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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1900
Page
16
A long excerpt-like travel note describes Paris as seen through American eyes, detailing advice on behaving with locals, navigating the Exposition, and etiquette for trains, buses, and tipping. It cautions about language, accents, and cultural missteps, and ends with a personal sign-off from F. G. Lagerstrom in Paris.
Chicago athletes led the North American Turners contests in Philadelphia with strong showings in relay and bicycle races, fencing, and apparatus events. A Henens of Chicago won the one mile and five mile races, while the 109 yards relay went to North St. Tamvn. Carl Walbott of Chicago reportedly won fencing bouts, and the broad jump contest saw Louis Griener ahead after a close score with Walbott.
Ross H. Cowan, president of Neely Printing, would be taken to Cuba to explain shipments of printed matter from the office to Newly under the assumed firm name Cowan & Co. He refused to give reasons for the shipments and said extradition papers would not be needed to get him to Cuba.
Mrs. Eugene F Ware hosts Atlanteans and a Leavenworth guest at Garfield park picnic. Miss Anna Murphy wedding plans spark a Harrison Street tea with six friends and a program. Numerous Topeka residents noted in notes, visits, and upcoming travel, with guests from Pueblo and Leavenworth.
Mrs. Fred Harvey of Leavenworth Kansas owns a spoon engraved with Harvey’s name, a relic from her husband’s dining houses. The spoon traveled to Manila, was carried to the Philippine interior by American troops, and later returned to Harvey with a tale of romance, war, and travel, accompanied by letters and a humorous verse.
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