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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1898
Page
7
A Topeka citizen urges the city to sweep and wash streets daily to remove dirt and dust. He calls for support from the mayor, council, and Street Commissioner Ramsey, arguing clean streets protect health and property and mark a municipal victory.
Dan Myers discusses the Santa Fe paint shop and a new house near Fifth and Madison. Notes include California limited train details, passenger cars, and crew changes. mentions Topeka trip on the 25th, J. Wast at 219 Branner Street, and several injuries and assignments. Also reports yard operations, car numbers, scales, and staff moves at the railway yard.
A NebraskaPublic Bureau of Information and Sentiment was established a year ago under the state commissioner to centralize job applications. The system tracks applicants statewide, with 3783 people registered so far and numerous positions to be filled when the governor funds staffing. The bureau operates at minimal cost, mainly postage and printing, and has already boosted public sentiment by streamlining hiring across the state.
The report calls for answers from city superintendents on pupil enrollment attendance and teacher salaries for primary and intermediate grades. It notes the need for a formal annual summary to be issued by the Superintendent of Instruction and mentions this inquiry as previously unasked.
A fragment from Tacoma Washington dated February 14 reports the steam fishing schooner Eiith is in danger of foundering with possible loss amid Alaska Balibut fisheries. Passenger and crew welfare details are unclear in the readable text.
Tonight at Crawford theater Hal Reid and company perform Human Herts a tale of Tam Do Kan and Isid Hills of Arkanean with Esther Duff in a leading role Miss Duff a Topeka alumna stars in The Blyster ious Mr Tusie by Madeline Lu cete Ryley next Saturday. The plot centers on jealousy and inheritance as a fiancé arranges a staged marriage to guard his beloved from rivals.
New York February 14 a patriotic society named the American Flag association was formed. Members will come from committees of national patriotic groups to protect the nation flag from desecration. The report from organizing committees and the constitution was accepted, with representation from Empire State Society Sons of the American Revolution National Society of the American Revolution Pennsylvania New Jersey Illinois and Massachusetts Societies. The effort follows a December city hall congress of patriotic groups.
San Francisco reports Theodore Gussman is marooned on a coral reef hundreds of miles from land after being left with two companions to guard Oceanic Phosphate company property on Clippertan island. He refused to abandon duty even as Mexican naval forces pressed to take him off the post, awaiting rescue and sending a letter home via a French warship.
Dr H W Hoy and two friends dined at a Uptown restaurant when a reporter at the same table overheard a tale of arrest. The speaker claimed the arrest was by a common yellow car, not an officer, and described a morning follow on to a coat house office with a dog and its paws on display.
The first Christian Science church in Detroit was dedicated yesterday in a remodeled former Episcopal building. The treasury holds $1000 with debts cleared. Speakers included Graves Dulles of London and Chicago’s Kate Davidson Kimball. A telegram from founder Mary Baker Eddy was received. The church lists about 200 members.
A large fire last evening leveled the Auditorium Opera House in Moline Illinois with several adjoining businesses damaged by flames and water. The three story brick structure housed Porter Printing company and other tenants. about a dozen people narrowly escaped as stairways burned and rescues by rope and ladder were made from the third floor. Insurance covers the loss of the building and contents estimated at nine thousand dollars.
A flood of short, imperfect classifieds seeks labor and domestic help. Entries include WANTED-HELP WANTED trimmers, stenographers, nurses, housekeepers, and general workers. many with addresses in Topeka and nearby towns. Several listings request references, wages, and flexible hours, plus a few sale notices and college ads.
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