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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1897
Page
2
The Irish Leader Lewis Chanler, descendant of the Astors, is positioned as Redmonds Angel in a fraught Irish party scene. He and his American ties stir debate over naturalization and eligibility while Chanler’s family and long held wealth draw scrutiny amid Parnellite and Home Rule tensions.
Natives in India begin a wave of assaults within Bombay amid Jubilee celebrations. Police report grave fears as a constable is shot near Poona and a lieutenant wounded, with mobs promising more violence. Messages from extremists praise the actions and threaten further killings.
Circulars claim only deroue would celebrate conquests amid famine plague and quakes. An ancient noble race laments a Cherian government, accusing it of oppression. Disturbances center in two western districts of Bombay presidency and in Punjab after recent famines.
New York June s Alexander Black seeks a lead actress for his next picture play The American Girl to feature a diverse cast including western southern and New Jersey types The production will weave the chosen girl into a mystery around a town erter gounge with a backdrop of stagecraft and famous figures in history inclusion of President McKinley and ex President Cleveland in publicity builds anticipation
A man calling himself The Tramp appeared in Hammond Indiana with a two wheeled cart and a mule. He displayed The Dictator a new publication and read passages from a Treasury Secretary interview amid a Salvation Army counter demonstration. Police and crowd dispersed the scene as The Tramp fled three blocks down Hoffman Street.
In Mulberry Street a window display draws a crowd with a large framed Paradise Lost scene. The border and entire design measure about 25 by 20 inches, created by a copyist over three years. The piece resembles fine pen and ink engraving with legible lettering forming the poem’s lines. The display also reportedly includes parts of Storm's Sentimental Journey and spans roughly 120,000 words.
Chicago engineers report center-pier bridges on the Chicago River obstruct navigation from Fullerton to Bridgeport. Two options under study include removing all center piers or partially straightening river bends, signaling major civic costs and radical changes in infrastructure.
Santa Fe Hospital trustees plan extensive work at Agora Kan Ottawa La Junta Las Vegas and La Junta hospitals with total repairs around 5000 to 12000 dollars. A board meeting in Jepaka Las Vegas Ottawa La Junta will let contracts for plastering new floors plumbing and roof repairs. Dr J M Kanter new chief surgeon oversees the project and schedules urgent roof and interior plastering as part of the renovations.
Thomas A Edison recalls his former Memphis telegraph colleague at G Sholes desk. The two men, once youths in telegraphy, shared a desk and friendship as Edison rose to fame and Sholes advanced to head the railroading telegraph service. Edison sent a portrait noting Sholes appointment and their long connection in Memphis.
The Santa Fe locomotive department in this city has been thoroughly updated with repaired and new machinery, renovated interiors, and extra cupboards for workers. The overhaul, costing several thousand dollars, aimed to modernize the shop and improve workers’ appearance and pride in the facility.
Chicago's fire department and medical authorities reject Dr. Gustav Schuster's proposal to drop cocaine in the eyes of firefighters to shield them from smoke during flames. Chief Swenie warns of addiction risks and dangers of drug use, while Drs Holmes and Ingalls argue against the plan, comparing it to dangerous morphine policy. The debate centers on protecting eyesight versus creating drug dependency.
New York reports Dr M Bishop a nervous diseases specialist and private physician to Mrs McKinley sailed on the Ohio after the State Department refused a passport. He says he was born in Ontario and claims wartime service and an oath citizen status, though he admits lacking formal citizen status now. He would not discuss Mrs McKinley’s health.
From San Francisco June 2 advices say an imitator of the Ripper has slain several young women in Tokio. The murders, four in number, occurred in the early hours of morning. Fear caused a wave of hysteria with many women taking their own lives. The killer remains at large. Buffalo, Boston and New England rapid transit details and tourism promotions follow, urging travel and offering a free tourist book.
An advertisement invites readers to travel to California via Santa Fe with a quoted fare of 22.50 and urges prompt preparation. The message mentions an agent for details and a contact path marked by a code.
Indianapolis reporter notes Judge Showalter’s rulings in the first day of the street car case. City seeks dissolution of the Chicago judge’s injunction, while the street railway argues three-cent fare would wreck its finances. The proceedings reveal disputes over company expenses, watered stock, and potential rates, with testimony and cross motions shaping the next steps.
Two rival cafeteria eateries serving board of trade brokers in Chicago battle for patrons. A stout iron fence blocks one entrance at the court behind the Western Union building, prompting comical signs and taunting notes about superior goods. The vault company erected the barrier to resolve a legal question, with both sides inviting competition.
Brief note describes a cryptic, fragmented line about coffee, shortening in cake crust, strawberries, mint, and spring. Reads as a cut sentence or puzzle fragment rather than a coherent news item.
Chicago July 1 will see the first issue of the Social Democrat published at Terre Haute with later editions in Chicago. Debs era organizing heads plan mass meetings as Burns Kellier and Goodwin arrange events while Debs reads recruits’ letters from his likely return.
A Veracruz area analysis argues that a major quake could split Tehuantepec Isthmus, creating a navigable channel. It claims Coatzacoalcos and Salina Cruz regions are marshy or shallow and a faulted gap could dramatically shorten Atlantic to Pacific sea routes, saving weeks of sailing for global commerce.
Mrs Helen Kurtz wife of a prominent tanner in Canton offers to host Pittsburg Association for the Improvement of the Poor at her Congresa lake cottage during the summer. Children will be selected by the Pittsburg committee for ten day or two week stays with a favorable reply to Pittsburgh. A festive scene unfolds with a roller coaster and playgrounds as the cottages lie amid scenic bloom. The Great Rock Island and Santa Fe announce unusually low rail fares to Colorado Springs Pueblo and Nashville for excursions and open dates with rail passes on sale.
Announcement for the National Educational Association meeting in Milwaukee from July 6 to 9, 1909. Describes Union Pacific travel options via Omaha or Kansas City with one fare plus $2.50 round trip from points west of the Missouri River. Notes comfortable Pullman cars and dining services and invites inquiries to L. Lomax in Omaha.
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