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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1897
Page
4
The State Journal reports on mosquitoes and their life cycle, noting female mosquitoes live briefly while larvae develop in water into mosquitos. Entomologist Dr Wittinton explains why swarms are unusually large in Kansas during hot, dry spells and near water edges.
Weather indications show conditions across Chicago and Kansas with notes on Saturdays. Forecasters expect variable winds, cooler nights, and possible showers across the region, affecting travel and outdoor plans this weekend.
The article discusses looming war with Spain, weighing President McKinley’s options and possible ministerial actions. It notes signals from Washington and journals predicting decisive naval moves, with emphasis on independence rhetoric, potential consequences, and the balance of power if Spain resists. Strong entities include McKinley, Minister Woodford, and the Naval Intelligence Bureau.
In Topeka and many areas a rising mosquito problem has appeared this hot dry season. The pests bite through ordinary screens, causing discomfort and annoyance for residents. The article notes female mosquitoes bite and feed on blood, while male bites are rare and non-biting.
Frank W. Elliott outlines ambitious policies for the Iray Times after purchasing the paper. He vows to shift from wealth focus to welfare and uplift of humankind, promising independent stance and support of county and state people while guiding the paper by firm lines.
Last Friday in Kiowa the man nicknamed Cucumber, once of Harper before the Cherokee strip, recalled a three acre cucumber garden near Harper. During a drought he irrigated, sold produce for 1200 dollars, then opened a restaurant at Alva clearing twice that amount, planning to open a bank to enjoy retirement.
A Lawrence state university newspaper shares humorous and cautionary hints for freshmen. The spoof tips cover manners, discipline, punctuality, dress, and respect for faculty, urging prudent behavior and self control while poking fun at campus stereotypes.
A jumble of names and incidents appears, mentioning Mibionatee Kanbury linked to arrests for spitting and kicking a teacher, Saeed James Garfield tied to a marriage plan, and Blige Jets Williams of Glenville to wed. It references Theodore Parker, Rev. Dr Edward Everett Hale, and astronomers Jonesen and Wilstart with mentions of Chamourix and a meteorology note.
A discussion among astronomers centers on Vernanid elongation to gauge the planet's rotation period. An unrelated social scene notes Mrs Navarre Bilan and Rosalld on stage, and a Transvaal president proposes a London backed state carriage costing at least 5000. The South American republic arms to be painted on door panels with silver eagles and blue satin interiors.
A humorous Valley Tribune style column mocks public life and habits, probing themes of journalism, marriage notices, and social mores. It notes a girl in Atchison receiving a coal skin coat for her birthday and includes playful quips about family calling names and weather prayers.
Aggregated excerpts reveal humorous quips on weather machines, politics, social columns, rail fares, and polar sea rumors. Notable mentions include Osawa Republicans, ex-Queen Liliuokalani in Chicago, and reflections on college culture versus street fashion in Kansas papers.
Teffersonville Indiana September 17 The sect founded four years ago by John Weber numbers nearly 100 in Clark County. They refuse to adopt a name but follow the New Testament with no paid ministry. They do not observe Sunday except to avoid offense, believing every day should be sanctified. They gather on Sundays for prayer readings exhortation. Sauntering notes mention free paintings and lectures by Arthur Peck at 815 Monroe Street with new fall footwear styles advertised.
Paris dancer and singer Mile Paola del Monte, in New York after arriving from Paris, faces a 60 percent duty on 20 000 franc costumes held by agents at the Imperial Hotel. Her manager Maurice Forbes negotiates, fearing a forced return to Paris if bonds cannot cover the tariff. The dispute leaves the star distraught as authorities threaten seizure.
Washington September 17 A New Jersey photographer W A Eddy lost his camera when kite cords broke while deploying a tandem of kites to lift a camera to the Coast and Geodetic Survey roof. Strangers seized the cord and kept the kites aloft, while Eddy chased the retreating gear toward the Capitol plaza.
Mrs save Chase Sprague, who came to Ohio to present her plan to her father's friends, has refunded the debt on the Salmon P. Chase homestead near Washington. The conservatively valued property is $159,000 with $80,000 mortgage. She disposed of $75,000 of certificates secured by the mortgage and knows where the remaining 5,000 will find purchasers. The plan is entirely her own and she carried it out alone.
Philadelphia and Chicago aldermen on a health board mission arrived in the city from Pittsburgh to inspect garbage disposal trials used by eastern cities. Mayor Harris seeks bids for similar work, noting Chickasaw? exceed $3,000,000, while Fatanephia bears annual garbage costs. The city uses five district firms, American and Philadelphia holding contracts, with pastors consulted on feeder lines and refrigeration ideas. Comfortably, railway cars run between Topeka and Pueblo and Colorado Springs and Denver on the Santa Fe express.
Fort Wingate New Mexico September 1 a new plan for paying regular army soldiers is tested at the post. An armed escort delivered a canvas bag from the Santa Fe railroad express to the pay officer who opened the bag cut seals counted funds and paid each detachment without discrepancy.
Washington shows two penny debates end with a single copper cent settled after seven years. The treasury and post office auditors quarried a long shortage tied to an odd cent credited to a disbursing officer. Prompt correction followed seven years of discrepancy and delays in 1890s accounts.
San Francisco correspondent John Sibley Webb, briefed on Alaska, reports from Dawson and the Klondike district. He notes frozen ground, muck, and river washing of gold. a typhoid graveyard with at least twenty victims and very bad drinking water as the area faces sickness and death.
Durand Wisconsin September 17 Albert and Charles Huber near this city own about 20 full blooded bison and 18 crossed bulls and heifers. They brought three young bison from North Dakota years ago and kept them on their Usely farm. Crested cattle experiments show crests are useful, half breeds inherit the domestic stock’s docility with bison size and endurance. Crossbreds are good producers and mature quickly. Flesh of these animals is palatable and fur resembles bison, softer and silkier. Crossed bison tolerate winter better than native stock.
The Rev Dr Lyman Abbott pastor of Plymouth church in New York publicly endorses Seth Low for mayor, arguing vital reforms hinge on a capable experienced independent leader free from party obligations. He says Low meets all necessary criteria of purity, intelligence, and strength and would lead without partisan bias.
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