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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1897
Page
7
A jumble of early Topeka State Journal classifieds and notices includes rental, situation wanted, and real estate ads, legal public notices, a Treasury Department bid call for a courthouse elevator, and physician listings. It notes ad submission rules, pricing per line, and circulation details, with addresses and hours for submitting notices.
Mrs Mary R Mayhall widow of George W Mayhall a car repairer killed at the Santa Fe shops seeks $310,000 in Douglas County district court alleging criminal negligence by a Santa Fe employee. Mayhall was kneeling beside a transfer pit when struck by a transfer table causing fatal injuries. Trial shifted to Douglas County for an impartial jury.
San Francisco May 11 Attorneys Eugene Duprey and George A Knight begun drafting executive clemency pleas for Theodore Durrant to present to Governor Budd next Friday They promise plain argument not emotional appeal Mrs Durrant will not accompany the attorneys as the governor is not expected to see them Durrant hopeful for favorable action
White Earth Minn May 1 heavy forest fires rage in the pine belt about 12 miles east of the agency. A party reported that the government sawmill and shingle and planing mill were destroyed by fire. Lumber camps burn, with loss of life narrowly averted. A heavy wind drives the flames and a delay in rain may ignite the entire country.
Phoenix May 13 Four posse members search for three escaped prisoners from Prescott jail who hijacked a delivery yesterday, killing Lee Norris a young musician who died, inflaming public opinion toward lynching the fugitives. The new law defines murder and repeals former statutes with pending cases saved. 40 to 50 murders in the county over six years faced light punishment under existing laws.
Senator Fora ker of Ohio defended the administrations Cuban policy, stating it seeks a clear situational understanding with accredited agents in Cuba. A US Army detachment from the Presidio began its annual summer patrol duty in Yosemite Park under Captain Alex Rodgers, with plans for troops to move to Sequoia within days.
Paris May 11 Emperor William directs the German ambassador Here to remit a sum to the charity bazaar committee crippled by last Tuesday’s fire. The contribution, added to 937500 francs donated anonymously, should sustain the bazaar’s usual program. Creditors Sell a Fine Mill in Livermore Falls Mass May 11 the Jay Paper Manufacturing plant at Jay Bridge, idle since December, was sold to satisfy debts. Purchaser unnamed. capital stock 45000.
A Tennessee centennial exposition feature will lift 26 riders to 150 feet on a steel truss seesaw atop a 75 foot tower. Cars swing along a 160 foot arc, higher than Chicago Ferris wheel, with a 60 foot pavilion at the base housing a dance hall and cafe powered by electricity.
Demetrius Ralli, aged about fifty, rises from opposition leader to prime minister in Greece. A Athens University professor by training, he has long been a court critic of royal power, pressed army reforms, and insisted ministers be chosen by himself, challenging the king’s control.
A late night blaze in Quincy Missouri destroyed the J R Deyton Tablet company Walk Jones job printing offices Brumbaugh Dock store and other buildings. The Post Dispatch reports the total loss remains undetermined with investigations pending.
Marion Indiana man William White of this city assigned for the benefit of creditors. Assets estimated at 150 dollars. liabilities 75 dollars. White owns the Opera House here, with most property in farmland. Unconditional surrender noted.
Bucklen’s Arica Salve advertised as the best salve for cats bores rheum and skin eruptions, also claims to cure piles with money back guarantee. Brice 26 cents per box. Sold by K Jones Fifth and Kan e as Ave. Special meeting notices for Templar Wichita Knights and United Commercial Travelers events listed with dates. One Minute Cough Cure touted for whooping cough bronchitis and pneumonia with seller G W Stars Beld 632 Kansas Ave.
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