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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1897
Page
4
The piece extols Kansas booming wealth and beef cattle trade. It lauds Coburns study linking steer and corn to wealth, notes vast stock markets, cheap feed, and favorable winter for ranching. It contrasts past Plight with present prosperity, citing jackrabbits and rural growth.
Weather for Kansas shows fair and warmer conditions, while Chicago notes a cautious revival in prosperity. Observations highlight offsetting factors from wage cuts, strikes, and rising prices in key industries, with trust concentration and currency shifts influencing the recovery outlook.
A fragmentary poem parodying Kipling tone appears in a New York Sun piece about Kansas agriculture and rural life. It mocks poetic flourishes while praising corn, grass, and farm prosperity amid references to Coburn and agricultural officials.
An unreliable correspondent claimed Mankato banned the song Hot Time to the Old Town, sparking front page splashes across papers. The Chicago second edition questions constitutionality while the St. Louis Post-Dispatch treats it as a joke. The Monitor notes no such ordinance existed and cites a ten-year manhunt arrest in German areas.
A jumble of humorous snippets from Atchison life includes petty observations about aging, fashion, education, and appetite. Anecdotes touch on shopping for clothes after marriage, a sausage joke, gifts for children, and a Christmas toy that speaks when pulled.
Fragmented rural notices and local item blurbs with names like Hank Wara and Jack Prost. Mentions of a boy with pompons, a bed and extra work at ratfing, and races or contests. Dighton Herald and Stockteen Signal provide scattered references to people and places.
Mrs Clavaland is described as strict with her children and a believer in Froebel education. Emma Kames Storey, famed American singer, abandons a German tour plan and will be in Paris this winter. Senator McMillan of Michigan protects a chair of paintings and admires American art. Niagara Falls impresses the echo explorer Nanseo more than any site in the United States. Sir Julian Pauncefote, British ambassador, improves from rheumatic illness and stays in bed part time. The will of Rev George H Moughton leaves property to Anna Marie Joustin for life, then to the Church of the Transfiguration. Cepilithodes is never late for appointments. A boy habitually chews a watch as his prized possession. Mr Rhodes keeps no diary and once used a private cipher.
A garbled Chicago sourced page offers a collection of adage like proverbs on daily life. It riffs on fools honesty and social pretenses with wry lines about bakers barbers hotel clerks and dating dulls. The compendium parodies newspaper lore and human foibles.
Cleveland dispatch reports the Ohio senator race shifting as Charles Karts of Columbus emerges to challenge Hanna. Key Ohio Republicans Judge Nash Harry Daysherty and D B Woodmansee with C B Case held conferences in various parts of the state, details undisclosed but likely signaling strategy changes.
In Wichita on December 21 a man who had $110 from Harry Shepard to pay freight allegedly offered to invest his own money, claiming future income by a New York draft. He produced a $72 draft drawn on Chemical National Bank, asked Shepard to endorse at Bank of Commerce, and obtained cash from Jones. He then cashed checks from Shepard, including amounts of 25 and 10 dollars, and used other merchants.
The Russian government has begun talks with the New South Wales government to secure meat shipments to Vladivostok, leveraging the great Siberian port’s role in expanding the meat trade.
December 24 report on incorporation of the Alienham Lincoln Memorial Association to establish a memorial for Lincoln in Colorado. Site chosen at Mount Lookout summit above the Arkansas River. funding sought by subscription and articles filed for grants to secure site and legal authority.
A Kansas resident attends a second church service and reports receiving sanctification during the ceremony. The event highlights personal religious renewal and community involvement as part of ongoing spiritual practice.
In Abilene on December 4 the town mourns the loss of Meg J. C. Holger pastor of the Reform churches. He resigned his pastorate and moved to Mastinsburg Pennsylvania to live with his parents. Holger, a recent college graduate, was known for his strong scholarship and piano talent and gained social favor for his musical gifts and engaging address. He attended a revival and publicly professed entire sanctification, then announced he would abandon his ministry and cease preaching from the pulpit, a shift tied to his alignment with broader Holiness doctrine.
A fragment from Lincoln reports a cablegram from Carl Lohniain in Germany, unread by a Falke agent and returned for interpretation, causing distress until the query's purpose was revealed. In Winfield a commercial club forms to meet revived activity, with 30 members and renovations at the Cowley County National Bank building.
In Atchison 14 instrument brass band purchased from New York makers Carl Fischer and associates arrives. Fischer gave $50 toward the purchase as veterans of the Leavenworth home donate the best of their department. A teacher will be employed and band members receive instruction immediately.
General Allen and Major Laws praised three inspected companies Lawrence Iola and Pt Scott Col Metenif noted only three were worthy of prayer The Kansas case involves Bryan Gilbert a 10 year old lawyer in his first suit The New York World allegedly filed to collect $10 from an unknown person The judge says proceedings were proper but the local view is the suit was staged for a feature story
In Newton the new G A R post faces internal splits as Ladies of the G A R, led by department president Emma Wall, investigate complaints from both old and new members. Across Kansas a series of small items report accidents, pensions, shipments, and local business notices including a large cattle shipment at Woodbine and the Alma National Bank starting operations.
London dispatch reports Havana sees flames at the Sumar Plantation, ignited by insurgents, with the blaze clearly visible from the city as night falls on December 24.
Emporia Kansas Bee reports Colonel Metcalf criticising Col Plest regiment and the First regiment band during a Wednesday armory inspection. Guns were in poor condition and non attendance blamed on discipline. Capt Tipton to enforce future punishment for duty failures. Adjutant General Allen present. Major Laws accompanied Metcalf.
Thomas Co. Bullock was arraigned before Justice C B Gage on an assault charge after being arrested at his residence. He forced entry when she locked herself in, finding her undressed in bed. Mrs. Bullock was held for the grand jury. For rent three business rooms on Kateus Avenue between Sixth and Eighth.
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relief within six hours claimed by a new remedy. It touts quick relief for pain in urinary passages for both sexes and retention relief. Sold by Ges W Stansfield and Sim Drog Company at Kansas avenue, Topeka. The California Express schedule appears in the item with route details.
Miss Elam a Georgia librarian candidate attempted self harm in Atlanta after a spirited contest for the state post. She was aided by Cav Atkinson and rushed to Grady hospital. she belongs to a prominent family and was noted for literary talent, with the race featuring many contenders and political intrigue.
S H H Clark a receiver of the Union Pacifi fields and vice president of multiple roads arrived in San Antonio in poor health. He could not leave his private car after being entertained at a hotel and may be sent back to Omaha if his condition does not improve in a few days.
The Topeka YMCA enters a formal assignment to protect creditors after a rent suit. Noted figures include Elizabeth S., Wm Combs, G E Lerreo, and others totaling around 440 dollars. W H Holmes, former member, is accused of pushing collection and scrutiny is planned to ensure proper handling. Several obligations have reportedly been paid, with audit details partially listed.
Richmond talks of a Virginia bill to make it illegal for men to loiter near schools or seminaries with fines or imprisonment. The measure seeks to close evasion by barring male visitors without consent from principals. Several Virginia cities already tried ordinances with limited success and fines. Bas tard's Horehound Syrup advertised with a patient tone, listing Zoo and De Geo. W. Stansfield address and Miller's Pharmacy locations.
North Topeka society page lists dozens of Christmas plans and visits. Residents from Meriden to Emporia, Coffeyville, and Gentry attend gatherings, with multiple family and guest arrangements and travel to various towns for the holidays.
Severe winter weather locks residents indoors as Rochester and Wyoming County report nearly four feet of snow in two hours. Stores close, travel halts, and communications falter as crews battle drifts and shoveling efforts intensify.
Washington December 2 The president refuses to heed organized labor as Paxson of Penny State is favored to become a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission succeeding Clone W. R Morrison. Senator Tebow of Kentucky urged the appointment, saying Paxson was promised the position. Observers say Paxson is the likely pick.
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