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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1897

Page

4

State Journal subscription rates and addresses

The State Journal lists daily home delivery by carrier at cents per week to Topeka and nearby towns with same plan for subscribers elsewhere in Kansas. Mail rates: three months, one year. Office at State Journal Building 5 Ad S Racers Avenue corner of Eighth Topeka. Phone numbers provided for subscriptions and advertising.

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Weather Indications Chicaci War Kansas

Weather forecast notes fair and warmer conditions. Tonight will be warmer with improving air currents. Tuesday is expected to be fair with warmer temperatures in the eastern portion. Winds shift along Bollhedst ts oath region.

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Andrews Iconoclasm Sparks Debate At Brown University

Dr E Benjamin Andrews resigns amid a public dispute over the value of classical study. He argues that intense focus on Latin and Greek harms religious life and business sense, while critics claim broad liberal education remains essential for modern leadership and culture.

Ailver E Benjamin Andrews Isatia Carticn Brown University Dr. Andrews Andrewa Stancer Inet Nelly George

Reflections of Bachelor in New York Women’s Section

A fragment from a New York newspaper column explores male vanity and female longing, noting how single women imagine romance. It humorously critiques men who woo hearts with promises of happiness, while women keep faith in their own feelings amid social pressures.

To Go Up on Kites In Naval Observation Effort

Denver reports a pilot project by Serevant Iva Bald win and the Signal Corps to test box kites for observing naval maneuvers. They team with Prof Otto Chanm te, aiming to lift observers to great heights and ensure stability and safety in currents.

Denver Iva Baldwin Eecview Department of the Colorados Jonge Gistance Alenaline Serevent Skwit Otto Chanm Te Chiense

Weather and Crops Report August Findings

Weather observer T R Jennings reports a hot early August with extreme heat in July's tail, followed by rains that revived corn, wheat, and hay across western and central counties. The month showed above normal mean temperatures in several valleys, varied precipitation with overall western excess and central eastern deficits, and notable weather events including hot winds and late month rain in parts of Osage and Greenwood.

T BR Jennings Climate and Crop Service T. R Jennings Tigdwestern Chautenqua Wyandotte McPherman Goltind Cor Harvey Stafford Pratt Kingman Harger Reno Sedgwick Ures Gort Osborny Smith and Jewell Smith Osborne Sumner Katsas City Clay Center Atchison Greenwood Lyon Coffey Osage Franklin Fellows Smoky Hill Raw Valleys Lawrence Clark Eln Comainche Barber, Kingman Butler Cofey Woodson Wilson Montgomery Lavette Cherokee McPherson Wilson Labette Bic Chase Marion Dickinson Clay Waatington Marshall Manhattan Abbcene Stanton Lakin Norton Abilene Cunningham Medicine Lodge Minneapolis Salina Goodland Chamute Lakein Beldit

Leland Brothers Linked in Kansas Politics Report

Denver dispatch reports Howard Leland, a Botwell land office register, is Cyrus Leland's brother. The Kansas political figure, once from Leavenworth for health reasons, moved to Albuquerque four years ago and encountered a clerk at the Santa Fe Pacific offices.

Howard Leland Santa Fe New Mexico Denver N. M Botwell Land Offies Cyrus Leland Kansas Albuquerque Leavenworth Santa Fe Pacific

Suit Threatened Over Cattle Barns At Fair Grounds

County attorney instructed to sue T Kreipe on his bond for improper use of the fair grounds. Cattle barns were used as a sheep pen, leaving a filthy stable. Kreipe ignored notices to clean the site and to begin repairs, despite ten day and official directives.

T. Kreipe McCabe Eyelbe Day Jetmore Ama Kreine Kreipe

Temperance Meeting Sets 4" Liquor Ban on Parr Grounds

County Treasurer Stahl led a temperance mass meeting criticizing lax law enforcement and urging officers to close gambling joints and liquor outlets. Speakers including Rev Hitchcock and ex-secretary B S Osborn pressed for strict prohibition enforcement, while J W Greed presented resolutions adopted by the Committee of Fifteen and printed in the Journal.

Parrgrounds Stahl Aguor Dealers Ohio Wellerman Hitchcock Meriden Leady B.S. Osborn Garver Howard Wilder Santa Fe Committee of Fifteen Kansas Liquor Dealers J. W. Greed

Wise Chief Justice Doster Essay on Corporate Trust Relation

A Chicago bar leader, Chief Justice Doster, discusses the trust relation between a corporate shareholder and the president. The National Corporation Reporter prints his opinion on how officers must not misuse insider information to advantage themselves or stockholders. Editorial praises the justice and its impact on the court. Also notes Las Vegas New Mexico resorts and local ads for baths and Snow Liniment with regional agents and pharmacies.

National Corporation Sporter Uom | Plimensis Doster National Corporation Reporter Adolph Moses Chicago

Afflicted Fort Scott Woman Credits Hood’s Sarsaparilla

Eva Cara of Fort Scott Kansas reports relief from dyspepsia after using Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Pills. She says she could not eat before treatment, but now tolerates food and feels improved in health, calling it the best blood medicine and recommending it to others.

Fort Scott Kan Hood Eva Cara

Church Votes to Reject Pastor Boyle Amid Health Dispute

The First Christian church held an executive session and voted 125 to 41 to reject Rev. D. D. Boyle's resignation as pastor amid contention over his health. Boyle stated his health was better than in years, urged the congregation to act rightly, and indicated he would leave if the board chose to accept the resignation. the vote followed a history of meetings and a prior division within the church board.

First Christian Church D. D. Boyle Boyle Turkey Pathe River Mr. Boyle Christ Timm Si~lence Druceist R. Bo Kelly Mr. Kelly St Mon Shurch Board Beard ‘Mnt Sire Tem Sheirman Chaiman Kelly Kelly First Christian Chorch J. J. Hitt

Uker Has a Conscience Fraud Case In New York

Four brokers Stepen R Tobin Willis B Troy Clifford Davis and a man named Archer were arrested for defrauding Mrs. P. M. Wheaton of 2210. They lured her into stock and cash pools and claimed a sugar trade as protection. The district attorney reports the alleged transaction never occurred and Wheaton’s funds were lost.

Hoe New York Mra. P.M. Wheaton Steven R Tobin Willis B. Troy No. 11 Broadway Clifford Davis Archer

Herrmanns Open Season With Magic and Dances in Topeka

The Herrmann family led by Leon and Adelaide Herrmann headline at the Grand in Topeka with a magic and spectacular dances show. Chicago papers praise the act as among the best on the American stage and say Leon Herrmann equals his uncle Herrmann the Great. Audiences in Kansas City and Chicago have packed houses. Topeka audiences expected large crowds tomorrow night. Austin Latchaw notes Young Herrmann made a positive impression in Kansas City.

Kansas City Topeka Leon Adelaide Herrmann Grand Chicago Pepers Leon Herrmann Herrmann the Great Herrmanns Austin Latchaw Kansas City Journal Herrmann

Rowdy Instinct Suppressed at Karnival Knights Parade

At the Karnival Knights last meeting it was decided no inflated bladders on Kansas avenue Friday night Oct 1. Targeted rowdiness such as bladder striking will be arrested by regular and special police. Horns to be quiet until 7 PM as bands march.

Karnival Knights Kansas Avenue Special Topeka

Texas Fever Alarm In Jackson County Pastures

Cattlemen fear Texas fever as reports say a false count of cattle was quarantined by state stock sanitary commission in Jackson County pastures. Sidney Martin and William White of Whiting reported to Topeka last week, notifying the governor and Abe Comems that fever had broken out.

Jackson County State Five Stock Sanitary Commission Sidney Martin William White Whiting Topeka Abe Comems

Fever Outbreak Hits Jackson County Cattlemen

The board quarantined cattle owned by Sam McAlister D M Brown David Rice C T and A A Marple Sidney Martin Mike Christman Israel McGorgas J W Know Alfred Shultz Wm White and Adam Morris after the Texas fever spread via cattle sold by Frank Morris. Authorities seek the buyers to prosecute. This marks Jackson county’s first Texas fever outbreak.

Jackson County Sam McAlister D. M. Brown David Rice C. T A. A. Marple Sidney Martin Mike Christman Israel McCorgas J. W. Know Alfred Shultz Wm. White Adam Morris Frank Morris

Nomination Battles Shape Thirty-Fifth District Race

Stenographer B F Martin is nominated for district judge in Osage, Wabaunsee and Pottawatomie counties. Populists of Wabaunsee name J M Lee, B Buchil, William True, J H Jones, Dr H R Schmidt, and EH McMillan for county offices, as Dems and Populists align with Republican William Thomson of Burlingame in the contest.

B. F. Martin Allen Supreme Court Osage Wabaunsee Pottawatomie Martn William Thomson Burlingame Wabaunsee County Leedy

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