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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1898

Page

3

Subscriptions Offered for The State Journal Daily Edition

The State Journal offers a daily edition delivered by carrier seven days a week to Topeke and surrounding suburbs at the same price as other editions. Subscriptions can be arranged at the Journal Building near the corner of Eighth Avenue, where the paper is always open to advertisers and readers.

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Weather Indications for Kansas and Chicaso

Jan forecast from Chicaso notes fair weather on Sunday with colder extremes, warmer in the northwest portion tonight and Sunday. Winds are variable with a general trend toward warmer conditions in the northwest region.

Chicaso Jan Kansas Northwest Portson

Lawrence Journal editor faces repudiation accusations and bridge bonds case

A Lawrence Journal editor accuses Topeka of repudiating debt while recalling the Topeka Bridge bonds of 50 000 with payments through 1990 to Mortimer Cook Dr Stormont and Charles P. Rix. The piece notes bonds for a bridge factory were not paid and cites Lawrence city bonds of 100 000 unpaid since 1344. It ends with a note on Democratic party leadership squabbles over the next National House speakership.

Lawrence Journal Toneka Kankas Topeka Im Ica Swoeka Bridge Dunsons Topeka Bridge Company Mortimer Cook Dr. Stormont Charles P. Rix Supreme Court Tafe Aict

Ed Howe as Evangelist in The Globe Ad Trick

A satirical note questions readers about investing in ads and dieting tips. It urges reducing eating by half, cites a dieter who barely notices a change, and uses a horse as a cautionary example. The piece also mentions the peril of the Republican party and Ohio senatorial rival Hanna, hinting at broader political commentary.

Aktehison Globe Inft Rungis Host Ohio Hanna

The Democratic Warwick and the Hitt Hinrichsen Row

A fragment from a Democratic debate notes Richard Croker and David Hitt should not claim sole credit for Hinrichsen's defeat in the chair race of the Democratic National Committee. It points to John P. Altner Fort on the Pacific coast as a power shaping Bryan’s Chicago nomination and Hinrichsen's downfall.

Warwick Richard Croker David Iil Huck Minttebsen Bryan Hinrichsen Chicago John P. Abner Alterid Messrs, Croker Hitt Democratic Party Joba P. Alt

Altgeld and party dynamics shape upcoming platform

The piece argues Altgeld may steer the Democratic national platform toward silver and against party rebels led by Croker and Hill. It notes New York’s waning control over national policy and hints at alliances with western and southern factions. It also cites Senate election outcomes influencing Civil Service debate and Hanna’s role.

Geld Warwick Altgeld Brooklyn Croker Hill Ajtgeld Empire State New York Bryan John P. Altgeld

Notable Figures in Arts Science and Society Abroad

A collage of brief mentions from diverse figures: Henry Sienkiewicz once promoted a utopian Los Angeles area colony with Helena Modjeska's interest. Cassius M. Clay has endured thirty years bed rest after sixteen knife wounds from Turner. Darwin admired Yale’s paleontological treasures, praised the Peabody Museum, and Professor Marsh earned the Cuvier prize. Governor Atkinson and friends toured Mexico. Rev Myron Reed lampoons funeral rapidity remarks. Mrs. Longstreet weighs a publishing offer for a potential memoir.

Henry K. Sienkiewicz Los Angeles Helena Modjeska Cassius M. Clay Turner Charles Darwin Peabody Museum New Haven Q. C. Marsh Yale University French Academy of Science Cuvier

Chicago News Proverbs. Front door mat is arcesed in love

A garbled Chicago News item presents a sequence of proverbs and aphorisms. It notes a father is judged by his daughter's companions, remarks on a farmer, fortune, and the average man delaying higher salary aims while friends think he earns more.

Chicago News The

Rotunda Exhibit Plan for Kansas Agricultural Goods

The state board of agriculture seeks an exhibit of Kansas agricultural products in the state house rotunda. It asks the executive council to direct the state architect to draft plans and arrange completion of the dome area. The aim is a durable display protecting and permanently showcasing rural, cultural, mineral, and other Kansas resources.

State Board of Agriculture State House Kansas Executive Council Board of Acriculture Ebst Eaetie Iy

New Mining Rules in Yukon Regulate Royalty System

Dominion Government in Ottawa introduces mining regulations for Yukon. The cabinet committee abandons intermittent claim regulation and proposes reserving alternate blocks for public auction. A flat royalty of 10 percent replaces the sliding scale, affecting all miners and operations.

Dominion Klondike Ottawa Ont Yukon

Cannon for Hunting in Salt River Bottom

James Banners of Salt River bottom in Ralls county visited Hannibal today and bought a mounted cannon with powder and shot to shoot wild geese. He says geese damage the corn and wheat, are too wild for ordinary shotguns, and the cannon will be swivel mounted to fire in any direction, with buck shot to kill dozens of birds.

Hannibal Gan James Banners Salt River Bottom Ralls County

Paris Students Rally Against Zola in Street Demonstrations

In Paris on January 15 a renewed anti Zola protest saw a band of students march along Boulevard and shout Down with Zola Down with the Jews Police dispersed the crowd and clashes with officers followed The demonstrators regrouped across the Seine and headed back through the boulevards before being dispersed on the Avenue de Opera by police

Paris Michael Zola Seine

Poisoned by Ivy and Cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla

Charles Morris of North Cambridge Massachusetts recalls a years old ivy poisoning treated with Hood's Sarsaparilla. He and his children suffered severe itching and weight loss until five bottles restored health and weight to 175 pounds. He credits the remedy and urges others to try it.

Charles Morris Lexington Avenue Cambridge Mass Vermont Hood Hogé

New 60 Metal Store Planned in Morland Details

D C Hay former Graham County clerk will manage a new 60 metal store in Morland with stock being subscribed by Graham County farmers. He leads a project to advertise the county at the Omaha Exposition by building a sod house display worth 800 to showcase local products. The venture has strong local support.

Hill City D. C. Hay Graham Hause Morland Graham County Kay Omaha Exposition Ray

Snow storm sweeps Kansas with heavy western snowfall

News reports from Sterling Great Bend Independence Larned Concordia Wichita and other towns describe a broad snow event across Kansas with depths from two to eight inches. The storm aids wheat but disrupts travel with drifting and cold winds. In Chicago a man identified as Adolph Campbell of Mitchell Kansas attempted drowning himself but was rescued and detained.

Kareas Kansas Sterling Great Bend Beatt City Branch Independence Larned Central and Mitchell Chicago the Chronicle Today Cays Adolph Campbell Dock Street Campbell Harrison Street I Adolph Campbell Mitchell, Kaw

After the Corporations Must File Receipts Statements

Port Scott January 15 The effort to enforce Kansas law mandating franchised corporations to file semi annual itemized receipts and expenditures with the city clerk will be applied to Fort Scott Water Company holding a $20 000 plant in mayoral custody. The water company sued the county to enjoin collection of 1897 taxes on the plant, prompting the state law to be applied with a $1 000 penalty. City Council Declares Negligence in Scarlet Fever Cases in Newton January 25 The council at physi cast night declared actions in scarlet fever cases negligent.

Port Scott Fort Scott Uty Council Newton

mystery inquiry into alleged health case and quarantine

A councilman alleges county health officials investigated a disease case and ordered a quarantine. The health officer reportedly treated a family and a father conducted business while under illness. The physician declines to confirm or deny, while the affected man admits treatment and a quarantine was imposed on the house.

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Wichita Whiley War and a Merry Squabbie at Charles Weil’s Saloon

In Wichita on January 15 Emil Werner brings district court action to stop the sale of intoxicants at Charles Weil’s East Douglas saloon. He seeks ouster of the building’s operators and urges quo warranto against police commissioners H G Toler and George Spencer amid a heated fight between Furnish and Cone factions. Judge Stratton voices disappointment over not securing the seat as ouster efforts loom.

Wichita Emil Werner Charles Weil Douglas Avenue Werner Kansas District Court H. G. Toler George Spencer Police Commission Joe Furnish Leedy Toler Spencer Cone-Furnish Furnisheron Stratton

Boom for Larned brick business block to rise

Larned reports a new brick business block starting soon opposite the First National Bank. The $thousand project will house the New York store under G Kroich and signals a spring building boom after years of limited construction. Further constructions are planned as demand remains high.

Larned First National Bank New York G. Kroich Satna

Fire at Junction City Opera House Ruins City Building

A blaze swept the city building housing the opera house in Junction City last evening, destroying the roof and nearly all walls. The structure carried $19,000 in insurance, covering most of the loss.

Junction City Larned Evangelist

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