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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1899
Page
4
A garbled column surveys U S Senate balloting amid Washington’s Birthday, notes on progress in cable and railway plans, and contrasts figures like Carter Harrison with Aguinaldo and Washington. It touches on Philippine affairs, insurrection, and press opinions, including Reed’s political stance, amid imperial debates and local suppression themes.
A discussion outlines a broad anti trust proposal in New York advancing a statute aiming to prohibit pools trusts and combinations that fix prices or limit outputs. It targets corporations both domestic and foreign and declares conspiratorial conduct unlawful and punishable.
A jumble of quotations and snippets from the Atchison Globe and other sources. It includes lighthearted observations on duty manners and romance with brief musings about a man chasing a stray dog and a doctor’s anecdote. The piece reads as a collage of verse prose and social commentary without a single clear narrative arc.
A quirky column of proverbs and maxims on age, wisdom, gratitude, and social faults. It notes that divorce can be wise, debates bark versus bite, and success comes from repeated rounds of applause rather than luck.
A fragmented recounting notes President Krueger's fragility and odd habits, including self extracted tooth incidents. It recalls Mrs McKinley's maid's husband as a presidential attaché, and Adjutant General Corbin's dispute with General Miles. It also highlights Mine Modjeska and an anecdote about actress Modjeska balancing serious writing with humorous caricatures.
From Salt Lake to Lincoln and Dover to Venice, ballots yield varied senator totals with multiple candidates and party lines. Notable mentions include Thompson rising in Nebraska and the Venice water power project advancing with a new electricity plan.
In Topeka a heated election battle pits the people against the New Jersey water company. City officials cite a possible lack of franchise while supporters rally voters to oppose Councilman John Ellicott and Councilman Fred Roundtree. The期 issue centers on the water franchise, hydrant rentals, and municipal control ahead of election day.
Councilman J D Dickinson of the Third ward argues that Capital cannot back Mr Drew for mayor given misaligned platform and water-works interests He says Drew is devoted to city taxpayers and municipal ownership while the Capital backs an inexperienced rival amid a power struggle in city machinery and papers.
A reader argues four years of council action and questions promotion of a water company backed by Capital and ite influences. The writer labeling Mr. Brooks as nice but supported by the wrong factions predicts a large ward majority against him and urges tactical guidance.
A Tuesday women’s gathering at 722 Kansas Avenue discussed primaries and who to back. BG Wilson was invited to explain the situation. Of 52 present, two left, 47 stood for support, while three abstained or did not announce support for Brooks.
Harrison Clarkson, long-time Topeka resident and Republican from the Third ward, says Mr. Drew will win a sizable majority, especially in the east and central areas. He notes Drew is trusted by voters as the people’s leader against the water company's influence.
A Topeka Elks lodge car returning from Eugene Wolfe's burial jumped the Sixth street viaduct track. It struck the iron railing, crashed onto the sidewalk, but did not overturn. No one was hurt though several occupants were badly frightened. This is the second derailment on the viaduct this week. Rita Mia witnesses walked to town in the storm.
Richard Johnson has purchased an interest in the New York Mercantile company and will assume the business as manager of the New York Store in Topeka. A popular figure, he formerly partnered in Johnson Bros. and has since traveled for a St. Joe house while living in Topeka. Doslap remains with the firm.
North Topeka brief notices of Miss Edith Paul leaving for Chicago and residents hosting gatherings. Local visits include Gertrude and Grace Babcock. weddings and parties at Lukens Opera House. charity events by Mrs A S Palmer to aid the poor. social guests listed with names. Also notices of laundry services, a dental office, and a cough syrup ad.
Local advertisement invites customers to send Navajo rugs blankets and rag carpets for finishing and cleaning. Mentions smoothing rough edges of collars and cuffs and promotes family washing service with contact Phone 103 in Topeka.
A Portland cigar store owner recalls a bandsman from Fort Keogh who deserts, travels to Albany Oregon, starts a barber shop and music teaching business, marries, then is later revealed among names killed in the Philippines. The ex bandsman later dies after a conflict involving a blackmailer from his old regiment. The storyteller notes the man served with a Kansas unit.
A discussion on how resistive power against disease hinges on vitality nourishment and a strong nervous system. It notes Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil with hypophosphites of lime and soda builds resistance by enriching blood, increasing weight, and giving tone to the nervous system to fend off illness.
Lawrence Feb 23 Grant Gillett’s reputed manager and partner, C R Troxel, arrived and spoke of Gillett’s hotel Palacio in Chihuahua. Troxel claims Gillett may return, but money and ownership details are unclear. Troxel, a noted KU alumnus, recalls shrewd businesS ventures and law studies in Michigan.
Fort Scott reports W M Rice a Kansai newspaper man and special U S government representative wrote a controversial letter home. It criticizes Japanese people and government, mocking finances and ethics. Publication may prompt recall and threaten U S Japan relations. Rice’s career includes Fort Scott Monitor editorship and immigration commissioner roles.
In Smith Center February 23 a remarkable tale unfolds as G Burges and his Iowa bride, from Indiana, Iowa, reunite after 19 years apart. Separated by a mother in law and a divorce dispute, Mrs Burges remarried and bore two children. A son of the first marriage returns from the army, persuades her to leave another husband, and she returns to her rightful spouse for a happy reunion.
Ralph Turner, the forger, was at the jail awaiting transport to the penitentiary as the Supreme Court upheld one of two counts in his 10 year sentence. The ruling reduces his time to serve to five years with potential early release after three years and nine months for passing two counterfeit checks in December 1895 totaling 125 dollars.
Turner, a thin 30 year old prisoner, argues his case from jail, claiming innocence and seeking revenge on prosecutors. He previously tried to defend himself before Judge Wofford, alleging jail access limits and seeking writs of habeas corpus. He faces forgery charges in multiple cases, with three others pending.
A severe blizzard battered central Kansas with high winds and dry fields. Peabody reports blizzard conditions as temperatures plunged while wheat crops suffered from the gusts and blowing snow.
About 200 University of Kansas students will travel by special train to Ottawa for a state oratorical contest Friday. A list of orations includes What of the Future by Sherman G. Elliott of Lawrence. AutRule America’s Minion by W. F. Firth. The Dominant Power in Prog Tea by W. Games. An Uncrowned King by N. Lint hart. The Changing Policy of the United States by A. C. Northrop. The Problem of Expansion by G. W. Trout. The Policy of Bismarck by Meyer.
Hinwatha hosts its annual Republican banquet with speakers Governor Morrill D W Wilder Ewing Herbert Dr Cullimore Ed Archer and Thomas Stevens. Eugene Ware criticizes expansionism citing cost and consequences in a sentiment later concerns about Washington and the army at Valley Forge. J M Rogers of Eden reports a rabbit drive killing 76% of a litter with drives yielding hundreds of pounds of meat.
In Ottawa on Feb 2 John Alexander fell from a tree while trimming branches for Mr Walsh. He sustained fractures to both legs above the ankles and a dislocated ankle. In Salina on Feb 23 the city council noted a $633 monthly cost and a remaining balance of $18,400 in use.
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