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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1897
Page
7
The Topeka State Journal explains advertising rules for Situations Wanted listings, noting publication days and restrictions. It mentions deadlines for submissions and prohibitions on certain days, with pricing details and submission guidance for readers seeking employment notices. The notice emphasizes consistent printing standards and rates for classified ads.
A fragmentary OCR text mentions a riverathon and various nonsensical phrases with scattered proper nouns and dates. The legible items include references to papers and presses, but no coherent event or individuals to anchor a proper summary.
A Topeka party organized by the A A Wheelmen cycled from Topeka to Merritt Springs fifteen miles south. Eight women joined. Fern Driesbach rode with his wife on a tandem. The sunny ride had some punctures and a improvised repair, but the group reached the hotel by early afternoon and returned by nightfall. The trip drew cheers from local farmers and featured a humorous road etiquette scene as vehicles passed through.
Mrs. Caroling Nellis a 72 year old paralytic and wife of Aaron Nellis was missing for nine days. Police initially labeled her intoxicated and jailed her as Mary Doe. She was later found at Bridewell and fined 23 days or 10 plus costs, amid questions about police neglect and charges.
The Shawnee county Populist central committee plans to reconvene Saturday to settle a quarrel from last week over primaries. They had set July 10 for county primaries and July 17 for the convention, debating whether only straight Populists may vote or if Bryan supporters should be allowed. The issue of fusion versus non fusion remains unsettled after a lively adjournment.
Two Russians broke into the Bean packing house on Curtis and Tyler streets to steal beer. They were surprised by Patrolmen Davis and Murphy, captured near a rear door, and held until the police wagon arrived. They claimed to be John Spun and John Kupertin from Little Resin, west of North Topeka. They had entered the bear room seeking beer and opened the lard rendering vat.
Andrew Jordan proclaims himself Kansas champion after challenging Henry Brown to a walk contest on May 20. Brown refuses to arrange a match, Jordan declares readiness to meet all challengers, and asserts the belt title in a defiant open challenge.
San Francisco May 17 Mrs Yvonne Carlton stranded actress lies in receiving hospital with nervous prostration from worry and want. Imperial Operatic Company and Liners Strings managers played in British Columbia and Puget Sound country then stranded in Sacramento. Her child of three traveled with her and died in Seattle fire. She sought local theater work but found none and grew mentally unsettled. Actors Fund of America to care for her.
A survey of celebrated trees in American history and lore. Arbor day origins and growing reverence for notable elms, oaks, and giant redwoods. Highlights include Charter Oak, Poon’s Elm, the Washington Elm, Beecher’s Beech, Whittier’s elms, Murderer’s Tree, Conway elms, and California giant sequoias with notes on their cultural significance.
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