This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1899
Page
7
Chief Detective McKeniie of Wells-Fargo and officers who traced Beeler to the border returned with no capture after Beeler was suspected of robbing the company of about $60,000. The pursuit involved dawn patrols and continued investigations.
Paris report cites M Quesnay de Beaurepaire accusing Judge Leow, head of the court of cassation, of appointing Dreyfus affair supporters and biased officials. The article claims Leow mishandled Piequart’s dismissal and questioned army officers, suggesting hostility to generals and improper questioning during testimony.
New York January 11 The transport Mobile from Havana arrived today prepared to convey troops to Manila The Mohawk is also being prepped for assignment and will reportedly assume a different name in line with the renaming initiative
Vice Admiral Tirpite told the budget committee there is no plan to introduce a new naval programme. He stated authorities have agreed that a division scheme will be carried out within the prescribed limits.
Consul General reports limited U S goods sale in Turkey despite strong reputation for American wares. Freight costs hinder trade, with most shipments reaching Turkey at high rates. Principal American products include hardware, watches, machinery, steel, sewing machines, and flour. A Turkish firm tested four ton bags from Duluth, prompting orders for over 530 tons. Buyers show demand for cotton goods and consider direct shipping to lower costs.
The Chronicle reports Pullman will end as a guarded city within Chicago. A supreme court decree orders land and company assets sold to bidders. The Pullman Palace Car Company will reorganize and key utilities shift to city control with employee home purchases prioritized.
A 17th century Dutch girl Josine Kuetzen born Amsterdam rose to fame for delicate paper cut portraits and landscapes using white paper on black to create light and shade. She earned praise from czars and emperors, with the Empress of Germany paying four thousand florins for a trophy cut and rulers noting her work in Europe. Her portraits and crowns hang in royal collections and many dignitaries visited to view her artistry.
New York reports on January 11 that the Santa Fe railroad stock, led by the Atchison shares, may declare a 3 percent preferred dividend with earnings likely to support 4 percent in the fiscal year. Transfer books close tomorrow. expected price near 60 before January 27. Common stock could rise to 25 with favorable moves.
Independence Jan 11 The prosperous condition of Montgomery county farmers is shown by changes in living standards. Farmers near Brown's ford south of town go to the village to collect mail and deliver it to doors each morning. North and west along natural gas pipelines from Table mound wells have gas lines installed, using natural gas for lighting and healing.
Independence January 11 report shows farmer William Mac Farland recounting cotton conditions and market observations from a Kansas cotton district. The brief item notes crop status and local farming notes from the Independence area.
Ocala Florida residents protest a proposed pension bill for 16 Confederate veterans. A senator condemns the move as sentiment driven, urging the matter be closed, noting no serious intent to grant pensions and calling for ending bitterness from the Spanish American war era.
Lavinia Dempsey, elected Holland Dames queen, acts fairy godmother to East Side children in a Twelfth Night celebration. Dressed in royal garb with a court of riders, she greets city youths, distributes gifts, and departs amid cheers as a ceremonial pageant unfolds from Hatland House to Twenty Sixth Street.
Jas Dorie mayor of Victor Colorado and mining magnate is jailed in Colorado Springs after Judge Lunt ordered his detention for contempt of court related to an injunction. The case concerns a suit by Ban at Council Bluffs against James P Barnes of Portland Gold Mining to recover hundreds of thousands of shares. Doyle aims to appeal via habeas corpus.
Mrs Amos Busie sues Indianapolis baseball star for divorce and 5000 alimony alleging extreme cruelty from marriage date, drunkenness, and substantial assets including real estate and bank holdings. The suit seeks dissolution of marriage filed in superior court.
A coasting accident on University Hill left three Cornell students seriously injured. Fe Trantechoid of Montclair New Jersey, B G Stard of San Francisco, and P H D Ray of Chicago sustained concussions and are hospitalized. One student’s recovery is uncertain while the others’ conditions are reported as favorable.
August Bondi recounts origins of the Jayhawker term linked to Jim Lane during the border conflicts fifty years prior. He notes Lane proposed the name after the December 14, 1855 schoolhouse defense near Fort Scott to warn border raiders, with the term originally Jawhawk and later Jayhawker. Bondi also mentions Lane’s later life and Kansas connections.
Bartolome Masso former president of the Cuban revolutionary government is toasted at a lunch in Santiago de Cuba before returning home to Manzanillo. He lauds General Wood and American rule while hoping for provincial autonomy under civilian Cuban leadership. A crowd escorts him to the steamer as the Mayflower departs with mails for New York.
A Vancouver report notes a massive landslide on the Canadian Pacific railroad near Spence's bridge over the Fraser River. Debris dammed the river, flooding the valley and washing away houses and land, with several unknown losses and long term damage to the watercourse and nearby settlements. Dr J C Reviston of Santa Fe resigns to join Kansas City Pittsboro Gulf road, effective Jan 15. no successor named yet. Dr Egerston praised by Santa Fe workers, with a petition to appoint him hospital surgeon in charge.
Marketing note touts coal types Anthracite and Bituminous and invites select buyers to West 4th Street store listings. Mentions Green Peed & Fuel Co and transfer nation corner sales. Includes lines about colored shirts and waistwear and steam laundry at Eighth Street.
Vienna reports Van Szexepanik, inventor, presented to Emperor Francis Joseph Art Museum a silk reproduction gobelins measuring two square meters. It contains 200 million orsa ings and needed no designer. The work would take years by traditional methods. Consuls notable at Honolulu include Hubert Hoar Brutiel consul and Heinrich Wilhelm Schmidt consul for Sweden and Norway. A Hungarian deputy duel injured faces, while Life Insurance closes Peru office and transfers to Grace Co.
A chaotic mix of classified notices seeks help and jobs from a single man to farm work on shores, a laundry job for a woman, domestic help for various households, and positions in hotels, restaurants, and barber training. Also offers farm stock and household items for sale and rental listings.
Lier your property with us for sale and Feat. Re action af OPERA REALTY CO. FOR SATE. Contain, ave Thom oor lota between Tooth aga Eleventh on Buchanan. Sucre tract. one tage, well nile sin small frutt, chaps Write us Ek MOALTT south, % room, eot Rnely imps format oe Ey coved.
FOR SALE Loth in Deathist Pace near 1M Acres near city north. FOR SALE On payment Bast Sixth st car Ti ed Brows 17 Colum PHYSICIAN AND SURGEONS OFFICE Tia teatdegees corter Gorane on Srenue Cemeteries treatment for piles fistula etc Soberg an igeasee of wocpen private Buapitak Office No ikena TDA C BARNES M D TM Shinde Ragette kaes DR J SARINGHORN Graduate Swedish Movement Institute Office hours: Ue 2 mandi ic 6 wm BIORAGE The Toueka Storage ent Partbanee Co formerly Minute stor age Co store towed house bold etc on June 1 removed to new fire proof building cs and Tie Kus ave D Skinner Prop
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.