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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1897
Page
8
An OCR fragment advertises China pieces including a one half price China offer and under glaze white Medalion pieces. It lists prices for fancy pipes, perfume atomizers, and hair brushes in multiple bulk and single quantities with varied cents and dollars amounts. The text is garbled but shows discount style sales phrasing and numerous price points.
Heavy Cream Paper with initials in gold and matching envelopes 25c a box Parisian Note Paper small size all tints Extra large note paper 35c regular quality for 250 4c for 48c Ford Pillows Sc for 15c Head Rests Ac for 23c 25c Linen Splasher Before 5c and Te Silk Embroidered Picture Frames 56c for 1.15 and 81 SUK Em 7Sc for 1.75 and 1.50 silk embroidery items
Five fresh arrivals feature men s colored Madras shirts at one dollar, collars and cuffs at half price, cadet blue undershirts at 25 cents, cream balbriggan undershirts at 15 cents, and neckwear at 25 cents. Also offered are opera bags, purses with chains, jeweled top purses, cotton floss and silk bibs, hair pins, linen thread, pin cradles, rubber diapers, skirt supporters, and three lots of embroideries with bargain weekly pricing.
Industrial Commissioner Davis outlines Salvation Army colonization plans with Booth Tucker to plant a mixed farm village on the Santa Fe line near Pueblo. The scheme envisions 750 families on 36 acre farms, centralized canning and dairy facilities, a village square, and a people’s bank funded by eastern capital and bonds.
Denver reports Arkansas fruit growers discuss importing millions of red ants from Colorado to battle leaf rot in Rogers and other orchards. A. C. Wilmot cites ant pest control as a potential boon, seeking a practical delivery method to move ants from streets of Denver to Arkansas fields.
Miss Maude Burson daughter of Dodge City Probate Judge Burson had one eye removed at Santa Fe hospital. She became the first person in the state to receive a glass sphere implant to preserve the natural fullness of the eye, with an artificial lid to conceal it. The eye was damaged by an insect bite and poison.
Deputy Welsh and Constables Brown and Carter pursued Warren Terrill, wanted for theft from Asa Lang and William Schultz, near Mateo. After surrounding his house to arrest him, mosquitoes drove them off. the officers endured bites and renewed efforts were abandoned at night.
In San Francisco on August 2 the steamer Excelsior chartered by Alaska Commercial left Mission Street at 2 p m for St Michaels as crowds gathered on the wharf. Bidders offered up to three times the original price for tickets and one passenger rejected a $1,500 offer for his card, having paid $150. About 1000 people lined the wharf bidding farewell to 110 travelers bound for the Klondike.
In Chicago area news from Cleveland, fourteen bicycle riders and six bystanders were injured at Scenic park during a crowded five mile handicap race. Edward Thompson remained unconscious for hours with suspected internal injuries, while rider Charles Collashan suffered a deep cut from his right eye to his ear. DUE fell unconscious early in the race after breaking from his wheel. Officials blamed the overcrowded track for the accidents in the fourth event, which drew forty two entrants.
Two games yesterday feature Browns and Colonels. Louisville wins second game 9 to 5 after Browns error. Umpires Donohue Dexter. Attendance about 1600. Cincinnati defeats Cleveland 12 to 5 with Wilson hit hard. Exhibition game at Chicago draws 3,500 as Thornton and others play.
Heavy morning showers gave way to an eager crowd for two Columbus Kansas City doubleheaders at Columbus Avenue. Pickett suffered a damaged mouth after a foul ball but played through, Foreman and Pighferd drove in runs as Columbus won the first game. Second game ended due to darkness with Columbus maintaining advantage. Grand Rapids over Minneapolis 7 to 2 at home marked a season best. Milwaukee beat Detroit 4 in a pitching duel. Peoria and Rockford also featured in regional play with varied lineups and batteries.
San Francisco reports concerns over George Green possibly not being in condition for his bout with Joe Walcott. Green cites a sore hand as a reason, with the fight viewed as the top card of the event and expected to be resolved in about a week.
Henley rode a long bicycle trip from Kansas City to Ottawa carrying a message from Colonel Gross to Ottawa's mayor. He left around 6 a.m. and returned later that night to the Armory, exhausted but in decent condition after the strenuous ride.
C. C. Claudy of this city, a well known amateur bike racer, has been suspended until September 1 for conduct unbecoming a gentleman following a dispute with official handicapper Crosby at the recent TA W races. The order, issued by Doty of Denver, bars Claudy from Ute Kansas circuit events opening at Ottawa today. Local riders split on the decision with some criticizing Claudy and others accusing Crosby of overreaching.
Central Labor union delegates condemned the resignation of Brown University president Andrews as an ominous sign of plutocratic influence in colleges. Resolutions decry the trustees’ intolerance and liberalism and urge action against perceived economic orthodoxy in higher education. 24 Years on the Way. Reverend B Arthur received a letter dated October 7 1900 sent by a Pennsylvania friend while he was a missionary in Siam, later found unopened.
On August 3 and September 7 1887 various dates, the Santa Fe Route offers cheap excursions to Arkansas, Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas, Indian Territory, Louisiana, and New Mexico. One fare plus $2 round trip with liberal limits and stopovers. For literature describing lands in the Great Southwest write W. J. Back, General Passenger Agent, A. T. & SF Ry, Topeka, Kansas.
A Washington report states Secretary Gage has drafted a broad plan to revise banking and currency laws. It calls for gradual retirement of greenbacks, separation of treasury issues and branches, and wide consultation with senators bankers and congressmen. The plan aims for a careful, non disruptive reorganization with early discussions for a bill in the next congressional session. Chamberlain's Colle, Choirra and Diarrhoes Tettmedy offers prompt relief, sold by druggists.
New York reports gold shipments to Europe last week totaling 5,050,000 dollars, exceeding earlier estimates. Major participants included Lazard Freres, L. von Hoffman, and Heidlebach Ickelheimer. The move, tied to demand for food and other goods, is seen as a temporary factor with little impact on market sentiment.
Washington reports a comprehensive digest of official opinions and decisions on pensions and bounty lands. Compiled under John M. Reynolds, it covers laws from system organization to present, with War Interior Attorney General and Supreme Court holdings. Labor by Bixler Chitty Patton Pierson and others. Also includes pension laws arranged by the Bureau of Pensions. Adds advertising unrelated items on piles and railroad ticket deals.
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