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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1895
Page
5
The readable fragments describe a dated hearing at a city or school location with references to attendance, a mixture of names, places, and events. Details are unclear but indicate a public session, a speaker list, and references to local institutions and activities.
The Mills-Adams company presents a selection of cloaks for babies and children, promising better styles and reasonable prices. The ad highlights new garments for parents and young girls, claiming higher quality at lower prices and encouraging buyers to compare every feature.
The provided text fragment lists scattered words luc pow sxeke socks shirle tants bon nets and urges quick action to obtain the best selection. No identifiable event person or organization is present to ground a factual summary.
A remark on blanket purchases notes a strong sale yesterday aided by family help. The ad emphasizes cheap blankets and encourages quick action despite uncertain future conditions.
Fragmented OCR notes show names and opinions on municipal league meetings, local candidates, and plans. Individuals including Evans, Bishop Vincent, Consaris, Magee, Beuseeman, and Waters discuss events, speeches, and campaign expectations amid a community newspaper context.
ATopeka report says Chas Wolff may build a four story building near the Kansas River area if a nearby street is vacated. The council will decide at the next meeting on Monday whether to vacate the street affecting property owned by Mr Weill, with options including compensation and public benefit for city growth.
In Bardas City on October 16 the Populist State Central committee and two Mate editors adopted a resolution urging Kansas City as the site for the party’s next national convention. They preferred St Louis if not held locally, arguing the gathering should stay in the state. They request a trial for Peerless Steam Lar ars.
Denver journalist quizzed Rio Grande President Jefery after eastward trip on rumors over Santa Fe chief spot. Jefery denies new details, praises A A Robinson and W R Robinson, notes stockholders and courts will shape outcome next month. A separate report covers a Santa Fe employee fatally crushed near Madison, Kansas, and routine rail operations updates across the system.
A report details Kandasity and La Janta visiting Santa Fe general offices about a new mail crane to hold sacks, mounted on a pole away from tracks and operable from ground level. Santa Fe weighs installing such cranes at all stations. Switckmen's Union discusses convention work and a possible optional figure. Moving Eroope notes a U S cavalry regiment of 1186 men will transfer by special train from Wilcox Arizona to Ruel Agency LT via the Santa Fe Demig line.
Three more names were added to the diphtheria list, bringing Het up to twenty three with at least eight new cases in the last twenty four hours. The health board faces criticism as deaths mount, with families in North Topeka and surrounding streets reporting multiple sick children and quarantines. Four cholera deaths in Damietta highlight broader public health fears.
An excerpted collage portrays a social scene where a rich heiress and a wary suitor discuss government bonds amid autumnal imagery. The dialogue drifts from bonds to propriety, with other European and domestic snippets, a schoolteacher's moral vignette, and a health talk notice closing the fragment.
At the Social Parity Congress in October a session featured Julia Ward Howe of Boston on Moral Equality between the Sexes. Mrs Charles Edbotra of Chicago spoke on Traffic in Girls and Florence Critenton Missions, warning of organized trafficking and traps that ruin thousands of women, while Theodore Roosevelt sent a letter urging equal treatment under law.
Telegram from Tan Stuart claims a Corbett Fitzsimmons bout could occur in El Paso if the Mexican concession is funded. El Paso businessmen later pledged fifteen thousand dollars for the concession. General Thornton in Santa Fe refuses permission for the fight in New Mexico, pledging sheriff support and possible national action to block the event.
Said Pasha has accepted the reform plan for Armenia drafted by Britain, France, and Russia. The plan, mirroring May proposals, would make Van, Erzerum, Sivas, Bitlis, Hakkari and Trebizond governors or vice governors Christian or Muslim by population, with powers supervising judicial changes, abolition of torture, and parity in police composition. The high commissioner to implement the plan will be Christian, a difficult concession for the Porte.
A jumble of local notes from Topeka recounts health fears from diphtheria and a new water works pump blamed for main breaks. Reports mention Rev. Ho Beadbing of Lincoln, Richard De Burrows facing appeal after murder acquittal, and a Kane county Milling club train delay.
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