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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1897
Page
6
Local merchants announce holiday gifts and specials while families plan visits. Residents Abigail, Sharrard, Kane, and Delman travel for Christmas, with social, church, and school events lining up through the weekend as shops close for the holiday.
In Topeka and vicinity a flurry of social events continued with a reception at Mrs. Norman Wear’s Greenwood Avenue home honoring Mrs. Chas Krauthoff. Attendees included Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Wear, and Mrs. Krauthoff, plus several guests from Kansas City, while gowns ranged from white chiffon to velvet and astrakhan. A later wedding at the home on West Sixth featured Miss Elizabeth Taylor and Mr. Matthew W. Macferran, with a white corded silk gown and brides roses as they begin married life.
Ankota residents describe weeks of social visits as Mrs Sarah Smith plans to return from Rockford Illinois the first of the week. Encrewed visiting cards invitations and meteoram stationery noted. Adams Bros Topeka agents Jaccard's listed.
A courthouse riot broke out during a trial in December at McArour. Six men were seized for participation, two mortally wounded. Elijah Brown sustained severe injuries including a six inch cut. Teeters and Donahue also injured. Donahue, Ervine and Teeters were bond for murder, others discharged. The alleged affair linked to the incident.
New York dispatch reports P Huntington sold the 270 ton iron steamship Mor ean City now Bets. The buyer Joseph Ladue plans to sail for South and Alaskan ports in two to three weeks with Treland and passengers. The price is about 420000. Ladue orders several more steamers and the Mor ean City will operate Seattle to Dye and Skaxtay then to St Michiel via river Uputs.
Lincoln ministers wage a crusade against Christian Scientists criticizing them as disloyal to the church. Simultaneously Smyrna endures a series of destructive earthquakes affecting Astor and surrounding regions, with casualties and damage reported. Also advertised are remedies for kidney and digestive ailments with local vendors listed.
Detroit reports Don M Dickinson senior counsel for Lin United States comments on Canadian press on Bering Sea award. He disputes published figures and says no official announcement exists. He notes compromise terms and possible award ranges, praising British counsel and deferring to state department for figures.
A man named Hernandes carrying gunpowder cartridges in his pockets tripped and fell, a knife drew blood, and an explosive sequence followed, leaving him horribly mangled and dying. The incident underscores dangerous handling of explosive materials and improvised tools.
A garbled report notes Populist figures including Taylor Riddle and O Brenington in Bennington city circle talks urging activists to attend a conference. Mentions debate over new members, salaries, and potential changes in roles, with quoted remarks on factional strategy and leadership.
Major W N Ewing arrives to seek Judge Foster’s order to confirm a deal in which Frank Frazier of El Dorado would pay all bank depositors in full by transferring assets of the Wichita National Bank. Stockholders protest the transfer, hoping to shield wives from liability, as property values rise with crops.
Spokane dispatch says several Colfax arrivals allege a lynching occurred there Sunday or Monday night despite denials. They claim Chadwick Marshall and Suhiy McDonald escaped county jail with help to the west, amid press censorship preventing full details from reaching the public.
Sleepy Hollow residents decline John D. Rockefeller's $290,000 proposal, opposing what they see as granting him too many privileges. The village vows to respond as tensions over Rockefeller influence and local road funding persist amid public debate about the so called Tate road project.
The article reports the death of Lady Millets, widow of John Middis, noting her status as a divorced wife of Joan Huacin Sollowa and her second marriage in 1865. It mentions her role as head of a dwovul academy and references a church wedding with Millais Thuskin, detailing her complex marital history.
Albany dispatch reports Albert and Warner pleaded guilty to a nine count indictment tied to the kidnapping of Johnny Canaway. The case involves Bilver Bonds and demands related to ransom. Widespread public pressure followed the proceedings amid incomplete details.
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