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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1897
Page
3
A Sunday night blast shattered windows and a safe door as robbers attempted to break into S Cragson’s grocery and Henry Seebod’s hardware. The thiefs pried a heavy safe open, drew about $300, then fled. Police suspect they reside in Marion.
From Leavenworth to Wichita and Junction City, terse dispatches describe trials, fines, and political shifts. Hopkins and Graham face murder linkage in a tense high court context. Local officials wrestle with salary cuts and education funding while other notices cover a railway telegraph contract and a university appointment.
Washington reports the president imposes stricter access and shorter hours at the White House lobby. Officials describe a tighter routine, with callers limited to 4 PM and evenings reserved for private rest and exercise. The change follows a year of busy communications and a push for orderly handling of applications and inquiries.
The Arion Society held an amateur minstrel show for German friends at their hall on Katzen avenue. An enhanced Drele orchestra backed acts in blackface, with top numbers by Harry Bush and Henry Gutsch. The finale featured a one act comedy and an initiation sketch followed by dancing.
The state superintendent said a realignment will take effect within days and will appoint a Great Heart nephew named Stryker to a position. Mrs. Stryker claims illness prevents attendance, and she will name who will attend in her stead.
Omaha report says Charles Rodatin and his wife and child began Crom Groahe in a covered wagon. A tire sparked in a canoline stove, a stove exploded, and the wagon burned fatally. Authorities note the family died before aid arrived.
Memphis Tennessee reports the Mississippi River reaching 154 feet with Marion Arkansas submerged. Desks and steamboats rescued victims as floodwaters inundated farms, stockyards, and homes. Five people reportedly drown near Marion on Four Mile Bayou. West Memphis residents Joe Carter and Philo wire perish. Islands near Memphis fully underwater.
Arrangements completed for a law partnership including Attorney General Boyle former Chief Justice David Martin and Ee Litt forming a firm to operate in Topeka. Firm plans offices in Central National Bank building, targets active practice next year amid Senate labor department adjustments.
Fragmented OCR excerpt lists train excursions to California with promotional blurbs. Mentions Pure Food Baking Powder and One Minute Cough Cure, plus local ads for Stansfield drug stores and small health claims. Several garbled phrases reference events at Hamilton hall and a Mid-Continent band performance.
Nickerson will lose repair shops and round house as Santa Fe plans to move operations. The shift, affecting Argentine, Dodge, Newton and La Junta divisions, could add about a thousand people to Newton by September. Hutchinson officials and local business leaders plan a March 20 sharing session led by Ripley to discuss impact and possible modifications.
Denver reports new locomotives on the Colorado Millard railroad serving the regular passenger line over steep grades and sharp curves. The five larger modern engines were tested yesterday, with one trip to Midland Station arriving ahead of schedule. The test used two locomotives to handle the steep passes and tight curves, and the new engine performed smoothly throughout the run.
Galveston observes the laying of the corner stone for the Union Depot with Mayor A. W. Fly leading ceremonies. Granite from Austin decorates the shaft, inscribed for the Houston and Santa Fe line with names of company officers and engineers. Ground broken January 27, 1887. ceremony March 1, 1897. copper time capsule sealed with newspapers and relics inside.
Perry Oklahoma March 16 businessmen of Blackburn Osage City and other Arkansas river towns are building several barges to ship corn to New Orleans during the river rise. They pay 6 to 12 cents per bushel and expect good prices. A new committee organized with Col. F. L. Cinema as chairman and W. Sly as secretary, with ward-wise members named across four wards.
Topeka Camp No 148 of the Royal Neighbors of America thanks Mrs Minnie C Plumer and Bridget Scannell for prompt settlement of claims against the order. A bank presentation credits $1000 to the beneficiary, mother holds the policy. Tomorrow evening a concert at Library Hall features Mr W H Leth with assistances by James Moore and Mrs Jo S Glted among others as he soon moves to New York.
Senator James K. Jones and Daniel J. Campau, chairs of the Democratic national committees, left Denver for Salt Lake City to work with silver advocates on an educational drive through the West. They aim to disseminate literature nationwide, focusing on states carried by Republicans in the last election.
Lucknow march 16 the Associated Press dispatch reports an exhaustive tour of the northwest showing 1 750 000 persons in relief areas receiving government aid. no deaths due to starvation were found during the tour as authorities maintain timely action.
A Times Special from Frankfort Kentucky reports a lengthy session where the motion to refer credentials of four new Republican and one Democratic senator to the judiciary was defeated after a long debate. The new senators were seated, removing doubt about Hunter's election as United States senator. Six gold Democrats joined Republicans in the vote.
New York March 16 Mayor Strong as Grant Monument head has sent a note to President McKishy inviting representatives of all civilized nations to attend naval ceremonies at the tomb of Gen Grant in Riv erside Park upon the burial of his body in the sarcophagus.
Secretary of State Sherman met March 16 with the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations by his own appointment and held a lengthy session. The discussion centered on the Nicaragua canal, with indications a new treaty may follow lines similar to the Frelinghuysen proposal and ahead of any firm terms.
A Pekin Peoria incident from March speaks of a hanging from a murder case a year earlier. Weather and grass turn green after rains while the stockade area around the court house square shows a barren gallows with a woman’s face formed by chains, described as a vivid omen.
At Ft. Russell Private Gallie died after a scuffle with Private OShay. Witness Apsu Lopay said Gallie dropped dead when OShay delivered an uppercut that knocked him backward. A meat fragment in Gallie’s mouth obstructed his wind pipe, causing choking.
Charles H. Moore & Go. resume granite manufacturing in Montpelier after a long shutdown since September. The plant, described as the largest granite works in Vermont, now operates at full strength employing 300 men and signaling substantial local economic impact.
Cambridge March 16 The Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree amid a ceremonial reception. The conferment marks a high point in his scientific and exploratory career as he receives the honor from the university.
A sensational account claims England will send Captain Atkins and a force up the Benin river to punish King Dranami for a recent massacre. It describes a punitive campaign with machine guns, martinis, and a brutal slaveholding regime. The piece notes Niger coast protectorate trade, prior English expeditions, and the alleged king's fanatical worship of ancestors and human sacrifices.
In a spring dispute the town school board debates a teacher named Peter Grimm brought to instruct shooting. Fights erupt among Hart, Red Pete Ruble, Byram Woodruff, and By Woodruff over orthography and methods as injuries occur. The narrator seeks Potter Grimm and recounts the chaotic scene at the public meeting.
Market report from 1897 shows wheat opening weak on light receipts and poor demand, with Kansas crop reports hinting milder weather. Corn and oats decline as elevators sell, while provisions firm with active buyers from Armour and leading houses. Chicago hogs and cattle receipts listed with varied movement.
Market notes from Topeka Kansas summarize wheat, corn and oats prices with receipts figures, weather outlook, and supply dynamics. Reports indicate mixed signals with wheat futures steady to lower, corn and oats under selling pressure, and provisions showing strength as buyers reenter the trade.
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