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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1897
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal announces unchanged weekly delivery to most Topeka areas at the same price. The permanent home is the Topeka State Journal Building at the corner of Eight and Kansas, with contact phones and New York address listed for advertising and subscription inquiries.
Weather indications show showers this afternoon for Chicago and Kansas with cooler tonight. Thursday expects partly cloudy skies and variable winds as conditions steady.
A weakened critique of partisan influence in academia accuses leaders of Brown University and Manhattan College of enforcing political loyalty. The piece denounces intolerance and urges independence from party lines while warning against obedience to party platforms. It laments rising inequality and calls churches to act against confusion in society.
A ragged excerpt from the Atchison Globe reflects on local attitudes and behavior. It critiques men, women, and youths, noting pride, temptation, and community norms while mentioning late nights, open doors, and social pressures in a small town.
A garbled OCR collage cites varied quips and misprints from multiple papers. It includes scattered remarks on politics, marriages, weather, and rail plans, with tangential references to Kansas locales, personalities, and a few humorous quips, lacking a cohesive event.
Leavenworth Aug. One real reason for Senator Bakers anxiety over the Emporia postoffice is his fear of rival claimants. A friend notes many have eaten in his house and entertained him, making the task of pleasing all rivals difficult. Baker, who secured 143 pensions for Kansas, would like to avoid alienating friends over the power master’s appointment.
Willie Higgins of Lawrence is discharged as family officer at the reform school after three boys escaped under his watch. Superintendent Hart cites incompetency and warns no further escapes. Higgin s threatens to reveal details unless the state board intervenes and rehires him or finds another post. Two boys escaped earlier this week prompting the dismissal.
A man found in a southeast Kansas alley near Eighth Street between Kansas and Jackson appeared dead at 10:30 PM. After crowd reaction and police arrival, Jess Lytle son of ex policeman J R Lytle revived, then taken to hospital. intoxication suspected, crowd excitement followed.
A veteran recalls chronic diarrhea since 1862 while serving in Company A, 167th Penn, and Yana Volunteers. After trying many medicines and doctors, a friend sent Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. a 50 cent bottle cured him. He praises the remedy and recommends it to other veterans. Includes ad for shirts and collars at Peariess, 112 and 14 West 5th St.
Denver Aug 9 Thousands flock to Archer lake after Denver Water drains the lake to harvest 5000 pounds of fish within city limits. Unemployed locals rush the muddy banks catching carp and suckers with nets sieves and bare hands. Dozens of pounds of fish are hauled from the water as crowds feed chickens and pigs.
The August 1 corn condition stands at 86.4 across major vericultural counties, up from 83.4 a month earlier but below long term averages. Kansas and Texas show steep declines. Nebraska and Iowa hold, while Ohio and Minnesota show mixed gains. Weather remains crucial for a potential near 1.5 billion bushels, with a favorable rest of season needed and frost avoidance into late autumn. Harvest expectations signal a possible peak near 2.3 hundred million bushels for spring wheat, and barley yields show variable results across states.
Berlin dispatches the colonial journal denounce the new American consul at Apia as unscrupulous and willing to use any means to achieve ends. The Times notes the German concern to shield its Samoa and Hawaiian interests amid U.S. policy.
North American Transportation and Trading Co. reveals a contract to Cramps for two 2000 ton steel steamers to serve Seattle to St Michaels. The ships will be the finest on the Pacific coast with capacity for 200 first class and 600 second class passengers.
Omaha report describes a patient with persistent body fatigue and eruptions on the limbs who attributes relief to Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills, noting immediate improvement and continued benefit.
Mrs Willis of Tacoma rose from poverty to a fortune of over 200 000 dollars after two years prospecting in the Klondike. She staked a claim near Dawson City, earned more than 300 000 dollars, started a laundry, and introduced boiled shirts. She faces claim theft threats but remains steadfast. The piece also notes the Klondike craze drawing many women and lists a long packing checklist for a woman going to the diggings, including clothing, medical supplies, and personal gear.
Treasurer Howard N Wakeman of the Pequot Library in Southport Conn has received notices that Mrs Virginia M Monroe placed on interest the sum of 30000 to be credited to the Library. Senator Mason asked Senator Morgan of Alabama how long he could talk on a subject he knew nothing about Morgan said he could not talk more than two days. President George Washburn of Robert College stays in this country with HQ in Manchester Mass where his son has a summer home. W P Roberts a Minneapolis lawyer traces descent through 20 generations to Edward I reigned 1272 to 1907. Nancy M Spyears old of Bloomington files for divorce from Hiram her husband 85 alleging indecent language cruelty and failure to provide for her. John Huff dies at Hyden Ky aged 89 leaving 73 grandchildren 14% great grandchildren and 14 grandchildren.
The New York Sun notes spelling disputes in Alaska and names on government maps. It urges standardization under the geographic names board, arguing Klondike should be spelled with E after K and not as Klondyke, to reflect native sounds and official guidance.
Percy Alden, warden of Mansfield House in East London, spoke at Chautauqua on University and Social Settlement In London. He argued settlements unite scattered and opposing social elements through personal friendship and love, stressing wealth distribution and civic duty in a brotherhood of man and a republic of God.
Sir Harry Johnston rose from a London draftsman earning 44 a week to gain fame as an explorer and author. His health crisis drove him to Tunis where Africa life sparked a career with a London daily and then consular service. Now knighted and married to Lord Boston’s sister, he is appointed British consul general at Tunis.
Strangers dig up a buried treasure tale at the Seay plantation in Comer, Rufeula county, Alabama. Two white men, claiming to seek an old landmark, unearthed a box containing a legacy of $20,000, amid memories of John W. Seny, a former owner who died in a 1862 Confederate hospital in Mississippi.
A fragmentary poem-like verse depicts leaves trembling and moaning under a grim presence. A ghostly face appears as the sky darkens, the scene turning ominous with blood and fear. The text echoes an Atlante Constitutio reference amid haunting imagery.
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