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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1900
Page
8
A test vote in the senate shows majority support for the currency bill amid partisan lines. The chamber debated amendments from Chandier and allied members, with Republicans and Democrats split over provisions deemed to mislead voters and influence public opinion on international monetary policy.
Washington February 1 Miss Anthony presided over the women suffrage convention yesterday. Remarks by national leaders from New Jersey and New York highlighted the occasion. She stated that the association faces a hopeful, stable future with increasing membership and stronger organization.
A collection of tokens was given to Miss Anthony in Rochester including a silken gown, home rugs, embroideries, a silver tray, a photo album, and more than 3100 in cash from friends in California as part of a ceremonial gift offering.
Governor Andrew E. Lee of South Dakota urges war as a policy to discipline Great Britain citing an open letter from ex Consul Macrum. He condemns British actions tampering with mail and rights of neutral powers, arguing Americans must not tolerate foreign power interference. Others at the antiwar conference echo strong defense of neutral citizen rights and call out harsh methods used by authorities.
The body of Sergeant Morris J Cohen of the Twentieth Kansas volunteers is returned from the Philippines. A Jersey City native, he left June 8 1888 for War Frachciono and completed his six month march, later serving in the Philippine war. He earned promotion for bravery, captured a Filipino, and died of wounds after San Francisco arrival. Cohen was tall, soldierly, respected by men and officers, and repeatedly chosen for command.
About 200 supporters gathered at the Westminster Palace hotel to parley this afternoon. Sir Wilfrid Lawson M P David Lloyd-George and Mrs Schreiner attended with other figures. Resolutions condemned the war as a product of irresponsible capital and called for full publication of correspondence regarding the Jameson raid. They urged a permanent fund to sustain vigorous political propaganda for stated principles.
February 15 dispatch reports Britain’s army placing another contract for 3 98 nivier to be delivered at New Orleans port. The order, as before, is to be divided between Kansas City and Tyfers. A flat zone of 106 horses was held at Weaver City to July for New Orleans.
A narrator recalls the arrival of Rev. Goode Shepherd to Fairview, his upbeat piety and differences with the narrator’s father, and the awkward first meeting with parishioners. The visit blends religious zeal with social tensions as Shepherd and family are hosted at the narrator’s home and enter the local social circle.
A handwritten letter to the Postum Cereal Co. describes improved health and calmer nerves after replacing coffee with Postum. The writer says headaches and irritability diminished, marriage improved, and warns readers to boil Postum longer for better flavor. She offers to provide her name and address for verification if asked.
A pastor in Quietville discusses religion with visitors, confessing fatigue for preaching and a hope to brighten the town with the gospel. He favors angels, dislikes devils, and plans to reform the local faith while praising the Bible and the preacher’s earnest efforts despite weariness.
Paris dispatch from Paris cites French government statements denying any plan to intervene in the Harpune (Nicaragua) canal issue. The official note asserts no communication or mood toward a convention aligning with the policy of neutrality, contradicting claims of intervention.
An advertising note extols experience and substitutes yet favors Scott's Emulsion as the best cod liver oil product. It promises samples and a pamphlet if an address is provided, then ends with a garbled line including Poulet New York.
Fragmentary report discusses potential abrogation of the Chayton Bulser treaty and neutralist stances in light of an international canal issue. It notes France’s neutral position, Anglo American convention at Washington, and questioned claims about statements from a rival government.
A Topeka loan firm is accused of preying on railroad workers by charging sixty dollars a year for a fifty dollar loan, a rate far higher than typical Kansas rates. The piece notes sickness and poverty drive borrowers to accept such terms and questions the practice as openly marketed.
London reports Cape Town's war prisoners aboard the Catalonia in Simons Town. Boers wander decks, read and chat about the war, chase sentries, and recall captures. Quarters are plain and cramped, with mixed feelings about treatment compared to Cape Town.
The text discusses diet and exercise for soldiers in Pretoria in a humane spirit. It mentions a large enclosure for cricket and football and notes that wounded soldiers are cared for on their own side. It states about 20 percent of modern rifle wounds allow return to the front within two months.
At the White House President and Mrs McKinley hosted a final season reception with Army Navy and Marine Corps officers as guests of honor. The attendance was large and the event described as the most brilliant of the season.
In Kokomo Indiana on February 14 Arthur Wolford shot and killed Herman Schulte at the Harness home south of town during a dance. Schulte a 19 year old Spanish American War veteran was killed. Wolford is now in custody as the shooter observed by many attendees.
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