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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1900
Page
2
Chinese passengers arriving in Seattle with contingents bound for China. Reports say many will depart in the coming days, with rumors of shipments and repressions from the empire. The piece notes bones to be sent back, social status shifts in Canton and a long voyage home for emigrants amid pressures and rumors.
A fragment describes a catfur shawl from Murkitenberting Hine and its rich making. Spinning weaving and dyeing required years of labor by Inuit artisans. The piece notes natural fibers, vibrant colors, and a display at an event in To diathers with Montenpan mentioned.
Castleie January 1 report states Cherryvale Pasa and Morehead Searc hight papers to be consolidated. The local wind of changes hints at a broader merger across two towns with new ownership and upcoming editions.
A Douglass county dispatch reports ex Congress man Hes H Clover killed himself Saturday afternoon near Douglass by shooting. Once rising from farmer to politician, Clover helped found the Kansas Farmers Alliance and later served as state president and congressman. His life saw rapid rises and sharp falls including a divorce and scandal. after losing his seat and fading from public life he ended his career by self-inflicted death, leaving Topeka to ponder his tumultuous path.
Lincoln Park Zoo reports four tiny lions added to its animal collection in Chicago on January 1. Under Head Keeper McCrran the newly born cubs, descendants of Piora, draw attention with their vigorous development and appearance in the park’s ensemble.
Fragmentary report describes a 41d nurse Kelper McCurran caring for newborn Brown animals in a basket behind a rusator. The keeper notes attempts to regulate care and poll the litter, with three kits refusing to nurse and life deemed worth continuing for now.
Columbus reports Ohio officials prohibit naps for veterans living at the Sandusky soldiers home arguing the practice disrupts order. Commandant Anderson and Adjutant Rec Norris issue general order No 275 forbidding daytime lounging or sleeping except on official rest. Veterans protest, calling the move tyrannical and seek Governor Bushnell to rescind it. they plan to appeal to President McKinley if unaddressed.
New York January 1 at the Americas Economic Associations meeting in Ithaca Yale president Arthur T Hadley spoke on Modern Political Economy. He argued prosperity theories are tied to ethics and politics and that the boundary between economics and purity is central to judgments about national conditions. He warned that reliance on private initiative must be checked by public authority and cited dangers of excessive competition and the need for public trust in governance.
Prabionship vaudeville opens the Crawford theater New Year program with a matinee and tonight’s performance featuring William Gillette in Because She Loved Him So. Gillette, famed for Secret Service and Too Much, is praised as in his happiest mood. Jane Coombs appears in Bleak House with both Lady Dedlock and Hortense roles.
The Grand Opera House presents Beach and Bowern Minstrels in a live performance tonight. Hoyt's “A Bunch of Keys” features at the Crawford Theater this Saturday, with viewing audiences promised a lively display of scenes and song.
William V. King of the New York Cotton Exchange releases final calendar year data. Stock Dec 31 1898 48108. Exports to Britain 214400 bales France 22890 Japan 240490. Total western shipments 1 174 bales leaving stock Dec 30 1899 120618. Spot trades 308 en. Middling uplands low 5.5 cents Jan 3 high 7.19 cents Nov 27. Futures low 5.43 cents June 29 high 7.74 cents. Gauge of quality through exchange inspections cited with 515359 bales certified in five years and guaranteed by a $50000 fund.
New York January 1 Herald reports step by step talk among major life insurance companies to form an anti rebate compact banning agent commissions nationwide. A committee will draft the agreement to suppress rebates with several officers named including Darwin F. Kingsley of New York Life John R. Hesenan of Metropolitan JM Patten of Union Central and Joseph Rahbronk of Provident Life Trust.
New York Jan 1 President M Rice favors stockholders committee probing the Distilling Company of America. Call for deposit of stock is suspended and deposited stock will be returned on surrender of trust receipt. Committee to begin full inquiry at the request of the company’s directors, with a final report to shareholders after completion.
Information Bureau reports a Geddes led movement to establish the Paris International assembly linked to the 1900 Exposition. The plan includes guiding visitors through exhibitions and neighborhoods, with educational courses and expert information bureaus, backed by French and British officials and public figures.
Percival Todd of Amherst College will depart for England early next month to join an expedition observing the total solar eclipse on May 18 in northern Africa. He will use a 2-inch telescope to capture large scale images of the sun's corona and plans to return in June.
A Henderson Kentucky audience heard G D Olden discuss Lincoln and emancipation, with a large backdrop depicting slavery and the Capitol. The speaker praised Lincoln’s role in freeing slaves and urged ongoing advancement in education wealth and citizenship for African Americans.
A reflective, era voice condemns black disenfranchisement and caste barriers. The text envisions a future where prejudice collapses before justice, promising that individuals shall be judged by deeds and rights rather than color, with a sermon-like call to moral accountability.
London reports sparked a revival of retirement rumors about the British prime minister as Salisbury, recovering from influenza, is seen stepping down before a general election. A probable successor named is the Duke of Devonshire, with sources noting age and fatigue after years of service during wartime.
Senator Baker's mine plans draw attention as Newt Vi ee voices option for Leavenworth on January 1. Ury and Campbell, survey officials, visited the city last week and held discussions on Mart Soyet.
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