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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1897
Page
1
A Kansas meeting features Congressman Case Broderick arguing for tariff changes to aid domestic industry. He urges protecting raw and manufactured hides, notes shifts in tax duties, and warns against harming local plants while expressing support for relief measures. He cites factory displacement, Mexican trade, and Republican positions as pivotal factors.
An incomplete passage argues for revitalizing industry to empower millions and strengthen the United States. The text expresses faith in a higher power guiding economic revival and stresses a broader national purpose.
London reports that Samuel J. Clemens Mark Twain is in good health and spirits. An Associated Press denial counters rumors of illness or poverty. Clemens and family recently hosted friends, discussed travel and his writings, and naar Britain for a continental tour.
Webb McNall, superintendent of resources, states he will not defy the U S court injunction barring interference with Metropolitan Insurance. He notes the recent Supreme Court reversal in the insurer case but says Wisconsin actions remain under scrutiny as Continental Insurance may file in federal court. The state license revocation echoes fierce tensions as the fight promises further developments.
A Chicago day of scorcher related injuries fills the police log with broken bones, bruises, and dislocations from collisions with cyclists and horses in Lincoln and Illinois parks. Victims include Mrs. Katherine Villare of Williamsport and Grace Villare of Whitfield, among others, as crowds faced unusually cold conditions.
A brief note reports that 2000 G. E. attendees are expected to attend services, with church gatherings planned to fill two churches and perhaps three. The event reflects strong community turnout and religious engagement in the area.
Christian Endeavorers arrive in Topeka for a four day convention with over 2,000 delegates from Kansas and beyond. The First Congregational and First Presbyterian churches are decorated in pink and white. Willam Shaw of Boston heads the national society business group. Delegates stay in boarding houses as the event features a 160 seat platform extension for Prof. Tracy’s chorus of 100 under Prof. B. O. Excell. theme banners proclaim For Christ and the Church.
The Christian Endeavor group advances practical work for air Realities and city needs. Mr. Shaw will attend Thursday, then head to Kansas City for an address. Tonight opens the convention with song by Prof. Excell, President’s address by Lt. Browak, welcome by Edith Worden, a response by Rev. Harlan, and Wm. Shaw of Boston on the value of a compromise. An informal reception follows at the church.
Report from Winnipeg recalls the 1845 trouble as Almighty Voice and companions are blasted near Dutch Lake by volunteers and police after shelling by a gun and cannon. The siege lasts hours with Indians firing back, leaving Almighty Voice dead or wounded. authorities and volunteers pursue.
A Havana cablegram reports Ward Line officers believe the Valencia, starship from New York May 20 to Nassau and Cuban ports, has wrecked near Manzanillo. Capt Skillings led a 45 crew with few cabin passengers aboard. Officials in Nassau and Havana consider a reef likely after a long voyage via Guantanamo and Santiago.
Remains of ex Confederate General Jo O Q Shelby laid to rest at Forest Hill cemetery after death last winter. Bearers from his former command led a solemn funeral with an imposing procession of ex Confederates. Thirteen young women represented the original colonies and forty eight Hitke girls led the ceremony to the grave.
New York residents report a mysterious insect invasion in South Street to Wall Street offices. Bankers and merchants describe tiny brown bugs overrunning desks and walls, with coriander seed shipments from Bombay blamed for the outbreak. Health officials order seed removal as experts investigate a potential superstition turned real pest scare.
An entomologist examines a dead death watch beetle, noting its body and a striking black head. The insect, though part of a dreaded family, is described with scientific calm as it reveals a chestful chirp often foreshadowing doom to superstitious observers.
Parkhurst Davis & Co unknowingly purchased a box in Kansas City containing seven pounds of gunpowder that had been stolen from a North Copeka powder house. The box, labeled Household Goods, appeared to come from Lawrence and was traced through Edora to Kansas City. Sheriff Kepley and officers pursue leads, with Rhodes defending his purchase receipt as proof of ownership.
Heavy frosts hit the northwest over the past two mornings with snow in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. Strawberries in Wisconsin may be an entire loss. corn, potatoes, and fruit damaged in Iowa, northern Illinois, and Michigan. Northern Minnesota, North Dakota, and northern Indiana report severe impact. flax and barley damaged. wheat benefitting from deeper roots.
Fine sacred concert at First Congregational Sunday night drew a crowded church in Topeka. Mrs George Parkhurst and others organized the Mendelssohn programme with Mr Frank Alderson and Mr Ed Strong aiding Mr J J Fall on piano. Dr Blakestey opened with a Mendelssohn paper.
A photograph caption notes a man wearing a pink shirt being photographed by a New York newspaper photographer, with the moment captured on film. The item highlights the image and the photographer’s credit.
New York June 1 The Journal prints an entire page of cabinet sized photogravures from Kansas and publishes a tirade against Reed and Speaker Heed. Simpson denounces Reed as a dictator abusing power to control committees, calling for punishment and even flogging from a lobby window. The piece portrays a fractured House resisting executive influence and hints at party power struggles.
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