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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
4
A Topeka State Journal column reflects on politics, public works, and national affairs. It urges unity for Greater Topeka, warns against delays in river and harbor improvements, and calls for continued public action and fiscal prudence as 1900 ends.
The Detroit Journal outlines a tense Missouri and Kansas City scene. It describes fears around a trust merger affecting tobacco and wholesale grains. The piece notes retailers resisting consolidation and the wary stance of carriers and agents amid scarce supply and potential price controls.
The Chicago Municipal Pawn Shop has broadened its operations by issuing loans against unpaid city salaries and vouchers as collateral. The Chicago Journal discusses how this municipal facility now serves as a lender beyond pawning personal items.
A battered excerpt discusses a state pawnshop plan aiming to aid city employees in distress by offering low interest loans. It argues the scheme could displace money lenders housed near City Hall and reduce payday loan abuses, while criticizing fee reductions and cost to the society.
Prem editor in the New York Press uses a satirical corkscrew metaphor to critique a theater politician. The piece mocks the public’s fascination with a flirtatious image and the perceived simplicity of voters.
Gustave Simon a leader in a Boers support network operates with Henry Schart in a saloon near police headquarters. They plan to recruit in the city and abroad, with hundreds seeking to enlist in the British army amid Transvaal War interest. A New York board meeting meanwhile boosts pasteboard prices as demand soars and supply tightens.
Probate judge Delma appoints John Wilt as executor of the will of Mary B. Stumbaugh. It is probable that the will of Mr Stumbaugh and his son George may be contested, as no bond was posted yet and Wilt must provide a $509 bond.
A partially legible 19th or early 20th century clipping mentions cures for throat conditions and a person named Pate. It references a discovery and a cover story about a powerful remedy. The text is garbled but hints at a health claim and a possible publication in a period newspaper.
Washington reports General Otis has ended the decree allowing civil marriages in the Payi moviews. He cabled Secretary Moot, who approved the action. Previously Catholics only married under church rites. Protestants and non Christians were prohibited. The decree does not affect Catholics and extends civil marriage to others, aligning with United States practice.
State grain inspectors reduce operations in Kansas City due to very light receipts over two months. Chief Inspector McKenzie notes continuing low revenue and expects further cuts if farmers delay selling. Farmers hold millions of bushels in private elevators, awaiting better prices, with many storing grain rather than shipping.
Burlingame society watches as Loring T Price and Emma Shepard wed at the bride’s parents home. Ceremony led by Reverend Price of the Presbyterian church with a bridal party and pink roses. The couple, connected to Burlingame’s first families, plan to reside in Carbondale. the bride is noted for intellect and polish. the groom is a drug firm member.
Kansas City Kan Dec 2 It appears the marital troubles of Mr and Mrs Newton V Reicheneker will again be tested in court after another divorce petition was filed. Mrs Reicheneker withdrew petitions and reconciled with her husband previously but a new suit was filed yesterday to dissolve their marriage. He works in the city street department and earns a good salary.
After the initiation, non-members withdrew and the lodge conducted the work of ammun Wetattation. Mrs T F Stevens led ceremonies. Officials after 2900 include Julia Miller, D S Moody, Emma Sharp, Arthur Waetsix, secretary, W A Sproat treasurer, Mary Ey, Matd Sproat, Lilian Beet Adah, Julia Patterson Ruth, Mary Pratt Esther, Nettle Waller Martha, Mary Catren Electa, Agnes BeClair warderafr, Kingy Veatch sentinel, Augusta Hartlett chaplain, Beasley marshal, Lauretta McClair organist. Fidelity Chapter reports a $7 balance and prosperity.
A farmer named Smith and his wife and two daughters died from asphyxiation last night after escaping from a stove fire in their home twelve miles northwest of Hiawatha. The chimney clogged by burning soft coal caused deadly fumes. The son found the unconscious family this morning. two physicians worked to revive them throughout the day.
The people of Tola and especially grocerymen rejoice as definite plans are set for a wholesale grocery. The firm Tholed Achter, who for seven years ran a wholesale business at Humbokdt, will move stock to the new location. Later Stover joins as the third member, with capital of $20,000.
Georan Carney a 19 year old from Galena fired a 28 caliber pistol at Lem Chambers in Riceville last night. Chambers wounded in the face and neck, may not recover. Carney escaped. Also reported Emporia man Joseph K R Hall of Lyon county died from paralysis on Wednesday, leaving a wife and several siblings.
At Brazel mine in Brownsville Pennsylvania debris four to five feet deep remains at the shaft bottom. An inquest is not likely to begin until next Wednesday as two to three bodies are expected to be found among the wreckage. A small dog was lowered to aid the search, having proven useful in other district wrecks, following a scent to indicate locations.
In New York on December 23 George W. Von Sicklen, treasurer of the American Trangvaal fund, reports receiving about 60 a day in small donations from across the country. He notes $000 has been raised for widows and orphans of the Boers, arguing it wiser to aid widows and orphans than soldiers. Recruits offered to join Transvaal but were not accepted. In Memphis a convention of the Southern Educational Association opens with around 1,000 delegates. Miss Mary McCulloch of St Louis will speak along with J. J. Jones, A. S. Downing, and W. B. Robertson of St. Tassie.
Major Frank G Armstrong of El Dorado is reported missing in the Philippines. Former Kansas native served with the Hassan infantry and was appointed surgeon with the Indian infantry. Remains to be returned on the troop ship Thamus Wien.
Navy dispatches indicate coordinated movements and arrivals as ships and personnel depart key points in Washington. The details reflect ongoing patrols and assignments tied to maritime security and alliance operations abroad.
A muddled report notes a near doubling of iron shipments over four years and mentions Osborns Penden where Dec!-queen Victoria arrived. The text references Cleveland and various ports, with vague notes on production and maritime activity.
Telegrapher and writer Perkins helped Du Souchet create the farce My Friend from India about a theosophical barber. The play has long struggled to find a manager but has become a noted production. Perkins demonstrates a mind linked to the work, performing the barber role as a near automatic instrument.
The late Daniel Sharp Ford publisher of Youths Companion dies leaving about 2.5 million for public charitable and religious Massachusetts institutions. 250,000 goes to Baptist Social Union with conditions, a build for its use planned. Youths Companion plant and real estate left to executors for multiple New England charities.
A Wheeling special says a secret Fenian meeting was held in Columbus to back the Fenian movement and the Boer cause. T. Eb. MéVeleh of Dublin was in the city for a week, working up the gathering and naming a principal organizer. About 200,000 Irishmen were said ready to strike England at any opportunity.
A Faribault man Henry C. Merriam of company G Sixt Infantry was reported dead from typhoid in Manila. Records show two men named Henry C. Merriam in the Philippines, one a private in the Twenty-first United States Infantry who enlisted in Plattsburgh New York in 1899, not a son of Captain Merriam of this city.
An article from Trenton dated December 22 notes the incorporation of the New York Herald company with capital 1100.00 to publish newspapers and magazines. Named incorporators include James Gordon Bennett and several others of New York and New Jersey.
Blind Jesse Geat, a longtime paper seller around the Rock Island depot, died last night from Cuban chickenpox and a severe cold. A former slave and Baptist preacher, he lived in Topska, worked in city newspapers before electricity, and sold papers to earn a living despite asthma and eyesight loss. The county aided his coal, and neighbors helped during sickness. his last days were spent near the Rock Island depot with quarantine enforced by the city board of health.
The Earmern Banquet, now an annual event, held Friday evening at the Ae Hotel, featured a parade of speakers and topics. Notables included Chancellor FL H Universe on the Blue Tithen for Karens, Prof John Lee on Intensive Agriculture, Major Cal vine Mood, and Prof J Hunter on Pure traits in cattle. The program covered farming education, brewing beef and corkmaking, and live stock quotations, with remarks on agricultural progress and world outlook.
The United States flags a seizure of American flour by British and Portuguese ships off Lorenza Marques. State Department officials, citing neutral trade rules, say they will confirm facts, ownership, and consular duties before any protest.
An imperial decree announces two series of bonds bearing 5 percent interest dated January 1900, replacing imperial bank notes. The issue totals 106,511,000 rubles and is redeemable by the treasury and state bank, while the public faces no binding obligation to redeem missing notes. A separate note mentions a missing teller caught in the city of Chin.
M S Mitchell, nephew of Dr Mitchell and a Topeka Medical College student, is reported dead in Newton Kansas after a sudden illness. He had recently traveled from Albuquerque for tuberculosis treatment, leaving his home near Wichita. The death notice notes his family ties and the disruption of his medical studies due to health issues.
London dispatch reports solemn services in Westminster Abbey and Chester Cathedral honoring the late Duke of Westminster. Attendees included Emperor William representatives, Prince and royal figures, with E British officials and diplomats present. a separate ceremony noted in the Chester area. Reports from Manila mention a cargo ship arrival and a tense atmosphere as locals arm themselves following a killing attributed to a marshal in a Virginia region, with authorities seeking calm amid rising unrest.
The Labor Society issues an official call for a meeting with Labor Commissioner Johnson in this city for February. The national body may send delegates for the first five members or majority fraction, plus one delegate for each additional member.
Fragmentary text notes Curtis illness and reluctance to travel last year, mentions a wage and a Neht te Sette. Also references Lawton Pond, amount $26 792, and subsections to the Swin towne Cancil with signatures by Adjutant General Carbin.
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