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Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1897

Page

4

Topeka State Journal Official City Paper Ad Rates

The State Journal official city paper lists subscription terms including daily editions delivered by carrier at 10 cents a week to Topeka or suburbs, with mail rates for one year. It notes offices at 205 Potter Guildins and 2 Kasens Avenue corner of Highth, and telephones for business, reporter room, and total 107% reads.

Topeka Aburba Kas Topeks State Journal Kacens Avenue Highth New Fork Potter Guildins Late American Newspaper Publishers’ Association

Weather Signals and Market Forecasts From Aug 17

Local showers this afternoon in Kansas followed by partly cloudy skies and rising temperatures. Financial outlook cites Henry Clews and Wall Street circulars predicting renewed market strength, with notes on securities, commodity yields, iron ore, and gold import expectations. Dense opinion and anecdotal commentary accompany the weather forecast.

Chicare Kansas Cie Weather Bureau Ite Slepsiar Bulletin Henry Clews Fils Tate Wall Street Frarkvt Fur Securities Wien & Scaly Finsl Sanguine Courtey Tritertor London Klondike

Leedy and Clemens in Kansas politics critique

A Washington Post item critiques Kansas Governor Leedy’s administration and the influence of G. Clemens on state sovereignty. It argues federal courts threaten state power, mocking Clemens and referencing Peffer and the silver issue while lampooning statutes as lengths of whiskers.

Washington Post Leedy Kansas Lewelling Commonwealth G. ©. Clemens Supreme Draff Lewelsley Peffer Auceticle Mr. Clemens New York Sun Clemens Kansan Supreme Court Congress Kansas Supreme Court Drr. Paffer

People You Hear Of In News Notes Of The Day

A string of brief anecdotes involves literary figures and public leaders. Andrew Lang’s Pope translation angers the pope. King Humbert and Victor Emmanuel are noted hunters. Major Elijah Halford is known as a Denver church debt raiser. Margaret Slocum is honored with a church window. President McKinley enjoys views from a tower. Ex-Empress Eugenie visits the USS San Francisco at Smyrna. Terrence Powderly as immigration commissioner once led Scranton. Queen Victoria’s five maids are described. Gen Robert E Lee’s magnanimity is shown after a faculty remark about Ulysses Grant.

Elijah Halford Harrison Denver Trinity Methodist Margaret Slocum Mra Russell Sage Ben Sage First Presbyterian Church of Syracuse McKinley Queen Victorte White Mountains Vermont Eugenie France United State San Francisco Smyrna Asia Minor

Ingalls New Poem Subsoll A Vision by Senator Ingalls

Senator Ingalls renews his verse with Subsoll A Vision a vision poem rich in somber imagery. It portrays a seaside cemetery scene with ghostly figures and funeral pagesant elements, blending mortality with urban decay. The piece invokes large names and literary allusions while painting a desolate winter landscape and a world of open graves.

Tnwalls Ingalls

Canovas Death Provokes Mixed U S Reactions Across Papers

A collage of editorials from the United States weighs the assassination of Spain's Prime Minister Canovas. While condemning the act, commentators admire his stance against Cuban rebellion and mourn the loss to Spain's crown, noting the international diplomatic impact and the complexity of the Cuba issue.

Yen Senor Canovas Boston Herald

Hold Up Near Mammoth Hot Springs Inspires Army Pursuit

In Chillicothe Ohio Miss Massie and Miss Dan, with Miss Kitvert, returning from Alaska and Yellowstone, were held up by road agents near Mammoth Hot Springs Wyoming. Six park stages were robbed, including a private and a government conveyance, with total loss of 90 dollars. Army units pursue the highwaymen as officers report road agent activity and minor aid from officers at the scene.

Chillicothe O. Auz D. M. Massie Massie Matthews Helen Dan Thin City Mary Kitvert Providence RK L Alaska Yellowstone Park Mammoth Hot Springs Wyo Hawkins Runnel Godfrey Regular Army Courtesus

New York City Plans a New Jersey City Banishing State Lines

A circular outlines a proposal to form New York New Jersey a large city merging 100 towns from North River opposite Manhattan west to Paterson Ridgewood HoHoKus Plainfield and east to the Raritan mouth Port Amboy. The plan envisions a unified government common aim and the city to be a major regional hub like East St. Louis or Wyandotte becoming part of a larger metropolitan entity.

New York Aus Dumars Ae Geacennes New Jersey Amul A Hudson River N. J New York City New City Mr. Dumers North River Patterson Ridgewood Hoho~kus Plainfield Raritan River United States Passaic Itealf Nes East St. Louis Venice Candiie West Venice Wyandotte Kan Kansas City

Waite quits Populists cites loss of faith in party

Denver Aug 17 ex governor Davis H Waite, former head of the Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf Railway, says he is no longer in politics and has lost faith in the Populist party as constituted while still backing Omaha platform principles. He criticizes party leaders, doubts silver reforms, predicts Hanna and gold power in control, and notes a reliance on middle class voters for reform. He discusses his upcoming lecture on housing for moderate means and mocks Debs plan.

Denver Davis H. Waite Interaia Land Department Kansas City, Pitsburg & Gulf Railway Company People’s Party Omaha People's Party Bryan Manna Hanna Ohio Waite Jett Partica Trades Assembly Debs Hem

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Adverts Cure All Skin Eruptions

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cures of bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Sold by J. K. Jones and G. W. Stansfield at 632 Kansas Avenue.

Bucklen Nice J. K. Jones de Witt G. W. Stansfeild Kaneas Avenue

Bangor Population Expected to Pass 30000 by 1900

Bangor Maine mayor Beal, using city directory data and department records, estimates current population at least 25000 and believes it will exceed 30000 before 1900. He notes the directory contains about 10000 names and contends the 1890 census undercounted, with some streets missing whole families.

Beal Bangor Aus Directori Bengor

Cats Elaborate Funeral In Pennsylvania

Mrs. E Parsons a Presbyterian member cared for two large rats named Tobey and Bucy eating at her table and sleeping in beds. After entrusting them to a neighbor during a visit, the cat Itacy died and the neighbor arranged a special casket and a formal burial for Bluey.

Penn. Ind LE Parsons Presbyterian Church Itacy Bluey

Waukegan Seeks Site for Government Armor Plant

Waukegan officials push to host the government armor plant location near the city. Two strong sites exist near Chicago, including Waukegan with 2000 acres lakefront. a special meeting appointed a committee to gather data and statistics for the board.

Waukegan Armor Plate Board Chica South Chicago Lake Front Government Board

Horse Swapping Meet at Winder Georgia

A unique Georgia organization for the benefit of farmers held its first “horse swapping” convention in Winder on August 17. The event connected farmers and traders to dispose of surplus stock and settle deeds, with up to 3000 head traded and substantial sums of money changing hands. The permanent group plans to hold Escacion yearly, drawing as many as 2000 visitors, including national traders. The town buzzed with a mix of farm wit and trader shrewdness during the three day session.

Georgia Winder

Soubrette Bessie Jackson Burned In Bed With Cigarette

Bessie Jackson a noted soubrette at a West Thirty-third Street flat is hospitalized with severe burns from smoking a cigarette in bed. Doctors say she has about an even chance to live. A daytime party preceded the incident and witnesses implicate a lamp-throwing diversion by the housekeeper.

New York Bessie Jackson West Thirty-third Street New York Hospital Bessie

Roof Garden Romance Leads to Hazy Wedding in New York

An overnight ceremony in New York united Shirley Richardson Tuck, daughter of Dr. Henry Tuck of New York Life Insurance, to Mike Susette Maynard of Barnard, amid rumors of a roof garden romance. Rev. Edmund Smith performed the midnight nuptials on July 21, with celebrations noted but no public confirmation.

New York, Ave Shirley Richardson Tuck Henry Tuck New York Life Insurance Company Mike Susette Maynard Barnard Edmund Smith Houghton Church of the Transfiguration Wilson Health Board Shirley Tuck

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