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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1900
Page
11
Our Window presents practical gift ideas for Christmas worthy of consideration. Items include pocket knives, shears, carving sets, nickel plated ware, drum trays, skates, and sleds, offering a broad range of useful presents.
The Lawrence squad faces Topeka in an afternoon game with players including Lawrence Carr McKnight Nineon Bartow and Topeka Lakin Sherman Wy man Morgan. Both sides appear confident as they prepare to compete.
A local ad promotes a fine assortment of jewel boxes in pure 14 karat gold finish with hand painted tops. The seller urges customers to view the collection, noting their beauty and appeal, especially for gifts.
Thomas Vail oldest son of the late Bishop Vail of Bethany College died of a stroke at his home north of the city. He collapsed while working in his strawberry patch, died soon after. Funeral set for Monday at Grace Cathedral with burial beside his father in Wall Cemetery. He leaves a wife and siblings in Philadelphia and Washington. He was a longtime Bethany College bursar and Civil War navy veteran. Pallbearers to be named. service to include Episcopal and G. K. Lodge members.
Lawrence golfers travel to Topeka for a return match at Jinks of the Meith tract. Seven caddies and a crowd witnessed a fast game as Topeka defeated Lawrence by a narrow margin. Holmes and other players contributed to the score, with belief the next game will be closer.
Local column notes items for sale and notices from North Topeka. Listings include watch and jewelry discounts from Jeffers & James, coal for sale by Harry Davis, coal customers offered dry coal and free accessories, and a department store ad promising low prices on ladies jackets and gloves. A church notice mentions a sermon at 11 o clock.
A Topeka report says a sympathetic strike of Santa Fe train crews may be set for tomorrow afternoon. The move, linked to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and Rail Telegraphers, followed a secret Topeka meeting of organizing members. Official comments were cautious, with no denial of a planned action.
Reports of Santa Fe railway men planning a strike near Topeka are dismissed as untrue by an official. The article then lists a long schedule of church services and events across Topeka with multiple congregations, pastors, and locations noted for Sunday.
Washington reports Robert W. Wilcox was sworn in as Hawaii’s delegate after the journal was approved, with congratulations from colleagues. The House then debated the war revenue reduction bill and discussed inheritance tax exemptions, while the Senate planned eulogies for the late Mr. Davis and considered minor district laws. Community notices invite Woodmen Camp members and neighbors to services for W. D. Van Niee, with homeseeker promotions and travel ads interspersed among routine business.
A judgment was entered in the queen's bench today against the Duke of Manchester for twenty pounds. The case, sourced from a city merchant, was not contested. The notice mentions a tonic product, Buntock Blood Bitters, claiming to aid vigor and strength for life’s battles.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a Colorado flight or event with names unclear. No coherent facts, sources unreadable, cannot extract a valid report.
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