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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1897
Page
4
The State Journal announces delivery by carrier at 10 cents a week in Topeka and suburbs and similar price in Kan gas towns. Mail rates offered: three months, six months, and one year.
Weather indications from Chicago report a stormy afternoon with likely showers in eastern portions. Expect Thursday fair with calmer conditions in the east, while winds shift from south to northwest.
Dr Chauncey M Depew warned railroads face widespread ruin if the Missouri case ruling remains, urging Congress to act He cites Senator Foraker's bill to regulate railway rates through the Interstate Commerce Commission and suggests current pressure could escalate into government control The piece notes Wichita and Topeka as locales tied to veterans reunions and railroad interests with local politics shaping outcomes
A collage of aphorisms and quotes appears from city pages and editorials. Bits reference insomnia breakfast and an old maid definition while lampooning social roles and race questions. Snippets touch on the Benders’ resurfacing amid Cuban war and Greek turmoil with political postmaster talk.
A garbled mix of brief notes mentions Kansas City Kansas births, Mrs. McKinley and a White House mouser tale, and a Crete Christian duty quip. The passage blends odd quotes from the Mutchinborn News and Arkansas Traveler, with a Wichita Eagle flourish about preparation and forceful exit.
A North Topeka physician's son, in love with Alice, believes a conductor will be discharged and vows to marry once he secures a regular run. He impulsively phones Alice of plans, but the lovers face disappointment as both conductors are only suspended briefly and a wedding waits on future events.
Christenson, arrested here while about to depart for Austria, says Michigan officers bribed two officials for his release. He was handed to New York detectives, then led to Grand Central after a court, with $1200 allegedly paid for his liberty.
St Louis Chief of Police Harrigan notes telegram warning of smallpox aboard Steamship Southwark, which arrived New York March 20. Paul Miller and three children ill. Health officials urge isolation and train watch from the western states to prevent spread, detaining arrivals until disease cannot be contracted.
In Washington on March 1 the White House said President McKinley never received the letter from General Gomes of the Cuban army appealing for support. With no receipt, the president has no comment on the matter.
Unusual sighting reported four miles out in Lake Michigan as a glowing orb and other objects were visible from the lakefront morning, due to exceptionally clear conditions. Two men in a cargo boat about ten miles out were distinguished as if much closer, witnesses said.
Rush and McCourt have obtained a lease for the Tabor Oras and the IEEE, with a plan to refit and improve. They now control two leading Denver theaters and will host principal tours across the state. Traveling companies are expected to perform at the former venue.
Charlie Walker, 17, tall and well dressed, left Des Moines to seek fame in Cuba. Stranded in Topeka he asked Chief Steele for help, telegraphed home for funds, and said he hoped to return to Des Moines to resume school. He cited leaving a sweetheart in Kingston and plans to go home to continue schooling.
Detroit March 31 Ex Senator Thomas W Palmer says Mrs Palmer plans to reproduce Burns cottage in Palmer park and may fund a memorial building at the corner of Part and Shelby streets and a $16000 fountain. She also contemplates recreating Shakespeare's house at Stratford on Avon in Palmer park. She previously offered a fountain for animals in a central city location near Campus Martius.
G G Crouse arrived with two matched chestnut sorrel horses, five years old, bought in Indiana and Randolph County. Haymaker met him. horses headed to Canton and then Washington to be used as a tandem team for President McKinley.
Justice Brewer of the U S Supreme Court will start lectures at Yale Divinity School in New Haven next Friday afternoon. He will discuss ideas for clergy from a layman’s view. Prof Arthur M Wheeler will give a special lecture on The Easter Question at College Hall next Wednesday evening. W N R A Dance at K P Hall tonight.
Tuomas Warre of Park Quarters Freedom Pa touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as the best remedy for headaches fatigue and sleep trouble. He reports three doses improved his energy at work and that his youngest child who was weak and waning gained appetite sleep and vitality, becoming lively and talkative.
Brooklyn mourns Dr Samuel H Armour a young physician with the Belgian government who died of jungle fever in January in the Congo Free State His education was at Long Island College Hospital and he was a nephew of Justice Walker of Onlo He sailed for Africa in 1890 with a mission to suppress Arab slave hunters and expand Belgian control His last letter said he felt weak but did not fear illness and that reinforcements were expected to push further into the region.
In New York a circus procession turned chaotic as a camel refused to move and an elephant pulled. After a keeper used a jeng stick and a tether, the elephant dragged the camel until the neck broke and the camel died. The animal’s body is valued at about $500 and will go to the Museum of Natural History.
Frank McCord of Lisbon was appointed internal revenue collector for the district by President McKinney. The decision followed an incident in Lisbon where McCord defended Mrs. McKinney, resulting in a broken finger that temporarily hampered his use of his right hand.
New York March 31 Walter F. Taylor seeks $10,000 against the city after being photographed and measured while arrested on March 10 for suspected felonious assault and robbery. Taylor, released after the real culprit confessed, sues Captain O'Brien and others, with Arroazh lila as counsel.
A Memphis actress died in a Brooklyn private sanitarium from heart trouble. The report notes friends were unaware of her illness and mentions Miss Alward, a member of Star Gas, as connected to the case. The cause is listed as heart weakness with the actress repeatedly coughing prior to death.
Miss Orca Nethersole, a New York stage actress, is pursued by a German dramatist who claims to want to read his play. He recently entered through her stage door and clashed with security, being tossed into the street during a confrontation outside her dressing room. The report ends with an unrelated product pitch for a renewal remedy.
Tacoma March 31 Northern Pacific steamer Braemar brings oriental advices from Yokohama noting Nippon Yusen Kaisha prepares to sustain losses as vessels open routes to London Seattle. Two chief stockholders press for extraordinary meeting to decide continuation or abolition amid doubts over funding duties and government support debates. President Kendo says government deposition request will be reviewed and presented to the diet. officials discuss annual subsidy of up to 400000 yen.
General Stewart I Woodford addressed the Women's League for Political Education at 22 West Forty-fourth Street. He argued that New York City will eventually dominate state politics through consolidation and that women must be prepared to govern themselves in the Greater New York era, with the risk shifting from the state to the city.
All Buy Mesaba Duluth reports Cambria Steel Company of Pennsylvania bought a hair in terest in the Longrest Mahoning iron mine of the western Mesate. The price is not disclosed but likely around 4 1. the mine could yield 500 000 to 600 000 tons of ore yearly. Carnegie previously held an option but, prompted by Rockefeller interests, agreed to a fifty year arrangement allowing utilization of the mountain iron properties.
The Sun reports the Olympic Club has offered a purse of $15,000 for a bout between Charlie Mitchell and Rob Fitzsimmons within three months. An additional $10 side bet is mentioned with the winner receiving the purse.
A New York movement plans to recall Dr. Talmage from Washington and raise funds to erect a temple in Greater New York. Prominent New York men pledge substantial support and vow to back the project if the famed minister returns to lead a new house of worship in the city.
A censored fragment notes Lénnon March 3L exposing a proposal linking American representation by Mia Artin and Lady Jane Taylor amid UK nobility. It mentions a memorial to the queen and a pledge of international commitment. The text hints at beds for American patients abroad and satire on the plan.
A plan emerges to establish a large cotton mill in Depew named after its founder. Joseph McCresey, a prominent Fa Harbor mill man, backs the project as the town builds toward becoming a major manufacturing center. The mill would use Niagara Falls power, employ about 40 thousand spindles, and include 12 Kilburn and Lincoln looms.
March 3 forecast by United States Weather Observer DG. Puresell predicts no mosquitoes this season as stagnant water is needed for propagation. Aprins have cleaned streams. heavy rains later may worsen conditions. California Limited Waves service to Topeka runs Thursdays and Sundays at 11:33 a.m. via Santa Fe Route with vestibuled Pullman sleepers dining car through.
Charles E. Ford, longtime cashier of the Union National Bank of Omaha, resigns to pursue other business. A federal suit by the Modern Woodmen of America seeks $27,260 on deposit, alleging funds from Zink’s books were placed in Union National and other banks. The complaint notes Ford certified December 1595 deposits of $27,260.21 as the Modern Woodmen general fund.
Fulton B. Davis, nephew of Jeff Davis, sues the Knights of Honor in district court over a $2,000 life policy payable to his stepdaughter Louie. The lodge paid premiums after her father John F. Davis died, but refused later, claiming the beneficiary had not qualified. Case resumes today amid dispute over policy rights and eligibility. Also notes Home-seekers Excursions on Rock Island Route dates April 6 and 20.
A well known Englishman now in Berlin says there is no truth in reports of the young Kaiser’s insanity. He notes no ordinary insanity, but political vanity and a movements toward feud between the proletariat and the army, warned of ominous consequences for Germany. He cites sycophants and flattery surrounding the Kaiser as fueling his conduct and future risks. Rheumatism cure claims and ads follow, touting remedies and a travel notice from labor and home-seekers excursions listings and agents.
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