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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1897
Page
8
A Tuesday sale kicks off April 6 highlighting millinery and hardware with dramatic price cuts on dinner sets, glassware, wall paper, gas stoves, and kitchen goods. Deep discounts on clothing from boys suits to ladies wear, plus extensive houseware and furniture offerings.
One year since Do You Realize opened the citys largest enterprise Topska announces a second year sale. A record breaking event promises half price spring supplies, music and big discounts during the week with the grand opening Tuesday evening and door hopefuls marching from store to avenue.
The Shoe Department reports strong year end sales with plans to double next year's business. Highlights include a wide range of value priced ladies, children's, and men's shoes in assorted styles and leathers, with many items offered below typical retail values. Special next week prices are promised on select men’s bead and needle toe styles.
W A Pyne, once a Topeka reporter, jailed for a year in Fort Leavenworth over a pension voucher scheme, protests his innocence and seeks presidential clemency. His wife and attorney claim misdirected testimony and improper juror instruction led to conviction, while Pyne faces destitution with two children amid appeals and heavy legal costs.
Cleveland April 1 A concert band plan by cornet soloist Eignor Liberati to recruit in Cleveland triggers anger among local horn players. Frank Hruby leads a coalition of bands including Great Western, Kirk's Military, Myers Union, Pauste Opera House, Neville's Military, and Fiecher's Military to resist foreign talent and keep local control, claiming sufficient Cleveland musicians exist.
A bizarre incident in Waynesbors Ga on April 5th saw Frank Dent die instantly when a lightning strike traveled through ten chained convicts and through him to the eleventh man. The victims, working in a field, were tethered to a tree as a severe storm raged, the tree splintering as the electric current jumped along the chains. Dent died quickly and the others suffered the shock, with scant warning before the fatal flash.
An enhanced display will arrive at the Carnegie Museum in Schenley Park. The private shell collection of M rs W C Hartmann of West Chester Pa features about 2 000 shell types and over 50 100 specimens. The museum offers 10 000 dollars, with experts deeming it a strong bargain. Curator Smith expects the full conchology collection to join the museum.
Opie Read the novelist visited Vandergrift Pennsylvania as a guest of Mobfortly of the Apello Iron and Steel company. He plans a project incorporating industrial economy ideas admired by local leaders praising Vandergrift as a model of honest purpose and economic statesmanship.
Philadelphia authorities move to restore Independence Hall and adjacent wings. Architect T. Melion Roxera prepared full plans to remove modern brickwork and Row offices while reestablishing arcades, lamps, and lintels. Interior changes will be significant with the east Independence chamber to gain a classical restore. The project, costing about $50,000, will solicit bids soon.
Mrs Elizabeth Tilton, known from the Tilton Heecher case, suffered a stroke causing paralysis and near blindness. She could not sign her name and made her mark on a document attested by a United States official.
West Point and Highland Falls faced ruin as forest fires swept the eastern slopes. Government sentinels spotted flames behind West Point, triggering a joint rescue by soldiers and local volunteers. After hours of effort the flames were subdued and the village and fortifications saved. A roadside panic in Garrison caused by wild cats prompted a gun incident near Hamilton Fish's property.
Fort sept apr The last Kansas legislature passed antitrust measures now in force. Traveling salesmen and grocers received telegrams from employers ordering them to meet competition on articles affected. Arbuckle coffee and sugar were cited. The law bans price fixing agreements. penalties apply to wholesale and retail traders. The move is expected to lower staple prices statewide.
In New York on an April day the Madison Square Garden trustees met to discuss disposing of the property to an unnamed buyer. The meeting centered on a potential sale to a mysterious purchaser, leaving details unclear.
Two real estate men offered 2 100 000 and 2 180 000 for the company's stock. The debt stands at 100 40. An unnamed man sought an option at 1250 per share until June 1 1897. The proposal was substantially accepted. The unknown buyer's plans remain unclear. Rumor linked Pabst of Milwaukee to revive St. Louis beer prestige, but no definite arrangement emerged.
Washington notes reveal President McKinley's informal style contrasts with prior strict etiquette. He rode with his back to the horses on a Sunday drive, shocking society. Mrs. McKinley’s limited public role and absence of a dedicated caller system leave many requests unanswered due to her ill health.
The narrative notes Mrs McKinley’s health permitting a drive, prompting a door-keeper to inform the didippolatra omnes that she must go for a drive and cancel all social engagements for the afternoon.
A Brentwood estate donated by Mrs. M. Jamekan and daughters becomes the Working Girls club summer retreat. The Downing vacation haven near Local Value offers a country mansion with extensive grounds and shade trees for self supporting young women. Twenty two rooms accommodate a week and thirty two for two weeks, with rooms and seaside options at Rockaway Beach.
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