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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1897
Page
2
Reports describe a rapid spread of yellow fever through southern cities with new cases in multiple districts. Officials warn of mounting infections as refugees travel carrying fever germs while authority responses and quarantines falter before a predicted frost and possible relief.
Surqon Carter of the marine hospital service is ordered to Montgomery to assist authorities in restricting the spread of yellow fever. Surgeon General Wyman asked the Weather Bureau chief for frost dates in fever-infected areas, noting Mobile around November 22, Montgomery around November 14, Culverton around December 1, and Mahé, Montgomers, Galveston dates in November.
Bir Edward Gessgon Han purchased the famous Barnato residence in Lannton Onto Bir Edward and plans extensive alterations. The four corner figures, once prominent shareholders, have been removed and exterior facades will be simplified. Inside work includes a deeper entrance wall, redesigned drawing and dining rooms, and upstairs renovations to modernize the property.
Bride Mrs Banks suffered a rice shower injury at Green Farm on Wednesday. A kernel of rice lodged in her ear, worsened en route to New York, requiring Thursday surgery. The bride died from the complication, as the couple continued their bridal tour south. Plague deaths rise in Bombay region with 42 fatalities reported.
Chicago Oct 27 Park policemen battled crowds at Lincoln Park ponds as vast numbers of carp and other fish were stranded by draining water. Officials plan to stock the waters, while carp destined for animals at the zoo will be slaughtered for feed.
A Belgian report to the RoyAl Academy of Medicine notes Dr Joseph Hirschfelder’s claimed consumption cure. It describes soaking veal, boiling, glycerine, salt, and carbonate in a tuberculin formula, incubation for 120 hours, then purification with hydrogen peroxide, acid stabilization, and storage.
St Paul Minn Oct 27 The main line of the Union Pacific will be sold Monday at Omaha after withdrawal of a postponement motion. Government assures full payment. reorganization committee guarantees funds. Also notes on Grain-O a coffee substitute and mineral water promotion appear alongside local ads.
Judge Frank Ives of Crookston reports long relief from indigestion using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. U S Consul Georgs Roosevelt praises its safety and convenience. A Duluth mechanic and others from Kentucky Wisconsin Michigan endorse its effects and appetite. Full-sized packages and a free booklet are advertised by Stuart & Co. Marshall Michigan.
New York welcomes Miss Maud Gonne Ireland's Joan of Arc with praise and curiosity. The tall, graceful actress speaks of rough voyage and future plans while sharing fond memories of Paris, Dr. Nansen, and Arctic tales. She hints at future work in support of her cause.
In St Louis on October 2 roses and carnations were advertised at deep discounts as florists fought rate-cutting. The Kreby Floral Company and rivals such as Conner Posey Holmes and Elions Tenson described intense price wars, free gifts, and massive selloffs including American Beauties at low prices. The clash spurred broader publicity, with sponsors claiming victory as competition tried to outdo each other.
London October 21 The Bank of England borrowings cut the floating money supply with last week’s deposit down 440.08 pounds as rates firmed. Discount houses raised call money to 1 percent and money of notice to 1 and one quarter percent. American securities sales paused and domestic buying steadied, hinting at possible gold moves to the United States. The money market’s firmer tone weighed on stocks as railway shares remained quiet awaiting Wall Street clarity.
A sweeping blizzard roared from the West to the Northwest and the mountains, crippling Denver infrastructure with downed wires and poles. Rail lines were buried and telegraph networks failed as 14 hours of ferocious cold and high winds disrupted mining towns like Cripple Creek and Put Colorado, with extensive property damage and threats to public health noted.
The article advises using Past Diamond Dyes for cotton to prevent fading and claims twelve fast colors for cotton and about thirty for wool. It warns against wet or cotton dyes and cheap alternatives, insisting only original Diamond Dyes are reliable after twenty years of use.
A severe snow storm rages with a thigh north wind after heavy rain. Stock losses mount as trains are abandoned and rail traffic is blockaded. Reports from Benkimen and Holdridge indicate the storm moving rapidly eastward.
Philadelphia reports the northeast hurricane weakening off the Middle Atlantic coast yet still bringing sharp squalls and enormous tides around the Delaware capes. Maritime losses mount as details arrive, including the Italian bark Francisco KR from Ostia to Operta with Captain Calvano and 12 crew, one crewman reportedly refusing to stay aboard.
The Milwaukee Sentinel reports the reinterment of Dr James Lloyd Breck whose body was moved from Bon Fel t years after burial. At a Nashotah Alumni meeting a plan to lay him to rest at the seminary grounds was approved. Memorial services drew ten bishops and 200 clergy, with Bishop Millspaugh of Kansas delivering the sermon. Breck, a founder of Faribault and pioneer missionary, was praised as a prophet whose work laid foundations for Minnesota Indians and California missions and inspired many ministers. Grandsons of Breck served as Journal carriers years ago. one became a dentist, the other a minister.
The New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor reports at People’s Bath No 9 Center Market Pine that 189,023 baths were taken from Oct 1 1896 to Sep 30 1897 with 75,454 men 12,995 women and 12,644 children. Expenditures exceeded receipts by 1,208.18 and 4,514 bathers received free baths. Total baths since opening reach 502,675.
Eva n Westcott of the Darkest Russia troupe rescued her St Bernard in Kansas City after a dog catcher nabbed the pup. A confrontation followed with a fence board used as a weapon and a punch to the eye. police were summoned to quell onlookers as Westcott reclaimed the dog.
Montgomery Alabama October 27 a public meeting was held and a committee appointed to take charge of the fever situation One thousand dollars was raised Broken edge collars made smooth by Peerless Steam Laundry
Last week in Nebraska politics centered on bimetallism as Mr. Bryan campaigned heavily. He predicted a larger silver vote this year and argued bimetallism gains despite no loss of support. Chilimah Mercer touted Republican strength, while Warren Switzer forecast a large Democratic turnout and a potential party shift. The era’s silver versus sound money clash may push the official tally to determine the result.
William Carr, held in Liberty Missouri, confessed to murdering his year old daughter whose body was found bound with rope and a stone in the Missouri River. He said his second wife urged him to dispose of the child and that campers refused the child before he cast her into the stream.
A Paris report notes potential crises in Nil and Borgu as the Niger company sends officers to incite rebellion and arm tribes. French troops are dispatched from Senegal as a preventive move while British negotiators press for a Niger settlement, hinting Britain may drag negotiations. London replies say fears at Nikki are unlikely if France acts reasonably, but warns Britain will tighten policing if prefects trespass.
Senator John T. Morgan, arriving in San Diego, is seriously ill with influenza and erysipelas in a left leg wound from an Honolulu carriage accident. Doctor Parker says recovery will take days. he will remain in his rooms until safe to travel.
A New York Medical College professor warns that blocking skin pores during seasonal cold can trap toxins and overwork organs like the lungs kidneys and liver. The piece promotes Warner's Safe Cure as a remedy and stresses early kidney disease awareness to readers.
Estrela Bellafante a noted opera star sheltered in a Metropolis hotel room while a $75 draft awaited payment and she faced life and death. She spent her last $2 on a room to avoid street exposure, registered under a false name, and was found unconscious by hotel staff. Her sudden illness ended her promising career.
A distant Clifton copper complex, touted as the world’s largest, is developed by a Scotch company. The plant uses ore from Me alt and Lonetelign mines, with a 71 mile narrow gauge railway to Clifton and a transfer with Southern Pacific. Most Clifton males are employed by the Arizona Copper Company, which also operates a full Kum works and electric light plant on site.
In Mahamets on October 1th Mrs A Te fanak, wife of a farmer near Was resanctuoned yesterday after being pronounced dead. As funeral plans progressed she asked for water. She is improving and expected to recover.
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