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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1897
Page
2
A Silver Lake Republican picnic drew about 430 Topeka attendees and surrounding country folk. Speakers included Barton Curtis and Harry Safford. Festivities featured music, games, and a long political program praising Republican platform while addressing recent national issues.
London capitalists announce a January inauguration of the trolley system in Mexico City. Manager Thomas W. McLean reports the plan to run a Guantapeps to Ban Angel route, a proposed round trip of fifty miles. The city tram line will begin with a special car for President Dine and guests on Sunday, with testing on the Chamutepe route planned.
J. B. Smith of Chicago and Bun dy, both Black, are in contention for early appointment to the Naval Academy. Smith failed to respond to nomination and the Navy Department called his alternate. Dy is under examination at the academy amid the proceeding.
News from Chelsea T T on Sept 6 reports eastern Cherokee arrive and Kee To Wah society mobilizes full bloods to oppose allotment and Dawes action. A large gathering 25 miles east drew about 1500 participants as revolutions condemn treaty moves and discuss next spring emigration to Mexico.
In a New York interview Cosmopolitan founder John Brisben Walker says Dr Andrews has taken complete control of the Cosmopolitan university and will set his headquarters in Providence until a new president is appointed. Brown University treated him well, prompting continued oversight of its interests.
New York dispatch reports Joseph Jefferson remembering Mrs Drew as his longest intimate friend since boyhood. He recalls her as a devoted wife, kind daughter, and loving mother. Jefferson notes their long professional association and enduring friendship through his career.
Gov Leedy pardoned Jacob Henson from the state penitentiary to allow him to attend a trial of thieves in Oklahoma beginning soon. Henson, from Harvey County, was sent in October last for one year on grand larceny, and the governor shortened his term by one month. The pardon was urged by County Attorney C. E H Branine, who prosecuted him, and by G. HR Peters.
Denver authorities demand Chief of Police Brien sign a statement claiming sound judgment and discretion are needed to properly run the police department. Reports say an order against certain female prisoners prompted the contention and the chief’s actions are under scrutiny.
Mrs Annie L Diggs attacks Bonhtor Peffer for traveling to Iowa and addressing the middle of the road Populist convention. She calls the Populists disturbers and absrobbers and says it was poor taste for him to lend his name to elect the Republican ticket.
Mrs Elizabeth Phosbe Key Howard, heir of Francis Scott Key, lies seriously ill at her summer home in Oakland Maryland. A report from Meyers Bros. Drug Co. praises Chamberlain's Pain Palm for quick relief. used to treat a boy’s hand laceration and swelling with no scar.
Lizzie B Raymond a leading vaudeville star offers her heart and hand to Josiah Quincy Mayor of Boston arguing that Charlotte Smith and Edwin Upton Curtis seek to monopolize ladies’ support. The Democrat Lynn says she will court on his behalf if he consents, no reply yet.
Anderson Indiana resident Jas Shuman sought grounds to sue William Jennings Bryan claiming warnings to farmers about silver and wheat prices would hurt crops if Republicans won. He anticipated profits from gold advocates and 68 cent bushel wheat contracts, but later found no legal basis.
Sedalia dispatch reports J. W. Corkins and Leo Cloud of a St. Louis Cincinnati syndicate departing for western Mexico to verify gold placer and quartz mines recently secured through concessions. They target Hermonilo Yaqui region where rich calc and free milling ore veins reportedly yield $50 to $2,500 per ton. If true, wealth could rival El Dorado.
The Lee and Missouri River railroad notified the board of railroad commissioners that the McDonald station in Rawlins County will reopen immediately. Citizens and shippers complained, asking the commission to order restoration, a petition referred to the railroad's management. the request was complied with.
Notice from Edisonlectric Light Company inviting parties to request designs and estimates for lighting work. Those who apply early will secure special art work or terms. Superintendent SIAUNSELE signs the notice with a formal sale or notice style.
Chicago readers face higher costs as flour and cereal goods jump in price amid wheat market gains. Potatoes rise sharply, dealers claim supply shortages and tariff effects push retail prices higher for groceries. Affected items include coffee sugar and beverages with broad impact on urban households.
Readable fragments note Mouser Cy Cu with sailing references for Castoria and Comtonza. No clear events or dates provided. Further context needed to identify exact ships or timelines.
Webd buys and sells Uckets. Wv Ban Ay. Gunther's Pharmacy and Jackson firm named in a brief, fragmentary trade note with unclear details about purchases and bans.
A National Kince council meeting in Nashville discusses crimes attributed to African Americans, with G Cousell urging harsher measures to protect white women. The speech sparks controversy as the panel rejects the remarks and votes to appoint a new permanent chairman.
In Philadelphia on September 6 electric lights under William Penn’s statue blind birds against the city hall tower. A new small bird, robin-sized with partridge color, long green legs and a short tail, was found on the pedestal. Taxidermists and experts could not identify the species, calling it rare and remarkable.
About 1001 Williams descendants from across the country gathered at Roger Williams Park to honor the city founder. Poems were read and songs sung around the monument, with the event ending not in a clam bake but a simple meal of sandwiches and water from Roger's well, as Cape Cod clams were deemed sacrilege.
Jeffersonville Indiana September 1907 a queer marriage was solemnized by Justice Kelewin between Lee May a Chinaman and Annie Loomis a buxom young woman from Louisville. The ceremony followed a debate on Indiana law with the justice confirming no prohibition against a Chinaman marrying a negro. The couple now married left the scene reportedly happy. Also a note about a round trip Topeka to Burlington fare offer in September 1907.
In a stormy Suffolk cottage a Romany wife, shunned by neighbors, wrestles with her barred freedom. Her past life among gypsies and her current marriage to a laborer clash as unseen campfires glow beyond the hedge and night reveals a longing for wandering and romance.
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