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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1895
Page
6
A long grocery advertisement from The Star Grocery promotes low prices on many items including California granulated sugar brown sugar dry goods meat lard bacon and canned fruits and vegetables. It promises full weight and measure with refunds if items are not as represented and lists numerous brands and products with unit prices and bulk sizes.
Deserter Williams writes from Ontario to Lt William Blow claiming he is alive and intends to join insurgents in Canada. He recounts a prison escape with Private Coffee, noting money carried and near captures while evading pursuit, then fleeing toward Milwaukee.
About 125 colored men attended a delegate convention in Representative Hall presided by John S Jones of Chicago. The Afro American Citizens League was formed to resist mob law and lynching, push for abolition of the preparatory school, and work toward Republican support for U S senator candidates. Resolutions condemn Spring Valley outrages, urge federal prosecution of the Waller case against France, and pledge use of honorable means to back nominees. Also noted is W Chaffee opening a new store at 527 Kansas Avenue with a white interior and temporary occupancy.
New York dispatch reports Gonzales Quesada in Mexico City with President Diaz, stating open ports for the Cuban navy and coaling stations are being pursued. He claims Cuban recognition by the United States would trigger large gold loans from English syndicates or the sugar trust, with mining and plantation concessions anticipated. An English syndicate agent recently held talks with Cuban junta members.
A Havana despatch reports Cuban royalists angrily attack the United States amid warnings of a large insurgent crackdown. Officials boast of gathering 200000 troops to crush rebels and threaten D Yankee lessons. Papers dismiss U.S. trial claims as a farce and hint at imminent startling events.
L F Parker is chosen to succeed E B D Kenna as US attorney for the St Louis and San Francisco road district, with headquarters planned in St Louis. The note corrects an earlier attribution about supplying a car for Oklahoma sufferers, attributing it to G K Hudson instead.
Recent Topeka social happenings include Anita Anthony hosting friends on West Tenth Street, the Oxford club mapping winter parties with Thanksgiving and New Year events, and a new card club formed by twelve young men named The Twelve Temptations. Also noted are dancing club plans at Hotel Throop, visits by Miss Ona McFadden, and local society chatter about fashion and leisure.
Ex-Warden Dick Chase, now farming in Cowley county, says the Populist sentiment is crystallizing in Lewelling's favor for governor next year. He believes Morrill may be renominated by Republicans, and his county would back Senator L. P. King if he ran, though he doubts King can be persuaded to run.
Washington September 25 Commissioner of Indian Affairs Browning cites Agent Teter reports showing Bannock Indians remain sullen and demand punishment of whites who wronged them. Browning asks if the Department of Justice can act to punish offenders.
A Tokyo dispatch reports that an American trading firm won exclusive mining rights for 25 years in Phuong Au Do, paying one fourth of profits to the royal treasury, prompting Japanese critics to accuse nationals of lacking enterprise. Also noted: William Noid of Girard Crawford County lost a habeas corpus bid in a liquor case after defying a subpoena.
A dense early 20th century grocery ad promotes growth as a key advertisement and promises money back if customers are not pleased. It lists diverse items with bulk and brand names, from sugar and baking powder to soaps, chests of cookware, brooms, pans, and clothing. It emphasizes wholesale-like pricing and invites trial orders with refunds.
In Wichita Kansas Judge Williama rules that U S revenue books cannot be used as evidence in liquor prosecutions. Henry Huttman deputy internal revenue collector refused to produce or testify about department books. Court held congress empowered the revenue commissioner to set rules and Huttman must obey them. he was freed after contempt findings.
A letter from United States Senator Blackburn of Kentucky to Capt Allen in Mexico Mo says he is now reasonably sure of reelection. He notes that things looked shady but brighten daily as the race progresses.
A courtroom dispute centers on receivership over the Davidson Investment Co and the Lemned water works. Col RL Lima was appointed receiver in 1898. J W Rush had earlier acted as receiver, conflicting with judge Williems who ruled the court lacked power to appoint a receiver. The case involves foreclosure suits and possession of the plant, with prior dispossession contested and legal questions about who holds rightful control.
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