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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1900
Page
5
A distorted report claims senior officials discuss Marine involvement with a war college and broader defense funding. It mentions Secretary Allen, a battleship, and regional deployments, though many words are garbled, leaving core claims unclear.
A hospital ship named Maine is assisting at Durban with Good Service as reports describe crew, passengers, and medical staff aiding wounded and sick. The voyage centers on relief efforts with personnel from various units aiding hospital operations and medical care aboard.
A late evening collision on the St Paul street left two men injured. Engineer and a firefighter suffered non fatal injuries and were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Police and emergency crews secured the scene and began an investigation into the incident.
A damaged OCR snippet mentions a train and route details with times and stops. It references Birmingham, Chattanodeen, New Ore tonne, and a sequence of station names. The text is garbled, but implies a sleeper or coach car with a palace Buffett style, and a gas stove on a sleeping car with a stop at NBC Be jocad starbors.
Navy will see vacancies rise in the lieutenant commander and captain ranks by year end. About two dozen officers have filed for voluntary retirement, with more applications among senior grades. Authorities note openings must be created to fill expected needs as the fiscal year closes.
San Francisco February 19 A telegraphic notice states mail to be carried by regular steamers to Auckland and Sydney instead of the tainted routes. At Auckland the mail will transfer to steamer services heading toward Ta-bi. The Galli reported the first mail fire with limited injuries. St Joseph's Church suffered a fire with damage and evacuation.
Antaniter Spain February 14 reports heavy shipping losses along the north coast. Three small vessels wrecked near Nord with 24 sailors drowned. Eight other vessels reported missing. Two coastal ships wrecked totaling 48 men believed to have foundered near Al-Sits.
A tentative excursion via Santa Fe on February 2 will offer tickets to Okabivas City and points to Arkansas Arizona Leulinsa New Mexico and Tosa as part of a welfare cents program. Santa Fe agents provide particulars.
Social and personal notes cover the week with dances and gatherings at Elmwood and Vakeme clubs. Members and guests include Horner Fassler Waters, Waters, L. M. Hall, and many Topeka hosts, plus birthday plans for George Wastimation and a large Saturday gathering of the Elmwood and Nineteenth Century circles.
Chicago readers are told of a hidden Polish national league active for fourteen years since Poland’s 1860s struggle. Leaders claim a secret Polish government exists in Warsaw and a planned uprising in case of war, with Poles recruited into English regiments and assets spread to Europe and America amid arrests in Warsaw and Lemberg.
Fire today in New York destroyed three streetcar units and damaged forty others at the Metropolitan Street Railway yards. Loss estimated at seventy dollars. Caracas protest report claims a new revolution in Venezuela faces strong government and press backlash after U.S. reports. Indignation meeting held yesterday.
A Ottawa visit by Vincent and George H Hancock, Topeka skating on Soldier Creek, and a flurry of civic updates mark a busy Topeka period. The city hosts dances, meetings, and political notices while roads, pavements, and smallpox measures loom in the background.
New York February 18 reports Huntington denied claims Southern Pacific would absorb San Antonio Aransas Pass railway connecting to Laredo and Mexican National to Mexico City. Lincoln to Lincoln return tickets $4.80 via Santa Fe, sales February 15 11 and 20, final limit February 28. Leave Topeka 4:55 a.m. arrive Lincoln noon.
Fragmented text outlines push for a Nicaragua Canal and a treaty with Great Britain. Mentions committees led by Morgam and Jones MireaD, US war concerns, and land concessions, with focus on securing a canal path and related construction plans under congressional authority.
The Star Grocery at 112 East Sixth Street advertises wholesale and retail operations. It purchases blue and green stamps at 20 cents per 100 and markets a variety of groceries including sugar, molasses, tomato catsup, canned fruits, California hams, baking powders, dried fruits, evaporated apples, prune varieties, cherries, raspberries, and other staples with prices listed, aiming to attract buyers and stamp traders.
Review praises Herbert Kelcey and Miss Shannon in The Moth and the Flame at Crawford theater. New York Lyceum production lauded for dramatic force balanced by satirical comedy. Critics note mis-step with scenery and harsh character actions but commend performances and Mrs Winthrop's elegant Mrs Lorimer portrayal.
Pick Smith writes an effusive note praising upcoming bike theater events. He notes light comedies, avoids tragedies, mentions Miss Georgia Brown leading the cast in My Lord in Petticoats, and anticipates a funny, engaging production for playgoers.
Great Rock Island Minute announces new overnight Pullman sleepers between Chicago and San Francisco via Denver and Salt Lake City starting February 2. Departs Chicago at 10 00 PM daily. Travel crosses Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada with direct routes.
The ad touts nature themed photos titled Our Pictures, emphasizing sitter absence for pleasant memories and pride in the images. Prices range from $1.00 to $10.00 per dozen, claiming perfect licenses and coat differences based on picture size.
A Washington dispatch reports that the British government will not recognize forfeiture of property in the Transvaal or Orange Free State if England wins the war. The State Department has seen a Cape Town proclamation dated January 26 promising recovery of confiscated American property, though Boers have not yet forfeited any. The only cited case involves a man named Pieper seeking damages, to be paid after the war ends.
A garbled note claims February will have no new moon with remarks about lunar cycle and its impact. It mentions plans for a rare astronomical event and hints at calendar adjustments, though the text is difficult to decipher.
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