This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1899
Page
8
A vintage advertising page urges Jennings to provide sunny weather and promotes department store reductions on ladies suits jackets and silk waists. It touts four mines of sample silks starting at five dollars, quotes steep discounts, and invites customers to inspect a wide range of silk waists and jackets as the store claims to mean business and offer large savings.
A late night fight at Highland Falls near West Point involved about thirty preparatory-school cand idates clashing with local village youths. Ulysses S Grant, assigned at large by the president, was seriously injured along with several others as stones and blows flew for nearly an hour. Hogan, a driver for Adams Company, suffered a severe head wound. Doctors in town attended the injured while townsfolk and recruits endured the melee.
EW Wellington of Ellsworth proposes a Masonic convocation of council degree members atop Pikes Peak and in the Cave of the Winds at Manitou this summer. The plan envisions open air ceremonies in snow and sunshine, with a special train load of Masons from Kansas and possible expansion to the east in August.
Thomas J Havemeyer dies at home in Throggs Neck aged 53 from brain hemorrhage. He is brother to Henry Havemeyer and Theodore A Havemeyer and once partner in the sugar business with them. He retired three years ago due to ill health.
Report from Mare Island describes Brutus docked after duty at Manila Bay with shells and oysters attached to bottom plates. Naval officers note oysters grew on submerged hulls during service, affecting speed and requiring thorough cleaning from hulls before returning to duty.
Adirondack lumbermen report heavy snow with higher water in streams, boosting cuts as drivers prepare for high water. Snowfalls reach up to 20 feet in drifts north of the city and woods show more than two feet on the ground. Ice dealers tap Mohawk River supply as floods threaten logs and waterways.
Susana OFA A PIONEER reports Isaac Ny Mulls a Fort Scott farmer who shot himself yesterday, after his wife’s recent death. He left a note claiming no will to live and directions for distributing his estate among his children, with no indicated mental distress.
Kansas City ranked seventh among U S cities for March building activity, with construction valued at 74 000 dollars an increase over last year. Only New York Chicago Brooklyn Philadelphia and Louis appear ahead, and early April permits suggest further gains.
Events unfold after a shooting in Ponca leads to a pursuit by Sheriff Pierce and Newkirk officers. Clyde Mattox and partner Taylor break through, evade capture, and cross the Arkansas River with a posse in close pursuit. Rumors of Mattox's death circulate, while Mattox’s mother, Mrs. Hatch, pleads for restraint and defends her son's character amidst public anger and legal efforts.
April is the housecleaning month with a broad display of carpets rugs and drapery items. Frilled bobbinet curtains lace edge and lace insertions priced from 2 to 4 50 a pair. Nottingham curtains cheap at 225 pair now 159 pair. Rope portieres silkalines and tapestry curtains offered in latest designs and colors with yard prices and assorted couch covers and cross strip Algerian curtains.
The mother recalls Clyde Mattox’s gentleness and support, noting he returned from the penitentiary to Oklahoma, helped with cattle, and sent her a stove. She vows to stand by him in the face of the Swinney murder, while detailing his recent drinking and cattle work in the Indian Territory. She mentions Mattox’s father, Dr. Charles Mattox of Huntsville, Arkansas, a Union Army surgeon.
Fire swept through Mulvane Kansas at 2 a m burning ten north side Main Street structures. Loss estimated at 15000 with partial insurance. Postoffice and several businesses and residences were damaged or destroyed including Shaw drugs 4500 Price Davison meat market 500 Wilson horses 8500 Rucker mercantile 1000 and others. Several smaller losses noted.
Concordia April 10 Charles W Boster a respected local died from apoplexy Saturday afternoon while in a barber shop. He carried several thousand dollars in insurance. For years he was a daily visitor at the railroad depots delivering telegraph and express goods throughout the town.
Indianapolis city council ratified a thirty four year franchise for the Indianapolis Street Railway Company by 26 to 1 after rushed proceedings and secret meetings. Six tickets will be sold for a quarter, drawing citizen suspicion and discontent.
Washington April 10 The president selects Martiett Tripp of South Dakota former minister to Austria as the United States representative on the Samosa joint commission.
Paris report to the Herald states Dr Bra has isolated and cultivated a cancer microbe in Paris. The microbe is described as an inferior fungus of the ascomycetes family. The Figaro notes potential prospects for a curative cancer treatment based on this discovery.
The Mazet investigating committee resumed hearings in New York with plans to adjourn for the $20 pm. train to Albany and attend the legislature session. Witnesses present included Chief of Police Deve, Police Captain Price, Frank Croker, ex-Chief McCullagh, Cooney, and W P Toxieven. Richard Croker may testify next Friday before sailing for Europe on April 11.
Dr James B Gibson a leading West oculturist died in Colorado Springs from tuberculosis of the bones He previously served as senior surgeon at Manhattan Wye and Tar Hospital New York and was esteemed as a foremost acurist The funeral is set for Tuesday morning in the city French Steamer Wrecked Near Anse d Anault Port au Prince Haiti April 10 The Manoubla of Transatlantic company wrecked off Anse d Anault Passengers and crew saved but ship and cargo lost
Dr E L Thorpe to depart the First Methodist church for a New York City post at a $33,000 salary. Rev T McParland of New York will replace him as pastor of the First church in the Northeast Kansas conference. Bishop Vincent arranged Thorpe's return to the New York East conference after thirteen years here. A farewell reception for Dr and Mrs Thorpe will be held at the church parlors before they depart.
A Yellowstone river flood below Glendive causes twelve drownings with ten bodies recovered. The report notes the overflow was ice driven and searches continue for the remaining victims as a special dispatch from Glendive to the Pioneer Press.
A Harper volume excerpt shows Browning arguing that Consuelo tires readers with its plot driven drama while novels rely on suggestive phrases rather than full dramatic scenes. He praises George Sand and Ro uer for genuine genius while condemning shallow fiction and its weak stylistic feats. He laments the ease of modern novelists who avoid vivid in your face character action and preferred artful assertion over proof.
An Uptown New Orleans hotel elevator rattles and rings spook calls after rain, with the car moving without passengers. Investigators find a wet roof wire causing the bell to chime, blamed on a haunted upper floor where a man died long ago.
Fragmentary text from Tacoma Washington mentions values and street names with Santa Fe Rowe. Contains odd phrasing and possible contact hints but no clear event or identifiable persons or organizations. Summary focuses on location and scattered details without a coherent news item or outcome.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.