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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1897
Page
6
A bustling ad urges cash buyers to save by purchasing direct from Star Grocery Wholesale and Retail. It listsCalifornia sugars, canned fruits, crackers, dried fruits, syrups, lard, flour, and glassware with low prices and emphasis on quality and wide customer appeal.
Chicago May 20 ex Governor Jon P ouid is in a Chicago attic room restlessly replying to questions about his health. He cites overwork and personal affairs as the cause, notes the Globe Lines bank failure and state university setback as shocks, and says he will remain at work at Berwyn to finish his duties while undergoing a long rest in a sanitarium for treatment. He hopes to return to maturity and continue his mission.
Ambiguous prose reports Brewers 10 make sugar actions involving Pabst and Schute companies operating Manomines Falls plant. Mentions Wisvorutin Beet Sugar factory near Me with nominees Falla and销售 unclear. Hazy notes of plant sale to Mochuker brew and transfer to Pater and Chilts Brewing, with references to train wreckers and Geuth pen gits in New York.
Fragmentary OCR note shows partial text with unclear names and dates. Reading suggests a notice type but critical details are missing, leaving key actions, parties, and deadlines indeterminate. Further legible source text is required to produce a proper card.
A blaze at the Southern hotel in Meridian on May 20 caused about 10000 in damage. The fire started on the top floor and spread rapidly, endangering guests and staff but with no confirmed deaths. Ground floor stores and offices suffered heavy damage, and the building carried 45000 in insurance while the First National Bank relocated assets to safety.
In Syracuse St Mark's Epical church window death of winged angel subject disrupted by removal of stained glass by authorities. Donated by former Auburn mayor John E McIntosh, designed by Miss Mary H Cilingtasl, work by Tiship Wastineton and Rex W Delancey Wilmur.
A committee reviewing public meeting laws rejected arguments attempting to restrain assemblies. The ruling affirms that peaceful gatherings are protected under state law, though protests and meetings must avoid content violating public safety. Continued enforcement hinges on compliance with existing security provisions.
George Taylor a teller at the Thiel National Bank was found dead in a room at the Norman di Watel formoni. He had apparently committed suicide by shooting himself. When found he clutched in his hand a photograph from another woman and her picture.
A garbled OCR item mentions B&O passenger traffic, D B Wilder in Chicago, and a June Colmes appointment. It also references D Dewitt's Little Early Risers pills and a Seam Laundry notice. Names and places are fragmentary, but the piece centers on railroad staffing and a brief local ad line.
In Topeka society news a quiet wedding occurred at Father Hayden's parlors with Miss Marie McKffin and Mr. W. Brooks uniting in marriage, attendants listed, and music by the Zedena Mandolin Club. The column also itemizes numerous social visits, engagements, parties, dances, and travel plans among Topeka residents and their guests.
An evening of boxing and light entertainment drew a modest audience at Crawford’s Opera House. A middleweight bout between Joe Piederiine of Sacopen and A R Imberts of Uith ended in a disputed decision. Scotty Kane and F W Mann from New Mexico boxed three rounds with Mann prevailing. The hottest fight pitted John Maddlet against Geo Bennett, Bennett winning as Willem Culp served as referee. The event featured a Lawrence orchestra and a lotus-club two-step performance by Hemas of Lawrence, with a nasal song as the sole musical item of the night.
Eugene Ware, admirer of Queen Victoria, writes in his office about the silver Jubilee. He attributes his poem Ironquilt to inspiration for Victoria, praising her rule and influence. Ware argues Canada could be ours when Queen Victoria dies, noting her behavioral standards for young princes in Britain.
Wen McNall, superintendent of insurance, today revoked the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York license and ordered the firm to cease doing business in Kansas. He compelled officers to settle the death claim of Mrs. Joxie L. Dunn for her husband and noted prior delay in settlement. The case involved an agent obtaining the policy while the husband lay dead, with the policy sent to New York for settlement but not returned. McNall ordered immediate settlement and revoked the license after further complaints from Mrs. Bertha Emery’s heirs in Kansas City.
Kansas City figure Blackmore, a traveling lecturer on art, faced loss when a depot blaze destroyed his wardrobe and equipment. He testified in Judge Slover's court that his trunks held dozens of shirts collars and cuffs plus costumes and props. He seeks $2,500 for the destroyed property.
Reports from Havana describe intensified siege actions as Captain General Weyler orders mass concentration in Mores and Juavaro districts. Villages like Chalikas and Marsiui Sithered by fire, with houses burned in Meron area. Heribert appears at Santiago de Cuba and Holguin amid widespread misery. France sends food to 67 stars in French families.
The annual May music festival begins at Tomlinson Hall in Indianapolis May 2 and runs through Saturday with performances Friday and Saturday afternoons. Noted artists include Emma Calve Sime Roseeti Eisy Ella, Frangcen Davies, Evan Willans, Baron Bathold and Mme Vere Suple. Calve reportedly to be paid a record sum for a single appearance. Professor Vanderstliten, directing four hundred voices, will conduct the Cincinnati symphony. A children’s chorus of 1 000 volumes is added as a new feature, and seat sales suggest strong turnout.
Amphis Tenn May 20 The mutilated head bed discovered Monday on a Prank Parera truck farm estate identified as Ernest Stanley the 18 year old son of a wealthy Tuscumbia merchant. Parora under arrest on murder charges claims Stanley threatened him with a pistol and he struck back causing both to fall into a well. Pittsburg May 20 The annual meeting of the Pittsburgh Port Wayne Chicago railroad company elected directors Charles F Speer Edward B Williams John S Kennedy and reported year receipts of 1 023 267 operations 269 150 26 net earnings 5 185 540 and a large deficit in the operation to the insane. New York May 2 Endrick Woolen company assigned assets 391 000 liabilities 63 000.
A single diphtheria case treated by the health department is declared cured and the city is now entirely free of the illness. The case originated in the family of Deivert Knox in Potwin, reported Friday afternoon. In Potwin a prize tournament will be held on the Metiker tract with the Sliver Cup currently owned by L. Biscoe up for a potential defense.
Four brass Mexican War guns vanished from West Point New York the theft discovered Tuesday morning One gun was from the Battle of Hesaca de La Palma May 9 1846 the other three were captured at Churubusco August 20 1847 The guns stored at Fort Clinton were rolled over a hill toward the river and carried away by boats Girard Statue Unveiled in Philadelphia and a separate note on an aggravated assault case in Little Rock Ark plus an ad brief and a travel ticket offer for a Nashville excursion.
Market report notes wheat opened easy with July futures down from yesterday and cites a Crop Report predicting yield of 51 001 000 bushels. Michigan reports drier weather while California and Liverpool show varied activity. Trading dull with prices wavering. corn and oats steady to lower. hogs and cattle firm on improved tone with July pork and ribs mentioned.
Estimated receipts total about 2400 head with values showing steadiness in cattle and sheep. Beeves and Texas steers price ranges noted, while stockers and feeders appear steady amid uncertain demand.
Kansas City market notes show cattle receipts around 4 5 hundred with steady tone. Prices listed for Texas and native cattle, stockers and feeders, hogs and sheep with mixed but mostly steady movements and cautious demand. Soy products, grains, and dairy items appear in market bulletins alongside global commodity updates from Liverpool and Chicago.
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