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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1897
Page
4
The notice advertises cheap carrier delivery in Topeka and surrounds, with weekly rates of 1 cent per week and options for three months or one year. It extends the same pricing to any Kansas town where the paper operates a carrier system.
Chicago reports cold tonight and fair Saturday with shifting northwest winds. In Missouri Pacific affairs, George Gould discusses the railroad’s future amid lumber tariffs and economic links across industries, asserting prosperity requires broader demand and higher wages, while cautions on tariff impacts remain. The Advocate editorial stance remains Populist, praising conservative steady progress and noting Kansas Legislature’s rejection of initiative and referendum measures.
A New York Sun critique mockingly promotes the initiative and referendum as magical cure alls while noting its political misuses. The piece contrasts satire with genuine cases where direct ballot measures influenced policy, such as prohibition and amending statutes, and argues many issues deserve public votes.
A table of practical, frugal home-building ideas for relief during hard times. The piece argues crowded cities worsen misery and proposes small dugout homes with earth coverings as warm, affordable shelters. It urges self-sufficiency through limited ground, potatoes, tomatoes, greens, and a few hens for eggs, emphasizing prudence and economy.
From the Richmond Dispatch the piece argues frog farming in Chickahominy Swamp could tap northern markets. It cites a few towns shipping frogs to New York, notes a three month season, and asks if a local market could be sustainable while noting local oyster farming and beetle farming coexistence.
A collage of quotes from multiple papers lampooning gossip, fights, arbintration, and public notices. It references prize fights, a Greek movement leader, a brewing US Rubber conflict, and a baking powder advert, all tied by a miscellany of short remarks.
A Chicago analysis asserts women are more trustworthy with finances, noting many cashiers and domestic workers show honesty. It discusses temptations facing women versus men, suggesting money itself is less valued by women and that desire for adornment drives theft less than ambition or wealth欲.
The North American Review essay argues that U S convicts average about two years in custody and are morally and intellectually undeveloped except for criminal tendencies shaped by environment. It classifies prisoners as short term dominant, discusses labor programs, and suggests state benefit from useful work that equips inmates for life after release, including furniture making and varied crafts in state institutions.
A collage of rumor and history mentions Thurber praising a Cleveland era chair, South Australia’s Governor Brassey injured in a horse accident, and royalty with Portugal’s kings. It reports Pope Leo XIII’s pontificate marks and Maximilian’s widow Carlotta’s decline, with Rome’s superstition over prophecies and a fleeting General Pleas.
A tense meeting unfolds as General Alfred Pleasanton confronts a stranger who has attacked the character of Confederate soldiers. The man admits no memory until Pleasanton identifies him as Tam Alfred, once drummed out for cowardice before Antietam. Pleasanton commands the intruder to leave the camp immediately.
The Chicago Chronicle weighs the high cost of grand opera seats, noting theater owners justify big losses through enormous audiences and star salaries. It explains payments to De Resakes Ming Culve, Poles earning about 800 dollars nightly plus a share of receipts, and lists La Salle Prances Bispham Ancona among salaried performers. It costs about 26000 dollars weekly to run the show at the Auditorium.
The piece argues individuality defines a person beyond family and era, noting children grow away as they gain independent thoughts. It contrasts ship captains with unique methods, suggests guiding a child’s direction, and muses on choosing a life aligned with one’s true faculty, using Grant and Sherman as examples.
A string of humorous observations contrasts chores with store cleaning, notes the vanity of public speakers mentioning spouses, and jokes about engagement and charity. It critiques social behavior, marriage expectations, and small town pretensions with wit and regional flavor from Atchison.
Washington society gathered for cabinet calls as Mrs McKinley and Mrs Hobart hosted informal receptions. Notables including Senator and Mrs Fairbanks Rear Admiral Crosby Gen and Mrs Breckinridge and Mrs Westinghouse visited. Miss Lillian Gary and Miss Madelin Gary presided at the Portland as Miss Long welcomed guests in black lace and silk.
Washington March 13 The senate opened with many bills introduced and the first report of the session read A private pension bill for Corbett was offered by Stewart of Carson City Nev A proposed amendment to prohibit religious denomination legislation was offered by Gallinger Turple Indiana announced a speech on popular vote monitors and introduced tax regulation for the purpose Gear requested the unfinished business of the Pacific roads bill with a 1 month hold Cockrell Missouri objected and the measure moved to the calendar Gear's foreclosure inquiry on Pacific roads was challenged Morgan Alabama would submit a minority report on the commercial commission Lodge Massachusetts secured a foreign relations inquiry into the purchase or sale prospects of the West Indies islands St Croix St John St Thomas executive session followed and the day adjourned at 2 pm 26
Washington March 1 Republican members of the senate committee on finance met after adjournment and voted to take up the tariff bill immediately as prepared by the Ways and Means Committee. They warned there are several hundred items in the bill and will be ready to answer questions. The group also argued the tariff is not perfect as promoters claim and some schedules were criticized for duties above national needs.
A lightning strike ripped a skylight 40 by 22 feet from the west wing roof of the state capitol. Water flooded the Jadien gallery area and the Representative hall, soaking the committee room below and cascading into the document room. Damages, not including glass, are estimated near 100 dollars.
State Auditor Morris, following an Attorney General opinion, will issue vouchers to claimants from the senate miscellaneous appropriation bill. Payments begin today as authorities to issue vouchers are conferred by the bill provisions.
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