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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1897
Page
2
A 40 page bound book of art with copper etchings, titled The Frontispiece Scenes on the Coast of Normandy, colored plates, is offered to incoming State Officers and Legislators. Morrison's store presents a copy to new officers, as a refined keepsake and ornament for any home.
New York January 14 Dun and Co report a wave of growth and prosperity following 1873, with pig iron, coke output, and wool sales rising. Loans in demand and calmer markets suggest gradual confidence returning, while cotton and corn exports shift as corn displaces wheat in foreign markets. Railroads show higher weekly earnings. winter trade sees mixed gains and lower prices in some goods.
Bradstreet reports limited signs of economic revival across the United States with slow mercantile collections and dull trade in many sectors. Some Chicago, St Louis, and other cities show demand for dry goods and spring delivery, while textile activity lags. Exports, failures, and price shifts noted. a separate item records a hanging in Napa, California.
Miss Clara Coudray of the Colonial Stock Company at the Berkeley Lyceum in New York had a near fatal plunge into the swimming tank after dressing room mixups for a rehearsal of Tragedy. A gateless tank, mud colored water, and a marble edge caused her fall as she hurried to her street costume, prompting swift rescue efforts by Louis Athlan and manager Bloodgood, with Dr. E W Davis reviving her. she remained unconscious until morning and returned home to Fordham.
West Jefferson City Jan 16 reports say the Missouri legislature wrangled in both houses over Senator West’s stance on the confirmation of ex Governor Francis as secretary of the interior. A senate resolution censuring Vest and a house measure approving Vest’s course were proposed but shelved after lengthy debate.
Jefferson City Jan 16 The Standard Shoe company a major user of convict labor at the penitentiary made an assignment yesterday. Total liabilities will likely reach 37500 as poor collections affect the business. Creditors are expected to be paid in full.
Washington January 16 at the evening session of the house private pension bills were favorably reported. Among them are pensions of 50 dollars per month to the widow of Gen Green Clay Smith and 375 per month to the widow of Gen Henry A Morrow, the latter increased from fifty dollars at Rep Mercer’s urging.
Boston merchants association held its annual dinner at the Vendome last night with Bourke Cockran of New York as the principal speaker. He denounced the Wilson Bill and Chicago Convention, declaring himself a free trader while criticizing tariff legislation of 1894 and asserting the party that betrayed the tariff betrayed the constitution.
An old newspaper ad promotes Arnica Salve as a universal remedy for sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a 25 cent price. It lists J K Jones Firth and Kansas Ave as sellers and mentions a coughing cure marketed by G W Stansfield at 22 Kansas Avenue.
Mdntz Cramp of Philadelphia plans a Rockford Illinois plant to produce padding for warships from corn stalks and cattle fodder. The venture follows a patent grant to Edwin & Cramp, with contracts tied to American Spirits Manufacturing. A new factory is set to open February 1, boosting corn belt processing.
Deputy Marshal Birchfield arrived with Tom Lowe who faces two indictments for disposing of mortgaged property. Lowe admits to being married to sixteen women over seven years, listing marriages across multiple Texas towns and dates from 1538 onward.
Theophilus B. Steel, a New York lawyer from a historic Kentucky family, was arraigned in central police court on a charge of passing bad checks. He could not post $200 bail and was jailed. Steel, 13 years in law practice, has served as assistant corporation counsel and once ran for Congress on the O'Brien Democratic ticket. Col W C B Breckinridge is said to be his first cousin.
A Windsor area report states Hugh John MacDowall's Dominion House of Commons seat for Wins Binte was declared void after limited testimony from election agents. The case cites alleged vehicle assistance to voters and enforcement of Canadian action laws.
A fragmented account describes Lettie Vane overcoming harsh sacrifice for a mother figure, emerging victorious in a dramatic Monday night finale. The piece notes attendance and admission details with garbled pricing.
Pittsburg January 16 The Dispatch reports that Senator John Sherman said the United States should not interfere in the Cuban war or create a powerful Cuban state. He noted Prime Minister Canovas plans reforms for Cuba and Spain, offering practical autonomy to settle the issue. Sherman declined to reveal cabinet outcomes while Burrows pushed for Russell A Alger as secretary of war and both men foresee tariffs as a priority after Congress reconvenes March 18.
London reports Spain’s Madrid decree for Cuban reform approved by the queen regent. The plan seeks to show spontaneous action beyond cortes powers while preserving home government prerogatives. Tariff reforms aim to aid the Cuban budget, with Cuba and Portobco represented in the cortes. Canovas leads the policy amid risk of U.S. rupture, as the cabinet vows to resist American dictation.
Paris dispatch reports Madrid noting a later negotiation on a reciprocity treaty with the United States. The draft treaty would be more liberal than the 1891 convention between Don Honor Canoves and John W. Poster, and hinges on future discussions.
St Petersburg reports that M de Witte favors a reform to coinage and a ukase will soon order new imperial coins with values set at 15 roubles for imperials and 7.5 roubles for half imperials while maintaining the same weight, sparking questions about gold cash values and resumption of mintage.
The Post Office in Kansas City is slated for use in July 1808 after public buildings now under erection near the Martington area are expected to be completed and occupied. The notice lists city and regional dates for completion and includes other items such as fireside remedies and local references.
In Nettie village Joweusk a silk hidden portrait causes a rift between Kiki Tsum and his wife Lili Tsee. The husband hides a female portrait mistaken for a lover while villagers suspect infidelity. The village priest resolves the quarrel revealing the portrait is of a saintly father.
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