21 Jun 1897
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1897
Page
1
Massive crowds welcomed Queen Victoria as she departed Windsor for London to begin the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The royal procession moved from Paddington to Buckingham Palace amid flags, garlands, and cheering crowds along a route lined with decorated streets and cheering laborers.
A lengthy report describes the royal train arrival and grand procession toward Buckingham Palace, detailing the queen’s armored carriage, the gilded engine Giles Kimprews, and ornate interiors. Crowds along Paddington and Buckingham watched dignitaries, guards, and royal figures arrive and greet well wishers amid festive displays and a heavy police presence.
A Topeka family plans to leave the old Matson house at Fourteenth and Monroe after a year of disturbing noises. J R Lytle the resident barber reports unexplained footsteps and apparitions blamed on the cellar and stairways. Police and reporters found no proof yet, while memories of a brutal axe murder nearby linger.
Chicago June 21 A Santa Fe management shift proposes a new accounting system with a dedicated department at Topeka headquarters. C S Sutton would lead as through rate auditor overseeing interchanges between system lines and foreign offices, once promoted likely to be W J Healy as successor. The move aims to save about 10000 annually and reassign local road accounts to individual system branches.
Chicago reports suggest Topeka and Kansas City officials expect sensational results from a padded payrolls investigation. Rail leaders say losses may reach 70 000 to 80 000 dollars with possible implications for Santa Fe, other roads, and even congressmen. Details remain guarded as officials anticipate restoring stolen funds.
Railroad Commissioner Lewelling accuses Superintendent Stryker of avoiding removal steps as pressure from the 85 member Railroad Board grows. A council debate, prompted by Mr. Tewel-Hine, questions Stryker’s nerve and actions. Stryker unavailable, but observers doubt Lewelling’s threats will sway him.
London reports Captain Boycott has died aged about sixty five in Ireland where he was a land agent in the Connemara part of Mayo. He urged Irish peasants to abstain from agrarian violence and adopt the new policy of sending harsh remonstrances to agents and bailiffs. His public stand led to the origin of the term boycott.
Hon W J S Bryan will address the Ottawa Chautauqua Assembly on June 25 1887. All are invited. Tickets via Santa Fe Route cost 1.00 for round trip. Park lies a half block from the station. Special train leaves Topeka at 7 003 m.
A New York dispatch reports Debs leaders promoting a colonization project to create a cooperative commonwealth. Debs foresees vast immigration, government support, and a phased buildup with colonies, universal education, scaled labor, and eventual abolition of money, while insisting the plan aids both rich and poor.
Debs writes from Chicago June 21 urging John D. Rockefeller to back the Social Democracy of America. He outlines a plan to abolish poverty through cooperative commonwealth, colonize a western state for unemployed labor, and enact emancipatory citizenship with rich and poor united.
London reports the queen seriously considers resigning the throne in favor of the Prince of Wales soon after her death with arrangements to delay the prince’s succession until then. The Existence Telegraph notes a prior unfounded rumor and cites high authority. Laundry boasts at Peerless Steam Laundry offer shirt collar cuff laundering and repairs.
Washington hears a plan to back a West India Company on an English model to guarantee bonds for Cuba. The scheme envisions US guarantees, Spanish debt relief, and a broad American administrative role in Cuba with revenue from reciprocity exceeding 90 million dollars.
The Citizens Party forms in Chicago aiming to curb machine influence and end the primary and packed conventions. It promises public ownership, direct party member input, and removal mechanisms for officials failing to follow the majority. A. D. Philpot chairs the independents while Edward J. Pigerittle serves as secretary. Headquarters listed for registration of sympathetic supporters. Short Work on Power Schedule notes Washington June 1 as the Senate finishes the finances connotations in minutes.
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