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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1897
Page
3
Two masked robbers storm the Kansas City depot, grab watch and $156, fire a shot through a door, then flee. Staff and travelers recall the disruption as the men escape west with valuables while police pursue.
A Lawrence boy around 39 years old died after being struck by a moving shaft of a revolving wheel. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon near a power mill, with the body severely injured. Witnesses describe brutal injuries as the victim was caught in the machinery and hurled against a support, leaving the scene in chaos. Local authorities and mourners gather as the accident is reported.
The Daily and Weekly Tribune in Pittsburg proclaims a change from Republican to populist alignment. The paper notes editorial statements and a tremulous shift in management and staff, including junior editor turnover and a reevaluation of party allegiance amid a broad political storm.
June 22 report notes Holton plans to pave main streets, city debts near paid by June payment, and tension with water department costs. City officials forecast debt clearance by term end while a city attorney is cited amid ongoing business pressure on joints.
April 22 report recounts a torn majority favoring the measure to consolidate city debts. The outcome left the ward with a loss and reflected a tentative path for future business conditions.
Ellinwood district notes and town briefs summarize local happenings. Community leaders and residents share updates on events, weather, and upcoming gatherings shaping the social calendar.
Wild weather lashed western Kansas with heavy damage across several counties. Corn stands in sandy soil will need replanting while wheat losses remain undetermined. In Abilene Dickinson County residents report livestock and minor property impacts as crews assess the scene.
The Great Contest will take place as scheduled at Siptempolitan hall tonight with Doct Town, champion cake walker of Missouri, and Andy Jordan, champion cake walker of Kansas, as featured participants. Judges include Charlie McCabe and Milt Stoker. prizes for cake twisting, dancing, and beauty awards.
In York on April 2 Sage announces a new suit at a clothing establishment drawing wide comment. On Sage Street, fashion details and fabric choices spark chatter about style, fit, and social signals as townsfolk react to a modern wardrobe shift.
Brigadier General Ricthed Johnson United States Army, retired and a gallant division commander in the Civil War, died at his home in St Paul Minnesota, after a short illness of pneumonia. He had been improving briefly before a sudden relapse.
President Ripley and top Frisco officers visit Temple to review the yard and fifty acres set aside for shops. Photos taken of the site as executives from the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe system, including Hibbs Morton Pikver Polk and Ressecule, tour the property and discuss improvements.
Artix Benson reports plans for a May 15 transfer creating absorption of the Sonoro Line by the Santa Fe, moving the Arizona and New Mexico railway division headquarters from Tucson to Benson, and shifting shops to the Pavelle Mul area. The move likely ends theArkona & Southeastern segment from Fas Wik ti Benson, due to altered freight and route economics.
The St Louis and San Francisco railroad modified its party rates to ease stopovers and ticket sales for theatrical operatic circus and other organized party events. Party rates for ten or more adults are two thirds of the regular one way first class rate with a per capita minimum of 26 cents. Round trip, double the one way. Western roads expected to follow.
The Wellington Mall notes Joe Devanal leads the Vr PMS crew. Work on bridges between Hargece and Alton proceeds with a plan to erect a stone crusher that will employ about 1000 men. Ponsy discontinues sandwiches on trains after complaints. newsboys dismissed for selling on rail cars.
The Arkansas City Traveler reports WA Stevens resigns as trainmaster to join a Santa Fe position by the 26th with the Aetna Lean association of Topeka. B H Heatherington of Chillicothe Mo to arrive tonight. former chief clerk at Post Madison superintendent's office.
The notice corrects a misstatement that N B Hanna of Pittsburg was appointed as assistant to chief engineer Jane Dune of the Santa Fe. Hanna remains employed to assist with name work by the Newton resident engineer for the middle division amid ongoing improvements.
Missouri Pacific sold tickets to brokers amid rising commissions and widespread demoralization. J. B. Osbie resigns in Milwaukee on April 22 5. Cable superintendent of the Milwaukee Chicago division of the St. Paul railway resigns to take effect May 1. Hills successor not named.
The sale of seats for Miss Mather's Cymbeline opens auspiciously this morning. Critics praise her Imogen and the lavish staging, noting eighteen scenes and stunning Roman palace depictions that drew audience applause from curtain rise.
John L Sullivan files a public letter from Louisville demanding a bout with Fitzsimmons. He asserts readiness to fight, disputes claims of fear or bluff, and vows to prove his superiority both mentally and physically. Sullivan frames the challenge as business, not exhibition, and targets Julian as well.
A band of twenty armed white men threatened colored residents in Davis twenty miles north of Bore after the murder and robbery of Charles McStormick. Authorities were urged to protect the town. the incident sparked regional alarm and investigative action by federal and local officials. The report also notes medical anecdote and local remedies in a separate column.
Seventeen year old Maggie Hercules left home on Sunday amid family strife over her romance with Eixe Spurgeon. Her parents, J. and Mrs J Hercules of Lowman, say she was persuaded to leave and has not returned. Spurgeon has reportedly left the city. authorities had previously charged another man with aiding her father’s stable, but no conviction.
In Salt Lake April, two armed riders held up B Lt Carpenter, mine paymaster for Pleasant Valley Coal, at the Castle Gate office on the Rio Grande Western line. They seized 27,800 dollars and cut telegraph lines before riding toward Helper. A Price to Helper posse pursued within half an hour, with a $1000 reward for capture and another for recovery of funds. Meanwhile a council notice invites Knights and Ladies of Security to a funeral service for George W Mayhall at Limestret tomorrow at 2 PM.
The opening wheat market showed low demand with slight firmness in nearby contracts as export interest emerged. May wheat opened nervous but settled above, while corn followed a similar pattern with modest gains and daily price shifts. Provisions opened steady but slipped with freer offers, pork futures easing from the session high.
Market receipts show cattle and sheep activity with mixed prices and thin demand. Cattle receipts about 5 000, buyers paying around 540 to 140 for various cuts, stockers and feeders active. Sheep receipts near 5 000 with milling demand. hogs down slightly with official yesterday totals and shipments noted. Wheat and feed markets show very slow trade. No 2 or No 8 bids weak to nominal. oats and creamery butter futures mixed amid weak demand.
The report notes European stock declines and weaker cash wheat, with 14 000 cash corn sold and mixed futures activity. Weather updates from North Dakota to Europe influence sentiment while St Louis and Amsterdam mills push demand and shipments. Primary receipts reach 264 000 bushels, shipments 1 16 000, and July futures trading shows shorts covering with limited protection.
Birth announced for Mr and Mrs F H Glick at 426 Lincoln street. Funeral for George W Moyhall set at 2 pm from 617 Lime Street. Grandma Toaier funeral held at home of Chas PF Bride. Shawnee County Christian church convention opens at First Church with Su school focus as M Harlan delivers addresses. County clerk cites 2000 dollar rise in personal property and 1 dollar rise in real estate improvements. John Ambrose Knight, former asylum patient and Sixth Indian Volunteers member, dies. funeral arrangements to be announced.
One of the citys best known citizens Ford and Mary H Ford were granted a divorce in Judge Gates division after a long contested petition. Abandonment was the sole ground with Ford claiming the marriage began in Winkena Kansas and later he provided support and happiness without cause for Mrs Ford. The case reflects a quiet court action amid a report of other scattered notices and ads in the issue.
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