12 Jan 1897
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1897
Page
1
The first Populist legislature of Kansas formally opened at noon with a crowded hall and limited entry for the public. Members and reporters filled the chamber, officers organized, and W. D. Street chosen speaker amid party maneuvering and orderly adjournment to 3 PM.
The seventeenth Kansas Senate convenes at noon with James A J Troutman presiding and Lt Governor Harvey taking the chair. Oath administered and officers elected including president pro tem M A Household and secretary M Watson, with party lines noted.
A scrambled note from a meeting outlines committee heads and their expected roles. The fragment mentions WADA and a_Commubedeae Bisth page, hinting at changes or assignments to be confirmed in the House agenda. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
The Topeka Pure Food exposition attracts 20 000 to 30 000 expected attendees as 54 booth spaces fill and 70 percent are reserved. Major firms such as Walter B Baker Co New York and Armor Packing of Kansas City seek prominent centers, while N K Fairbank Co St Louis also pursues space. Organizers under Newland Sutton outline hall renovations including a connecting vestibule and reworked cooking auditorium and stage, with opening day looming. Boston and New York papers note the event as the west’s important January food fair, with Topeka grocers and wholesalers forming a governing corporation led by Edward Wider and Charles Adams to ensure success.
Partial weather forecast indicates partly cloudy skies with rain tonight and Wednesday, with cooler temperatures in the eastern region and southeast winds. A garden weed can be killed early. One Minute Cough promoted by G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas.
Private confirmation from Benin on the Guinea coast reports the massacre of Consul Phillips and companions during a peace mission to Twinnity. Officials say the unarmed party was ambushed at Benin city, with 240 carriers and seven escapees among the casualties.
The Kansas Supreme Court session opened with Chief Justice Frank Doster entering in a calm, measured manner. He stated there would be no inaugural address or administrative overtones, and that the court would proceed with ordinary business, noting the law remains unchanged and no public-interest cases were on the docket for today.
Republicans in the legislature show limited backing for J. R. Burton in the caucus nomination for United States senator. Burton helped defeat the party in Kansas last November and is seen as objectionable by many. Several other figures would satisfy the party, and the caucus could name any of them.
A blast at the Columbia Dynamite plant near Pittsboro Pennsylvania destroyed a two story frame building. Four people died two women and two men. An injured man Walter Crane likely will recover. The explosion occurred about 10 oclock and the shock damaged Shoaretown public school and several nearby towns.
Private Secretary B C Little appointed Miss Edna Steele of Parsons as stenographer. Governor Leedy asked to send autographs of the private secretary and secretary of state with an impression of the state seal. Auditor Morris says Blims King remains at the flat. Miss Jutta Fitzgerald to become stenographer after February. Superintendent Stryker to appoint his wife as bond clerk. Mary French Field to read poems at Library Hall Monday evening. Melots on sale Wednesday at local stores. 2 Herring for 5 cents.
Representatives of banks and boards of trade meet at Indianapolis to discuss a national currency plan and possible congressional action. The January 12 gathering follows a December 2 conference inviting major commercial bodies to form a commission to improve the nation’s financial system and restore confidence in government money.
A large speech argues that government notes should be retired gradually or via sale of long bonds. It advocates expanding national banks ability to issue notes up to bond value, lowering taxes, and promoting branch banks. The speaker cites economic data and urges broad reform to strengthen the monetary system and national banking.
In district court this morning Judge Hazen lectured the jury on starting promptly and working calmly. He urged deliberation, adherence to the law as given, and businesslike conduct in the box, warning of lost pay or dismissal for repeated tardiness or misbehavior.
Ohio presidential electors who cast their votes for McKinley and Hobart arrived in Canton to greet Major McKinley. A special car carried them from Columbus via the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus and Pennsylvania routes, where a citizens’ committee welcomed them and a luncheon followed at the McKinley home.
Mr James A Davis Santa Fe industrial commissioner toured Topeka meeting Gov Leedy and San Fe officials. He urged eastern investors to back Kansas industries, toutting beets sugar and dairy as prime targets, and stressed careful matching of capital to local opportunities. He warned against overoptimism and emphasized leveraging Kansas advantages to attract western investment.
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