet. Attending lawyers include H. L. Alden Kunaux City Attorney General Dawes W. H. Smith Kansas City Judge William Thompson Burlingame Lucien Earle McPherson A H Ellis Beloit and A L Williams Topeka. The annual address speaker is not chosen yet. A law student may present a brief address. The state school fund investigation committee seeks $50,000 bond requirements for the school fund commission members. Commission members are the state superintendent of public instruction secretary of state and attorney general. Send lace curtains and blankets to Topeka Steam Laundry Little Gem cigars.
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