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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1897

Page

2

Salvation Army Colony plans and land deals in Pueblo

Reports detail Salvation Army officials planning land purchases near Pueblo for a colony to house Temples and irrigation projects. A commission from New York will inspect Sit and Cape sites before next year, with Commander Tucker and General William Booth-Tucker coordinating from London and Pattie. An unrelated note mentions a boy treated for a severe arm injury with Chamberlain’s Painatates.

Pueblo Puello Sept U.c D. Schmidt eMyaninetni Schmidt Parbie Tome Raviltine Lom Panbie Tuck Sebmlat Lins Arentees Publo Howth-Tecker Sind Catl Forald Coluulsabia Hilinid Timantiers

Santa Fe Route Announces Reduced Rates to St Louis

The Santa Fe Route will sell tickets to St Louis for six dollars on specified dates in October and to all camera points at reduced rates. Tickets may be obtained by telephoning agents.

Santa Fe St. Louis

NO LET UP in Trade Boom Amid Strong Demand

New York dispatch reports 84 percent more men employed than last year with continuous trade advances. R. G. Dun notes rising production and purchasing power, coal, wheat and copper prices up, Santa Fe orders 12 000 tons for bridges, grain exports constrained by ship space, stock replenishment boosting industry, and Western mills gaining independence from unions.

New York R. G. Dun & Co Review of Trade Chicago Fost Fries Atlantic Boston Nore Milik Canada Bradstreets Bradstreet’s Texas St. Loui S Western Iron and Steel Mill

4000 Workmen Strike Over Unpaid Wages on Underground Line

In New York on September 2, four thousand workers building the Madison and Fourth Avenue underground trolley line walked off the job. The strike was ordered after they had received no pay for three weeks, halting progress on the project.

New York Madison and Fourth Ave Hives

Rock Island Route Tickets To St Louis In September

Rail line announces sale of tickets to St Louis starting September 7 with service on Thursdays and Tuesdays through October 7 1897. Also an ad touts Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as the only cure for billows and cramps, claimed to work when others fail, available at all druggists.

ST. Louis Rock Island Screven Co Chamberlain G. D. Sharp

Gentleman From Topeka Defends Max Freight Rate Stand

Railroad Commissioner Campbell, labeled the gentleman from Topeka, backs maximum freight rates and seeks legislative power to adjudge rates. In Stafford county, Populists demand he explain his shift from his water rate stance, while Campbell disavows Topeka ties and asserts his local loyalties.

Campbell Stafford Cates Stafford County Topeka Campbel

Hanna Defends Senate as Great Institution

Cleveland, Sept 11 Senator Hanna spoke after dinner at the Union club praising the senate as the world’s greatest legislative body. He rebuked the notion of “old fossils” and said the chamber houses dignified men and wise decisions, noting occasional lightweights but insisting the senate prevails. He spoke as a man, not a senator, about his views.

Cleveland Beahanna Union Club Perry Paine Senate of the United States Senate Hell Ray Bir Hanna

Four Inch Guns From Savannah Wreck Sought by Army

Washington reports four inch guns intended for Savannah fortifications sank with a Tybee Island schooner in a gale. The army dredging corps will sound the wreck to locate the 18 ton guns buried under sand and decide on rescue efforts based on findings. If not found the government claims the wreck site.

Washington Savannah Tybee Island War Department Destrery Quartermaster’s Department of the Army

Poor Messenger Boy Takes Cash and Bank Drafts

New York report details Joseph W. Maucher, 17, a messenger for American District Telegraph, who absconded with drafts totaling $10,000 face value and $400 in cash from a bank. He departed Tuesday, then vanished, with police suspecting a trip to Coney Island or nearby leisure spots while detectives search.

Basic New York Les Humdrum Klondike Coney Island Bank of Commerce American District Telegraph Joseph W. Maucher American District Telegraph Company Father Kereemling Mareher

True Remedy and Local Notices in Tiskilwa Ad Pages

An assortment of local testimonial blurbs and ads announce Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and consumption with free samples at Swift-Holliday Drug Co and 609 Kan, DeWitt’s Little Early Risers remedies, a free liver regulation claim, and a free exhibit of American and European paintings by Arthur Peck at 55 Monroe Street, plus free small repairs offered by Peerless Steam Laundry.

Rmedy W. M. Repine Tiskilwa, ML Dr. King Dr King Ealis Swift-Holliday Drug Co de Witt G. W. Stansfield Kansas Avenue Arthur Peck Monroe Street Mondeys

Klondike Wealth Tales Amid Winter Starvation Warnings

Seattle dispatch reports the steamship Cleveland arriving with 65 passengers and about 400000 in gold dust from St Michaels. Returning miners warn of dire winter food shortages in Dawson and Circle City, with rates and hazards rising as authorities tighten food inspections and many miners anticipate hunger and hardship.

Seattle Wash Cleveland St. Michaels Straits Associated Press Sea Linn St Michaels North American Transportation and Trading Company Klondike Bonenza el Dorado Yukon Dawson City A. 5 Green S. Grom John Guyer James Gallagher A. P. Henderson L. W. Holder P Kelly William Louden F. E. Learsed Samuel Matthews John Q. Kiner Georg Reynolds Frank Segrin HL Schroeder William Sherman T. Aten H. Anderson B. Anderson FA. Bieber T. J. Allen A. Seagreen Schroeder Rice Lotta Burns Charles Eude A. B. Barber Fritz Klonk Gerge Treynolds M. Mesamore Holyoke Eliza Anderson Kodiak Anderson Albert Bryan Bryan Hiumbolit Unalaski Excelsior Berine Merwin Polytosks Grant Dutch Harbor Charles Engle New York City Dawson Circle City Healy Davwsan A. BP. Henderson Chicago Henderson Salad S. R. Churchill Churchill Bonanza Creek Aurora Horealis Wall Nmne

Ribbon from Graves Causes Wife Robbery in Catskill

In Catskill New York Mrs Meach and her husband stole ribbon from graves in the village cemetery to trim a bonnet. They were seen by the cemetery keeper and traced to their home where they were arrested after a stormy night raid and placed in jail for ten days.

Tursday Pest

Free Pilla Trial Offer From Dr. King’s New Life Pills

Send your address to H. E. Buckien & Co in Chicago to receive a free sample box of Dr. King’s New Life Pills. The ad touts relief from constipation and headaches, claims malaria and liver troubles as conquered, and guarantees purity. Swift Holliday Drag Co sells Hall’s Hair Renovator for dandruff, scalp issues, and baldness with open hair roots.

H. E. Buckien & Co Chicago Dr. King Swift Holliday Drag Co

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