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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1900
Page
5
An advertisement offers to buy Blue or Green Premium Stamps for cash. It notes breakfast items and stamps in a casual, fragmented manner, with eagerness to trade or purchase stamps tomorrow.
A puzzled transcript shows a senator speaking on American policy, rights, and reform with scattered references to the Philippines, New York, and taxation. The text weaves through wartime rhetoric, civil rights, and the future of the republic, mentioning the press and public opinion amid a broader call for national unity. The garbled OCR preserves phrases about justice, responsibility, and the government’s role.
Testimony during the Chamberlin trial focuses on whether he ran a legitimate brokerage and bore the risks himself or operated a bucket shop. Witnesses describe meetings, telegrams, and pressure to reveal associates, with defense arguing he acted as a bucket shop operator while alleging others knew the setup.
The court scene centers on Judge Cantril in Frankfort as County Attorney Pottsgrove presents the petition in Tallow Dicks case. Proceedings delay witnesses and the grand jury as discussions focus on the state’s charges and potential federal treatment of the matter.
An April report from Havana discusses mortgage taxes and urban rural debts on the island. The assessment shows a 10 percent rate would apply to total property value, adjusted for wartime destruction. The figures imply the actual value diverges from the anticipated mortgage totals.
A meeting at Mrs W. E Bates’s home discussed Greece and featured Mrs T D Humphrey’s tale on Areliterture. Various locals, including Mrs DM Valentine and Miss Sadie Downing, reported visits, travel, and events. Attendance lists, funerals, and upcoming dances are noted with multiple names and places in Topeka and nearby towns.
A wartime survey effort around Cuba reports the Navy plans to chart Cuban harbors including Guantanamo Bay. The Yankton and Bugle are active, with new charts showing shoals and water depths, aiming to identify western and eastern port opportunities and boost U S naval and commercial reach. General Wood notes charts will aid sanitary and strategic aims and promote naval presence at lesser-used ports.
Bascom Johnson of Yale asserts no chance Yale will agree terms to meet Oxford and Cambridge. Yale plans a statement soon. Oxford and Cambridge may seek neutral venues or disengage. Harvard and Yale have declined to participate on nonneutral terms, with negotiations stalled.
Dr J Taylor released a statement last evening saying Governor Tanner is somewhat weak and tired from travel but not seriously ill. He refutes rumors of tuberculosis or any major disease, stating the governor is not sick. A large dramatic spectacle featuring James O'Neill in The Musketeers is set to open tomorrow.
Walter Walker stages The Nominee in Topeka with a French origin frame and political jests. Critics note the farce leans on lines rather than situations, while the sole standout scene features a descendant of Jacksonian Democracy discovering he is a Republican congressman. The cast, including Barbara and Mrs Van Barclay, delivers mixed character work amid patchy staging. If Walker keeps touring Topeka, his talent may gain wider appreciation.
Creeks from Indian Territory will relocate to Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas under a Curtis Act agreement. Each family may take up 240 acres of land and surrender U S control of their schools and abolish tribal government to the United States.
A violent shooting near Somerton in Belmount county leaves Arnold Clarence Warrick dead after allegedly knowing too much about thieves. Suspects Carter brothers are custody at Barnesville as authorities pursue the case amid high public tension. Meanwhile reports from Pittsburgh note scattered crime coverage and unrelated notices about rail stockholders and theatrical productions.
Fragmented report describes a conference with leaders and mention of missionary activity and labor disputes. References Edwart and national figures, China addressed, and union disruption linked to belt forging trades. Indicates plans to mobilize support and prevent violence amid organized opposition in eastern cities.
In the weekly climate and crop service report for Kansas the Eastern Division notes favorable fruit tree bloom and a good fruit crop potential in southern counties, while frequent rains hinder development. Wheat Outlook shows strong growth in Montgomery and southern counties, with widespread completion of seeding in the division and better conditions in the western division where cultivation is limited but yields appear unusually good.
Fragmentary rural notes describe wheat storage and haying during fair conditions. Mentions corn planting, stock, and a local seller Waggoner of Kansas.
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