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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1894
Page
2
A cyclone wrecked a town causing widespread ruin and blocked all major streets. Debris filled roadways as residents surveyed damage and began emergency repairs. Local authorities warned residents to avoid flooded zones and stay clear of unstable structures.
A brutal tornado struck Larne Rock at 7 30 p m causing vast damage and many deaths. The state penitentiary and insane asylum were heavily damaged with convicts injured and one dying soon after. Downtown structures, including the Tilles building and Gleason's Hotel, were wrecked with wide flooding and telegraph cuts. Rescue teams search for casualties as rumors swirl about the asylum and escaped inmates.
A Bee story outlines Howgate, the embattled government funds emissary, as a fugitive in Nebraska. It details visits to a Beatrice attorney acting as agent to invest funds, notes a Florida land trust deed of 40 000 acres, and questions whether assets may be recovered by federal authorities.
Acting Postmaster General Jones orders inspection of Chicago letter carriers next Sunday without parades or demonstrations. Letter sent to Postmaster Heeing outlining nonparade inspection at the post office and seven stations for orderly conduct.
Two Rock Island line train robbers Lee Friszell and Fred Jones were captured by Sheriff Carson and Detective Flynn in Missouri at noon. Four accomplices escaped as police, deputies, and detectives guarded the scene near Lake Contrary after weeks of warnings of the planned hold up on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific train due at 7 40 from the east. Jones, the alleged lone highwayman, has a history of robberies along the road to Lake Contrary, while Friszell shares a notorious record.
Postiast Maine reports Lt Peary authoring a Greenland letter dated August 1. He states plans were not fully realized in the past year yet remains confident of success within another year. He notes bad weather hampering progress but asserts his small, effective party enjoys native support and safety as they pursue the mission.
The board directed that suit for patent infringement be brought against retail dealers in the United States and Canada. The patents claim a monopoly on talking machines and cylinders for records. First suits to be filed in New Jersey and Massachusetts.
Reports describe the Priests of Palias pageant drawing 290000 spectators amid ideal weather. Veiled Prophet festivities in Saint Louis attract crowds while the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows meets in Boston. Officials deny Shanghai coup rumors and Major Stephenson memorial dedication draws 5000 attendees. Local ads promote DeWitt's Liver Early Risers and other remedies.
William A Brady releases a statement by James J. Corbett asserting he will fight any challenger for the world heavyweight crown. He dismisses the Olympic Club of New Orleans as overreaching, offers to fight Fitzsimmons and others for a $10,000 purse, and vows to train no more after July 1 unless a major contender accepting terms appears. Corbett names several rivals and invites all fighters with a $10,000 stake to join a week of nightly bouts.
Oct 8 Wasmixeron reports Prince Kung has regained imperial favor and heads the privy council. He is described as a vigorous, alert, experienced statesman with a long service record from 1850 to 1894. Restoration signals clash with Li Hong Chang and a push for a war policy against Japan. He reportedly hopes to place a second son on the throne amid court intrigue. Also brief health and household advice items follow.
The county election in Jacksonville flares into a Democratic factional clash over a railroad commission and alleged railroad capture of the next legislature. Fraud threats prompt deputy sheriffs to guard booths as inspectors suspend voting in wards four to six. State troops held near but not needed. no bloodshed.
Colonel Fred Close, away from Topeka, explains his personal property list was filed in Doniphan county where he has long lived. He disputes a Doniphan county clerk letter noting the 1804 list was not filed. He says he wrote last spring to township Assessor Briggs to use last year’s list and will seek an explanation. He refuses to pay the personal property tax in Shawnee county.
Kingston dispatch reports peace restored in Hayti via Atlas line steamer Athes from Port 5 Princes. Neosho ashore on Spectacle reef Lake Michigan abandoned to underwriters. owned in Cleveland valued at $100,000. Various officials and incidents noted including customs chief W. El Pugh appointment, Philadelphia weavers returning to terms, a Washington trial for embezzlement, and a major textile strike in Pawtucket.
The article describes the weasel as a slender brown mammal living in hollow trees and stone heaps. It details its hunting prowess against hares, rats, mice, and birds, its ability to slip through walls, and its pest control value on farms and ships.
Gazette de Lausanne reports in Anbonne a tomb inscription’s heart relic of French naval commander Abraham du Queene was found in a hollowed cavity. A silver box contained a lead encased human heart, notary records note, box resealed for transfer to Dieppe where locals want the relic. Du Queane, born in Dieppe in 1610, fought Bordemex in 1660 and De Ruyter in 1676, though he never held the official title Admiral due to Protestant faith.
A London Truth letter cites an Oxford correspondent endorsing corporal punishment for undergraduates prone to ragging. The proposal urges arming college bursars with birches to discipline students, arguing such measures reflect historic university discipline and treat offenders as schoolboys.
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An October sale offers excursion tickets to many Southern and border states at one fare for round trip, with return by October 20. Tickets available Sept 28 to Oct 6, including the St Louis fair option, and fare details vary by destination. additional ads promote tonic and salve products.
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