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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1900
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR note lists Phil Canperell and Cam Bett in Pittshare as new candidates for Congress in the Third District. Mentions names like Aima Manned and references to elections dated around the 20th, with unclear local details and party signals.
A garbled historical clipping mentions a race event and various names. The readable parts reference Marion, parents, and a 16 year old figure, with unclear context about locations and outcomes.
A garbled report shows district leadership reshuffle delay, with postponement of a key meeting. Chairman Jokes stated a later date for the central committee gathering and district directives to set the venue for upcoming planning. Officials will reconvene at the same time and place to finalize arrangements.
Absorbed by Big Combination Lighting Concern the Electric Axle Light and Power company of New York with a Topeka branch, the Consolidated Railway Electric Lighting and Equipment company forms from the deal. Capital of 15 million dollars, uniting several major railway lighting firms and patents. Henry Fanshawe, president, notes the move will expand Topeka facilities and improve rail service with updated equipment.
The Topeka Scottish Society organized a relief effort for British families affected by the Boer War. Members voted to contribute five years of Highland brigade fund through the Scottie American Society of New York to aid widows and orphans of Scottish soldiers killed in South Africa.
F Dumont Smith brightens Kansas Day banquet noting no opposition to his bid for the Thirtywebth Aistraet Senate seat. The proposed district spans Edwards Ness Finney Haskell Greely Hamilton Kearney Hodowinat Rusk Grant Marion pasties Garfield Seward Stanton Marron with AC HO Lupfer of Pawnee leading the Haast surmise as Populist representative.
The text reads as garbled fragments mentioning Renang Tee Katee Daseovettre and Sunita Theeule with unclear context. It hints at a political plan or fight but lacks coherent facts, names, dates, or concrete actions.
Mtr FP Prement Hockets will deliver a lecture titled The Piring Line with a Cater, featuring a 450 belletie of the Light mitanl and a photo enhanced display. The talk, illustrated by colored lens signs, aims to attract a crowded audience with a focus on life and scientific topics.
In North Topeka the Kimball Printing Co manned column notes from 885 Kansas avenue. Updates cover church meetups, travel, visitors, social clubs, and a churchyard funeral for Miss Lille Wellman at the Christian church with a harp spray in Rochester Cemetery. A late-night home entry attempt near Rev F A Powell ends with the resident firing shots to deter prowlers.
A milk wagon crash on East Sixth Avenue near Kansas Avenue caused a messy spill and a scene of commotion as officers and bystanders gathered. Witnesses described a humorous but chaotic mix of wagons and pedestrians while the area was cleared and the milk cleaned from the sidewalk.
Members of the Second Wand Republican club are asked to meet at their ball on Wednesday evening in January at 8 o clock p.m. By order of President Alford Keykendall and R. M. Frazier. Also and advertisement for health cures and tonics appears with claims of cough cures and blood tonics, promoting Baby Primrose, Palm Plant and Pern sale and Bardock Blood Bitters as health products.
Jes E Lobdel will not seek representative seat from Lane county and will run for chief clerk of the House. The article recalls his terms in the legislature, past role as speaker, Civil War service, and notes chief clerk pay and tenure requirements.
A garbled forecast notes a delay in colder weather arriving tonight or tomorrow with partial, uncertain details. It mentions possible rain and a brief warm spell not expected for several days, and reports a policy of wind and temperature changes affecting the area with a maximum around four degrees noted by the local meteorological office.
Collier's Weekly highlights Chicago drainage canal as a monumental 19th century engineering achievement. It doubles as a ship canal and sewage conduit, planned to carry up to 4,900,000 people and large vessel traffic from Liverpool to Chicago, dramatically boosting wharfage and river clarity.
The article narrates a chaotic account of engineering works on the Tiber and the mythicized ancient bridge, detailing river floods and the rise of waters. It mentions the Pont DeWitte, caisson-like valves, and supposed prehistoric structures. The text blends absurd claims with references to a long history of floods and repairs.
An early travel description of South Africa’s landscape from Table Mountain to the Drakensberg, detailing Cape Town’s bay, the coastal ranges, Beira to the interior plateau, and the varied natural riches from tropical fruits to wildlife and mineral deposits, with vivid notes on settlers, cities, and transport.
Elizabeth McIntyre a Kansas Medical College graduate and former Topeka teacher turned physician pursues mineral wealth in Taney County Missouri. She reports four days of work yielding promising lead zinc indications and plans to stay in the district to mine. This marks her as the first Kansas woman to secure property in the new lead zinc territory.
Rev Mire Powell Hore formerly of Unity church recently resigned in Nashua NH after seven years. He has temporarily served All Souls church Kansas City MO and preached at the Unitarian church Lawrence. He will speak at Unity church next Sunday morning and present a paper on The Starlet Letter in the evening.
Ron Aven of Cranute leads the Third Congressional District Republican committee in Chamgle, Kansas, calling a February 5 meeting at Cherryvale to set the time and place for the congressional convention to back a candidate likely to defeat the Feton hemase. Parreily of Chanute reportedly will not seek re election. Also note Baby Primrose sale at Mrs Figgue's Palm Plant and Fern sale today.
In the upcoming election, Chas Fstasp-Spencer seeks the position of Shawpes county attorney, while Silas Rain runs for county commissioner for the second, third, and fourth wards under the Republican primary, with sub n.
Classified notice seeks a certified nurse for a con labor and housework role at the journal office. References preferred. Apply with details to the address listed.
A public notice announces a proposed city ordinance in Topeka Kansas affecting multiple property tracts. It details commencement points, center lines along Fillmore Street and nearby avenues, and references to owners and parcels. The notice invites owner and lienholder interest and sets a hearing date in February at the city hall for official consideration.
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