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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1895
Page
3
Orphans' Home Benefit set for Haute September 1 features the Pickaninoy Minstrel show with Topeka's noted youth. opens with a regular minstrel act, then a chorus of 30 voices performs the march of the Night Owls amid new acts never seen before. admission 25 and 50 cents.
A reader letters the editor of the Topeka State Journal debating baptism wording and language choices. The piece also notes Col. J. H. Gilpatrick in France writing a Leavenworth friend about John L. Waller and Waller’s prison prospects.
J Hodgins, chair of the National Letter Carriers association executive committee, leaves Topeka for Philadelphia to join a meeting. He aims to push congressional passage of a law requiring written charges and due process before carrier removal. Mrs Hodgins accompanies him to visit relatives in New York.
Constantinople Aug 22 report states US consul Beyrout ordered to Tarsus to probe attack on American college. Mr Alexander W Terrell and Wall of Eternum provide escort to New York’s W. A. Suchtelben, seeking remains of Frank G. Lenz, Pittsburgh bicyclist killed en Armenia route attempting world circumnavigation. New consul for Erzeroum awaits exequatur.
Aug 21 Cal reports George and Mondeumery a millionaire Salvation Army member gears an expedition to invade Japan and China to Christianize inhabitants. Gen Booth approved sending a few recruits from London with a native Japanese lieutenant in command. The effort centers on a small party likely to land, with no clear outcome yet.
Round trip fare with east of Chicago routes and stopover privileges. Tickets sold by Rowley Bros. For Friday Garfield Park Brownie Minstrels admission ten cents. Tickets valid for stopovers east of Chicago en route to Boston or return until October.
Bargain travel text advertises round trips with Geo Burgburt and Union Pact options. Mentions par fare to Boston and Roston with multiple return routes sold Aug 19 to 24. Includes Peerless Steam Laundry address and Burghart cigars. Comments on smokers supplies and a call to ask dealers for Burghart’s cigars.
General Coxey the Commonweal leader toured Nebraska in the interest of free silver. An independent rally in Sueisy near Lincoln drew over two hundred people with ex-Governor Waite failing to appear. Coxey spoke two hours on cause and cure, assailing banks and corporations as the silver issue dominates Nebraska’s political chatter.
San Francisco dispatch notes C L Wright of Hopolulu says the government will start an information bureau to supply data on Hawaii. Thousands of inquiries from America and abroad seek to locate there as officials push development of coffee lands and island opportunities.
The sheriff received a call from Marshall Guy Swallow of Meriden reporting a dead infant on the Santa Fe railroad north of Kilmer. Under Sheriff Wilkerson and Coroner Bailey responded, and editor F. S. Hollingsworth referenced a prior sighting by section workers last week.
North Topeka social notes report visits from Miss Alice Brown and Miss Dora Sherwood, cousin and Kansas City guest appearances, and local business travel. The Salvation Army barracks reopen on the North Side, while various residents attend meetings, trips to Boston and Colorado, and family departures. Local merchants advertise hardware, wagon stock, groceries, drugs, restaurants, and carriages, with sidewalk upgrades noted and an entertainment event by Knights of Security. Real estate activity includes parcels on North Madison and Washington streets with prices and purchases in Auburn.
Stop over privileges apply on the Heston and Boston round trip via the Santa Fe route. Tickets are good to return from Boston or any point east of Chicago without extension until October 5. Also: carpeting promotion from EW Hughes opposite the post office on Fifth street. Great Rock Island Route offers a special train itinerary. Subscribe to the Daily Journal for the latest news.
Local items report Arthur Silvernail and Miss Bertha Stelismich to wed at 3 o clock tonight in North Topeka. John Hjelland, a former Washburn College attendee and state journal carrier, recently graduated from Yale Divinity School. Washburn Reporter issue one debut. weekly edition to begin in fall. HH Bair of Pittsburg visiting brother JEK Hair amid his mother’s improving illness. Rev Harry Mills to enter Chicago Theological Seminary. Holton G A R reunion postponed to October 8 and 9 due to veterans planning national encampment. T W Willard of Topeka registered at Gumry hotel in Denver last Friday but absent from directory. Harry Valentine in Colorado walked to Pike’s Peak and fell ill, carried by cog road train. Andre Woodhall pleads guilty to disturbing Tennessee town residents. fined $10.7 total. Tent meeting advertised on Kansas avenue near Methodist Church. Emma Silver of Detroit YWCA fame visiting her parents, bound for Shanghai as missionary. Local Advocate addition set for Sept 3B semi weekly, patterned after North Topeka Mail, country correspondence feature.
Boston the United Garment Makers of America district Assembly No 22 met and ordered a citywide shop closure. About 100 shops employing 400 workers will shut this morning as part of the strike action. Affected firms include Beck Island. Special train to Kansas City departs Topeka at 8 PM Sunday August 25 returning at 4 PM with a $40 fare.
Special train leaves Topeka at 8 o clock a.m. returning Kansas City at 3 49 p.m. The service promotes Peerless Steam Laundry offers and Bowley Bros par. It notes a new store at 727 Kas avenue and invites everyone to attend.
The market opened steady on smaller Northwestern receipts but weak cables and talk of gold shipments pushed prices down. September wheat rose to around 63 64 before retreating, corn eased on heavy receipts, oats and provisions mostly steady, hogs near 21,000 tomorrow. Official receipts and shipments varied across regions. Reports cite weak Liverpool, lower Paris, and quality concerns amid high professional activity.
The report notes a weak wheat market with bearish sentiment easing for a potential uptick, seasonal frost fears in the corn belt, and Armour’s bullish hog position. It cites Chicago market gossip, foreign buying, and Kansas City activity, with specific price ranges for corn, oats, wheat, and livestock, plus Liverpool and Berlin price cues and notable receipts and shipments in Kansas and Texas.
Edith Lossing faces social scrutiny after a dinner with Royal Mathews where her friends worry about her婚 dating, while Mathews quietly causes a scene by polishing tableware. A hotel lunch scene follows with witty banter on gender roles and “the new woman” and ends with Mathews surprising Edith by presenting a napkin as a test of judgment.
A woman attempting to ride a bicycle in a lift influenced life in a building reveals muscle fatigue and a stiff knee when pedaling. Her physician identifies the ailment as elevator knee, a condition linked to living in a lift dependent apartment where knee muscles see little exercise.
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