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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1900
Page
4
The item surveys wartime dispatches from the British War Office on Boer relief and Pretoria, notes U S Senate reform talks, and reports on disease outbreaks and public health measures. It mentions Chicago interest in Bryan's colony plans, tax on inheritances, and poverty trends, with brief global and financial notes.
The article reviews the rise of theatrical syndicates shaping American drama. It cites Hapgood on syndicate influence, charts inception and growth, and notes tension between mercenary business interests and artistic integrity in the theater industry.
The piece describes a theatrical syndicate led by Penpy Freiman and Kinw & Briangrr, forcing terms on theaters and managers. It claims the syndicate can dictate amusements nationwide, take large profit shares, and block American drama growth, risking future control unless challenged.
An Atchison Globe column mocks social follies and gossip among neighbors. It questions marriages and flirtations, jokes about nicknames and gifts, and advocates sensible living while inviting readers to join a light hearted Dont Worry club with no initiation fees.
A fragmentary set of quirky lines in a Chicago News column mocks fashion in jewelry design and social wit. Snippets reference engagement rings, memory and envy, a fugitive with a shaved beard, and the idea that one large head often suffices.
A fragmented narrative about Adam, a man named Sutton, and relationships. It suggests belief, opinions, fears about future children, and a husband who mourns for months after his wife’s death. The piece contains garbled lines and incomplete statements, with stray phrases about worship and a white hat.
Eureka court hears a long feud over a young couple in Madison. Dodge challenges a will drawn by Hale claiming misapprehension and manipulation after Mrs Dodge’s illness. The Greenwood county jury returns a verdict for Dodge amid heated testimony and a later assault on his departure from the courthouse.
Blue Rapids mourns Walter Leroy Sherburn with his burial ceremony on a Tuesday. He enlisted in Co. A Twenty? Kan and served in the Spanish American War and Philippine Insurrection, with battles at Manila Caloocan and many skirmishes listed through 1899. He was discharged at the Presidio San Francisco on October 29, and his death is noted with a long record of bravery and endurance amid illness.
The account recounts a soldier who was struck, bleeding, and quickly evacuated. His friend treated the wound, and within minutes they resumed duties. He later fell ill, required hospital care in San Francisco, and died after enduring medical treatment aboard a special train returning the Twentieth Kansas to Topeka.
Baker of St Louis ran a get rich quick swindle in Winfield that robbed about 20 victims of roughly 6000 dollars. Individual losses ranged from 1400 dollars. dividends promised 10 to 15 percent monthly. Victims chased him to his return but never recovered funds, leaving many wary and silent.
Patrick Cox aged 10 years died after living twenty five years as an invalid caused by a spinal wound from ambush. Shot by a colored man Johnson who was hanged by a mob. Cox longtime Walnut township treasurer survived with burial robe made. robe fell to pieces on death, wife survived, golden wedding celebrated January 7.
A Kansas case reports three men, Teri Helser G W Skingler and William Benson, arrested after deceiving James Andler of Polk county Missouri with forged deeds and notes. Andler, misled by letters from Kansas City, exchanged a team of mules for a mortgage deed and 40 acres, then discovered the fraud. Sheriff Meyers pursued the suspects. one note worth 1000 dollars appears tied to a Kansas City target.
A letter from Andrew Carnegie promises a $25,000 donation to Leavenworth’s Hulldagable Library if required conditions are met and annual support provisions are in place. Local officials and A J Tullock note prior relations and building plans, with community funds already raised toward a substantial library building depending on Carnegie’s contribution.
Minneapolis scene reports farmer C L Carpenter bought carbolic acid and whiskey, drank it at the Santa Fe depot, and died nine hours later. The incident follows a botched poisoning attempt as bystander agents alerted authorities too late amid a chaotic scene. An unrelated line mentions a young woman named Miss French and ages, indicating a fragmentary addition to the report.
In Oswego a farmer family faces retirement as a daughter proposes to fund a creamery by supplying seven cows and taking a Si share in the factory in her own name. The father agrees after she offers to milk the herd, secure stock, and manage carvings. The plan proceeds with the daughter’s ownership and payment through cattle.
A week long temperance revival led by state lecturer A C Rankin began with a union meeting at the opera house in Abilene last night. He will speak in a smaller hall for the rest of the week while collaborating with the city ministerial union and local pastors.
In Santern yards McPherson on Jan 21 Harry Nelson fell from a car top to the ground, struck head and face, knocked out several teeth and fractured the jaw. He was unconscious for about two hours. In Newton on Jan 21 Henry Stein Kikchner, a cattle buyer, bought twenty Short Horn steers at 50.70 each, averaging about 1000 pounds, shipped to Kansas City that night.
Washington January 2 The house committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce examined the government cable project for the Pacific with many officials and private citizens present including Capt G C Squier Admiral Bradford Gen Wager Swarne Gov Brady and Gen Grerly Squier outlined routes via Midway island 7058 miles and Wake island 423 miles noting both routes rival or surpass the British option via Panning Island and asserting technical feasibility
A Santa Fe hearing before United States Commissioner J P Victory resulted in the discharge of A H Viets, longtime head of the government Indian school, charged with embezzling shoe leather and tin roofing. Stephen Rondra, a shoemaker, had alleged insults by Viets toward female teachers. Prosecutors and officials petitioned for reinstatement of Viets, arguing injustice in his removal.
Stated dispatch from Austin reports both houses meeting in a special session called by Gov Sayers to pass a new tax law affecting corporations. Measures will go to revenue committees to ensure thorough representation before action. Blacksmith helpers strike at Dunkirk works over wages.
Indianapolis January 21 report on Interstate conference of United Mine Workers and operators with over 500 representatives. Negotiations focus on scale terms and pending contracts in Illinois Indiana Michigan and Ohio. Michigan contracts run to June 4, Iowa questioned for representation, and a bitter battle over the so called Soresa issue is anticipated. The conference adjourned to 10 a m tomorrow with committees to report. President Mitchell presiding, Walter Bogle chosen as chair.
Expert Oliphant reports growth in Kansas gas output with several counties yielding early wells in Montgomery Miami and Wilson. Some production in Franklin Crawford and Neodesha noted. deepest depths 900 to 1500 feet with rock pressures 300 to 925 psi. Best wells flow 6 to 8 million to 8 000 000 embeds per 54 hours. gas from Iola used in Joplin reductions with six works established.
Chicago January 23 The Record reports Burlington employees have begun a campaign to establish a pension system similar to the Pennsylvanian railroads. About 22 000 workers will circulate petitions among all classes of staff and submit them to officials, seeking the standard pension plan as soon as feasible.
Washington January 23 Montague White consul general of the South African republic London called at the state department this afternoon and conferred with Secretary Hay. He did not appear in an official capacity.
Rev. Anastacia, Mother Superior of the Sisters of St Mary, aged 70, dies at St Joseph's Convent in Lockport. She marked the fiftieth anniversary of her coronation last September as a long-serving religious leader in the United States and Canada.
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