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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1896
Page
3
Fragmentary item list for slate pencils and framed slates. Mentions 6x7 covered frames, double frames, uncovered frame slates, and assorted prices in a period advertisement style. Limited readable details focus on product types rather than full sale context.
District Court notes mention bond actions by American Surety Co and controversy over a bridge contract with Grider and contractors. It cites laborer protests, a divorce case between Mattie Lewis and W. Lewis, and a contract dispute delaying work. County commissioners in Seaton discuss bridge project terms with Superintendent Hinckley and contractor relations.
The state board of railroad commissioners begins receiving annual reports from lines including the Chicago and Ghent Western and United States Express. A Supreme Court case from Leavenworth County involved a $1,000 claim for a boy killed by a train fire, with the railroad winning. another suit from Wandoite County awarded $2,500 in damages for defective machinery. Bank officials face a preliminary examination in Kansas City. Galva packing firm organized in McPherson County with charter filed. capital details noted.
Official returns from one of sixty five counties show Jones Corporat 715 Remmet Republican 26410 Files Population 11 280 Milter Prohibitionist 1612 Jones plurality 45 234 Jones majority 24 510 Indications are the Jones minority to the state will be considerably less than earlier estimates.
Topeka Blues edged Hamilton 7 to 4 in a game noted for seven runs in the first innings and three errors. Batteries were Clark and Hull for Topeka with Cievenser and Johnson catching. Local ads mention medical cures and a sale in Topeka.
Kansas City Kansas resident W G Porter Jr was arrested on two warrants alleging deception as cashier of the Bank of Kansas City when insolvent. Jennie Gibson claimed a 900 deposit on January 13 1906 and another $45 61 on December 16 1895. The arrest followed a suit by receiver C F Willner to recover 5200 borrowed from the bank amid its collapse.
A bondholders meeting approved refunding the deficiency in the post office finances to monthly payments if the government did not object. The inspector later found a deficit of about 390. Hamp Miller, deputy postmaster, has fled. blame and next steps remain unclear.
Columbus Sept 15 United States government inspector Albert Deem visited Columbus to explain Texas fever, its treatment, and control methods. Farmers organized a protective association to prevent spread and exterminate the disease now present in the county.
A leading medical journal warns against frequent Roentgen ray use after an electrical engineer lost all tissue from a finger while demonstrating the rays. Sidney Uwiend notes similar cases of hair whitening and hair loss among early experimenters, attributed to ultraviolet exposure. Moonlight ultraviolet rays proposed as a possible cause for a slept in sunlit or moonlit exposure superstition.
Cleveland reports a circulating rumor that John D Rockefeller bought the Johnson Steel plant at Lorain, though Johnson Steel president A J Mexam denies it. Ex congressman Tom L Johnson is away, while Rockefeller is shown driving near Lorain, fueling market acquisition speculation.
The Farrar family held its seventh annual reunion near Beattie with 153 present including grandchildren and great grandchildren. Separate notes mention Abe Hathaway of Washington Kan cleared in a fraud case, a Missouri Pacific safe blown at Jamestown with $100 and change intact, Prairie chicken and quail plentiful in Abilene area, a Frankfort creamery project gathering stock, and Cawker City’s Hotchkiss forming a strong law partnership with ex Judge Clark A. Sauth.
Debs travels from Terre Haute to Galveston for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen annual session. He faces a new charge refuting the secretary role during the period, per F. W. Arnold. Other notes include Miss Marion Wheeler’s marriage to PLS Cable, and Senator Truman not visiting Buffalo amid interviews.
Canton Ohio September reports McKinley obtaining bulletins from the Meine elec tion wire at the Repository office. The Republican nominee is cheered by messages from prominent Republicans nationwide. Congressman Dingley wires a Republican plurality of 60,000 and Maine gives you 60,000 more in November.
An advertisement extols Ayer s Hair Vigor as the best product for all hair conditions. It claims to promote growth by nourishing scalp and roots, remove dandruff, cleanse the scalp, and restore color or tint to gray or faded hair when roots are present.
Chicago and University of Michigan football teams plan a colossal Thanksgiving indoor game at the Coliseum. An adjacent six day bicycle race runs during the week. Carpenters will convert the hall by midnight to a full gridiron with 17 000 capacity, stands, and fencing while the track is torn out and stored.
National League action shows Washington defeating Brooklyn 7 to 0 as Mercer held off the Brooklyns and Payne delivered for Washington in opportune intervals. Pittsburg edged Cincinnati 3 to 2 on Elmer Smith two bagger and Davis Hine hit to center. Cleveland and Chicago tied 2 to 2 in a pitcher friendly draw. St Louis beat Louisville 10 to 1 after darkness halted play in the eighth, with Breitenstein and McParland leading the Browns’ attack.
In Detroit and Columbus games both sides posted scoring runs with late innings. Batteries were Gayle and Twineham for Detroit while Hautchinson and Schriver paired for Minneapolis. In Columbus Milwaukee pitchers and batters combined for a low scoring 2 to 6 game, Boswell Kehoe Jones Spear contributing for Milwaukee.
Baltimore September 1 Jaxe Kilrain, a Baltimorean, and Frank Slavin, the Australian, headlined a lively bout at the Eureka Athletic Club near the city. Large delegations of sporting men attended as there was known bad blood since Slavin defeated Kilrain at Roboken in 1874. The ebb and flow of the action kept fans on edge through the night.
Chicago on September 15 reported that Thos Gaffney and Wm Barton were arraigned for assault. Gaffney is a brother of Jack Gaffney, who was executed in New York state for murder years ago, during a time when President Cleveland served as Erie County sheriff and oversaw the hanging.
Loy al Mention notes Lee Jones back downtown for first time since accident. Mrs T G Shillinglaw improving from injury. Fireworks ordered for Fall Festival flambeau parade. Calderheat speaks to First Voters McKinley club. Larimer and Dana also spoke. Adams family in Paris en route home via London. J C Robinson distributing festival ads. Papper set to speak for two weeks in state starting early month. Sound Money Democrats executive committee to meet. Floral parade adds Gatling gun decoration and a cannon. Woman's Relief Corps to decorate cannon. Kansas bankers expected at three day state meeting during Fall Festival with key discussion members listed.
Democratic and Populist county conventions met in Los Angeles and approved a pre arranged fusion. Democrats win four assemblymen and one state senator while Populists gain two assemblymen. Municipal officers split evenly between parties.
An early 20th century notice laments a fashionable woman’s idle life and late hours while warning of health risks. It references a vague “female weakness” and promotes Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure and preventive for women, claiming benefits during expectant periods and childbirth.
J B Stone of 25 Marshall Street Hartford writes that Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets were recommended by a neighbor to aid digestion and constipation. He notes acidity and indigestion recur, and discomfort ends only after use. The customer reports unease when the pills fail to act.
Chicago court orders removal of Second regiment and Battery D armories from the Lake Front within three months. The decree forever bars building on the Lake Front and affirms the public park right in downtown Chicago. An appeal is expected, potentially staying military and police quarters relocation.
At Omana Nevada the Cockran meeting at the Coliseum faced a preconcerted disruption by silver abouters. About 1 000 orderly attendees endured hours of shouting as rioters at doors jeered speaker introductions until police arrested a dozen and Cockran resumed his address. Mail clerks non partisan in Denver pledge no candidate support.
Chester Pa Sept 15 The Republican conferees of the Delaware Chester district adjourned sine die after a week without a nomination. This leaves two candidates in the field ex Judge Thomas S Butler Chester county and Congressman John B Robinson Delaware county.
Derby Connecticut reports Wilkinson Bros, Shelton paper makers, facing financial cloud as creditors plan meeting in New York next Thursday to discuss reorganization. Firm shows liabilities around 240000 dollars, with assets likely far larger. Earlier, during President Cleveland's first term, the firm held a contract to manufacture postal cards. A doctor's endorsement from Eureka Kansas cites Dr Hand's Colic Cure as effective with a positive testimonial from Mrs M Hill for Children.
James H. Hittite, Missouri Populist nominee for lieutenant governor, plans a traveling campaign in a covered wagon with three musicians. They will perform at speaking sites as he tours rural districts, awaiting better roads to begin the statewide effort from St. Joseph. The wagon is equipped with full conveniences for the journey.
The Populist state central committee plans to bring John W. Leedy to Topeka for a campaign appearance tomorrow night. Reports suggest Leedy will address local supporters at Hamilton Hall, marking a first opportunity for Topeka residents to see him.
A fragmented telegraph transcript shows Major General Merritt at Port Leavenworth receiving a message from Chicago headquarters about troops from Fort Minty en route to Topeka for a state reunion. Charley Curtis alerted Merritt, who planned one day in Topeka before continuing east.
Terre Haute Ind Sept 16 Lawrence A Culver a former bank embezzler who wrecked the Prospire Bank at Logan Ohio four years ago with 20000 in funds was captured here yesterday. The case involves a past crime and a long pursuit ending in his arrest. Local ads promote Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for pile cures sold by G W Stann feld 62 Kansas avenue with in house sales.
A distorted notices page describes an auction or sale event with references to addresses and names but is largely unreadable. It mentions a venue near Wris Muses and N. Topwka and lists contact lines such as Spaet and Rankas with multiple misspellings. The text hints at a long-running business or shop with years of operation and a first call for buyers or bidders.
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