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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1899
Page
7
Washington Feb 5 The River and Harbor bill sailed through the House by a large majority, the measure carving out 30 million dollars for major projects. The bill drew little opposition and amendments failed in key particulars. Debate touched on permits for certain exports and restrictions related to trade with China.
Real estate transfers listed include various properties with owners and new grantees. The imperfect OCR shows transfers among individuals with street addresses and states, noting monetary values and parcel details where readable.
A testimonial from Topeka Mrs. community describes Morrow's Kid-ne-vids as a life changing kidney backache remedy. Barber Geo Towmin vouches for rapid relief within 24 hours, noting back pain, disordered kidneys, and urinary disturbances cleared after starting the treatment. The ad urges readers to try the product at local druggists and Swift & Hollister Drug Store.
Chicago Christian Scientists have raised 29009 in ten days for two new temples on the north and west sides to accompany the First church on Drexel boulevard. An opening building fund plan aimed to unite Chicago believers as a single church until funding allowed building of two additional houses of worship. Plans and site selection will follow in coming weeks.
Halifax reports 300 Doukhobor colonists from Thessia landed after quarantine steps on the Lake Superior. A general vaccination began at sea, with all to be tended by tomorrow. Count Twistad remains quarantined. no letters allowed. Supposed new smallpox cases deemed harmful. The group has bedding and supplies for 45 days. fumigation methods and shipboard leather goods handling underway. The vessel is expected to stay about four weeks as health measures continue. Doukhobors held Sunday services praying for health and release to proceed.
Miami County officials confront a costly overruns in the Paola project as contractor J. W. Divil abandoned work on the new courthouse. Original funds $49,000 exhausted due to design changes and delays, with county commissioners eventually deciding to finish the job at public expense. Final cost projected near $70,000 to complete.
Miss Pinn sues Leavenworth for injuries from a snow and ice fall on a sidewalk. The jury finds the city liable due to failure to remove ice and snow, awarding 7000 dollars.
Denver, Feb. 3. Rev. Myron Winslow Reed died amid a post mortem dispute among hypnotists, allopaths and homeopaths. Each faction claims its treatment or control would have saved him, with Mary Elizabeth Bates and A. G. Case among physicians involved and Marry G. Conley noted for his hypnotic influence. Reed, born 1818 in Brookfield Vermont, suffered prolonged insomnia and illness before death.
Oscar Strand a Denver and Rio Grande locomotive engineer was shot in the Hotel Huckine rotunda at midnight by TL B Hindman known as Honey Grove Kid of Honey Grove Texas. Strand died after saying he lost 96 dollars and Hindman claimed the money was at the hotel. They were at the hotel to retrieve the money when the fatal shot occurred. Hindman remains at large.
A bank teller found a $1 treasury note with a red inscription cursing the holder. The message警 claims “Take it” and “You took all the rest and with it my soul,” calling the bearer a murderer and warning of divine punishment. W. Reese reported the note after depositing it, unsure where it came from, and warns the guilty party should not reveal themselves.
Wetroit Michigan February 3 Governor Pingree weighs a campaign against upper peninsula copper mining districts. He has long fought high earnings of Calumet and Hecla and low taxes. A bill would tax copper firms on market value of stock, raising state revenue. Calumet and Hecla could pay tenfold current taxes. others would pay proportionally.
Milwaukee February reports the steamer Fred Pabet aground in the East Water Street bridge draw with 154,090 bushels of corn for winter storage on board. Water is low, logs cannot move the vessel, traffic on a main street will be suspended for days. A separate item from Washington notes Representative Gmines of Tennessee introduced a bill to repeal a law barring ex Confederates from federal juries as discrimination. the measure seeks to end lingering enforcement of the 1962 revision. Also appears an ad-like endorsement praising grocers and various food products.
Club women of Illinois push a proposed act to restrict advertising of the female form. The bill bans depicting a woman’s face or body in ads for cosmetics, hosiery, tobacco, or liquor and sets penalties and fund allocations. Sponsors include Miss Emmy Strawn and state legislators to present next week.
Honolulu reports a petition by Martha Browns seeking a writ to halt the registration of a vessel, with government and court arguments on whether the Hawaiian registry can grant vessel rights since annexation. Testimony mentions cases from the Supreme Court and references to habeas corpus and colonial-era decisions.
United States Senator George L. Wellington said he believed the peace treaty would be ratified practically without amendment. His remark comes as he had been counted among opponents to the treaty's end, signaling a possible shift in stance.
Standard Oil trustees declare a dividend of 3 dollars per share on remaining corporate stocks and add another 3 dollars per share. The announcement triggers a 12 point dip in the stock price, sliding from 470 to 455 on the curb as traders react to the news.
Oklahoma cotton industry emerges as a major Santa Fe factor with over 40 cars shipped daily in December and January. cotton bound for California is loaded in Oklahoma and transferred at Newton to refrigerator cars, boosting regional trade and signaling further expansion with Guthrie and Oklahoma City as key compresses.
Engine No 14 arrived at Needles and is in service as several more large engines are expected. Mojave crews surface tracks at Albuquerque while Navajo workers head west for Santa Fe Pacific. Central Branch hours cut to eight, with a shift from 9 am to 5 pm. Santa Fe plans local traffic boosts and passenger rate cuts San Bernardino to Barstow 12 3 percent Mojave to Needles 38 1 3 percent Needles to Albuquerque 16 2 3 percent. Foreclosure deed filed at Beloit shows 1 017 500 with stamps totaling 107 8. Conductors Brown and Vaurhan switch runs. Atchison sidetracks expand then layoffs. five new firetrucks west of shops and a new cinder pit. Santa Fe Pacific seeks consolidation with California roads under Bierry push in Sacramento. Section hands between Needles and Mojave replaced by Japanese labor, Mexicans among displaced workers. no change planned for Needles to Albuquerque segment.
The Missouri Pacific will operate a new train between Iola and LaHarpe starting Saturday under contract to run daily, with likely four trips to serve the public. Fare is five cents each way, or ten tickets for fifty cents valid thirty days. Frank Long, manager, Hotel Oxford and restaurant.
Edward Andre, the Belgian consul and mediator candidate, travels to Washington on a secret mission amid Philippine tensions. He praises neutrality and warns that an American Filipino clash would cause heavy losses, not from bullets but from the ensuing campaign. He notes Filipinos seek protection without rash promises, hoping for stable governance and improved conditions after the recent presidential proclamation and upcoming talks.
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