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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1898
Page
3
A packed catalog of canned goods, syrups, condiments, and fresh produce. Items include Anderson's Mince Meat, Croan Cheese, Candied Peel, Lemons, Oranges, Apple Butter, Peach Butter, Banana, Log Canin staple, Monarch Rochester, Roasted nuts, imported bread, and Durkee Salad Dressing. Goods delivered promptly to any part of the city.
London reports a tense and mounting crisis in Johannesburg amid rent tensions and proposed measures by British authorities. A fatal shooting near Jameson raid sparked manslaughter charges and mass Uitlander protests. Petitions to the queen demand protection and governmental action, while clashes with police disrupt demonstrations. The press foresees potential war with Britain and harsh punitive talk against alleged perpetrators.
Denver dispatch reports F B Koen a major Armursta valley promoter visited Colorado and Kansas with irrigation expert S Nettlet on to inspect a large scale irrigation project in Barton County Kansas. The system rivals Great Plains plans in scale and could open tens of thousands of acres to cultivation in the buffalo country once completed. Koen originated the Amity canal and now controls the Great Plains concern.
The city’s societies hold a Friday evening union meeting at the First Baptist church to discuss good citizenship and temperance. Frank Nelson, superintendent-elect, addresses duties for Topeka residents. Rev Countermine presides with singing by W J Conta, Misa P Ho Ad ayes, and Serena Pratt.
Kansas hermit General Hugo Cameron recalls two meetings with Colonel C K Holliday. The first occurred about 45 years ago near Lawrence as Holliday sought a site for a new town later named Topeka. The second meeting happened in a Wall Street thoroughfare in New York, where Holliday secured funds to start the Santa Fe railroad.
Columbus report recalls Corporal Martin J Tracey of the Seventeenth Infantry injuring his spine during gym exercises. An X ray revealed remarkable results in healing, while a separate item notes a major Oberlin fire and a dubious medical ad claims a German salve cures disease and a local laundry guarantees stain removal.
A Toronto World editorial warns Canadians that the nation faces critical times to maintain independence amid fears of U S annexation pressure and English backing for imperial realignment. It cites Wilson’s expansion rhetoric and warns of growing American appetite northward, urging decisive public response. The piece also notes a large Poultry Show opening in Topeka with entries from across the United States.
Chicago dispatch: heads of Paris exposition departments meet this week to decide designs for American buildings at the Paris Exposition Forts government and an annex to the manufacturers’ building under review. Woodward arrives with space apportionment details. plans may include a forestry pavilion but delays may persist.
Chicago reports Count De Jotemps of Paris has closed contracts with Fischer Equipment and others to supply about 1 300 electric and gasoline carriages annually for ten years, totaling near 315 million dollars. He aims to dominate European agency for American motor vehicles. First deliveries due in Paris by March 15.
North Carolina subscribes to the Cole man mill experiment as a new cotton mill begins operation in the state. The plant will employ 100 people, half of them adults, with all machinery new and the building brick and well built. The stock is widely scattered. The article notes a prior mill in South Carolina that used enslaved labor but the Coleman mill is organized on a different basis.
Raleigh reports that at noon yesterday the world’s only cotton mill owned and operated by African Americans began production in Concord. Warren C. Coleman, a prominent colored citizen, organized the venture, canvassing North Carolina to secure support. Seven thousand five hundred spindles now turn, honoring Coleman’s name in a well deserved compliment.
Herman Schlenauer was permanently disabled in a Brooklyn trolley collision. He sued for 10000 dollars but lost. Supreme Court Justice Maddox taxed the plaintiff with 5 percent of damages plus $116 costs, ordering $600 additional company expenses.
New York police unearthed a scheme to defraud three street railway firms with perjured testimony. Assistant District Attorney Gerald Hall Gray led the probe, arresting Charles Gallaher and William Rapp, while Michael P. O Connor surrendered on bail. The Drinket Indictment lists five defendants. Witnesses were coached and paid one to three dollars for false statements about accidents they did not witness.
A Louisville carpenter John Weeley found five United States treasury notes for 100 dollars each in a box car in 1869. The notes, once rejected by the treasury, were later revived by a bill directing payment to Weeley. After years of legislative action the house passed the bill, ensuring Weeley receives 540 dollars plus interest.
In Topeka, colored workers clash over council seats as the county central committee faces possible involvement. The Benjamin Banneker club, a key colored group, backs leaders demanding endorsements and seats, while prior organization efforts favored a single colored candidate. The dispute centers on representation and influence within the party.
Memphis route holiday excursions announce fare sales for December 20 and 19 4 with limited return tickets valid thirty days on the westward path through Florida Alabama and Southeast. From December 24 25 31 and January 1 2 tickets sold at time fare between Kansas City Florida Memphis stations with limited duration.
Fragmented OCR text lists names and roles such as chub hes, guard H B Taylor, janitors Bradshaw and Smith, laundress Lunn, and others at a capitol setting. The garbled material suggests a civic or political notice with endorsements and local officials, but readable facts are minimal.
The Cromford theater presents Finnigan's 4 with Murray and Mack Innwill Saturday matinee and evening. Comedy pieces promise laughs as fans expect strong performances from the popular duo. Matinee prices range 15, 25, 35 and 50 cents. evening 25, 35, 60 and 75 cents.
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