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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
6
The State Journal notes readers can place or find listings for purchases sales and exchanges. Readers are urged to check the paper for current adverts and contact details for available items and services.
A garbled provide a brief note about sttustion and aid promised but not charged, with unclear sources. The readable parts mention assistance needs and a potential news item about a person or organization offering aid without charge in a recent period.
An advertisement seeking a man or woman to fill an escape room role drew many applicants, offering readers a chance to secure a desirable position. The notice emphasizes broad appeal and strong hiring interest.
A brief note promoting property sale by advertising in The State Journal to reach readers statewide. Emphasizes wide readership and affordability as the simplest method to place the notice publicly.
A caller offers items for trade including a bicycle and a lever and piano. The notice invites readers to contact the paper to arrange an exchange and mentions a price reference of £65 6d.
Fragmentary notice offers advice on advertising to move stock and attract trade. It hints that selling a small amount of goods at a time can recoup costs, while suggesting relocation of a business if needed for better sales. The readable portion is brief and lacks clear dates or named entities.
A Chicago Great Western passenger train sped down a steep grade toward a tunnel near Galena. The engineer and fireman leapt to safety as the air failed, with many passengers following their lead. The wreck filled the tunnel mouth, cars destroyed, and the train halted within sight of the station as rescuers attended the injured.
Fort Worth Texas January 4 The National Live Stock association with the Weather Bureau Denver director secured an order from Washington to widen emergency weather warnings. Professor Moore approved telegrams to 192 points in Colorado and similar reach in Wyoming Montana Idaho Utah North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas and Texas signaling abnormally cold spells and heavy snow prospects to aid livestockmen.
In a late night caucus of Democrats the governor Ansel M. J. McLaurin was nominated for the U S Senate to a long term. The caucus, with 120 present from 175 members, reflected strong support as McLaurin seeks to succeed Governor Walthall after his death left an unexpired term. Sullivan backers claimed a potential majority despite the contest and ongoing caucuses to rally votes for Sullivan and other Sullivan supporters anticipated a near majority in the final joint vote.
A Dallas dispatch reports a planned Yaqui Indian attack on Guaymas with a town garrison and several hundred armed men ready to defend the city. Intercepted correspondence suggests a potential effort to cut the Sonora railway and block government reinforcements to maintain peace.
President and Mrs. McKinley hosted the first formal dinner of the new session at the White House. Cabinet members and their wives attended as parts of the public rooms were decorated and music was furnished by the marine band.
Kellogg Codmy, public administrator in Los Angeles, said he will withhold the $10,000 held on the Welfsohn life insurance policy paid by New York Life until court orders dictate otherwise. The decision comes as legal proceedings proceed to resolve who is entitled to the funds.
London dispatches discuss the open door principle in China amid the Boxer turmoil and the Paris peace outcome with the United States securing equal treatment under consent. Meanwhile British actions at a neutral South African port provoke American breadstuff concerns and potential war precedent, as diplomacy hints at compensation without foodstuffs hindrance.
In Chicago on January 4 a $100,000 damages suit in the United States circuit court involves William Coakley and claims against John W. Griggs as United States Attorney General and John Black among other defendants. Charlesy, once western agent of a railway, is linked to the case. Attorneys refuse comment, saying details will be released when the declaration is filed in a few days.
The Royal Temple of the Ancient Order of the Pyarmiis in Topeka faces a split as members plan to seek independence from the leadership. After S. McClintock resigned as royal prophet, debates over constitutional powers and salaries intensified. The Kansas City group met to fill a vacancy, with EB Pfost named candidate but delays kept the election from proceeding.
Colonel W. J. Sipan has returned to Lincoln after six weeks away. He met with officials from several states and plans to attend the Nebraska traveling sales club banquet. He will leave for Chicago early Saturday morning.
A long, formal discussion reviews the impact of bond pricing and debt on national credit. It argues for converting bonds, expanding bank note circulation, and aligning currency with gold while outlining sections of banking acts and tax implications to encourage bond conversion and stabilize monetary policy.
Washington June 4 In the house Mr Payne chairman of ways and means presented the Sulzer resolution as modified for immediate consideration. The measure demands full correspondence between the treasury and the National City Bank and Hanover National Bank of New York and details on government deposits, securities, interest, and the 1897 custom house sale. An amendment by Mr Levy sought the secretary’s reasons for delays but was ruled out of order. the resolution was adopted and the house adjourned until Monday.
The remains of Major John A Logan arrive in Youngstown to lie in state at St John’s Episcopal Church. Funeral services are planned for February 5 with Company A of the First National Guard asked to provide an escort, honoring the former captain.
Lottie Wood, a Topeka native, heads the firm as secretary of the Corporation Trust Company of New Jersey. Dailey will resign his Santa Fe clerical work to join the firm, with plans for Chicago and Boston branches. He and his wife are preparing to move in with Dailey’s parents before departure.
Washington Jaz January statement lists sub committees of the appropriations panel. Sundry civil includes Cannon Moody Hemenway McRae Allen. Legislative includes Bingham Hemenway Puch Livingston Taylor. District of Columbia includes Grout Bingham McCresry Alles Benton. Fortifications includes Hemenway Pugh Littauer McRae Bell. Deficiency includes noon Barney Van Verbis Livingston Pierce. Permanent appropriations includes Moody Grout Littauer Pierce Taylor.
Grant Hornaday of Port Beatt, head of the state board of charities, may run for Republican congressman at large. He said he has the matter under consideration and will decide soon. Rumors tie Judge Broderick to the race, with Leland support shifting. Hornaday’s district ties and state tickets may influence the field as talks continue.
Attorney General Griggs cites that stamp tax of one cent applies to receipts and manifests for rail shipments of goods from any US point to Canada under the express and freight clause of the war revenue act. The rule is said to extend to shipments by rail to Mexico, with taxation not applying to export duties.
Linnie Williams colored aged 12 was detained by Officer McElray this morning over alleged air gun theft from Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co. A clerk seized the weapon during a frisk at the waistband. Williams claimed innocence and named Wille Folener as the person who placed the gun on his person. He was taken to the station for questioning.
Harold Sewall reports to the state department from Honolulu that Hawaii’s total sugar production for 1890 reached 304,603 tons, about 50,000 tons above Licht’s Magdeburg estimate. Hawaiian imports for 1899 totalled 1945 349, an increase of 5,073,758 from the previous year.
Farmer E C Tuttle tried to pass through the Fenaly hotel front window and was found at one o'clock by Officers Simpson and Golf. He paid four dollars twenty cents for the window and faces a charge of disturbing the peace. The man appeared mistaken about the window acting as a mirror maze.
Chicago market notes for Jan 4 describe wheat opening lower amid weak trade, mixed demand, and dull receipts. corn shows steady to higher tendencies with slight gains and quiet activity. soy and oats also touched by cautious buying. Hedging and futures shifts reflect broad market nerviness and varied speculative sentiment.
A chaotic market summary reports poultry prices and grain movements across Kansas City and Topeka markets, with turkey prices in cents and cattle and cotton remarks. It cites Liverpool and New York markets, sugar and coffee firm trends, and a general sense of a tepid demand and fluctuating prices.
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