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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1899
Page
5
In Austin Texas a heated clash over the pending antitrust bill drew rapid telegrams to legislators. The senate committee recommended passage with no amendments as the house debated amendments from labor unions seeking exemptions. A later vote stalled by tolls inquiry and insurance influence signaled a possible shift against the measure.
A fragmentary Washington item describes a desk made from wood of the Resolute, presented to Queen Victoria by the United States, used by presidents since Hayes, and tied to old slave trade era sites in the city, including a penitentiary and a slave pen near the Capitol.
The court found in favor of Mrs. Gilfillan, awarding $2,000 for damages in a case against J. D. Mev hie. The verdict states Gilfillan was wronged and the decision upholds the claim for compensation.
A fragmentary feature recalls the Red Lion on Parliament Street and the Dickens family hardship. It links Dickens youth to David Copperfield and Little Charles, noting the elder Dickens protection by creditors and the prison visit that shaped his fiction.
An Orange County Virginia man describes a six year obstinate ankle ulcer that resisted external treatment. He credits Swift's Specific as a guaranteed vegetable blood remedy that eliminated poison from the blood and cured the sore, claiming permanent relief and restored ability to work.
A visitor recalls being questioned by a landlord and his wife in a Devonshire inn. They ask age, residence, and employment, and the couple, standing with the visitor at the half door, offer ale and a cordial but wary reception.
London April 21 The death is reported of an elderly woman in Essex known for kissing the queen for a shilling long ago. A school of girls offered to kiss baby Victoria, the nurse received about £2, the duke of Kent rebuked the behavior, and the girls later formed the Society of the Queen's Kiss.
A new deluxe edition of Dorian Grey has appeared signed by the author and limited to 250 copies. priced at 27 shillings 6 pence. Most copies sold to undergraduates at Oxford, Oscars old university, reflecting strong student interest.
Trobert Mantell, absent for years, appears as Louis de Beaumont in A Secret Warrant at Crawford theater tonight. Tomorrow matinee features Monbarn. eight shows The Face in the Moonlight. Mantell, famed since 1883, champions French romance with new works, including Shadows of a Great City to open Monday. Tickets 10 50 and 1 00. ladies free.
An American socialite known as Madam astonishes Monte Carlo by winning a fortune at the casino. She dismisses luck myths, notes her plan to return to the United States, and admits she expected to be about $15 to $25 richer, praising thrill over method as she plays and departs after a long session.
Count Leon Tal stats new novel The Resurrection draws Europe s attention in a St Petersburg weekly. Critics hail its bold depictions of sin and frailty revealing a path toward a higher life. The plot centers on Katharina Massowa an orphaned heiress and her trials through love treachery and forgiveness amid social upheaval.
London April 11 Among numerous women expected at the international congress of women in June the names of 29 have been received from America including Miss Octavia Williams Bates Mr Adelaide Johnson and Mrs Julia Marlowe Taber who will discuss open professions other speakers include Mrs Mary Lowes Dickson Rev Ida Hulkin Mrs H Kate Waller Barrett Mrs Ellen Johnson and May Wright Sewall Also listed are Rev Howard Shaw and Charlotte Perkins Stetson among the first to discuss political topics.
Henry B. Fuller, noted for critic-favored books, spoke to Chicago artists voicing harsh views of the city and American culture. He denounced Chicago as ugly and shallow, urged artists to be magnificent or financially successful, and warned that American art lacks internal need, risking only superficial celebrity.
Vienna reports the late Baroness Maurice de Hirsch de Geruth estate valued at 25 million pounds with 20,109,000 pounds allocated to charities. The Hirsch foundation in New York receives 4,000 pounds and Montreal's institution receives one tenth of that amount.
A fragmented ad lists a Santa Fe ticket sale from April 4 25 26 27 with limited May 1 terms. It mentions a millinery stock clearance at Twentieth Century and Cross Jewelry, located at 616 Kansas Avenue California 322.50, via Santa Fe Route.
Paris sent 1,800 invalids by three special trains to Lourdes in Haut Pyrenees seeking cures at the holy spring of Massabielle rocks. The mournful procession included lamps, crutches, banners, and care from priests and Sisters of Charity as the faithful hoped for miraculous health restored. In Washington, Samuel Gompers announced a petition to remove James N. from office of printing director, following delegates' action at the Kansas City convention.
April 21 report states Carnegie plans to gain a controlling interest in the Lake Superior mines, the Marquette range's largest producers. T. F. Cole, Carnegie manager for the upper peninsula, reviews the property and circulates terms to stockholders. This would crown Carnegie as the range's biggest operator. Also notes on economical tourist sleepers from Sault Ste. Marie to California.
A fragmentary note records a race result at Hutchinson with 34.65 time and mentions April 5 and an FF note. The readable text is heavily garbled.
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