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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1900
Page
5
Chicago mayor Harrison opposes the Sharkey Choynski heavyweight bout planned for March 17 under Tattersall’s Athletic Club. The city hall stance blocks matches valuing raw strength, signaling potential cancellation amid past attempts to match Sharkey with Corbett.
An event decorates the hall as a "burned plate" display honors Admiral Dewey. About 120 persons attend including a large hotel party delegation. Music by The Singers and a guest appearance from Savantah are noted as part of the program.
Topeka society gathers at Mrs Parker West Eighth Avenue home for a grand reception hosted by Mrs Parker and Mrs W S Kale. Guests admire electric lighting, two punch bowls with ice and fruit, and lavish decorations in pink, hyacinths, and crimson. Attending ladies' gowns feature black satin, blue and pink brocade, and varied silks as conversation and card games cap the afternoon.
A bouncing eleven pound baby girl arrives to a happy father amid many congratulatory messages in Topeka. Elizabeth Tally Leader notes Miss Alice Quigley of Topeka, now Mrs Palmer, as a familiar figure. Miles Charlotte Page visits with Miss Lillian Whiteiack. Miss Glenna Cross plans an extended trip to Chicago and eastern cities. Miss Louise Kellum hosts the Vakeme card club Friday evening. Miss Clara Willian of Seneca visits Miss Lucy Knowles on Harrison street. Mrs Shelton of Michigan visits her Topeka-born parents, Judge and Mrs N F Handy. Miss Eleanor Smith travels in Kansas.
J Mack Love of the Democratic state committee told the Sunflower League banquet in Chetopa that Democrats will demand more than the electoral ticket in this campaign from the Populists. He said Populists will not fuse if denied proportional representation. About 200 attended the event.
President Springer appoints a special committee to craft a bill leasing arid lands. Members include Northcutt of Trinidad. Smith of Layton. Wilson of Cheyenne. Stockslager of Halley. Strong lineup from Billings Rapid City and more. The group aims to shape a law aligned with live stock interests ahead of congressional action.
Washington assures no bill passes before draft. Judge Northcutt chairs the arid lands committee, backed by livestock interests. A cross state panel of sheepmen cattlemen and lawyers plans a near term meeting in the city to draft a law favored by the stock associations. The aim is a uniform act protecting aerial settlers and small stockmen from land grabbers and speculators without hardship to any stock sector.
In Terre Haute Indiana Colonel Richard W Thompson of Indians is on his death bed at age 51 after years of decline in health. Physicians cite a general nervous system collapse and reduced recovery after acute attacks. Friends say long smoking may have hastened his deteriorating condition as he drifts between deep sleep and wakefulness.
The Kansas Editorial Association has selected yellow satin sunflowers as badges for members traveling to New Orleans. The center features gold trim and the words Kansas Press across the face. Badge designed by Gerald Yok of Wichita and approved by W. H. Nelson of Smith County Pioneer on behalf of the association’s executive committee.
Vancouver dispatch reports Empress of China arriving with details of Rev S M Brooke's murder in Shan Tung. The empress dowager decree condemns the outrage but critics say officials failed to act. North China Daily News urges stern reparation and better governance to end misrule in Shan Tung.
Oriental advices warn piracy remains a danger to commerce. A December 1 incident saw the steam launch Esang towing a passenger boat near Kumphuck. pirates escaped after pursuit by the British steamer Saikon. The pirate chief Foo Chan Hai reportedly commands hundreds of followers as mandarins refrain from action. Meanwhile the Kao Won Pao grants two railway concessions to a Belgian syndicate, linking Lukso Chio to Pekin’s west and Kat Pong to Honan Fu, with potential extension to Signun.
The passage south of the Yellow river dominates a key mountain route linking north and south. It would touch Signan and connect with regional trade lines. The area encircles Shan Se coal districts of high interest. At Naxasak on Sunday January 14, eighteen prisoners aboard the American transport Meade escaped during a religious service. Six surrendered in three days, two more were captured. Ten remained free as Empress of China sailed to Vancouver. Oriental papers note the czar’s cryptic tribute to Count Muravier for a British‑Japanese settlement and a lease of Port Arthur and Ta-Lien-Wan for strategic value.
A national whip manufacturer merger is planned within 60 days, led by the American Whip Company which controls about nine tenths of production. Factories in Wentfield Massachusetts and other sites would be involved, with independent concerns joining. Capital reportedly to reach 26 million dollars.
The Mississippi legislature passed a resolution exempting all cotton and woolen factories established hereafter in the state from taxation for ten years. Also appears an advertisement claim for a kidney and bladder remedy, touting rapid relief and sales in Topeka, Kansas, with dubious medical assertions.
Fragmentary notice describes a Friday night event at a Montaville high school with impersonator performances and remarks about remedies. It mentions W. H. and Eula, but details are unclear due to damaged text. The readables suggest a local talk or entertainment at the high school Friday night.
President Holman of the Commercial club today named the general committee to oversee the dedication and opening of the auditorium next fall. The group will plan a grand concert or series of events under club direction and may appoint subcommittees to handle details. Named are Edward Wilder H Shirer George W Crane David Bowie M D Henderson Oscar Blackett T J Andersen Mrs Frank P MacT Culley Lennan D J Greenwald Mrs C3 Gleed Dell Kizer Mrs Frank Foster P P MacLennan Mrs W von Dahlen.
A fragmented advertisement page touts De T Felix Gouraud's Oriental Dream Cream as a skin purifier and beautifier with testimonials. It also cites Detchon's Mystic Cure for rheumatism claiming rapid relief after two bottles, including endorsements from physicians and druggists.
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