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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1897
Page
8
The State Board of Health urged North Topeka to build a sewer along Fairchild Street east from Tyler Street to the Kanes River a quarter mile beyond city limits. It advises against a southerly sewer direction as unhealthy and the report was referred to the health committee.
A Salt Lake City item reports ex champion John L. Sullivan predicting Jim Corbett will win a coming fight. The piece notes Davies and a train arrival at Ogden, with a brief interview reference and travel details related to the event. Also mentioned: Seven toll gates destroyed near Mercer county, Lexington. a triple lynching in Ocala. and local notices about masquerade balls and patent remedies.
Eastern insurance journals attack McNall for blocking firms in the Filiimon case and for an ill advised open letter to Col. Greene. The legislative section records a failed general bill to relieve Confederate disabilities and lists many names granted political restoration from various counties.
Judge Samuel A. Rises of Lawrence was proclaimed judge by the Senate, while A. Smart sits in Garnett and Riggs seeks a certificate to take the oath. Topeka discussions hint at a Supreme Court dispute pending the April term, with actions likely to resolve the line of authority.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal will issue a circular to receivers of defunct state banks directing biannual reports on financial conditions. Receivers must report every six months to show how funds are spent. The move aims to curb crooked handling and speed up settlements of about 75 failed banks.
A fragmented headline notes caution about theft and corruption during legislative sessions. It references committees and two houses while alluding to a section of Bank and related scheming, signaling vigilance against misappropriation and insider risks.
Breidenthal's banking commissioner statute appears to have vanished from the records. Objections by corporate interests are noted as historic, with similar disappearances in previous bills. The surviving fragment states a bank may not loan against stockholders stock and limits total indebtedness to 50 percent of paid up capital, with exceptions for fictional security or prior debt.
SHAMLEFFER Docket Clerk and EB Williams chief clerk mark 15 years in Santa Fe Freight Department. John N. Fullen presents scar pin of pearls and diamonds cuff buttons and ring at celebratory gathering at the Williams home 1031 Prospect. Also notes creative misfires and a Minnesota rail workers complaint about idle miles and snow delays impacting freight and mail service in the northwest.
Senator Sterne receives a box of Elzors from senate employees with a note praising his service and courtesy during the session. The Populist staff commend his constant attention and helpful words throughout difficult days in the chamber.
Topeka enters a spring building boom with substantial home construction and new factories. Plans include Mulvane-Leonard block at Sixth and Jackson costing about $10,000 and a Palace Clothing store addition around $3,000. Residents like Dr. Munn, Kale, Stover, and others advance numerous residences across North and East Topeka, totaling several thousand dollars each, plus an anticipated $20,000 auditorium and a bridge project near Betas.
Topeka theatergoers will witness The Mandarin by Reginald De Koven with the touring company. The show opened in New York and Chicago to praise and a full house is expected in Topeka. Seats go on sale Thursday morning. The Graham Earle repertoire company also performed The Inside Track at Crawford Opera House last night, with a weeklong engagement and nightly changes. One Minute Cough Cure is recommended for rapid relief of croup symptoms.
W H Dorcas asked the council to rent two lots on the south side of Shunganunga creek on Lake street. The old coal hole property would house his repair shop and he offers 20 dollars per year. The notice also includes an unrelated medical ad from G W Stansfield.
Ex-police Art Wellman and Jas Crow, two jointists, were freed from the city jail after a council vote on payment of fines. The raid on the Wellman Crow place led to the proprietors’ arrest and $100 fines each. Chief Steele had urged release with $10 monthly installments, and council approved conditional release amid assurances they would not return to alleged jointist activity. Mrs Thorpe thanks supporters for backing her work as police matron.
City council hears Mrs. TL FL Thorpe request to let JM Underwood use city land near Twenty second for garden plots. Communication referred to Streets and Walks Committee. City engineer tasked to survey Abe Blocks east of Hancock Street between First Avenue East and Fifth Street to creek. Also mentions One Minute Cough Cure and local laundry ad notes.
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