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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1897
Page
4
In a column on transportation and social issues, the piece argues that cheap bicycle production will lower prices, boost riders, and spur street improvements. It warns that horses may become merely urban flotsam unless new ideas emerge, while also critiquing club women and public speaking."
A Kansas City editorial laments clemency efforts for the Younger Brothers and other criminals as imprudent, arguing hangings should have occurred to deter crime. It contrasts this with women speaking in public, noting nerves, awkwardness, and the persistence of clubwomen in public discourse despite early jitters.
The piece argues for calm amid the coal miners strife, noting violence rarely helps the cause and stressing that hunger and injustice fuel tempers. It compares strikers’ conduct to biblical examples and urges understanding of underlying causes beyond mere anger.
The New York Sun piece notes the Transvaal draws crowds with hopes of riches but delivers high costs. Johannesburg hotels and rents are steep, servants pay well, and basic goods like meat and washing rise sharply. Climate and dust degrade fabrics, while travel and food prices reflect tough living.
An excerpt argues that the United States must sustain equal opportunity through democracy, not return to monarchy or class rule. It emphasizes work, responsibility, and shared destiny, urging belief in collective progress and avoiding autocracy as the path forward into the new century. It frames prosperity as a duty to the common good and calls for keeping society inclusive and democratic.
Prof Virchow may become foreign associate of the French Academy of Sciences where he is already a correspondent. Queen Victoria reportedly insisted she would be married like any other woman. A bust of Sarah Bernhardt at Luxembourg shows vivid color and sculptural skill. The Scott monument unveiling at Westminster Abbey included Baron Von Oppell of the German embassy. The Queen’s only private gift acceptance was a cream parasol from St. Hot. Charles Pelham Villiers. Queen Victoria wore the crown rarely. Helen Gould funds at Tarrytown school offer three prizes for declamation, essay on Washington’s Patriotism, and an exam. De Quincey’s census tale in Lennon Academy features a punning occupation label for writers to magazines. Julia Ward Howe once wore a bonnet incorrectly. she joked about vanity. A wall at Obotur farm near White Plains displays texts by a fan. Senators Hoar and Burrows study Greek with a Turkish tutor. Tom Taggart, once a boy messenger in Indianapolis, rose to be city minister and Democratic HQ leader. he’s described as a sharp, sociable “hell, well met” character. Peerless Steam Laundry offers free mending and button sewing.
A critical essay argues that summer romances sap young men's resolve and ideals, leaving them cynical and bachelorhood ready. The piece chronicles how fleeting liaisons erode loyalty, honesty, and the capacity for lasting love, while noting economic and moral critiques of such relationships.
London July Mrs Florence Maybrick the American woman sentenced in 1889 to be hanged for poisoning her husband in Liverpool remains a candidate for clemency. John Hay has personally pressed the case and an American ambassador has formally petitioned the crown for her pardon. The inquiry centers on clemency, not guilt or innocence, and Lord Salisbury has received the petition, which Home Secretary Sir Matthew Ridley may approve or deny at his discretion.
Washington reports no final vote on the tariff bill as Senator Allison schedules tonight session to report from the committee of the whole. Several amendments were disposed of including a stamp tax on bonds and a failed Mills proposal for Bible duty exemption.
General Greely says Peary will lead a small scientific party on a summer excursion to the west coast of Greenland to recover a meteorite near Cape York. The expedition, aboard the Hope, seeks the 1/2 to 3/4 ton meteorite and plans to establish supply bases for next year while arranging Eskimo help for sledges and furs.
In Denver last night a social democracy wave rooted in Chicago reached the Coliseum where hundreds heard socialist principles. About 100 more signed the Constitution, with plans for further meetings and eventual county, state, and Colorado growth toward radical government change. Attorney Hughes led, criticizing state government and praising socialist gifts like post offices, schools, and libraries as welfare for the people. He warned against government crimes against the people and denounced the senate Sugar trust as a modern scandal.
St Louis inventor William Henry Oates patents a shoe fastener replacing laces. A double groove system links uppers, with a leather tongue riveted and pressed to secure. Offers include lump sums and royalties. potential income cited at $10 000 yearly. Also mentions Dr King’s New Life Pills and Peerless Steam Laundry services and Witen Hazel Salve product endorsements.
Washington readers urged to ask grocers for Primrose Butter as the State Journal promotes the product. The page also notes TH Jones of St. Louis arrived in Washington to secure state department passports and plans to sail from New York on the 8th, aiming to spark Western journalism efforts.
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