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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1899
Page
4
A collage of brief items from the Topeka State Journal notes and Chicago and national items. Mentions Gen Wheeler in the Philippines, Bryan renomination, Alger, and political dynamics. Reports on trains, the Colosseum in Chicago, and reflections from the Chicago News. Includes miscellaneous humor and social observations.
The Worcester Spy discusses Masachusetts industrial shifts and the revolution in agriculture. It notes cereals nearly erased, with 200,000 bushels of oats grown and rye yield down 13 percent while Indian corn harvest rises. Fruit and vegetable production climbs, strawberries scarce, and cherry and tomato crops show large value gains.
The article details a trial in Hartford Connecticut using curbside mail collection via trolley car delivery boxes. Data show April and May tallies of letters, with a rise in deliveries and special mail, and a shift to box-based depositing by carriers during runs.
The postmaster explains benefits of a new delivery service to reduce congestion. Mail deposits occur at fixed daily hours, easing peak loads. Hartford street railway has offered free box delivery, offsetting costs, with plans to extend box access to all cars and routes within 12 to 15 miles, enabling 12 to 18 daily collections.
A garbled collection of names, places, and events from a historic newspaper page. The text references Ban oe Papers, Wellington, Abilene, New Jersey, and various individuals, with scattered mentions of speeches, elections, printing, and civic notices. The disjointed fragments resemble a collage rather than a coherent story.
Reports from Denver indicate English financiers including W Hi Patterson of Ontario John H Wanshope of Edinburgh and AH Bourne of London are in Denver awaiting Kansas men to invest in the Trego Ellis county shale deposits. Tests at a Colorado smelter show shale from Kansas promising ore with zinc and gold near seven to ten dollars per ton, plus petroleum, and large tracts of land are reported across Trego and Ellis counties.
Wellington druggists refuse to sell beer citing the high occupation tax. H Hayes and C W Schrwinn, long-time beerHandlers, would not pay the second half tax and will continue whisky sales under their druggist permits. Neosho Valley floods force rail routes to detour. towns along the river report widespread water, wrecked bridges, and water around depots.
A small boy in Unia county near Coates played with a revolver found in the home. He pointed it at his sister and fired, killing the infant and piercing the mother’s heart as she lay in bed. Evidence suggests the tragedy occurred while a hired man was present.
Desperate fight erupts between William Murray and Henry Bulleis near Wichita at Millerton Kansas. Young Murray, a 1 year old boy, was beaten and wounded with a pitchfork as the melee spilled onto the street. He was hauled home on a stretcher amid the fracas.
Miss N J Locaneani of Elizabethtown Pa writes that Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills cured years of drops kidney trouble female weakness and a supposed tumor She says she felt better after the first bottle and thanks Mrs Pinkham who responds to letters from suffering women without charge at Lyua Muss
A chaotic incident erupted when a farm worker attempted to retrieve a loaned wagon from Bullsek. A struggle followed after the theft attempt, with Young Murray and another family member attacked by the Bull fools. Injuries to bystanders were minor.
In Leavenworth D S Anthony Jr faced a jury for assault and weapons charges with adjournments and a writing of the complaint. Minneapolis celebrated with a baseball doubleheader 2 to 2, a parade, oration by D C Chipman, songs, fireworks, and a county shooting match won by Lamar’s Baysinger. Howard observed a rainy but patriotic day with music, a drum corps, fireworks, and a grand ball. Pensions were announced for several veterans in Kansas, while Great Bend hosted a large Fourth celebration featuring a bicycle parade, races, and an accident involving a boy injured by a stray piece of leather tooling. Ex Senator John Martin delivered a notable Fourth address at Whitewater on the Declaration of Independence.
The three Remus proprietors of the Wellington Journal have bought I E Smith's interest in the paper. The deal took effect in July. Mr Smith then joined Santa Fe as a clerk under Portman A Stepwood of the land office. The Journal plans to secure a printing outlet of its own and move into it with the Yulee to expand operations.
J S Latta longtime Japitar of the high school building died in City Center after a fall from the second floor rail Monday night. Found unconscious, he remained so until death yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred during his habit of spending nights in the building. Davis County Wheat King Junction City. July 6 Allie Tay south of the city 90 acres mined. cutting at Sunday evening.
Bishop Turner of Georgia criticizes President McKinley for silence on lynching and race rights. He urges recognition for Black soldiers, officers, and wartime service, and questions administration support for blacks within the United States. He also hints at colonial ideas and emigration.
New Santa Fe man James M Barr was elected vice president by the directors of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe in New York today. He will head the operating department and assume charge of operations.
A Salina paper quotes Bishop denying a lieutenant ordered prisoners shot. The letter argues the lieutenant cannot be a brute and claims the wounded prisoners were treated humanely. The text also references a Toledo detachment and a Beady bore race, plus a long aside about an Endeavor meeting and locomotive incidents.
An ad suggests dizziness signals stomach distress and liver toxin buildup. It touts Hostettar's Stomach Hitters as a faithful cure to cleanse the system, soothe nerves, and restore strength, urging use with a private devence stamp on the bottle. It promotes Heartt Roots Substitutes as an alternative.
Philip Mayer was arrested on a warrant sworn in the city for assault with intent to kill. He was admitted to bail on a $500 bond. Mayer struck George Peyton on the head with a heavy iron cuspidor during a drunken bout on July 4. Peyton’s skull was fractured and menaced by death, but he is now improving.
City council stayed in the chamber past midnight to handle business as a fierce storm raged outside. Members, including Mayor Drew, refused to adjourn until all items were addressed, with no further actions found after late scrutiny of documents.
New York July 6 The Brooklyn Eagle received Governor Roosevelt's letter with a check for 25 dollars for the Dewey fund. The governor expresses appreciation for efforts to memorialize and support the admiral in a form he deems best for the court. The speaker notes Roosevelt's high standing in popular regard since the Civil War.
The Topeka city council approved a petition led by Rev. M C Leng and 13k backers urging strict enforcement of the curfew ordinance for the good of the rising generation. Police had largely ignored the curfew, and the council's action aims to curb youth time in public spaces.
Brigadier General Joseph Wheeler was ordered to report to General Otis at Manila for service in the Philippine Islands. The order was issued today as American forces prepare ongoing operations in the region.
The readable fragments reference bankruptcy, transitions, and internal training across various names and places. Mentions include Ameriot, Waukesha, and Sones Murpht with scattered notes on contracts and debts dating back to an unspecified year. The text reads as a misread ad page with unclear, disjointed entities.
Frank Hamilton a 17 year old son of Mr and Mrs Hamilton of 615 Madison Street died Wednesday morning from typhoid fever at his home. The funeral will be Friday at 2 PM from the residence with his Sunday school class members serving as pallbearers. A bright student, he planned to enter college after graduation to study law and was well regarded by classmates.
A Topeka area column lists numerous real estate transfers with buyers and prices including Johanna Mt Hosen to dumet for several lots on Monroe Street and Jefferson Street, Wilson Keith to Pomp & Lucinda Merogether for $200, and CH Crowther and wife at $500. It also notes council attention to a family’s candien of Andrew Dae pret and a dead animal disposal contract awarded to Dr. Geirse Ho Hapcosd. The piece closes with an advert for the Scenic Line of the World Denver & Rio Grande railroad offering routes through the Rocky Mountains with travel packages and a request to write for a descriptive booklet.
A narrator details an eerie meeting with a mysterious Rajah figure in a grand, moonlit setting. The Rajah exudes unsettling, lifelike stillness as conversation unfolds, revealing tension between power, allegiance, and the narrator's awareness of fragility and illusion. The scene culminates with the Rajah asking for correspondence on state matters.
AMperintendent of machinery for the Santa Fe road left today on four special trains for a wooded district carrying provisions and twenty-two row boats. Governore Savers aided by Representative W. Kite called a special meeting to relieve the disaster area between Galveston and the Draros river. Tickets on sale at Santa Fe depot today with round trips to Los Angeles at reduced prices, valid through September.
An editor urges readers to consider patent medicines widely used for twenty years, praising their reliability and noting practical demonstrations. The piece mentions a sale, stock on hand, and commitments to supply lasting through mid summer with literature and depot details for interested buyers.
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