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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1894
Page
5
A compact column recounts a journey of Mr J W Gleed highlighting notable individuals and discoveries encountered along the way. The piece blends social observations with vivid sketches of places and personalities that stood out during the travels.
Kansas visitors recount European impressions from a Paris trip. J W Gree to Paris reports meeting ex Kansas and Topeka figures, naval and museum officials, and a focus on the Hooplarchs shop in Paris showcasing cooperative labor and large staff. The piece notes an English and American mix of citizens aboard and reflections on cultural exchange.
The city engineer's office holds the power to issue digging permits for laying pipes. The city clerk has refused, and the mayor did not assume authority, delaying street digging. Prescott & Co. are registered at 213 West Eighth Street.
Topeka attendees at the Hutchinson irrigation convention will hear three sessions daily covering programs on water in soils. Governor Lewelling, J. F. Pod, EN Morrill, and J K Barton are among speakers addressing irrigation, agriculture, and labor topics with additional lectures and an informal reception for President Cannon.
The Swinturoe ranch estate of 12 710 acres, partly in this county, will be divided into farms and cultivated. Calvin Chapman and Nebraska buyer a share to develop the land. Gia W. Colle of Davenport guides the deal. The sale totals 5425 85 dollars, averaging 10 per acre, with the largest tract 1700 acres. Former owner Dr John Selnturne of Albany conveyed it to heirs before the sale.
Senator Grosvenor of Ohio congratulates Kansas in their victory and notes his own win by a large plurality. He criticizes populist rhetoric, hopes for recovery from political damage, and praises Dr Price's Baking Powder as a testament to character.
Charter filings list The Port Scott Driving Club with capital of 90 dollars and nine directors including James Waite James Else and FR Smith. The West Cadur Cemetery Association of Phillips County with directors L Milsoiseee Halbert and W L Sargeant. The German Ebeaster Methodist Epic Church of Lincoln Township Rue County with trustees Preidwich Ebel Samuel peewe Adan Mal Acguss Reinhardt and George Rindwa. Official returns from the recent governor race tally 300 008 votes with Storrill 148 987 Vermeyer 27 077 Pickering 5 405 and Blewart 4 Sueldes & Shelden's.
Comedian Charles A. Leder and his company performed Oh What a Night at the Grand last night. Leder discovered Bob Conwell, a young man previously in livery stables and country circuses, who danced and played piano with the troupe. The show drew a mixed Topeka audience and featured German and Irish comic bits, plus singing and dancing by the troupe’s pretty performers.
Gardenhire, representative-elect in the seventh district, states his election cost was 250 to the county central committee. trustee-elect George Flanders swears no campaign expenditures or loans were made or promised. Topeka To prominent figures push for charter changes to allow gold bond payments, forming committees including Alvert Griffin, C. J. Randoll, J. H. Whetstone to pursue favorable rail and state legislation.
A local feature centers on Major Morrill and his substantial stock holdings valued at $35,000, detailing the origins of the investment and its significance to his finances. The piece outlines Morrill's business ties and potential impact on regional markets.
Major E N Morrill and Major Calvin Hood denied owning any share in the Kansas City Times while John M Mulvane admitted he once held about ten thousand dollars in stock but disposed of it last summer. He liened that Morrill and Hood had no interest and that claims of a Plumb estate tie were unfounded. Mulvane recalled his twenty year friendship with Colonel Mumford and his past support when Mumford helped him with business matters. The piece ends with an advertisement for Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder.
Andrew Gregor Rubinstein, famed Russian pianist and composer born 1830 in Khwotynetz, died of heart disease in Peterssvac on November 20. His career spanned Moscow Paris Berlin Vienna and St Petersburg with operas and concerts, including "Dimitri Donski" and "Lalla Houkh" and honors from Alexander II and the Legion of Honor.
A Milwaukee member of the American Railway Union reports a letter from Eugene V. Debs criticizing the Democratic Party and Governor Altgeld. Debs claims the party allied with money power and corporations, calling for the People’s Party to stay and predicting the GOP would be ruled by plutocracy and gold.
Ed ward P. Elliott, famed impersonator, presents So Evening With Dickens and Haley at Washburn College Chapel on November 22 at 3 p.m. Reserved seats available at the city library. advertisement notes Beggs' Little Giant Pills and local services.
An old time storefront ad for Capital Grocery lists numerous low priced staples with fixed per unit costs. Items include sugar, beans, tea, coffee, crackers, lard, soap, baking powder, cocoa, canned fruits, and more with a note of mail orders shipped the same day received and a ten percent discount on flour this week.
W F Driver editor of the Kanaas Biagkman in the city expects election as assistant sergeant at arms of the House of Representatives. State board of charities staff head to Beloit for a session at the reform school. Druggist Lee Jones to be tried next Thursday for selling liquor. A perplexing incident on Topeka streets Sunday involves Hey CG Sheldon and a door left in the wake of a park escape. A pursuit near Vinewood and Pierce’s addition ended west of Me W H Bradbur farm then Quinton heights. a horseman halted near Washburn college grounds.
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