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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1898
Page
6
Market report notes mixed wheat activity with gains linked to Liverpool shipments and large weekly receipts. Pork futures rise with July contracts, while cattle and hogs see varied demand. overall market activity remains volatile as traders weigh supply signals and seasonal factors.
Market strong for cattle and calves across the sale. Listed prices show heifers at 4204 dollars and mixed lot cattle around 100 dollars, with feeders and native cows noted. Buyers in Bulkton and surrounding areas reported active trade for lambs, muttons, and pork products.
Market notes show mixed prices for No 2 and No 3 spring and white corn with weak to steady tones. Timothy hay and creameries listed with steady shipments. May New York money on call nominal and sterling exchange strong amid active banking bills. commodities like silver and government bonds quoted with varied yields.
Market notes report higher Liverpool wheat prices and rising receipts in Kansas and Chicago. The clamor over warehouse effects and rail traffic hints at stronger earnings potential next year. Local items note a rising Kaw river, auditorium bids, and a busy political calendar with sporadic troop talk and club programs.
Washington May 16 The secretary of the navy prepared a deficiency estimate exceeding 26 000 for orphanages equipment construction and related navy needs and may submit to the house today. A Burlington Route expansion adds a daily Exposition Flyer to Omaha from Kansas City Lexington and St Joseph starting May 2 with direct connections via At and St Joseph. Also noted is Kentucky bred Witken Stellionher at the fair grounds and a D of H dance Wednesday evening.
The Twentieth Kansas Regiment of 1415 men and the Twenty‑first Kansas of 1058 men were set to leave Topeka by Union Pacific and Santa Fe trains for San Francisco and Chattanooga respectively. Camps, orders, and packing chaos marked the final preparations as regimental leaders and staff organized sections, wagons, and supply transfers for the voyage toward the Philippines and Cuba.
Shoe Dept begins today with an unequaled sale after a ten day staffing shortage. Now fully staffed, it advertises rare bargains across kids and adults shoes including ladies cee cloth tops, kid lace lows, infants dongola buttons, and youth coin toe pairs priced far below values.
Buy it at the New Model. $1-15 Child's fine kid button. Strong value at $1.40. 31.98 Ladies' fine kid lace corn toe leather tops. Worth 2.50. Ladies' chocolate cloth top lace low cuts. Worth $1.00. Ladies' hand turned lace low cuts sizes 2% to 5. Worth $1.00. Misses' good quality kid oxfords. Worth $1.00.
Dollar values and bargains fill this shopping page with Misses chocolate lace shoes in various widths, girls and women's sizes, and a range of men’s wool suits, each advertised with bold “New Model’s Special Price” reductions from original prices. Featured items include patent toe stock and dongola styles, kids’ chocoate lace pairs, tan oxford options, and suit sets in black clay worsted and inflected worsted finishes.
A cluttered 1900s style advertisement offers New Model boys knee pant suits for ages 6 to 14 at $1.45 and 2.75, described as neat and well made. The page mixes with grocery items including canned vegetables, fruits, soaps, and household staples priced small and in bulk, typical of a department store circular.
The Twentieth Kansas sails for the Philippines with $1,400 allotted for coffee to comfort soldiers on the voyage to San Francisco. Lieut Col H L Little says the crew will have plenty of coffee and no other comforts. He praises the men and promises a pleasant trip as the unit leaves Ban ana avenue for the train.
The article portrays John Collins as a well regarded university student from a privileged circle, detailing his finances and alleged borrowing patterns. It outlines a theory by investigators that a crime was planned while his father and guardian slept, with claims of forged homicides and a hidden gun case, and notes missing or unclear information.
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