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Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1897

Page

7

State Journal Classified Notice Advertising Guide

The notice explains how to place Situations Wanted ads in the State Journal with timing windows and deadlines. It promises wide daily circulation, high efficiency of a web perfecting press, and minimal obligation for advertisers while inviting all others to use the classified section.

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Victoria Reaffirms Commitment in Royal Letter

A July 15 letter from Queen Victoria to Sir Matthew White Ridley expresses gratitude for loyal sentiment during her sixtieth year. She notes the June 22 London progress and the universal acclamations from subjects worldwide, pledging to serve people’s welfare as long as life endures.

Victoria London The Gazette Matthew White Ridley Home Secretary Windsor

France and China dispute over Yunnan mining pact

Paris denials challenge a rumored contract cited by M. Hanotaux as granting France commercial and political access near Tanquin and Yunnan. The Tsung-Li-Yamen deny the agreement’s authenticity and threaten to recall the Chinese minister, while offering to seek Prince’s aid if China moves in Yunnan.

Peuin Paris M. Hanotaux France Tanquin Yunnan China M. Handaux Tsung-Li-Yamen Prince

Sunstrokes in London as heat scorches horses

London endures hot spell with several sunstrokes and many horses dying from the heat. Straw hats reappear as residents complain the weather feels tropical though temperatures stay around seven ( seventy five? ). American visitors enjoy the heat as London is seen as a summer resort, much to locals’ surprise.

London England

Heard from the Czar on Ottoman peace terms

Constantinople July 17 Jewak Pasha stated the sultan agreed in principle with the powers on peace conditions and would accept their views. A conference with Tewik Pasha and ambassadors was to reveal the concrete acceptance, while the grand Vizier reportedly opposes it and may resign, possibly signaling further bloodshed after a czar telegram.

Constantinople

Gage Pond Attracts City Teens This Summer

G. G. Gage's pond three miles west of the city on Sixth street draws many youths after permits from Jim. The basin springs overflow daily, keeping water clear in a 200 by 75 foot area with depths from four to fifteen feet.

G. G. Gage Jim Sixth Street Gage

City Gets Its Nose Up

Saginaw Michigan July 17 The city’s street railway system is entirely tied up after months of struggle with Union Street Railway Co. The Supreme Court upheld the city may compel settlement for special improvement taxes and the common council voided the company’s franchise. Police guard a steam roller on tracks as bondholders and stockholders fail to agree on a $45,000 debt settlement.

Saginaw Mich Union Street Railway Company Supreme Court

Powderly Named Immigration Commissioner by President

Washington July 17. It is understood senators that the President has decided on Terrance Powderly a former Knights of Labor grand master workman for commissioner general of immigration to succeed Mr Stump. The nomination will be sent to the Senate within the next few days.

Washington Terrance Powderly The Knights of Labor Muntersion Stump Senate

Wheat Market Surges on Cables and Foreign Demand

Wheat opened strong with Liverpool reporting a 1 to 1 1/2 percent advance and Austrian Hungarian crop concerns cited. New York noted large foreign acceptances and continental buying while Chicago and other markets showed rapid upswings, with mixed counter moves as profit taking and selling by some firms followed the early rally.

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Sugar and Coffee Markets Report from New York

Sugar and Coffee markets announce steady prices in New York on July 17. Sugar raw steady refining steady. granulated sugar price minimal. coffee details truncated but indicates steady activity in the market.

New York COFFE

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