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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1897
Page
7
Topeka State Journal advertises a weekend window for employment and notices, urging readers to use the classified columns for opportunities. It highlights five cent per line ads, with examples including alfalfa seed, sewing machines, and granite monuments, and notes timely submission rules for Saturday and Wednesday editions.
A scanned sworn statement from Shawnee County Kansas regarding the Bank of Topeka. J W Thurston as cashier swears the bank has no liens or titles of any character and asserts truth of the statement. Notarized by Mable McGMin with commission expiring December 1897. Directors Henry Taylorm and John W Breidenthal addressed to the Bank Commissioner.
The probate court lacked authority to settle with a guardian after heirs reach adulthood. Judge Hazen ruled in favor of D l Mets ger, editor of the Meriden Tribune, appealing Judge Huron's settlement allowing $600 for guardian services after the youngest Metzger heir came of age. The decision notes prior practice, urging limits on guardian settlements once wards attain majority.
W A Thompson returns to Coalnder Oklahoma to learn his family fared after the cyclone. He finds all relatives escaped except a brother who suffered head and shoulder injuries from a fall in the street. The father is a Presbyterian preacher. the church he helped build remains standing. A hotel and hardware store mark the site of the former town.
London papers scrutinize Brad ley Martins from New York as their expensive record draws attention. They mock their entourage and wealth, joking that royalty outshines their presence and questioning why the navy has not dispatched ships for their cargo.
Springfield April 3 The convention of organized miners met to protest tariff changes. Resolutions assert coal exports exceed imports by 2,000,000 tons and a higher tariff would harm American industries and farmers. A joint executive committee will meet before May 12 to fix rates and coordinate actions.
In Chicago on April 3, the Hon W J Bryan stops en route to Washington to aid in arguing the Nebraska maximum rate case before the supreme court. A quirky note mentions Woodward, alias Pythagoras Pod, staking a bet on Bryan’s election and a prospective mule ride to the Pacific coast. Bryan plans a Lincoln visit May 1 as part of campaign and railway work.
Great Western Steam Dye and Cleaning Works at 121 East Seventh Street run by G F Rodigeer, proprietor. Promotes steam dye and cleaning services in a concise business card-style notice.
Prof Lucien I Blake of Kansas State University says he has received letters from colored people wanting to be white. He describes a proposed experiment using electric current to alter skin color, starting with an arm and possibly extending to the body, while noting potential unknown risks. The idea of a transformation institute amuses him, but he will proceed cautiously.
In Chicago on April 5 the Chicago Woman's club backed a boycott on bird plumage for hats and bonnets. About 200 members attended as Miss Adam Sweet unveiled resolutions and most signed a pledge opposing feather adornments beyond simple plumes. Mrs. Sarah Hubbard highlighted wildlife protection, showing specimens and urging members to join the cause before Illinois Federation and General Federation meetings.
An afternoon paper reports Hetty Green plans foreclosures on Chicago mortgages totaling 4,000,600. B J Green says action is necessary due to widespread borrower defaults and unpaid taxes and insurance. loans mostly range from 28,000 to 49,000. The actions are set to begin next summer.
New York April Captain Edward Doherty died at his home from disease aged years. In 1861 he led as captain of the Sixteenth New York cavalry and after Lincoln's assassination pursued Booth. He and his men followed Booth to capture him, with Doherty wounded in the effort and killed in action.
A western romance unfolds as Robert and Scotty, rival suitors for Miss Bell, confront their feelings for Biddy. Both men pursue her. a planned wedding to Biddy collapses when Robert interrupts in the church, mistakenly believing he should wed Miss Bell, prompting a comic exit and a long walk home with Biddy.
A fragment from the Harttard Courant notes that a city resident, described as in poor habits and offbeat in physique and morality, faces ridicule from locals. The Detroit Free Press appears in quotation marks as a misrendered citation.
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