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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1897
Page
4
An ad describes delivery by carrier or mail to any part of Topeka and surrounding Kan Sun towns, offering three month and weekly options. It lists mailing addresses, rates, and a central office contact with telephone numbers and a note about advertising opportunities through the American Newspaper Publishers Association.
An editorial urges stronger safeguards for depositors after bank failures in Chicago and others in Missouri. It favors government-backed protection, bond requirements for bank officials, or a postal savings system like England, to guarantee savings and deter losses for small earners. The piece cites McCray and relates to Kansas politics and the Leavenworth incident.
A Chicago group led by BH Roberts plans to take a colony of young people to Salt Lake City around April 1 after preaching in the suburbs since October 1. Reports of family trouble and unrest, plus suspicion of growing Mormon influence, have stirred local fears and broad curiosity as about 200 residents of the western periphery consider joining the move.
A St Louis astrologer Julius Erickson predicts the McKinley administration will spark four years of excitement with potential war risks. He foresees turmoil in political parties, shifts in trusts, and martial measures affecting farms, predicting strong Washington interest from March 18 and a generally American, startling policy path ahead.
About 50 Democrats gathered in the Army and Navy hall to discuss a slate of resolutions opposing any candidate who did not back W. J. Bryan. Tensions rose as Harry Hunts urged selecting a “good man” for mayor while critics shouted calls of “traitor,” and disorder disrupted the session before a three to one vote adopted the resolutions.
Lt Lewelling of Wichita Kansas stayed at the Midland hotel in Inessex, saying he came to take a Turkish bath. He denied state business and joked about past days as governor when Kansas legislators met.
In San Francisco on March 1 officials restricted import of seabirds from the Farrallones at the urging of the Orthnologists union. The Lighthouse Board ordered a prohibition on the trade, citing risk to murre populations and potential extinction. Local Greek and Italian markets had long supplied seabirds, but enforcement now shifts to lighthouse keepers on the Farallones.
New York reports a corner in dry Lima beans as California remains a primary market. The Lima Bean trust fixes the minimum price at 1.80 per hundred pounds and home bears are compelled to cash difference to cover sold positions. In Lexington winter circus losses leave actors and animals stranded as owner Dan Boone sells lions and wolves to cover a board bill, with the animals to be kept at the Leland hotel.
William Pst Johny, late president of Mercantile National Bank and treasurer of the Democratic National Committee and of the Silver Party, died February 34 in Fort. His will, filed today, values his estate at about 125 000 dollars, with 53 boost in real and personal property.
Chicago, March 1. For Kansas rain or snow this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight. Likely snow and warmer Tuesday with north to east winds. Bolis and sores indicate impurisies in the blood. Ayer's Sarsaparilla eradicates humors, ask for cash customers books free at Palace Clothing Co.
A morning blaze in Casey Illinois destroyed a two story brick block housing Fuqua & Son's bank H B Lee Co BT Shingle H A Lee M G Cochenour Sanford & Sons Hancock & Clark and others The fire started at 2 15 am with a strong wind fanning the flames It left $200 000 in damage and spread to adjoining blocks The Casey bank vault remained intact but the post office suffered severe damage A Perryville railroad engine deployed to Casey aided efforts and the flames were brought under control by 4 am
Reported break in at John D. Rockefeller's Tarrytown country home interrupted by a sleeping butler detective work and a gunfight as burglars attempted to grab money and valuables. A staged escape followed, with Kennedy firing on the intruders and the trio fleeing by window. Silverware remained untouched. Mrs McKinley to wear Wisconsin shoes for inauguration.
A Topeka court list shows daily docket assignments from Wednesday March 2 to Saturday March 11, naming cases such as Knowles vs Vanceveal and City of Topeka v Jeser, with parties including Jones, Bergen, Worthington, and others across multiple courts. An unrelated ad notes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy praised by G B Henderson of the Daily Advertiser.
A vintage advertising line extols Castoria as a remedy from infancy to parenthood. The repeated phrases link health care from child illness to motherhood, suggesting Castoria as a lifelong product across generations.
Chicago reports on a hobo who claims to have traveled about 6000 miles by rail without money or a ticket. He details methods like riding gunwales and bumpers, dangers, bravado, and the grim realities of evading train crews. He cites routes such as the Panhandle to Texas and Southern Pacific desert patrols, noting trains watched by guards and a rare Austin corridor suppression.
A U S correspondent recounts an event in Cologne where an American photographer and amateur cameraman was detained by Prussian soldiers for filming fortifications and a river view. After hours in a cell and a tense exchange with a sentry, he was released with an official apology promised by the German consul.
Miss Maud Stalnaker, once rejected by the War Department for not climbing a ladder, is hired as a clerk in the Bureau of Statistics, State Department, at 1200 a year. The decision followed scrutiny of her qualifications and language skills, noting the earlier sex-based objection and the need for a male replacement if a suitable candidate exists. Dangers of the Grip are discussed alongside advertisements for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and local services.
At a Kokomo reception for General J. B. Gordon a former slave, John Kuseetl, now in Kokomo, stepped to the front to greet his old master. He recalls antebellum life, a 1862 raid, and his service in the Union Army, with Gordon recognizing him warmly as a special guest.
An old newspaper item lists a presidential inauguration in Washington DC on March 4 807 and promotes Rheumatiam Cured in a Day Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and Neuralgia. The ad claims rapid relief and includes a testimonial from Promise City Iowa and a Topeka Kansas pharmacist's location.
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