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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1897

Page

7

Classified Ads Offer Work In Topeka State Journal

The Topeka State Journal announces daily publication of Situations Wanted notices in Topeka and Kansas area. Ads must be submitted before Saturday morning. midweek editions publish on Wednesday Thursday and Friday. Ads priced at one cent per word weekly rates.

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Swern Admits Fast Web Press For Advertisers

Presented to advertisers on application call and see any afternoon between 2 and 5 o clock the handsomest fastest most noted pikes of machinery in Kansas Web Perfecting Press which prints two to three complete pages per second.

Swern Kane

Notice of drainage district formation in Topeka Kansas

Topeka notices state that drainage district No 3 is formed with boundaries along Tenth Avenue Washington Street and Chandler Street. Appraisers will meet August 1877 at Washington Ave and Eleventh Street to assess valuations of all lots and parcels within the district.

Topeka Kansas Wronias Ae Atatana Frecueloes St Topeka James Gillettow Aving Qualiind Us Banre Nowis Gresating Towit Bexbulag Tenth Avenue Washington Street Alfred Schmid Washingt Street Fea Maces Fisher Anderson R. Bean Eleventh Street Washington Ave

Proposals for Coal Bids Open by Topeka Board of Education

The Topeka Board of Education invites sealed bids for coal to supply all city and north of river schools in varying quantities. Bid must include $100 certified check and a $100 performance bond. The board may reject bids and reserves the right to determine delivery terms and times. Proposals close August 10, 18%.

Osage Awa Laweat Tty Board of Education Eward Hida H. W. Farnsworth Topeka

Topeka State Library Building Bid Proposals Open

Sealed proposals for sand finishing plastering and cornicing the State Library rooms in the Capitol building, along with carpentry, arches, platforms, steps and stone dome repairs, are invited by the Kansas Secretary of State. Bids require a 6 percent bid bond and compliance with state laws.

Secret of the State of Executive Council State House Angus Fennison State Rouse Architect W. Leedy

Topeka City Seeks Wing Addition for Prison Building

Seated proposals will be received until Saturday evening at 3 o'clock for the wing of the city prison building addition. Plans and specifications by the city engineer. Payments on estimates. Requires certified check of 1500.08. Mayor and council may reject any or all bids. City Clerk SS. McFadden.

Sted Topeka Conac SS. McFadden

Fate of Evan Cisneros in Cuba Engulfs Weyler

Havana dispatch reports General Weyler under pressure over the case of Senorita Cisneros, with Judge and military officials delaying sentencing to avoid scandal. Consul General Lee appeals for pardon and possible US passage, while Weyler battles local protests and cattle seizure orders amid unrest in Trinidad and Santa Clara.

New York The Herald Havana Evantha Cassio Cisneros Ceuta Weyter Cuba Supreme Tribunal Senorita Cisneros Weyler Berris Isle of Pines Spain Weiner Lee United States Trinidad Santa Clara Col Jancuato

Appeal to the Pope Over Cuban Girl Angelina Cisneros

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe has appealed to the pope to intervene to save Angelina Cisneros, a Cuban girl said to be destined for Ceuta dungeons. Mrs. Jefferson Davis has written to the Queen of Spain with a similar plea.

Ile Angelina Cisneros New York Julia Ward Howe Ceuta Jefferson Davis Spain

Colored graduate from Vassar shines in Boston library work

Boston August 19 A Negro graduate from Vassar, 27, talked of her four years at the college and her duties in the Boston public library. She recalled her father Robert J Hemming and mother, now at Martha's Vineyard, while visiting with her former roommate.

Boston Vassar Ted Meddi Henry Lewis Harvard Robert J. Hemming Martha's Vineyard

Yukon Railways proposed from Taku Inlet to Lake Tassin

Port Townsend reports Alaska residents backing a plan by the Yukon Mining Trading and Transportation Company to build a railroad from Taku inlet to Lake Tassin about 190 miles, with a 29 mile branch to Juneau's beach. PJ Packard leads, with associates Preston Les and Willard Saulsbury of Delaware, backed by New York and Philadelphia capital. The firm is capitalized at 3 million dollars and has secured charters from the United States, British Columbia, and the Dominion governments.

Port Townsend Wash. Aus Juneau Alaska Trading & ‘Transportation Company Taku Inlet Lake Tassin Taku Junway PJ. Packard Preston Les Willard Saulsbury Delaware New York Philadelphia Yoker Mining, Trading &Tranportation Company Te Company United States British Columbia Dominion

Young Hobart's Flag Presented to First Regiment U S A

Aug 19 at Hotel Champlin N Y the twenty first infantry from Vermont was reviewed by the president and party. Garret A Hobart Jr presented a handsome flag to the regiment while Alger spoke and Colonel Cinewee accepted it. Abner McKinley arrived. Dr Eva Harding appointed reform school physician. savings from homeopathic medicine cited. Beyes Little Giant Pills claimed to cure constipation and sick headache.

U.S. A Champlin U. A Vermont Garret A. Hobart, Jr Alger Harding Appeistel Hiya Harding Reform School L. A. Ryder North Tobeke Ryder Eva Harding Harding Reform Pohcot Agai Coe Im

Mauve color misadventure at a crowded party

Saumarez mistakes Kitty Marsh for her aunt Miss Marsh while seeking the domino wearing a mauve shade. Fitzgerald confirms the color by a book showing sage green, leading to a mistaken dance and a reveal that sets Kitty and George apart from her aunt. Kitty teases George, and Miss Marsh escorts them out as they resolve their love.

Fitzgerald Saumares Kitty Saumarer George Seumarez Domino Miss Marsh Ebe Saumarez Georgel George

American Newspaper Directory as authority for circulation

The American Newspaper Directory is recognized as the authoritative standard among advertisers for newspaper circulations, likening its role to Dun and Bradstreet in mercantile ratings.

Dun and Bradstreet

State Journal Largest Circulation in Topeka and Shawnee County

The editor of the American Newspaper Directory cites July 1897 figures showing The State Journal as the largest daily by circulation in Topeka Shawnee County and the First Congressional District. The directory will publish full figures September 1 1897, despite claims about postage.

American Newspaper Directory Ing State Journal Express

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