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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1899
Page
4
The article surveys Topeka and state issues including a call for improved sidewalks, a new city hall auditorium, and opposition to worn out street fairs. It cites a rising bar price, a state commission, and praise for state officers advancing walks and drives. It also mentions Toledo mayor and railroad practices impacting workers.
From the Post Dispatch an object lesson on the value and public interest of the Metropolitan system. The 227 miles of horse electric and cable lines are valued at 20 153 280 with total property including tracks real estate and equipment duplicable for 35 080 650. Franchise value stands at 174 155 380, prompting debate on municipal ownership or taxation to secure public revenue.
A ragged meditation notes human vanity and trust as people mock the confident friend and envy the bold. It cites women who quarrel over costs, a cook with a cake, and hints at Admiral Dewey kinship while offering a five cent garden seed as ironic proof of hope and ingenuity.
Kansas encampment notes second day of G A R proceedings at Hutchinson on April 28 selection of Holton as future encampment site and Topeka as state reunion venue with officers elected and delegates named to the Philadelphia national encampment. Resolutions condemn pension chief Evans and table a standing resolution praising Governor Stanley.
The interposition executive resolves to reaffirm former action and urges senators and representatives to present grievances to the president and pursue a congressional investigation. It calls for remedial steps to relax obstructive rules and ensure a broad, liberal interpretation of pension laws for deserving soldiers.
A Kirksville Oklahoma style twister on April 2 struck two miles south of Kirksville and moved through the town into the northeast. The scene left homes demolished debris deep in the streets and many fatalities. Families like Howells, Green, Weaver, Webster and Brigham suffered severe losses with multiple deaths. Survivors spoke of a father killed in his house, beheaded wives, and scattered bodies among wreckage. The storm also carried away a boy and a toy, while a farmer near town was found dead after being lifted from the ground.
A violent storm wrecked a neighborhood as people fled a 15 foot circular cellar after their homes were blown away. A. Smith managed to dig out and save his wife and two children while seventeen others escaped from five destroyed houses.
Louis Ford, a Topeka colored man, who has served 28 years of his life sentence for the 1870 murder of Scales, will be pardoned by Governor Stanley and leave the Kansas penitentiary Monday to celebrate Dewey Day. Ford, once sentenced to hanging as a youth, has spent 19 of his years in the Topeka asylum and was later returned to prison. Mary Jane Scales, wife of the slain man, has already been pardoned.
The funeral of W H Trump, who died Wednesday, will be held Saturday morning at 1g o'clock from his residence 12 East Tenth street. He was 58. Rev Mc Farland to officiate with pallbearers J J Holland George Spear CH Sam non J L VanHouten John Smith John McCall. Gov Stanley to speak at First Bt church tonight at o'clock. Union Pacific round trip special rates announced for Nashville Baptist anniversaries and Puget Sound, Helena, Salt Lake City routes with agents A Lewis and J C Fulton.
An ancient ad touts the Peerless Steam Laundry with a new device to smooth collar edges and remove saw edges. It promotes a 50 for $1.26 offer for Lucke stouca cigars from Sim Drug Co as part of the same notice.
Kansas notes recount J L Loose the Uneeda biscuit man once resided in Labette county and is brother-in-law to President Clark of First National bank. The county Odd Fellows celebrated an eightieth anniversary in Parsons with a civic parade, Bonham Opera House program, Major W L Brown address, and Morganville and home teams conferring degrees then banquet. Pensions for Kansans list several original, restoration, increase and widows cases with varied sums.
Justice Stover granted a decree divorcing Henry T. Sloane and his wife in the New York supreme court. In Colby a Republican editorial association for the Sixth congressional district was organized yesterday with C. Kinney editor of the Oakley Graphic as president and F. M. Duvall editor of the Norton Courier as secretary. Delegates from across the district attended and a further meeting was set for Norton on June 6.
Distressing kidney and bladder discomfort relieved in six hours by New Great South American Kidney Cure. Claims rapid pain relief for bladder and kidneys in men and women, with immediate water retention relief. Sold by Geo W Stansfield and Sim Drug Co in Topeka Kansas. Also notices laundry services and Rock Island Route fare.
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