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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1900
Page
7
An old notice advertises a Santa Fe special train between Topeka and Kansas City with July 2 and July 4 departures. It mentions fares, travel times, and ongoing daily trains between Kansas City, Topeka, and Topeka. The text mixed notes depict an eventful travel scheme and a health anecdote about a man turning yellow and seeking treatment.
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Reports from the island describe ongoing political friction as observers note attempts to exclude certain figures from proceedings and protests over custody of duties. Inductions of new Cuban mayors are described with mixed enthusiasm as Cuba's leadership considers residence and support for military families.
The Methodist Episcopal church fund of 20 070 000 faces two thirds yet to be subscribed as of July 2. Secretary Dr Edmund D Miles says only two thirds remain. Funds support evangelization education charity city mission work and conference claimants debts. Syracuse and Union University figures given. other seminaries described.
In 1900 reports to the state board of agriculture detail county agricultural societies and fair observances. Officials include B. D. Coburn, Alvah Shelden, E. Ry ecco, and H. G. Toler, with events across Brown, Butler, Allen, Linn, Osage, and other counties, listing secretaries and locations such as Mound City, Wichita, and Salinas.
Missouri Pacific announces a limited special train service from Santa Fe to Kansas City with round trip tickets on July 2 3 and 4 at one and one third fares. Tickets valid between stations within 29 miles. return by 11 30. "
New York dock board leader President Cram said loss of life could have been prevented with proper discipline after Hoboken fire aboard ships of the North German Lloyd line. He cited narrow piers, rotten sheds, and crowded conditions as factors, and noted several missing or dead crew members and the inquest proceeding led by County Physician Converse.
Topeka Board of Education outlines summer projects including heating plant repairs for the high school and construction plans for a new building. The committee reports reveal funding, bids, and anticipated work to improve school facilities this summer and next year.
A naval act directed by North German Lloyd Steamship Co. covers burial for unidentified and unclaimed victims. Identified remains will be returned to friends. a grave plot with a monument will be placed at Flower Hill Cemetery, North Ber. Public notices advertise train specials and remedies for indigestion, with figures and contact details.
Heavy increase in government inspectors at the Chicago stock yards follows a surge of German orders for sausage and canned meat as the October 5 enforcement of new meat restrictions looms. Dr O E Dyson, head of the bureau of animal industry, adds 25 microscopists, bringing total inspectors to 100.
The first fatality on Mount Washington in ten years occurred after a severe storm last Saturday. W. Curtis, 7 years old, and Alien Ormsbee, 20, both from New York, perished while climbing near Crawford Bridle. Their bodies were recovered today by Appalachian Mountain Club members at the summit during a Meld meeting. Curtis was a noted athlete and early founder of the New York Athletic Club and a famed mountain climber. Ormsbee, a Crescent A. A. member of Brooklyn, was also an expert athlete.
Western delegates to a world conference of the Young Citizens’ Christian Endeavor start July 1 in Edinburgh after delays in Chicago and a burning of the steamer in New York. They chartered trains to London and will travel on sister ships, escorted by Boston members to mark the event.
London crowds heard Rev. Charles M. Sheldon of Topeka Kans. deliver a dynamic speech on religious reform with emphasis on Anglo Saxon acquisitiveness and social trusts. He condemned the New York fee trust and praised temperance while predicting a large evangelical drive in the U S. The event drew 3000 placard laden attendees and lively street reactions.
Rainy River Indians in Ottawa reports from Indian commissioner David Laird at Winniper that the Rainy River district is dispersive and there is no longer any Double there. Summer tourist material promotes the Grand Trunk Railway route to Lake Superior and seaside resorts. Copies of literature available from Summit Tourist Office in Chicago. Union Pacific adds extra train equipment for Kansas City on July 4 with a special car to Salina at 1 p.m.
The Amalgamated Woodworkers association announced a settlement preventing a three week long strike by 1,200 workers. The agreement grants a 10 percent wage increase after March 1, 1901, contingent on manufacturers in Milwaukee and Cincinnati granting a similar raise. The current rate is $2 a day for nine hours, and the pact also shifts the new effective date from September 1 to July 1, reflecting concessions by manufacturers.
The Eleventh annual Kansas State Tennis Tournament will be held in Abilene, Kansas, August 21, 23, and 24, featuring singles and doubles events to crown the state champion. W. A. Slutteson serves as secretary and treasurer.
Major Taylor and Tom Cooper will meet at the A. W. meet in Milwaukee on July 30 for a three heat match race over three days. The purse is 140 with the winner taking all. A limit on arrival transport is stated and preliminaries will be held before the track opens for July events.
Reports from Pitteburs July 1 describe a boxing bout between Jack McClelland of this city and Oscar Gardner of Wheeling ending in a draw after twenty rounds of rapid exchanges. The event drew local interest as a contested match with swift action and skillful maneuvers.
A mix of small ads and notices for Topeka Kansas area. Items include stock of merchandise in Neha County Kansas with values. sale of general merchandise in Missouri. a corner at Saree and Kansas Avenue to be sold. cottage for sale with stove and quick sale note. and notices seeking permits to sell intoxicating liquors at 400 West Pitcole in Topeka Second Ward and 607 Kansas Avenue in Topeka Fourth Ward with probate hearing dates in Shawnee County set for July 27, 1908 and 2 July respectively.
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