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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1897
Page
8
A garbled plea pushes a publicity blitz for the 2207 Fall Festival in Topeka. It urges heavy advertising to draw crowds, promises free attractions, and claims major spending to entertain visitors and attract national attention.
In London during the queen's jubilee celebrations Venetian masts appear on telegraph poles along Ranyan Avenue. Hoops wrapped with bunting and cheesecloth sway in the wind, creating a striking decorative effect. The lightweight frames cost little, with wraparound paper and V-shaped trims adding to the visual impact.
A Topeka carnival pageant features a burlesque display with performers including Brown and Markby. Prominent acts describe can-can dancing, hare-back riding, and a lively matinee with guests and elaborate costumes, aiming to boost city reputation and visitor interest.
A local event hints at elaborate float ideas for Lorina Queen of Revel. The design envisions an enormous cage with Lorina imagery, draped in paper and costed to balance spectacle with economy. The queen’s identity remains hidden as last year.
A float concept to depict statuary uses white marble effects with wood pedestals and evergreen drapery. Attire and props mimic ancient sculpture with urns and vases, horses and draped figures, aiming for a decorative, affordable display under fifty dollars for the bovine and accompanying pieces.
A.D. Hubbard was found guilty of embezzlement after a short jury deliberation. He faces a penalty of one to five years in the penitentiary with a motion for a new trial and potential appeal to the supreme court. Hubbard, once prominent in ALP.A circles and interconnected with the state printing plant controversy, had previously held a district clerk position and later became a receiver, where a large shortage was uncovered.
Loretta S Ford is named as defendant in a second divorce suit filed in a Richmond circuit court. The bill cites the declaration and asks for an absolute divorce from Amnond H Ford, with prior marriage details and a disputed rectification of the daughter’s surname amid tense threats and sensational atmosphere surrounding the proceedings.
Annie Besant, famed theosophist, arrives in Chicago to address Debs and the socialist movement. She outlines a spiritual critique of socialism and advocates a higher plane of social reform through theosophy, representing the Fidiens section at the eleventh annual convention.
Des Moines Baptist College connected with the University of Chicago receives a pledge from Rockefeller. The gift structure matches donations two to one, aiming to boost fundraising from attendees. A thousand dollars was raised from the audience and organizers expect substantial further support.
A fragmentary notice markets Deger s Hair Dye as the brilliant bath hair solution with claims of No hair loss and substitutes discouraged. It mentions travel routes and prices in a noisy mishmash of locations and dates, but centers on the hair care patent medicine claim.
Reported sightings near the Matson House spur ghost lore as Mrs. Cheesburough lies near death. Nevals' cell becomes linked to hauntings while inmates at the county jail fear specters seen in corridors and during seances planned by local spiritualists. Prisoners recount a headless white figure appearing in upper cages, with one guard injured as fear ripples through the facility.
A dispatch from Consul General Lee says One Melton the American newspaper correspondent Captain Jaborde and others will face public trial July 1 at the Cabnhas fortress. The court will hear no new testimony and will rely on declarations within the prisons. A Spanish magistrate warned the men may be executed or imprisoned long, while friends fear deportation or pardons.
Horace Boles former Ohio governor and ex presidential aspirant writes to Colonel D. M. Fox of Des Moines urging voters to reject the 16 to 1 silver to gold ratio. He warns the silver movement remains dangerous and stresses that persuading the public that gold standard is wrong requires offering a better alternative. He notes Chicago platform plans and the need for a decisive shift in public belief.
In New Mexico near Las Cr ies a peculiar sect known as Faithists operates a commune. Nine babies from Kansas City were brought to the Shimlam colony, part of a yearlong influx of parentless infants. The group, led by Taner and supported by Newbrough and Howland, shares property and relies on simple fare. Howland, its spiritual adviser, authored the colony Bible. The Temple of Tee houses worship and their hymn is Dixie.
The T. Bowman Memorial kindergarten chapel near the Contes Congregational church on Hufton street is under construction costing 3000 to 4000 dollars. The renovation will double seating in the east wall, with the chapel serving as the Topeka Kindergarten association headquarters and a teachers training space. Mrs E Bowman notes growing local and statewide support for kindergarten work and anticipates another successful year with new classes planned near public school openings.
The McKinley Siount letter about the neglected Nancy Hanks grave near Lincoln City Spencer county Indiana has drawn national interest. Locals propose state action or a national cemetery reinterment with a $1000 shaft to honor the mother of Abraham Lincoln, a site now isolated with limited visibility. Weather forecasts show Kansas fair tonight with possible showers and strong southerly winds. Chamberlains Cough remedy mass promotion cites user success.
From Atchison Globe: Atchison and Leavenworth counties become the main campaign focus for the First congressional district in the coming fall election. Shawnee moved from the Forests to the First, threatening Charley Curtis’s renomination against Case Broderick. Curtis, new to the district, faces Jackson and Nemaha county opposition while W. J. Bailey in Nemaha, Cy Leland supporting Talley, and Doniphan County figures in. Alliances may unite Atchison and Leavenworth to control the frontier fight. C D Walker appears a possible future congressman candidate.
A Kansas City Journal dispatch says Leland lost the Indian Territory judge post as Clinton era plans faltered. The Indiana Territory judgeships sparked administration friction with Powell Clayton and Major Kerens backing different candidates. The new Indian appropriation bill reopened the process and delay persists until President McKinley interviews.
In Annapolis Maryland on June 25, 14 year old James Smith, a colored boy, is jailed on a charge of attempting to wreck the Bay Ride excursion train from Warhimetan. Worker Ieuan Tucker, also colored, saw the boy place a telegraph stake on the track about a mile and a half from the city. Tucker pursued and the boy was arrested after a struggle while bail was posted for his defense. Nine coaches filled the train.
Colored residents protest a planned event labeled a water melon rush at a Pittsburgh school gathering led by Prof. W. He Fiver. They accuse organizers of discrimination and call for equal treatment of all students while condemning the proposed activity as insulting and harmful to the community. The letter of protest, signed by local African American leaders, questions the impact on public schools and urges immediate action.
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