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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1894
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text mentions a retired businesswoman and references to a city or place, with unclear names and dates. The readable portions hint at personal history, local figures, and events, but specifics are obscured. The piece resembles a diary note or social column fragment about a notable individual and associations.
Fragmentary notices mention pills or patent medicines from W. Rohennady and a First Congregational church event in New England. Other garbled lines refer to a Vera Tupelo area scene and a wagon service for bundles.
In terse notes from the Ramana Gurisuua Advocate office an item mentions activity near East with reference to ongoing proceedings or outreach. The fragment suggests legal or professional matters centered on a named advocate and a eastern area, details unclear.
The Expositor reports on irrigation work east of the river with new pumps, ditches, and waterways aiming to flood arable land. Plans include a pumping station near the river, daily capacity around 1.0 million gallons, and completion targeted for January 1. A weekly independent newspaper is to be printed, and a local court case involves a homicide verdict.
A brief from Easulie reports a small town crime where two robbers on horseback entered a shop and forced an owner to reveal coins and papers before fleeing. Separately a fierce gale off the Horn wrecked ships including Parland and Eleanor, with repairs needed after a long voyage across multiple oceans.
In New York on November 21 Patrick Diver police Justice of New York is being challenged for removal. A petition to view alleges he is careless and negligent in office, accused of malfeasance and taking bribes to falsify election returns, and of collusion with swindlers. Five taxpayers including Ivene K. Fonk and Charles E. Sprague filed the petition, noting Diver’s prior appointment by Mayor Grant and his past as keeper of a Pack Row saloon. The law allows trial of charges against a police justice before the court of common pleas. The figure’s annual pay is listed as $5,000.
Dayton business leader McRob Kise told a Journal reporter the Stillwell Pierce Smith Vaile firm will take securities of the Chicago Topeka Walter Power Company in payment for dam construction. Ground surveys begin this fall with spring work expected to start. Henry Clowes & Co. backs the project. J W Fanning handles surveying. Mr King pushes speedy construction. King to return to Dayton tonight.
Falloon EepatHeuns offers bonuses to win appointment to state oil gas and mine inspectors posts. Blatchley a Republican official denies the report and says he was offered money by prominent Republicans to name candidates. He refused to identify the individuals.
Wabash Mules set a 65 rate from Kansas City to St Louis and return. Kansas City officials announce a $5 fare to protect St Louis business, citing increased freight and pressure from the Union Pacific and Burlington routes. The Pacific people say they will meet the event. Prospects point to a general reduction in passenger fares.
Paul Conrad, a prominent executive in Louisiana and national lottery circles, died in New Orleans after a period of illness. He led the Louisiana Lottery Company and the Honduras company and was a well known self made man with roots in Columbus, Kansas.
A Salvation Army major named Sully officiated at a double hallelujah wedding in Kansas City. The event drew Army members and onlookers, with crowds paying admission and a lively, melodic reception. The ceremony was brief, vows recited, and no kissing noted, as participants spoke of salvation and spiritual duty.
State board of charities met at the insane asylum as Governor Lewelling was absent for the session. Dr McCasey asked for resignation amid calls for investigation if the asylum superintendent refuses. A telegram sought the governor's attendance but he is en route to other engagements. Public sentiment says Dr McCasey’s days are numbered amid the tension.
A man pleaded guilty in the common pleas court to tapping jewelry and stoner from his residence where he roomed. The judge imposed the minimum sentence of one year. In a separate grain case, a defendant sued, alleging wheat option dealings violated state law, but the jury ruled for the defendants.
Rock Island route advertises tourist round trip fares to Texas Oklahoma and Indian Territory with stops in Waco and Hutchinson among others. Special dates November 27 through December 4 and late November limited to certain cities with round trip prices around 4.65 to 15.35, plus $2.00 regular fare. Agent EO Ganvet invites inquiries and tickets valid through various dates.
Wheat and corn futures fell as large northwestern arrivals damped market demand. May and December options moved lower, with New York moderate buyers against puts. Cattle and hogs showed softer quotes, while receipts and shipments in multiple regions indicated sluggish demand and weak prices for packing meat and dairy goods.
Mary Dwight of Clinton received an unsigned letter demanding 1000 dollars or threats of violence if she revealed the source. Clinton Low in New York investigated. several students from Clinton High School and Hamilton College were arrested and charged, with MeIntyre pleading not guilty and others held for further proceedings.
A fragmented dispatch from November 3 reports a mysterious signer sending a hundred dollars to Lawyer Shoemaker to act as counsel for HM Holmes, the windward insurer. The message, from Chieu gu Thie, deepens the puzzle around the Holmes matter and flags intrigue and secrecy.
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