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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1897
Page
7
An underscored rental notice offers a furnished room near Wauana Avenue with heating and common conveniences. Includes a board and fee details, price unclear due to OCR. Contact provides a pathway to arrange a viewing and confirm terms.
A quirky proposed reform for football features a central ball toss randomization, odd “Simon says” tests, and a series of eccentric penalties. It includes a ringed post touchdown ritual with word spelling, a “boneyard” sideline compartment, and a blindfolded question round to gain yardage.
In a rough frontier tale Cap'n Jenkins faces Baldy Bowers after a disputed cribbage game ends in a brawl. Jenkins knocks balances, Baldy falls, and Perkins bursts in to sketch the scene. A shootout threat erupts but the town sheriff intervenes as Baldy flees, leaving Perkins heelless but uninjured.
William Lloyd Garrison of Boston in Philadelphia addressed Ethical Society members at Century Hall on Henry George’s life character and work. He hailed George as one of the greatest men, praising Progress and Poverty as a bold call to land reform and denouncing landed wealth as robbery while noting the lasting impact of George’s ideas.
Colonel D T Anthony transcribes a plea from Senier Baker and Senator Leland to settle the marshalship. The discourse describes Leland as obstinate and defiant and notes political maneuvering behind the scenes. A relative connected to US offices and territorial appointments figures in the surrounding intrigue.
A Milwaukee circular announces the new Woroke-the-lake line starting December 7 linking Milwaukee to Muskegon via the Shenango No. 2 ferry. The route connects with Chicago & West Michigan and Detroit Grand Rapid & Western systems, promising improved rates for shipments to the East. The plan also notes the ferry will carry more tires than carloads, benefiting shippers on both large and small consignments.
Wheat prices opened modestly higher on steady receipts with 20 cars of contract quality and 12 cars of private house stock. gains were supported by light Northwestern favorable weather and limited selling. Prices then firmed as Minneapolis demand showed strength with 200 cars traded, while Kansas and Liverpool markets appeared mixed.
Native cows with blackars and tordars led the sale at the Kansas City Livestock Market. Cattle receivtr reported strong demand as packers showed interest in the offerings. Prices ranged with notable figures listed for several lots and buyers monitored inventories and futures.
Fragmentary market item reports mixed inputs in Wheat and Corn futures, noting sugar and coffee mentions and broker activity. References to W. A. Micheel Com zaleplon Ce, brokers in grain, and January park prices appear amid garbled lines, with scattered figures and vendor notes.
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