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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1899
Page
5
A long advertisement outlines fixed store policy to favor customers with confidence building offers. It promotes spring underwear including ladies vests, men shirts and drawers at very low prices, plus a wash goods sale with cheap linens and a carpet sample line. Also highlights trimmed hats, window shades, lace curtains, and cheap quilts with limited-time values.
Dr Feeney reports dire disease risk from second hand clothing shipped to western cities. Inspectors found garments from deceased patients handled and sold, with drown and waterlogged items linked to illness in St Louis and other areas. Officials plan inspections and propose mandatory examination of second hand clothing before sale.
Community notes report a D. D. club meeting at Mrs. Clarence Bowman’s home with Miss Margaret Weisa substituting for Miss Weaver. Guests included Mrs. Walter Potter of St Paul. Attending were Mrs. H. T. Shirer, Mrs. A. R. Lingafelt, and Mrs. Harold Chase.
Miss Sadie Downing and Miss Emma Whitmer hosted guests at the guest table while Mrs. Louis B. Smith and Florence Fiona planned a Friday card club at Miss Horn’s home on Topeka avenue. Numerous local social engagements follow with clubs, visits, and forthcoming weddings noted, including Katherine Ernich entering Takes the club in two weeks and Constance Ingalls’s Washington wedding plans. The Christian Endeavor society hosts a meeting April 12 with an invited program featuring Daisy Starr and others, as well as recent travels by Mrs. William Hand, Mrs. J. Hankin, and Mr. Cain of Ottawa.
A fragmented OCR snippet includes names like Tan Fimpies Freek Stoth Patobe Raxb and incomplete phrases, offering no clear event, location, or date. The garbled text limits identifying actors or context, hindering a coherent news item or factual summary.
Kansas City hosted a second game between the Blues and the Chicago club. Blues 23, Chicago 5. Hansen starred in defense with eight chances flawless. Raymer substituted for Hoffmaster as pitcher. Stricklett finished strong as Kansas City’s rally produced runs in the second inning and late innings, while the Orphans struggled with ten hits. In Bridgeport, Conn., the trial of Dr. Nancy A. Guilford for second degree murder was halted due to juror illness, and the jury discharged.
The Inquirer preview notes the Standard Distributing and Distilling Co plans to cut prices to crush outside competition. Distributors and distillers protest the move, arguing the combine’s price is too high and that outside bottlers still account for a portion of the market.
A band of three cowboys robbed the Alamo Gordo Lumber company at Alamo Gordo New Mexico on payday. They seized cash and a bundle of scrip after overpowering cashier Davidson at gunpoint. A posse pursues the trio through rough country with uncertain chances of capture.
Letter from Agoncillo in Paris says Aguinaldo may accept an autonomous system similar to India. The same issue notes Sloan winning a 308 sovereigns race at Newmarket with betting at 2 to 1 against Sloan’s mount.
Kansas City April 11 Usually when Rajah the big elephant at Lemon Bros circus acts against rules it is clear the creature deserves punishment yet management declares the beast will not be punished for killing Frank Fisher. The elephant roams his stall and eyes those near him with a threatening gaze while trainers blame intoxication and abuse by Fisher. The plan favors treating elephants with leniency as a way to curb aggression rather than punishment, despite fatal incident.
In Arcola TuAprut a two year old boy named Warren Murphy with a deformed shriveled leg severed the diseased foot from the ankle with a pocket knife. His brother Harry applied snow to stop the bleeding and the wound is healing, with the child’s health improving.
North Dakota ends the old divorce regime with July 1 as the final filing date. Courts in Fargo Mandan Bismarck Grand Forks Jamestown report a surge of cases as divorce emigres rush to file under the ninety day provision. Decrees are issued at three per day in the Third Judicial District as colonists move between cities seeking filings.
A deed recorded today shows Franz Kobfmidt transferring land across the bay from Galveston to Byrd for 281 dollars. The property, adjoining 2,500 acres Huntington recently bought, is described as fronting the bay. Huntington plans Wharf use after buying 23 island acres for that purpose. New York specials mention stock yard and packery aims.
A collage of brief items from Topeka scenes includes mentions of the Washburn and T A A baseball teams practicing Saturday, juror remarks in Burnett and Collins cases, births and local positions, and remarks on weather, fashion, and court officials. Notable names include J. Adams, Dave Lesh, Frank L. Brown, Webb McNall, and Governor Leedy.
A hostile letter cites Topeka purporting widespread illegal joints and corrupt licensing. It claims annual fines and monthly penalties, decries weak enforcement, urges price hikes and aid for the city, and taunts Topeka to learn virtue from nearby cities while promising to end “Life in the country’s awful slow.”
Opening engagement at Crawford theater draws a large audience but the play A Woman's Revenge or The Queen of the Antitles proves weak and stagey. Critics urge the management to drop the production and let the company mature. Edith La Velle performs tricks between acts and McChiles Perucho adds laughter. The company returns tonight with The Girl I Leave.
Veterinarians from Dayton Cincinnati and Peru conducted an experimental operation on Pilot the four ton elephant belonging to Wallace's circus. A plank platform supported the animal while the legs were secured and twenty two ounces of chloroform were administered via trunk. An incision on the flank cut through one inch of skin and the elephant recovered from a two hour procedure.
The First Methodist church board at Hiawatha adopted resolutions voting to keep Rev. L. Thorpe as pastor despite his transfer to Topeka. The document notes church growth, improved finances, and extended service by Thorpe over thirteen years, with emphasis on maintaining unity and divine blessing.
New York brewers and saloonkeepers suffer after supporting Tammany as Senator Platt enacts a pure beer bill. A pure beer commission will be appointed to study beer manufacture and quality, aiming to raise standards and curb embalmed beer. Brewers fear the measure will hurt state sales while consumers quip about preferring embalmed beer at home.
Bell of Washburn Crosby announces the sale of the C C Washburn mills in Minneapolis to local investors led by W H Dundas, closing in Philadelphia. The deal removes the mills from McIntyre Trust risk and preserves a small premium on stock. In Columbus, the Lisbon National Bank receiver reports an 8 percent dividend awaiting depositors, with speculation of eventual 80 percent recovery.
A. E. Mackenzie appointed state grain inspector by Governor Stanley has begun duties in Kansas City succeeding W. W. Culver. Mackenzie keeps headquarters in Kansas City and appoints W. J. Graham as assistant. Culver retired after two years and helped organize the department under the new state inspection law.
Baltimore, April 11. Manager Hanlon expresses disappointment with his reorganized Brooklyn team after three practice games in Augusta, Georgia. Baltimore won two of three as Breckinridge and other stars shone. Hanlon considers changes, including pitcher adjustments and McGowan arrangements, amid tensions with Brooklyn staff.
The Warde and Sackett company will present A Bachelor's Hone at the Grand Opera House next Friday night and Saturday afternoon. The farce, originally from Hoyt's in New York, follows a widower who marries an actress under his late parents' odd will. A governess reveals complications with his twin daughters amid rising confusion. Also on April 2 the Topeka Dramatic Club performs Her Picture and My Wife's Bonnet at the Crawford theater. Joe Ott appears at Crawford WBester Apert 37 in Looking for Trew.
Washington reports that under the army law ruling reenlistment for one month volunteers in the Philippines will not trigger any reorganization. Soldiers may stay or return home as they choose, with many expected to ship back on the transport.
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