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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1897
Page
4
The snippet shows an advertising page from The State Journal, with a building address, telephone line, reporter roots, and a New York address for the publishers association. It notes the panel is always open to advertisers or readers.
The piece critiques the Lodge immigration bill veto by ex President Cleveland, arguing it serves ornament over purpose and would hinder better laws. It contends the restrictions are weak, exemptions trivial, and the measure mainly benefits lawyers while offering no real immigration restraint.
A compilation of mangled clippings from newspapers including items on powder marks in battle, political jabs from the Porla Republican and Leavenworth Stand, hunting and moving woes from Hutchinson News, mis-transcribed Missouri notices, and hints of social commentary. The entries mix satirical lines and misread headlines with scattered names and places.
Local clippings name Frank Grimes opposing railroad passes and Jerre Simpson denouncing bribes. Reports mention Mack Love in Lincoln, J Pomeroy striking it rich Cripple Creek, Tully Scott as Oberlin mayor candidate, and Atchison spring election candidates. One note recalls J B Botkin breaking Sunday travel habit after a derailment excuse.
A supposed color photography breakthrough described by United States Consul General Mazon at Frankfort promises a simple inexpensive method. An ordinary negative is dipped in a colorless bath, then in monochrome baths to reveal exact color proportions, yielding life like portraits and landscapes. English scientists tested the method in London, with patent rights pending and branches planned worldwide.
Washington March 14 The Republican members of the ways and means committee nearly finish the sugar tax plan They propose a differential duty on sugar tied to saccharine strength testing at 9 degrees The duty would be about 1 3 100 of a cent per degree above 3 6 100 The raw and refined sugar gap is left unresolved and a federal bounty is rejected The bill aims to raise annual revenue of around 20 million dollars up from the Wilson era 510 million
In the Lalted Stake district court Judge Brewer sustained Omata and Maron after a motion to amend the decree in Caitet Sites v Calon Pacific Telegraph. The suit aimed to separate Union Pacific from Western Union Telegraph companies. The prior US circuit ruling abrogated a contract letting Western Union operate Calon Pacific telegraph. The appellate court reversed Brewer’s decision, and the lower court’s ruling was sustained on appeal.
Ex Vice President Stevenson received a glowing farewell at a March 16 reception in Bloomington with large turnout of prominent citizens from all parties. Former Governor Fifer opened the event, praising Stevenson and his public service while Stevenson thanked attendees and recalled life in Washington. He also paid tribute to Vice President Hobart. The Aurania Overdue note from New York March 10 reports Cunard steamship Aurania delayed from Liverpool and Queenstown without immediate danger but causing inconvenience.
A young couple climbed to the dome of the Santa Fe office building and embraced for over an hour 260 feet above ground. Clerks watched as the pair kissed and lounged on the balcony, attracting crowds without revealing their identities.
Washington social life opens bright but faces etiquette shifts as wives and families of cabinet and congressional members adjust to Washington routines. It notes uncertainty in precedence, reception orders, and cabinet dinner sequencing, detailing expected ranks from secretary of state to agriculture.
Dallas March 9 Milton Park chairman of a special committee to meet the Populist National Executive by May 1 1897 sent a bold letter to Senator Mary J Butler national Populist chairwoman. The Reform Press leaders claim the letter marks a declaration of war on Butler and the Bryan Democrat element within the party.
In Georgia the Ordinary Hulsey cites many pensions for wounded soldiers and widows of Confederates ready for delivery but not claimed by entitled individuals. The Hawaii census shows a total population of 109,902 with Hawaiians and Japanese as the top groups, followed by Chinese and Portuguese. Arthur Zimmerman plans to train in Savannah to re-enter racing. Nebraska senator passes a stock yards bill with three Populists voting against it. R G Blaine dies at 83 in Washington, leaving a widow and six children. California train schedules announce Elmsted leaves Topeka with fast, all-Pullman service and excursions via the Santa Fe Route.
San Francisco reports a proposed ordinance by the board of health and city trustees to license Chinese laundries at 100 per quarter. Chinese laundrymen vow to resist, planning to incorporate and form a union led by local delegates. A proposed $3,000 building on Handing Avenue is discussed with multi-room plans as part of their response.
A garden eagle was added to the Central Park Zoo in New York on March 10. The specimen is a dark golden eagle with a five foot wingspan, recently arrived from Hedrick. It struggles to adapt to captivity and flaps against the bars as keepers work to reassure it.
Washington scene as March nominations spark a crowded field for the patent commissionership. Major Warren and Tom Ryan lead rivals in a contest that includes Chas A Millar, a strong Ohio candidate, and Philadelphia attorney John A Weltersheinz among others.
London papers discuss MacLaren as too liberal and Orthodox Presbyterians opposing the Scotch writer. In New York betting shifts on the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight with Tom Roberts claiming Western bets influenced odds. Also notes engagements and denials including Henry Irving denying quarrel with Ellen Terry.
A three year old girl at breakfast asks for Po tunseal in a calm, confident voice. The ad praises Postum Cereal as nourishing and appetizing while warning against dust on misused words in public advertising. The copy emphasizes Postum Cereal Co. Limited of Battle Creek, Michigan.
Rio correspondent reports a severe Brazilian federal defeat in Bahia as insurgents ambushed and overwhelmed the vanguard. Major officers killed including Colonel Caesar and Colonel Tamarindo, with 200 privates wounded. Rebels captured prisoners, guns, and ammunition. unrest followed in Rio. General Arturacar named to command in Bahia.
Washington notes describe Gorman meeting with President Cleveland about a revised tariff bill said to be the best option. Quay visits for a dispute with Harrison while Justice Field, inactive for years, remains critical of Cleveland as retirement looms.
Washington dispatch reports outcome of a General Land Office decision favoring Erie Mathias Benner of Chicago and associates over 163 acres in the North Side. The ruling declares land and improvements worth $3.1 million, names trespassers and squaters, and allows Benner’s group to occupy the disputed tract near St. Clare Street and Chicago Avenue, amid claims against Kinase holdings and lakefront parcels.
Brown patent leather shoes appear in Broadway windows as a notable fashion trend in New York. They vary in shade, with a glossy chocolate look when varnish is applied, and are marketed as affordable adding swagger to outfits from bright blue trousers and a red tie to formal dress. In Kansas City notes, Lawrence is chosen as the next conference seat, marking Baker University’s fourth anniversary and stressing regional planning.
Albany March 10 The secretary of state nears completion of the 1895 criminal statistics report. It shows 3,788 convictions in courts of record, down 700 from the prior year. Convictions total 62,600 with 5,5 females. Under this heading the text ends abruptly.
In London two women clubs the Writers and the Pioneer issued edicts banning smoking on club premises. The Writers club forbids tobacco entirely with a rule that any smoking member must resign. The Pioneer allows smoking only in a private crib inaccessible to nonmembers.
The World newspaper was told by the Post Office Department it would be barred from the mails for violating lottery laws. It had run a 100 prize guessing stunt offering a chance to win by predicting the number of rounds it would take a boxer to defeat his opponent. The paper discontinued the giveaway and any further announcements after the postal warning.
London reports Park Lane is becoming the preferred site for South African millionaires palatial homes. A quarrel over adjacent land arose when Alfred Belt added ground for a mansion, prompting neighbors to react and a Duke of Westminster to consider the case. Cripple Creek post and high altitude cough remedy notes appear in scattered items. The annual association meeting is set for Friday at 3 PM.
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