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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1898
Page
6
Anonymous personals and social mentions from Topeka cover dances, weddings, anniversaries, visits, and club gatherings. Names listed include Mrs Osborn, Misses Avery, Miss Deter, Mr Towles, and many Topeka residents, with events from late December through January.
Local North Topeka column items cover visits and travels of Edna Staples Hattie Staples and others from Meriden Keokuk Guthrie and Omaha. multiple residents announce returns home and expected arrivals from Chicago Hutchinson and Denver. Community events include a week of prayer at Methodist and Presbyterian churches and a Soldier Creek dating party.
Charles Hottenfeld faced Judge Axchison on charges after a reveler incident in a North Topelas restaurant. He was fined 15 for carrying concealed weapons, claiming the revolver was his. A future petit jury case was scheduled after sentence. The Modge club heads to Leavenworth for a Soldiers Home concert led by Major Andersen.
City Council halts health department actions amid disputes over City Physician Mitchell and drug bills for December. Members argue medicines exceed authority, seeking ordinances on duties of the board of health while Mayor Fellows warns about unseen costs. The matter is referred to the judiciary committee for a final decision.
County commissioners reviewed a written request to extend conduits and plant wires over bridge approaches. The streets and sidewalks committee proposed poles on the approaches because the ground is unsettled. The communication was ordered filed with a note to avoid unsightly poles if possible.
In a detailed budget review Council slashed 171 dollars as possible overcharge, cut 22 claims for Patrolman Whitaker medical care, and left a balance of 183 dollars appropriated. Reports show sewer and water projects, tank purchases, and bridge pipe requests under committee consideration. Mayor Fellows notes record gum collection in December.
Anica Salve advertised as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers skin eruptions and piles with a money refund guarantee. Price 88 cents per box. Sold by Smvitt Holliday Drug Co. The notice claims a stimulant improves nourishment and roots and touts Hall's wet as a top tonic for the feed.
City board of education reports December enrollment at 6188, a record high surpassing 6640 in December 1896 and 5830 in earlier years. Finance and bond discussions proceed. plan to refinance with districts 22, 45, 38, and 81. Resignations, hires, and building improvements for Clay and Liberty areas noted. midwinter high school commencement targeted for January 23 with a local speaker.
United States District Judge Foster will depart Topeka with his family for Los Angeles to open the winter session and may return around May 1. Judge Williams will handle most district business in his absence, while Judge Poster travels to California for health reasons amid the Kansas winter.
The report claims Attorney General Boyle plans to run for Congress in the Second district with an eye toward eventually contesting the United States Senate. Advisers reportedly see a path via two terms in Congress to secure a Senate seat, while Boyle denies any move against Governor Leedy and says he will enter the race if supporters press him.
In Argentine yards a rear end freight collision between Santa Fe trains No 260 and No 218 during the early morning hours killed C H Landers of Brownell Kan and injured M Mears of Waverly. The crash occurred on a straight track at the west switch as trains moved at 8 and 25 mph under moonlight. Landers body taken home. engineer J J Scott blamed for the crash after being found asleep in his cab. The only other injured was Mears with bruises. caboose and engine damaged.
A collage of playful snippets shows verbiage on color coded proofs and odd quotations from Boston Traveler and Chicago Tribune. It reflects dated newspaper style with quirky wordplay and misheard dialogue among clerks, boarders, and reporters.
Fragmentary OCR paper item notes admiration for a mistress and a conversation about dusting a front room. Includes garbled lines and nonsensical trailing text, with no clear date or identifiable organizations. The readable portion suggests a domestic scene and casual dialogue between Mary and mem about an addiction mispronounced as a joke.
The mangled body of William Haley, a Katy freight conductor, was found near Dallas after a violent assault in Denton County. Identified by clothing fragments, Haley died en route to a hospital in Toga. A card bearing the name Lirute Wiedman was found on him. Wiedman is missing as investigators seek a motive and suspect.
A Topeka Commercial club special meeting is set to decide on securing a room for an exhibit tied to the National Creamery and Buttermakers convention in February. Mr. Warner refuses to release the Hamilton Building lower floor without reimbursement for a new room and moving stock, and the arrangement committee questions affordability. The group will also discuss selecting a new secretary to replace Charles Kleinhans and begin plans for a new auditorium.
Scott Leighton, noted animal painter, was taken to a hospital today after a mind clouded by mental illness. For eight years he and his wife resided at the Revere House where no signs of illness appeared until the last few days. His earlier actions at the hotel caused excitement, but he is now quieter and appears to be clearing. He is expected to recover.
A Thomasville Georgia dispatch reports Major Butterworth commissioner of patents is weaker but still hopeful for recovery. The brief note cites diminishing strength but ongoing optimism about his condition.
Wheat opened steady then weakened with New York demand weighing on futures. Corn remained steady amid large receipts and slow trading. Hog market softer with May pork and ribs down. cattle and sheep receipts steady to strong, with demand lifting sheep in places.
Kansas City livestock totals show cattle receipts and market strength with Texas steers selling around 2.25 per unit and native cows and stockers noted. Hog totals near 2000 with mixed packer demand and lighter weights around 2.12 to 2.65. Sheep receipts small, market strong with Lambs around 2.65. Representative sales noted.
OCR fragment outlines wheat and corn activity in Kansas City and Chicago markets on January 4. It notes steady wheat, active corn, and mixed quotes for butter eggs sugar and coffee. Cotton futures and livestock receipts in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Omaha appear alongside market commentary from The Times-Herald.
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