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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1895
Page
5
Charles Weil receives approval for extra space on Quincy Street in a UN City matter. The decision expands his property footprint and adjusts local planning parameters as recorded. Behörden officials confirmed the allocation and noted compliance with zoning rules.
City council debates erecting a New York packing house and widening streets on Quibey stone earth and Crane streets. Plans show Claries Wolff to build a four story addition with drains and utilities while residents object to street width and sidewalk alterations.
ELic Murphy leads a diverse program at the Grand this weekend featuring tenors, duets, and comic bits. The touring Duarier company brings sixteen performers including Bobby Ralston, delivering musical numbers and comic routines as crowds fill the City.
Former Marion county attorney Mr Carpenter announces leaving the Populist party after a defeat for judge in the Fifty-fifth district. The Topeka item notes a supreme court decision affecting candidacy and a shift toward the Card From a Murder column includes barber Mr Mason's remarks about race and cleanliness. The Garnett bank, closed by the state bank commissioner, had paid off about 80 000 of its debts since reopening, with Mason replacing the shop nearby at 10 Kansas Avenue.
George W Crane offers ideas for community celebration planning ahead of the September festival. He suggests practical entertainment, crowd management, and budgeting tips to ensure a lively yet orderly event. Local committees can adapt his guidance to fit town needs and resources.
A Topeka proposal urges a two fall exhibition combining a Hamilton hall floral and fruit display with a horse show. Proposed prizes include 500 dollars for racing teams and crafts, plus tiger riding and other exhibitions to draw visitors and boost local business.
A fragmentary report describes John Spaln, a youth with a distinctive nose, falling into a neighbor’s house during a Sabbath disturbance in Roose town. Johann Spain and associates intervened as Nicolaus Spain and others of the Spahn clan aided in ejecting him. John Spahn was sued for 29 dollars in police court. Nicolaas was discharged.
A jail report notes Dom in confinement appears sullen and uninterested in plans after release. Dawes plans to sue Scott county officials for unpaid interest on 40000 bonds. Mission group funds a Topeka room for Mexican girls in Albuquerque. Mrs Wisstow's Soothing Syrup remains a long standing pediatric remedy, offered at twenty five cents per bottle.
A late night blaze at the county fair grounds destroyed the old horse sheds and the adjacent poultry building. Firefighters faced delays due to lack of hydrants and hose reach, with estimated damage around 2500 dollars. The cause remains unknown and the county commissioners now oversee grounds.
The Modocs plan a Salina concert next month to mark their nineteenth anniversary with gongs and toasts on November 4. A committee of Overholt, Reiley, and Carey was named at a club meeting. The group will also perform in Salina in late November and another meeting will decide on further action for both topics.
Jack Dempsey is dying in Huntington after rapid decline in the past days. Doctors note he has sought country air for relief, but his condition worsens. Friends say the illness is consumption, while Dempsey cites a fourth year old blow to explain his health decline. He has refused to discuss prize fighting with reporters. Ewing Herbert of the Hawatha World visits Galveston with Oklahoma editors and is noted as son of a national editors figure. Washburn College notes a Friday debate on government danger from capital concentration versus anarchy, with debaters named Halbert and McDunn for the affirmative and Cuningham and Buckins for the negative. A remedy advertisement for Piles offers a money-back guarantee.
A jumble of opinions from readers including Robert Semple and others discusses party platforms on liquor state control, judge races, Sunday laws, publishing tastes, and local civic notes. Several entries reference Lyon county politics, rail and shipping topics, and a widow’s property, with varied humorous and serious asides.
Production of gold in the United States surpasses expectations with Cripple Creek region forecast to yield between 500,000 and 3,050,000 dollars this year. Mexico and other regions show rising output as world totals climb. Director Preston predicts 850,000,000 annual global production within five years.
The Seven Stars tavern in East Vincent township burned last night along with its stables. One of the country’s oldest inns, it predated the Revolution and served as a celebrated travel stop for routes from Philadelphia to Baltimore. It hosted generals including Washington and marked soldiers’ graves at a nearby monument.
The ailing governor Beveridge has relapsed into a critical condition with little hope of recovery. His mind remains clear but physical strength wanes, the change most evident in his feet over the last day. Rev Dr. Asabel Clark Kendrick, aged 58, former acting president and emeritus professor at Rochester University, died at Rochester on October 22.
A local Topeka optician, Prof Samuel Samuels, has practiced his craft for years despite mixed opinions. He asserts his methods, aided by endorsements from doctors, can restore sight and trust, with patients claiming his care and the eye fittings as proof of his skill. Located at 606 Kansas Avenue, the optician continues to attract local attention.
New York reports stir over Integra Puram Stevens dwelling at Fifth Avenue and 57th Street potentially becoming a catering establishment. Wealthy residents eye the project with interest as a luxury food venue. opposition may arise from Cornelius Vanderbilt and Whitney, while Mrs Paget hints she seeks money from the property. The marble house would command about $12,000 annual rent when occupied.
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