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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1900
Page
7
A dramatic Hepaplican central committee meeting ends abruptly as John Bilberin resigns amid party disarray. Reports say several committee members disagree on backing a party slate and a full ticket for county office, with Branson Chronicle noting factions within the committee.
Readable fragments describe a July or August vote event with four tickets and named groups. Mentions Democrats Republicans and several individuals, including a Colonel and a doctor, in a city context potentially Ruston. Details are garbled and uncertain.
A garbled sports item reports ItEDS winning again and adds a scalp on Senta Fe Ball Team. The text is heavily corrupted with nonsensical phrases and names, but implies a victorious performance and mentions various players, opponents, and later results with unclear details.
Fivhand Dieljarroes, editor of the Roseville News, faces criminal charges connected to a Homsville incident. Court records show a probable arrest date set for April 14 in Roseville, with local officials seeking detainment to proceed with charges.
An obscure OCR fragment mentions a beehive scene with cryptic names and places. It references a character or creature called Phe Zuulugtar and local areas like AREA etmalive and PR Ave Meee, with unclear events in a hive setting.
Unclear OCR text reports a wage scale agreement at the headquarters of an amalgamated labor organization. The fragment references workers trading, negotiations, and implied changes to pay rates. Names, dates, and locations are unreadable or corrupted in the source.
Ambiguous report notes Ambassador White returning from Hamburg aboard the Deutsche Luftschiff ship Deutschland. The brief mentions other passengers and a German port arrival but lacks clear names or dates beyond August in New York.
Special Agent MG Hsing traveled to Clay Center to establish Iron rural delivery route. He remains in the Fifth district through the week to review proposed routes and oversee preliminary arrangements.
Community notes from Topeka column recalling residents and visits. A. J. Grein travels to St Louis. James visits Kansas City. Garnet, Watts, and others attend church, supper, and local events. Mentions Mref names, trips to Chicago and New York, a funeral for Mrs. Darte in Topeka, and local entertainment plans at North Topeka venues.
Tickets on sale August 7 with return as late as October 71. Stopover allowed after reaching Pueblo. Tickets also available August 29 and 20 with return September Doth. Prices show 19.00 for travel via Santa Fe system between Denver Pueblo Colorado Springs and return.
Jumbled tourism ad notes two day trips and longer rides by the "Colorado Flyer" and other routes from Topeka. Mentions Chicago service with 3:00 pm departures, 9:30 am arrivals, and sleeper reservations, plus connections to Denver and Colorado Springs.
Fragmentary dialogue reveals a chaotic wartime scene with references to emperors empresses and religious figures. Mentions telegrams admired by powers and attempts to gain support from associations while discussing duty and intervention amid turmoil. The tone is urgent and conspiratorial with hints of political maneuvering.
A hour long conference at the National Democratic headquarters involved Chivers, Arg. G Craukman Jones and Webster Davis ex assistant secretary of the interior. Plans outlined for Ey Shay D. Cok Missouri secretary of state candidate and campaign openings set for August 27 and September. Sedalia to host initial campaign speeches by Stevens and Theodore Roosevelt.
Grand jury in Hemant weighs further indictments in a sprawling life insurance fraud scheme tied to Jeremiah O'Brien and others. Witnesses described complex policies and alleged misrepresentations, while defense lawyers pressed character and credibility issues as內容 witnesses testified and jurors heard testimony about ages and relationships.
Denver and Colorado Springs and Pueblo travel for 19 dollars round trip with tickets on sale August 7 and 21 and September 4 and 18. Final return limit October 1. Colorado Flyer departs Topeka at 10 PM arriving Colorado Springs at 6 PM and Denver at 11 PM next day.
A crowd gathered at the Tush Globe Mutual and Industrial Building and Loan offices in Pittsurgh to learn the extent of a shortage. The doors were locked and the group dispersed after hours. The three concerns have suspended operations while Bath inspector Cochran conducts the inquiry. Total assets are about 25,000 with a claimed shortage near 300,000, potentially reducing holdings and prompting receivership action by Equitable Trust, Mercantile Trust, and Charles Hood. Liuce charges of embezzlement and false entries were withdrawn following a confession of judgment for 65,000.
Governor Theodore Roosevelt Republican nominee for vice president outlined a three month plan at political headquarters. He will speak in every county in New York, begin with a non political address in Chicago on Labor Day, then travel west to October, before returning to New York to speak throughout the state.
The Santa Fe company ordered 200 ballast cars for grading work with delivery starting in September. The project adds to prior purchases of steam shovels loaders and dump cars signaling a multi million dollar effort to reduce grades amid heavy spending already totaling hundreds of thousands. British territory raid report from London notes Congo Free State admitted raid north of Albert Nyanza but denied abduction of women. Authorities apologized and promised punishment for invaders.
Chicago August wheat and corn trade opened with volatility as demand remained weak. Prices firmed on corn late, while oats and provisions showed mixed moves. Cattle and hog markets in Kansas City and Chicago reflected steady to softer tones with selective gains late in the session.
Topeka market notes show mixed receipt and price signals for wheat and corn. Reports include No. 2 hard wheat values, cash markets, and related futures, with broad commodity pricing across eggs, butter, sugar, and cotton markets alongside New York money and bond activity.
A cluttered classified item list shows various for sale notices including household goods, furniture, cookware, a fine team of cows with high milk yield, a guitar, a tent, a gas stove, and a coal office equipment listing. Also includes money loan offers and patent services with scattered place references such as Topeka and Kansas.
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