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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1899
Page
7
Aug 10 Vienna reports peasantry in various provinces revolted under famine pressure. Soldiers and secret agents supported by government forces clashed with rebels. several encounters occurred, with peasants killed and many wounded. The dispatch notes continued suppression efforts and rumors of wider unrest.
The market shows unsettled wheat activity with limited gains and note of September positions. Cattle receipts remain varied with steady to slightly higher paraphernalia, while Kansas City livestock data record multiple head counts and price movements amid a volatile session.
A scrambled market report from New York shows pork and beef prices steady with limited bids. Traders note daily activity at BUGAR market while local buyers watch for changes in wholesale costs and consumer demand.
J C Goings, commission merchant and receiver shipper of grain, operates at 2 East Fifth Street. Offers pricing and cash values for grain and provisions.
Fragmented OCR text outlines wheat prospects and farm receipts amid drought in New York and the Midwest. It mentions yields, prices, and farm economics, referencing figures, locations, and entities such as Michigan state, August and September notes, and local merchants.
Action postponed pending Gor Stanley's approval, keeping operations in suspense. Officials await the decision to set a new timeline while preparations remain paused and stakeholders monitor developments.
The Commercial Club and local committee postpone active plans to welcome the Twentieth Kansas regiment home until the state committee, appointed by the governor, meets and directs. Governor Stanley has arranged transport from San Francisco and Manila, with a September report target, while calls to expand the local committee and adopt a Columbus plan for an entertainment fund are debated.
The Topeka Commercial Club discusses a plan to consolidate fundraising for entertainment into a single subscription, with a Kansas City carnival committee inviting club involvement. Directors defer action due to missing key members Curtis and Coburn, while plans for a Labor Day parade and accepting a new office space are considered along with extending courtesies for the Oklahoma flour train schedule.
W L Hancock, superintendent at a state reform school, draws 303 monthly, with wife Emma listed as a lady officer and their son employed as a night waterman. A July statement shows Emma AF for fourteen days as a laity officer, while other figures and nepotism critiques follow as the board faces resignation and grant of privileges.
A railroad mast in Parsons reports a suggestion for a novel loan association. The plan would have 100 monthly payments of $10 per member. One member would receive a home each month until the 100th payment completes. The fund would be held in trust to finance ongoing operations.
The Seeker after Lega rught is referred to Laboul county attorney. A chimney contract for a new chimney at the state house to vent smoke from boilers is valued at 625 dollars and aimed to fix faulty construction. Populist executive council installed an electric light plant with smokestacks tied to a ventilating shaft inside walls between rooms used by the secretary.
A Great Bend lawyer named Banta aims to become solicitor for the court of visitation. He is considered among western Kansas's top lawyers and may enter the race for the nomination next year. A J Myatt of Wichita, the current solicitor, will not seek re election due to health.
Taylor Riddle, secretary of the state stock sanitary commission, travels to Pittsburg to inspect a herd believed infected with Texas fever. The commission has quarantined 406 cattle. fears fever may have spread to nearby pastures, prompting extended restrictions if signs appear.
A fragment of a historical classifieds page shows multiple rental and sale notices. Items advertise a five room house at corner 2nd and Topeka avenue, Bod unreadable street references, and several for sale or exchange offers including lots on Lawrence Eleventh Street, a front home with setup details, a car listing, and various shop services such as stove repairs watchmaker stamps and floristry. The legibility is partial with many garbled names and addresses.
The ordinance text repeal or confirm a county measure in Kansas about a lot number 42 with references to zoning and public notice. It includes dates of August and publication in the journal with approvals and attestations noted.
Notice of meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Elections published in the Journal on August 9. Contains incomplete words but indicates a scheduled public meeting of electoral officials and the associated notice period. No explicit date, place, or agenda details readable.
Bids are invited for a coal and related materials contract by the Hoard. Terms call for a $1000 performance bond and a $5000 bid deposit, due within three days. The Hoard reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Bids to be addressed to ATEWART, Clerk.
Poor OCR text outlines a Board of Education bid for stationery with invitation for sealed proposals. Details are jumbled but indicate official action, possible meeting location, and general procurement procedure.
Notice of closing of registration for a special city election lists the commissioner names and dates in a terse clerk format. Details are garbled but indicate deadlines and eligibility actions required for voters in Rubetlune and Stowe regions.
Fragmentary notice references a public matter involving several groups and a district, mentioning Thames and Samer trict, with dates and numbers obscured. The legible portions indicate a formal action or hearing, but specifics such as names, places, times, and official authorities are heavily garbled and unreadable.
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