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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1897
Page
3
A sensational report from Galena details a jealous murder at the Wilson dive, with Ed and Gedder Stafleback and their mother Georg Wilson implicated. The case echoes the famed Bender murders as suspects flee and investigations extend to county offices and a drought relief update follows, including Topeka beer hall activity and local weather shifts.
Sheriff Lons fellow was beaten in a bar fixture dispute involving Pabst and Mietz Brewing companies. The case centers on state orders to burn fixtures, but reports say only crap lable items were burned and no saloon fixtures were burned by Wyandotte county sheriff.
Fort Scott faces a water shortage as street sprinkling wagons are barred from using water and residents struggle to buy supplies. The clerk notes water demand at a five year high and anticipates Friday’s pipe work to restore limited service. Additionally, new Kansas postmasters are listed in the Washington dispatch with towns including Ducklin Canton Pisttville Leavenworth Verdol North Moréhead Selden Speed and more. Local police officials deny liquor running licenses near reunion grounds while liquor businessmen plan to raise funds for the event.
A garbled report notes Sonn Gox and Santi Fe aiding at Kaarsas City during a southern division reshuffle. It mentions his brother Will holding the key at the Southern Kansas department since Saturday morning and being with a wet Teller today.
Atchison September 15 an attorney for Maple Leaf Railway arrived and obtained a copy of an ordinance passed by the Atchison city council in 1858 9. The Maple Leaf now claims to be within 14 miles of Atchison and may seek entry. Eyewitness reports a Santa Fe machinist helper Spain burned by hot steel injuring his left eye yesterday leaving the eyelids scorched and the vision feared impaired.
Leavenworth clerks form a union to press early closing. Kensington marks its tenth anniversary with Septem ber 24 25 events and entertainments for veterans bands and racing. Wetmore reports a wedding of D H Fitzgerald to L B Schreck. Lebanon Grain and stock shipments rise with August freight and a Rocky Island Railroad note.
An OCR fragment lists railroad fares to St Louis and Chicago, then promotes Herbine as a liver tonic with dubious claims. It mentions Geo W Stansfield and a Kansas Avenue address and a Miserss Pharmacy corner. Text is garbled and lacks coherent event.
Officials will keep the Santa Fe wreck investigation behind closed doors as they weigh whether engineers and firemen ran past a clearly displayed red signal. Key testimonies describe the signal being shown as the rear of train No. 3 passed and the left-hand track lede to questions of responsibility, with completion tied to the coroner’s inquest in Emporia.
Five widows of Banta Fe enginemen killed in the Lang station wreck last Wednesday receive paychecks from Paymaster Jane Moore in Santa Fe. The checks cover work done by their husbands up to the day of death. Relatives await action from the claims department. foreman Walter was unmarried and his mother in St. Joe.
A worker at Sara Fe hospital suffered chemical exposure to his right eye from a drop of a strong solution. The chemical caused rapid corneal damage and left eye impairment due to sympathetic involvement. The patient, Al Getz, is hospitalized in New Mexico and hopes for partial recovery.
Seattle reports Eli Gage son of the U S Treasury secretary was whipped 28 lashes and expelled from Alaska for transporting whisky rather than food. The letter from St Michael describes harsh voyage, crew distrust, crowding, and hardships on the Humboldt expedition as it struggles toward Dawson City.
A clippings blend on nursing life stressing a tranquil mind for patients, neat sick rooms, unobtrusive meds, and quiet surroundings. It covers piano use, handkerchief ironing, and cautions about noise and movement, plus brief ads for Ballard products and a cough remedy.
Wheat opened steady with December futures at about a penny and a half higher, while New York demand was strong. In Chicago, hogs and cattle receipts rose, prices fluctuated, and weekly crop prospects were unfavorably cited though markets showed some recovery after early declines.
New York reports sugar and coffee prices with notes on sugar raw and coffee easy. The Cotton Market shows Sept futures barely steady with mixed gains and monthly closes. Liverpool wheat moves lower and Chicago hog receipts reach about 50,000 head.
A dense catalog of goods with prices and quantities listed for staples and comforts. Includes coffee varieties from Santos to Royal, baking powders, chocolates, canned meats, dairy, fish, cereals, spices, oils, teas, and cleaning items. Items named include Baker's Chocolate, Boston Baked Beans, Engle Condensed, Lemon Extract, Vanilla, Pearl Barley, Rolled Oats, Mackeral, Mustard, Catsup, Pickles, Starch, Ivory Soap, and Pure Cider Vinegar.
Kansas City and Chicago receipts push grain prices. New York exporters move large wheat volumes as French and British cables show mixed strength. Wheat prices ease with softer demand. corn holds firm while soy futures show modest gains amid cooler Midwest weather and looming shipments.
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