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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1899
Page
4
A garbled Washington dispatch blends weather notes with war era debates on territorial expansion and General Miles. The piece critiques war investigation findings, discusses retirement and pay for officers, and lampoons political figures while riffing on social mores and sermons.
Dr. Guin, a sanitary expert, warns street sweeping raises dust clouds that spread bacteria and disease. He notes paved streets should be washed rather than swept, and suggests washing at night to minimize nuisance while achieving cleaner sidewalks.
The text presents a garbled fragment from a column or note titled SLOBE SIGHTS. It includes stray quotes about trust, sympathy, curiosity, and human behavior, with references to an Atchison woman and an Atchison man. The readable parts suggest a reflection on social attitudes and weather protests, but specifics are scarce.
Chicago Tribune reports a philanthropic effort to shelter department store female workers. The Edwards Street hotel would house about 30 girls with rooms and meals, charging 2 to 5 dollars weekly, aiming to relieve poverty and provide stable housing as part of a broader social reform supported by Siegel Cooper Co and The Fair.
A major blaze swept through the Hetingsom house and nearby structures in Herington last night around 10 o'clock, fanned by strong winds. The Rock Island depot and multiple blocks suffered heavy damage, with totals at 75,000 and 875,000 reported. fire reignited at 3 am to burn remaining portions of the block.
Late yesterday John Krebs husband of Mrs Krebs connected to last week’s penitentiary murder case was arrested on charges of improper relations with Mrs Lizzie Craig The murdered woman Mrs Lizzle Craig kept house for Krebs at the farm and the state alleges jealousy drove Krebs to murder His hearing is scheduled for today
A cluttered column reports a homicide near Mr Connell’s pistol pocket, various legal and political notices including commission appointments for the Paris exposition, and updates on local officials. It notes Miss Susie Donald of Atchison seeking a Paris commission, Julius Deutsch’s background, and a Fort Leavenworth clerkship candidate. Also mentions Doc Goodell’s Sacramento Pacific league offer and a Wellington horse thief detective parade with about 140 members.
Mrs. E Boltwood reports a Spanish uniform sent by her husband Captain Hultwood of Manila. The item is a lightweight cotton blue set with red accents, including a blouse like a jumper, pants with red stripes, a polo style cap, and two embroidered slipper pairs in black velvet and red silk.
In Fort Scott the closed state bank, shuttered over three years and owing more than 100 dollars, faces expected further litigation as Receiver C. W. Mitchell’s $2200 claim and attorney Perry Crain’s $1100 claim are approved despite stockholder protests. The district court judge’s rulings build on a long dispute over feerelated costs.
At a special Commercial Club meeting on Tuesday night the John Nelson plan was adopted. President Eaterly Wan will appoint a committee to canvass the town to raise funds for a hotel project. The plan proposes a $20,000 building with a 7 foot front on West Recond street and improvements if $10,000 can be raised. The committee will canvass residents by ballots to secure funds.
The case Bowersock versus Adams centers on a complex history from a crippled man’s $12,000 judgment to a contested release of the judgment by misrepresentation. Judge McBride sustained a motion to set aside the released judgment, with a curious aside about the judge rolling up his trousers in court. The narrative includes references to Henry Tisdale, Samuel Wickery, J M M Gowerveeck, Pollock, Haughey, and district clerk records, detailing prior trials and reversals by the supreme court. A separate brief note describes a coal-yard incident where a man’s terrier pursues a rat, ending with the rat escaping.
A circulating rumor claimed the Carnegie organization bought John Rockefeller’s railway and lake interests and that he would retire from the lake business. F T Gates of New York, in charge of Rockefeller’s lake holdings, states there is no truth to the reports.
Henry K. Fortune, a resident of Muchakinock near Oskaloosa, Iowa, froze to death last night as temperatures fell to 0 degrees below zero. The death highlights extreme cold conditions in the area.
Hoyt will withdraw from the city leg and the company will disband. Hoyt, accompanied by Dr Marcy, plans travel from Virginia to Block Island for rest and spring recuperation with aims to recover before returning to New York in May.
University of Chicago dramatic reader Mr 5 H Clark presents the sixth Union Lecture Course program on Wednesday evening February 15 The chart opens at Rowley and Snow's to season ticket holders Saturday February 1 at o clock min Numbers issued at 7 o'clock Each person may reserve five seats
A Commonwealth Institute session features Mrs. James Lewis detailing an ideal future under extended public ownership. Ex Governor St John shares a humorous tale of hardship and climate humor, while Prof Frank Parsons touts public ownership of monopolies and the need for citizen control of government.
A heated discussion in Topeka centers on municipal water and electric service, public ownership versus private franchise. Speakers cite market value, fairness, and potential hardship for disinherited property owners as governors and professors weigh the issue against Kansas law and civic costs.
Four men trapped at the city water intake off Sixty-eighth Street were reached with provisions by the tug Morford after a perilous journey along the ice edge. Helpers crossed four miles of floe and rode bobsleds amid a 20 below zero wind to supply the group, only to discover the Morford had a large hole in its bow requiring a second tug for the return voyage.
Washington reports that Duke d Arcos, former Spanish minister to Mexico, is likely Madrid to nominate as minister in Washington to exchange Paris peace ratifications. His alliance with Connecticut’s Lowery family boosts acceptance. Cheirress d Arcos, daughter of Archibald Lowery, was a Washington society figure. Spain aims to appoint a Madrid envoy postwar, while Sagasta seeks a Congress vote, with Cuban, Puerto Rican, Guam, and Philippines matters tied to broader diplomacy.
Andrew Carnegie has arranged for a mansion costing one million dollars on a New York avenue site near Ninety-fifth Street. Architects Howard Cauldwell Whitney & Wetmore are to compete, with Winslow & Witherell also involved. The four story residence will feature a marble facade and extensive Italian style gardens on the avenue side.
Beigian merchant arrested for receiving postal card portraits of Princess Chimay from a friend in Switzerland. Court scrutinized the images, found the charge not proven and acquitted him, with a verdict not to import objectionable week obits pictures again.
In Leadville Colorado all able bodied men are summoned at 3 pm to clear a railroad track to the outside world to save the city from starvation and freezing. The city has no communication except by wire as fears of isolation grow.
Leadville Colorado, February 9. A fierce blizzard rages with critical conditions. A relief meeting of mining, smelting and business leaders plans to reopen the railroad between Leadville and Malta. Col George W. Cook to lead 1000 snow shovellers. No trains run west of Falida. Colorado Midland shut down. The region reports extensive crop and railway damage amid persistent snowfall of fifteen days.
Paris plans a network of stations for petroleum electric and mineral powered vehicles to service and fuel cars on driving roads from twenty kilometers out. The system will stock fuel tools and spare parts and provide medicaments with the station master potentially needing medical exam to handle injuries.
Starting Up Brick Planta Cherryvale reports the delivery of new machinery to the cherryvale firm with an engine being unloaded and plans to begin operations. The car will travel to Independence tomorrow with additional equipment for the plant there.
Mr J Clark a dramatic reader from the University of Chinese will give the sixth entertainment of the Gator cours on Wednesday evening February 15. Season tickets holder pickup and entry details on February 11 at 7 o'clock. Each person may reserve five seats. We will wash colored shirts and oncology from fading at Peerless Laundry 112 and 114 West street.
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