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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1897
Page
4
The State Journal lists subscription rates for delivery by carrier or mail, with daily and weekly options, and provides office addresses in Topeka. The piece shifts to a brief anecdote about a money-counting servant and ends with a short note on the Drew family’s separation during an actor’s illness.
Weather indications show unsettled conditions through tonight and Tuesday with Cowley expecting unsettled winds. Fresh southerly winds are reported for Tuesday night, bringing variable skies and cooling or warming trends depending on the eventual frontal movement.
The Committee of Fifteen did noble work for Topeka by carrying the Fall Festival to a splendid conclusion. Members performed hard detail work and deserve gratitude from Topeka, with many ready to resign in favor of another festival plan if needed. The city should continue supporting the committee as expenses are cleared and final accounting is completed.
A garbled society column argues about Consuelo Vanderbilt, her wealth, and the future duke's pension from Britain. It questions the fairness of pensions paid to Britons and contrasts American fortunes with aristocratic expectations, debating duties of victors and the value of life over wealth. It hints at the potential pension of 25,000 a year for the future duke and references large sums tied to Consuelo's marriage.
A collection of short items mentions Alonea Hold learning English, James A. Murphy owner of Star Pointer, Boree champion eater, a writer notes Mrs OU phant feeding widely yet reading little, Emperor Wien eager for morning excitement, Zebmson Vance monument plan in Asheville NC, a brick monument to stand near the courthouse, a sexton in 20 years’ time, Hoss Bonheur Paris exhibits and Seclusion near Fontainebleau with justification for not showing in Paris.
A column from the archison Globe uses humorous maxims about race dating, bachelorhood, old maids, and courting. It jokes on churchgoing, gift-giving, and wedding customs, praising or poking at social habits with light, satirical tone.
The Hogansville postmaster has recovered enough to resume duties after a shooting incident. Inspectors reported improvement. he will run the post office and is not in danger. Postmaster Hardiway has stopped the mail pickup at Covariment’s orders, with patrons still receiving some deliveries through the store.
In Chicago on October 4 Ney T De Witt Tal mage will preach at the lactattation pit snow for Rev Frauke Wit Tal magé who leads Jefferson Park Presbyterian church. Dr Pattee, the younger, seeks arrangements for his installation. Jefferson Park Church plans to present its rail to Chicago presbytery on Monday. Tulmike to preach his first sermon as pastor on Sunday, October 21.
A Wisconsin jury returned a remarkable verdict today in Eau Claire Judge Baulley’s court. Stephen W. Thomas, a well known citizen and former trading insurer, faced a charge of embezzling a large sum from a company he represented. The act was alleged to have occurred a year and a half ago. The jury found that at the time of the act he was insane and not accountable, though he is presently in a sane condition.
Unusually low river water exposes fuel bars along the stream here attracting poor residents who struggle to access supplies. The scene shows hulls and bar fixtures dry and dusty, with locals hoping for relief. A note advertises Pallard's Snow Liniment and mentions Geo W Stansfield and Miller Pharmacy as local vendors.
Falls Festival coverage highlights the Topeka parade's grand displays, noting Chanute and Ottawa contingents, divine flower decorations, and the massed crowds. It praises the Santa Fe parade and the festival's growing prominence, with Ottawa fire department flags and civic pride featured throughout.
A parent recounts his five year old son's scrofulous sores on the face, chin, hands and arms. After trying early remedies, Hood's Sarsaparilla is claimed to have driven the humor from the blood after four bottles, with no recurrence. Mentioned location is South Bend Indiana and product is Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills.
Topeka welcomed the Atchison party on Corn Carnival day with a parade from the Santa Fe depot to the Capitol, led by Young's 40 musicians. Edna Whitney rode between ranks as corn husk umbrellas decorated the crowd, and Topeka hosted a reception, with editor Frank MacLennan and Santa Fe official Hautteen among escorts. The visit left a strong memory of friendly ties and celebratory entertainment in Kansas.
Miss Edna Whitney of Chillicothe Mo rises to prominence after being named 8 Topska’s Carnival Queen at a Ball in Kansas City. Charles Price, her uncle and city butler, notes her height of about 3 feet 10 inches and says she has attracted much public attention since the rejection from the Kansas City event. Price mentions a $50 cash prize offered for her raise and a 1 percent royalty promise on profits Whitney earns, while denying exaggerated marriage offers and stage prospects.
Tandon reports Robert Goelet has commissioned Cad Churchill to command his magnificent steam yacht Nabina, delivered from Clydebank. Captain Churchill had the Nahma docked on the Clyde for thorough examination and cleaning before setting sail for New York. Internal decorations, by degen Phrishins, are noted. crew of unknown size. Owner will not cross the Atlantic on the maiden voyage.
Miss Helen Lockwood of Perk aimed to attend a Fransfort concert but missed the Peru trail. She drove to Kokomo and caught a late train, then continued overland hiring another horse and swapping teams at Russiaville to reach her destination in time. Peanut crop reportedly short due to drought across growing regions. Kansas rail fare sale on Santa Fe runs to Oct 24 with final rotary limit Oct 10.
Chicago reports September 30 days averaging 68 degrees, four degrees above normal. Only one day fell below normal as heat persisted through the month. Thermometer readings peaked around 70s, with open cars kept off streets at night amid a premature cold snap later in October.
Cheyenne reports that Charles Bellany and Gerdoin Thomsen shipped ore from Halleck cavein graphite mines for experiments to assess graphite and palite value as a lubricant. The Betheny Thomsen group is noted as owning the largest Western graphite body and axle grease makers show interest in the material.
In Cincinnati October a judge ruled fallen women must not ride bicycles, sentencing Grace Memroe to thirty days and costs in the workhouse. Testimony noted she was clothed more generously than other wheelwomen and had not behaved improperly. The decision followed careful weighing of the evidence by Justice Schwab.
New York buyers record: Mrs Helen Knickerbocker sells the northeast corner at Fifth Avenue and Sixt fourth Street to George Crocker, California billionaire, for a 30.8 by 210 foot plot with a four story granite dwelling priced about 350000. Crocker plans to demolish the present structure to build a fine residence on the site.
In Luffwike supreme court Chief Justice Pleth grants space to plaintiffs in the Harvard College case to lay out and parcel land on Muddy River Rexbury. The tract, one and one third acres, is left by the will of Benjamin Bussey for perpetual preservation with a nut tree from the West side noted. Gunther's Pharmacy at 6th and Jackson referenced.
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