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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1897
Page
4
The State Journal outlines subscription terms by Frank P. MacLennan. Daily carrier edition costs 10 cents a week with rural monthly rates. Advertising and readership access details are provided for Topeka and Kansas towns, including office contact numbers and building address.
Showers tonight with cooler air. Turning showers and cooler with southeast winds shifting to southwest.
The article debates how major trusts including sugar, steel, rubber, and packing house combines face the Supreme Court decision broadening anti trust law. It explores possible responses from defiance to compliance, noting lower court rulings and the risk of future reversals and public pressure.
The Chicago Chronicle, a leading Democratic paper, harshly opposes Simpson and his Kansas Populist party. It portrays Jerry Simpson as the main opponent to the new taste hill in Congress, framing him as the principal champion of the people against privilege and monopoly. Democrats view the situation as a strategy to mobilize public opinion against Simpson.
The text discusses Mr. Simpson of Kanara and his stance on tariff and monetary policy. It notes he is a free silver advocate but does not push the money issue amid the pending matter, while Dingley and Payne respond to Democratic arguments. It remarks Simpson has unconventional views on some public questions but opposes protectionist theory.
A string of punused quotes and garbled remarks from Kansas papers mocks politics and figures. It references Fitzsimmons Corbett and a blast of misread phrases about law and society, interspersed with notes on Kansas events and a Grecian victory.
A collage of witty observations from the Atchison Globe Jokes page critiques politics and social conduct. It notes vanity in candidates, public conduct, religious dreams, rumor caution, and Topeka's spring funding for civic projects.
Captain Schleider of the Norwegian steamer Kduveld reports near-starvation aboard the Newfoundland barkentine Silver Sea five days from Cadiz to St Johns Newfoundland. Provisions ran out. a lifeboat was sent to fetch aid as adverse winds battered the voyage. The barkentine’s crew finally received supplies from the Kduveld and alerted owners in St Johns.
The Central Branch operates thirty four locomotives in regular service with about 100 000 miles traveled monthly. They consume roughly 4 000 tons of coal and 4 000 pints of oil each month. Engine No Wt was rebuilt yesterday featuring a compressed air sand box that blows sand onto the drivers while using only about one fifth of the usual amount.
A long article recounts Mrs. Cleveland pushing reform of the White House silver service. Dolly Madison pieces were debated and ultimately retired to the mint while a new simple yet handsome service was commissioned. The redesign preserved the Sovereign arms and featured Mrs. Cleveland's design suggestions, replacing a cluttered collection with a unified set.
Washington report details a long social clash as cabinet wives gain precedence over senators' wives after eight years of dispute. Mrs Madison first asserted rights, then others followed. The McKinley era saw a quiet shift as Cabinet ladies backed by Mrs Blains secure prominence, with senators later backing their spouses in a united, harmonious move.
The Shawnee County Republican club is organized with a 300 member roll. All Shawnee Republicans will be invited to join, meetings every Saturday after ten at Flambeau club rooms with speakers. An eight member committee led by T Howe and others will nominate officers next Saturday and Ed McKeever, John Alexander and W E Stewart plan programs for the afternoon.
Navigation from this port opened today as the schooner Fr. C. Canter sailed for the east shore with lumber. The lumber fleet is expected to be before the wind by Thursday. The start is early with more boats already passing since Chicago boats cleared early in the season.
Advertises Hall's Hair Renewer as a stimulant for thinning hair and gray hair. Mentions Oberley How Co and a travel reference to California Limited trains with Vestibuled Pullman sleepers and dining car service, suggesting a period travel context. Includes promotional tone typical of late 19th or early 20th century ads.
Beetsugar advocates in California circulate a memorial petition to Congress opposing the Hawaiian treaty and annexation. They claim the treaty deprives U S revenues and harms the beet sugar industry by exporting free Hawaiian goods worth millions while US imports lag. They cite 1873 conditions as outdated and urge fostering domestic industry over foreign subsidy.
The Sons of Veterans Guards, a military unit of the organization, was mustered in Topeka by Jt. E. Beard of Wichita. The company, designated "C" of the First Regiment, will attend the state encampment in Chicago in April. Speakers included W. K. Ward and other Sons of Veterans members. the event ended with baked beans and coffee.
Washington March 29 postmaster general and his first assistant are unable to agree on extending terms for port masters appointed by President Cleveland. Heath argues appointees should serve only until the close of the term, while Gary favors a longer period with limited exceptions. Further confirmations hinge on mutual agreement.
A distant west Cuba coast party reports a fight where Spaniards attacked an expedition after landing. Heavy exchange and ambush led to multiple deaths and the Spanish fleet briefly retreated. A pursuing gunboat later fired without effect. a cutter located a distant vessel yesterday.
Wellington March 29 arrangements have been made between County Attys Jones of Harper and Rogers of Sumner to file a joint case against the Prisco for delinquent taxes. The case will be brought before the United States court at St Louis with both counties sharing expenses if the receiver cannot provide needed funds.
A mother from Spring Valley New York recounts her two month old baby crying night and day with ear discharge a scrofulous head rash and hair loss. After unsuccessful conventional treatment she used Hood's Sarsaparilla with Hood's Pills and Hood's Olive Ointment. Sores healed hair grew back rosy cheeks appeared and the child recovered. The ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best blood purifier priced at $1 and six for $6 with a note to avoid substitutes.
In Brooklyn the Health Culture club heard a lecture urging women to discard corsets for safer cycling attire. About two hundred corseted riders applauded the talk, while most wore full skirts and rain gear. The speaker urged clothing that balances modesty with safety and comfort for wheeling.
The peach of an ocean race begins from Armement still Willer EL Donner and tieorke HK Skaifield with cargoes of petrutetan in Ulcans. The Cotuler clears Sandy tlack an hour ahead of rival Elgivahire 20M tons. Pendleton of the Connor and Skalfield’s party forecast a close finish toward Shanghal as crews await the 1a miles race result.
The New York Mall and Transportation Company will build two pneumatic mail tubes linking Brooklyn and New York post offices. Construction costs about 14000, with a $14000 annual government payment for tube use. Start at once, tubes underground, mail carried in steel cylinders, capacity for letters, with rapid transit saving time.
William Grace proposes a Grace Institute for women in New York City to offer domestic arts and sciences instruction and professional training. The project aims for nonsectarian operation with sworn sisters employed in departments and paying teachers about 300 a year. funding expected at least 2 million.
Governor Rogers ends hopes for a new state capitol before century’s end. Four year plan for 1600000 dollars falters as land grant funds and warrants fail to materialize. Capitol remains unfinished, offices housed in a rented building amid a bustling bustle in Olympia.
W M Pancoast faced assault in Pratt County Courthouse after defending a young man charged with horse stealing. The heated moment left a witness wounded and a man driven from the room as Pancoast drew a knife to protect himself.
A patrol led by Detective Price arrested four youths from the Fourt Street Gang after they forced entry to May Elder’s home at 16 East Flint Street. They unlocked back doors, rifled a trunk, and drank whiskey. May Elder testified she had not granted entry. Kempton and Grege were fined. others faced charges for disturbance of the peace.
Citizens of Leavenworth County and the city reopen a case before the Kansas Board of Railroad Commissioners, seeking changes to freight train times between Leavenworth and Argentine to allow cattle landings in Argentine at dawn. The Santa Fe and Northwestern lines are urged to adjust timetables though action may come without board input. The board will hear Northwestern again as the company has resisted prior demands.
In Perry Oklahoma on March 29 a juvenile gang of 12 to 17 year olds, dubbed the Eastern Dime Novel Disciples, operates along the Santa Fe line between Winfield Kansas and Indian Territory. The band, with roots in Chicass Kansas City and St Louis, has ransacked stores and railcars. Five suspects will be sent to Fort Scott for federal court proceedings on burglary charges.
Unofficial Kansas reports from all sections indicate the wheat crop is in excellent condition though no official bulletin has been released. A statewide survey shows acreage near last year with strong growth, except frost damage limited to a few northeastern counties where prospects remain favorable for substantial yields. Deputy officials confirm widespread favorable conditions and improving outlooks for a large crop.
Do You Need Dollars They can easily be earned by raising strawberries weather soil and markets. Alvin on the Santa Fe Route is in the heart of the Texas strawberry country the best in the world Ask a T and F agent for copy of Texas pamphlet showing what others have done Ex cursions In April and May.
A Boston area letter from Mrs. TF Keefe describes years of extreme nervousness and prostration ending after using Dr Churchk Kola Nervine Tablets. A pastor’s endorsement confirms the cure and church attendance returning after years of absence. The ChemSea Ste La Crosse advertises two sizes 25 cents and $1, with testimonials claiming dramatic improvement.
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