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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1896
Page
8
Donations flood in as Ingleside charities clothe twenty five families with help from the Institution. A county stove project at the fair grounds aids needy men seeking work. Poor Commissioner Hale oversees the efforts and a sewing school trains women from poor classes under W C T.
The Cripple Creek district in Colorado, famed for its massive gold finds, attracts hundreds of hopefuls this spring. The Santa Fe line offers direct standard gauge service to the camp with Pullman sleepers and chair cars. contact agent 5 P Howley in Topeka, Kansas.
An advertising item promotes a round trip via the Great Rock Island Route to El Paso and Mexico City for 20 dollars with tickets at gate and contact through Rock Island agents. It mentions Maher vs Pitzsimmons as a world championship battle, asks to call for information, and includes a jumble of nearby ads for medicines, coal, collars, a laundry, and news subscriptions.
An 1890s survey describes New York cold storage warehouses storing beef game poultry eggs vegetables and fruits. It covers methods ice salt ammonia pipes six story facilities with large volumes 10000 barrels of pears and 1500 saddles of venison. It notes rates one third cent per pound per month and risk to owners who rely on receipts for damaged goods.
A fragmentary record recalls Baron Alderson releasing a juror who stated Gio was deaf in one ear. The judge said the juror may leave the bus, noting it was necessary for him to see bore sides.
In Topeka a Populist league meeting led by G. C. Clemens and W. W. Alkire heatedly debated Mr. Smith's bid to publish the proceedings and align with the Patriots of America led by Cola Harvey. Clemens argued open doors for all parties, warned against Republican schemes, and the room settled into quiet after tense exchanges.
Albert Dean of Kansas City, U S live stock commission aide, met the state live stock board in advisory capacity. The board adjourned without decisive rules for the year. Texas fever infection fears loom. quarantine lines and tick concerns raise alarm for Kansas Missouri and Arkansas agriculture.
Topeka, Kan. Sept 24 1899 Mystic Brotherhood leadership notes support for local option by townships amid growth of the organization statewide. A Wichita policy critique frames debate on prohibition and traffic control, with emphasis on letting communities choose.
Dr William Riverett of Massachusetts rose in Congress amid praise for his learning and versatility He carried a Republican district by a close vote and earned fame for pronouncing octopus with the second syllable stressed triggering national dictionary debates His maiden speech delighted listeners with English literature and wit refining a linguistic moment in early American politics
An outsider arrives in a divided mountain town amid factional tensions. He accepts no horse from a local leader to avoid being mistaken for the owner and shot by rivals, despite urgent insistence. The scene ends with a bold vow that if anyone harms him, he will defend himself.
In a remembered moment from Louis Republic, Speaker Champ Clark laughs as a medical quip corrects the pronunciation of octopus to catiefish. The exchange draws a roaring, deafening applause, reflecting wartime oratory flair.
Thomas Allen of Flemington West Virginia, colored, marked his one hundred fiftieth birthday last week. He served Washington as body servant and later acted as messenger to the Duke of Wellington. He fought in the Continental Army, Mexican War, and the Confederate Army. He remains unmarried but not opposed to marriage.
A fragment from the Taerriston Journal recounts a two year old Miss Dorothy W. of Winthrop in a curious scene with a parlor bric a brac. a young woman responds to a concerned demand with calm reassurance. The excerpt includes a quip from a jury about education and language skills.
Fragmented excerpts show Lord Granville De Brakeleigh arguing England controls the money power behind war finance. A line of dialogue hints at American retaliation by financial blows, while unrelated clippings mock or mirror wartime sentiment and patriotism with garbled verses and local wit.
Harper's Weekly outlines its 1896 program including political cartoons on the presidential year and independent good government stance. It promises fiction by W D Howarts and a Scotch feud serial, with emphasis on art literature music and social questions. Subscriptions begin with the current number. payments by money order or draft suggested. addresses in New York.
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