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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1897
Page
5
A Topeka postmaster and authorities investigate a wave of counterfeit letters promising fortune from a fake postal scheme. The letters urge recipients to mail money and destroy the letters to avoid detection, with threats of legal trouble if ignored, and include a forged telegram sample from a supposed conspirator.
Readings of Topeka life show a snapshot of daily matters from politics to social events. Citizens discuss club meetings, Thanksgiving travel, and public notices while local officials plan budgets, building projects, and school vacations amid a busy town calendar.
A fragmented notice references Yaar Xmas Photos and a New Ploty Gallery in Kansas, with stray lines about Bay ders and Row Road. Mentions Peerless Steam Laundry at 112 and 11 West 8th, suggesting a local business listing or ad insertion in a historical page.
State residents from Weir City to Salina and Hutchinson protest rail coal rates deemed arbitrary and unfair. Western and south central towns face higher charges, with rebates cited by some dealers, while ordinary citizens bear the burden of perceived discrimination.
Nov 4 Havana reports Marshal Blanco signing government credit to aid the needy. Nearby towns held by Spanish forces see state actions while a state agricultural building in Pullman Washington burns causing loss. Fire origin listed as defective fuse. Mail order ad promotes Ely Cream Balm and catarrh cures. California Limited touts Santa Fe Route faster winter travel to Los Angeles with sleeper services.
Corinne, famed Newport beauty, heads the operatic revue American Beauty at Crawford theater tomorrow showing advance seat sales. The matinee and evening performances promise lively tableaux, circuses, and comic escapades with lavish stage effects. Horan's Alley and Yellow Kid feature later shows with prices ranging from 5 to 75 cents.
London reports the Cambritte county court ordered a commitment on Willan Angus Montagen the ninth Duke of Manchester for a double debt of £49 with costs. The order was suspended for three weeks to allow appeal. Estates include Kimbelto castle Brampton Park and estates in Ireland England and Scotland.
Miss Maud Gonne delivers a forceful anti arbitration treaty speech at Central Stuslo hall in Chicago during memory exercises for Irish patriots Allen Larken and O'Brien. Mayor Harrison introduces her as the Irish Joan of Arc to a packed audience. She warns the treaty would harm Ireland and calls for opposition. A meeting of Arion hall society members is urged for Thursday to honor the deceased president Ed Buechner.
The Universities of Missouri and Kansas will meet in Kansas City on Thanksgiving Day. The Santa Fe will transport fans to the game for 200 dollars with round trip options available November 14 and 15. Lodges No. 260 announce their annual fall event at Thanksgiving, November 25, with travel plans via the California Limited to Los Angeles in 54 hours on the Santa Fe Route.
A blaze damaging about 109000 dollars swept through the Ravenswood Distillery warehouse in North St Louis last evening. The seven story building burned the stock of alcohol and 6000 barrels of ethanol as crews fought the flames. Superintendent Murphy estimated total damage around 34000 with most insured. No operation had resumed due to a prior stock on hand.
District law states that any person who manufactures for sale or offers for sale baking powder or mixtures bearing any alum must be properly labeled. Offenders face fines from twenty five to one hundred dollars and costs, or up to thirty days in county jail. The text reflects Minnesota statutes in force at the time.
The article asserts MES Diggs will become Librarian as court rulings deny the governor power to block a Supreme Court recommended candidate. It argues Governor Leady cannot influence the selection and that Mrs Diggs will be commissioned over rival candidates, despite political agitation.
Wall Street reacts to talk that the government may bid for the Kansas Pacific railroad and to cashiers checks of nearly $4,000,000 moved to other banks as temporary deposits. Details note potential impact on mortgage holders and reorganization plans amid market speculation. Also mentions Mrs. C. S. Bakers latest religious verses and a Topeka musical project, plus a Star Lodge meeting notice for funeral attendance.
Announcement for a gymnastics class for children ages four to nine at the Topeka School of Physical Educative. Sessions run Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 pm with corrective and aesthetic routines, songs, and simple apparatus. Enrollment before December 1 secures a spot.
Eccentric ad copy touts winter travel by golf, wheel, and camera with claims of the Santa Fe Route offering the fastest service in California. Prominent names and quirky phrases appear amid an assortment of mixed offerings. Buyers attend an administrator sale for the Trumbull art, with references to dubious products and a guaranteed cardigan cure for vitality.
A letter carrier convicted by decoy letters is sentenced to penitentiary in Nevada. The case cites three to five years in prison and notes related mail matter and defense at a court hearing. Public notice includes references to local addresses and outdated businesses.
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