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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1897

Page

6

Edna Whitney Chosen Flower Queen for Topeka Carnival

Chillicothe Mo special reports Edna Whitney the modest local girl chosen as Flower Queen for the Topeka Carnival week. A Kansas City committee arrived to arrange her escort, a Mackay Opera Company agent sought to hire her, and Topeka officials plan a grand parade with a special train. Whitney has received offers but favors no decision yet.

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Miss Whitney Chosen Queen for Topeka Festivities

Miss Whitney of Chillicothe is invited to ride special train to Topeka as Queen Loring for the Pall Festivities starting Tuesday September 27. A Kansas committee visited her at the Chillicothe tobacco factory and she accepted after consulting her family. her mother and an aunt accompany her from St. Louis.

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County Sunday Schools Convention Planned at First Christian Church

The Shawnee County Sunday School association will hold its annual convention Friday and Saturday at the First Christian Church. Activities include prayer services, talks by township and ward presidents, lessons on October materials, music, and discussions on Sunday school work with officers and workers from various districts.

Shawnee County Sunday School Association Cherise Tan Vinton E—Shaynee County Thomas Tain Art Mynic Mitete J. HL. Foucht George Lerrigo Catherine Searle Madge Moore Munte Dincumston R. B. Preusaner Busi Praire Service Philp Lux W. B. Hutchinson S:m Wagner U—Hamie Department Beck Drake Ainale Discusion Elvetina Uriah Carte Cty Mire Grimes Trinh Carte Field Barnes Bradford Miller Moses Pitcher

Pretty home wedding in Topeka honors Izora Davis and Morris Schlegel

Topeka social page reports a quiet noon wedding at the Davis home on West Sixth. Miss Izora Davis wore cadet blue covert cloth with white satin and carried roses. Dr Embree performed the ceremony and a breakfast followed. The couple will reside at 118 West Sixth after a brief trip, with plans for a furnished home and a welcome to friends on Fridays after October 4.

Izora Davis Morris Schlegel T. Davis West Sixth Street Dr. Embree

Curtis Sisters Milinery Opening in Topeka

Horton yesterday featured flower pageant participants including Mr. and Mrs. J W Ittepeke from Salingsrelle and Mr and Mrs J A Nelson. Curtis Sisters announce a millinery opening on Friday and Saturday at 716 Kansas Avenue with pink and white poppies on display.

Olle O'Brien Lawrence R. A. Wasson Otta C. E. Esterly Wascon and Mary McCabe Kansas City Topeka Lou Millinery Co Kanave Arthur Murphy Bertha Riley Arkansas City A. O. Wellman Dane McVicar Kansas State University Sigma Chi J. F. Senour Dillon Street A. M. Reynolds Reynolds Westainater Presbyterian Church William Booth Johannesboro Africa J.C. McClintock Levi Millinery Co Lindsborg J. A. Nelson Salingsrelle guPaix J. W. Ittepeke

Segregation in Alton Public Schools Introduced

In Alton on September 21 a major shift occurred as the school board enforced separation of colored and white pupils. Two new buildings and modern equipment were provided for colored children and teachers. Some pupils stayed in old rooms, but most moved to the new schools amid peaceful acceptance. The colored community splits in outlook. a large group opposes the move and has raised about 500 to pursue court action, potentially escalating to the highest court. Nearly 1,000 dollars in stock in the Kansas Alaska Cooperative Mining Company has been sold, with shares at 10 dollars each, as the company begins stock sales before starting in February.

Alton Til Last Kansas-Alaska Cooperative Mining Company Thempany Kankas Avenue

Market Report From Wheat to Hogs Across Commodities Today

Opening market activity mixed across crops with wheat and corn weak at start and fluctuating prices. Receipts noted in Minneapolis, Duluth, Chicago, and New York. foreign selling and domestic demand influenced prices for December contracts. Hog market solid, cattle steady to firm, lambs weak, with overall mixed trading and cautious buyer sentiment.

Whiiengo Virgo Liverpool Paris Minneapolis Deluth Chicago New York Wie Seyitember Trey Bite

Kansas City Livestock Market Developments

Kansas City markets show subdued demand as cattle receipts total 17,000 head with prices slipping. Texas-origin stockers and cows move unevenly, native steers around 3.5, native cows and heifers near 1.4, and stockers at 4.0 to 5.0. hogs steady to lower after a open-to-close decline. Sheep receipts reach 7,000 with lambs and mutton prices around 2.0 to 2.7. Wheat and corn futures ease with later reports noting varied global wheat trade and mixed export activity. sugar, coffee, and cotton markets show modest shifts in New York and London trading.

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Grain and weather notes from Chicago and Kansas City markets

Market data shows oats at 321 700 bushels and rye at 14 000 bushels with mixed wheat totals. Weather forecasts predict rain and warmer conditions in Missouri and Kansas City regions, with gradual temperature rises tonight into Wednesday.

Chicago Kansas City Missouri Ryker

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