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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1899
Page
4
The excerpt sketches a chaotic mix of holiday musings and social observations. It mentions Santa Clare as overworked, a Ly ncher convicted, currency anxieties, weather forecasts, and Christmas visions from Philadelphia to Baltimore, highlighting public mood, commerce, and cultural quirks of the season.
Article reviews diversified farming in Kansas with figures for year farm product values totaling 2,268,747,437 dollars and livestock value at 152,057,000, noting wheat and corn leads and emphasizing the resilience of farm output despite potential cereal crop losses.
Fragmentary text references varied profits and price effects tied to a national crisis in a Kansas community setting, highlighting economic impact and local reaction.
A garbled Christmas era column laments wit and manners. It notes mistletoe scarcity and festive habits, mocks aging and youth, and remarks on gift giving, women's duties, and social foibles with humorous, opinionated tone.
Joan Rebarsen becomes the first to sign a contract to play ball for Omaha in 1916. The Kansas League graduate batted in the 400 class and helped land Austin in second place. He is a first baseman, pursued by Manager Selet of the Bostons after the season’s end.
Train service details mention a sleeper car on the Santa Fe Route with connections to Topeka and other destinations. Reservations are needed, and agent King at the depot handles bookings.
A vintage testimonial montage extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the remedy for scrofula and inflammatory rheumatism. The ad highlights customers claiming sores healed and mobility restored after using the tonic, touting repeated success across ages.
A collection of reminiscences from Kansas and New Mexico on Christmas in the old West. Cowboys narrate near misses with Indians, meager holiday dinners of bacon and flour, stage travels, and a private soldiers turkey salve during scarce rations. Names include Jabor Hopkin, T. B. Jennings, and Running Fisher.
Book notes review multiple volumes and authors from Putnams and Doubleday. Marion Harland’s More Colonial Homesteads surveys notable houses such as Johnson Hall La Chanmiere morven Scotia and others while praising historical value and warmth of the biographies. Other titles include Booth Tarkington’s The West and A Gunner Aboard the Yankee by Bus Sell. In Old New York by William Barrett and Elwyn Barron. The Shen of the Croas by Wilson Barrett. The A Year’s Meeting Talks by Louis Albert Banks. First Steps with American and British Authors by A F Haissell. Browning Pest and Man by Eith Cary. Wee Lucy’s Secret fourth volume of Little Prudy’s Children by Sophie May. and The Red an on sale from Crozat.
Fragments recount a chaotic moment with a cart mishap and noisy disorder. Sentries fire as the commander orders defense but observers focus on a turkey feast rather than combat amid shouting and odd sounds.
Farmers in McPherson Reno and Rice counties benefit as a broom corn squeeze drives prices from 60 to 200 per ton. Union Broom Corn & Supply Co. pooled crop to push costs up, with Hutchinsons Gabrielson moving two carloads at a profit nearing 1,000 per car. Local dealers and growers report strong earnings amid limited supply and widespread high prices.
D Lee of Salina Kansas, originator of a nationwide tobacco purchasing plan, returns home and defends a system where all tobacco jobbers must buy through his agency to earn commissions. He projects a $100,000 yearly income and argues pooling is the only protection against price cutting and monopolies. He cites past local resistance and insists consolidation, not trusts, governs the tobacco market.
Fragmentary report notes a group arranging purchases and warns against internal conflict. It mentions tobacco choices and avoiding open disputes. The text implies some decision pending on what tobacco to buy and how to proceed without causing trouble among participants.
In Leavenworth on December 25 a church dispute over two preachers caused a standoff. Police officer Monahan chaired a congregational vote to decide which preacher would serve, while William Smith seeks remedy after a financial dispute with the church.
Hutchinson reports a Christmas tragedy as J H P Plate, a prominent local merchant, reportedly shot himself after closing his Armour store. Family arrival coincided with the discovery of the self inflicted wound, with no apparent motive found and business affairs said to be in good condition.
In Lenapah Oklahoma Tolley Moore resisted the town marshal Jacob Staats during a pursuit late last night. Staats was stabbed in the neck and Moore is believed to be fatally wounded. Staats may die soon. A Black dealer from the region, known in the city for years, was involved in the disturbance.
Four year old son of former United States Marshal Gus Parker, living in Nowata, was found shot dead at home. The mother heard the gunfire, found the boy with his left shoulder torn off, and the room filled with smoke. A nearby playmate is suspected of the crime.
George Jenkins a full blood Black man eloped with John McClone’s 17 year old daughter ten miles east of Lexington Oklahoma. They were arrested in Pottawatomie county the day after their elopement. The incident, last summer talk among locals, now draws renewed attention.
The annual session at the Kansas Hotel in Salina drew a fair crowd, not as large as expected, with significant business discussed and several applicants admitted to membership. Delegates enjoyed a banquet at the Na Mona hotel. Saline County stockmen elected Tuthilt as a delegate to the State Stockmen's convention in Emporte on December 28 to oppose the freight rate increases set to take effect January 1.
A Leavenworth district suit filed by Willan Schreiber, a local coal dealer, seeks to dissolve an alleged coal combine and recover $5 damages. Defendants named include Leavenworth Coal Mining Company and Home Riverside Coal Company among others.
Segmented text describes two coal companies and a county agreement to buy coal from two local sellers while restricting coal sales to outsiders. The claimant alleges the sellers refused him coal and cites an enticement to keep prices high.
A plaintiff alleges a substantial money loss after a long delay in a courtroom case about a shipment to Mexico. The dispute centers on a sewn trial and the state’s handling, with claims that the defendant caused fees and costs to accrue during the transit.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a local banking and utility issue in Ac Atchison, mentioning Har Waterworks for Cubs and financial mismanagement. The text is garbled but hints at treasury use and city trade matters, with partial references to Chicago and county trade relations.
Among the largest feeders here this year are C. Albright with a Bead, J. C Beckee feeding a0, old Tiros. J. J. Wittrout with dozens of feeding, as a foray into the event.
In Philipsburg the mill and related works near completion include machinery for a high grade grade and waterworks. A paverager division and building projects extend to both business and residential sectors, signaling Phillipsburg’s stay. A violent street attack left a man badly injured and unconscious, with recovery uncertain.
Sheriff Minarie quarantines five cattle from Pareons Dee and Teall after a state board inspection. Federal rinder inspection deemed them sound though quarantine remains pending. In Leavenworth Lucien Scott and Edward Payne fought over a game in Jack Hentilers saloon on Fifth Avenue. Scott shot Payne, killing him.
Mrs Caroline F Barnes aged 74 dies Saturday at 1 Lambert residence She was born in Slows and educated at Johnstown academy Two children survive Mrs Lambert and Mrs David Hotter both of the city The remains will be taken to Hapids Michigan for burial and funeral rites
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Fragmented OCR outlines a meeting record with references to offices and persons, including mentions of names and roles. The text is garbled and includes stray phrases about classes, numbers, and dates, with unclear context and many errors.
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