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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1894
Page
5
Millionaire engineer John Jacob Astor mounted the Illinois Central engine while directors toured the line and drove the locomotive about 100 miles to Sieus Chu. The run, though slower than usual for the division, was completed despite a minor water-supply problem.
A cyclone hit near Tonkawa Oklahoma, damaging several buildings in Toostawa and Tonkawa area. Dan Lawhead’s country store was wrecked with goods scattered for miles. Dwellings were torn apart but no deaths and only a few injuries reported.
A Kansas political narrative recalls Mary E Lease addressing crowds in multiple towns, discussing national issues including silver and administration while recounting dinner car anecdotes with a Populist laborer joke. A separate item notes Senator John Martin's historical campaign impressions and a rural tale about party loyalties in western Kansas.
A sizable 1894 gathering led by Mrs. Jennie Mater, president of the association in Kansas City, showcased Mrs. Anthony’s influence in advocating women’s suffrage. Reportedly, about five thousand people filled the venue, rising to the energy and reception of the speaker and the crowd.
John Coyne offers a needy Mrs. Doubt a dollar after she failed to secure teaching work in Shawnee County. The educated former teacher from Nebraska, facing reverses, refused to take charity but accepted Coyne’s coin when he insisted he could not stand to see a woman denied honest work. The tale ends with Mrs. Doubt keeping the dollar amid her husband’s late efforts to find employment.
Police Captain Max Schmittberger of the Tenderloin precinct was indicted by the grand jury for receiving bribes and admitted to bail of 7500 dollars at the district attorney’s office. A warrant for Schmittberger and ex-Wardman Gannon was not served. Gannon has been in Ireland for three months, hindering retraining actions.
Mrs Langtry departs London today for New York aboard the American Line Paris. She will present society plays initially and later Shakespeare, seeking a New York theater if possible. Also notes patents granted in Kansas to multiple inventors and a birth announcement at 815 Westfror Street.
The Pennsylvan ia Odd Fellows system shows three Philadelphia homes plus one each at Ben Avon and Meadville, with 69 residents and staff. All facilities are funded by voluntary contributions as Memorial Day events and temple debts draw attention to fraternity efforts.
The Pythians Journal reports on ritual translation settled after a hard fight with both sides at odds over the change. J. A. Hinecy elected president of the board of control. Philip Cosgrove predicted supreme vice chancellor. New Orleans lodges discuss a Pythian cemetery. German lodges expected to stay loyal. Entertainment plans for winter include member talent and community talks. The fiftieth annual gathering is noted with various administrative details and mileage allocations. New York Jewish mutual aid societies are cited as offering pecuniary aid.
A cashier questions a woman claiming to be Mrs Jykes about identification for a draft. The dialogue critiques banking as a tool of plutocracy while the speaker asserts public notoriety and a stance against monopolies and unequal exchange. The scene ends with the cashier handing over the money.
Pencavora Florida October 27 The most disastrous fire here in ten years rages along the Blasco wharf owned by Louisville and Nashville Railway Co. Warehouses of export coal company burn and several sailing vessels alongside the wharf have caught fire. Estimated loss not less than 300000 dollars.
Merritt Painter of Webber Kansas plans a suit against a figure described as the false Christ. He seeks to recover notes totaling $7000 said to have been purchased and allegedly appropriated by Schweinsfurth. The report notes the Byron incident days earlier.
J C Wilson one of the receivers of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway speaks in St Louis on the proposed reorganization. He notes a delayed holders meeting in Topeka and says the court ruling on injunction will guide the new board. Receivers refrain from active reorganizing duties per Judge Caldwell.
A garbled local notes page mentions residents planning hunts, real estate moves at 1101 Vac Buren, and building projects on Harrison Street. It references meetings at Kansas Avenue churches, an active Reserve association, and social events led by Rev. Madison, with scattered names and vague actions from Murthy Sun and Pavia Bay.
An anxious report notes illness delaying a scheduled speech by a district representative as Hoch’s meeting looms. The same dispatch from New York outlines economic shifts with salary changes and a proposed 20 percent rule affecting costs and tours, signaling broader market anxieties.
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