05 Oct 1895
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1895
Page
1
Amid a city wide diphtheria outbreak, Topeka health officials, doctors, and citizens debate quarantines and school closures. Residents report delays in enforcing regulations while council members tour affected neighborhoods and call for strict sanitation and water measures to curb spread.
Greenhalge led Morse by a large margin at the Massachusetts Republican state convention held in Boston. The platform favored a gold standard and protection, condemning religious and racial factionalism within the Democratic Party. The ticket was named without opposition, with F. T. Greenhalge for governor and a slate including Wolcott, Shaw, Kimball, and Knowlton.
New York Oct 3 The Vanderbilt family plans a Madison Avenue home wedding for Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt to the Duke of Marlborough on November 20 at St Thomas Church. Mrs Vanderbilt and guests prepare the venue while bridesmaids, including Evelyn Harden and Marcia Winthrop, are chosen. A reception will follow at the matron’s next door home amid a temporary structure over nearby bathhouses for the event.
The weekly New York report states changes in the naval bank statements tied to ex-Council Waller. It notes reductions in various items and shows total bank holdings now at 16,473,02 in excuses of 25 percent file requirements.
A New York meeting of a paper combine discussed capitalizing mill properties at eight million dollars and buying mills from the old owners with a ten percent daily output installment. Officers named include President William A. Russell and Treasurer William J. Spier, with managers and representatives from several paper concerns listed.
Kansas City October 6 At a board of education meeting proposals from the American Look company for the Natural series and from Silver Burdette Co for the Normal verses were considered The board adopted the Normal series to take the place of the National series for use in schools
Large crowd at Yale versus Mountaineers track and field events in New York with 3,000 spectators. Results include 100 yard dash and hurdles, high jump postponed, and 3W yards run. County commissioners plan quarterly meeting and bridge petitions. local fires and a kitchen blaze reported. funeral and church notices follow.
Mrs Charles Henrotin, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, returns from a Colorado visit reporting clean meetings with no smoking or swearing. Speakers praised, noting women handle points directly while men smoke in back rows, and Colorado suffrage gains interest among delegates.
Oct 5 in district court Major Hudson stated his Capital publication was not intended to harm Judge Poster’s or Judge Foster’s integrity. The Foster Hudson libel suit abruptly closed. the publication was deemed not to reflect on the judges. The action was withdrawn.
The U S consul general in Mexico City reports to the State Department on Mexican government plans to reform the tariff system, abandoning the old basing duties known as the ascalla. He says the changes could boost American trade and attract capital by ending restrictions that have deterred U S enterprise.
The Herald notes a report about the Spanish cruiser Coade Hi Veumenita dated the fifth, but official cables the same date do not confirm it. Separately, foreclosure action against the Alley Elevated railroad due to missed mortgage interest prompts stockholder requests for a receiver. Also mentions Navy and political dispatches from Thera and provincial concerns in distant regions.
The State Journal offices will relocate next week from the present comer to a two story brick building at New M1 and 118 East Seventh Street beside Central National Bank. The old structure will be torn down and a modern two story brick office with a fifty by seventy five foot lot will rise on Kandie Avenue and Highth screw. Frank P. MacLeanne subscribes to a new, larger home for the paper to grace the city. The move will occur gradually over several days as business and news rooms transition from old to new quarters.
The United States Consul in Sydney reports Australia and Queensland hold vast cattle wealth with extended water-fed ranges. New South Wales and Queensland fields yield high stock numbers, boosting profitability for local herds and shaping Atlantic trade with American processing and shipping links.
In a scrambled account a former governor Jobe L Beveridge is described as visiting his brother J. Beveridge before a trip to California. The report notes concerns about his safety and mentions his departure from the city amid unsettled circumstances.
The New Assembly club outlines a plan to recruit members for 1405 6 with practical aims and anticipated attendance. Prominent figures are expected to join, and the city may see around sixty participants at the gathering.
Dr Minney and Mrs J E Minney hosted the Kansas Medical College faculty and pupils at their home, with about seventy attendees enjoying music by Charles Cohen, singing, and refreshments. The gathering aimed to foster acquaintance and camaraderie among attendees.
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