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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1899
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal under Frank P Gaclennan rails at election frauds and criticizes the paper trust. It voices concern over the GOP, currency debates, and Wood as a national figure, while noting local political dynamics and media influence. The piece reflects partisan tensions and calls for accountability in governance.
The annual interior department summary reports 1,083,235,201 acres of public lands as of June 30, 1899, with 824,208,068 acres un gazed and 1,820,473 acres set aside for various uses. Revenue from land sales and timber (April 3, 1901) totals 18,080,683, plus 2,694,690.49 from public land sales and 406,429 from salow of government property, while district offices incur higher expenses due to fire transacted and staffing.
A garbled Atenisan Globe feature reflects on domestic life and social norms. It mentions broken hearths and injuries, playful lines about parents and children, fashion habits, and observations on gender roles and church janitors, hinting at social tension during family reunions and rainy day outings.
A fragmented Atchison newspaper piece vignettes social quirks and moral digressions. It notes a groom’s unfavorable reception, a widow’s plantain display, and a fraud discovery. It mentions an Atchison woman avoiding Thanksgiving trusses, a boy's smoking dangers tied to his father, and large families sharing modest wages at holidays.
A fragment from a vintage piece critiques gender dynamics, noting reactions to demands and refusals. The text asserts women’s rights provoke envy and pressure, suggesting social backlash and the persistence of male control and moral verdicts in everyday speech.
A mosaic of short, disjointed notes names figures like Lyalie Gandolph of Nortonville Nests and C. W. Kent, mentions Topeka Gas directors, Ottawa hotel revelry after Thanksgiving, and a wave of local gossip about politicians, newspapers, and a Leavenworth building project.
A compact, period-voiced digest reviews multiple recent biographies and works about Admiral Dewey and other wartime figures. It highlights Barrett’s concise portrait, Oxenham’s Rising Fortunes, Howard’s The Model Volunteer, Kinsey’s The Degeneration of Dorothy, and Lusk’s Our Foes at Home, noting themes of character, courage, and national memory across several publishers and editions.
A Kansas era advertisement asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and enriches the blood, claims it cures indigestion and dyspepsia, and recounts testimonials from Mrs Rosa Beat of Portage Pa and others in Wilmington and Gurttle bay, noting nervousness and digestion improvements after use.
A Wichita Register feature urges Kansas youth to persevere, citing H. A. Mudge rising from humble Santa Fe yard work to railroad head, illustrating how ambition and industry lift the poor into leadership. It cites Nickerson and others who climbed from lowly posts, urging belief in opportunity.
Frederick Mersenau, five years old with no nose, filed suit in the Ninth Municipal Court against nose maker A Jaulas. He seeks \$81 or a four-nose set as specified in a contract he says Jaulas breached. Mersenau says Jaulas made four noses of different materials. none fit, and Jaulas refused partial refunds. Court adjourned to December 5. attempt to obtain Harlem warrant denied.
J W Corcoran, once of St Louis and now with Hederoyer Commercial in Havana, arrives in New Orleans aboard the Whitney and plans to sail home tomorrow to advocate United States policy on Cuba. The speaker asserts Cubans hate Americans and troops should not be withdrawn.
The letter warns that natives oppose pulling back U S troops from Taba and that a sailor’s departure could spark revolt. It notes unsafe conditions for Americans at night, Cuban hatred of Americans, and harassment of women on the streets, with Cox moved to separate quarters amid an embezzlement case.
Washington December 4 The memorial and protest against Brigham H Roberts admission to a seat in Congress circulated in printed form and placed on members desks. It argues he has not been a citizen since before 1855, claims unlawful cohabitation allegations and British birth, and urges oath denial or vacancy with a special committee investigation. Signed by Sostah Strong New York president of League of Social Service and others.
The murder trial of Joseph Leach is continued in federal court in Lonorton, with proceedings set for next week. Defense attorneys request absent witnesses and experts, and several relatives are expected to attend from the city and nearby counties as experts evaluate the mental condition of the defendant.
The Telephone Girl from The New Yorke Casino will be at Crawford theater Tuesday night with a 14 member cast. critics praise its cleverness and beauty. Wednesday night features McCarthy's Mishaps with Barney Persason. Thursday hosts Al G Field's Minstrels at Grand Opera House. Saturday brings Rip Van Winkle by Jefferson Comedy Company with Joseph Jefferson Thoman sons.
A new reusing submarine boat, Goat No. 2, underwent its preliminary trial today in Toulon France. Under the direction of the inventor and a committee of experts it dove to depths of feet and MW feet, though the report notes the trial remained incomplete at this stage.
A garbled column discusses temptation to buy costly glass items and the impact on future finances. It urges restraint and reflection on choices, noting regret and the idea of taking the right path after a costly mistake. The text references a relative focus on pitting glass and prudent spending.
Essa advances in a 1970 event linked to CHAS. BENNETT at 730 Kansas Avenue, with local action noted.
An obscure phrase describes an hour where movements are tracked by an optic tab and relatives observe results with apparent satisfaction, though the context and subject remain unclear. The wording suggests a test or observation conducted with indirect visual methods and awaiting outcomes.
Reports from Santa Fe and Rock Island offices describe a general fall in temperature across the region. Across Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico colder conditions are noted with light rain and drifting showers. Topeka saw a brief 15 degree rise, while northern New Mexico and southern Colorado endure 25 to near freezing with recent snow.
Washington reports Rep Overstreet Indiana introduced in the house the Republican drafted financial measure designated bill No. 1 on the house records. The text was prepared last week and will be preserved as far as possible. The document outlines procedures and testing considerations, including color vision tests discussed in the text.
A Central American resident recounts a Mardi Gras visit to New Orleans, a conflict with a cantankerous neighbor, and a jail incident triggered by a letter tied to the Mardi Gras attack. The Jefe politico arrests a friend, but the narrator intervenes, leading to favored treatment and a note on residence in Latin republics.
A gilded town youth complains no one fit to dance with at a country danse. Sisters prompt him to meet the Countess of Ayr’s daughter who, after a waltz, clarifies her true parentage. The hostesses arrange introductions as confusion clears.
A testimonial warns that scrofula leads to consumption and only Swift's Specific is claimed to reach the disease. The piece recounts a patient's progression from blood taint to eye involvement and impaired sight, with doctors unable to help and the remedy praised as the only cure known.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a London Chron report with garbled lines. It hints at controversy around a county surveyor position and a story line about readers but lacks clear facts or names to confirm specifics.
An account from the Semple Scimitar describes Henry Alquist recounting a train wreck at Sultier Summit. He details the Rio Grande Western line with switchbacks, a runaway freight, a burnt locomotive, and a dramatic explosion blamed on an air compression event.
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