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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1897
Page
8
Local store advertises rare bargains across Queensware and Tinware, listing numerous staple items and prices. Offers include coffee, butter, fruit preserves, flour, cereals, canned goods, extracts, and household ware with emphasis on value and selection.
Comptroller Eckels told the House banking committee that public credit stability is vital to fix the nation’s finances. He argued that currency volume is less key than improved trade, production, and restrained government spending, urging gold reserves and prudent banking over government issued credit notes.
New York report states Lillian Russell faces a suit from a bicycle maker seeking 100 dollars for a bicycle sent to her. The case was calendared for trial but reportedly settled or withdrawn before court action.
Dr Hart's damaging health board report links Chinese laundries to disease spread among whites in San Francisco. He calls many laundries opium dens for white patrons and urges raids and arrests to shut them down. He claims clothes are slept on and air sprayed, risking contamination, while inspected shops are cleaner and permits revoked for unsanitary premises.
D O Mills advances a three building lodging project in New York aimed at clean facilities, reading rooms, and private rooms for 1500 men on Blecker and a smaller Rivington street hotel. The structures, ten stories high and costing over 1 million dollars, will offer baths, laundries, and free services for residents, excluding the tramp element.
George F. Turner of Spokane won the Populist and free silver Republican caucus nomination for United States senator in Olympia. He received 54 votes, previously a Republican who backed Bryan in the last election, cited as one of Washington’s ablest lawyers. From 1854 to 1988 he served as territorial governor.
London reports the February National Review will review European metallic policy with leaders from England France and Germany. It notes Senator Bolott’s visit to Europe and a French push toward bimetallism, claiming government and parliament favor the shift while Britain blocks progress. German figures say England alone hinders, with calls for conferences including Germany and the United States to solidify a bimetallic law.
Washington dispatch reports President-elect McKinley weighing a plan to appoint a wealthy, high‑ranking man as private secretary to the president. Circles familiar with McKinley suggest ex‑Congressman Bellamy Storer of Cincinnati as a candidate to replace the traditional private secretary role. The move aims to remove the private label and avoid implying a mere amanuensis handles executive access.
Tomorrow night at the Grand Ellen Peach Taw the Phenomenal soprano appears with Maximilian Dick violinist and Rod Russ Ley on piano. The program includes a repertoire of operatic and dramatic pieces with additional acts by the twin stars and their company. A busy week opens with Willard and Willan Nowell as opening acts, with prices and free admissions for accompaniers.
Rancher Hick ey reports that over 1900 horses have died in the county due to neglecting hay amid a heavy snowfall. Indian stock miners on Brule and Crow Creek reservations may lose much stock as they also put up little hay. Republican City Central committee to meet at Street Commissioner’s office Friday evening January 29, 5. Leroy Currier chairs.
St Louis report describes Mile Yvette Guilbert as a striking figure with red hair and a port wine hue in her eyes. She shares views on the French school, acting craft, and the role of emotion and intellect in artistry, asserting magnetism is intellectual and praising American audiences.
Pittsburg on January 28 reports Superintendent William Falconer to open bids for about 0.00 trees from Siberia China Japan Australia and Patagonia to plant in Schenley park. The planned forest will mix exotic and local varieties creating a vivid landscape with fruiting trees such as Japanese crab apples and Chinese matrimony vine and include horse chestnuts and persimmons for children and wildlife.
A New York case uncovers extortion by an undertaker against a destitute widow who recently buried her infant. With the husband dead, she relied on charity as the undertaker claimed fees for removing the body and various services. The tale highlights poverty and an alleged coercive bill amid grief and debt.
Former Chicago mayor John P. Hopkins testifies as plaintiff in the Secord Hopkins company suit against Pullman Palace Car Co seeking 6 500 rebate rents for Arcade building stores. Hopkins and F H Secord rented four Arcade stalls paying 5 600 yearly from 1885 to 1899, though claims they were charged 4 600 annually. Pullman allegedly promised a refund via new manager but never paid the difference.
The United States Civil Service Commission will hold exams in New York and other cities at 9 am on February 10 to fill a vacant Expert Horticulturist position in the Office of Experiment Stations, Department of Agriculture, salary 1400 per year. Topics include theory and practice, translating technical French and German, literature abstracting, and a written horticultural essay. extra credit up to 19 percent for training and experience. Applications should be requested from the Civil Service Commission, Washington, D C, at once.
New York January 22 reports say a Bowery saloon was robbed of five silver dollars from an inlaid floor by a tramp who slipped in and Out with the cash. A ward politician named Sliver penises Smith suspects a device was used and hired two extra bartenders to guard the floor.
A questionable medical advertisement asserts that indigestion produces internal toxins or ptomaines that poison the body. It claims weak digestion harms brain function, kidneys, and overall health, urging readers to take Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure and offering a free stomach disease booklet from Stuart Co of Marshall, Michigan.
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