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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1900

Page

8

How Lawton Died in Graphic Official Report

Colonel Bergach narrates a Washington D.C. war department account of Captain Lawton and Lt. Breckenridge during a late battle. Lawton falls at about six, ricochets through the front, and Breckenridge is carried from the line after aiding the wounded. The report lauds Twenty-ninth Infantry and officers including Major Bryan, Major Line, and Lieutenant Sheckenridge for courage and action.

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Diggs Work To Convene State Librarians At Topeka

Washington observer Mrs Annie Diggs plans to bring together state librarians at Topeka with a view to organizing a national association. In New York she will confer with Melville Dewey while awaiting Albany meeting results. The proposal aims to create a centralized profession standards board with instructional materials and a national plan for librarian work.

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Meeting in Washington Sparks Talk of Presidency Succession

The article notes a planned Washington meeting of the Magual Sits Trazisti Shev with a place on the programme. Piges remarks the gathering is important as Mise 5u min TH and Anilony announce resignation from the Presidency, drawing broad attention to the succession.

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Cardinal Gibbons Denounces Women Rights As Plague

Cardinal Gibbons preached at Baltim en Cathedral on February Sunday condemning constitutional reforms for women. He argued the move toward suffrage threatens civilization and domestic order, opposing Congress and signaling staunch support for traditional roles and male leadership.

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William Lovell Dead Turfman and Pioneer Breeder

William Lovell, a well known turfman and breeder, died at his residence in New York. Born in Liverpool, he came to the United States as a youth, pursued mining in California and Australia, later engaged in horse breeding, and owned famous speedsters such as Jack Larvell and Ameritas Girl. He once lost a $75,000 wager to Pierre Quiltard. Lovell served as vice president of the Coney Island Jockey Club and was tied to several trotting associations and breeding farms in New Jersey.

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Imprisonment case ties Kansas sheriff to rifle fear

In St Joseph district court, ex Lieutenant Deamine and sheriff Harris face false imprisonment charges over an alleged incident involving a crown court. A beaming party claims a $9,000 claim for damages, with prior arrests and release on writs of habeas corpus. The case centers on Goebel monument funding and a Tennessee manuscript.

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Light Colors Dominate Spring Open-Work Embroidery Trends

The New York Sun outlines a spring fashion surge toward open-work embroidery in pale colors and delicate fabrics. It notes light silks, tulles, and brocades, with refined beading and ribbon details, and highlights empire gowns, capes, and belts as key silhouettes for summer wear.

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Fashion notes describe lace gowns with velvet trims and veiled details

A fashion feature outlines evening gowns with lace bodices and capes, velvet bands, and ruching. Gowns show lace over upper sleeves, embroidery with chenille, and combos like crepe de chine and fur trim. The piece highlights fringe ends, bertha fiches, and new cloth waists for south wear and theater styles.

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Cuban political education under American oversight for Cuba’s municipal elections

A Washington dispatch reports General Wood’s effort to educate Cubans in self government and to prepare the island for municipal elections under American supervision. The article notes Spanish subjects’ allegiance decisions, a potential representative convention, and the president’s aim for free Cuba as a stable, independent entity aligned with the Paris treaty terms. The April 1 citizenship deadline looms while census results are prepared to guide local elections.

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Dramatic New Shows at Grand Opera House Tonight

The Grand Opera House presents Otis Skinner and company in Henry Arthur Jones The Liar with Nanette Comstock in the lead. Also on the bill George T.F. Broadhurst Why Smith Left Home at Crawford theater next Tuesday. A Hanson operatic concert and Columbia Stock Company performances are listed with popular prices.

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Leland Declares for Baker and Opposes Burton

Cyrus Leland states he will support Senator Baker’s reelection and rejects Burton’s appeal. He denounces Burton’s circle, lists loyalists and opponents, and predicts a First District fight with Curtis against Bailey while defending Baker as the better neighbor and ally.

Wilkin Declares Candidacy for State Senator Nomination

Wilkin of Cowley County announces bid for Republican nomination to represent the district now held by Senator L. P. King. A former candidate at Hutchinson for state treasurer, he has served three terms as county treasurer and is a farmer.

Wilkin Cowley County L. P. King Whkin Hutchineon

Nota Scotchmen in Topeka Describes Scottish Society Aid

A letter from Topeka Kansas dated February 1909 relays a report that a Scotchman family in distress sparked inquiry by the Scottish Society. The committee found the man was American born in Illinois, prompting praise for Scotsmen Thomas Page John MacDonald and James Cuthbert for aid and charity aligned with the motto share with others.

Nota Scotchmen Topeka Kas The State Journal Fllnets Thomas Page John MacDonald James Cuthbert

Cape Nome Outlook predicts lawless gold rush and unrest

Cape Nome officials John G Brady and George N Wright warn that next summer will see a vast gold field expansion with 60 000 people, unless Congress creates civil government. They seek extended land laws, appointment of U S judges, and formal ownership rules for mining claims, while detailing early mining yields and local geography.

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