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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1897
Page
5
A Kansas Republican gathering denounces tactics of Leland and Blossom House associates, calling for party renewal. Speakers urge replacing bossism with honest candidates, criticizing graft and manipulative campaigns. John E. Heskin warns insiders must be challenged to save the party.
The Abilene Statesman praises Little as an orator in every sense in a piece the Reflector notes as a strong compliment to the Black race. It highlights the eloquence and impact of Little's speech.
A fragmented speech recounts views on race, citizenship, and education. The speaker praises African Americans and asserts their right to freedom and full American status, comparing Timbuctoo to Wichita and recalling Civil War-era duties and misperceptions about black citizens.
A sensational editorial blasts State Superintendent Stryker and accuses him of improper ties with book companies. It claims the American Book Company funds oppose the new school book law, asserts vast state losses, and accuses agent Harry Wilson of attempting to sway votes. The writer vows to aid in placing Wilson in prison if he returns to Topeka.
R G Dun & Co reports steady business with rising wages and more labor for 1892. Wool and grain markets show strength while exports rise. Wheat fluctuates with harvest prospects ample. corn exports strong as foreign demand remains high. Iron works struggle to meet demand. livestock markets show large cattle receipts. A coffee substitute Grain-O is promoted and Colorado travel hints accompany moving pictures at Garfield Park.
Topeka notes show movers in town. plans for a parsonage, new bridge work, and a Tempest set. Local figures include Pension Agent Gilck, Major Henry Inman, and Mrs. L. Blakesley receiving a gold watch. Festival events, Karnival Knights, and Vitascope films headline city life with Topeka creating social and cultural buzz.
Isidor Wormser, a wealthy New York banker, bought six peaches for Tl cents but had no change. He announced his identity, offering his firm’s name, yet the Italian vendor demanded payment, prompting a comic scene as a friend intervened.
Washington August 28 reports say President McKinley may learn to ride the bicycle after a new machine arrived at the White House. White House staff note his strong belief in physical exercise and that ample room exists within grounds for riding.
Kansan City Aug 24 Armour Packing company fills an order for 40 cars of Kansas City mess beef destined for Japan. The shipment, perhaps the largest single consignment ever by a Kansas City packing house, totals about 314 million pounds in 2,600 carloads of 12,000 pounds each. The initial shipment departed last night on a special train of 20 beef cars.
The Anchor Point gold mine at Cook’s Inlet Alaska saw a riot in July as 30 workers, paid by a Boston company, halted labor after wage funds ran short. When rations were denied the men fired at the foreman and his assistant, injuring them non fatally on the third day of the dispute. Big Camden Brewery Planned by New Jersey and Pennsylvania Brewing Company in Camden. The new brewery will produce 150000 barrels annually at a cost of 300000 dollars, with Adolph Segal to build the plant.
Aug 28 Gramercy Park district notices a wave of tenancy changes as Stuyvesant Fish outlines mansion plans at Madison Avenue and Seventy eighth Street. The famed family, longtime Gramercy Park residents, moves signals shifts in this exclusive area as downtown expansion pressures growth.
Greeley grower G H Clark predicts 7000 cars of potatoes will be shipped this year from the northern Colorado belt. He says prices will run 65 to 75 cents per 100 pounds, with output the heaviest the region has seen and about 20 percent higher than last year.
Talulah Falls Georgia August 23 A suit for 31550 damages has been filed over the Grand View hotel fire. Mrs Fairbanks Higgins and her Atlanta daughter lost possessions totaling 1550 while staying there. Hotel proprietress answers alleging the young woman was hypnotized and ordered to set the blaze.
The oyster sloop fleet brightens the harbor as boats reach the fishing grounds and begin anchoring for oysters. Each boat carries about 800 to 1,000 bushels, yielding roughly 20,000 to 45,000 oysters per catch. The wholesale market at West Twenty street becomes animated as the season opens earlier than usual.
New York rumors say George Gould aims to build a Broadway theater and launch a high class stock company. He would fund the project without financial hindrance, and his wife Edith Kingdon Gould, long connected with Daly’s company, is likely involved.
Excursion goers to Kansas City tomorrow can enjoy a reel of the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight at Gand Opera House. Two showings, matinee and evening, with tickets priced at UE30.
A compact listing of Sunday religious events across numerous churches. Rev. J M Brown and Rev. M F McKiraben preach at multiple venues, with Sunday school times, Epworth League sessions, memorial services, and special meetings noted. Lincoln post hall hosts a conference at 2:30 pm, and Parkdale M E H church lists morning and evening sermons with Epworth League and sunrise prayer.
At 11 10 last night Col AB Jetmore's barn behind the residence at Tenth and Harrison streets was found on fire. Fire companies 2 and 2 chemical No. 1 and hook and ladder No. 1 responded as the barn burned furiously. Horses and vehicles were saved though a pony cart owned by Col Jetmore's daughter was destroyed. Hay stored in the mow fed the blaze. loss estimated at 800 dollars with little insurance. The cause remains a mystery.
Superintendent C H Wetmore enacts reforms at the asylum in this city including mandatory uniforms for attendants. Female workers to wear blue gingham dresses. male attire remains unspecified. A new policy limits overtime and requires staff to perform duties only during assigned hours as contracted by the state.
Veteran actor Joseph Jefferson, living Buzzards Bay Mass, expands Kansas City holdings with deed transferring a lot on McGee Street between Thirty third and Thirty Fourth. Archdeacon HIM’s September appointments noted. entertainment listings include a Vilascope showing and Union Pacific train specials to Kansas City.
The fragmentary text notes a claim about tobacco cessation, mentioning large numbers and comparisons to other remedies though it lacks clear details. The readable bits imply a promotional or proof-seeking notice urging perseverance against tobacco use.
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