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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1897
Page
2
Senate action on a belligerency resolution stalls as Democrats organize opposition to revenue features of the tariff bill. Reports discuss timing, conference reports, and partisan maneuvering with plans for debate on the tax measures and related amendments.
May 14 1967 ranking shows First National Bank of Chicago leading U S banks in deposits. Other top institutions include Park Bank of Chicago New York banks Merchants National Bank of Burlington Whitney National Bank of New Orleans and First National Bank of Cincinnati. The comptroller issued a call for statements and Chicago eclipsed New York banks in business volume. The lead changed as deposits grew while other banks trailed.
May 24 San Francisco report says Claus Spreckels proposes turning 6000 acres to the Salvation Army and citizens committee to aid unemployed. Mayors Winchell and Ellert urged the plan, but Spreckels doubts the Colation plan will proceed. Army would receive land for colonization and settlement of surplus population.
May 24 reports that the White House invita tions exclusion of the press marks a break with prior practice. Only one newspaper man attends a reception for delegates while musicales and other entertainments see no press invitations. The shift in policy, dating from March 4, appears to curb official contact between the press and White House social events.
Howard Gould and Katherine Clemmons sailed from New York aboard the Paris for England with witnesses noting Clemmons’s past prominence. The couple planned extended summer stays in Europe, with possible remarriage implications tied to Gould’s inheritance and consent from his father’s will.
In Upper Sandusky Carey hosts the annual pilgrimage to a shrine duplicating the Luxembourg statue of the Virgin and Child. The church displays a fragment of the original and papal approval cites Our Lady of Consolation. Father Mizer notes many miraculous cures supported by church records. Nearby, Washington’s strong week attracts large crowds. Nantette reports over 56 thousand for the week.
An old resident of the area, Frank McAvoy, formerly with the E., NA, & C. Ry., praises Chamberlain’s Colera and Diarrhea Remedy, saying he has used it for ten years and considers it the best remedy for bowel disorders. The ad promotes the product and notes its availability through druggists.
A Hungarian artist once portrayed Countess Zichy nude in the Countess Mendonca’s drawing room. The tale links a marriage to Count Zichy, artistic wealth, and an American purchase by Senor Mendonca. The scene depicts a poolside forest setting with a blonde model and graceful pose.
Chicago civic leaders debated freeing the city from state control at a Palmer House discussion. Proposals included amending the state constitution to prohibit legislature meddling in local affairs, with supporters citing foreign cities’ self governing models and opponents warning of illegality and feasibility.
Advertises discounted Rock Island Route tickets for travel to San Francisco selling June 28 to July 3 with prices 22.50 one way and 45.00 round trip. Mentions Susie and a top-over sliver phrase appears garbled.
Ex Governor David H. Waite of Colorado, in Galveston, expresses strong interest in Texas and the coast region. He travels south from Kansas City via Shreveport to Houston Beaumont and Port Arthur, plans to move to Texas for farming, cites milder winters, and discusses railroads and Leedy’s Kansas proposal with cautious neutrality. He notes Texas’ climate and prospects, and says he may settle where he can farm.
A A Robinson president of the Mexican Central railway is leaving Topeka for Europe with his family for the summer. Mrs Robinson and Meta will travel with Mrs Dr Squires and Miss Mabel Wilson, heading from New York to London then across Europe.
Washington May 24 Senator Baker and National Committeeman Cy Leland report Kaneas will not get further patronage until McKinley signs the tariff bill. They plotted to remove Tom Mounright minister to Bolivia and Richard Morris internal revenue collector for Kansas. Morris lacks a fixed term and could be replaced. Moonlight was also a target but no success. Elwell’s consul post to Supulago De Ciba was stalled, signaling a long dry spell. Martin of Fort Scott, who obtained a Bolivia post ticket, will return to Kansas.
Vallejo Cal May 24 The gunboat Concord has been placed in commission and tied out for service. She will be at the navy yards for two weeks and then proceed to inspectors and embark for a patrol trip. The Concord is assigned to the Pacific squadron while the old coastwise ship Thetis is being dismantled and likely to go out of commission. Work on the Hartford, an old wooden hull, has resumed at the navy yard with a crew of ship carpenters at full measure. Ottawa Chatauau Assembly June 21 to 2 One fare Via Santa Fe
In New York on May 24 broker Elverton Chapman reports prison life as a continuous holiday. He remains cheerfully healthful, works on his correspondence, and monitors stock markets via telegraph and telephone. Visitors swarm the jail but are limited to one hour on Sundays by Warden Leonard.
Rome has transmitted a major ruling impacting U S Catholic parishes with foreign language congregations. Children born in America of foreign parents who do not speak English are entitled to join a parish where English is used, not necessarily the one their parents attend, aligning church practice with an aim to foster unity through the English language. Temporary foreign language parishes are to fade as conditions allow.
Kansas City May 24 wholesale grocers of Missouri river titles and Kansas convened at the Coates House to discuss evading the anti combines act. The law bars fixed pricing and enforces penalties, aimed at wholesale grocers and dealers in other supplies, and has hurt river cities while aiding interior wholesalers. The session covered agency schemes to move goods to wholesalers at points for sale under specific terms.
Fifteen regional traders met in Kansas to reorganize the Wholesalers association. Eleven approve the new structure to dispose of goods on behalf of owners, not set prices, with N. Todd named president and J. H. Black secretary. Attendees include leaders from Leavenworth Wichita and Topeka with several out-of-state participants.
A four story and basement building on West Twenty third Street caught fire shortly after 4 AM. Two occupants died in hospital from smoke and burns, including Mrs Catherine Mossway and her year old daughter Beatrice Mossway. Three others were injured, and several residents narrowly escaped as flames and fumes filled stairwells. fear of total entrapment prompted panic and dramatic rescues. The cause remains undetermined though a late tenant may have used a match in the hallway. Damages around 800.
Senator Billy Stanen is barred from White House patronage after a controversial Cuban speech. The president's aides say he acted without consent, fueling anger in Washington. Stanen vows to oppose the tariff bill if barred, claiming punitive action for asserting his convictions.
George Rankin of Allchizan, recently settled in Curra ville, faced town anger after associating with a black helper, Eilat Henderson, and hosting him at white men’s houses. The mayor warned Rankin that such conduct would not be tolerated as Rankin’s children faced expelled schooling, and residents threatened tar and feathering.
Governor Tanner orders rapid mobilization of state troops to Chicago for the Logan statue dedication on Front Park. Commanders expect 7,000 uniformed men to be in camp between sunset and dawn, enabling a rapid summer drill and demonstration of citizen soldiers’ readiness.
About 400 counterfeiters imitated Cereal Coffee Postum selling fake cereal coffee. The court ordered cessation of the counterfeit and warned buyers about the bogus product claiming it pretends to offer real health benefits. The piece notes imitations mimic packaging and price, urging consumers to verify genuine Postum products from trusted grocers.
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