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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1899
Page
2
W Kouns, Santa Fe light service superintendent, discovers for ten days that a Christmas chair ordered for him by Mrs Kouns was misrouted. Crosby Bros shipped it east instead of Topeka. Letters he had written in advance about Christmas present alert him to the mixup, and the chair was finally returned yesterday.
Ashcraft and two women in a canoe accident on the Thousand River near Den 21-Seven Ta ians. A brief local report notes the misfortune and a subsequent council discussion on a sympathy resolution for Boers in Star with Great Britain. Lawton’s death is referenced in connection with a pay action for his family.
A fragmented description mentions an Antonio Through Sleeper via Santa Fe Route with first class Pullman sleeping cars, daily service, and noted cautionary lines about consumption and death. The brief includes garbled names and stray phrases such as Dr. Weot and Norway Pine, suggesting a travel item or archival fragment.
New York December 27 Mrs Lily Langtry known as Bir Jersey plans to dispose of her racing stable and withdraw from the turf under her husband Hugo De Bathe's wishes. Her career included training at Renall Lodge Newmarket with Sam Pickering and success in English stakes including Merman and Cesarewitch. She reportedly earned substantial winnings and remained a prominent figure at Goodwood and other meets. In sports news John Rogers outlines National League plans to buy franchises and reallocate clubs with phased sales and group moves. Tom Sharkey was in training and a forthcoming bout with Dunkhorst was discussed with Andy Mulligan as matchmaker for regular events.
New York Dec 21 Wise sporting men fear Kid McCoy and Peter Maher may not meet on New Year's at the Coney Island club. Both are in excellent condition and want the clash, despite questions about the purse. Doubts linger as to whether the bout will be staged, though promoters aim to press ahead with the schedule.
Indianapolis December 37 Amos Busie the baseball pitcher from Brightwood suburb is in good shape after extensive time in the surrounding countryside with his shotgun and dog. Friends say he is willing to play for any club offering the salary he demands from New York, Cincinnati, or elsewhere. He emphasizes money and declares he will not play without proper pay, criticizing player influence in club decisions.
Louis heavyweights Stelzner and Sharkey set for a ten round bout in St Louis. Bailor Puglilst agrees to stop Louis heavy in ten rounds while Stelzner heads to Reokuk town after Christmas.
New York reports the lightweight world title bout between Frank Erne and Jack OBrien will be moved from January 19 to January 26, at O'Brien's request. Jack O'Brien expects a swollen finger to heal, plans to train in Philadelphia or Wood, and aims to be in prime shape for the rematch. Peter Felix, Australia’s reigning welterweight champion, plans a U.S. visit to meet Jeffries, Sharkey, Roblin, Fitzsimmons, or Corbett, around February. Jerome Hamilton defeated Cecar Gardier in a recent bout at the Tirediway Athletic Club last Friday night.
Mr Roberts, director of the mint, warned that increasing the money stock cannot stop stock market frenzy or monetary stringency. He argued speculation and rising prices absorb any new cash, and a new supply would feed demand rather than ease it. He linked Transvaal war disruptions and gold output to shifts in world money markets, noting history shows gold runs and crashes despite attempts to expand credit.
A New York Journal report outlines a planned consolidation of National City Bank and Hanover National Bank, forming a central money power to rival Bank of England and others. Secretary Lyman J. Gage is slated to lead the new National Bank, with talks of remodeling the Custom House building for headquarters and stockholders voting on capital expansion.
Fire and water damaged the Jones Seale works in Binghamton, with the fourth floor ruined and the rest of the building soaked. Estimated loss around 50 000 dollars. IKUNQUILE 10 cent Cigars.
A Nyack mother clings to divine healing after her three month old dies of pneumonia amidst a sickness in the home. Neighbors and local clergy weigh whether faith healing harmed or helped the child, while physician Dr. Cline notes the baby’s weak condition. The mother maintains faith, stating God wills healing, and recounts her awakening to trust in divine intervention.
Letter to the State Journal defending Mr. Moody and Mr. Ingersoll while criticizing Bishop Vincent s method in comparing the two men. The author questions the bishop s intimate knowledge and asserts both Moody and Ingersoll are virtuous, noting doubts about faith without reason and touching on historical religious wars.
The piece argues that religious zealotry and persecution have stained history, praising Thomas Ingersoll as a defender of intellectual individuality. It contrasts Calvinist intolerance with liberal thought, cites Galileo and Jefferson, and lauds Ingersoll as a beacon against superstition, urging progressives to uphold liberty and reason.
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