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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1897
Page
5
An inventory sale opens tomorrow January 2 at Topeka Cash, listing heavy Canton flannel, drapery, American shirting, prints, French percale, linens, and various household goods with unit prices. The ad highlights woolen fabrics, bindings, hosiery, books, and paper products with discount figures and bulk lot mentions throughout.
Broad sale catalog notes deep discounts on ladies black seamless cotton hose in various grades and price points, plus heavy Jersey rib and forged men’s underwear. Includes about 359 sample pairs and a wide range of wool, cotton, and fleece lined items offered at less than wholesale prices.
An extensive stock of boys ware gloves mittens leather wraps and capes offered at deep discounts. Prices drop 25 percent on all garments with many items half to two thirds off and remaining stock reduced further. Includes corsets hats bonnets and trimmed accessories with limited quantities and special agency deals noted for Topeka and Chicago makers.
Closing out all remaining toys and fine Taney China cups saucers vases statues at half Jowent price, plus albums work baskets toilet cases and more below regular value. Desks fancy stationery women’s cases cigar boxes and similar goods cut further during this holiday sale with items like Gimume Taber Medallions offered at 50 cents each.
A dated sale notice lists cheap remnants from multiple departments after a stock cleanup. Items include textiles, linens, towels, curtains, bedwear, clothing basics, and household goods priced well below normal retail, with cut rates on foods and hardware like sugar, crackers, sardines, coffee, tobacco, syrups, and tools. The offer emphasizes large discounts and strange copy reflects a liquidation sale atmosphere.
Items of interest on Kansas railroad affairs include personnel, positions, and disputes. A tentative reassignment of Thomas E. Purdy to Watlington as Santa Fe agent is noted, with discussion of shipments, operations, and managerial changes affecting Watlington, Wellington, and nearby lines.
Eight prisoners will be taken to the state penitentiary at Lansing tomorrow. Sheriff Bob Keptey will supervise the trip with guards arranged by the county. The convicts include burglars, larceny, and assault cases, with sentences ranging from one to five years. A milkman case and counterfeit check are noted among the incidents. The Bell phone service expansion is announced in Michigan.
A Jersey field boy styled as a postal agent caused a stir by claiming he could deliver packages in New York and New Jersey. Police tracked his attempts as he followed mail routes, delaying trains, and provoking officials. He vows to continue his challenge to the express company and its messengers.
At a meeting of the school management committees Trustee Beneuthal opened the topic of redistricting Chicago school districts. Trustee Brenan reported about 16,000 vacant seats citywide and noted inquiries to principals. He argued that buildings cannot fit every block and criticized paying 129000 a year for rented rooms with 18,000 empty seats.
A Sunday protection law hindered a landlord's eviction of a grocers' samples stock. Seven months after Aspell & Co opened on Washington Street, four men tried to remove goods at 11 pm on Saturday. Police Justice Stillwell ordered the halt, noting no attachment could issue on Sunday, but allowed the stop to enforce the blue law against labor on Sunday.
Fresno January 1 The San Joaquin and Kings River Canal and Irrigation Company, led by President Henry Miller, filed with the county recorder a claim on water flowing in the San Joaquin River and Fresno slough below their junction for 20 000 inches. They plan a northwesterly canal to irrigate land in northwest Fresno County and western Merced, 80 feet wide at the bottom, two to one slope, six feet deep. An extended canal would carry 10 000 inches to the site, with an auxiliary channel along most of its length. The alignment includes a one mile long natural slough to be incorporated into the system.
A delegation led by John D Crimmins urged New York officials to back a $1,000,000 fire proof Hall of Records to house the clerk and surrogate records. The group pressed the mayor for legislative approval to secure funds and site for the project amid concerns over the current records and a rush to act.
William C Whitney and wife plan next season at Newport and negotiate for a cottage. Almerio Hugh Paget, formerly Miss Whitney, may visit, bringing the Whitney family to the seaside retreat. Rentals for both parties expected to be announced soon along with others prominent among the cottagers.
The will of Captain Georgy J. Lemon was admitted to probate with an estate likely timbered at a million dollars or more. Special bequests include long serving staff, with the rest divided among James S. Lemon, Emmie M. Lewis, Nannie Colwell, Mrs Mars Logan Tucker and Edwin Tucker, while Lemon, a bachelor, had been a longtime ally of General Logan. A surprise clause orders the immediate suspension of the National Tribune and American Farmer, owned and published by the same trust.
A Chicago report describes an eastern financier group led by J. Pierpont Moreau plotting to form a nationwide surface trolley network. They aim to challenge the Yerkes Wheeler control by using overhead wires and gaslights poised to collide with existing streetcar monopolies.
Washington January 1 John Wanamaker’s attack on Senator Quay shifts the Pennsylvania senatorial contest into fresh debate. When asked for a reply Quay said Wanamaker will be wiser a week from today. Quay plans to travel to Harrisburg next Saturday as the legislature meets to elect Cameron’s successor.
San Diego reports a massive blast at the Moreno dam site wiping out 130000 tons of rock and forming a 400 foot long by 80 foot high mass that will become part of the dam. The blast used 190000 pounds of brick and giant powder in one operation to hasten the project 43 miles from San Diego.
New York January 1 Tomas C Platt president of the United States Express company says the firm will cease business in January seven next. He notes the company was doing fairly well in New England and explains the shutdown is voluntary under an amicable agreement with Adams and American Express companies. Details of terms remain private.
A local sale advertises mixed candies at 1c per pound and deep discounts on uncolored Japan tea, wallpaper, borders, silks, dress goods, and all wool fabrics. The notice touts low prices, broad selections, and no extra charges on standard quality items.
Greensburg Indiana case of a farm hand who saved his 7 year old brother and 5 year old sister from a falling amber tree. The man warned the children and pushed them to safety as the tree toppled toward them. He was injured but shielded them from the heavy trunk. Local report notes tireless responders aided at the scene.
Report from San Francisco dated January 1 describes severe famine in western China tied to prolonged rains in Se Chuen province. A landslide tsunami on the Ri nd ha river submerged parts of Chuan Tung, drowning about three thousand residents and destroying roads and crops.
The West Virginia Woman Suffrage Association will hold a three day session in Fairmont starting January 2. Ten local associations form the state organization and 1,100 delegates are expected among about 200 members. National leaders Carrie Chapman Catt Susan B Anthony Anna Shaw Mary G Hay and others will attend.
In St Louis a black man named Johnson Konlicht who spat on the floor of a street car faced a 25 pound fine after ignoring conductors requests to stop. A patrolman intervened when he assaulted the officer and was arrested. It is described as the first arrest under a new health board rule aimed at curbing the practice on street car lines.
In Evanston a Craven tenant case ended with Emma Braun ordered to pay 45000 for injuries linked to a nervous system disorder traced to an incident involving a preacher. The eviction dispute between Mire Julia Soper and Craven led to constables being sent to a rented house during a tense confrontation. The defendant faced accusations of assault and threats as Mrs Braun described prolonged nervous distress following the events.
Local dramatic news notes that Alabama, produced six years ago at Madison Square Theatre New York, has endured as a continuous success. Augustus Thomas, once unknown, created a string of hit plays with Nat Goodwin starring in La? Reckless Man of the World Phe Burl and Chimmie Fads. The enduring popularity is linked to a high standard in performance and the current Grand Opera engagement began Monday evening in January.
In Clyde on January 1 there is a report of dissatisfaction among Britten shipwrights and Clyde bank shipbuilders over the American liner Paul built in Philadelphia. Experts believe the hull has been strained by engine runs on the line to Southampton, with workmen monitoring overheated sections and seeking to report the issue to authorities.
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