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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1897
Page
7
A rare celestial phenomenon lit New Orleans at seven this morning. Thick clouds gave way to a pink sky as the earth appeared on fire for about ten minutes. A force gale followed along the lakefront with whalers retreating and rails submerged up to three feet.
Ordinance No 570 requires property owners or occupants to keep sidewalks and gutters clear of debris, snow, and filth. Failure to comply after a 24 hour notice results in a five dollar fine. City Clerk McFadden advertises free South Missouri views book and other local notices including a laundry service and subscription offer.
An advertisement extols the benefits of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women. It claims the remedy strengthens the reproductive organs, cures weakness and diseases, reduces pain, and supports wifehood and motherhood. The piece cites testimonials and urges all women to secure a copy of the physician's medical adviser.
San Francisco January 7 The U S weather bureau plans rapid communication with the Farallon Islands via homing pigeons. A Carlisle expert will train birds assisted by Miss Daley Bond to carry weather data. A tiny aluminum cyinder on the bird’s leg will hold 200 words per slip for dispatch of forecasts and vessel information.
In San Francisco on January 7 authorities announce a large scale airship project. Pittsburg Reduction Company to supply substantial aluminum for the craft. A new company forms with 36400 shares at par. Ten thousand shares sold. working models reside in Spreckels building. The craft stands around 200 feet long with a 35 foot diameter cylinder and 120 foot height, powered by a 189 hp Maxim engine.
The crowd saw no representation for Mrs Lease as her house went up for sale in Wichita Kansas yesterday. A bidder from the East drew attention with a bid of five hundred dollars, raising it to six hundred before the bid was won by a standing spectator. Mrs Lease faces a judgment of 1100 dollars while her home is sold and another bidder will receive 2000 dollars in advertising.
London court hears Heating of central criminal case against Lady Selina Scott and her aides. Plea of Justification withdrawn and defense accepts verdict of entlty. Also notes retirement of Denver Paymaster Col Canby and local lectures and events. Scott’s Carbo-Digestive Compound advertised at end.
About 1,000 people heard Commander Ballington Booth of the Volunteers of America speak at Hamilton Hall. He outlined the new movement declaring it an American institution, contrasted with the Salvation Army, and noted rapid growth with posts in 129 towns and a 20,000 weekly magazine circulation. Booth arrived in Topeka with Major Hattie McFadden and discussed Americanizing the army while stressing independence from foreign control.
Senator Field favors a constitutional convention and proposes state ownership of a printing plant with a state printer in charge. He urges lowering freight rates and salary cuts for county officials, seeking targeted reform for Beno county and general fiscal relief for business and farmers.
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union led by secretary Mrs. Mary F. H. Perine is circulating blank petitions for women over 21 to sign. If the resubmission movement grows, the petitions will be presented to the legislature. The petition urges legislators to oppose amending the state constitution to prohibit intoxicating liquors. Local voters and pensioners, regardless of party, are urged to sign against any measure enforcing the amendment.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker daughter of General Booth and new Salvation Army leader visits Washington to speak at a private drawing room meeting hosted by Mrs. John W. Poster. Briginger Susie F Swift and violinist Dr Frederick Nite accompany, presenting the Army’s tale of “the other half” to a limited audience.
The Topeka post office reports year end receipts higher than 1896 with quarterly breakdowns for 1895 1896 and 1897. Tickets on sale January 9 to 16 1897 for travel to Topeka Kansas and Kansas City Missouri due to a Silver Convention inauguration and state events. Also mentions Ayers Hair Vigor and One Minute Cough Cure with endorsements by Geo W Stansfield Kansas Avenue.
New York reports that Mrs James S Mackin now known as Countess de Cadouchat was honored in Paris. Daughter of James H Britton former St Louis mayor, she married James D Mackin and later lived abroad After converting to Catholicism she claimed a papal audience and underwent face treatment to remove wrinkles.
Reports say a severe storm crippled towns south of Little Rock with Benton county hardest hit. Several frame houses collapsed and freight cars overturned while passengers escaped tragedy. A heroic young boy flagged the speeding Cannon Ball express just before disaster, earning a purse from grateful travelers. Rainfall persisted in Little Rock as streets flooded.
Misses Pearl Hendrix, Pearle Mountrey, and Lizzie Davis, normal students, faced a drowning peril while crossing a swollen Blackwater river near Warrensburg Missouri. Their driver Carter could not move the horses as the bridge washed away and water filled the wagon bed. Two girls reached the bank soaked. the other two were rescued after a long submersion by nearby help.
New York January reports a major club leadership shakeup at the Knickerbocker club where Col Winn Jay, a founder and former president, declined to run due to family bereavement. Frederick Bronzen elected to succeed him as president amid calls for refreshed strategies to boost attendance and prestige. Electric Bitters touted as a tonic for malaise and malarial symptoms, with broad claims of restoring energy and aiding digestion.
An old newspaper snippet promotes mineral water claiming quality as the finest in the west and urges readers to try a brand at 612 W Eighth. A brief aphorism about length of life and danger follows, reflecting period advertising style.
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