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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1897
Page
6
The Topeka area buzzes with social events as visitors from Nashville and other cities arrive for weeks of stays and summer plans. Local gatherings, trips to Ottawa and Burdett, and plans for later picnics mark a lively circuit of society engagements and Molloy family visits.
June 23 John L Sullivan sails to White Pine for summer training under wrestler William Muldoon. A potential bout with Fussin- Ete is discussed as a rising prospect. DeWitt's Liver Pills promoted for liver and stomach relief, with Betcham's Pils claimed to dispel trees.
A period piece explains a versatile screen that can serve as a music rack or holder for periodicals. It describes a double-faced design with a central screen, optional silk pockets, and vase receptacles made from pasteboard covered with silk or fabric. The cut shows a stork motif and flexible decoration ideas.
An article fragment describes a two piece unit a music rack and side screen with a bottom rail. Materials suggested include pine stained and varnished or hardwood with natural finish in oak cherry sycamore ash or maple. Pockets on center screen for scissors tape measure and other household sewing items.
An evangelist at the Christian church denounces dancing as the devil's work. He claims dancing destroys health, corrupts virtue, promotes immorality, and ruins families. He argues ballroom attire and behavior incite lewdness and that dancing schools corrupt young women, urging moral reform and stricter social conduct.
A New York Herald dispatch from Madrid notes Spanish liberal policy toward Cuba aims for autonomy under a civilian government. It reports alleged Woodford support for Cuban ban and hints Spanish fleets could threaten rail links if tensions rise. Also cites hostile Spanish coverage labeling Woodford an agitator.
Queen Victoria passes Temple Bar and St Pauls on a grand procession route. Her majesty, Princess of Wales, and Prince consort’s entourage are depicted amid city crowds, ceremonial swords, banners, and hymns as the royal party proceeds to Buckingham Palace.
The Jubilee honors list includes Canadian premier Wilfred Laurier named a privy councillor and the duke of Coburg appointed admiral of the fleet. Sir Donald Smith becomes a peer, and multiple colonial premiers, officials, mayors, and judges receive various orders of knighthood and the Grand Cross. Many expected honorees are omitted.
London yesterday at the Jubilee ceremony the United States envoy Sit. Held placed third behind the Duke of Averstadt and Duke of Sotomayor as envoys from France and Spain. Queen Victoria thanked McKinley and Britain for kinship while Reid toured the palace and left by 4.6 p.m. Crowds cheered the royal party on return from Marlborough House.
Lemdon June 22 report notes royal gifts to the queen from high nobility including the Princess of Wales Duke and Duchess of York and other royal houses. A diamond brooch with a central diamond row and a long diamond linked chain bearing imperial dates is described, with a large festal pearl centerpiece, among other gifts.
Dublin reports a Jubilee gathering near College Green ended in vandalism as undergraduates tore down decor and a flag was displayed with anti Victoria statements. Reports note injuries among students and a clash over singing national tunes. In London, papers express quiet satisfaction at Jubilee honors while noting liberal disappointment and colonial praise for officials. In Montreal, 30000 parade participants crowded the civic event with large French Canadian participation and numerous bands and streetcars.
Today market report from Associated Press via the State Journal Chicago notes July futures opened easier and lower by fractions, with minor short selling following yesterday's rule amendment defeat. Prices recovered modestly while weather maps show rainfall near Cairo, and the market remains sensitive to grain elevator reports.
Market notes show fears of a wet harvest spreading from Midwest grain belts to St. Louis demand. Wheat opened soft then firmed on cover. July corn, oats steady to firm with receipts around 46 to 78 cars. Hog, cattle, and sheep quotes mixed as processors and feeders adjust to unsettled supply. Kansas City and Chicago markets report sagging and rising prices across hogs, cattle, and grains amid lighter shipments and ongoing weather concerns.
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