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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1894
Page
2
Variety and taste mark our daily arrivals of furniture. The store emphasizes the largest stock in the state with low, medium, and high priced pieces, inviting customers to seek the absolutely correct style from their curated range.
A passage notes a cheap Paiise seat at $20 for two silk covered pieces including rocker and arm chair with three chairs and a divan. It claims a six piece broentelie suit can be sold for $4, with elsewhere prices near $60, plus other parlor suits priced at $7, $95, $100 and $125.
An advertisement touts Penton TVANS ARLOR TVANS sofas at a uniform $10 weekly price. Pieces feature fancy carved oak or silk upholstery in bright colors, offered as a limited sale with strong emphasis on low cost and home decor.
A local dealer touts vast carriage sales surpassing rivals by selecting from many patterns and offering low cash prices. They claim to be the makers of sturdy wagons, warn stock is running down and the remaining lots will be cleared to finish the sale with deep discounts.
Fragmentary ad copy promises larger selection of bed room furniture than stores in the state with deals like a $14 three piece set and other suites priced from $12 to $22. The text highlights many patterns and low prices to entice buyers.
Fragmentary text describes bedsteads for sale or display with folding iron frames in colors ebony blue and white. Mentions values up to 25 and notes use for easy handling and storage. References to keepers and attention but unclear context.
The readable bits mention a price of 4.80 and a 3 and 0 pairing with a chair. Names and full items are garbled but reference appears to be a storefront notice about priced goods and a currier or courier service. The text is incomplete and lacks clear event details.
Fragmented text references a local team or group, with unclear names and events. The readable portions mention estates and taxation ideas, but no cohesive action or concrete facts emerge. The piece appears damaged and lacks verifiable entities or outcomes to establish a proper summary.
The mill township lynching of six alleged incendiaries near Millington Tennessee on August 31 is laid bare. Hubert McGarver son of Shelby County Sheriff testified before the grand jury detailing the conspiracy and the mob plan including arrest and transport to Big Creek Swamp. Detective Richard son and others are implicated as organizers with Cox indicted for perjury. Caspar ordered McGarver held on 10000 bond for trial.
Sep. 10 in the Boosts Tunnel near the Central shaft two freight trains collided after a misrouted eastbound train entered the tunnel. The wreck blocked the tunnel, three injured, and the tunnel operator was arrested for careless conduct. The crash followed dense smoke obscuring lights and a breakdown repair earlier in the evening.
Fire bodies found in a cellar near Kettle River Hillside, Pine County. Coroner Cowan says over 100 still unaccounted for, with total deaths possibly exceeding 500. Local officials urge caution as search continues for victims.
Fires spread through the Duluth region as a heavy southwest wind resumes activity. Fire crews respond along Oneota and Esaba cre districts, with alarms in Kerrick and Kimberly as trains are sidetracked and towns brace for renewed danger.
The Behring diphtheria cure using blood serum, tested by injecting animals to build immunity and later used in humans, received endorsement at the Budapest medical congress. Doctors Heubner Roux reported marked reductions in child mortality from 60 to 15 percent after serum inoculations, noting fever followed by rapid recovery.
Aspxville acts on a boycott urged by Professor Whitney Boston to penalize manufacturers who furnish physicians with products for dispensing. Druggists claim doctors increasingly fill their own prescriptions from their own offices, harming independent drug stores' business.
Hatch renominated in the First Missouri district as the likely nominee for 300 of 400 or 500 votes after Democratic primary returns. Also reported were a fatal Paris and Cologne express wreck near Apilly with ten dead and twenty injured. Missouri Kansas and Texas rail shops to raise weekly hours from forty eight to fifty four.
Harvest excursion notices advertise round trip fares to Texas Oklahoma and southern states via Rock Island Route with dates in September and October. Tickets on sale early September with return by September 17, two daily trains, stopover privilege, and prices around 2.25 to 2.35. Office contact O Gaver and Mr Harry E Overholt at St Joseph offices.
Swancwar Sept 10 reports Admiral Tieng commander of the Pei Yang squadron is degraded for cowardice and stripped of the peacock feather and ordered ashore. Native papers say Ei Sung Chang seeks mediation from England and Russia in the Japan war, while emperors reportedly furious at the suggestion.
Mora and Duluth note escalating forest fire danger with operators reporting heat and refuge take cover. Warnings spread as lines go dead and reports say residents fled inland while authorities fear the Mora area may be burned. Ends in Murder. Paris Missouri report details a fatal shooting after a dispute between A Z Howser and El Murr two miles south of Paris.
Reports allege China bought Chili’s caval fleet while Japan backs a 20 million war loan. Secretary Carlisle cleans treasury posts. Monroe City fire damages Turner opera house. Chicago ads pulled from boards. Toledo train wreck near Steunton kills two. Columbia cruiser ordered to move Incans from Port Simon to Bluefields. Chickasaw governor Moseley names cabinet amid fraud unseatings. Santa Fe route offers 21.50 round trip East. D Holmes druggist at 701 Kansas Ave.
Pittsburg swells with arrivals for the twenty eighth encampment as 100000 visitors flood the city. Honolulu GA R members attend while Women’s Relief corps aid at headquarters. Rail fare dispute sparks talk of ending encampments and subsidized travel. Comrade Louis Treasur of McClure Pa dies suddenly at post HQ after fatigue.
In Oxana Nebraska priests of the Lincoln diocese rebel against Bishop Bonacum seeking papal relief from his authority. A mission to Archbishop Satolli failed as the ablegate refused interference. The Hastings removal case and autographs against Bishop Lonscum highlighted the rift, leaving priests to face the bishop's decisions without external papal backing.
Burrato New York September 10 The Knights of Labor executive board meets in Burrato with Grand Master Workman Sovereign and Grand Secretary McGuire. Sovereign voices strong opposition to strikes saying emergencies rarely justify them and they widen the gap between labor and employers. He calls strikes illegal and workers should seek other relief.
The Julius Tower near Berges Sresiyml houses 120,000,000 marks in crowns and double crowns. Two imperial debt committee members guard the keyhole, with stringent counting, divisions, and audits before and after revisions. Guards, auditors, and soldiers ensure precise handling of the funds and related funds.
Curious incident near New York dock sees two sparrows perch on a capstan as a heavy hawser strains. A crack of thunder echoes from the rope and the birds fall into the water, a bystander laments their death. Elsewhere a cab driver jokes about smallpox vaccination.
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