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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1897
Page
4
The State Journal announces a rally edition available by carrier or at the paper’s building corners. Reports mention musical festival plans and an upcoming Waldorf Astoria event with mayoral involvement. Notable notes include plans for a new pump and a reputed carboried fuel advance.
The Topeka woolen mill expansion faces crowded conditions and rising costs. Leaders note cotton supply, railroad access, and proximity to markets shape the venture as they weigh end-to-end production viability and regional competition from Denver and Boston markets.
In Wellington Kansas the other night Thomas W Keene played Richard III and provoked audience laughter with sharp quips and predictions of future actions. The performance drew attention to a Shakespearean Barker Beneforth and noted the success of the touring tragedy company in the area.
Fragmentary notice outlines the probate of Mrs Iann Drew and her estate with 2200 bequested to her children. Names Adeling Patth and several Eidles Yo Awe are mentioned, with an annuity or will amount of 4773 and a ten year term before death. Details are inferred from limited readable text.
At the State Horticultural Society gathering in Leavenworth and Topeka, several canning firms disclosed large contracts and prices for produce. Lawrence and Osage firms reported millions of bushels of tomatoes and apples contracted, with prices ranging from 9 to 26 cents per bushel and 15 cents for potatoes.
Tir A Be McCurdy faces a court sale over the festival funds while C Sutton leads the festival committee. Proceedings set for Monday to settle balance for carriage and festival expenses. Dispute centers on amounts paid from committee funds and compensation to festival workers. The State Journal and Journal Tittle Jean note McCurdy may face trial as questions swirl around festival expenditures and private contributions.
Mr Kuehne reports annual spending of 54 750 on factory supplies for Topeka Vinegar and Pre echine Works. He cites estimates for vegetables and other materials including tomatoes cucumbers pickling onions caulihower puppers raspberries blackberries strawberries and freight charges with home producer. He notes some resource prices are low but overall higher than rival competitors and urges price adjustments.
Weather indications show generally fair and slightly cooler conditions tonight and Friday with northerly winds. The report notes mild seasonal conditions and quieter weather for the two regions amid light winds and typical December patterns.
Speaker Reed is said to favor the One Groat bill changing management of Volunteer Soldiers homes. The bill would place supervision in the War Department and vest funds in the United States, with pensions for inmates' families retained by the homes. Inmates reportedly favor the measure amid debates on relief and expenditures.
The State Horticultural Society discussed fruit measurement standards at last night's meeting. President Wellhouse and Secretary Wayne El debated proposed changes, while George Holsinger Kantay Cy and BK Fi Smith Lawrence argued against altering existing measures. Representative Edwin Taylor urged maintaining the long-standing custom, warning changes could allow extra quantities to others.
Y M C A and Y M A teams held a series of contests in Berne with the T A A. The lead was tight as T A A edged ahead by small margins and the teams planned to continue playing through winter. Depth by games includes Tal Albany and Broderson, with Townend and Crue also noted.
Two highwaymen held up a Lewiston Stage one mile from Grameen at around clock last night stealing about $60 from two passengers and the mail sacks contents while one sack with cash remained. The driver was told to head toward Cottonwood as the robbers trailed briefly, then vanished. Relief claim notes from a period ad follow.
Holiday travel deals announced with a 200 mile round trip fare set by Union Pacific for adults. Tickets go on sale December 24 25 and 1887 January 1 with return by January 4 169s. City Ticket Agent A Lewis and Depot Agent J Fulton listed. Also notes testimonial for DeWitts Little Early Risers stomach remedy and Morrison's Special Sale on watches and sterling goods at Morrison 612 Kansas Ave.
Parsons family mourned in Minneapolis as a Kansas corpselike funeral was delayed after the coffin was not transferred at Strong City. Relatives arrived in Ottawa County for interment but the body remained missing until telegraphic confirmation.
Glasco December 30 The Gibsoo Poultry and Pet Stock association reports its third animal exhibit unusually large with 36 inch birds on display. The Plymouth Rock and Wyandotte lines show strong entries. Mediterranean breeds praised. Judge C F Abdex of Topeka prepared score cards. Birds will be shipped to Beloit for the Mitchell County Poultry and Pet Stock show opening January 1 for three days.
Rumor says Glen Elder Sentinel editor W. R. Baker and his brother from the Smith Center Journal plan to move to Ralph and travel to Kansas City to purchase a new tube. Friends claim a Beloit Call alliance will create four papers in the county, two Republicans and two Populists.
Minneapolis reports the Law and Order League fails to secure a grand jury for Ottawa County as six petitions circulate, with names sparse or lacking. After canvassing, the legal number could not be reached and the grand jury plan ends for now.
Fort Scott news reports two runaway couples, with Denton Texas youth Stroud and Hertha Dash meeting to wed at a local ceremony thwarted by family interference. Separate notices claim Charles Clover of Garvey and Clare Duncan of Independence arranged a ceremony with a judge amid social gossip.
Reports from Wetmore describe convulsions in a family after consuming canned tomatoes that had sat opened for several days. Only the family members who ate the tomatoes were affected, while others remained uninjured. The incident adds to a string of local notes across Kansas including awards for corn samples and civic appointments.
Chicago reports Dr Willis J D Storter, Augusta N hospital staff physician, retrained Muggle E Laut Three Beard aged Miss Lauffs to use her lips. After weeks of therapy she began to utter a word again, signaling partial recovery though speech remains limited.
New York reports Mre Leslie Carter plans to perform Shakespearean parts with plans to appear in Camille and Rosaline. David Belasco confirms Carter will debut in Winters Tale and Camille if the venture succeeds, with Adelphi Theater opening April 9.
A local drug firm Jones & Son of Cowden reports Dr King’s New Discovery cured Inez Witter’s severe illness described as la grippe progressing to hasty consumption. The ad claims a first dose relief and full cure, with free trial at Swift & Holliday’s Drug Store and a ten percent weekly discount on watches and sterling.
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