08 Oct 1894
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1894
Page
1
Holmes dies suddenly on a quiet afternoon. The report notes a sudden end to a life of public service, detailing circumstance and immediate reactions from family and colleagues.
Oliver Wendell Holmes died at Beverly Farm after a long illness, aged eighty five. Born in Cambridge and educated at Harvard, he became a celebrated physician and writer, famed for The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table and Elsie Venner, with a prolific output across medicine and literature. Services will be held at Kings Chapel, with Rev. S. W. Brooke officiating.
A minstrel show by local women raised funds for Universalist Church and drew a strong reaction from Rev. W. Van Osdel. He criticized the performance in a sermon and warned of possible strife within his Baptist-leaning church. The church audience remained large as tensions surfaced.
A Kansas Democrat reports inside information suggesting Republicans may win a state legislature majority and slow the state officers. The letter predicts possible Democratic gains if Prohibition strength rises and foretells shifts in party support, including figures like Overinyer and Jerry Simpson amid national intrigue.
Dispatch from Johannesburg reports Lourents Marquez Delagon Bay residents fear an imminent Kaffir attack. Hostile forces said within a mile. Stores closed and armed defense mobilized as barricades are reinforced.
A westbound passenger train wrecked when the Suu railroad bridge at Tomahawk Junction gave way after workers cut supporting timbers. The cafe car plunged into the Tomahawk River. The fireman died under the engine. the engineer had both legs broken. No passengers injured.
Reports from Breslau say the czar’s condition worsened with fainting fits and a possible immediate operation. The war minister ordered prayers for the czar’s life across garrisons and regimental churches as officials hurried to Livadia, with high officials traveling to the court. In Brazil Mendonca’s recall rumors stir diplomatic circles, while Mendonca’s support for order and swift action against rebels influences Rio’s unrest.
A Shanghai report accuses Sheng the Taotai of Tian Taling of buying rifles from Germany for two taels each, selling them to the government at nine taels, and discarding cartridges as useless. Li Hung Chang confronted Sheng, who later sought leave of absence. An insurrection rumor at Jebot near Pekin is mentioned amid broader China Japan war coverage.
The forty second Convention of the International Typographical Union opened in Louisville with W B Prescott calling the meeting to order. Dr T G Eaton led opening prayers as Bisgor Taylor spoke for visitors and Col RM Kelly and H A Boies addressed press and local printers. Prescott reported union growth and financials, discussed machine displacements, shorter hours, and plans to fund wage preservation, then adjourned for memorials to Childs and Drexel. A street parade and afternoon events followed, with officer elections set for Thursday.
Friends of Breckinridge urge him for senator with support from Carlisle and Buckner allies. The Times-Star notes Owens supporters press for Blackburn to stump in Ash district for Owens, signaling a heated cross endorsements before the race.
The Massachusetts Democratic state convention in Bustox named John E. Russell as governor nominee with ex Gov. William E. Russell as permanent chairman. The platform praised repeal of the McKinley tariff, civil rights reforms, and reductions in federal appropriations. Russell urged unity and warned the times are against the party, but pledged to keep the administration, while Stratton was named lieutenant governor and a full ticket listed.
Gov McKinley travels from St Paul to Duluth speaks to about 1200 high school pupils at the Ritchie Gammie club and meets callers at Spalding hotel before an afternoon Carbarn appearance. Secretaries Bixby and Richardson and Mayor Lewis accompany him amid anticipated crowds. Oldest Negro minstrel in Purnapurrata dies at home aged 73.
In a chaotic fragment a coalition forming Teague and Amer Liberal League leaders plot against the A P A. Pedecian groups hold precinct meetings. Att torney Janny Smith, active in the American Liberal jess, advocates centralized organization to resist the APA. Local populists back the AP Ajinity ticket amid municipal convention talk.
Six hundred bankers gather for the annual convention. Papers discuss finance ethics and the stability of commercial paper. Delegates from cities including Cincinnati Nashville and Philadelphia hear addresses on public trust and banking practice as committees prepare to select a program for the next session.
The bulletin notes varied price shifts across grains live cattle and crops with December futures and harvest months cited. Trading activity appears robust with shipments and receipts listed, including corn soybeans and wheat while livestock bids show stronger demand for beef and pork cuts.
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