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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1898
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR notes advertise a loan secured by real estate and mention assets including organs and a shoe business. It references personal appearances and a Kansas avenue location for orders or deposits, but details are unclear and may be incomplete.
A Chicago service recounts how Omaha patrolman Tom Ormsby chased and captured a dangerous felon after a wagon pursuit. Ormsby, averting a gun grab, held the prisoner and drove the wagon to the fort before they were tossed from the vehicle in a dramatic crash. The officer sustained injuries but kept the man secured, earning praise for valor in the line of duty.
New York reports Daniel L. Dowd famed for physical culture and a 1600 pound weight record died of consumption. Mentally unsettled by grip troubles, he pressed cravings for ice cream, blaming digestion on a misbelief that nutrients are absorbed elsewhere. He traveled to Europe seeking health but returned no better.
The article cites James W. Miller of Pitsburg and Cardiff Spey Houndey Co as parties to a record ore sale with London and Cleveland links. It claims four million tons of shipable ore at six percent interest, loaded at Cardit docks, with Warner, Stuart Co handling commission and possible new carriage contracts via the Cramps for whaleback cargoes and canal water routes.
The Populist Farmbeau Club plans a meeting at the Old Court House next Monday evening. Delegates will attend the Republican free silver convention in Topeka on January 1. J W Farnsworth was severely ill with acute stomach trouble at his Topeka Avenue home last night. His condition improved this morning and recovery is hoped. Farnsworth, over 60, is among the oldest business men in the area.
The Windsor Grocery Company of this city, billed as the largest retail slavery concern in the state, assigned late last evening to Wilbur S. Raymond, president of the Railiood Tivestment Company. A statement of assets and liabilities is available at present.
A long list of church services and meetings across denominations. Includes United Brethren First Presbyterian Third Presbyterian Christian Church Unitarian Unity Church and other local congregations with dates times and sermon topics such as The Old Story The New Year and Communion services.
At the Chunk club meeting Bishop Potter laments flaws in American character. He argues Americans accept things as they are, but urges seriousness about governance, virtue, and national prosperity, warning that prosperity from 1900 to 1920 may not return.
L W J Bevan arrived in San Antonio Texas after a tour of Mexico. He met with Eben Guent and Governor Calberson indicating he has not changed his stance on the Creel-Alier question. He praised President Dias in the hospital. The meeting discussed ongoing issues and local circumstances.
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