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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
7
The Central Coursing Club announces a rabbit chase event from April 10 to 12 with about forty members expected. Maskatee leads the bees and leottasiiat meet as competition intensifies near the course, with a purse of around 400 dollars.
A garbled market report fragment references sensors and prices with scattered terms like Beers, Be, SST, MN, and dollar amounts. The legible parts show no clear entities, dates, or outcomes, leaving the main event and actors ambiguous.
A historic market page details early 20th century Chicago livestock and grain activity. Prices quoted include cattle and hogs, with corn and wheat futures cited. Market readers see variable demand and cautious prices as buyers assess supplies and seasonality.
A fragmented market wire item describes a Crockery merchant Chas McClintock at 707 Kansas Ave and references Topeka Hide Market, New York price news, and mixed commodity fluctuations including corn and wheat. The garbled text mentions dates, markets, and prices, with scattered notes on butter and sugar markets and shipment details. The piece reads like an omnibus market snapshot with several named places and commodities, though many portions are indecipherable.
Andy White wins nomination for Census supervisor in the First District but must promise not to oppose Mr Curtis. Senator Baker scores key moves, halting Burton's 35000 monthly Viet project and aiding Andy White Centre-Verey in the district, while sparking a power struggle over a 35000 a year office. Baker faction grows powerful as Burton resists, shaping the senatorial contest ahead.
President McKinley sends the nomination of A J White for census supervisor of the First district to the Senate. The White appointment prompts party rivals to mobilize against Mr White and raises questions about patronage and political influence in the capital.
The report says Parsons Stil Pul of it in Rom on Asylum details a plan for the city of Parsons to begin mandamus proceedings to compel the state board of charities to purchase the site for a new asylum. The boards have been warned and prospects for Parsons are not bright. The special committee agreed to buy the site and the mandamus will force charities and the auditor to honor the contract Parsons believes they agreed to.
A distorted notice outlines procedures for settlers to purchase state land after appraisal. It specifies a one year window for the actual settler to buy, or for the remaining tract to be offered at public sale. If land is sold within a year, it must be valued and publicly offered, with the settler allowed equal bidding except where improvements are considered in value.
The Duke of Marlborough, a lieutenant in the Oxfordshire Yeomanry, volunteers for service in the Boer War. He will lead fifteen men and horses, with equipment gathered from The Bart of Warwick, Earl Dudley, the Hart of Losetale, and Viscount Geleay, among others, as part of a volunteer contingent.
The Argus Melbourne forecasts Victoria wheat yields per acre rising from 65% in 1888 to 62% in 1927 and projections to 32? bushels, with a stated surplus of about 260,000 bushels.
The quarter master general informed that four troopers of the Tenth Cavalry are assigned to posts in Texas Trap 3 to Fort Ioma F to Fort MeTéteah 4 to Portinggold and H to Fort Clark. Ordinary household accidents have no fetters when there’s a bettley of Or cnet Hesse. burma cats bruiseau chest ier worma Instant robiot Siete Charnes Morton Airs St Churenill Vt says oR Saag item Dowel S Aytick Heeel Belen pur a sare of Ww cons ist felis At érug atone Skases Chaney Morton Buy yourself box of our chakce cigars Xmast See he cherry Squires ie Kansas avecue
The Congregational club of the First Congregational church held a May anniversary at the church with eight officers listed and a short business session. A banquet followed in the parlors with speeches by Whittling, Aura Morphe, Loomis, and Charles M Stellen. The speaker described the Pilgrim Fathers and their customs.
Havana crowds accord General Leusart Wood a historic welcome, with a grand harbor display and cheering. Wood plans routine duties at the palace as officials and staff visit him, while reports of arrests tied to government corruption and counterfeiting trends echo through the city amid the transfer of power to General Brooke.
Report notes poor state of Olympic facilities at Boston navy yard. Survey shows construction costs and delays. estimated completion time set at fifteen months with half a million short of funds. Potential impact on timelines and budget under review.
Fragmentary OCR text shows names Squires Chaney Morton Gill and locations Kansas Avenue and Dewar’s. Mentions of skates, leaving, and a muddy drift suggest a local note or item about residents or activities. Readable entities include Kansas, Squires, Chaney, Morton, Gill, and Dewar’s.
A damage suit arising from a clash between rival cattle firms over a large Rawlins county range is heard in federal court. Darwin Shere of Hawline County sues the Dewey Cattle Company and Siegel-Sanders on false arrest and impersonation claims after a sheriff and cowhands arrested multiple Oak Ranch workers following an injunction. The case unfolds with testimonies, a demurrer argued by Major Hoover, and involvement of Sam Kimble and Tully Scott in representing parties.
The North Topeka column lists local arrivals and departures, social notes, entertainment plans, and shop news. Highlights include Dolman arriving from Oklahoma, WS Rice visiting from Silver Lake, Charles Caldwell returning from Kansas City, and Mrs Courtneys offering new hair services. The piece also mentions Christmas tree plans, a school vacation visit by Clifford Priddy, upcoming sales, and concerns about local Santa Fe employees while detailing various community roles and society notices.
In Nuevo Lerido Mexico peacetime quarrel over a rooster owned by Villareal led to Urharoez's death when he was shot by a man identified as Martinex The killer fled across the river into the United States and remains at large The incident was reported from Lareco Tex with details of a violent domestic flare up and flight to the other side of the border.
A jumble of rental and sale notices appears with scattered addresses and phrases. The legible items mention H Root, 100 Trice street, Jackson street, and probate court references, but most details are garbled. The readable bits suggest farm acre rental and property sale notices alongside incomplete notices to whom it may concern.
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