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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1897
Page
6
An old advertisement touts a vast hosiery selection across men women and children. It highlights numerous lists from fine silk plaited colors to oxblood russet hosiery and infant ribbed seamless styles. It features Gordon Dye branded items with details on spliced heels and toes and double soles.
In Saranac Lake on March 2 a funeral note recalls Lyman Epis, a former teacher and a Black man associated with John Brown. The piece cites Epis among those taken south by Brown and mentions the burial service for Brown at Worth Elba, highlighting the Epis family.
The Ada Rehan silver statue case unfolds in Topeka as Judge Hazen weighs interventions from Wasegner Horton Orr and Cash Henderson. The statue, boxed and held in Barnum's basement since the attachment, is key to a dispute over Higbee's management and company funds. The April term is set to decide the ownership and future of the statue amid broader legal wrangling.
David Woodruff, arrested in Union Pacific park for chopping a tree with a hatchet, was deemed insane by Probate Judge Dolman and sent to Topeka asylum. He came from Wiscon, Kansas, to Baltimore before, with relatives seeking treatment. during jail he was boisterous but calm in court, answering questions. He joked about lacking a head, claiming age as forty or seventy eleven. The physician termed his condition acute mania.
Ice runs rapidly on the Mississippi at Prairie Du Chien making the pontoon bridge impossible to close and stalling east and west bound passenger trains.
The Transmisssissippi Exposition delegation returned from Springfield this morning pleased with Governor Tanary and the Tutrell legislature. They anticipate an appropriation of 40,000 to 60,000 dollars for the exposition.
North Topeka column notes many small items: Cyrus Kistler sick, Jesse Kistler not expected to live, David Neiswender from Silver Lake in town, Mins Huckstetter from Hutchinson visiting. Church events include a Lenten service at the Church of the Good Shepherd and a Kansas Avenue M E church gathering. Various visits, travel, and society items follow, with residents moving, guests arriving, concerts and fundraisers announced and local civic notes.
A coffee maker warns that nickel plating settles on faucet parts in a city restaurant, claiming adverse effects on digestion and health. The advertisement promotes Postum Cereal Coffee as a safe alternative, asserting it aids red blood and suits children and invalids.
The Bunglers hold a dance at Hudson's hall with guests Mrs Fitch of New York and others. Miss Lillian Gemmell and Herbert Boats of Memphis will wed April 7 in a quiet ceremony. Local clubs host thimble tea, card parties, and dinners as residents travel, entertain, and plan forthcoming events including receptions after school contests and Easter preparations.
A circulating report claimed Senator Quay was dangerously ill after a Florida trip, but officials say he merely caught a cold. He remains confided to bed but is expected to resume duties within a few days, with his physician deeming his condition not dangerous.
Voters rush to register over two days as four clerks issue certificates. In a tense final push, more than 1,000 women and 1,580 men are added to registration rolls, with many awaiting their turn. Last day for eligibility draws near amid heavy city election interest.
Prospective voters flood the commissioner's office amid a flurry of marriages today. Richard's supporters show interest in his campaign while he stays passive. Mayor Fellows' allies are active and keeping up pressure.
Washington March 24 Cov er sa were laid for 22 guests in the private White House dining room for the first social function of the administration. Guests included the McKinleys Sherman Gage Alger McKenna Gary Long Biles Wilson Herrick McCallum Saxton and Porter among others. Mrs McKinley wore orchid heliotrope satin with diamond brooch. Mrs Gage wore white satin with silver sequins. After dinner guests moved to the green parlor for a reception with Vice President Hobart Hanna and John Hay. Ella Russell and Franz Wilcock performed with 90 in attendance. Russell recently returned from Europe and earlier sang in New York with the Symphony Society.
Chicago report cites Abner McKinley's hint of a trip as rumor. The president reportedly sees no time for a vacation near Washington and plans to fill several assistant secretary posts as papers for applicants are reviewed at the White House.
An elderly man reflects on early city elections, recounting faulty registration that favored reformers, and criticizes administrations from Jackson to Cleveland. He recalls wartime service, political clashes, and dismal tariffs, while noting a San ta Fe rail excursion listed in Frameseekers’ notices.
The London consistory court ruled that the Mayflower log would be returned to the United States, clearing Massachusetts and Plymouth as part of New England. Officials cited public interest and strong backing from American societies and the archbishop of Canterbury. The bishop of London will hand the book to Mr. Bayard in Plymouth, Mass. The decision was framed as safeguarding descendants' rights and preserving historical ties between nations.
Republicans in Chicago face pressure from a proposed bicycle party claiming 22000 votes could swing the city. They threaten to back Carter Harrison for mayor unless railroads are compelled to carry bicycles free, causing consternation in GOP ranks as the new party could influence future elections. Also notes cheap farm furniture from B Hamilton at 117 Greenwood Avenue Porwin.
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