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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1900
Page
6
North Topeka market chatter and shop notices mix with Christmas sale announcements at Custrey & Post. Names like George Harms, J T McLanehtio and Clifford Priddy appear among fragments about idols, school events, and clothing specials in McPherson Kansas.
Mr S C Miller buys the Butterly property at 27 Van Buren street for 31.3 to make it his home. Kane returns from Kansas City. Christmas visits planned. New Era Dept Store advertises coal offers and holiday goods. Mrs Alex Bates dies at Ordway Colo. funeral plans await. Burglary at North Topeka store yields small cash and lard. Argonaut Club holds year end meeting with English history program. Socials at Schenck and Curtis residences feature games and poetry readings.
A London report says a syndicate plans to convert an obsolete Atlantic liner into a floating Monte Carlo casino aboard a luxury hotel ship off the English coast. The venture will feature roulette as the main game, luxury accommodations, and a private club area with restricted access, aiming to attract European gamblers and fund operations through hotel and restaurant profits.
A New York Produce Exchange committee reports to Barrows, urging formal adoption of uniform shipment terms to curb car size abuse in grain trades. Proposals define immediate three days, quick five days, and cranky ten day shipments, with specific bushel standards for oats, corn, wheat, barley, and mill feeds. The group also seeks changes to St Louis contract clauses and draft payment terms to reduce buyer risk.
In New York a secret meeting of independent anthracite coal operators drew broad attendance from non Morgan interests. Participants offered little detail on strategy while signaling a concerted effort to oppose the J P Morgan controlled combine through unified action among competing collieries.
A portion of a meeting brief states that members considered a plan for disposing the independent operators. The plan's details will not be made public for some time, possibly two weeks, and the meeting noted general approval though specifics were deferred.
Bristol Pa. parents alleging brutal hazing at the U.S. Military Academy are examined as a court inquiry continues. Cadets testifying describe Booz as a coward, with fights and corrective measures, while officials question the severity and intent of the rituals. The hearing targets the practice aboard campus and the role of cadet leaders.
Hundreds exposed driven toward Topeka as Mrs King a smallpox patient travels on foot from Garnett to Topeka. Dr Swan criticizes Garnett officers for lax handling and the plan to detain the woman, who is expected to reach Topeka soon and be placed in the pest house.
Washington D C Dec 19 Last evening Congressman Pearce St Louis Delegate Flynn Oklahoma Congressman Bailey Kansas and Congressman Haugen Town left for New York City They expect to board a government transport there for a trip to Cuba They will stay through the holidays and return home in January
Enormous demand drives 12000 shares of Southern Railway and other rails higher as traders push prices to fresh records. Bulls push up prices while bears cover, triggering widespread speculative confidence in a market-wide surge with mixed advances in Erie and Southern Pacific.
Market brief shows wheat transactions, prices and suppliers amid a mist of names. References include figures like 1,86 sugar and a note on January schedules and seats. The text mentions farm activity, traders, and a list of names around the market scene with multiple currency or weight figures.
Ambiguous OCR text mentions J C Duncan as commission figure and grain stocks, with garbled phrases and names. The readable items reference a grain stock report and possible telecommunication notes but lack coherent facts, dates, or clear events to summarize further.
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