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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1897

Page

8

Tax questions loom over spirits shipments in California case

In a San Francisco report dated May 1 the Internal Revenue rules rely on a price question tied to the burning of a hip panel and involve California wine and brandy. The piece notes quantities and mentions bonded warehouses and possible penalties, alongside a Dominican banana enterprise seeking a 25 year concession from the U S government and a note on petroleum ventures.

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Vassar May Be Freed If Money Stolen is Recovered

The founder of Vassar College, Rutue & Vase Thratideon, faces embezzlement charges in San Francisco as Mina Duggan claims Vassar stole money. Duggan says the ring was returned from pawn and a friend will help secure $1,500. If the funds are returned, Duggan may not press charges.

Mina Duggan San Francisco Vassar Collee Low Siaturday

Political coalition aims to unite parties for state campaign

May 1 Sir Donald Smith says steamship links between Canada and Great Britain may resume within two years. Cape Town dispatch reports Chief Tote captured in Bechuanaland, six volunteers executed and returned, at half rate, May 17 18 and 29.

London Donald Smith Associated Press Today Canada Great Britain Tote Tandon Cape Town Mi Bechuanaland

Horse market notes and oddities from around the globe

The report covers a late April commission in the Argentine Republic for buying horses for the cavalry service of the English army. It notes Britain’s reliance on nurses from the US and Canada and European support, plus a local tale of a copperhead snake in Topeka and a London dispatch revealing anonymous donors to a public fund.

Washington Baureau Sayaley Jett Argentine Republic United States Canada Europe

Judge Torrey Explains His Bill Before Baltimore Merchants

Judge J Torrey of Wyoming author of the bankruptcy bill named for him explained the measure to Baltimore merchants and financiers on May 12. He called the bill bankruptcy and urged support from the Merchants and Manufacturers Association. Ayers Cherry Pectoral is praised as a cold remedy.

Torrey Baltimore J. Torrey Wyoming Congress

Castoria Recalled Mentioned in Jumbled Note

A garbled historical row mentions Camoria Castoria and Castors in a confused sequence about a child and illness. The legible terms include Castoria and Castors with varied mishearings. No clear event, dates, or organizations emerge from the fragment.

State Tax on Judgments Described For Public

The article details a Kansas law taxing judgments including personal judgments held by residents and non residents. It explains tax situs to be in the township where rendered and outlines procedures for notice sale and collection. The piece covers limits on applicability to certain mortgage foreclosures and the roles of township assessors county clerks and county treasurers. It notes expected delinquencies and potential compromises to boost school and public funds.

O- Helat State of Kansas Seetland Kunis Eliy Agaeetor Sevilon Lnw Peranbal Stoeth

State school bonds loss amount from bad investments

The article outlines a complex toll from bad investments in the permanent school fund. It cites a claimed total loss of 1 900 000 dollars, with delinquent interest totaling 141 404 dollars and various city allocations. Lawrence and Topeka are named in ongoing disputes over chargebacks and legal parity.

Strykee City of Lawrence Topeka

State institutions receive April care funds from state charity bound

Treasurer PH Dolan today remitted April care and maintenance money to state institutions. Totals include Blind Asylum Kansas City 625.05 for care and 750.12 salaries. Reform School Topeka 1302.20 care and 401.95 salaries. Insane Asylum Winfield 1017 care and 611.26 salaries. Soldiers' Orphans Home Atchison 1275.45 care and 725.15 salaries. Industrial School for Girls Herington 427.09 care and 397.186 salaries. Insane Asylum Topeka 4080.10 care and 3766.54 salaries.

PH. Dolan Blind Asylum Kansas City Reform School Topeka Insane Asylum Winfield Atchison Hetoic Oxanatomie

Settlement Focus Repeats Role Of Metropolitan Life

Webb McNall continues scrutiny of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York after a Kansas City incident. A $288 policy held by Mrs P S Emery was settled after a letter from George B Woodward, secretary, prompted action. A separate note mentions a major Hood donation of uniforms to the Sons of Veterans Guards at Emporia. In Jackson Louisiana a suspect in a train wreck attempt was captured after a pursuit and found dead near Redwood Bridge.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York Webb McNall McNall George B. Wood Ward Jusie TL. Dunn George B. Woodward Mra P Emery Kansas City Kan Major Hood Sons of Veterans’ Guards Emporia

Death of Senator Frank Wallack in Effingham

The first death among the late legislature is that of Senator Frank Wallack of the Second senatorial district Atchison and Jackson counties He died at his home in Effingham of heart disease He was appointed by Governor Leedy to the Hutchinson reformatory board and will be buried in Effingham tomorrow The funeral will be attended by FB W Elliott and H B Fieharty He was a native of Ohio and a former member of the Seventh Kansas He helped found the Atchison county high school at Effingham He was an auctioneer and worked in furniture and undertaking with his brother

Frank Wallack Effingham Atchison County Wallack Atchison Jackson Leedy Hutchinson Reformatory FB. W. Elliott H. B. Fieharty Mr. Wallack Ohio Seventh Kansas Atchison County High School EM@ineham

Memorial Day Games Spark G A R Debate

Theodosius Botkin G A R Department Commander urges restraint on public amusements to honor Memorial Day. He seeks to prevent desecration through games while acknowledging many will still attend ball games and other activities on May 30.

G. A. R. Department Theodosius Botkin Grand Army

23 Millions in 26 Years Correction Not One Year

Webb McNall state superintendent of insurance will include figures in the forthcoming annual report showing that in the past 24 years foreign life fire and accident insurance companies have taken from the public, correcting an erroneous claim.

Webb McNall Ufe Fre

Pension misappropriation alleged at Roseburg Soldiers Home

Complaint filed on May 1 alleges home managers withheld pension funds from inmates at Roseburg Soldiers Home. The bureau investigated and exonerated the management, but critics cite legal penalties and policy that redirect pensions to the home treasurer for personal expenses and dependents.

Soldier Home Washington Soldiers Roseburg Serioun Cone Dolaars

Changed Her Mind Then Changed Her Coffee Habit

A woman recounts switching from coffee to Portum coffee after experiencing health concerns and negative factory quality. She notes mornings improved after replacing coffee, praising Portum as nourishing and delicious. The tale argues against abandoning a trusted product for uncertain substitutes.

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