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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1897
Page
2
A crowded Robinsons Cincinnati opera house roof collapse kills three and injures many. The incident dominates the scene as fire and police rush to aid victims while crowds fill the venue for the next show.
City night riot erupts with hundreds engaging in street clashes near downtown alleys and a state house area. Police deploy wagons to disperse groups. several leaders arrested as injuries mount including a broken arm and head injuries.
An ad describes Swift-Holliday Drug Co promotions for Ayers pills as favorites among women and children. It includes marks about treatments for various ailments and a note on pricing per box.
New York Oct. 14 Bradstreet reports slower wholesale trade in interior markets due to yellow fever quarantines and cotton price decline. Demand managers in Missouri river valley and spring wheat states hold wheat for higher prices. domestic consumption remains heavy but distribution slowed in central west. Steel and pig iron prices stay firm. exports of wheat and corn fluctuate. widespread business failures vary by region. broad indicators show employment rising and industrial activity cooling only modestly.
Four men identified as Peter Nicholson Charles King C W Welch and another worker were badly burned after oxalic acid used to bleach hardwood flour splashed and burned their hands at 3413 Washington avenue in St Louis. They were treating burns as they sought medical help, describing intense pain and gloves worn incorrectly during cleaning.
Plans reveal Wagner studies at the University of Chicago with a potential Wag nerian orchestra of university students. Dr Beldendel forms a Wagnerian society with honorary members Dr Harper and Dees Edward Capps. Tv. Williams of Boughton Ark credits Hege Lite Giant Pills for relief after years of indigestion.
A Cincinnati audience of Dangera of a Great City suffers tragic collapse as plaster falls then the central dome truss crashes to the parquette. Three dead and numerous injured, many seriously, with hospital chaos and a crowded scene outside.
Cincinnati reports a catastrophic roof collapse at Robinsons Opera House caused by rotten timbers and defective work. Investigators found dry walls, warped trusses, and iron-free construction, noting the dome fell onto patrons as the theater suffered structural failure.
A Black man was hanged at a Bayou Barataria settlement about 15 miles from New Orleans today. The crime cited was attempting to pass through the quarantine gauntlet. Local authorities reported the lynching occurred after the man attempted to breach quarantine barriers.
New York October 18 Henry E Dixey the comedian will abandon both legitimate and vaudeville to become a magician. The plan began with Herrmann and Bloom, who arranged a US tour for the Adonis. Dixey will perform while a script by I Cheever Goodwin and C A Byrne explains the tricks.
Snow blankets Denver as the season opens with a heavy fall reported from mountain towns. The storm began shortly before midnight and prompted widespread use of overcoats in the city.
Pelleville Oct I The Air Line boat train from Belleville to St Louis collided with a bull at Four Line crossing. The animal was lifted by the pilot and thrown about ten yards landing on its feet uninjured. The engineer Abe called it the most peculiar accident he has seen as the bull charged the engine despite the whistle and bell.
The Rock Island railway plans 100000 in improvements in Kansas and Colorado during 1898. An additional 10000 will be spent in Oklahoma and the Indian Territory. W E Dauchy, superintendent west of the Missouri, completed estimates for iron bridges and other upgrades. Buildings not planned. yards may move from North Topeka to South Side tract.
Cape May New Jersey October 18 The Holman friction geared locomotive yesterday set a mile record between Casaden and Cape May City breaking the old speed. It pulled three trains of three coaches over a course of about seven miles in twenty one and a half minutes to cover a mile in twenty seconds topping speeds of 123 miles per hour. The inventor visited the city and believes with better roadbed and heavier fuel greater feats lie ahead though eight blasts limited the run.
Omaha November 16 It was announced a pay car would start over the Rock Island system west of the Missouri today the first time in five years the company has used this plan to check pay rolls. Paymaster Willan Hodson said the move is not due to known straw men but offers a chance to verify each employee in person. The car will also operate east of the river.
St Louis reports the Kansas City and Colorado Railroad will test an electricity powered motor by inventor B C Seaton. A half mile trial near Ferguson has already been completed and officials plan a broader exhibition next week drawing railroad leaders and interested observers.
The Montezuma Feries Possession in Las Vegas New Mexico is now under Santa Fe management. The San Pedro company will operate the big resort once built by Santa Fe auxiliary, with a reduced rate of one dollar per day for Santa Fe system employees who wish to visit the resort.
The Gulf railroad line reports a sweeping freight rate reduction from Colorado common points to Galveston to align with all-rail decreases and preserve the differential. Freight agents deem the move serious, signaling a revision of waterline tariffs as carriers adjust to new spreads.
Bonoma California reports a vintage festival at the Gundlach Dressel und Bandschu estate. A Greek drama staging features goatherds, Bacchus aid, and lovers amid illuminated grapevines. Fifteen vintagers performed as chorus, with a picturesque Sonoma valley overlook near Carl Overset’s mansion.
In Cincinnati on Oct 16 Hughes High School began a novel cooking class for boys led by Miss Hull. Students donned caps and aprons, explored basic chemistry through cooking, and prepared a small meal including roasted potatoes and bread, serving the results to themselves.
Police Matron Thorpe summarizes the city’s poor families with disabilities and need, noting about 54 families include rheumatism consumption or mental weakness, 11 elderly, 13 led by widows, and several seeking relocation to be with kin. She contrasts these numbers with 6,000 to 7,000 families able to work, presenting a cautious optimism.
In Havana, Gaines province police arrest and imprison Senorita Blanca Ortega and Senorita Virginia Castillanos for conspiring against the government. An editor suffered a severe influenza-like illness weeks earlier, prompting a dramatic pursuit of a cure.
Residents of Englewood experiment with a co operative store restaurant printing office carpenter shop moving and laundry and a blacksmith shop all under one plan under Walter Thomas Mills who heads Hopkins farm efforts. Chamberlains Cough Remedy praised for quick relief by F A Thornton and Peerless Steam Laundry advertises service at 112 and 114 West Sun.
A dated ad claims Munyon’s home remedies offer cures for kidney trouble and other ailments. It recounts a sufferer’s relief after using the products and touts separate cures for various conditions. The notice names a Washington Arena location and a Bedailand area distributor list.
J F B McAtee, superintendent of Independence Woolen Stills, plans loading machinery from Independence to Topeka by mid next week. The Commercial Club pressured him to proceed, and he now aims to ready the mill for operation, overcoming initial delays.
New York dispatch reports Canadians protest and the Canadian Bankers Association memorializes Washington a shift in the gold standard debate. The note condemns any move to undermine the existing bimetallic framework and urges strong resistance to measures that threaten the established obligations and trust in the imperial banking system.
Miss Fima Palmer former associate editor of the Northweetven Miller of Minneapolis has purchased the Itetranwd News a weekly publication in Milwaukee. The new owner plans to keep the paper as a literary society oriented weekly with similar staff and tone.
A letter from A P Calhoun of Cheseville Virginia endorses the Pyramid Pile Cure saying it cured his chronic piles after two applications. He praises the remedy as safe, pleasant, mineral-free, and effective with no symptoms since treatment. He notes its price and availability through druggists and urges others to write Albion Michigan for a guidance booklet.
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