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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1897

Page

4

State Journal Daily edition subscription and contact details

The item lists subscription rates and delivery options for the State Journal Daily with prices per week month and year, plus mailing and carrier notes. It includes office locations in Topeka at the State Journal Building, telephones for business and reporters rooms, and a New York address in the Potter Building for the American Newspaper Publishers Association.

Topeks Btaty Journal Korses Avenue Eighth Business Office Bell Troom Bell New York Addrees Potter Building

Jesther Indications in Chicnec Weather Report

Weather bulletin from Chicnec notes shifting conditions toward snow and cold. For Kansas the report predicts colder air, brisk winds, and a high northerly flow with potential frosty nights.

Kansas

Union Pacific situation sparks loan bid tensions and court delay

The article outlines a government foreclosure plan on Union Pacific property, the guaranteed bid of 40 million, and subsequent increases by syndicates led by J. P. Morgan and backed by the Vanderbilts. It notes Attorney General McKenna’s push to delay sale, potential government purchase under the Thurman act, and competing syndicates forming to bid the property, with constitutional and market tensions shaping the auction. It also includes local notes and unrelated gossip items from Atchison.

Pacife Uricte Sam Cleveland Reneral Provident McKiniey He Ag Srnt Valines Mierpont Morten Vanderbilta Chilin McKenna Congress Purchasing Syndicata I 44 Frussell Sage Thurman United States Morgan Syndicate

Fragmented reflections on love and daily life from a Gurajo Evening News fragment

The text excerpt critiques a jeering Abbison man and restless young men, then shifts to a moral meditation on daily deeds. It includes garbled quotes about love, time, and happiness, and ends with a poetic reflection on shadow and influence. It preserves the period voice and local newspaper cadence.

Denver Women Split Over Ballot Reform Factions

Denver reports describe Colorado women frustrated by party factions and intra party strife over ballot purity. Disputes center on canvassing pay, candidate selection, and the role of women in county superintendent races amid broader civic federation debates.

Denver Colorado Min Peallies Rave Doleet Win Husky Pernbate Cunpuls Bettie Ful Tim Wi Warnon Hienetit Civic Federation Ik Tenow Iit West Ome Orman

Mesquite beans yield promising oil with stock feed value

From Mesquite, Texas, researchers report a method to extract oil from mesquite beans. A ton of beans produced about sixteen pints of clear oil with a pleasant aroma, while the remaining cake is dark and treacly. Stock fattening from bean meal is noted, and abundant beans could help stock through winter if preserved as cake.

Fran Antonio Tex Texas A. J. Coniey Delinie Con Dit

Talks to bride by signs in Choctaw marriage

White man marries full blood Choctaw Sallie Rochuck in Denison Texas using sign language as bride cannot speak English. Union College graduate groom, parents nearby, guests note cultural exchange amid varied church and legal service references.

Denison Tex Mia Watts Talibino Union College Sallie Rochuck

Remarkable Royal Water Lily Leaves Support Human Weight

A St Louis display shows a large Victoria Regia leaf serving as a floating platform. Superintendent Gurney tests carrying capacity with a 217 pound man and another 212 pound participant, while spectators observe how the leaf’s honeycombed internal structure provides buoyancy and a rope-like tendril cable.

St. Louis Wik Tower Grove Ages Gurney Nympiata Victoria Resia Royal Crowth von Tenstrom Gmrovy Howelshe Iis Gurney S Feigh Arin Akimbo Fies Walang Leaf

Harvard's Undertaking A French Play At Sanders Theater

Harvard department of French presents three performances of Racine's Athalie in Sanders Theater on December 6 3. The production features Brendelssons music with Boston society vocalists and Boston Symphony Orchestra players. Cast includes Harvard Radcliffe students faculty and Cambridge residents in a grand staging. Rev John Laughton D D well known Congregational minister and author dies. born at Norwich in 17.

Cambridge Mass Department of French Harvard Untersity ii Racine Athalie Sanders Theater Brendelssohn Eocletive Boston John & Laughton Lenton Norwich

Alaskan Boundary Treaty Surfaces in Senate Debate

Washington notes a belief that Great Britain and the United States must fix the Alaskan boundary. The 141st meridian as eastern boundary up to ten marine leagues from the southern coast is under consideration. Negotiations linger over the southeastern line and whether the ten‑league limit should follow the coast or archipelago shores.

Washington Got Alasit Cumuila Senate Great Iit United States Aluka Great Britain Stewart Tne Tos“ia Néadigod Beachand Onl Omi

NANSEN SOUVENIRS EXHIBITION AND FIRST LECTURE IN NY

New York hosts a November 6 exhibition of Dr. Nansen souvenirs in a private salon, featuring items sent to Nansen including Fram components, his sledge, a walrus skin harness, boots, tent poles, and a Fram model by Cora Arober. A collection of photographs and a first New York lecture at the Metropolitan Opera House will follow.

New York Nansen Savoy Cora Arober Dr. Nansen Steut Explorer Richard Meard Je Nansen Metropolitan Opera House

Hoist by Dynamite On Thirty Third Street Bridge Collapse

A workman on a wooden bridge over a 40 foot hole on Thirty-third Street near Broadway was blown into the air by a dynamite charge. The bridge and platform collapsed, scattering lumber and rail fragments while bystanders watched. The injured man clung to a derrick, then descended rope by rope into the arms of a white-haired contractor as dust settled.

Bert

Frankfort Waterworks Plans Talked By Prison Board

In Kentucky at Frankfort on October 25 the state board of prison commissioners debated plans to build waterworks for the penitentiary and state needs. The Frankfort Water Company, current supplier, raised its rates, prompting the discussion of creating an in house system. The commissioners adjourned after considering the matter and the court of appeals was noted for holding the commission has authority to erect the proposed works.

Frankfort Kent Frankfort State Board of Prison Commissiomers Frankfort Water Company Court of Appeals

Mystery recluse Dana’s brother linked to late editor

Boston October 2 The enigmatic hermit living on a farm near Bee Maine is identified as David Dapa the co owner of the late Sun editor Dana’s brother The discovery ties Dana to a vast library and a quiet life with his family. Also an ad for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promotes cure alls and drugstore prices.

Boston Bee Maine David Dapa The Sun Dana

Mansfield's Mandamus Aims to Halt Winter Suit

Actor Mansfield seeks a writ of mandamus from the district supreme court to strip from its records the amended declaration filed by Mary Sanders Winter and Percy Winter. The case centers on a $1300 contract for a theatrical engagement, with prior rulings limiting recovery to the portion due when the sal t was filed. The Court of Appeals previously reversed, prompting the amended declaration and current court action.

Mary Sanders Winter Washington Richard Manseld Philips and McKenney Court of Appeals District Supreme Court Percy Winter Mra Winter Mansfield Winter Manffeld Wanste

Reception to Nansen to Honor Swedish Explorer in Washington

Preparations are under way in Washington for a generous reception to Dr. Nansen at the capital tomorrow evening under the National Geographical Society. An honorary reception committee includes vice presidents, state and navy officials, and university presidents among others.

Washington Nannwn National Geographical Society Vic Hobart Sweden Norway Johns Hopkins Columbia Admiral Walker Nounisen Fits

Whisky Breath In School Causes Notice at Greenwich

Greenwich Conn Net 24 reports a district school principal traced whisky odor to chocolate cream drops given to Ut Havemeyer publiq pupils. Brandy drops had appeared before, concealed in candy, prompting confiscation of several pounds and efforts to stop further sales.

Greenwich Ut Havemeyer Publiq Hobart Seine

Laundry War At Muncie Labor Boycott

In Muncie Indiana veteran Chinese laundryman Sing Lee faces a boycott amid a labor town dispute. He refuses to hire union labor and claims financial losses daily. After a failed attempt to unionize his workers he warns of drastic price cuts to undermine the local laundry trade.

Muncie Ind Sam Sing Lee Sam

Fresh Imported Fabrics at Half-Price This Season

Direct from the importer and landed under old tariff these fabrics are sold in full length without cuts. Choose waist, skirt, or full suit fabrics offered in new, fashionable shades at less than half price. All season’s goods are fresh and stylish, with early buyers getting the best selection.

Revivalist Prays For Women To Die And Go To Hell

Richmond reports Rev. T H Leavitt a North Carolina evangelist conducting a revival in a church prayed that two young women would die immediately and go to hell after he saw them smiling during service. Rev Hatcher left the church, later saying he would prayer people out of hell, not in.

Richmond T. H. Leavitt North Carolina Hell C. Hatcher

Cudahy's Big Deal At Sioux City Plant Lease Details

A historic Cudahy plant in Sioux City was slated to reopen by January 3 under a ten year lease. The project involves 200000 dollars in improvements and employs about 7000 workers. Concessions granted to attract the packers remain unspecified.

Will Sioux City

Relief in Six Hours Kidney Cure Promises Quick urinary relief

A corded advertisement touts a “New Great South American Kidney Cure” claiming relief from distressing kidney and bladder disease within six hours. It asserts prompt pain relief in the urinary passages for both sexes, with rapid relief from water retention, and lists Geo W Stansfield and Sim Drug Co Kansas Topeka as sellers. It ends by promoting Ayers Hair Vigor.

Geo. W. Stansfield Kansan Ave Sim Kansas Topeka Kan

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