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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1897
Page
6
A damaged OCR probate notice from Kenko State Court lists names such as Win Mesgereun and Candlers with uncertain roles. It mentions a publish date and official duties by a public apothecary or clerk, with an April expiry noted and directors referenced.
A bank examiner sworn statement describes the general condition of Central National Bank at Topeka Kansas. The document bears a commissioner of the currency seal and lists the cashier Edward Howell and notary public Geo. B. Rasing with attestations of correctness.
Social and personal notes from Topeka and vicinity recount a crowded week of visits, weddings, travel and club events. Details list dozens of local residents, visitors from Kansas City and Lawrence, engagements, and upcoming social gatherings with names and addresses where available.
Mrs Mary Ellen Lease arrives in New York from Kansas to back Henry George in the election. She denounces Gen Tracy as a bondholding elite candidate and attacks the Citizens Union for bias against the poor while urging direct voter outreach and lectures to persuade men before addressing women. She plans to lecture tomorrow with Highrn and aims to speak to voters nightly, deeming women’s political education a task for later campaigns.
A Washington letter recalls the reconciliation of Mrs Kate Sprague and her daughters Ethel Kitty Portia with their father former Governor William Sprague of Rhode Island after years apart. Portia, age about two, sought him and the family reunion followed, with plans for future summers together and a potential Europe trip. The piece also notes a local editor recovering from illness and praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Passenger rail advertises round trip to Leavenworth for G A K raidion with fare listed as 1.47 and trains departing at 8:63 am and 5 pm. Tickets valid until October 13.
Local items quote residents and visitors with names and places such as Deters, Cromwell Fetters, Buck, Nystrom, Steele, Ber ry, Griest, Pennell, and Chandler. Reports include tablet sales, travel to Chicago and Kansas City, and a carnival parade incident where Guffey fell into an uncovered cistern but survived with help.
The body of Percy Sowers aged 2 son of Pred Sowers an employee at a reform school was found in a field near Mankato Kansas on Sunday badly decomposed. The coat pocket held a letter and authorities suspect suicide or murder though the mother and relatives believe foul play occurred. The body was to be moved to Wichita for burial beside his mother.
Washington reports Consul General Fitzhugh Lee met Assistant Secretary Day and planned return to Warrenton to attend a friend’s funeral while officials weigh the Cuban issue. The dispatch notes discussions on Sagusia and potential international impact, citing ex minister Taylor’s cautious view. Also mentions remedies and products advertised alongside the news.
Washington October 11 list shows pensions granted for Kansans including originals for Thomas Underhill wells and Henry C. Jasbeo with widows and supplements for Samuel Momnend Frank and Nathaniel Minke. Names span Leavenworth Topeka Cherryvale Council Grove Florence Gosdard and Petteton among others.
A car on the Cedar Falls and Waterloo electric railway jumped the track at a bridge about two miles from Waterlouw this morning, rolling down an embankment. Fourteen passengers were shaken, three seriously injured. W. H Morton, a traveling salesman, was unconscious and feared fatally injured.
Wheat prices show weakness at open as general rains slow, later rallying with December demand and weather shifts. Market signals from Liverpool and Paris, with US reports indicating tighter supplies yet drought relief expectations. corn and provisions move with overall commodity tone.
Market results show hogs steady to stronger with light to moderate demand and mixed but mostly weak prices for hogs. Cattle receipts include Texas steers and cows with demand weak to lower, while hay and wheat futures show modest activity and mixed trends across grains and eggs.
A fragment describes genuine stamped empire twins marketed as thin elastic light in weight. They mold to the body, bend with movement, and resist fabric penetration. Available with silk cotton casings and nickel plating. Sold by Crosby Bros Market Gossip and the W. A. Michael Commission Co. Also includes scattered market notes on wheat, corn, and weather.
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