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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1895
Page
2
In Latvia Wicket the Democrats secured a decisive victory by about 5,000 votes reversing a Republican win two years earlier by over 3,500. Voter shifts attributed to liquor law enforcement and a tougher temperance stance.
Amid rapid party realignments in New York politics, reformers and fusion supporters mobilize against Tammany as Germans and reform groups seek to back independent candidates. Elsewhere reports note G W Ochs’s reelection in St Louis and the Veiled Prophet ball in Missouri.
In Atlanta a public celebration featured displays from the city to the Union as crowds observed the Liberty Bell and notable landmarks. Separate local trials include Father Flaherty found guilty of assault in a church confrontation. verdicts and local incidents noted across several states.
Chicago Oct 9 Professor Bemis former associate professor of political economy at the University of Chicago released a statement explaining his resignation. He cited admonitions from President Harper over remarks on labor and railroad issues and indicated the university avoided confronting contentious public questions.
Governor Clark states he will not exceed the law in preventing any fight if Corbett-Pittsimmons contest is advertised in Hot Springs. He says he will act to stop the fight using every power within the law and no further.
The October term of the Missouri Supreme Court opened with a full bench and motions to advance injunctions on the proposed capital removal amendment under advisement. Most cases will be argued this week as the term begins with delivery cases first.
In Ma Oct 9 a state convention of the Christian church convenes in the city with over 400 delegates present. Rev T P Ley of Kansas City delivers the opening sermon as attendees gather for sessions and related events. The report notes the city’s growing robe line and local merchant ads for winter lap robes and smokers’ supplies.
A London cable reports an unprecedented British diplomat’s pamphlet My Mission to the United States by Lord Sackville. It defends his 1881 New York visit and attacks U S figures, alleging base actions to win elections including a $2,000 museum offer and harsh remarks about President Cleveland and Secretary Bayard.
Circamatanem Pointing to the Marer of Booker Lillard near Ottawa Kansas. Remains found along rail last June were first treated as an accident. Inquest suggested Burt Taylor threatened to kill Lillard over a wife dispute. A sack of bloody clothing found under Rock Creek bridge linked to Taylor and mother-in-law Weight White. Police say the case will be cleared soon.
In a grim scene from the frontier, a famed monarch wolf, scarred by arrows and bullets, fights off wolves until mortally wounded by a gunshot. A hunter leaps from cover, signaling the end of the last of his kind and a stark reminder of human greed.
A Philadelphia man on an express train was approached by two women claiming to be Bentleman and wife passengers. They sought an escort and he agreed to share a seat, fearing the tale might reach home. The incident ended with no exposure, and he regretted the potential gossip. Also reports a royal visit with political implications and notes the death of bicyclist Edward C. Yeatman near Charlestown West Virginia.
The International Sunday Observance League pledges mandamus action to compel Mayor George He Swift to enforce Illinois Sunday closing laws. Secretary Clark claims funds are ready and promises a citywide campaign to shut down all saloons open on Sundays.
Strikes ripple through the New York World printing plant as compositors, pressmen, and others walk out over wage cuts causing a building standstill. Mention of George Read in charge of the Palit xer building and elevator men, engineers, and electricians on strike.
A serious boiler explosion occurred yesterday morning at the Wharton iron mine in Hibernia Dover NHS. Six men were injured in the blast but no fatalities reported.
The tow linen suit gains popularity in the capital despite prejudice. Ex Speaker Reed and other statesmen helped it, with prices from 10 to 20 dollars. A Kentucky tale shows a suit shrinking, stretching, and transforming after repeated laundry cycles, ending as a boot black's faded figure.
In Anderson Indiana a Maltese cat named Tom TM snatched a young sparrow from a nest and was mobbed by dozens of sparrows. The birds pecked at his head ears and back as he fled toward a hotel, finally taking refuge under a doorway before the crowd. Afterward the sparrows resumed their chatter and Tom slipped away.
A cunning fish kept many items in its cavernous maw. It swallowed rings necklaces and a gold eagle treasure. The fisherman recovered the haul and copper cents from the fish’s stomach and vowed restitution to rightful owners.
The poem extols renewal through nature and divine grace, while Leslie’s Weeklies notes Lady Spencer Clifford achieving first honors in the sea captain's license examination. If she desires, she may command a ship on the high seas, aiming to captain her own yacht.
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