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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1894
Page
3
A Kansas man faces allegations of coercive behavior after compelling a partner to repeatedly declare affection. Investigators describe a pattern of emotional pressure linked to threats and controlling conduct within a domestic setting. The case highlights concerns over psychological abuse and consent in intimate relationships.
In Mount Vanumy on September 10 a local uproar erupts as Oscar Cullison allegedly abused his young wife Lizzie Prescott after their April marriage. The Prescott family, prominent in the township, blame harsh treatment, and Lizzie’s father, Ivy Prescott, seeks action. Cullison, a lawyer by training, reportedly shows erratic behavior and has fled to relatives in Mulligan while Lizzie plans divorce.
Father F M Hayden rector of the Church of the Assumption returned from Chicago where eye trouble troubled him for months He was under treatment by a leading American optician while there and reports great improvement in his condition Upon his return he lined up church affairs for the parish president Father Jon handled church matters during his absence
Dispatches from Corea report a naval battle near the Gulf of Corea between Chinese and Japanese fleets. The Chinese ship Chen Yuen was sunk, and the Chinese vessels Chao Yuen and Yang Wei were beached or damaged. The Japanese ships were also heavily damaged, with the cruiser Yang He driven ashore as a wreck. The Westminster Gazette calls it the first great modern sea battle with heavy losses for both sides.
State political currents show Republican Overmyer clubs forming in Independence Osage City and Cottonwood Falls. W G Way leads a club while D Richardson notes Wichita Republicans leaning Overmyer, predicting surprising turnout in November amid a strange, shifting campaign.
United States Army Signal Corps achieves a 153 mile heliograph transmission from Mount Uncompatgre, Colorado to Mount Ellen, Utah using eight inch mirrors. Captain Glassford leads the effort, beating the previous 105 mile record. The message traversed Colorado and Utah, then forwarded to Washington.
A long report summarizes international railroad ownership to compare private versus government control. It lists countries with full ownership, partial ownership, or private operation and notes varied rates and subsidies. It cites examples from Austria France Germany Canada India Italy Russia and the United States and discusses costs, charters, and future ownership shifts.
The market report from Chicago and Kansas City notes light receipts and mixed moves. Wheat opened higher then slipped, corn trade muted, oats weak on large crop estimates. Pork and lard mostly lower or firm in parts, hogs and cattle receipts detailed, with prices varying by grade and region. An annual suffrage association meeting is slated for Thursday at 700 Kansas Avenue.
Attorney General Eatlie Sudite and John Litthe denounce a $4,000 payment allegation as blackmail after a Kansas City informant claimed Pete Kilne, city crime figure, paid for an affidavit. The accuser tied Republicans to the plot, while officials defend integrity amid the sensational charge.
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