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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1897
Page
3
Leavenworth residents report volunteers under Capt. Charles Shannon opened a free soup house on 219 Slawnee Street to feed the hungry through winter. Donations of cold foods are requested to convert into hot dishes for those unable to buy meals.
New York's big exports and imports are outlined in the Torelen commerce report for the fiscal year 3606. The port shows foreign merchandise imports totaling 320,973,1 wuls and bullion, with exports at 1400,78!, including bullion. Comparative figures place New York's trade ahead of other U S ports in most years, with three-year context noted. The piece also lists business notices and local addresses, including a notice about a fire station and a political meeting of Free Silver Republicans.
Canadian W C T U and Dominion union gear up for the Toronto world convention held in October with aims to plebiscite prohibition. A. O. Rutherford notes liquor interests will resist, while Rev. B O Taylor joins to boost temperance education in schools. Delegates from China, Finland, Australia expected alongside Frances Willard Lady Henry Somerset and Agnes Slack.
A London board of works order will demolish the Portsmouth Street house famed as Dickens Little Nell's Old Curiosity Shop. The building, long claimed as Dickens’ original scene, has faced conflicting claims but authorities say it must go after earlier false alarms about destruction.
Galveston reports include a special Texan Bay train of Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe officials touring the state. Paul Morton says Kansas faces liberal increases, cites better farm prices, cattle traffic to Kansas City, and improved Gulf access. He notes mortgage payments and political shifts, and asks about Governor Leedy’s railroad message.
Galveston January 19. The Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railroad plant stands as one of the city’s largest industrial sites with machine shops, smithey, wood, foundry, and repair facilities. About 406 mechanics work there, with a payroll near 250000 dollars annually. The plant can build six locomotives monthly and turn out many freight cars. Under Superintendent G A Hancock the yard has produced much rebuilt equipment and is now outfitting rolling stock with automatic couplers brakes and hand guards per interstate law, with more buildings added in the past two years and plans for further expansion.
Thomas vise of St Catherine's Mo a small Hurtington railway town about a hundred miles from Kasinas City is called the Pooh Bah of 32 hours. He serves as freight agent express agent baggage master Western Union postmaster town treasurer coroner school director special policeman loan and insurance and real estate agent district clerk newspaper agent and telegraphy professor. Harry W Sheridan of Leavenworth connected with Wyandotte Northwest is also regarded as the Pooh Bah of Kansas railroad men.
A Santa Fe railway decision disables the bristling lion emblem on loyalty slips and advertising literature. An order from a high authority directs removal of the emblem, citing misinterpretation of the animal symbol and a shift to different branding by the railway. The action follows confusion between the symbol and public perception.
A Galveston dispatch notes San Antonio plans a freight bureau linked to city government. Promoters include WLTL Webia of the Frank Dra Goods company. Charleston BC also operates a board of freight commissioners with power to appoint a manager and inspector and set compensation. The Flint port and city ordinances empower regulation of freight and duties. The annual maintenance sum cited is $3.08.
In Cowley County a foxed line of railroad not printed on any map is said to exist. The Wineield, Tex Tex and Gulf report a road running from the city toward a rock quarry. It covers about a dozen miles and is valued at an unknown amount, operated by the Misagari Pacific, with tax officials dispatched to locate it.
Odd mishaps flood into reports from Princeton Kentucky January describe a midnight express on the lights Central derailing after a tramp interfered with the air brakes. Additional notes mention other trains. a Muskogee Western charter news and Oklahoma rail plans are touched on along with freight and mule shipments and a humorous exchange.
Fragmented OCR reads like a comic page of questions and court dialogue with references to Little Clarence and a parcheesi board. A quip filled scene shows a lawyer judge and plaintiff exchanging lines while a household launders shirts cuffs and collars at Peerrose Steam Laundry on West 14th Street.
Topeka society women and Kindersarten association members prepare to serve baked goods during the Pure Food Show. Excursion plans form from Horton, and Patriarchs Militant will organize transport. Miss Emily Marian Colling of Philadelphia to lecture, delivering practical cookery guidance in a homelike classroom setting.
Representative McCormick of New York introduces a pure food bill for district action and urges a House hearing. He cites adulterated city foods and expects support from Senator Hawley and chairmen, planning to press for passage with potential June hearings.
The Denver and Rio Grande Railway declared a 1 percent dividend on its preferred stock yesterday totaling $256.50. The notice also references previous declarations tied to the Paiges family and a Saturday event for ladies and children, including a $5 gold piece prize for luck.
Benaurs have bills in the senate seeking appropriations for various aims but expect reductions as the committee on appropriation and means, chaired by ex Governor Lewelling, signals a fiscally cautious legislature in 1897. He states the committee will not approve expenditures beyond current state treasurer funds, and that economy will guide most allocations.
Washington Jan 12 The senate committee on finance voted to report favorably the nomination of W S Foreman of Timots to be commissioner of internal revenue. Some opposition arose but no roll call was taken. The committee also favored Wm Crow McCreery of Missouri for collector of the First district of Missouri, stalled since December 0, with less opposition than Foreman.
The first Kansas convention of single tax advocates met this afternoon with about twenty supporters. The event aims to form a permanent organization and refrain from addressing the legislature. RT Snediker opened with remarks on why reform eludes the nation, citing excess politicians and a need for genuine statesmen. Tomorrow’s program includes speeches by Jerry Simpson and Attorney General Doyle amid other notices. Also advertised are home remedies and mineral water promotions by local vendors.
The market report from Chicago on 19 1997 notes a dull morning with wheat moving down in sympathy with declines overseas. Northwest receipts moderate. May futures lower. COMN and HOGE sections show subdued activity with LIVERPOOL and Dexter- Way prices guiding the trend. Provisions list dull action with pork and ribs trading narrowly. cattle receipts and market tone mixed but subdued. Kansas City Produce Market notes dull but steady grain and hay prices with No 2 wheat and corn firming slightly.
Traders report mixed signals as wheat and flour prices drift. Chicago and New York sources note demand fluctuating, with European markets steady and some futures easing. Signs point to shifting supplies and potential price moves across grains and provisions.
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