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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1899
Page
5
Advice on interior decor with pale whites and violets, plus summer clothing care and style trends. Discusses wall papers, draperies, furniture color, and decorative accents. Includes tips on fern use for home trimming and a simple ice cream recipe.
Mrs Avery Turner hosted a porch party on Tyler Street Wednesday for guests Miss Jessie Goss of Newton and Miss Lucia Harris of Emporia. The evening featured lantern lighting, a librarian books activity with numbered cards, Punch and refreshments, and a later lawn party with music and a straw ride out to the Kearney home.
Franses City police investigate a daring bank robbery at the Sussourd Savings Bank on Delaware Street. About 72 to 74 dollars in silver dollars were stolen from the vault between 4 and 7 pm as bank staff reported the money missing after lunch. Officials say only bank employees were behind the counter and describe a tightly watched scene with 09 strangers present and no outside access. The case awaits further inquiry with police promising a detailed search today.
Kansas City bankers merchants and grain men plan a meeting next Wednesday to address a strike by four major railroads the Santa Fe Rock Island Missouri Pacific and Burlington. The ruling cuts grain privileges here forcing shipping to Chicago and St Louis at lower net costs, risking the city’s grain market and economic future.
The band of Chicago led by Winkler will perform Sunday at Garfield park with a Sunday afternoon and night program. It will also give concerts Monday to Wednesday evenings. Admission is ten cents and the group is praised by press in other cities.
Five persons drowned when a small rowboat capsized in the Patapsco river near Baltimore in the northwest branch. Names reported include Andrew Deems, WoJ. Lyman, Edward Gacon y, Edward Garry, and Mrs Hoover. An odd sale line about a Colorado trip follows.
Patient says eczema on the face prevented going out for months while under physician care. After using Cuticura products the condition cleared rapidly, leaving the skin clean and smooth. Testimonial from Thos. J. of Brooklyn notes marked improvement and full recovery within a month.
An extended critique disputes alleged extravagance by General Brooke and other U S appointed officials. It argues public offices in the palace system create lavish quarters and carriages funded by the United States rather than insular funds, with generals Ludlow Lee Wilson Wood and staff bearing transportation and household costs deemed excessive yet commonplace for their rank.
A Washington dispatch reports Nicaraguan envoy Luis F P Corea clarifies the Bluefields customs case. He explains the dispute over duties paid to revolutionists, the tribunal reference, and potential transfer of funds if legality is confirmed, noting the issue is not a crisis between nations and involves a small group of merchants.
A Paris dispatch reports Governor Cachin Sibour has been recalled with no reason given. The note hints at a forecast of a U S war with Germany. The report promises a fuller account soon and mentions Teapena trading at Pine store and contracts at 110 Hust Sixth Street.
A Col. Wikser G. Metcalf letter from Manila dated June 23 laments the breakup of the Twentieth Kansas Regiment. He notes most men were brave and capable, the muster out will occur in San Francisco, and few aim to stay in California while others head home. He hopes the unit could reform in Kansas if possible.
Pittsburg August 5 reports the first substantial coal price rise in the Pittsburg district since iron and steel gains. The market shows straight coal and hay bounded at 6 Straight and the nut at three quarters rising to 50 and $5 cents per ton at the mines. A further rise to $1 per ton is predicted within six weeks.
North Topeka social items list visits and guests including Mrs. Cleveland from Silver Lake Miss Wilson of Horton Mrs Huff of Central Ave and Eadie Nystrom of North Topeka. Mr and Mrs Nicholson go to Colorado for August as E Smith of Ottawa attends funeral. Church services announced with sermons and song service at various venues.
The services were conducted by Rev. W. E. Hutchinson, pastor of the Baptist church. The remains were laid to rest in the Motser vault at the Twpeke cemetery following readings and prayers during the funeral.
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