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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1897
Page
4
Weather bulletin from Chiepen notes fir Katenay generally calm tonight and Friday with varied winds. Potential colder conditions and light precipitation expected as a regional forecast. Local readers advised to monitor later updates from meteorological authorities.
The piece discusses a new political force formed by the American Federation of Labor with aims to influence primaries and nominations. It cites Gompers and notes debates on the movement’s impact on existing parties, with references to labor interests and political alignment. The article also reviews a poetry book “The Trumpeters” by Andrew Dinit, praising its accessibility and noting its sale at local stores.
A fragment notes Cert Rhodes selecting a burial place near Majoppe hillw close to Ble where Harriet Beecher Stowe is mentioned. The text is incomplete and reads as a personal note about associations and pronunciations.
A garbled page recounts items from diverse fields. It mentions President Krucker presenting native gold to Pie Fosal Geological Museum at Hoel Che aut, a speaker Reed seeking a reduced hall layout, auctions of Charles A. Dane’s Oriental porcelain and art, and remarks on De Merode. It also notes a gold quill from a dove wing used for important occasions, and references to Mark Twain, a New England society dinner, and legal figures.
A reflective piece contrasts moral expectations with social trends in love and propriety. It notes discreet behaviors, questions envy and desire, and laments changing roles for women and men in a playful, old time voice. The piece mentions a grandmother, a revolutionary era veteran, and a Christmas holiday visit as cultural touchpoints.
Fragmented provers and musings on marriage love money and theatre. The piece riffs on behavior and performance with humorous street observations and ironic street wisdom from the Chicago Newsy.
A fragmented report notes Senator Elleworth discussing reductions in a witticism era budget and a looming partisan clash in Albany. It mentions Croker Sainte, SAC, Gov. Black, and potential response by Gov. Black with expectations of an ensuing public confrontation. The excerpt references new assets and merchant concerns along with a vague scene at 71s Sum as avenue.
Atchison judge and a seven year old attorney Byron Gilbert son of attorney WD Gilbert, won a verdict for the New York World in a case to collect subscription dues. Trial featured a single witness, a local news reader, and a $25 fee noted for the boy’s first effort. Mitchell paid the judgment and costs.
A garbled but readable account ties a Fort Scott suspect to a string of crimes across several states. The narrative mentions a Mercer inspector, a post office robbery in Neosho Mo, a backshot shooting by a city marshal, and escapes through Nevada and other towns. The man allegedly rode away with a horse, took cash, and evaded capture for days as officers pursued him through multiple jurisdictions.
The city of Salina approves a bond exchange proposal from Rock Island holders. Exchange includes $44,000 old bonds and $25,000 new issue at 6 percent for 20 years, plus $31 in cash transacted to settle the debt. New bonds bear date January 1 and are binding obligations of Salina.
A historical report notes crows congregating along a three mile timber stretch near Umber. Tens of thousands occupy the area each morning, pecking at nearby grain fields and corn stocks. They remain within the timbered zone, moving to nests elsewhere in summer.
Kansas City item reports T. McNeal completing a unique desk carved with references to the black forest of Genny and a gavel like that used by Speaker Smith. The piece, announced from Kansas, Indian Territory, California, Texas and Old Mexico, blends historic imagery into a single carved extension of his work.
The article reports a Salina Ball December 23 with attendees including Col E Culps Salina and Vermgeton leaders. It mentions Imperial council debts, a blue river obituary, and a series of local notices from Blue Rapids to Topeka including a Leavenworth grocer’s failure and widow pension distributions.
Local report mentions Devin Pitheraid found in the penitent urs. Historic note recalls Highland trial for fist assault mistaken as another man. J A Perkins of Antiquity D faces thirty years torture claim by physicians for eczema. G W Stansfield 12 Kansas Avenue.
An ad style notice extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as fortifying maternity centers, ensuring strength and cheer, easing childbirth, and nourishing the child. It promises free medical consultation and asserts safer, easier later motherhood, with testimonials and cloth bound copies offered.
The appellate court upholds a 1805 act reducing county officers salaries, sustaining Judge Simons. Eldon Lawe and county commission members were involved. the decision benefits Bourbon County by preserving the salary reduction and affirming the law’s constitutionality.
Mr Charles Payne of Wichita shipped a buffalo cow from America Texas to Brooklyn by express. The crateed animal weighed over 1000 pounds and attracted about a hundred people at the stock yards to view the big crate.
On the J Merhugh farm a vast crow roost gathers in timber along the creek. Thousands of birds darken the area, attracting attention from nearby residents as once common flock behavior reappears in this rural setting.
A bold Topeka appeal promises guaranteed relief from diseases of women rheumatism cancers and tumors and other ailments. American doctors from St Louis will treat at no cost or risk and extend the offer to all long sufferers until January with confidential notices and no naming without consent.
The Oklahoma Board of Regents at Langston decided to spend 8500 on the first wing of the Necro Agricultural and Normal University. Bids for excavating are to be submitted January 6. No school this winter unless a portion of a federal appropriation for maintenance is secured. university to open probably next spring.
A car on the Blzthnyemilt elevated railway in New York had two passboard boxes of Celluloid combs touch steam pipes and explode while at a station. Two men were injured and three women fainted as a panic spread on the car. The vehicle was wrecked and the incident occurred with gates open.
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