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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1898

Page

5

Spinners May Go South Move Aimed at Cotton Industry

A January meeting of the state AFL executive board discussed the fate of cotton fall operatives facing job losses from strikes. Southern capitalists were urged to invest in southern plant development to create work, with proposals for cash and stock subscriptions. The committee ordered inquiries and planned organizing drives among port engineers in Lowell and nearby cities.

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Money Piling Up in New York Finance Figures

The weekly statement shows surplus reserve rising by 34,475. The 2 percent requirements see a larger excess as new legal tenders increase by 710. The total circulation stands at 10,028,900 with overall excess holdings reaching 22,204,577 as of the latest figures in New York.

New York Imeneass Kerne Sovrman Adech Increaae

West Union Beef sells Texan ranch to Wyoming buyer

Fort Worth January 10 The West Union Beef Company sold its West Texas ranch to Clifton Anderson of Wyoming for about 175000. The deal will move the cattle operation from the Lone Star state and shift ownership to the Clifton interests, marking a major regional sale.

Fort Worth, Tex Westre Union Beef Company Clifton Anderson Wyoming Iene Eeeeeet Cattle Company Inine

Yellow fever serum shipment to officials and health services

New York dispatch reports the Norton Hne Menmtt Miramer arriving from River Plala and Bra porte with three packages of yellow fever serum. Dr. Jaranelli of the Institute de Hygene Experimental at Montevised forwarded two packages to the Surgeon General of the Marine Hospital Service and one to Health Officer A. Doty.

New York Norton Hne Plala Porte Jaranelli Institute de Hygene Experimental Montevised General Wyman The Marine Hoemint Service Healkh OmMeer A Doty

Irregularities in Indian rolls probe by McConnell

Special commissioner Weller J. McConnell, appointed by the president to study errors in the Cherd Kee freedmen rolls and alleged thefts, files his report to the secretary of the interior. He stops in St. Louis after a month in Indian Territory and will travel to Washington next, outlining the investigation.

Louis Jas Clobe-Democrat Weller J. McConnel FSU Une Lnternit MelConnell Indian Territory Hia Wash- Inston

Corbin Named Adjutant General in Army Reform Plan

President McKinley plans to appoint three army chiefs with the rank of brigadier general within weeks. Colonel B L Corbin is slated for adjutant general, following Samuel Brook's retirement. Other retirements prompt promotions for Samuel T Cushing and Marshall Ludington as commissary and quartermaster generals.

New York McKinley Washington The Herald Ed Thetternet B L. C. Corbin Corbin Department of the East Governor's Island Adjutant General Cortin Samuel Brook George J. Angeles Wuneral Army Wm. Bell George Samuel T. Cushing Panta Marshall Ludington Runk

Liberty party to meet for Topeka conference

The Liberty party aligned with Prohibition advocates calls a February 1 conference in Topeka. B Clark of Allen County issues the call, to be held in J S Lehman’s office at the state house grounds, with a Temperance Union event scheduled and a possible unification of Prohibition factions for the next campaign.

Liberty Party Five Silver Wife Prohibition Party Topeka B. Clark Allen County Conference Ia Lehantn State House Siow ‘Tempirarice Union

Poor construction explains failure of Brooklyn dry dock

In New York a water draw from the Brooklyn Navy Yard dry dock revealed faulty construction. Cofferdam cost value. Sheet piling meant to be driven thirty feet into the river bed was only three feet in places. Water movement caused piles to tilt and the apron to become crooked. Some timbers floated away as the subaqueous portion showed extensive defects.

Brooklyn Dry Dock New York Jub City Dry Dock Brooklyn Pavy Yard

State Attorney General orders prosecutions of New York Life agents

Attorney General Boyle has sent letters to county attorneys urging criminal prosecutions of New York Life Insurance Company agents operating without a license in Kansas. He cites continued solicitation in various counties and notes the company claims a license it may not hold. He compares to Kansas actions against out‑of‑state firms and states the company is defying the law and must be stopped.

Boyle Plate New York Life Insurance Company Royle Hoyle Dusiness Boyie Ayer New York Ona Ee tFedier Prilby Dae Maurier Nowednyn Sud Lovie Charles Frohman Mr Prokmat Froferien Hart

Weather Indications for Chicago and Kansas

Weather notes forecast rain or snow tonight and Tuesday with colder temperatures around 25 degrees. Wind will be easterly, and chilly conditions prevail across Kansas and Chicago as the system moves through.

Chicago Kansas

Klondike marriage rumor tied to Amime Kelty report

A Seattle cable reports Kansas girl Amime L Kelty, daughter of ex Senator H B Kelty, may have wed in Klondike to the region’s wealthiest mine owner nicknamed Nigger Jim son of a Louisiana planter. Parents in Seattle Avenue say word from Chicago syndicate circles confirms she traveled to Klondike to write for Kansas City and St Louis papers.

Amime L. Kelty H. B. Kelty Klondike Tenth and Monroe Streets Seattle Wash Kansas Chicago Kansas City St. Louis

Multiple City Events At Topeka Screened In January Notes

A packed January slate includes a concert at Arion hall and a Topeka Academy of Medicine and Surgery meeting tonight. The Bowman Memorial hall kindergarten reopened today and several churches continue special services. The Colored Free Silver club and Kansas Day club plan events at Copeland hotel and headquarters respectively. Rathbone Sisters will install officers at Topeka temple No. Ninde Chautauqua circle meets at First Methodist church. Labor Commissioner Johnson issues a detailed annual report. The January district court term opened with docket calls as Revert Burns’s birthday is celebrated by local Scottish groups. Judge Foster proposes selling property as part of proceedings.

Arion Hall Bowman Memorial Hall Topeka Academy of Medicine and Surgery Harry Bono United States First Presbyterian Church Colored Free Silver Club Kansas Day Club Copeland Hotel Topeka Temple No Rathbone Sisters Ninde Chautauqua Circle First Methodist Church Johnson District Court Burns Foster Atchison Bridge Tvestock St. Andrew's Church Exiporia Grace Cathedral Stryker Nas Newton Judge Bashore Will Vislt Topoka Washburn College Holbrook Hall Jewell County Garden Saylings Company New Hampshire Cora B. Miller Grant & Co Kansas Lincoln County Panthygaterian Literary Society Sirtz Shawnee County Mary Montieth W. W. Fiske Foreet Kurta Topeka Garfield Park State House Topeka Post G. A R Relief Corps Belle V. Tillotson Mersenthaler Linotype Company Chas, Haas Tecumseh Fair Ground F. M. ‘Tuttle Chesterfield Hotel Tom Carger Aguin Kansas City Mesrovine

Klondike marriage story from frontier dispatch

A Seattle Beattie dispatch reports the first genuine Klondike romance. Namer Jim, son of an old Louisiana planter and ex-strap holder, marries a charming Kansas City journalist unnamed in the text. The couple’s wedding tale unfolds amid frontier mining lore and notes on Emma Kelly and other Klondike figures.

Roll of Honor list of veterans at Topeka agency

Kansas Oklahoma and Colorado veterans on the Topeka agency rolls receive monthly pensions from 50 to 100 dollars. The compilation includes names, addresses, and pension rates for numerous recipients across cities in Kansas, Colorado, and beyond, noting losses and disabilities tied to military service. The long roster features Anderson through Young with varied monthly stipends and home towns, reflecting the national program's reach.

Kansas Oklahoma Colorado Topeka Braves Lst United States Topeka Agency

Kansas Jack Rabbit Packing Co appeals to Congressman Boutelle

The Kansas Jack Rabbit Packing Co led by Samuel Langworthy seeks relief from storage and export barriers hindering rabbit venison trade from Clay Center Kansas. Langworthy appeals to Congressman Boutelle of Maine to secure European storage space and avoid shedding 250 local jobs while stressing the state’s economic impact and a planned $36,000,000 in rabbits needing shipment within 30 days.

Bontelle Kansas Jack Rabbit Company Clay Center Samuel Langworthy HL Gachenbach W. ¥. Carter Col James R. Crabb E.G. Williams Hube Gillet Broadway Thirty-second Street Dog Kansas United States Liverneal Europe Hetator Harris

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