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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1897
Page
4
A garbled State Journal page fragment lists delivery, pricing, and contact lines for Topeka readers. It mentions a publication locale at Eighth Street and references New York addresses, advertising access, and publisher names, all in a jumbled OCR style.
Forecaster notes fair conditions for Kansas on Sept 1 with a cooler east wind in the night. Variable winds expected across the state with cooler readings tonight.
Flower day celebrates Topeka women who organized and created an all artificial floral parade display for the festival. The piece credits prior success to their leadership and labor, noting the decor’s beauty, the public’s praise, and the shift from natural to artificial flowers in decorations.
Kansas City newspapers praise Topeka Fall Festival urging broader city turnout and support. Wires note thousands visit and railroad and packing houses donate to the festival fund. The piece urges friendly ties between the two cities and emphasizes cooperation over rivalry.
Captain Porfirio Diaz Jr., son of Mexico's president, landed in New York aboard the La Champagne from Havre after a year abroad. He studied engineering in London, holds a captaincy in Mexico's corps of military engineers, and will resume duties. He was met by Antonia Leon Gradjeds, and then visited friends in the Waldorf. The journey followed reports of an attack on his father, which Diaz said was not alarming and did not change his plans to return home.
In Freeport TL the Free Methodist conference suspended Rev C S Board ing for six months from ministry for introducing an organ into the church. An all night session of committees produced a report urging adherence to the discipline and urging confession and forgiveness before restoration. Spalding will support the minister and congregation.
Mrs W J D Stokes the New York millionaire horsewoman plans a cake walk and necro dance for eastern guests at her Lexington Kentucky barn completion. Prizes include top honors for best buck dancer and best dog dance with George Minis overseeing the arrangements and the Will Jones orchestra engaged for the occasion.
Rock Island completed a decade ago linking to Kansas and considered joining Santa Fe in the anniversary celebration. Santa Fe manager Mr Prey opposed a split, allowing Rock Island to decorate its depot and building while sharing in the parade reception with cheers for the Santa Fe. Greece's Worst Fee. London Sept. 200 During a lecture at Nuneaton Mrs Ormiston Chant claimed Crown Princess of Greece and Emperor William of Germany were war’s cruel foes, not Sultan of Turkey.
Washington reports the interior department accepted Frederick Le Gonert’s bid for all timber on the Hed CH Chippewa Indian reserve in Wisconsin. The timber is estimated at 100 million feet and the bid amount is 455 dollars. Berlin clerks note varied, unclear entries follow about church matters and services.
Last night’s parade showcased Prof Dyche in full Arctic costume with spear, appearing amid floats like the “Silver Leaf” boat rowed by 12 young ladies and the Santa Fe Gateway float. Spectators, floats with mermaids and fairies, and a lingering band rendition of A Hot Time In the Old Town Tonite created a festive, if chilly, spectacle on Kansas avenue.
President and Mrs McKinley bid Adams goodbye amid bands and cheering as the presidential party boards a special train at 10 pm. Milas McKinley and Mrs McKinney along with Attorney General and Mrs McKenna and aides depart for Washington with brief stops planned. The party plans to reach Washington that afternoon.
Global grain totals rose last week driven by a 5 170 000 bushel increase in wheat east of the Rockies in the United States and Canada and a 4 900 000 bushel rise in Europe. Corn also gained 2 228 000 bushels and oats 297 600. Notable wheat increases occurred at Manitoba points 2 150 000 bushels and Ft Williams Ontario 1 016 000, with smaller gains elsewhere. Declines included 297 000 in Chicago private elevators and 64 000 in Galveston.
Cyrus Field Willara of Boston, Social Democracy committee member, arrived in Nashville to discuss the cooperative commonwealth project. He held talks with local men, plans a broader discussion with visitors tomorrow, and will visit the Ruskin cooperative colony near Tennessee City to inspect its workings.
Abe Henderson and other police eject Fred Armstrong after he forces entry to the women’s building and resists. Armstrong is carried out bodily after being thrown from a window as officers act to remove him. Separately, Montrose Bank closes its doors in Denver, with president J F McClure also a stockholder in Ries Bank. deposits have drained.
A medical advertisement claims Electric Bitters restore strength and tone, curing female complaints such as loss of appetite headaches fainting spells and nervous troubles. It urges purchase in bottles of fifty cents or one dollar with a store location noted.
Topeka reports the Great Santa Fe railway anniversary parade eclipsed prior Western celebrations. Excursion trains arrived from across the state, vehicles and floats showcased transport progress, and officials led ceremonies before a large crowd. The event included a massive parade, numerous floats, and a concluding set of exercises at the fair grounds chaired by Santa Fe officials.
Renee H Leperds a niece of financier August Belmont sued to recover 700 dollars after investing 1900 in mining claims sold by Felix and Jules Viola. Claims involved land owned by Southern Pacific not subject to location, with Julie E Lord later gaining railroad interests. The complaint names the Violas and others as defendants seeking return of funds.
Cof fin of Winthrop Maine, once famed for vast wealth and lavish burning of furniture and carriages, died in Lowell with little money for burial. He left a fractured family, wandered a dozen years, and returned poor, having carried tens of thousands in cash and a satchel. His life of excess ended with a grand house fire.
In Alton on Sept. 30, a race row erupts as wine colored residents send children to schools to reclaim desks books ejected by police. They seek a federal mandamus in Springfield claiming colored students are barred from public schools and seek to restrain officials from exclusion.
Willimantic, Conn. Sept 30. Stones broken through bed room binds and windows of Editress Mrs J Frank Warner and her husband at midnight. The attack is believed sparked by articles in the Willimantic Sunday Herald. The Warners have drawn notoriety for printing material about local citizens. Coal tar was thrown at her previously and her husband was mobbed in Putnam for writing up prominent locals.
A Savannah emigrant party of 15 to Liberia aboard the Labrador in March 1896 has arrived. The Liverpoon and Waites families report destitution while G W Farmer and wife are also poor. They describe dire conditions in Liberia with many deaths, failed land promises, and a harsh climate, urging aid and noting U S return viability. The piece ends by noting Beggs' German Salve popular in druggists.
Notice lists special trains to Atchison after exercises conclude. Items include shirts collars and calm tendered. Details appear in a fragmented Topeka bulletin with unclear passenger or timetable references.
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