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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1894

Page

5

Topeka News Roundup On Education Finance And Public Life

In Topeka and Ottawa notes, Mrs Lease spoke at Butler Missouri and a printing office in Topeka faces updates. Local items include the board of education finishing a carpeted office, barber shows, political rallies with a watermelon giveaway, and various remarks about candidates, pharmacy licensing, and community events.

Lease Missouri Topeka Mary E. Lease Butler Oakland Pears Bicy Bear Board of Education Selsow Opéra St Clair Popullets Tecumseh Curtis Uansitton Hall Mra A. H. Sfunter Ottawa Ellsworth SM Seute Congréssine Cartle Bis Stormont Billy Edwards Penney Jasper Carter Lawrence Wan Peabody W.jl Hughes Columbus Ohio J. W. FE. Hughes W. A Harrison Phonwa Jonathen Thomas A. H. Connelly James IcKee Thomas Davin Wil Harty Topeka Omnibus Company State Bourd of Pharmacy AA Reeve Topeke Wostinather Sisaes O Shellabarger Ida Stagg Tine Eoerion Bailey Die Sixth Strest Viaduct Col George Wveale B. Bradford Alonza Hunter Fort Madinon Iowa Topels Sud Peole Sity F. P. Harkness Harkness & Godard Hark Valentine

City faces costly appeal over sewer contract verdict

City council to decide on appealing a district court ruling in the Decker Mullins Barry sewer dispute. The $73,513.01 verdict plus interest and potential supreme court costs could push total city liability above new damages. Contracts from 1887 and extra work disputed, with years of appeals and trials cited.

Decker, Mullins & Berry Topeka Tillotson Supreme Court District Court Agins Tilloteen Decker, Mailine & Barry George F. Neully Hue Shawnee County Hazeo H. Iseubart Douglass County Lawrence Pines Theodore Poesler James Last Lolterest Car

Criminal Docket and Next Week Assignments Listed

Judge Haren outlines criminal assignments for the upcoming week with dates Sept 11 and various State cases. Entries include State v. Ryan Higgins Sieoman Neddo Shaw Edwarda Cole McGuire Jurkan Campbell Fleming Nedda Tulip Uliley and more as Seckbands on shirts mentioned by Poorless Steam Laundry at 112 and 114 West Eighth street.

Juhn Neddo Lucinda ,Shompean Pope Te Va Clements Kate Ve Trammell Shaw Edwarda Cole Stave Vs McGuire Jurkan & Campbell Ate Fleming Saterday Nedda Tulip Wess Eighth Street

Mismanagement Allegations At Topeka Asylum Rise

Dr McCasey faces severe criticism for neglecting escaped patients and mismanaging the Topeka asylum. Report alleges only $7.50 spent on recapturing escapes, with several inmates still at large, including Ackerman and Bloomer, while two patients died by suicide after ward changes and missing curtain hooks. Anger grows over patient care, staffing shifts, and lack of accountability.

Hamor J. H. McCasay Topeka Asylut McCasey Th. Eastmaan Re. McCatey Hader Ackerman Bloomer McCnarey Leavenworth Pawe Dr. McCasey Dre. McCasey Swanson McPherson County J. Flora Linn County Flora Z de. McCasey Mr. Flora Eepseone Peepee Meee State Board of Charities

Buncoed Near Topeka By Smooth Stranger

An elderly farmer three miles southwest of Topeka was swindled by a man with a long black mustache aboard a Santa Fe train. In Topeka the pair roamed Quincy Street and at Veale breck up the street the suspect claimed to need 664 to pay a bill and kept the farmer waiting on a firewalk. The man returned with two five dollar bills and arrange to change a twenty, then vanished. The farmer searched and learned the suspect went downstairs and up an alley. he refused to give his name and reported the crime to police.

Topeka Mustacke Santa Fe Veale Breck Quincy Street Banco-Steerer Didon

Webb Case Delayed Indefinitely Over Missing Witness

The Webb forgery case in district court stalls as prosecuting witness Colt fails to appear. Colt, once with Santa Fe detective service and now a U.S. marshal candidate, is a nonresident, hindering attachment service. Webb reportedly driven from the ticket trade. county officials split on continuing the prosecution.

Trist W. W. Webb Safford Hazen C. Colt Colt Kansas Kanana Webb Santa Fe Nicholson W. J. Black Colt Wan Ttwaa George TL Nicholson United States District of Missouri Leavenworth Atchison Cult Cols

Lamont and Lamont Guests at Gray Gables on Visit

Secretary of War Daniel S Lamont and Mrs Lamont are guests of the president and Mrs Cleveland at Gray Gables today. The Onelds yacht with Mr and Mrs Benedict arrived at noon. Lamont and Dr Bryant joined a bay trip and had good sport with their fish. Lamont is not expected to stay long. Herbert expected to arrive tomorrow.

Bezzano Lamont Herbert

Swallowed a Fly in Kitchen Proves Fatal for Boy

In St Louis a boy, Sept nee Dizon, swallowed a green fly while playing in the kitchen on Tuesday afternoon. He became ill within an hour and died yesterday after medical attendants struggled to save him. The incident follows his hearty laughter at a preceding scene.

St. Louis St Louis Sept Dizon

Infant dies of bowel inflammation at Seward Ave home

Five month old son of Mr sodora C P Johnson died yesterday from bowel inflammation at his parents home 515 Seward Avenue. Funeral arrangements set for 3 p m tomorrow. Nomination papers for Republican candidates filed with the secretary of state. Also note births and a Santa Fe route fare to Chicago and other eastern points.

Sodora CP. Johnson Seward Avenue Faoe Aston East Side Circle Railway Ninth Street Kirkpatrick Coetiaete Congress O. L Miller Ccandidate

One Man's Supxperience

A man on College Street encounters multiple strangers while driving through town then mistakes a series of walkers for his wife. He stops, offers rides, and learns each is a stranger, until a fourth woman is finally identified as his wife. The account appears in the Lewiston Journal with a similar anecdote from a shipboard scene and a family dialogue about a cousin Phathe’s visit.

College Street Hye Amie Ben Lewiston Journal

Fragmented OCR Humor Snippet From Indiana Journal

A garbled quotation from the Indianapolis Journal references jokes about the hour and a young man uncertain where to go. The text contains broken phrases and stray names, ending with a garbled address line “112 and 114 West Sth, Peerless Hieam Taundey.”

Indianapolis Journal West Sth Peerless Hieam Taundey

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