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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1899
Page
2
A collage of vintage quips, misheard phrases, and social banter from early 20th century papers. Snippets include playful dialogue about manners, temper, and marriage, with colorful mishearings and local color reflecting urban speech and era quirks. Names and sources shuffled to evoke atmosphere.
From the Chicago Times Herald this column notes public interest in the McCoy and Sharkey match. It contrasts Sharkey’s chivalrous image with McCoy’s more straightforward and earnest manner, praising McCoy while acknowledging Sharkey’s appeal and questions of merit.
In New York on January 14, Hiver Sumner drew a horsewhip during cross examination in a divorce case. He brandished the weapon near attorney A. W. Seaman, threatening him as Seaman prepared to present a statement. Lawyer Weeks queried Teall about possessing a statement.
Teall produced a typed statement during a hearing and declared it part of testimony provoking a dispute with Lawyer Seaman. He threatened to answer only proper questions and warned against naming or implicating any woman, prompting an adjournment for a week.
Cincinnati dispatch notes Senor Perfecto Lacoste a Cuban native and Cincinnati voter named by General Ludlow for Havana mayor. A naturalized American citizen and financier of sugar plantations, Lacoste studied at Seton Hall and the University of Pennsylvania. He hosted a sister in Cincinnati in 1897 and voted Republican here while supporting Cuban cause backward sketches of his family and wartime actions.
Walter N. Allen challenged the traditional Kansas crop reports policy at the State Board of Agriculture meeting. He argued that publishing monthly inventories of stock and crops may distort markets by intimidating buyers or dampening investment. He urged reconsideration of how reports influence farmers and capital.
Kansas City reports a meeting set for Tuesday in Juarez Mexico between Grant G Gillett fugitive cattle plunderer and a Kansas City creditor representative. Local rancher Charles F Hunt aids talks aiming for settlement terms for Gilletts creditors with hopes for a partial payout to those holding Gillett notes.
Belfast January 16 The White Star Line steamer Oceanic the largest steamer ever built was launched at Harland and Wolff yards Saturday before an enormous crowd A grand stand for 5000 stood for the event with attendance by the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn Lord and Lady Dufferin the Marquess and Marchioness of Londonderry the Earl of Shrewsbury and others
Marion Indiana January 1 Ex Senator C A Baker once wed to two women one in Marion and another the Countess Naziman now in Madison Wisconsin admits a long distance call led to a discreet relationship with the Russian countess after handling the Martha estate inquiry He says the ties began through ministerial inquiry and developed over months before ceasing.
A long critique argues official crop reports distort prices by favoring bears and harming farmers. It contends abolishing reports would reduce guessing and stabilize values, citing Dakota and Kansas crops, export needs, and international protection abroad. The writer, a Kansas wheat grower, claims past reports damaged him and warns removal would aid supply law, while noting Europe uses data for agricultural protection.
Sir Michael Hicks Beecher and Belfast's lord mayor discuss the Oceanic a 74 foot long ship of over 17000 tons. Unlike the Great Eastern launched broadside Oceanic was stern first with coal capacity to circumnavigate the globe at about 12 knots per hour without refueling.
In Cleveland on June 16, reiterated party circle chatter centers on Congressm an Charles H. Grosvenor as the GOP gubernatorial candidate next fall. Hanna allies have favored Grosvenor, reversing prior talk that he would not run, while Judge Day’s stance appears to bolster the plan and pressure his supporters.
In a sweeping, though fragmented, confession Senator Baker admits a double life begun after his daughter’s death led to threats of exposure. He describes meeting a Russian countess in Fort Wayne, a child born and died, and a marriage in Madison after a Dakota trip, then divorcing his Marion wife to wed the Russian woman. He says the affair was driven by fear for his family and plans to return to Marion with relief once public.
State Senator Baker of Marion dictated a sensational statement to his home paper the Marion Chronicle claiming a Russian woman he married and divorced in Madison Wisconsin manipulated him. He says he was deceived by the woman who spoke six languages and urged him to marry her after years of threatening exposure. He admits prior marriage feelings linger for his former wife and asserts he has not lived with the Marion family since.
Madison Wis Jan 1 a Russian countess says her husband ex Senator C A Baker of Marion Ind is falsely accused in a divorce suit. She testifies she saw Myra Baker throw teapot at him amid family quarrels and says Baker planned to settle in Madison or a western city. She remains loyal and awaits his word.
In a discussion about Pleasure Parks Mrs. Helen Root Graves envisions a park with higher music standards and more freedom for animals, arguing the women’s club foresees the future better. Critics note current parks lack benches and comfort, while many residents prefer the present park over grand reforms and suggest practical improvements.
A Chicago News report suggests Governor Roosevelt of New York favors gradual extension of the elective franchise to women. The piece notes prior failed attempts in New York and similar moves in Vermont, with widespread momentum seen in about twenty states and territories over recent years. It mentions Missouri subscriptions for a Field monument in Chicago and J West Goodwin as Missouri contact.
A garbled report traces a quest for a rare Field Primer edition, involving Mrs White and Congressman Clark, culminating in a $125 offer and transfer. The text then cites Atlanta Constitution commentary contrasting Southern and Northern views on race, politics, and effort, followed by a Santa Fe travel alert for Jan 17 round trips to multiple Western states.
A letter from C N Kia of Quincy Street South Topeka promotes Morrow's Kid as a kidney remedy. He claims relief from kidney ailments and bladder inflammation after years of pain, backache, and difficult urination, praising the product and urging others to try it despite doctors' differing views.
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