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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1900
Page
7
Tickets go on sale Thursday morning for the engagement of Siuhet Kobwod the Oliver Goldsmith at Ute Crawford Uneater meet Toestay wight. Prices set at 35 per seat for principal areas with rear balcony at 1 and more.
Governor Burnley faces a flood of applications for a seat on the state board of charities as a term near expiration frees the berth. Democrats from Boston and elsewhere vie for the post, while Republicans feel shut out. J F R Burton left Brooklyn last night for Kansas where he will deliver a speech and possibly meet figures tied to the board race.
A collage of humorous quotes and sketches from various papers, including lines about heroes, doctors, and jokes exchanged by animals and people. The snippets mention an Indiapapple Journal joke, a Detroit Free Press quip, and a Philadelphia caption about a fence colored to look like paint, reflecting light editorial humor and cartoonish gags.
The Populist and Independent voters of the United States receive a focal address from the Liddle of the Road Paulista faction in Lincoln Nebraska dated February 19 or 20. They condemn minority moves to disfranchise party members accusing the national committee of unlawful roll purges and factional manipulation. They announce a national convention to nominate a presidential ticket in Cincinnati Ohio on the second Wednesday in May and call for suspension of party divisions while detailing alleged abuses by former leaders including Marion Butler and A Parker. The missive defends true Populists and vows to reestablish party integrity.
Attorney General and state auditor plan immediate action to halt use of the State Permanent School Fund to pay expenses for settlers proving titles to school lands in Han sae. Past practice charged the fund with publication and appraisal fees, totaling thousands annually, as county officers advanced costs.
Committees from the Commercial club and Grocers and Butchers association plan to press General Manager Mudge of the Santa Fe to rescind the freight crew transfer from Topeka to Argentine. About 200 workers across engine, train service, car repair, and yard roles would be affected. Santa Fe argues the move is a business decision and that only a minority of Topeka crews are relocating.
A Springville visitor on a Buffalo streetcar was pickpocketed by a well dressed man with jewelry. The thief slipped the purse from the Springfield woman, leaving behind a diamond later valued at about 200 dollars. The country visitor recovered the diamond and recovered 100 dollars more via the offered value.
Sentiments in Populist circles favor holding the state convention in July to nominate state officers. The date depends on the national convention, with July likely if it occurs first. City Center prepares to host delegates with lodging for about 90 people and a 425 delegate body plus visitors. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve advertised as a remedy.
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