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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1897
Page
7
Topeka physician Dr J B Minney challenged Katman public schools to drop term exams as harmful to teachers and pupils. He cited defective vision from reading and urged pencil abolition with ink substitution, and criticized school ventilation and cold air flow in the hall.
Judge Hi Horton for Mutual Life of New York asks Supreme Court on January 4 to dismiss the quo warranto case brought by Attorney General Boyle. The company says it withdrew from Kansas, settled its business, paid all employees, and requests dismissal from the jurisdiction after paying costs.
New York dispatch describes a thwarted murder attempt on boxing star James J Corbett at Martin's after a late Friday turnover to depart for the west. Stage manager Thad Woodthorpe attacked with a knife, but fellow companions restrained him. Corbett slipped away to catch his train.
Eight year old Frank Erickson died of typhoid fever last evening in Senin Fe hospital. He lived at 200 Emmet Street and worked for 12 years at the taliroed company shop. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2 PM at the rablence. burial planned. Mrs Leet Carter of 106 Monrot Street buried today at the colored Baptist church. Remains of Robert Movxt to be viewed this afternoon at 2 PM at the family residence 409 Exat Eighth street.
A January line of offerings includes Kathryn Kidder in Mine Bans Gene on January 30 and Hoyts A Trip to Chinatown January 1. Other acts feature Gus Hill Vaudeville January 6, Rice 1492 January 6, The Brownies January 8, Katie Emomiett Walls of New York January 15, Walker Whiteside January 2, Chas Frohman's The Girls Left Behind Me January 4, and Rosa Band January 8. The schedule notes Kidder may quit the stage and hints the lineup may grow after opening.
San Francisco reports from Dawson City that Klondike’s Front Street log houses burned on November 22 destroying a loding house and a church. Fire caused by overturned candle. similar blaze earlier ruined the opera house and two saloons. Provisions and liquor valued at £40,000 lost. many refugees march toward Fort Selkirk, some lacking dogs or supplies.
Archie Baird fought off two footpads on a Sunday night near a bridge. One thief grabbed his coat, another attacked him as he tried to assist, ripping clothing and injuring Baird. Baird knocked one to the railing and drove away, with no arrests made.
Washington Dec 20 Ex Secretory Foster met with the president who approved a bill prohibiting the killing of fur seals in North Pacific waters. The act bans seal killing by American citizens except on Pribylo Islands by the North American Commercial Company. It also bars import of seal skins into the United States raw or manufactured with penalties including hefty fines and possible imprisonment. Forfeiture of vessel and cargo may follow.
Paris reports French occupation of Odienne and Natigates signaling possible advance on Chief Samory, a long-time West African foe. The notice notes Samory’s guerrilla rise after 10 years of conflict and a past raid on Soudan’s French-held zones, with further political shifts and a holiday rail fare offer announced by Union Pacific alongside local business notices.
Captain Brainerd, leader of the government Klondike expedition, at the Virginia hotel, advertises for food supplies to Skaguay by February. Required: 300000 pounds of food and 7000 pounds of bacon, 113000 pounds of flour, 5000 pounds of beans and peas, 4000 pounds of butter, and 1400 cans of condensed milk. Expedition to Vancouver and Skagway, Dawsons within four to eight weeks, fears shortage of food due to scarce forage along the Dalton trail.
The Journal reports Rev. T DeWitt Talmage’s prophecy for 1808, predicting autonomous Cuba if Spain keeps promises, improved global politics and arts, no general war in Europe, no partition of China, continued Turkish rule, a rising Christian spirit, and cholera quellings. Also foresees Greater New York union, Victorias line of succession, and a useful role for The Journal in fighting social ills.
Denver reports 107 year mint records with deposits of gold the largest ever received. Colorado foresees output surpassing California, with top figures near 12,200,000 and a total US production around 70,000,000 for the year. California may not reach 15,000,000, while Colorado’s haul nears 11,000,000.
Six men were injured when an engine derailed on the Chicago, Hammond and Western line at Salt Creek, two miles north of La Grange, Illinois. The report lists the derailment details and nearby locations, and includes an advertisement for Taylor's Buckeye Pile Ointment and other products.
In a tale of romantic entanglements Amy Thurston reveals a heartbreak from a past admirer Charley Caxton, while Adele Sims and Lucy discuss news of a wedding. Amy’s memory of a lost love and her ultimate marriage to Thurston frame a quiet domestic aftermath as the tale closes with news of Charley Caxton’s death.
A simple arrangement uses two curtains of tin material to soften daylight without darkening the sewing room. The setup relieves the window from a bare look, avoids glare, and provides a pleasant interior ambiance.
A reader describes creating a decorative double curtain by using one curtain three times as long as the other and overlapping at the center. Attach the shorter piece to the pole with rings, loop a ribbon to the first ring, and drape the longer curtain in a loose sweep with a band of material to form a light, pretty half-darkening effect.
A tale set in ancient France recounts a king arranging a dowry and wedding ring for an elderly serving couple after praising their long faithful service. The silver wedding tradition spreads as the king inaugurates the practice to honor twenty five years of marriage, inspiring a nationwide fashion.
The article describes a dress sash known as the Winter Sash made from six yards of white silk ribbon, six inches wide, with an attached bell, hook and eye closure, and a doubled bow. Edges are piped with plaited chiffon for weight, and the sash features machine-stitched reinforcement. Versions in black and white ribbon include decorative figures.
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