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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1900
Page
7
The piece portrays Governor Roosevelt addressing large crowds amid wartime discourse. It emphasizes patriotism, leadership, and the call for national unity, citing Grant as a model of steadfast virtue and urging citizens to act with courage and resolve.
Kansas City protests heard as the State Board of Assessors weighs railroad valuations and signals no major changes this year. Delegations from Wyandotte County and the Mercantile Club press for fairer taxation, arguing large corporations shoulder too little or too much, while rail lines debate valuation methods and terminal facility pricing. The issue centers on equity between big carriers, telephone holdings, and small property owners, with a push for more just assessment practices. A timetable note outlines upcoming schedule changes in rail service and routes.
On May 1 and May 15, a travel sale via the Santa Fe Route will offer trips to Arkansas and Arizona with notices for reservations. An Arton Zither Club concert and dance will be held Friday evening, assisted by a German band. Admission details and committee notes issued.
Local notices from North Topeka include personnel changes, sales listings, and community events. Details mention Frank Kistler’s pneumonia concerns, a traveling salesman change for Heintz Co, the Rochest circle meeting, and funeral services for B. B Bowen. Community announcements cover lodge anniversaries, Decoration Day planning, and upcoming Crawford theater events with Roy Crawford's Stock Co.
Fragmented advert lines show demands for corn feather seller satin pillow maker sewing girls dress making and general housework. References needed and locations include Monroest Topeka and Clay Fo with mentions of white applicants and reliability sought.
A jumble of classified lines includes wanted trades rent and purchases such as a driving horse a cottage near May Lauder, a six to nine room rental, store purchases, and a hotel sale. Also a lost Martin collarette brown between city and Washburn baseball park with reward and return instructions. Numerous FOR SALE items follow including a farm wagon, furniture, bicycle, refrigerator, cows and farm equipment, real estate notes, and Topeka Market entries.
Miscellaneous listings describe stalls for rent along with storage space for trees and products. It mentions renovated old properties on Wayne Ave and stock items like beds, cribs, and springs, plus buying feathers and pillows to order.
A fragment of Topeka city notices lists educational courses French and German, florist, boiler repairs, physician and surgeon ads, brick and paving office, stamp and stencil supplier, and attorneys. It also includes loan offers, bicycle shop details, and real estate loan references, all in a single column of varied service listings and public notices.
Wanted misc items including motor parts and machinery. Miss Jenne Peele is among those seeking items, with repairs and improvements listed. Gasoline stoves and repair services offered by Bull Hove Repair Co at Eighth Street.
An advertisement offers a promising investment opportunity in a local venture. It promises quick returns and urges readers to contact the Journal offices for references from nearby merchants and more information at the provided address.
Several small rooms for rent listed in Jefferson House and Jackson Street. Includes furnished rooms with or without board and housekeeping on first floor near Quincy and Van Buren. Descriptions show incomplete addresses and varying rents.
Multiple rental listings across Topeka including five to seven room houses and cottages. Listings show locations such as 312 Pale Street Madison Street West Ninth, and 25 Ven Buren with details on room count, cisterns, and contact points like Dale's store. Dates unspecified. Prices mentioned in one listing as $312.
A formal notice from H M Spi-vey in Topeka Kansas dated April 17 102 announces a boundary intersection project along routes near Kansas Avenue Central Avenue and Topeka street. The document references a public sale and right of way details tied to the Pacific Railway project and local street centers. The notice was first published in the Toy Star Journal with an April 26 date.
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