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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1897
Page
7
A fragmented string of classified ads seeking items for purchase and sale. Entries mention furniture, real estate, auction notes, and services with multiple businesses and contact hints, all in terse ad form typical of early Topeka or similar midwestern papers.
A requiem mass for the victims of the Paris Charity Bazaar fire was held at Notre Dame Cathedral. The interior was draped with silver and ermine, a catafalque stood before the choir with the remains of Countess de Jallin and Madame Julian, and wreaths from the German emperor and empress and the Russian colony adorned the scene. President Faure attended with government and diplomatic officials present. Father Olivier delivered the sermon, and many Paris stores closed for the service.
Ex Vice President Adlai E Stevenson General C J Payne and United States Senator EO Walcott, recently named by President McKinney, sail for Havre to confer with European leaders on hosting an international bimetallic conference. The group will visit Paris, London, Berlin, Vienna and other capitals to secure delegates.
The suggestion of Stone's chateau west of the city on Euclid Avenue and the Hummer clubhouse has attracted society interest. A meeting of all the social dancing clubs will be called soon to discuss the plan. An effort aims to recite the house as a summer retreat by mid June with a stock company proposed to lease the property for years.
St Louis MO May 6 to 11 ticket sale announced for Rock Island line with one fare round trip. Final limit May 22. information at Rock Island depot First and Kansas Ave corner or by phone 384. Fuller City Pass Agent. Unclear ad copy mentions Dewitt’s Little Early Risers for constipation and headaches. See Jones for ice, phone.
The market shows wheat opening strong with Western corn and crop reports influencing futures. Corn, hogs, cattle, and sheep trade mixed with receipts and local conditions shaping price movements, while butter and eggs trend weak amid tepid demand.
Kansas City market reports mixed cattle and hog receipts with active buying. Heavy hogs and good demand noted. prices and exact figures are unclear due to damaged OCR text. Sugar and miscellaneous items appear in stray fragments.
A busy market report notes wheat and corn movements with Chicago and Topeka sources. It records price shifts, shipments, and receipts, plus weather cues and forecasts influencing demand, including notes on barley oats and domestic stock activity.
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