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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1895
Page
3
Clinton C Osbon, charged with murder in the 1904 Hamble case, faces a second trial this week in Douglas county with defense contending temporary insanity. Jurors summoned number around sixty as prosecutors push for conviction while Osbon, held in Saline jail, remains composed and discusses journalism with visitors.
The strongest Topeka eleven will face Fort Riley in a Thanksgiving Day game at Athletic Park. The lineup features several veteran players and a coaching staff led by Frank Gugel with Washburn ties. A large crowd is expected as fans combine sports with holiday turkey.
The Kansas game law permits killing waterfowl only. partridge quail and many songbirds are banned except on one’s property. Penalties include a 25 dollar fine per offense plus costs and 10 dollar attorney fees. Scientific preservation and landowner permissions offer limited exceptions amid a preview of events and local sports results.
Dispatch from Washington notes a divide among Republican lawmakers on tariff strategy for the next session. The president backs a moderate bill to raise revenues, with possible tax hikes on whiskey and beer. Liquor interests oppose changes. lumber and wood groups seek restoration of old duties as treasury deficits widen.
Forty witnesses from Holton travel to Lawrence as a case set for trial. Frank Jarrall plans to leave Kansas City Times. a Mrs. Ballard receives divorce from James P. Ballard for extreme cruelty. Bishop Ninde to speak at Young Women's Christian meeting. Two farmers to be arrested for assisting in the assault on Dr Wilkerson. police court trial this afternoon. State Teachers Association committee to meet at the state house. work on common schools to take several days. Mr and Mrs Lawrence’s son Lawrence wedding at First BME church. John Baughman granted new trial for statutory assault. Judge Hazen revises rulings. Naomi Retokah lodge marks 75th anniversary. Odd Fellows plan celebration. Fire at Morris Harris store causes $35,000 loss. incendiary suspected. Pastor Rev Robert Seymour accused of war assault. case likely court-driven. Fire at 516 Harrison street damages barn. owned by Fred Webster.
A Rock Island special train will run from Topeka to Kansas City on Thursday leaving at 10:00 am and arriving 11:49 am, with a return from Independence to Topeka at 6:15 pm. Round trip fare is 2.00 dollars. Excursion tickets valid on multiple trains. Promotions include football games, theater acts featuring William H. Crane, D'Arville, and a Masque carnival in Hamilton Hall with costume prizes. Peerless Steam Laundry advertises services.
Reports from Wasmixcox note the Bear bringing alarming evidence on pelagic sealing affecting the Alaska herd near Pribyloff islands. Arbitral findings allow sealing with spears within sixty miles of the islands from August 1, over 40,000 pups taken, 80 percent females, threatening future stock and immense commercial loss. Market items follow with livestock, grain, and port receipts reflecting the era's economic turbulence.
Shye Overmayer Wil predicts Dave Overmayer will win the next governorship of Kansas. She warns temperance activists to rise against prohibition and names a Mystic Brotherhood plot in Kansas cities. She says party lines will dissolve and a struggle for prohibition’s supremacy will unfold.
News brief notes a January 10 fight date with possibilities of Corbett vs Fitzsimmons or Maher vs Fitzsimmons to be held three and a half miles from El Paso Texas. Stuart departs Dallas for New York to sign Corbett or Maher and officials discuss census corn figures and related official statements. A Lost scarf notice and a music-related remark are also mentioned.
The Associated Press report notes wheat opened steady, December unchanged, with modest gains then retreat. Cora and Muy prices show small shifts, January pork futures rise then pull back, while lice and rib futures dip on market cues. Receipts and shipments tallied, with overall market tone described as native and slightly higher.
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