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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1899
Page
5
A crowded Topeka column of brief items notes minor civic, social, and business events. Blacksmiths, farmers, and parochial schools are mentioned along with local commerce, watermelons, and signatures of residents. Officials, reunions, theater, and pensions appear, with Spanish flys?
A promotional train from Oklahoma arrived in Topeka with nine cars and notable figures including Mayor Hensley of El Reno and Dixon’s party. The Kansas audience heard speeches highlighting Oklahoma’s growth, sustainability, and ties to Kansas. The journey continues to Chicago and New York over three weeks.
Dispatch from Washington dated August 18 lists multiple U S soldiers killed or wounded in Luzon near San Fernando and Angeles including soldiers from Ninth and Twelfth Infantry and First Artillery with injuries ranging from severe to slight. A fragment of unrelated fiction and an advertisement follow the casualty items.
A roundup of local notes from Topeka and western Kansas includes construction updates on the Arnold building in North Topeka now ready for occupancy, reports on labor Day plans, pension payments to Topeka residents, and social notes. Also covered are visits by Washburn College President George M. Herrick, community events, courthouse glimpses, and scattered anecdotes about local life and politics.
In Yellville and Dardarelle in Yau county Republican leaders press for change in the US commissioner post held by George W. Clark. They oppose Clark, noting civil service exemption and Warns that Judge Hook may be urged to appoint a Republican successor despite Porter's earlier appointment. District lawyers show little interest due to low pay.
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