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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1897
Page
6
A long advertising excerpt extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as cures for consumption and digestive disorders. It touts broad health benefits, cites testimonials, and claims thousands saved, urging readers to buy from druggists. Mentions vivid personal anecdotes and warnings about the disease's ubiquity and invisibility.
Indianapolis report notes the Fiflen M. Gongar case affirmed against the election offices of her Lafayette precinct. The ruling addresses whether state laws allow voting rights and what constitutes eligibility at a general election, aligning with constitutional protections but denying Gongar a counting of her ballot.
News from Chicago reports that Melba cannot come to perform in Chicago for the opera Heaven due to influenza and malaria fever. Doctors say she is unlikely to travel soon. a cough endangers her health and requires care.
In Topeka society news many visitors and residents are noted with travel plans and gatherings. Mrs C B Baker of New York and Mrs N K Baker visit Mr and Mrs C C Baker, others attend parties, weddings, and bachelor club dances as spring social season opens across Topeka and nearby towns.
The excerpt lists vocal pieces and performers including Love's Pisint Dear Little Mala and My Dreams are of Thee, with names such as Koven Hodsins and Bartlett Thomas. It mentions a club meeting at Mire George Parkhurst's on Mareh and includes a stock market note about the Hocking Valley railroad receiver case in Columbus asserting a $290,000 debt and an upcoming March meeting.
North Topeka columns record ward real estate at Ward's 517 Kane avenue and neighborhood exchanges. Local residents travel to Kansas City, Lawrence, and Meroken for visits while bakery ads tout Neale & Co and Noale & Co on North Kansas avenue. Community clubs meet including Lukens Opera House event for Kisizlite and Ladies of Security, W T K club sessions, and social gatherings with Mrs Darks hosting at Gurney street.
The state money backed 7,000 of 100,000 in bonds were canceled and used to buy old bonds via a New York bank. Certificates filed with the state treasurer suggest the old school fund board may be ousted. Investigations aim to reveal bond dealings and potential deception by Cowley county clerk.
Representative Walters pushes for a house accounting on bimin referred to committee. Chairman Keefer rises, claims personal privilege, and delivers a long defense of his past loyalties and present Populist stance defending harmony while criticizing bank and corporate influence. He decries attempts to interrupt and asserts his right to speak unimpeded.
Chairman J. H. White of Missouri livestock committee says there is no plan to oppose the Kansas bill though Missouri may lack enough support to pass any stockyards regulations. He reports Missouri testimony in St. Louis, notes Illinois and Missouri differ in conditions, and urges ongoing coordination with Kansas while criticizing press coverage.
The Kansas House delayed late into the session after the death of Mr Harte to take up the state oleomargarine bill. Supporters claim it protects milk pricing and creamery interests, while opponents warn it could drive margarine manufacturers out of the state and hurt butter sellers. Several lawmakers spoke against the measure, including Mr Cubbinson Brown of Pratt and Fairchild, arguing it harms competition and consumers.
The DI bill faced a heated session introduced by Str. Maria of Clay. The chamber voted 58 to against after a call of the house, with doors locked to rally members. A roll call extended past midnight as supporters and opponents traded names and party labels in a tense, dawn adjournment.
The house reconsidered Saturday’s concurrent resolution to appoint a committee to confer with Texas and Oklahoma on lowering rail rates. Initial 69 to 16 defeat gave way as votes shifted, final 38 to 10 in favor, enabling the committee’s appointment.
Senator Housenader's broad bill for governing state charitable institutions, long debated in the Senate, was killed in the house committee of the whole yesterday in twenty minutes. The measure opened at seven after preliminary remarks, with amendments offered and a debate. Smith of Sherman moved to strike out the enacting clause. the motion passed by a near unanimous vote.
The House will spend tomorrow trying to undo yesterday's actions. Four motions were made to reconsider bills including the La Crosse normal school bill and the cléomarentine bill, with other actions to set the assessment and taxation bill as a special order for 8 p.m. tomorrow.
A petition signed by 1312 voters from the Sixth District asks for a bill to cede the district to Nebraska, accusing residents of being office hunters. Senator Lupier introduced a redistricting bill in the Senate, but it may not pass this session due to other measures on the calendar. Local debate also covers a $5,0000 cannery factory request and a planned industrial school. the Ways and Means committee found the cannery impractical. The House passed a bill by Senator Forney to curb railroad trains blocking street crossings for more than ten minutes, with fines up to 200 dollars per offense.
Legislative notes state the senate approved Dill introduced by Senator Lamb to amend current law governing guarantee and surety companies. The bill requires bonds issued by such firms to remain valid for their full term unless the obligee requests otherwise in writing or a competent court orders otherwise.
A jumble of items reports a destitute family at 311 Chandler street, business openings, arrests, and social events. Ex policemen, a livery stable start, sermons, concerts, political talk at clubs, and a court session are sketched alongside family disputes and a fatal hospital death.
John Marshall and his band drew a sold out Grand audience with three encores. Alfred Buch of Kansas City impressed on cello and Mrs. Parkhurst earned an encore after Ave Maria. The program included The Huguenots, Captain, A Trip to the Country, King Cotton, and Yule Tide with Auld Lang Syne. Waldemar von Dahlen received recalls for tenor solos.
A crowd at the Grand Opera House band concert saw patrons like Sam Radges and G. G. Gage miss seat allocations yet enjoy the music. Radges toppled a camp stool and fell, bracing against a pillar, while Gage stretched out on the floor to listen. The scene reflects crowd discomfort and shows the persistent demand for seating at Marshall’s performance.
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