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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1897
Page
2
Washington March 3 The nation’s capital buzzed with preparations for the new administration as McKinley and Hobart arrived for the inauguration. Cabinet deliberations, social events, and parade planning dominated the scene while President-elect McKinley and Mrs. Cleveland hosted dinners and received dignitaries in a tense but orderly buildup.
President Cleveland extended courtesy to his guests at dinner in Arlington with Secretary Olney and two new cabinet members. Mr. McKinley left the White House at 9 p.m. to retire to his apartments and remained there for the evening.
The widow of tragedian Salvini claims 56000 dollars worth of scenery and stage settings, once used by the younger Salvini, belong to Armbruster studio at 247 251 South Front Street Columbus. Otto Armbruster, a Salvini friend, had scenery painted and returned yearly for retouching and may await an administrator's appointment. The pieces include sets from The Three Guardsmen Romeo and Juliet and The Mute of Hortense.
The steamer Kan Gay arrived at its dock from Liverpool nearly four days late due to repeated gales and high seas across the Atlantic. From Fastnet to the grand banks it faced violent southwest to northeast winds, often steering head on to ride out breakers. Disturbances eased after crossing the banks with limited mileage per day, while Cambrian was not seen by Cam. Murdock.
Dr Samuel Hurd died after a long life of service in Charlestown where he practiced for many years before moving to New York in 1870. A beloved city physician and school committee member, he aided the poor and held memberships in the Bunker Hill Monument Association and several historical and geographical societies. He cherished literary pursuits and was honored by Charlestown peers.
March 2 Salt Lake Utah reports a genuine volcano burst in the Great Salt Lake near Promontory station on the Central Pacific line. A vast cloud over the water rises hundreds of feet as water boils and steam jets erupt. Seismic shocks in the region for two months are blamed on hidden fire and lava finding an outlet, prompting residents to flee the area amid alarms and speculation.
Directors close contract for Mrs Emma Calve the French prima donna for the festival's finale on May 2. She will sing two arias and, by audition, perform the entire mad scene from Hamlet which she recently sang in New York.
G B Henderson editor of Daily Advertiser reports severe cold after Cripple Creek fire improved by three small hot bottles of Chamberlains Cough Remedy. He notes high altitude demands meritorious relief. For sale by druggists. The State Journal advertises Peerless Steam Laundry.
Washington March 2 The House galleries were crowded but the day’s business focused on a bill to ban publishing detailed prize fight reports by mail or telegraph. Debate accused of censorship while supporters say it protects youth. a long recess followed and the bill’s fate remains uncertain. A companion measure moved presidential election returns by fall.
The Bertillon System Bureau was opened under Chief Detective O'Brien after being taken from Commissioner Andrews. Four prisoners were photographed and measured by Roundsman Crows. Detective Sheridan, called O'Brien's "wonderful identifier of face," will oversee the bureau with Rogue's Gallery records. Initial measurements took about one hour and forty five minutes, with plans to speed up later.
Ianapoli March 6. Louie Reibold of the Batts house will leave May 1 and marry in New York. He plans to form a syndicate to erect a 2.9 million dollar hotel in the city upon return. Reibold, nearly 56, is a noted western hotel man and almost a millionaire. He declined a 20,000 offer to run the Palmer House in Chicago before the World’s Fair.
In Kansas City on March 2 dealers adhere to the Brinkby law in effect since last weekend. A 15 year old boy accompanied a reporter trying to buy cigarettes at several stores, pharmacies, and saloons near West Ninth Street but clerks refused. The boy offered excuses, yet no sale occurred.
Springville beet growers met at city hall and formed the Utah Sugar Growers Association of Springville with 27 members including William Mendenhall as president J M Westwood secretary and S M Davis treasurer The association holds a charter from the American Sugar Growers Society aiming to foster beet and cane sugar production in the United States A Springville sugar factory is a primary objective and contracts for the 1897 beet crop with the Utah Sugar Company are out for signing.
In Espita Yucatan a man sick with an illness engaged a local woman claimed to have magical powers. She ordered him to perform painful positions and warned him of death if he did not comply. He stabbed her three times in the abdomen when he could endure the pain no longer, killing her.
Chicago March 3 A bizarre report credits Jean de Reazke with identifying a dual cause of opera company woes. Chorus members whisper that superstition, the Evil Eye and a Black Cat disturb performances. An Italian chorus member overheard references declare misfortune strikes during rehearsals.
An old warning touts that leverage against influenza pneumonia lies in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The ad asserts no pneumonia cases among tens of thousands using it and pledges a faster permanent cure. Also notes 25 and 6 cent wires for sale by druggists and a California Limited train schedule with Pullman sleepers via the Santa Fe Route.
A grand London banquet honors Mr Bayard with Lord Salisbury and Viscount Peers, celebrating Anglo American relations. Bayard vows to maintain peace and arbitration ties, praising friendship between Britain and the United States as the two nations’ paths stay aligned.
A fragmented clipping quotes Washington Gladden criticizing English influence on politics and remarks on American views of governance. It mentions Senator Quay and a Pennsylvania figure, noting debates over political control and foreign dictation.
Roads east of Chicago lack grain cars forcing large corn shipments to stall and annoy shippers. Officials wrestle with supplying more cars as a Western Passenger Association mileage bureau meeting considers an interchangeable mileage ticket amid uncertain results.
Washington dispatch reports Lyman J. Gage, slated as McKinley’s secretary of the treasury, arriving in Washington. The veteran Democrat promises strict civil service enforcement, discusses office applications, and plans talks with Secretary Cortiss about treasury personnel and reforms.
San Francisco officials vow to fund a relief boulevard to employ the unemployed. Mayor Phelan's relief committee aims to raise substantial funds, with Spring Valley Water offering land and ex mayor Sutro pledging access. Labor and city leaders debate eligibility and impact, noting current rolls and daily meals while foreseeing temporary relief needing follow up work.
Boston March 3 John C Cobb introduces a petition to widen Boylston Street between Washington and Charles streets. The plan would take a slice of the block on the Boylston side and remove a strip of the common between Tremont and Charles streets. Taxpayers would not be paid.
The Senate approved the fortifications appropriation bill in about thirty minutes. Debate also touched the international monetary conference bill with criticism from Dubois of Idaho and Cannon. The item ends with a health ad claiming Brech PC pills cure morbid conditions and sores.
A peculiar old newspaper note touts S. S. S. as a blood remedy curing cancer by reaching the disease at its root. It recounts H Powers of Macon Georgia claiming thirty years of failed treatments ended by one bottle of the tonic in 1596. The brochure-style piece asserts the remedy dissolves poison and heals cancer when other remedies fail.
An advertisement from the Swift Specific Co of Atlanta Georgia claims a blood medicine cures cancer scrofula eczema tetter rheumatism catarrh and all blood born diseases. It offers free books on blood and skin disorders mailed to any address.
Eugene Le Fevre and his son Paul were moving a house when a live wire halted progress. Eugene touched a wire to lift it and was instantly paralyzed as sparks and the smell of burning filled the air. Paul leapt to his father, pulling him free but both were badly burned. Eugene later died. The accident underscores deadly hazards of live electricity and house-moving work in March.
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