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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1900
Page
6
Fragmented OCR lists produce and grocery items at The Star Grocery with varied spelling. Items include oranges, lemons, potatoes, canned peaches, salmon, cheese, baking powder, syrup, maple sugar, pineapple, tea, and coffee. Mentions of premium stamps and daily pricing suggest a market circular or advertisement.
Fragmented reporting describes a contested case over Dr Bell Howard with confusion between law and death. A court decision sent a man to a penitentiary for a violent act while a coroner and physician investigate a death case. The fragments mention a burial, exhumation, and funeral process.
A town life association president charged with big theft appeared in district court. The case alleges unlawful sale of a large sum, with associates from Waterloo and Baltimore named as involved in the alleged scheme.
A fragmented 19 veteran delegation aims to inspect mineral lands in Terre Haute and Taney County Missouri, form a development company, and pursue government grants. The report mentions rail routes, travel plans, and a broad promotional prospectus with various place names and transport options.
The Iron Trade Review reports a general decline in iron prices across departments. It notes reductions from 15 to 14 dollars in Mahoning valley mills and from 25 to 22 dollars in Pittsburgh steel bar prices, with further decreases in billets and furnace products. Market demand remains tentative amid mixed reports from New York and Wall Street.
In Washington on April 18 the Senate approved a naval appropriations measure authorizing bronze medals and $25,000 for distribution among officers and men of the Atlantic squadron near the West Indies and Cuban coast. The House discussed naval funds and debated a provision to spend $560,000 to meet unforeseen contingencies, with Mr. Kitchin objecting and Mr. Foss defending the allowance as necessary under the act.
A congressional report outlines all major military explorations in Alaska from 1860 to the present, tracing expeditions authorized after the territory’s acquisition and detailing the operations conducted by troops, routes, and outcomes. The document was presented by Senator Carter to the Senate committee on military affairs.
Admiral George Dewey and his wife may receive portraits by renowned French painter M Chat Yan, commissioned by Charles M Schwab of Cerntsie. Estimated at under $5,000 per portrait, the project promises two grand works advertised with high ambition. Meanwhile Representative Wheeler invites the admiral and Mrs Dewey to Paducah with a gold trimmed oak casket invitation. The casket contains twelve quarts of twenty year old whisky and a silver decanter set. Dewey praised the invitation as a beautiful piece of work and said he would reply by formal letter.
Advices from Termosilly Sonora report Governor Luis Torres has ended Yaqui fighting in Sonora and moved renegade Indians toward interior Mexico. The Yaqui force is broken and many families are being sent to safety while authorities pursue relocations inland.
New York April 11 President McKinsey Governor Roosevelt and ex President Harrison plan to speak at the national welcome meeting of the conference of foreign missions. Hospitality committee works to seat all entitled attendees as the main hall capacity is nearly filled. The McKinsey party arrives Saturday morning and will stay at the Hotel Manhattan. Harrison party is expected tomorrow.
Croton Landing New York April 18 troops resume at the Tevopa works after Gen Roe’s promise. About 209 men report for duty including fifty stone masons and laborers. Four to five hundred strikers remain off. Demonstrations by A and B companies aim to reassure workers and deter further strikes. Also in New York Countess Fes tetica not aboard yacht at time of disaster. she is in the city. Cincinnati April 18 commercial club arranges a special train to Boston for the Wenntal reunion of commercial clubs, with St Louis club train possibly joining.
Knoxville April 18 strikers at Coal Creek remain united as officers issue dispossession writs forcing tenants to abandon company houses. In Germany, a boat carrying twenty Catholic students and a woman captain capsized near Bingen on the river Titine, thirteen of the occupants drowned.
Reports show India still records about four thousand plague deaths weekly though the rate slightly falls. In Simia on April 1, recurring news mentions ongoing concern as health officials track the outbreak and its impact across regions.
Federal court sessions will be held in the county court room while the federal building is modified. A derrick was raised to install false walls, north entry closed, new entrance for clerks created, and officials sought use of the appellate court room for proceedings.
Coleman and Williams of Clay Center moved to amend the original petition in the Parsons injunction case to include parcel owners of land at Parsons deeded to the state for the asylum site. Judge Mazen heard the motion. Judge Hagen granted the amendment noting owners are necessary parties for a complete settlement. The record shows the evidence completed and the court will decide on the merits.
Geo E Kessler superintendent and engineer of Kansas City park system visited Topeka on Tuesday. He toured multiple land parcels within and near the city proposed or suitable for park development and expressed satisfaction with Topeka’s park opportunities and potential.
Acting on Secretary Gage recommendation, John H. Tolbert is to be removed as Charleston customs collector and Robert M. Wallace of Superior, Wis. is to be appointed in his place. The action follows government reports alleging Tolbert and others concealed liquor in the building for illicit use and will likely lead to dismissals of certain deputies and janitors while clerks remain. Pelican Insurance Company has been authorized to do business in Kansas after meeting state requirements.
Sharan Sx of Topeka sues Blos som Harding for divorce in district court citing intemperance as the ground. Welsh, her husband, formerly connected with an insurance firm in Alvinson, now in Arizona, faces the filing. The article notes the marriage lasted three years and that Welsh is visiting this city with his wife.
April 18 reports the first heat of the season as the straits of Mackinaw open to navigation. Empire Stock and Crawford tester referenced. Ladies free Friday night with prices noted. Opera "La Fiesta" tonight at Ford's Opera House. mentions genuine Navajo context.
Wheat opened weak on cable breaks and rains with light trade and visible gains in sympathy with corn. Provisions and hogs markets moved lower while oats and corn showed strength and soybeans were unsettled. Chicago and Kansas City markets reported mixed receipts and prices as traders debated the new commission rule and speculative sentiment.
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