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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1899
Page
6
An OCR derived fragment lists several church events and services across multiple streets and denominations in Topeka area including Unitarian and Ada churches. It mentions preaching services, Sunday school, prayers, and lectures with various pastors and locations, plus a stray anecdote about a lost purse during a trip to Kansas City.
A veteran at the Soldiers' Home and a young woman tied to a Kansas trip face a confidence scheme on a railroad train. The pair allegedly carried a small grip with cash as they traveled, with authorities investigating the incident and seeking details.
Fort Scott Kansas August 28 A Populist district committee dispute pits the county Populist committee against the judicial nominating body over backing Republican nominee Judge Walter L Simons The judicial committee plans to seat W C Bushore former Populist editor as candidate while challenging county convention authority The contest involves delegates from Crawford and Bourbon counties and includes names such as Senator Ryan E H Pritchard and J T Poore
ANOTHER KANSAN. Freien Lake Atowamee of the gun boat Pampanga has been promoted to commander as the Pampanga trolls Lingayen Bay Luzon. Commander McNamee of Abilene, whose brother is a major in the Ninth Cavalry, was promoted for bravery in the recent action in which the Saturnus was burned by insurgents.
In Centropolis Ottawa district on January 26 farmer Crowl was attacked by a swarm of bees while plowing beside the road. Passers by found him with hundreds of stinging insects about him. Dr. Lough Fridge treated him. by evening he was recovering though briefly in danger. Crowl said he accidentally plowed into a nest and drew the attack while waving horses.
A mother of eight describes how she saved her little daughter from severe dysentery using a remedy advertised in the paper. She credits successful treatment with Dewitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for soothing irritations and wounds. The piece cites endorsements from merchants and readers, noting trusted drugstores carry the medicine.
Testimony details alleged forgeries and the yellowing of the bordereau while Capt Valerio argues Bertillon's system proves guilt. Capt Freystaetter and Col Maurel clash as witnesses rebut one another over document handling and judges' deliberations amid intense courtroom agitation.
Parker, a Philippine War veteran and Twentieth Kansas volunteer, stops in Topeka on his way home to Coffeyville. He bears wounds from the Toloun river battle and a Mauser bullet through his left shoulder and right arm. He praises General Punston and criticizes Olle for mistreatment of volunteers. He hopes to serve again if needed but plans to settle in Kansas, noting delays with war relics and customs.
In Perry Oklahoma Aug 26 a group of locals form a bank charter and select officers for a new financial institution to serve a yet unnamed town at the end of the Fock Island extension. Thomas Habbie will be cashier with N Ellis Bosworth Mu president and W J Kinnon vice president. The bank will be the Citizens Bank to begin after lots are laid out and bank fixtures prepared. The town may be named Thompson Doyly or Taylortville.
Charles Lindsey Lee Carter and D M Clide will begin next week to publicize a reunion across local towns on Fook Island and Santa Te with roadside adverts. The effort aims to promote the event with posters and notices, with organizers traveling to key locations to spread word.
Tomorrow afternoon Garfield Park hosts a concert titled Will render an interesting program by Marshall's Band Concert under Fy Welchman. The event features the best talent of the city and admission details are listed, with some garbled lines toward the end mentioning further performances and a Tuesday evening show.
The letter from W Swinney Clerk of Cherokee County asks Governor Stanley to intervene on behalf of striking miners in Cherokee and Crawford counties. It claims state authorities and a federal injunction fail to protect workers facing poor housing, unemployment, and potential vigilante violence amid the coal strike. It urges relief, citing the hardships of the “Big Four” coal companies, and warns of rising property distress and social unrest.
Governor Roosevelt of New York was invited to address the state G A reunion in Topeka this month. The speakers committee, led by J Hutson, arranged the program and headquarters for final plans. Several noted figures were also asked to speak.
Western states move to transport home troops from San Francisco and other posts. Governors Lincoln, Poynter, and Lee announce or consider free or paid transport for discharged Nebraska and South Dakota volunteers for up to sixty days. Adjutant General Bemarek travels to California to assist sick volunteers. Weathered by telegraph requests, these actions reflect a coordinated relief effort.
Union Pacific workers struggle with a gumbo type project in Kansas under heat and fumes. Thirty men attempt to pump and maintain equipment as conditions retard progress.
The market favored the bear side with dull, narrow activity after an initial decline. Liverpool cables were down and outside markets weaker, while receipts remained steady and shipments expected. September opened irregular, with prices mostly lower and provisions quiet amid scattered selling and varied futures activity.
A fragmented market update from Chicago covers hogs and cattle, with mixed prices and rough figures. It notes steady drift in hogs, large receipts, and fluctuating weights, alongside wheat and corn quotes from New York and other markets, including December and July futures. The piece mentions market sentiment and price movements driven by perceived manipulation and supply dynamics. It also briefly references Atchison and Duluth wheat terms and a general stock advance claim tied to manipulation.
Kansas City produce and dairy prices drifted with little change while New York money markets showed scattered activity. Government bonds and rail securities remained steady as wholesale trade news circulated amid uncertain shipping and commodities data from wheat to coffee and sugar.
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