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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1899
Page
4
A fragmented Kansas column discusses the adjutant general vacancy, pension politics for John M Palmer, and the impact of rising prices. It notes donations, municipal ownership fears, and proposed highway funding while critiquing road construction methods and winter cleanup estimates.
The Massachusetts scene sees two socialist councilors and a socialist mayor candidate stir talk. Critics fault Mayor Quincy of Burnton over taint and branding, while New Bedford and Fall River papers condemn or defend his projects by naming and labeling.
A garbled excerpt mocks a piece titled Globe Lights and cites idle street life and vague social commentary. The text references a man with time to kill, a button hole busy man, and hints at a female figure, all jumbled in a period-voice.
A fragmented reminiscence notes Decade era views on women marriage and nature of happiness. A misfired lecture yields a comic misidentification on a church steps. Holly Indiana residents use a committee to lure factories, achieving swings in local industry.
A collection of humorous aphorisms and wry observations on human nature and society. The sketches poke fun at wealth, marriage, appearance, and politics with quips about bachelors, honesty, vanity, and public life.
A collection of sardonic maxims and quips on marriage, age, and prudence. The speaker contrasts cautious wisdom with reckless folly, noting that some never learn and others fear judgment after life ends. A snappy line about widowers frames a broader social jibe.
The column highlights figures such as Paymaster General Stanton nearing retirement, inventor Alexander Graham Bell praising Japanese methods, and remarks on Indiana senators including Oliver Morton and Allston. It notes conversations at dinners, Choate’s witty responses, and brief mentions of women accompanying diplomatic missions and their linguistic skills.
An article fragment reports a man described as troublesome is detained on a reservation near Wichita. The piece mocks editorials, mentions a Chicago Tribune piece and a local reader's note about subscription dues. It also includes various tiny items: a barber, a son’s birth, and local gossip about a shoe sale and a cat show.
A New York report details a Lake Michigan and Blontana copper mine combination valued around 100000 dollars. The plan, led by A. Bigelow and Levy Mayer with W. A. Clerk as banker, aims to form a United American company to export copper to Buroy markets, affecting several mines and firms in Michigan Utah and beyond.
Chicago Record reports heavy tourist interest in Europe for spring and summer travel as the 18 percent levy nears. Many applicants seek berths for June and July dates, with plans to visit Paris and continental Europe or the British Isles. Demand tests capacity of popular ocean lines amid rising prosperity and travel prospect.
The piece notes William Black’s latest work Wild Bells ends mournfully as the author resisted publisher edits. It recalls contrasting thoughts on Eelin of Glengaryn House and a New York Tribune critique reflected in dialogue about literary endings and reader memory. The column also reports on New York club dues rising. the Duce of New York Club notes dues jump from 60 to 75, with several clubs listing annual dues around 55 to 76 and initiation fees from 1 to 100.
The Astor estate, long reluctant to sell, has begun moving several prime Manhattan sites including a Broadway lot near Charles Broadway Rouge, with buyer Mr. Rouss. Dealers note rising activity as other blocks and wealth tied properties may follow in the market shift. Meanwhile Ely’s Cream Balm is advertised as a remedy for nasal catarrh, offered in trial sizes and sold by druggists.
Coffeyville debuts the Sinois Pottery works a $10,000 plant employing ten to fifteen men at wages from 3 to 7 dollars daily. The 10,000 gallon weekly capacity, gas-fired kilns, and stamped Made In Coffeyville reinforce local industry and city pride.
Leavenworth date: Work on a new electric light plant for the Soldiers' Home is nearing completion and should be ready by February. The system, built by 18 workers in nine buildings, will power 2,200 lights with two dynamos and replace gas lighting. Three wire Edison barracks lights will provide ample illumination for reading, with plans for a storage battery and summer electric fans. Machinery cost about $7,000. gas costs about $750 monthly, electric lighting expected to cost the government about $300.
Jan 5 the city council discussed securing the Fort Hays reservation and placing a state normal there. Mayor formed committees to handle actions, while Congressman-elect Feeder Reeder plans to visit Washington to aid the effort for Kansas. County residents are invited to attend the forthcoming day of discussion and hearings.
Junction City Jan 2 John Krebs husband of Mrs Krebs testified about his wife and Mrs Lizzie Craig. He described the quarrel and his return to find Mrs Craig dead from a throat wound while his wife had left. A bloody handkerchief and bloodstains were noted, support for the defense claim linking blood evidence to others.
Dr C A Perdue died at his Beloit home from pneumonia aged 78 after about a week of illness. He moved here with family from Town in 1878 and belonged to the Masonic lodge of Eddyville Iowa. He is father of Chap Perdue Beloit postmaster and a known citizen.
A barber named W. A. Stickler in Kansas City paused his work to greet his father, who had not seen him in 24 years. The elder Stickler, residing in Springfield, Illinois, happened to be visiting on business and sought out his son, making for a warm, long-awaited reunion reported by the Kansas City Traveler.
Hutchinson January 25 report states J and May presented the Woman's club library with volumes from the official records of the rebellion. The project will reach 110 volumes with an index. about fifty to sixty volumes have been printed so far.
In Jersey City Hudson County National Bank two tellers Charles M Horton and Edward M Farrier resigned after questions over a missing five hundred dollar deposit. A wealthy mule dealer E B Bishop reported a deposit not credited. bank records showed no entry. After investigation the bank exonerated Horton and Farrier and offered positions. Farrier may accept. Horton in Bogota New Jersey plans to decline.
Mrs Catherine C Quantrill, mother of guerrilla leader Quantrill, arrived from Canal Dover to stay in St Joseph hospital Louisville. She complains Confederate circles in Kentucky neglect her and plans to return to Ohio in spring. She defends her son’s reputation and says she would feel more at home with Canal Dover Union soldiers.
A patient with severe stomach trouble found Hood's Sarsaparilla helpful after persistent use. The remedy revived her when ill and she continued until full recovery. She notes benefits for catarrh and impure blood in her family and plans to keep taking it.
County Commissioners hear E W Benedict request to macadamize roads leading into Topeka using broken stone from the county jail pile. He urges systematic road work to aid farmers and city traders, noting current work on South Topeka avenue and Sixth Street is inadequate and could worsen.
Belasco uses a strict clipping system to track press on the Heart of Maryland touring company. A manager in each city sends every line of comment to Belasco in New York, with letters of explanation common when clippings are missing.
Pred Sowers of Wionta, once Topeka Reform School assistant superintendent, is in Topeka amid a murder probe over his son Charles Sowers who died after being struck on the Memphis Road near a viaduct in October 1898. Frederick A. Bowers filed information with the Wichita prosecutor seeking grand jury action after an inquest and letters from the victim’s body were examined.
In Topeka, four candidates vie for the city treasurer post as incumbent Billinte bowanounced retirement. Georges Neal, a retired farmer and mill promoter, is among the hopefuls along with Be defeated by Mr Elliott, Dol Whitmer, ex register of deeds, and ex councilman Ed Hawes. Meanwhile in Chicago Assistant Secretary Frank A. Vanderlip lies ill at home after typhoid fever.
Chicago January third Central Train association extends the 12½ cent export corn rate to include Iowa and Nebraska, covering corn west of the Mississippi border. Farmers west of the Missouri Line rely on this new arrangement for pricing and supply.
Mrs. Wm. Beamens died this morning from a paralysis stroke suffered Friday afternoon. She was 53 years old and among the oldest pioneers of Jewell County. Her husband is living but in failing health. his death may be expected at any time.
A fragmented OCR reads a proposed bill by Sheldon in the senate to reduce a feral gale of interest or levy from 10 percent. It mentions charges and forfeiture of the principal but the details are unclear due to missing text.
Robert Alstrand ten year old colored boy was struck yesterday afternoon by a Rock Island switch engine in North Topeka. Doctors report the right foot severely crushed and amputation necessary. Public safety inquiry likely.
The article notes councilman C F Drew will not seek re election and that W S Chaney of Chaney Morton ware dealers is the probable challenger. It emphasizes Chaney as a young active businessman with Topeka roots and large property interests, praising his fitness to represent the ward at a $50 annual salary.
Wheat futures rose as traders expected supply signals from Wall Street influence and mixed market cues. The report notes higher quotes versus yesterday and broad buying interest from several large orders amid shifting sentiment in Chicago trading.
The expansion proposal was voted on this morning and indefinitely tabled this afternoon. The motion to table was carried by 58 to 8. Debate split among members, with Brooke and Gilleapie opposing buncombe resolutions and others supporting expansion but disapproving the accompanying measure. Wheatley criticized buncombe resolutions tied to bad grant policy.
The Senate education committee chaired by Titus recommends several bills. They authorize Marion county to levy a tax for city schools and Graham county district No. 20 to refund bonds. They also permit school districts to levy tax to fund high school tuition for local scholars. Originally a local Kawnee county bill, the idea gains broader support.
From the New York World report Miss Lucy Bond Morgan, a society bud, is entering fashionable life with energy and ambition. She attended a dinner party and Mrs Astor's ball after a junior option event, then hosted a luncheon with pink rose table decor and gifts for guests.
The cotton shirt waists appear annually with modest styles in Siepinata and cheviots. colors are delicate and designs modest, not much newer than last year. Some say waists suit the poor, but evidence shows even the wealthy wear them. Meanwhile Rome and Pacific islands dispute fades as new notices claim American sovereignty recognized over Phoenix and other groups, with Wilkes’ 1833 discovery cited by New York World.
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