03 Oct 1895
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1895
Page
1
In Avwattit Texas officials, Gov Culberaon and associates denounce prior actions as the Corbett vs. Simmons fight moves loom. Managers discuss venue options including Laredo and Indian Territory, with safety and foreign-government concerns shaping strategy as talks span New Laredo and Tamaulipas.
The Municipal Reform Committee urges a fusion slate to defeat Tammany forces in upcoming elections. The call signals a strategic alliance among reform-minded groups to challenge the entrenched machine.
New York October 3 The chamber of commerce heard a report from a twelve member municipal reform committee, former members of the committee of seventy. They advise adopting all honorable and reasonable measures to bring about a fusion ticket to oppose Tammany Hall led by Charles Stewart Smith as chairman.
Dallas and Austin scenes show bitter debate over prize fighting as Texas lawmakers consider bills to curb or permit boxing amid federal questions. Officials clash on legality, federal authority, and potential penalties while governors weigh intervention and public safety concerns.
Fragmented dispatches from Constantinople indicate tensions at the British foreign office. Alleged advisor Philip Cartio notes split views on Kiamir Pasha’s appointment and the likely impact on policy and public sentiment.
An instructor in chemistry at Horensil University was found dead in a laboratory this afternoon. Authorities call the death likely self-inflicted. colleagues note he suffered mental distress and had recently struggled to prepare lectures. There is no immediate indication of foul play.
Report of a noon duel-like altercation between Culp and Undertaker JM Knight in Dallas yesterday. Culp struck Knight twice at about 11.40 dollars each, prompting a police report. Knight pressed charges. Culp pleaded guilty to assault this morning and was fined 11 dollars in Grover's court.
Mrs Fannie Ewing died at the home of M A Low on Rock Island road at 10 45 PM. Her husband Me 1 Ewing arrived from Chicago on the 10 40 train but reached the house five minutes after her death. The body to be taken to Gallatio Mo for burial beside their child. Mrs Ewing’s Chicago home had been visited by her relatives since last Friday.
Astanya Georgia October major James Black defeats Thomas F L Watson populist for congress in the Tesith district by a clear majority. The election is described as quiet with few disturbances unlike the 1893 vote. Black credited for honesty and Watson blamed the result on views.
Judge Lacombe in the Southern District of New York refused to confirm the appointment of new receivers for the Northern Pacific Railway Company or accept the resignation of the old receivers Oskes Payne and Rouse. The decision leaves the case in limbo as receivership status remains unsettled.
Obituary note reports Harry Wright chief of umpires and former manager of the Philadelphia National League club died at 1 o clock. Other items record a Santa Fe clerk returning from Colorado, a Mormon tabernacle visit, heavy Scottish snowfall with seven inches on Ben Nevis, and a court meeting for Judge Robert Crozier. Weather forecast warns of cooler temperatures with rain.
A Topeka diphtheria outbreak prompts public anger over health board inaction. Teresa Grandpre dies, with sister Angelica exposed at Harrison School. City officials including Dr Mitchell and Mayor Fellows face calls to close schools and enforce quarantines amid rising cases and fraught enforcement.
An obscure 19th century draft proposes forbidding intermarriage between white people and anyone with any trace of African heritage, tied to a broader suffrage clause. The measure aims to disenfranchise mulattoes by linking marriage restrictions to voting rights, reflecting era racial laws.
A Wyandotte county mass meeting for nominating a supreme court chief justice failed to attract Populists. Only two showed up, Judge DL Hadley and J W Baldwin, while Judge Webb could not attend due to other duties. The plan’s originator, Judge Hydiey, did not attend.
The Episcopalian convention debated renaming The American Church in a vote on substituting Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States. The Virginia amendment failed 82 to 223. The meeting included invitations to Canadian bishops and discussions of the church title, reflecting tensions over branding and identity.
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