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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1897
Page
4
Publication offers carrier delivery and mail rates for various terms across Topeka and nearby towns. Details include weekly, 10 week, three month, and yearly options, with offices listed at State Journal Building Kansas agency.
Report outlines disputed counts for a Bryan day gathering with wind effects, citing 81,500 attendees at 2 cents per head and two thirds of estimates unsettled. Wichita claimed 60,000 to 70,000 more at a separate Fatial event, amid conflicting tallies and party claims.
The remarks reflect General Miles observations on his Europe trip. He notes vast European armies and the high cost of mobilization, the wasteful war preparations, and the idea that future power rests on leadership and resources rather than mere systems. He contrasts American restraint with continental militarism and praises American civilian and military discipline.
The piece recounts Kansas political upheaval during McKinley’s first year, contrasting Republican and Populist critiques. It notes shifting public mood, disputed motives, and a rise in debt concerns as the state census signals a Republican administration’s ascent amid national debates.
Nationwide commentators note Kansas shifts toward prosperity with savers expected to add about $175000 this year. Harper’s and New York papers praise Kansas as favored, with real prosperity and bright prospects. The column questions Bryan McKinley votes and mentions figures, education moves, and land deal chatter in Scotland and Sutherlandshire.
Distinguished mourners filled Second Parish Church as Neal One 9 funeral rites paid tribute to the late Seal Dow. Attendees included current and former city officials, Portland delegation representatives, Grand Army members, and veteran organizations. Governors Powers and Dingley, Mayor Randall, and General Francis Framptom were among pallbearers. services lasted about an hour with minimal decorum and many businesses closed in respect.
The state election board heard arguments from Secretary lush Auditor Borris and Attorney General Boyle over whether David Ritchie of Salina should appear on the Democratic ticket in the Seventeenth Judicial district. Objectors claim no regular nominating convention was held and Ritchie was not properly nominated. The case features lawyers Garver Bond Qeburn, Salina, Harry Tobey, D. U. Padigert, and editors Little, Herald, and Lincoln Sentinel witnesses. A decision was expected Saturday.
New Castle Penn October 6 a thirty mill template plant to be the largest in the worktown to be Dutch here. The owners will form a corporation with President Willan Patterson of National bags and Lawrebre county Jos Steinfess manager of the Wire Nail company William E. Kelis Shenango Valley Steel Rufus Patterson and others. The mill 1650 by 100 feet will employ directly 2000 hands and within a year bring 10000 persons to this city. Notice All bills against the Grand Court yt must be presented to E H later than October 5th or they will not be considered. COURT BALL COMMITTEE.
Reports from Topeka credit the Santa Fe parade and the second annual Festival Bestivities with unmatched spectacle and broad support. Senators and railroad commissioners attended, praising the event as a growing annual feature that boosts morale, recreation, and local pride among thousands of Kansans.
A Topeka curiosity, a quilt by Mrs Correlia Bracmaan of Pittsburg, features autographs of presidents and notable figures. Names include Grover Cleveland, Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Hayes, Garfield, and Ward McAllister. The maker collected signatures from celebrities and public figures, attaching ribbons with historic notes.
At the Atlanta Board of Education meeting Oscar Papperheimer is to be introduced as the newly elected monitor, with a new president to replace Judge Van Epps. It is generally understood Hoke Smith will be elected chairman, and no opposition has emerged. The board has had no conference on the matter. Also listed is a travel fare: $2 to Kansas City and return, and $72 to Kansas City by train, good to October 10.
Mrs A E Gasox of Hartland Vermont suffered years with varicose veins and a swollen limb. A broken sore worsened the condition until after using Hood's Sarsaparilla the limb healed and the sores disappeared. She credits the medicine with the cure and thanks Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Report from Poughkeepsie College recounts ex Congressman T. J. Miller of South Carolina alleging denial of his daughter Alice Miller admission due to race. College president Gatien cites large southern male enrollment and private instruction offered. Miller plans possible damages suit. discussions include civil rights law protections and potential test case.
President McKinley faces a crowded lobby as applicants and visitors overwhelm the White House reception area. Despite cabinet talks and diplomacy deliberations, crowds press for audience, many disappointed, while McKinley handles matters with cabinet officers and aides. A batch of consular appointments is expected to be decided soon.
Robert Coyle of South Delaware Street is accused of killing friend David Worth with a palm slap during a noon incident on Oct 6 in Indianapolis. Worth collapsed and died. coroner investigatespossible heart disease as autopsy pending. witnesses absent, police accept Coyle’s account as accident.
Seattle October 6 relief schemes for Klondike famine include Washington & Australia Steamship Company plans to ship 400 hogs and cattle with saddles and wagons aboard the Col orade. A 50 man packer party will drive them over the Dalton trail to Fort Selkirk. Returns are offered to Kansas City by rail and Union Pacific to October 19.
An intoxicated man aboard a Lexington Avenue street car on October 6 used vile language after being refused a bogus transfer by the conductor. A broad-shouldered passenger, later identified as actor Marion Barrymore, restrained the man during the struggle and delivered him to Yorkville court. The accused waiter Thomas Payne claimed a transfer ticket and said he was treated unfairly.
A Poor man James Nichols of Goury county claims ministerial calling to aid Topeka’s poor. He solicits donations after delivering apples via a price arrangement with A Pounds for a terminal charity. The plan collapses amid debts and police lists as the Adventist church faces demands to repay Mr Pounds.
Denver fruit market shows autumn strawberries raised near Deny. Denver-grown berries fetch high prices per pint box as most growers perfect new curing methods. Experts predict a future Denver strawberry export and a steady winter crop within a few years, boosting local money for growers as demand remains strong.
An application intended for the state board of pardons, bearing only the imprint Board of Pardons, is mishandled by Clerk Fleharty. The envelope is sent to the wrong board and returns to the governor with a unanimous note: no pardon for Mrs Piehurty, Mr Case, or the governor.
A group of twenty five women met at a New York hotel to petition President McKinley for a bureau of heredity. They urged forming a culture of the unborn and selected sisters to push the petition in populous centers. They defend advancing women’s influence while criticizing prenatal influence and politics.
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