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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1896
Page
3
A terse sales notice invites buyers to visit 533 Kansas Avenue. The ad boasts English Queensware, hardware and tinware, and promises to match customer desires with cut prices on all or any amount, claiming twofold price reductions and tailored goods.
A fragmented OCR notice mentions A. H. Sharum of 633 Kansas Avenue and construction of a patio park in Philadelphia. The readable text is garbled with stray letters and partial phrases, leaving the specific action unclear and names partially legible.
Unclear OCR fragment notes a Venezuela related diplomatic moment involving Washington and references to secretaries and wartime context. The readable text is garbled, making precise details and entities uncertain.
Fragmentary sports note describes a football event under poor lighting and mentions costs and a local laundry at 122 and 1646 West Street. Names and details are garbled, but reference to December 19 and a price of $9 appear amid the unreadable OCR.
A distressed woman named Mrs SagHse, described as erratic and violent, was chased by police after wandering through Topeka streets. Eyewitnesses say she raved about devils and salvation while exposing herself and resisting officers before being restrained and taken to a local building for care.
A fragmentary account mentions a woman claiming divine command to bur mur bense ap RIM geome and a morning sighting. Neighbors knew little of her escapade and her asylum disposition suggests admission to an insane asylum as the only suitable place, with increasing violence risk.
Hustle and bunting fill the Grand Opera House as Woody Lover of Ulase teen stars and a large cast prepare a spectacular stage production. The Brownies and other acts join a robust lineup with New York acts and international acts promised, featuring innovative electrical and mechanical effects and lavish costumes.
A Malvern dispatch notes a deadly mob attack near a railroad bridge between Camden and Brardot on Tuesday afternoon. Five Black workers killed as a white foreman and crew attacked laborers. sheriff and railroad officials offer rewards and seek arrests while authorities pledge action to capture the perpetrators.
The weather department forecasts cloudy skies with warmer temperatures across the northern part of the state. A high barometer is noted in the west as readings rise this afternoon while rain remains in the forecast elsewhere.
Roswell G Morrill campaign worker is seriously ill at his home in Paterson New Jersey with bronchial complications following overwork. He traveled over ten thousand miles giving speeches in the campaign and returned home the day before his illness. Doctors say his case is evident and serious.
New York Attorney General and former congressman John R Fellows dies after long illness. In his career he campaigned with Palmer and Guickder nominees of the National Democracy. Kansas railway board faces accusations amid political friction affecting state actions.
Mrs. Emmings, a Chicago real estate agent and wife of an invalid, fashions a pocket rich wardrobe with twelve pockets across a skirt, coat, and overcoat to store notebooks, receipts, letters, gloves, and more. She wears union suits, boots, and a Fedora as part of a practical, attention attracting outfit aimed at mobility and self sufficiency.
Professor Daniel G. Bluitt returns from a Field Columbian Museum zoological expedition in Africa. He brings back cases of trophies ranging from elephants to birds, promising two years of taxidermy work. The party faced desert crossings, hostile tribes, and near misses with dangerous beasts.
The Chetopa Ladies Bryan Club sends Mr and Mrs Bryan a silver spoon engraved with WJ Bryan and the club name. The note expresses gratitude for his campaign, cites old John Brown and Lincoln, and hopes for emancipation of wage laborers, signing Anna M Enberg for the Chetopa Silver Club.
Canton reports President McKinley reacting with evident pleasure to a Cleveland letter in the Associated Press message. He drops work to read the state paper and smiles at references to the late election.
A winter system covers Phillipsburg with two inches of light snow. Snowfall totals grew to five inches by this afternoon in nearby So'clark. Northern corridor and western areas report similar accumulations extending into Colorado. Winds accompanying the storm caused limited visibility and disrupted travel.
Chaotic items describe attorney Geo R Peck of Chicago relapsing while advising callers to avoid certain topics. The fragment references travel routes, Burlington Line trains to Chicago and St Louis, and promotional notes about vesribed services. It also includes multiple medicine ads and sensational anecdotes about a baby’s illness and a man named Gilman Brown from Massachusetts misled by doctors, praising Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and health.
A garbled OCR page fragment contains clipped dialogue about affection and misread phrases, plus a stray public notice line. It includes references to a Winchester style epitaph, a bicycle remark, and a stray Cold Cure claim. The readable line lists an address at 62 Kanunas avenue as part of the damaged text.
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