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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1895
Page
8
Tax, railroad, and public works notes from Kansas and Oklahoma detail property valuation shifts, railroad freight and passenger movements, rate adjustments, and county assessments. The report cites Santa Fe and other lines, highway and crossing gate innovations, and local civic and business updates across Topeka, Newton, Caldwell, and nearby towns.
A meeting at Representative Ball hall last night debated fraternal life insurance costs and policy viability. E M Tesewell of Columbus criticized high expenses while officials defended economical management and noted mortality based plans.
State board of railroad commissioners approves an emergency rate on Santa Fe and Rock Island lines reducing 4 cents from 85 cents to 81 cents for fruit and potatoes shipped to Colorado points. The aim is to boost Kansas farmers by placing produce on Colorado markets, while other lines consider similar action. Also noted are health updates on George W. Reed and a school of commerce ad plus a tobacco ad for Little Gem cigars.
May Greene wore a sash to school, it was cut in two on a cloakroom book. A planned school court of investigation led to Annie Cork confessing falsely under pressure, but the girl proclaimed she did not commit the act. The judge gently urged honesty as the scene closed.
The World's Christian cooperative colony is incorporated with a broad set of displayed purposes. It plans milling, minioe, agriculture, horticulture, trade, real and personal property dealings, wholesaling, manufacturing, rail transport, slaughtering, packing, and operating eateries. Principal office in San Francisco, 50 year life, 11 directors at one year terms. First trustees listed, capital stock at $50 million, 500000 certificates, 80 percent dividends on net earnings, each holder tied to one certificate.
An inventive life preserver sleeve aims to aid wearers on ships and in leisure boating. The device folds into silk life preserver form, offering quick deployment and ease on deck, with balloons adding sail area in fair winds. It centers on women sailors and suggests safer, more buoyant movement at sea.
A German veterinary surgeon proposes a method to manufacture horse shoes from paper treated with turpentine to waterproof it. The inventor claims horses wearing these paper shoes cannot slip on greasy roads, suggesting a new, lighter footwear option for equine use.
Public interest rises as Prof Samuels performs noted cures, including Mrs Lillie Littie after sixty days of treatment and a girl with St Vitus dance showing improvement. He claims to visit patients at home if needed, with offices above Hub clothing store in Kansan Avenue.
Hon Bill Hoey announces a debuting farce The Globe Trotter in Topeka’s theater with tramp costume and a shaved beard in Act I. The cast includes M A Kennedy Frederic Buyton Lordner Stoddard and others as they stage playful scenes and electric effects. The note mentions a humorous mix of old and new acts and a noncommissioned officer anecdote from Household Words.
The article describes a conflict between the school board and mayor council over appointing a successor to Rev. J. B. Thomas who resigned. Laws of 1891 and 1895 authorize mayoral appointment subject to council confirmation. Thomas recommended Edward Wilder. the board elected Wilder despite questions, stressing legal, proper procedural votes.
The Topeka Municipal League will meet four weeks from tomorrow evening to discuss the city sanitary conditions and possible improvements. Prominent physicians may be invited. J Evans and Ne Howel Jones are arranging readers for the first papers, with plans still unsettled. Meanwhile local ads promote millinery openings and fashion items from Madame Ensel at Eagle & Curry’s, plus a Columbus Buggy Co display.
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