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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1895
Page
3
Leavenworth Democrats name J. W. Hirst for senator. A Concordia school election decision draws interest as Bevan Ward dispute is resolved. Hirst wins Democratic nomination for state senate. Archie Smith’s firm shuts down winter operations. police search for missing girl case in gentle town. city school reorganization and water tower contracts discussed.
Prices for mizcellaneous judgments and assets ranged from 25 cents to 5 dollars as the winding up process proceeds. The notice also announces the upcoming marriage of Misa Marie Caldwell in Wickite with Samuel McRoberts of Chicago, a Baker University graduate now in the newspaper business.
The municipal election proceeds quietly with heavy early voting. Democrats claim favorable scratching and an implied edge. Taggart, Democrat, challenges Trusler, Republican, amid forecasts of Harrison's strong showing as Benjamin Harrison votes at 11.00.
The state Christian convention opened with an audience filling the new church. Rev. CL Milton of Ft Scott read a scriptural lesson. Rev. BL Smith gave the welcome, Rev. J. E. Picket of Manhattan replied. Howard Kash of Salina spoke on raising the standard of the Sunday school and education. Kee, Mee, and Harlan of Atchison discussed science art and schools. The assembly urged higher standards and larger Sunday school attendance. A parliamentary session followed led by Rev. J. EB Picket and AE Wagner on the Army at Two Hundred and Eighty. Later Rev. F. E. Mellory, R. T. Waggener, and Mrs. A. A. Burton spoke, and Drake University President B AOylesworth was to deliver an address.
A globe dispatch from Pried e richsrald notes slight illness of the Iran chancellor Hae and a disturbed scene involving Princes Bicanarek. Reports describe panic in Santa Mariposes and city rail disruptions, with traffic chaos and outbreaks of damage at sea, including a shipyard blaze and a large stock loss.
A fragmentary recollection describes Alexander Duncan, Providence businessman, rewarding an honest finder of a roll containing banknotes. The tale, set in colonial New England, notes a reward of twelve shillings and sixpence, and the narrator muses on the value of honesty amid a curious, wounded tone.
Rumor spreads of James Elverson Jr offering a $1,000 cup to be contested by Princeton and Pennsylvania football teams. No date or rules set, leaving management to the two schools. Differences in schedules and rules threaten a fall meeting, despite alumni interest in another Princeton Penn game.
The Odd Fellows hosted a large turnout of delegates and members at Representative and Mutsvilton halls with open sessions, electing officers on the 13th and an evening discussion on fraternal insurance featuring ex-Senator Martin and Geo T. Anthony. The Kremlin Odessa parade drew crowds in Kansas, with czar and court uniforms and a bear costume. Rebekahs hosted a reception at the National hotel with punch and refreshments.
Violent student clashes erupt at a Barcelonadian university as liberals and Catholics confront each other after a government suspended professor who published a controversial work. Police and crowds clash. arrests follow as tensions flare.
A curious maritime disaster near Colorado reefs involves the Cristobil Coton. Reports from Kingston Jamaica recount the British steamer Alene engaging a Spanish gunboat after it fired on her wake. The Alene hoisted colors and retreated as the gunboat allegedly fired before fleeing.
An elevator in a building housing the National Tutoring Company on Franklin Street fell a full story, crushing a bar and seriously injuring two passengers. Victims include Joseph Rocepert and Stymac Bows, with Abraham Chmeng and Jerfa Commas among the injured. several are expected to die.
Advices from Madagascar report French expeditionaries captured Antananarivo on September 27 after a decade long dispute over Madagascar's sovereignty. The article notes clashes with the Hovas, the rejected French ultimatum, and rising tensions as France pressed control of foreign relations.
Market activity mixed across grains and hogs with Crficaco and Chicago listings showing firm to higher opens and some declines. Wheat May and December futures fluctuated around opening prices while hog demand remained uncertain as live hog values eased and cattle futures drifted. Receipts and shipments noted, including western and Texan cattle, with steers and cows priced mid range.
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