Missouri Pacific Train Leaves Topeka for Fort Scott
Topeka and Fort Scott accommodation No. 2 departs Topeka and a service to Topeka 4 feet arrivals at Topals.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1897
Page
7
Topeka and Fort Scott accommodation No. 2 departs Topeka and a service to Topeka 4 feet arrivals at Topals.
The article surveys the evolving status of Chinese women under Viceroy Li Hongzhang, noting educational gains and official support. It highlights Dr Rachel Benn as a palace physician, delegates Wang and Hu King Eng bound for London 1898, and pioneers Hu King Eng and Ya Mae Kin as leading figures in this social upheaval.
The article recounts Dr. Hu King Eng, China's first woman doctor, her lineage, schooling in Foochow, Ohio Wesleyan University, and the Woman’s Medical College of Philadelphia, her return to Foochow to lead Liang-an hospital, and a renowned miracle related to restoring sight and speech. It also includes unrelated culinary and home decor notes.
North Topeka shoppers are invited to Costley & Post's for a special millinery sale with bargains on dresses, hats, and shows. Local items note travel to Kansas City and ongoing community notices include church events, visits, and changes in residence.
In a New York interview Sebert F. Wilbur, a Presbyterian minister from Peon, reports dire India conditions. He notes abating plague yet severe famine, government corruption in grain, and disinfection disputes. He describes Calcutta’s fragile sanitation, US relief limits, and inhabitants fleeing or resisting relocation. The piece also mentions the Cleve land family departing Gray Gables for summer.
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