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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1897
Page
7
The Topeka State Journal advertises cheap daily classifieds offering five cents per line, weekly and monthly rates, and promises wide local circulation. Ads must be submitted by Wednesday morning or Saturday morning for certain runs, with no obligation on advertisers.
In Kansas City a demented salesman, treated as recovered, served on a jury after wandering from home and entering the court house. A psychiatrist feared he would not be an efficient juror, yet the trial proceeded with jurors chosen from the courtroom crowd to fill vacancies. The man, once placed in St Joseph asylum, was believed cured and prospered in business.
An actress joined the Salvation Army after a Plymouth Church Brooklyn gathering led by Brigadier Alice Lewis. Consul Booth-Tucker hinted that deep Bible study alone cannot save, recounting the speaker’s past as an opera aspirant and her decision to devote her life to spreading the faith.
North Topeka items note deadlines at Kimball Printing Co and social updates. Obituaries, visits, and wedding invitations are listed alongside minor crimes, patrolled by local residents and merchants. Petroleum and coal ads appear with local business names and addresses.
The Morning Post notes McKinley's inaugural address shows wisdom in regard to the arbitration treaty and does not push abroad interference while keeping an open mind on currency. The Daily Telegraph calls the message a relentless defense of protectionism and mocks free trade ideals. The Daily News finds the president's stance on bi metallism safe and unobjectionable and highlights his remarks on the growing American merchant marine as most significant.
Ex Vice President and Mrs Stevenson to leave Washington for Bloomington Illinois resuming residence in the old family home. Son Louis and wife travel to Bloomington while daughter Letitia visits New York. A welcome reception is planned on the 3rd with Stevenson resuming law practice and splitting time between Bloomington and Chicago.
Frankfort Ky March 3Bradley announces Major AT Wood of Mount Sterling Ky to succeed J C S Blackburn as United States Senator A call for an extra session of the legislature to convene March 13 named the election of a senator as an objective Wood a long time Kentucky Republican ran for governor against John Voting Brown in 1330
Todays market report from Chicago notes Wheat opening strong on new campaignment and weather concerns. Cretan unrest, Liverpool advances, and wet conditions influence prices with futures rising then retreating. Oats, provisions, hogs, cattle and sheep receipts listed. market tone mixed with firmer wheat early and overall cautious selling as cables show resistance.
Financial wires show London and New York mixed as wheat and corn react to cold waves and foreign selling. Traders note Liverpool bids steady, Chicago hedges, and provisional cash activity tightens with weather shifts weighing on grains. bets on future prices grow amid cautious selling.
Range of prices for Geolein and Chambertin provisions appears in the stock report. Lists percent changes and stock levels with notes on supply across the market. No further details on origins or sellers provided in readable text.
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