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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1897
Page
6
The committee examined Mrs Bennett closely aiming to uncover contradictions in her testimony. She stood for about half an hour on the stand before being excused and the session adjourned until 1 p.m. Monday.
Representative Simpson of Kansas vows to block house business by demanding committee appointments and quorum calls at each session. He claims no legislation will advance until appropriation bills return from the Senate, aside from routine matters. Democrats reportedly will not aid his obstructive tactics as Mississippi relief measures loom. Marshall band members listed for Sunday practice.
Recent social items from Topeka and vicinity include a Derthick Music club meeting with a Schumann program led by Mrs. A Mine, Miss Jennie Wilson, and Miss Knox, a subscription party at Harmony Hall, a surprise birthday party for Mrs. Branner, and multiple forthcoming visits and travels among local residents. The era features marches of guests, dances, and plans for Easter christenings and trips to Kansas City and Fort Worth.
An old advertisement promotes Myacocure as a scientific tobacco habit cure that works without willpower. It claims to purge nicotine cravings, promises a three box trial with refund options, and touts testimonials and a chemical antidote from Eureka Chemical & Stee Co.
Kansas City families plan visits as parents host Easter gatherings. Christian Endeavor groups hold book socials and social evenings at Congregational and First Presbyterian churches. Individuals travel from Chicago and Wichita for illness, relatives, and university events. Washburn quartet and high school orchestra perform. multiple local hosts entertain guests and note card parties.
A Havana dispatch to the Herald accuses Gen. Weyler of inaction since leaving on March 1, with the captain general now in Trinidad and reportedly bound for the Jut or Morente frontier. The piece notes scant operations, a rumored reform drive, and questions Weyler’s front line dispatch with Canovas’s possible recall looming amid ongoing insurgent activity near Borro Castle.
London April 10 Lottie Collins wife of Charles Cooney sues a weekly paper for an alleged insult published in December claiming vulgar imputations about her behavior during a recent Palace Music Hall engagement. The case will be tried in May.
In a suit filed in Steartet court John Williams accuses the law firm Stebbins and Evans J of misrepresentation and seeks to compel a contract for purchase of lots at 44 and 4% Lincoln Street plus damages. Williams claims the firm posed as agents for Arata D. Rich and that he paid quarterly installments and mortgage costs but the deed was not delivered. He asserts the firm no longer represents the property owner.
A Minneapolis businessman describes years of sinking spells dizziness and weakness then reports improvement after using Dr Charcot s Kola Nervine Tablets. He praises the remedy and its claim to restore health and vigor with a guaranteed money back offer from Buena Chem and Mfg Co La Crosse Wis.
Mrs Annie Besant spoke on Theosophy at the Academy on April 10 in a ceremonial white silk toga. She discussed Karma and Reincarnation as twin laws of life, explaining their ethical and physical causation across daily life and outcomes.
Advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the true blood purifier. It claims cured blood diseases and promises to purify and enrich blood, improve appetite, and strengthen nerves digestion and mental vigor.
To those with musical taste considering a piano purchase soon, we ask just $5 to visit our showroom and see the quality of the grandest piano ever made, the Kumbell.
Wheat opened with gains as May sales near 64 to 68 cents amid war news from Greece and Liverpool. Corn and oats followed the scare with early strength, then eased. local receipts ranged around 20 to 60 cars as May contracts showed modest moves and traders grew nervous.
The report shows mixed commodity activity with lard and pork prices rising, May contracts advancing, and lard and grain futures fluctuating. Wheat and eggs hold firm amid steady or modest shifts, with various regional figures referenced for cattle, hogs, and produce in Kansas City markets.
A New York stock letter from Goodwind & Chamberlain reports European markets retreating amid foreign unrest and a cautious tone at home. Grain and stock prospects hinge on the Greece-Parker tensions, with dividends likely to help some firms while overall sentiment remains conservative. The note highlights wheat trends, the impact of overseas events on prices, and expects further movements as traders await clearer signals.
Fragmented report on wheat corn and shipments, with prices and dates for May and July futures. Mentions Argentina shipments, 64,000 bushels, South Africa wheat movement, and general market movement with implied gains and losses.
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