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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1897
Page
4
The State Journal lists daily edition at 10 cents a week delivered by carrier to Topeka and surrounding areas and annual subscription options for daily and weekly editions. Includes addresses for the State Journal Building and corner of Korses avenue.
Chicago July 31 weather forecast notes partly cloudy with possible showers in the west portion Sunday, followed by partly cloudy skies and slightly cooler temperatures. Fresh north easterly winds observed.
A historic critique portrays Britain’s Indian misrule as causing famine, murder, and suffering. It argues colonial abuses mirror other global atrocities and warns that military suppression will not quell unrest without major administrative reform and justice.
Fragmented clippings reveal Kansas City aide project delays and Klondike gold rush chatter, with scattered quips about auctions, rates, and local humor. Mentions of Kan sas, Lawrence papers, and Wichita Eagle reflect a rough collage of era headlines and opinion snippets without a single clear news event.
A satirical column from Emporia notes and jokes about heat and daily life. It weaves humorous maxims, social observations, and quirky quips on local manners, fashion, and relationships, reflecting lighthearted village humor and period tone.
The Cumberland Gap tunnel near Nashville, a key link for the Louisville and Nashville line to Tennessee and the seaboard, has been bricked and arched to eliminate dangers from falling rock. About 200 workers labored since last August, completing the dangerous end with nine brick-thick walls. Work will resume next year to finish the north end, costing hundreds of thousands but boosting the line’s safety and efficiency for fast freight.
Chicago July 31 Yerkes will add a dome to the Lake Geneva observatory. He has raised several thousand dollars toward his original donation and plans a likely 12 inch refractor. The project will complete the observatory as steel cubbies are restored and the giant instrument nears readiness.
In New Orleans a saloonkeeper named Lastelle was swindled out of 7010 dollars by alleged father and son con men Ralph Diaz and an unnamed Buenos Ayres pair posing as government insiders. They showed brass bricks, claimed they were gold worth 100 005, and offered Lastelle one third ownership for 7000. The con men vanished. bricks later proved to be brass. Also notices on Union Pacific cheap fares to Chicago and St Louis with agent contacts.
A strange figure calling himself de champion snake charmer of the West Missouri bottoms rode into Topeka with a cart and green box, showing a garish tale of traveling with snakes and a United States flag. He boasted of selling mystic shows and planned a yearlong journey through Atchison Leavenworth Manhattan and beyond, promising bigger crowds and better pay than farming.
John Smith from Iola seeks a state board pardon after a botched burglary attempt that left him with a torn ear and a 20 year sentence. Ernest Darland of Ostorne County, after marriage, fatally shot his wife while armed at home, later receiving a 1 month term for manslaughter and negligent act, with parents appealing to the governor and board.
Frank Vandermark was stung by a yellow jacket on July 29 during a heat wave and collapsed at home. He remains in a coma with no muscle control or awakening, while doctors continue efforts to revive him despite regular breathing.
Mary J Lease argues socialism as the moral science of social reform aligns with Christian love. She contrasts infidel socialism and church hypocrisy, urging conversion through love, brotherhood, and universal neighborly care.
A Nebraska household reports improved health after using Hood's Sarsaparilla. The testimonial claims reduced morning tiredness and calls the product a wonderful brood purifier while noting Hood's Pills cure nausea and indigestion.
Washington girds the capital with a modern fortifications system. Port Washington on the Potomac hosts a battery of the 4th artillery and barracks for 200 troops, with plans to expand as needs grow. Fort Washington remains as a visible stronghold while the newer works hide behind high banks. A distant pier on the Virginia shore aids rear guns and supply landings for Fort Sheridan. Soon Fort Washington and this fort will be the first of the system ready for troops within one to two years, each requiring half a regiment.
Harry A. Rucker, named rector of Internal Revenue for Georgia, faces a clash as over 100 clerks and gunners, nearly all white, refuse to work under a Black supervisor. Chief Deputy John Norton plans to exit the office when Rucker arrives. Businessmen fear new, inexperienced handling of agencies while Rucker receives many applications from Black jobseekers.
Tsane B Alisp, a Boston colored councilman, faced a debt judgment in July at the Poor Debtor's Court. Judge Burke ruled Coun cillor Allen lacked assets or income to cover a $22.80 rent debt, sparing arrest. Allen described his work as window washing odd jobs and politics.
Intimate friends report veteran New York Law editor Charles A. Dana remains seriously ill from stomach catarrh at his Diehlp home near Oveter Bay on Long Island. His son Paul said Dana is resting and not besting work this summer to regain strength for autumn.
New York July 31 Local union No 1 of the United Brotherhood of Cloak Makers plans a city wide strike August 16 involving about 12000 workers. Members protest starvation wages with examples of pay drops from 65 cents to 18 cents for jackets and 25 to 7 cents for capes, including six hours earning $1.35 local testimony.
The Santa Fe Route announces cheap excursions to Arkansas Arizona Oklahoma Texas Indiana Territory Louisiana New Mexico and other areas. Round trip fare is one fare plus 32, with liberal limits and stopover privileges. Travel literature and land prospectus are available by request through W J Black or affiliated agents.
Listings announce travel to Baltekets in village for 16 1/2 dollars and to St Louis for 37 40 with travel on July 10 and 21 26 28 and August 2 6 8 and 12 at reduced eastern-point rates. Contact FP Lewis City Ticket Agent 25 Kansas Ave or J C Putton Depot Agent for details. One Minute Cough Cure promoted by G W Stansfield 62 Kansas Ave with public speaker ad copy.
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