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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1897
Page
2
Grant W. Harrington, division commander of the Sons of Veterans of Kansas, spoke at Chanute on April 1 for the fourteenth annual gathering. He urged organizational reforms and membership growth modeled after groups with strong civilian and military ties, and criticized past leadership while outlining plans to strengthen veteran support and memorial maintenance.
Unclear OCR notes claim Prof Sterr plans a world tour carrying a Bryan picture and the American flag on July 4. A spiritualist Finner reportedly endorses the event, promising to raise funds by distributing healing or other activities, with speculative earnings around $2. The text is fragmentary and hard to decipher.
In Emporia on April 1, the Ladies All society hosted a reception at Idle Hall before the Sint of Veturais to honor Gha note recipients. A presentation speech by Mr Dora Roders, noted society figure, preceded a cordial response from Col Wilcox of the first regiment, 8. of.
Se-seca The year old son of Ted Keith of the city was run over by a motor vehicle yesterday after crossing the street. He crawled to safety then fell and died. He was carried home and amputated above the knee. Lawrence Mr and Mrs George J Harker hosted a reception at their New Hepanel home for many friends, decor bright. Atchison C Faulkner superintende nt of the Soldiers Orphans Home travels to Minnesota to take charge of an orphanage there. Lyons Business at the separator stations grows. about 4,000 pints of milk daily collected. Lawrence city council met to settle an election contest in the First ward. Watt Republican and Jones Democrat tied with 52 to 18 votes. Wichita Frank Brown, a colored man, was lynched? and accused of brutal murder. shot and fled, later captured at Caddo Creek. His body found near the scene, case under pursuit.
A labor movement threatens a two week lockout as plasterers, builders, and carpenters prepare for wage protests on May 1. Employers resist wage demands while unions press for cuts in park hiring and new state wage laws. Officials plan to present proposals to public institutions and park commissioners to secure labor support ahead of elections.
Yale Glee Club entertained the President and Mrs McKinley at the White House in Washington on April 30 after six. The young performers sang selections including Newthahi Kuma and George Washington while guests included Vice President and Mrs Hobart, the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs Gage, the Postmaster General and Mrs Gary, the Secretary of War and Mrs Alger, and other notable figures and social hosts.
A journal special reports Norwood suffered a devastating loss yesterday morning totaling about 100000 dollars with 380000 dollars in insurance. The piece mentions California and back, and hints at racial factors and railroad references in connected notes.
A large railroad union meeting in Victor-o-Bay last night ratified action by the legislative committee. Members from engineers firemen conductors trainmen and telegraphers agreed partisan politics should be kept out of railroad councils and affirmed affiliation with the American Federation of Labor. A permanent executive committee was appointed to coordinate with judges and prepare a statewide appeal for unity among organized labor.
Denver and Rio Grande shops in Denver begin assembling two large passenger locomotives of the Fanreat pattern, duplicating Nos. 700 and WM. Each engine and tank weigh about 348,400 pounds, with engines designed to haul nine passenger coaches from Denver to Palmer Lake in about 40 minutes over a 52 mile distance, top of the divide. Completion and trials are slated for July.
Reports indicate a new set of heavy pusher engines will be used to boost trains on grades of the Union Pacific in Wyoming. If engines reverse, efficiency on the line may rise about 20 percent. Similar tests are planned on Simpson and Lookout hills west of the area. Passenger Agents Meet to discuss brew trade association endorsement, with Western roads signaling plans likely to pass. City warns Union Pacific over fare facilities, threatening franchise forfeiture if improvements are not made by May. Santa Fe officials state depot contract set not later than May 1.
The Reform Club plans a Waldorf dinner on Saturday night to toast former President Cleveland and prominent sound money Democrats. John Dewitt Warner will preside. Speakers include John G Carlisle W L Wilson Edward M Shepard and many national figures such as Simon Buckner Eckels and Roswell Flower among others.
In Topeka preparations for a Metropolitan hall cake walk tomorrow Andy Jordan, Kansas champion cake walker, refuses to walk with Doc Brown of Kansas City. Brown, famed for his aluminum medal, hails from Kansas City and plans to compete if Jordan does not. The event features Mayer Fellows and Charlie McCabe as judges, with local sideshow chatter and potential staging to challenge Brown’s participation.
A tired man enters a printing office asking to have a list printed as he dictates it. He details door locks, gas, windows, pets, drafts, and warns the printer not to interrupt. He hopes the list will quiet his wife’s nightly questions, lest it strain his lungs.
A collection of satirical observations on marriage gender norms and affection. It humorously contrasts male folly with female behavior and hints at social expectations in relationships and money. The piece cites miscommunication, vanity, and the imagined Eden as societal commentary.
A former village resident recalls a long settled dispute between Jones and Smith over land ownership. The exchange turns to who hired the lawyer, with casual remarks about bloomers and domestic questions as a humorous aside in the Chicago Tribune.
A reader recalls a humorous exchange about missing someone, noting the moment was felt when two suspender buttons came off, with the quip exchanged between a man and a woman after a long absence. This item appears in The State Journal.
The article laments the transformation of Phebe Cousins from a renowned reformer and first female lawyer to a frail, suffering figure. It contrasts the nation’s memory of her with the present state, noting she traveled from California to St. Louis in advancing age and illness, confined to bed and pain.
Phobe Cousins denounces coworkers as failures and fame seekers, declaring women have faced fire and men fail. Aunt Susan Anthony Lillie Devereux Bliske and others assure the public the desertion harms the cause little. The piece ponders whether her conclusion on women and the bullet is wise.
The article describes William Jennings Bryan urging Congress to buy Monticello or fund a popular Democrats’ subscription to create a national reservation. It recounts Monticello’s Jefferson era design, its later debts, current ownership by Jefferson M. Leys, and the owner’s reluctance to sell while keeping grounds well maintained and visitable by arrangement.
The Kansas City Transportation bureau committee in session to pick a successor to A J Vanlandingham. Twenty five freight men applied but only three are under consideration Hudson Sargent Trickett. An unnamed Kansas City observer says Hudson is best qualified and stands good for the $6000 yearly post. The committee reports Saturday and a successor is expected this afternoon.
Bank notes indicate Ainsworth branch in Glasgow has collected substantial deposits since opening. State Bank Commissioner Breifenthal reports on the new bank’s establishment and its progress with reassure depositors as the year advances.
Nicholas Crawford aged 11 died yesterday from complications of diseases at his home 1908 Clay Street. He came from Pennsylvania to Lincoln Kansas, later resided in Topeka, and has a son living in Kansas City Missouri. Funeral held this afternoon at his residence. Remains sent to Williamsport Pennsylvania for burial.
Mrs. W A Mitchell reports her husband W A Mitchell vanished since yesterday morning and fears he may have drowned. The missing man is described as colored and ran a small toadery at 417 East Fourth Street. The notice appears in a local police report.
Charles A. Towne, president of the 4 signal feet sliver organization, will attend the conference in Topeka, Tex Mex 2, as Dr. Tillotson received a letter today from Mr Towse about the event.
Market notes show advances in wheat futures amid crop rumors and foreign buying, with Kansas City receipts at 27,000 bushels and no large May sales. Corn strengthens on wheat, oats ease with cork, and provisions slip as traders adjust long futures and cash demand amid uneven regional prospects.
In 1885 circulation was 91 daily average 3,12% and by 1897 daily figures rise to 11,917. The paper claims largest daily circulation in Kansas, with 43 carriers and a new Topeka building housing four Linotypes and visible production areas.
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