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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1894
Page
8
A wildlife loving explorer muses on the Antarctic as a realm of perpetual winter and unknown life. The piece contrasts Arctic travel with Antarctic exploration and ponders the potential riches or evidence of life hidden in southern polar solitudes.
Jones recalls a rivalry with Brown as a trick backfires. A clothier recounts hiring a down on his luck man who spikes Brown’s sidewalk with tin and poles as a boast. The worker later undoes the prank for an extra five dollars, leaving Jones feeling cheap.
Citizens learned yesterday that the final registration day passed. Precincts reported a scramble to enroll for the upcoming vote two weeks away. The list held more names than ever, with estimates suggesting over 300000 including women. Bitter exchanges erupted between Republicans and Democrats over a hot, essential registration push.
The dispatch notes General Daniel Sickles stands prepared to assist General Hill with any required effort. Allies discuss cooperation as Confederate pressure intensifies along the Virginia front, signaling broader strategic coordination between Union commanders.
New Year Oct 24 reports show Democratic leaders in confab to unite behind a single congressional candidate in each district. Sen Hill and Sen Puud mer push compromise with Tammany, County Democracy, and reformers. Withdrawals discussed include Sickles and Walsh, while Cummings protests his transfer amid party maneuvering.
A demented Irish woman interrupted a Christian Endeavor service at Second Presbyterian Church Horora phoney Ohio. She attacked the congregation, cursed them, and fought police before being hauled away. Endeavor members fled as chairs toppled. She may be sent to an asylum. Also reported: Herman Clark found guilty of forgery in the third degree. health updates on Prince and Princess Bismarck. Aqua train robbery suspect identified. a Republican leader shot in Elizabeth City. insurers prosecuted in Illinois. a government inspector dies. a brigands attack in Mexico. a civil marriage in Paris. and China's naval decree honoring foreign officers involved at Yalu River.
Ten thousand claimants seek relief in Indian depredation cases before the court of claims with nearly 11 million dollars at stake. Interior officials report judgments against the United States and tribes totaling about 550,000 with an appropriation of 175,000. questions arise over payment order and land-certification for funds. The fate of many elderly and infirm claimants depends on future decisions, including the Marks and Wallenders ruling affecting about a quarter of the cases.
Six hundred men hunt the Cook gang after a midnight raid on Waters ind ter, robbing two stores and a post office. Marshal efforts surge. chief Harris offers 500 reward for Will Cook dead or alive. stations, trains, and express lines halted. territory business crippled as lawmen close in.
Pennsylvania clerks finish official ballot preparation across counties. Philadelphia requires seventy ballots due to many senate and legislative districts. Allegheny quota set at twenty two. official two by two feet square ballots with seven columns, eight in some counties. Also notes Santa Fe live stock traffic with 824 cattle cars yesterday.
From a high government authority Dr Henry A Morr of New York endorses Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder. He cites superior leavening efficiency, purity of ingredients, excellent keeping qualities, and overall perfection compared with other powders.
A late evening bulletin from Livadia reports the czar showing slight convulsions but better appetite, with doctors Leyden Zacharin, Popol, Sjaminatt and Hirsch in attendance. Physicians indicate the illness may fluctuate, with expectations of another small rally tomorrow before further progression.
The pouch with most of the robbers booty was found near Calverton Virginia after C J Searverys partial confession aided the investigation. The sack was hidden in Virginia woods and the pouch location prompted renewed efforts by Adams Express Company to recover stolen property. Also reports on central iron and brass workers proposing a national central union, and a Kansas City switchmen meeting organizing the Switchmen's Union of North America. A Missouri editor W A Thompson of the Daily Hammer was jailed for libel over a primary election dispute.
A colored man in Eagle Sellers, Pennsylvania, tried to abduct a late infant child but fled after the parents intervened and a dog recovered the child. Nearby, a train wreck near Santa Fe left five injured. suspects arrested in Salt Lake City. A strong earthquake hit cities from Sao Paulo to San Diego with no major damage reported. The Cleveland visit of the President’s party was noted with a reception at a Mayfield residence.
A Knox Corner sale at B80 and multiple parcels change hands around 5th Avenue and Lemant Street as the Continental Bank conducts a formal gale. Buyers include M Davis of Louis and Arthur Quick, with properties ranging from vacant lots to a hotel site near Edmonds and Holtwick. Fire at a but hot night injures no one.
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