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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1897
Page
3
This fragment describes a loan offer with monthly payments and interest terms. It references a principal amount and installments, but the text is garbled. Key names and precise figures are unclear, though the gist is a consumer loan proposal with specified monthly costs.
Warden Harry Landis at Leavenworth announces Kansas state penitentiary will abandon the striped garb for gray uniforms with narrow stripes on cuffs and sleeves. The reform aims to reduce detection for offenders, with coal hole prisoners to wear stripes at work, while others adopt the new gray attire starting July Fourth amid enthusiastic demonstrations.
An unusual double golden wedding anniversary marks September 386 at the home of Mr Talbot. Gideon Talbot and Solomon Lanoue, aged 80 plus, celebrated with family and children, the first known such double milestone in Washington County. the couple tie the knot in St George Canis in 1831 and later settled in the area after coming to the United States in 1831.
Major Woodworth reports a powerful artesian flow on his 240 acre Sis Farm three miles south of Muscotal Delaware Valley. Water bubbled from ten feet of arcing emergence, an 8 to 12 inch diameter jet, and a ditch outlet, promising ample supply to irrigate the Woodworth property and nearby holdings.
Muscotah postmaster Weeburr Odefe obi won the Fleet congressional district race prompting a change in office. On April 1 he left for Washington and on May 6 returned with commission and promptly assumed duties, defeating Democrat Ronch who held the office for two weeks. Me Rolich plans a Mexico visit soon.
State Senator Frank Wallick of the Atchipon Jackson district has been confined to bed a week with a dangerous case of influenza. The Republican appointee and secretary of the state reformatory board at Huatchin Fon grew ill last week and remains slowly improving.
In Iffington May Major C A Woolworth to lead the soldiers' orphan home with new staffing and improved administration. He will assume charge on July first, accompanied by Mrs Woodworth as Matron of the Home. Governor Leedy endorses the appointment amid a wave of state-wide personnel changes.
The Rome delegation transfers all counties east of Wichita to the diocese of Wichita now under Bishop Hennessey. Bishop Fink objects to some test provisions but the move stands to cover administration fees of the new state. A mortgage filing near Conway Springs secures a farm loan due 2000, and Henry Kennedy plans a substantial iron and stone business building in Frankfort.
Prescott Arizona May The Santa Fe gains Avlante and Pacific Toad transfer to Seligman 72 miles northwest of this city will boost the town into a major rail hub. Dam construction near a large valley and storage works near Ash Fork commence as cement shipments and labor expand the new division point linking Williams Peach Springs and Yiclon headquarters.
Local Topeka Turners posted a strong showing at the national track meet in St Louis as performers jumped well beyond averages. Report notes Dayton competitor reached 14 points and praises Topeka athletes for sprinting down the brow and clearing ground at the end while spectators cheered during the brass band interludes.
May 3 in New York the weekly banking summary shows declines in specie holdings and depot tender assets, with a small increase in specie remaining. The banks hold about $44,095,075 under the 25 percent reserve rule.
Chicago May 7 James A Flornd the play actor will fill the pulpit at St Pauls church Prairie avenue Sunday at the request of Dr Cunfeld pastor. The subject will be The Drama Ladies. Herne’s Denver Kansas City Minneapolis tours are noted and he is expected to deliver a sermon on drama in religion.
Promises proof of cures for nervous diseases with physicians' statements and testimonials. Offers two sizes, 10 cents and $1, with a sample pack via Eureka Chemical & Mfg. Co.
In a tense set of Western League showings Louisville defeated St Louis 7 to 1 as Clark's pitching duo starred and attendance reached about 4,200. The day featured heavy hitting elsewhere with Cleveland edging Chicago 6 to 5 and Philadelphia routing Baltimore 42 to 12.
Philadelphia May reports visitors aboard the Mixntinomah found two bisecle wheel devices on deck near a machine gun and a 10 inch gun muzzle tests. An officer notes the devices are not in regulation and appear tied to workmen overhaul. Ottawa university shut out by Buchart's pitching 10-0. Kansas City dispatch notes Thirty Birds Straight.
The report covers Kansas State Sportsmen’s Association championship results with L. Green of the host city winning after breaking records. Atchison defeats Haskell Indians in a baseball clash witnessed by a large Emporia crowd. It notes Crosby of Topeka appointed handicapper for the Kansas division L. A. W. and comments on racing board nominations and local political opinions surrounding the sport league.
The Topeka Athletic Association wheelmen invite all riders, especially women, to a Sunday May 1 bicycle run to Merrill mineral springs 14% miles south of Topeka and back. Start from A A Tours on Jackson Street at 9 sharp with even pace and cena price 25 cents for dinner for crowd. Capt A G Sheer official.
Report from Fort topeka describes a druggist surrendering a liquor permit after harassment from would be patrons as saloons faced closures. The town saw a surge of buyers seeking mornings, while the dealer feared legal trouble and hoped to curb illicit traffic by refusing prescriptions and other products. An unrelated ad notes a farmer needed and a nearby Indiana town extols Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Judge Sage of the United States circuit court issued a temporary injunction against the strikers of the Consolidated Steel Company in Cleveland. He found proof of violence against company workers or at least the leading participants, cited contributions of the red smile workers union, and noted the company has seen no further molestation since the order.
The third annual Kansas vs Nebraska student debate ended with a Kansas victory by two judges to one. Nebraska speakers T. S. Baker Guy W. Greet and J D Edison argued the affirmative on extending US dominions, while Kansas team Frei Wood C M Sharpe and W Coleman argued the negative. Each side used fifteen minute presentations and ten minutes for rebuttal before judges D Boyd of Oklahoma University J McAtee of Park College and F Dexter of Kansas City.
The Alameda reports that the Naniwa is en route to Honolulu with a Japanese commissioner to examine Japanese immigrants recently denied landing. A smallpox case keeps quarantined workers. Hawaii’s cabinet calls for replacing Asiatic laborers with Americans and opening a government labor bureau funded by planters to cover costs.
Labor Commissioner Johnson weighs a plan to prevent an eight hour law violation at the printing office where binders, pressmen, and other workers are employed. Major Hudson dismisses alarm, claiming unions support a six week reform and the war will not affect his Populist successor. The eight hour issue has long been stirred by labor commissioners.
Urstn Hartner aged 81 died this morning at the home of her daughter Mrs Koester at 714 Monroe. She also was mother of Mrs J T Yount and Mrs Moeset. The funeral will be held from Mrs Koester's residence at 3 o clock tomorrow afternoon.
New York March 8 Standard Oil shares vaulted past prior records as trading opened. The price jumped beyond 507 earlier print and climbed to 51 1 2 by midday, with 311 percent openly bid at 1 pm. The item mixes stock action with unrelated local notices and a medicinal testimonial.
The second annual Meeting and oratorical contest of the Interstate League of State Normal Schools was held in Emporia. Iowa took first place with Percy Hunt Cedar Falls leading. Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and Kansas followed with various delegates and orators in attendance. The top prize was 250 with second prize 100. The league elected Harry Hoegstadt president and Clarence Fyeth secretary-treasurer among others.
In May a Mexican editor was arrested amid charges that El Cafre Americano offended a friendly nation. Cuban sympathizers and young Mexican students supported the editor, while Spanish officials pressed formal complaints. The case drew concern over possible legal action and defense for the editors.
Rufus P. Vassar, grandson of the Vassar founder, is under arrest in San Francisco on embezzlement charges. Complaining witness Maid Eesington Stewart Mitchell Dugan alleges a jewelry scheme involving a $200 diamond ring and other funds. Vassar disputes criminal intent, suggesting a dispute over transactions and mutual interests. Santa Fe Hospital suit seeks $3,260 in damages over alleged denial of hospital admission and treatment. Pollard, a former Santa Fe laborer, sues for hospital damages and back pay, outlining alleged unpaid services and improper admission denial. The case will unfold in court.
Local notes report Miss Mary Brown of 1314 Tuckson street leaving tomorrow for Kiynese City Missouri with relatives. Mrs BA Gitner returns from Scranton visit accompanied by cousin Miss May Holkopple. Dr RH Hanley of Shanannat Tyries visits city, family physician of F Bridge in laws. Lads Guild at Church of the Good Shepherd held a lone meeting.
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