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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1898
Page
4
New York Merchants Rally Against Rail and Sea Trade Shifts
A New York dispatch reports merchants forming a defensive association to resist diversion of trade to Chicago and St. Louis. Railroads and steamship lines plan to shift traffic inland, harming New York’s wharfage and wholesale sectors. The Merchants Association seeks reduced fares and independent arrangements to keep trade and travel anchored in New York. The move aims to preserve the city’s economic prestige amid outflow to western ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ite
Texas
Mallory
Cromyett
Southern Pacific Railroay Company
Mexico
Teras
Stereburis
Bemigh
Merchants’ Association
the of
Ballimors
Mewport News
Atlantic
Chiexize
Srd
Colle
Rocky Mountains
Micsixeipyl
Ohiever
Great Lakes
Trafthc
St Louis
Chi
Merchants' Association
Gid
St. Joule
Chicago
Central Pass Benser Association
St. Louis
Merchants Association
Editorial Patchwork From Kansas Papers Stirring Relics
A tangle of quotes and riffs on editors and towns highlights a Kansas editorial tone. References touch on Topeka hospitality, respect for editors, and the memory of past receptions, with jabs at misstatements and the nimble dance of politics and pride.
Rabbits for Charity Drive Slaughters 2000+ Rabbits
A February rabbit drive in Anaconda Montana drew over 2000 rabbits and 200 participants from miles around. Long chutes funneled rabbits into stock pens as crowds yelled and clubbed animals, leaving piles four feet deep. a triple deck chicken car was filled for shipment to Butte for charity.
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Anaconda
Mont
Market Lake
Golem
Steat
Tukge
Butte
Edwards Sued Over Faulty Land Deal
Mrs. M. E. Jenkins of Lincoln, Illinois sues WC Edwards former Secretary of State in district court, alleging she paid $600 for a quarter section of Montenuma railroad land after the line was torn up and the nearby station abandoned. She says the land was worth little more than a fanacre and Edwards pressured immediate purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WC. Edwards
M. E. Jenkins
Lincoln
Illnois
Edwards
Montenuma Railroad
Tme
Closing up receivership Santa Fe sale of odds and ends
The Santa Fe receivers report in US circuit court details the sale of all notes and claims, totaling 44576.60 dollars, bought entirely by the Santa Fe company. This preliminary step precedes the receivership discharge as confirmation of the sale would finalize their duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Ben TS
United States
Santa Fe Company
China to Open Inland Waters to Foreign Steamers
A Times dispatch from Pekin says China will permit steamers to navigate inland waters, whether owned by foreigners or locals, under a regime to be set later and start within four months. China will also open one treaty port in Hunan within two years. Britain reportedly has assurances China will not cede any part of the Yangtze valley to another power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Times
Pekinsey
China
Reguintlune
Hunan
Great Britain
Yangtee Tune
Tillman's Brother Seeks Governor Post Amid Family Rift
Ex congressman George D Tillman aged around seventy plans a summer run for governor. He is the brother of Senator Tillman and has not spoken with him for years following a political split linked to Ben Tillman. He vows to run on a platform of unity and local self government, promising tax cuts without weakening state efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
C. 5
Med
George D. Tillman
Hale
Hopkinsville tobacco market opens with rising prices forecast
Hopkinville Kentucky February 24 Farmers in the dark tobacco district fail to rally to their own markets. Despite efforts, demand remains weak and prices low. Brokers emphasize quality over quantity while Hopkinsville warehouses report strong activity and expect hogshead sales to surge this year, potentially lifting receipts to about a million and a half dollars.
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Hopkinaville
Tenn
Aeb
Christian
Hopkins- Willy
Hopkinsville
Abandoned Ship Crew Of John Johnson Reaches Shore
Six men from the schooner John Johnson endure hours of terror in an open boat before landing at Ship Bottom near Atlantic City. They were rescued by Ship Bottom life savers after abandoning a waterlogged vessel in a heavy storm. The wreck drifted ashore two miles further up the beach as pine lumber and cargo washed ashore. Captain Clark and Px crew faced violent seas and a midweek second storm, but all six men reached safety exhausted and soaked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Johnson
Atlantic City
Feb
Hotterm Fe
Flurves
Gbed Clark
Clark
Pars
Dramatic and Lectures Populate Crawford Theater Schedule
The Crawford theater opens a peat sale for the Calroun Opera company next Saturday with Rowley & Snow's store aiding, promising a grand audience for The Grant Duchess. Kate Claxton veteran Miss Agnes Wallace Vilin takes a role in The World Against Her, while F Hopkinson Smith lectures. Also advertised are remedies for colds and skin conditions with Bucklen’s Arnica and laxatives, plus a health show by G W Stansfield on headaches and biliousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calroun Opera
Crawford Theater
Rowley & Snow
Topeka
Grant Duchess
Abe Keene
Kate Claxton
Frank Harvey
Agnes Wallace Vilin
Wil
Hutchinson Council Declines Aid to Western Irrigation Plan
Hutchinson city council votes to not participate in a federal court scheme to close irrigation canals in western Kansas and eastern Colorado. A reporter attended Wichita’s water cooperation bid hearing, and the council deprecates the action, asserting Arkansas River waters should support western Kansas development and Hutchinson’s interests.
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Hutchinson
Hitchinson
Splu
Kansas
Colorado
Wichita
Cty Counel
Hutchinsa Coumeil
Counci
A O U W Grand Lodge Elects Officers and Plans Meeting
The Grand Lodge of the A O U W elected Dr J M Minnick Wichita grand medical examiner T P O Brien Burr Oak grand trustee John H Crider Port Scott and W M Wallace Kingman as grand representatives. A supervisor system revival was proposed and an initiation fee of 5 was discussed. Pittsburg was chosen as next meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Fen
J. M. Minnick
Grand Medical Examiner
T. P. OcBrien
Burr Oak
John H. Crider
Port Scott
W. M. Wallace
Kingman
Grand Representatives
Pittsburg
Making maple sugar near Paola Kansas with gas powered taps
Paola February 24. A Miami county farmer, Marion Smith, taps about 200 maple trees and makes sugar and syrup. He plans to use natural gas next season to boil and expand tapping to more trees, a little known maple industry in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami County
Paola
Kansas
Marion Smith
Scarlet fever cases force Hutchinson school bans
Hutchinson reports scarlet fever still present with several cases centered in the Pa teybaugh block on Main street. Neighbors note several children in that area are kept from attending city schools for now while the outbreak is monitored. Pensions for Kansans list grants in Washington with multiple recipients across towns and increases. Postmaster appointment talk surfaces for Captain Booth's daughter in Larned. George J. Barker returns to practice law in Lawrence after moving to Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Pateybaugh
Main Street
George J. Barker
Lawrence
Douglas County
Kansas City
Opera House
Convict’s quirky betkie linked to Fairview tale
From Kansas towns comes a curious tale about a bet by a convict near Fairview. Wwin Welton is mentioned as part of the brief item, highlighting a peculiar local note from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview
Wwin
Welton
Fragmented notes from Kansas towns reveal unusual finds and events
Reports from Kansas detail a bottle containing riveted steel and wood tools near Lebanon, a walnut tree sale in CLAY CENTER, a new jail complex planned beside a municipal center, fakir scams and Chinese seed sales in HIAWATHA, a graveyard fire in SEDAN, a Lawrence central committee primaries call, the death of veteran James Bennett in LAWRENCE, skeletons found near LARNED, and a Christian church call for Rev. Charles M. Sharpe to return to Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Republican City Central Committee
Primaview
James Bennett
First
Kansas Infantry
Kansas
The
Christian Church of
Charles M. Sharpe
Kansas University
Topeka Hallway sheds upgrade and track work progresses
Work continues on a new shed at Twelfth and Jackson for trolley cars by the Topeka Hallway company. A spur and curve near Kasay Avenue connect with the South Topeka track. four tracks inside the shed will store and maintain cars, using stone from the old Tenth street barns.
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Twelfth and
Jackson Streets
Topeka
Grale
Ion ‘Pwelfsh
Erade
Cara
Tenth Street
Jark— Son Street
Turning on the Light and the Search for Health Truths
A reflective piece contrasts groping in darkness with lighted understanding in medicine. It cites unseen germs in air worthy of careful wound care and includes a testimonial from Bella Botta of Mokwensville praising Warner's Safe Cure for kidney disease and general relief, urging readers to seek practical remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bella Botta
Mokwensville
Tella
Myweil
Simon Cameron
Warner
Pormot
Porce
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