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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1900
Page
3
The fragment references Gov Creietink and Senator Joni S Ingene, noting they were ill in health and that one is spending the winter in Arizona recuperating. Details are unclear due to broken OCR.
A jumbled column discusses potential U S presidential contenders General Leonard Wood and Captain Leary governor of Guam. It touches on China open door policy, Guaman affairs, and the Pacific, plus speculation on currency, Wall Street, and Cleveland era monetary policy. The piece weaves in social commentary and sharp asides about public figures and wealth.
A partial OCR fragment mentions a business man and a minister in a cryptic context. The garbled lines reference food, a state beat, and an extreme rate, with unclear names or dates. The readable material offers no clear event, person, or location to confirm.
A garbled OCR style piece riffs on social norms and etiquette with jumbled phrases about literary writers, automobiles, dogs, love, and money. It mocks pretensions while offering scattered maxims and misquotes, ending with a stray comparison about a woman’s heart and a hotel bed.
The passage contends that the poor face hardship and death alike and questions why anyone would marry a sister. It suggests men fear public judgment after crime and that a man risks misery from the one he loves rather than happiness with another woman. It notes women’s different desires regarding happiness.
In Abilene on June 5 the county reports lowering its debt, with mortgage totals around 100,712 and farm sales valued at 340,406. The rise in farm property owners follows renters unable to secure leases, pushing many to settle on land they own.
An 19th century advertisement extols Hood’s Sarsaparilla as the dissolved answer to blood purification and tonic needs. The copy claims a highly concentrated extract with unique formula and “unparalleled curative power” and quotes testimonials praising health benefits and savings on doctor bills.
Andrew Carnegie declares a World report claiming he would donate 50,000 to the Republican National Convention is false and that he would not fund imperialist or renegade Americanism. He says he’d support the party only if its platform remains true to American principles and opposes expansion beyond) territories. He favors West Indies acquisitions but opposes annexation of the Philippines and Cuba. He warns annexation could destroy the Republican Party and urges true Americanism.
Ex Governor Crawford of Kansas and Mrs Crawford stay at the Ebbitt while Sprague of Rhode Island and Kate Chase are noted. Crawford, a young war governor, favors stock farming over politics and comments on Kansas free silver sentiment and Bryan’s renomination amid a close look at state electoral leanings.
A catalog-style notice reviews Nancy Hanks by Everett T. Tomlinson, Saint In Art by Clara Erskine Clement, Famous Actors and Actresses of America, and other works from Lee & Shepard, Kellam Co. Curated entries describe camp adventures, rural life, stage biographies, and a Kansas border romance, highlighting authors and publishers with pricing and availability.
Brooklyn and New York figures, Buffalo, Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Princeton and Wilmington are mentioned along with names Mable Putnam Gieder Church Stoane and others. The publishers Messrs An Sons are congratulated for producing two such books from their press.
Robert Bradshaw of Topeka was fatally wounded Tuesday night in the Lemon hotel bar room at Phoenix. He died after an operation revealed multiple intestinal perforations from gunshots. Bradshaw’s wife stayed by him as he spoke softly, saying he kept his habit of telling the truth. Walter E. Adame was the shooter, and Bradshaw’s death was deemed hopeless from the outset.
Washington reports Manila declares bubonic plague confirmed by a cable from Manila dated January emphasizing three bubonic natives. Greenleaf and Col Green report establish the foothold. quarantine and strict sanitary measures likely to follow by Marine Hospital Service officers en route to Manila.
Miss Mary F. Howe won a $6,000 verdict in the New York supreme court before Justice Truax against Mrs. Frances Augusta Skinner. The suit, filed by Stiles Howe for $2.70 for services described as “society coach” and entertainer, covered those social offerings.
The tenth annual Kansas Improved Stock Breeders meeting convenes at Representative Hall this afternoon with Ex-Governor George W. Glick among early arrivals. Officers include President C. A. Stannard and Vice President J. H. Hoxgland. The group plans a state fair or exposition in Topeka next fall and conducted a business session at the National Hotel before tonight’s public program. Local notices mention government appointments and a Knights of Pythias lodge installation with a banquet to follow.
City physicians urge action as Board of Health votes to prohibit hypnotic exhibitions for anyone under 21. Meeting minutes note hypnotism injures youths and exposes minds to lasting damage, with traveling hypnotists already gathering crowds each winter. The board will draft an ordinance and seek support for enforcement at the next session.
Washington notes show a House vote on a rules committee resolution to shift an investigation of polygamous practices involving Utah postmasters to the post offices and roads committee. Debate labels the move political, with specific memorials and dates for ceremonies and adjournment set through the week.
The city board of health passed a resolution to remove the Salvation Army hospital after visiting the facility. City Physician Peers criticized the hospital's cleanliness and structure, urging removal to an outside location if maintained. There is public tension over smallpox concerns and alleged violations of health laws.
The regular monthly meeting of the Woodman camps in Topeka was held Tuesday evening January at 7108 Kansas avenue under Sunflower camp No. 536. All Topeka Woodmen are urged to attend as union meetings are of estimable value to the order and deserve active support from all members.
A Detroit Free Press note describes a hunter who visits a city office to secure a game license. He boasts of luck and season success, faces routine questions, and offends staff with defiant remarks about where he lives. The clerk coldly administers the back questioning before proceeding.
Judge Hazen orders the delivery of J F Crennan’s body to the administrator after arguments by Mayer and Mores of Standard Life Insurance in district court. He condemns the fight over a dead man’s body, grants an injunction, and the crowd applauds as the body is to be turned over immediately.
A fragmentary piece argues the original human speech was vowel based with no consonants, tracing its evolution to modern exclamations. It notes repeated vowel streams express emotion, cites ancient forms like shlokas and hexameter, and contrasts primeval unity with contemporary demand for concrete words.
A garbled report describes jiggers among the Herero and related practices in Uganda, mentioning methods of removal and cautions about irritation. It references tropical plantations, medical creams, and the risks of ineffective treatment. Names and places are obscured by the damaged text.
The text warns of a detective condition where readers and sewers lose focus and recognition of people, needing professional treatment. It notes fatigue and strain affecting attention and vision, urging extra effort and care. The notice closes with CHAS. BENNETT, OPTICIAN, 730 Kansas Avenue established.
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