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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1897
Page
4
The State Journal lists subscription options including daily and weekly editions with prices and delivery areas in Topeka and Kane towns. It outlines office and reporting addresses, telephone lines, and notes free reader acknowledgments for advertisers.
Weather indications report rain in western portions with possible thunder storms and snow in scattered areas. Overnight and into Wednesday expect clearing and colder conditions with winds shifting to brisk northerly directions.
An article lauds Tomas Atyan a Kansas native named assistant secretary of the Interior praising his appointment as a notable honor for Kansas and a sign of bipartisan goodwill. It highlights his long service, pleasant manners, and potential to lend political and civic support while noting factions within the party over patronage.
Topeka seeks the Kansas Grand Army reunion, urging Leavenworth to step up or face a strong effort, with Topeka promising lavish entertainment and favorable conditions including rail rates, hotels, and a 3000-seat auditorium. Local fealty to Topeka noted despite fears of encampment competition and a pledge of substantial funding.
The Kunbout Helena completed a trial on Long Island Sound, earning a bonus for exceeding required speed. The report hints at lax vessel specifications and possible profiteering, noting armor plate costs and defective steel from Illinois Steel. It argues that increased revenues are needed and criticizes Democrats for waste and high taxes.
The New York Post criticizes the Republican stance on funding, noting four appropriation bills totaling 375 thousand and warning they exceed legitimate public needs. It argues President McKinley may veto similar bills unless economy is pursued and excess is curbed.
Chicago Chronicle notes a Chicago businessman, father and strict believer in hardening children, urges against using fear and darkness to toughen youths. He recalls his own nervous childhood and argues against adding shocks to improve resolve, promoting calm, strengthening the nervous system and reasoning.
A collage of society notes mentions Dr Nanwn's speech amid theater etiquette warnings, McKinley's lace collection and gifts, and superstition in urban medicine. It cites Professor Moore on weather and crime, Maryland Governor Lowndes on taxation, and a Kansas City Journal Q&A about Morrill era laws and joint closures.
Rome corresp reports a bustling downtown carnival with equestrian statues and pasteboard replicas, noting a packed corso and lively floats. A late night masquerade at the gran veilone hall drew about 12 hundred people, many in costume, with revelers scattering paper confetti from boxes to add to the festivities.
Abdul Hamid maintains a life of retirement yet enjoys weekly mosque visits and tea snacks at the British embassy. The sultan’s habit of rapid carriage rides props up his ministers as they sprint to greet him or risk pay and prerogatives.
A quoted New York Advertiser defense argues that educated women can be superior partners and homemakers. The author contends intelligence enhances a woman’s ability to manage a household, prepare meals, and support her husband, challenging the notion that education harms marriage.
The New York Sun notes Rosa Bonheur has just published an autobiography in Paris. From dressmaker apprentice to renowned artist, she recalls painting Kaleidoscopie and the Louvre copies, earning the nickname The Little Hussar. She describes the 1850s ascent, the Horse Fair sale, and her forest estate near Fontainebleau.
A guest recalls arriving at a gala carriage and nearly losing his way before BM Macgeard offered his arm and seated him beside the emperor. The guest notes the emperor’s conversation focused on animal intelligence during the repast, after which the empress escorted him onto the lake.
The Benton River Press notes gray wolves remain numerous and destructive across Montana range country. Stock losses loom large as wolves prey on strong cattle and weakened stock, prompting calls for a more liberal bounty law and renewed hunter effort despite wolves’ cunning, solitary habits, and preference for fresh meat.
An antidepartment store bill defeat in the house triggers a permanent Chicago merchants alliance. The group plans nationwide organization to act quickly, aiming to influence every city and county with coordinated efforts. They cite Supreme Court rulings and argue big stores drive out competition, harming real estate and small merchants. Over time, consolidation mirrors lumber yard patterns, with regional agents and centralized control reducing local competition.
In Hagerstown Maryland General Horace Porter is named ambassador to France. His friend H Kyd Douglas, who arrived with Stonewall Jackson, congratulates Porter despite political injures. Porter replies that Douglas’s Confederate record does not lessen his satisfaction with the nomination.
Four millions is the price as the Kruger Syndicate of London Limited gains control of the Jackson County Ohio coal field. The transfer includes Superior Coal, Welstom Coal, Pinnart Coal and Mining, Milton Coal, Tom Corwin Coal, Alma Coal, Tom Corwin Mining Comet Coal, Jones Coal, Mey Emma Coal, Char man Coal, Gowing Harbour, Jackson Mill Coal, Jones & Morgen, Standard Coal, Northern, Huckers Coal, and Central Coal. Charles Fisk Head of London negotiates for Kruser.
The gunboat Helena completed her speed trial on Long Island waters but did not reach 168 knots. Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Co earns about 6000 bonus, the largest proportionate bonus for the ship, with trial satisfactory overall. California Limited announces schedules via Santa Fe Route with through sleepers and dining cars.
A New Jersey farmer, John Vanderstadt, pranks his argumentative wife by stuffing her in a bureau drawer during a quarrel. She later seeks legal action but the magistrate releases him after a compromise, with plans to create a new wood project.
Former New Haven mayor Joseph J. Sargent and his wife announce a long voyage beginning next Tuesday. They will call from New York to London then follow directions from Janey, traveling through Africa, Asia, and beyond, aiming to explore unknown regions without armed escort, and expect to be away about a year and a half.
State papers and confidential records linked to a retiring president were boxed and shipped to Princeton after an investigation found irregularities. Clerks examined a case of a senior officer, but the main inquiry centered on missing vapors and the transfer of ornament files. The White House and Secretary Carlee received the case, with a positive recommendation for action, but no further public updates followed.
Citizens of Grafton allege postmaster Stowe Foe acted as promoter for a prize fight before the November election under boxing rules. Allegations center on payout of winnings and a detailed account appearing in the Grattan Leader. Expected successor to Mr Pon is J W Holt editor of the Grafton Sentinel.
The March thaw loosens Arctic glaciers drifting into the steamship lanes. North German Lloyd boat Hoh Meier from Bremen reports passing two bergs, one 3 feet high and 1,000 feet long, near latitude 43 35 minutes. The Trave from Bremen and Southampton also sighted four bergs just north of the eastbound track, largest about 1 foot high and 400 feet long, with a large field of ice.
Senator Thomas C. Pratt of U S Senate was knocked by a heavy door in the Arlington lobby. He sustained a deep cut above the left eye and bled heavily. After first aid, he returned to his hotel where a surgeon dressed the wound and he remained indoors with mild pain.
Potter Palmer failed to secure the Marble House at Newport despite negotiations. Mrs. Oliver Belmont, owner, values the property at about 1 million dollars and will not part with it unless a high price is met. The note mentions health concerns about hair loss and skin, promoting Hall's Hair Renewer as a remedy.
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