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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1896
Page
3
An orangutan at the Philadelphia zoo develops a fondness for swinging. Head Keeper Manly introduces a rope swing, but the animal resists the change and continues to swing with its hindquarters high. The note captures a humorous, period-voiced animal tale from the zoo.
Kansas news reports a lawyerly invitation for Colonel Robert G. Ta ger to speak at a law school commencement, praised as a top platform speaker though religious views provoke debate. Other items note school geography disputes and a revival campaign, plus various local notices and incidents across Kansas.
The General Committee of Fifteen for the Topeka reunion selected last night includes David Overmyer Chatemac Mayor C A Follows J B Marshall H M Philippe John Schmidt Auros Rhaete Ovenr Krause T F Dorno JG Samusison Edward Wilder A M Baird Charles F Fige F G O Popenoe C Hi Titus T W Harcison and W C Edwwards as secretary. Steven meeting appointed David Overmyar as chairman and McFadden as secretary. A follow up meeting is set for next Tuesday at the council chamber to prepare pleas for work.
Local concerns mount as calls for reform rise over the city scavenger system in Topeka. Scavenger A W Brown accuses sanitary officers of tipping work to rivals who pay for the privilege, alleging officials share payment and names of property owners with competitors. Council to investigate. advocates argue city should manage cleaning services directly to cut cost and delay. Riverside Coal ka Cusl Co., 634 Kausas avecus.
Dick Cooley promotes an athletic entertainment for next Thursday featuring a ten round go between Wade Watts and Jim Finney, Topeka featherweights, plus two main bouts and several town bouts. A mixed style wrestling match pits Harry Gillmore against Tom Woods in a best three of five falls, with varied styles to showcase skill.
The contract for the new county court house shows the contractor F L Stevenson will profit only about 48.50 after expenses, after a 50 daily delay penalty and a dispute with the stone supplier. Architect J C Holland delivered the cost estimate, suggesting the project may actually cost him more due to the stone company dispute and delays.
Rev. G. D. Olden plans to answer opponents at Hamilton Hall in a soon coming lecture. He accuses some courthouse meeting opponents of misrepresentation as racial tensions rise. Olden is praised as a highly educated, brilliant Topeka orator with few peers among both races.
The New York Sun notes vast caribou herds in Newfoundland and warns of overhunting as settlers slaughter elk like the bison. A railroad expansion to Port au Basque will draw more American and Canadian sportsmen, with land purchases for summer residences north of the Humber river. Protective laws and wolf eradication are urged to preserve the deer, which could become a world class deer park with proper measures. Dr. Parker plans to donate four deer skeletons and antlers to the American Museum of Natural History after taxidermy.
The article recalls Nina Van Zandt, once Nina Van Zendt, now Mrs August Spies, slated to lecture for income after joining a Sicily aristocrat and returning to Chicago. She recounts her marriage and abortive plan to save Spies, blaming attorney William P. Aleck, while detailing the couple’s intentions to remarry post‑liberation.
Wheat opened slightly higher on June 11 with higher overseas prices and larger weekly exports but eased to steady as large northwest receipts offset warlike politics. Corn oats and provisions held steady, hogs firm with mixed prices, Kansas City and Texas markets showed varied cattle and hog receipts, and seasonal feed and hay prices appeared uncertain.
Traders reported little war news on a short trading day with domestic prices subdued. Northwests receipts remained large and prices showed modest activity as shipments from the Atlantic side indicated demand. Provisions fell on long positions as traders took profits, while wheat and corn activity reflected mixed signals from New York and Chicago, with cautious sentiment ahead of forthcoming data.
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