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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1896
Page
2
A garbled verse about opening Gentry and windows to ring merry bells for Christmas News of Gong and Saint Nicholas arriving with glad tidings. The text evokes bells in a steeple and the sharing of festive news with the public.
Indiana Poor Overseers report alarming rise in public relief culminating in nearly fifteen thousand people in state institutions and over seventy thousand county charity items with thirty three thousand children fed bread. Secretary Ricknell condemns reforms as protection for the imprisoned while advocating broader relief and criticizes shift of offenses from reform to punishment. The piece cites shifting policy, costs, and the impact on families and counties.
Paris dispatches report European powers split on U S intervention in Cuba. Austria backs Spain, France and England delay, Italy offers mediation, while Spain presses for harmonious agreement. Vatican shows support. telegrams note uncertain commitments from Britain, France, Russia amid Spain SpainishArmy saga.
The article analyzes outdoor relief distribution across counties, noting Henry Wayne Payette Rush Posey Vanderburgh and others show varying rates. It highlights upper limits around one in twenty to one in thirty populations, with several counties like Jefferson and Ripley cited for different relative burdens. The piece discusses urban centers such as Madison and Terre Haute, and contemplates poverty, charity, and the conditions of prosperity in central and southern regions.
Fragmented OCR text shows a local notices style advertisement about box rent penalties after January 1 and a pasted mix of names and addresses. The readable items mention box rent enforcement and several names and street references, suggesting a public notices or classifieds fragment with unclear context.
New York reports the 1900 Paris Exposition commission has 37 schemes for freakish displays. A proposed Go the race lines of Niagara with artificial water features and a towering core is outlined, costing high labor and elaborate engineering, with plans to excite visitors.
A veterinary board from the state health commission traveled to Winchester to probe a peculiar cattle disease affecting livestock in No Man's Tarn and Dairy County. They found a few cases with an unusual form, recommending stricter care in feeding and noting the illness had spread to several herds with some fatalities, urging broader precautionary measures.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a chaotic scene with factions, accusations, and a council inquiry in Waabburny. Mentions of Washburn, Topeka, and Vike Widnes appear amid garbled names, legal terms, and possible election stakes. The piece ends noting a state university event and a subscription note.
In a chaotic scene at a Topeka street corner J. Owens was taken into custody after an encounter involving a man claiming to be his nephew. A gray haired man and an uncle confronted police, and a tense farewell occurred as Owens was led away. The uncle pleaded for support as the crowd dispersed and a long path home began.
A riot occurred yesterday afternoon near Aqueduct four miles from Sehencetady on the Erie canal. About 250 unemployed locals joined four hundred Italians at the canaI work, rifles and stones were hurled, and several men were assaulted. A strong deputy force dispersed the mob and arrested the ring leaders.
A fragmentary notice discusses a proposed road from a river point where the Siberian line meets the Trans-Pulkiel line to Mikelsieaye with a stated 1.4% vermin figure in Chinese territory. The ministerial press frames this as advancing peaceful civilization between Europe and Awe Buckien's Arnica Salve advertised as the best for many skin conditions, priced at 26 cents per box and sold by J. Ores on Kansas Ave.
A courthouse janitor plans a fitting gift for Mr Gaw. Stenographer Gaw receives a large Thomas Gat hone ry cat as a Christmas surprise, delivered to the court house with a note from a friendly admirer. The janitor hopes the joke stays quiet.
Over twenty people crowded a stairwell as police responded to a ritualized disturbance. Victims included men women and children. several sustained injuries amid chaotic scenes with push and shoving described and a crowded subway area noted. Authorities report a suspect or group aiding attendees and a focus on safety, costs, and relief supplies.
The project aims to let a passenger elevator be let on January 7 for the federal Pulling building. Officials say the long awaited appropriation will fund the lift at the main entrance to the Ruthie Street front, improving access for workers and visitors after years of delay.
Society notes record the December 29 wedding in St. Louis of Miss Julie Scott to Carl Vrooman of Baltimore, with Vice President Stevenson giving away the bride and a reception attended by many prominent figures from Washington and Chicago, reflecting a major season event. Also reports a Cuban incident near Los Palacios and Gomez crossing the Moron line, with insurgent activity and Spanish forces responding.
Attorneys for HH Dows and Sit lky McCHicken, convicted bank wreckers, seek relief with two motions. One requests a new trial, the other an arrest of judgment, in a December decision by Col Deéenger and Hallett.
In letters and testimonials from readers in Chicago and Keokuk, users praise Dr King s New Discovery as an ideal cough remedy, claiming rapid relief and broad effectiveness after years of other medicines. Advertisements invite readers to trial samples at local druggists and emphasize soothing, non irritant relief.
Harper's Magazine in 1897 presents new novels by Frank Stockton and William Dean Howells, short stories by Mark Twain and Ruth McEnery Stuart, serialized essays on American literature and science, and illustrated features. The issue highlights Mexico's silver economy, African exploration, and portraits of contemporary events, with Harper & Brothers offering annual subscriptions.
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