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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1897
Page
5
Jefferson City October 18 Attorney Crow filed a suit against 71 foreign insurance companies to revoke their charters in St. Joseph for alleged violation of the first two. The proceedings mirror a Kansas City case now pending before the Supreme Court regarding foreign firms.
A Topeka hunting party led by Minton Hidge of seventeen members, including Streeter, Rieby, George Droner, Dave Weidkirst, and Gordon, plus about a dozen dogs, went to a hill near Lake Park. They fell 26 feet into water after missteps in darkness while returning from their first meal. Several members required assistance. Gordon fainted and was rescued. others remained to entertain. The group recovered, with some catching colds and lingering mystery about the event.
Relief in six hours from six Moure distressing kidney and bladder disease with the New Great South American Kidney Cure. Claims quick relief for both sexes by easing urinary passages, bladder, kidneys, and back. Sold by Gen W Stanwield and Sim Brug Co at Kansas Ave Topeka.
The Journal reveals A. W. Smith of McPherson enters the governor race while opposing forces align against Leland. Voters observe a shifting field as Smith faces setbacks and rivals such as Jim Simpson emerge. The piece portrays party struggles, personal grievances, and the stormy path ahead for potential candidacies.
In a supreme court proceeding Hoyle seeks forfeiture of the Kansas City Stockyards charter and an order to move general offices from Missouri into Kansas. The suit argues the company violated Kansas law by maintaining offices outside the state while most yards lie in Kansas. The filing notes interstate operations and asks the court to compel compliance with the charter and state provisions.
Atchison county Populists denounce George W. Gick as not their nominee for state senator and publish reasons for refusing support. They fault his alleged Democ ratic nomination and accuse him of political paradox in backing gold standard while endorsing free silver, citing a Whiting meeting that produced his Populist title.
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A small Jackson county group and a man from Atchison county met unannounced with the Populist party, lacking credentials or authority. They named a Populist candidate for state senator at Whiting, seen as a political trick or a crude ploy. The committee and Populists resist the move as the campaign unfolds.
The Del-Rey school of elocution at Wichita is chartered with a $20 capital. Directors listed include A. Macs, H. J. Mason, J. B. Bathaway, H. Hathaway Jr., Nobili, Rev. Bink, Bf. J. Black, Pence, Mo Knapp, O. H. Bentley, A. Snyder, Ch. Walden, and Mrs. M. L. Augustine. Other charters issued today include The Pair company of Salina with $10,000 capital and several directors, Goftievlle Furniture Co of Salina with $8,000 capital, and Griffin Gas Co of St Marys with $1,600 capital. H. M. Kirkpatrick of Wyandotte County plans lecture on sheep farming at a personal meeting in January.
The Sunday church program lists Bishop J Vincent at Lowman Hill Methodist Episcopalian, sermons on prohibition in Kansan, and YWCA meetings. Other congregations include North Topeka Baptist, First Presbyterian with infant baptism, Unity Church, Spiritualists, Holiness Union, St John AME, First Church of Christ Scientist, Friends, First African Baptist, and Grace Cathedral with various services, lectures, and Sunday schools.
Citizens along the Central Branch of Missouri Pacific between Downs and Lenora urge the A B Commission to force the company to restore daily passenger service. They cite bond voting conditions and protest the removal of trains while freighter service remains.
The Globe reports the government may be depended on to uphold the gold standard, claiming individual ministerial or banking views carry little weight. The piece notes opposition to child suffering from skin conditions and mentions DeWitt's Witch Hazel as a remedy.
A jumble of briefs from Topeka includes rental real estate notes, travels of Fred Freeman and Charles Tastor, a Topeka ball opening at Hudson's, and local plant and bridge updates. Officials and attorneys travel for cases, lectures, and meetings while city projects advance, and a parade of social and cultural items mixes with street observations.
Evangelina Cassio y Cisneros, now a New York resident, has taken the oath of allegiance signing her declaration of intention to become a citizen. She renounced all allegiance to Spain as part of the naturalization process.
Oct 16 report from Kansas City says newspapers may be used as texts in public schools. Superintendent J M Greenwood instructs principals to emphasize current events and reading good papers. He vows to introduce a system where newspapers serve as text books later.
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tailets as a one day cure for colds with a promise of money back if it fails. The snippet also includes stray words “She. She 2 look” from the damaged text.
In New York a milliner promotes hats priced 2.50 and up by giving free Black Coque Feather Boas worth 75 cents with each trimmed hat bought during the coming week. The aim is to clear stock and entice new customers beyond habitual buyers.
The retailer proclaims lower prices than any other in the city on no matter what you buy from ten cent birds to a dollar prime.
In St Lenis Oct 1 the Shaw estate case before the supreme court seeks court approval to sell parcels near Tower Grove Park to meet improvement costs. The will restricts alienation though the court order was granted in the lower court as the estate lacks funds for upkeep. Senator Frye travels to Chicago to engage in the political scene aboard a trip tied to state matters. Immediate remedies for colds with One Minute Cough Cure are touted by G W Stansfield in Kansas Avenue.
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