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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1899
Page
8
A proclamation from Topeka authorities outlines a city election for bonds and street improvements. It details the voting wards, precincts, polling places, and election date, with officials named and the process for adoption of the ordinance. The document sets the terms of the bonds, interest rate, and publication requirements for the city of Topeka.
London reports President Kruger rejects Chamberlain's court of inquiry. British officials see his answer as a de facto refusal, signaling potential war. Transvaal terms and Boer graft accusations spark distrust while War Office monitors developments for a quick, decisive outcome. Frontier violence fears grow as tensions escalate.
A chaotic roundup of small items: Judge Delman travels to Colorado, W. H. Rossington away on vacation, Mrs. Keeler returns from Atchison, and W. A. Pierce along with Frank Evans return from Leavenworth. Ads, directory updates, and local chatter on bicyclists, street cars, and the Emporia fair fill pages as townsfolk plan social rounds and political hints surface.
An old advertisement for Munyon s It Inhaler cites cures for catarrh colds coughs hay fever bronchitis asthma and throat and lung diseases. The item blends consumer health hype with local notices from Topeka including marriage licenses and civic updates.
The Santa Fe Route plans round trip Philadelphia tickets at 30.55 with departures September 12 and 3. Writ extensions to September 30 possible. Stopover and return via alternate route options priced, with low tie rates from Philadelphia to visit New York and other cities. For details contact T I King, agent, Topeka, Kansas.
A mother describes using Chamber-Vairré Cole cholera and fever remedy to save her 7th child after a near fatal illness. She stresses the medicine’s value and urges other mothers to know of its effectiveness.
A damaged OCR passage references Cererpes Sixgotrest and Intiag Satin of Mees Gets with mentions of a wife, COTIUTSA Sarans, crusts, and a war context. The text is garbled and partially unreadable, producing no clear event, person, or outcome to summarize.
The crowded lobby buzzes with questions about the Philadelphia G A R reunion in September. The Salvation Army hospital in Topeka remains under its remnant, funds from collections to aid the hospital. Capt. W A Irvin of Topeka visits his daughter in Emporia as an elderly veteran preaches in Bethel and Gree church services. Santa Fe workers trade tales of half penny pieces and odd endorsements for jobs, while a new telephone links the district court to marshals and the district attorney.
Washington reports a West Indian hurricane that struck Friday wrecking many small fishing craft on Ocracoke island. About twenty men are missing or dead, all horses and cattle drowned, thirty houses and two churches destroyed. Norfolk and Southern railway piers washed away and several vessels grounded. The island remained under water for days.
Havana reports 9000 workers faced unrest as 4000 gathered in a conference and issued a strike demand. They seek 4.50 per day for ordinary and special tasks. Two committees, administrative and representatives, were chosen. American masons in the city joined in sympathy, expanding the labor actions.
A collage of quick quips and cartoonish exchanges from newspapers and periodicals. Lines reference a teacher, a Niagara Falls joke, a summer boarder, a cow sighting, a parasol, a fashion remark, and a Philippines hook, all in light brief style.
A mash of quotes from Chicago Tribune and Indianapolis Journal style clippings shows dialogue about love, fame, and theater. Mixed lines include photographers, actors, and a war memory anecdote, with stray references to Major Blantly, Kentucky mountaineers, and social commentary on Sunday killing.
Ponce Puerto Rico August 2 two thousand five hundred bodies buried after the hurricane with about one thousand injured and twenty missing. Investments are available but repairs replanting and stock replenishment face money shortages. Local authorities faced reluctance from military leaders over distributing relief supplies while bodies continue to be found and ruins in Yabuco are set to be burned.
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