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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1899
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal review covers editorials on political finance tariffs and banking, notes on the transition to the new century, and discussions of pensions for federal workers. It references Santa Claus, Butter, and a New Amsterdam Gas company dispute amid a broader panic and bank interest alignments.
From St Paul Dispatch excerpts, America becomes a propulsion force behind world traffic. The text argues American engine design dominates markets, with India Australia Britain Denmark Finland adopting Yankee technology. It cites urban projects in Scotland and France and claims US built bridges and supplied rail fittings, asserting American industry leads global progress.
A garbled telegraph note reports a conference between an overstory figure and J. Morgan. The fragment suggests the meeting touched on a financial or monetary reference, but the text is incomplete and unclear about results or participants.
The World explains a tangled financial tale in which the National City bank is described as the most powerful Anancist institution. It alleges the bank influences government receipts via Internal Revenue funds, with a supposed $250,000 payout to the Treasury and warnings that such favors enrich McKinley era syndicates and bond syndicators. The piece questions whether Secretary Gage recalls historic US financial influence in presidential matters.
A jumble of lighthearted items from the Atchison Globe covers festive quirks and social scenes. It mentions elf girl marriage gossip, stockings humor, a lonely health worker seeking attention, a Bible shopper at Lake’s, and a reporter’s amusing encounter with George Martin on Commercial street.
A satirical collection mocks jargon and social habits with clipped quips. It juxtaposes odd phrases about weather, fish, will contests, trust in a dealer, and a silent, bright faced girl, reflecting fringe opinions and misdirections in everyday speech.
A humorous column notes how a sensible woman resents sensible gifts from a man and jokes about Christmas shopping and Santa Claus. It weighs social quirks, marriage, and household economy in a lighthearted tone with sharp wit.
Mrs. Thomas Kaerston of Fort Leavenworth Kansas arrived in Leavenworth from New York in a shattered condition after a complex theft and abduction. Report says she was chloroformed in New York, robbed of about 700, and transported via train to San Francisco before being found near Ogden. Doctor Thomas assisted and arranged care in a private hospital until her husband can join her.
William Trembly enters the race for city clerk in Kansas City Kansas amid a crowded field. He is a Philippines veteran and local high school graduate, running against Petey Earshfield Pete Nument J G Whisner E A Ireland and Thomas Donckue with more entrants possible. The contest follows the death of George E Yeager and is an off year election for the unexpired term.
In Rosedale on December 26 the public protests a local valley game run at Gates' livery barn. Citizens accuse Pete Kline of involvement in the gambling scheme and express desire to end all gambling in the city.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla with testimonials claiming cures for scrofula inflammatory rheumatism and grip. Describes a woman from Etna New Hampshire and a man from Ballant, North Dakota as examples of miraculous recovery. The piece emphasizes the product’s strong claims over what is said.
Old and new details reveal a crackdown on gambling, with Kline and partners facing scrutiny for alleged paid influence in police appointments. Following the aroused inquest, the town closed gambling dens and shifted county leadership, while other notices report the sudden death of Mrs. Elmira Parkhurst and multiple local obituary items, including Joseph Magginnes and George Blackman, with brief biographical notes and locations in Kansas City and Leavenworth.
Dallas on December 26 records a violent spree after a Black assailant yells denigrating words and shoots at multiple people including Jeff Thomas, Dock Doun, and others. A Chinese restaurant wreck and several injuries occur as white bystanders face bullets from unidentified attackers.
New York actor Roland Reed is seriously ill at St. Luke's Hospital with appendicitis. No operation has been performed yet and the holiday arena engagement has been cancelled. Medical staff hope for a speedy recovery.
A Ledger special from Carbonade reports Carbon HUI giving $500 to each widow and $100 to each child of a miner killed in a recent explosion. Donations total about $10,000 with support from mothers and relatives across the state. The article also mentions ore values, mine levels, and a separate Texas medical claim ad.
A Philadelphia Inquirer report details James A. Munyon's plan to fund a new girls college for orphans, to be built on about thirty acres between Lancaster Road and George's Hill in Fairmount Park. The institution aims to train native-born American girls for self-support, with courses from dressmaking to stenography and housekeeping, cost estimated at 4 190 000 dollars, and overseen by a trustees board.
Copenhagen reports a nation wide effort to eradicate rats with thousands of sightings and a formal campaign financed by local authorities. Government authorities plan future measures and erect fumigation posts as the campaign continues to curb public health risks.
Admiral George Dewey faces retirement under heavy debate in Washington. The press ponders legal procedures and the potential impact on Navy leadership, with talk of ongoing service and rank privileges amid a shifting personnel landscape.
Henry G. Payne predicts the next Republican ticket will be McKinley for president with Secretary of War Root as his running mate. He asserts broad party support for the ticket by acclamation, though reservations about no acclamation exist amid potential New York complications.
State Temperance officers deny a misimpression about a downtown Winfield event. They cite a letter from the city claiming that Harry Woods advised altering the information against jobkeepers, shifting from a dram law step to a pure act with only fines. The document notes misunderstandings and some bad feeling.
The document outlines reasons for a prosecutorial change involving Mr Woods from Wellington to Winfield. It notes limited state witnesses, partial poaching of cases, and an agreement where Me Joloth would pay the county 400 dollars plus costs and the temperance committee 250 dollars. The deal aims to deter further prosecutions while preserving stated aims.
A patrol of Hoers, seeking missing ambulance men, ambushed Eneiahee. Three Boers fled, then returned with demands, claiming God’sWill. The truce broke, but the Boers complied after pressure, dust trails revealing their retreat toward the Upper Modder river amid heat and a dust storm.
Allegheny officials and the Pittsburgh Baseball Club clash as the common council votes to raise taxes on each game at Exposition Park. Council member Trimble pushes a measure seen as protective toward Allegheny interests amid long brewing tensions.
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