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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1897
Page
8
January discussions address forming a Kaiser City and Lincoln based affiliated group to raise subscriptions for an auditorium. Brigham and Davin note possible $500 starter fund, with supporters optimistic about securing money through a penny coupon.
City officials discuss a $500,000 to $1000,000 project for a new auditorium as a center for business and cultural events. Proponents stress securing Kansas Avenue location and regional benefits while weighing funding, site, and year-end timing.
A club member argues that without an auditorium the community cannot secure an important convention. He urges delaying the effort until after the New Year to work toward obtaining a suitable venue, urging public spirited citizens to back the project once a suitable hall is found.
A garbled scan lists scattered items from Topeka area notices. Mentions visits by A. Ro Pieherty in Wamege, Dr. H. A. Warner recovering, roadbed progress on a new bridge, and various city events. Several names appear with uncertain spellings, including Sheriff Holland, Pierson Lyon, and G. E. Morrison, with reports on weather, charity funds, and criminal activity.
Pittsburg reports Charles Frohman declaring this his best season, praising the country’s prosperity while noting severe hardship in Chicago and the West. The feature includes a portrait of Frohman, with remarks on his speaking style and stage-craft, plus a brief ad for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and a listing for G. W. Stansfield at Kansas Avenue Newplace.
In Columbia Missouri and Kansas Chancellor Snow and President Jesse spoke at Wahesh depot, denying recent reports of a quarrel. Snow praised higher education and football together, while Jesse denied making controversial remarks. The visit aimed to improve Missouri Kansas relations and athletic discussions ahead of next season.
The Western Pigeon held its first large show with pigeons from across the country on display. A tan tail cage in the front window contains the priciest bird, bought for fifty dollars yearly. Four posters are among the finest birds seen, dominating premiums won, though bad weather kept crowds lower than hoped. Exhibits are tastefully arranged for enthusiasts and casual observers alike.
New York dispatches describe Taylore and Chase leading French training in Philadelphia with Trainer Young Instant as they prepare to lower Jimmy Michael’s colors. The article also notes ongoing Madison Square Garden trotting stock sales and Louisville announcing a new shortstop, Russell Hall, with Brooklyn drafting Elmer Horton from Syracuse.
An advertisement touts Mystic Cure for rheumatism and noumicia, promising full cure in 1 to 3 days, with instant relief from the disease and decisive first-dose benefits. Ex postmaster T. F. Anthony of Promise City endorses the remedy, sold by Swift & Holliday Drug Co in Topeka along with Klondike Pills claiming cures for constipation and bilious disorders.
A Giles building at 583 Kansas Avenue near the Bank of Topeka will host a January 1 1898 move of the entire stock of furniture lounges house furnishings and stoves. To reduce moving costs a special sale of every article begins immediately.
A genuine sale offers twenty percent off regular prices on all store articles. Every piece of furniture is new and up to date in style, with tables lounges rockers and bedroom suits ideal for furnishing or Christmas gifts. Don’t miss the opportunity of the year to shop this big sale.
Claude El Milker a St Louisan returns after four years to pilot a 21 member party from St Louis to the Klondike gold fields aboard a 60 foot, 20 ton sternwheeler at New Orleans. Captain Asilive will command eight men as the voyage departs January 10 via Key West and the Straits of Magellan, with stops at San Francisco Beattie and Seattle expected in March to run up the Yukon River.
A brave young Japanese woman studying at Yale faces harassment on the street as local youths taunt her with slurs and snowball attacks. She endures verbal abuse while walking to her boarding house, prompting steps to protect her from further persecution. The article notes she recently moved to 726 Kan. Ave for safety.
A family notes their father sick from coffee, tries coffee substitute Postum. After sister bakes Postum and he drinks it for about ten days his head improves, energy returns, and his condition gradually heals. The piece credits a wife's persuasion and the idea that coffee harms his health, recounting the switch to Postum and renewed vitality.
A Michigan City teacher seeks to adopt a three to four month old baby found buried for three days and alive by detective McRae. She and the baby's presumed father George Cotton have been indicted. A letter from Ada L Purdy asks for the child, offering to care for it, while the mother faces legal action.
J G Johnsen of Peabody recounts a humorous Kansas City Times tale aboard a Chicago Pullman. A group on private business drinks and smokes in a sleeper lounge when Judge Rae from Minnesota arrives to critique pension appointments. Jim Simpson introduces Mr Leland of Kansas, provoking a stunned silence before Rae buys drinks for all.
A Bermuda dispatch says a heavy earthquake struck at 4 5 this morning but caused no damage. An Ohio woman credits her saved child to One Minute Cough Cure after doctors gave up. Advertising notices from G W Stansfield and others appear in the report.
Observer T B Jennings reports November climate and era service data for Kunies. The month was warm and dry with above normal temperatures in most regions but below normal statewide precipitation. Snow traces appeared in several counties, and the Verdigris river has not run since October. Temperature averaged 42.2 degrees statewide with a monthly mean 7 degrees above normal. precipitation averaged 0.27 inch, 0.02 inch below normal.
Milwaukee December M4 The Standard Oil Company is alleged to sell oil in interior cities of the state as low as one cent a gallon by charging two cents and rebating one cent. Several small firms are said to have sold at regular prices, but the Standard Oil Company reportedly began the price cut recently. The attorney general has received complaints.
The notice markets faster travel and shorter distances with daily Pullman service from Topeka to Los Angeles. It promotes Palace Sleepers Improved Tourist Sleepers and Free Reclining Chair Cars, all electric, with meals at seasonable hours. Also mentions Bexys Cherry Cough Syrup, free button sewing, and Peerless Steam Laundry services.
Portland relief committee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce secured pledges for over one hundred tons of provisions and advertised for volunteers to accompany the supplies to Dawson. The committee offered the services of a sufficient number of men to transport the supplies into the Klondike region, as applicants besieged the station with interest after decades in Alaska.
Washington December 0 The president plans to omit social functions at the White House for 20 days after his mother’s death totaling New Year’s day observance. Pension grants include original awards to James H. Dut, Neodesia and multiple increases and reissues for several named recipients. A separate notice mentions a facial injury treated with Witch Hazel Salve at 632 Kam Ave.
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