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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1894
Page
5
The City Council approved a request for leave of absence without pay for Kingman, allowing a period away from duties while preserving status. The decision follows standard personnel procedures and outlines expected return timing and conditions.
City council delayed decision on motor line depot issues amid bids for bridge and sewer work. City Engineer Lewis Kingman sought 30 days leave without pay and may resign. council granted it without debate.
A Topeka political scene notes a Colored People's Day rally with Col John M. Brown and George W. Kenus speaking, a McKinley meeting music group, and a lambeau parade. Other items cover urban crime, Emancipation Day remarks, talk of election, theater programs, and library hours.
Democrats forced William Glick to retire from the Overmyst race last night as supporters and opponents clashed over leadership. The resignation ends a heated contest that drew local organizers and involved tense campaigns across the district.
A Kansas Democratic gathering in Hamilton hall featured a fireworks parade on Kavena avenue and a gun club firing blanks as ex governor George W. Glick was interrupted mid speech. Speakers Blair and Overmyer defended the ticket while denouncing dissenters and stressing party unity despite the tumult.
Pe Leura M. Jobns writes General Little urging care in printing the suffrage proposition and the official ballot for the coming general election. Little has prepared a set of instructions to county clerks to guide them in preparing official ballots, to be sent to each county clerk on application.
In district court Frank White, oldest of the "White boys," faces a criminal case for burglary and larceny at the First Baptist Church. The key issue is his age, with the state arguing he is over sixteen and deserving penitentiary terms, while his mother and he claim he is younger. The testimony includes his own statement of age thirteen last May and conflicting family records.
Senator John Martin will not speak for the Democratic ticket in this campaign. He just returned from Washington and will not stump for Overmyer’s gubernatorial bid, citing his son's death and carrying out prior plans.
A large crowd is fined 25 dollars each after police court convictions for a raid on a Dixieland venue. Three cases continued include Mrs Lee accused of running a disorderly house and a group of colored residents linked to Saturday night events. Culprits named Crook Wright Jess Williams Jim Carrie Jordan Nellie Weight are reported among those convicted.
The Melvern Orepe House company of Melvern Osage county has charter filings with the secretary of state. The Lick School annual opening is set for January 1895 with four years of combined manual and trades science study. A public meeting at 116 East Eighth Street on Wednesday afternoon invites all working men to hear Mrs Clara B Colby discuss wage policies for the People’s Party. attendees urged to attend the court house at 7 39 p.m. Also advertised are Airtight Oak Stoves by Mitchell and Marbury.
A 19th century note describes asthma triggers from scents and various environments and explains the idea that nasal mucous membrane stimulation can trigger or halt an attack. It reports a method using sniffing Cologne water, with a prior method by M Roux of Lyons involving brief mouth inhalations and drops of Cologne water to relieve early symptoms.
In Paris a band of forty musicians forms the Funmare Cycle using bicycles for street serenades. They began on boulevards and now ride in fours from the Madeleine to the Bastille as they popularize on wind and string instruments amid public praise and playful daring. Nearby, London hosts a Hyde Park dog cemetery run by the park keeper, charging five shillings for interment and featuring monuments including one for the Duke of Cambridge.
A Chicago man in Lexington soon after Garfield's death discussed bungling by surgeons. A Kentuckian protested the terrible treatment and results. The Chicago man said a Kentucky surgeon would have done no better, and the Kentuckian agreed noting minds back wounds are poorly handled by Kentucky surgeons.
A vignette from Harper's Bazar notes Farmer Brown's long day haying and his advice to Tommy about winter chores and study. It captures rural labor, seasonal work, and the idea of preparation for colder months with cattle tending and schooling at night.
A scrambled, fragmentary social and personal notices page lists numerous names and movements. mentions celebrations, guests, visits, and departures. Entries reference Mrs. and Mr., locals from various towns, and trips to Colorado, Kansas, and Arizona, with several weekend and weekday gatherings noted.
Local mentions Tho E Rastall to lead parade duties in Chicago Over 100 Topeka members to attend a meeting Meriden tonight The Congressionists rally and speakers John Sargent James Cusboer Tomas Hatchinson Bertha Benarems and George Ls named for awards and duties The advisory notes include Winslow's soothing syrup and Halk Mer for hair care and dandruff remedies but no clear event outcome
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