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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1899
Page
5
Garfield Park events page notes admission is 10 cents and references Kline's Lumere Cinematograph. The item lists show garbled telegrams from Cincinnati and mentions dates, votes, and district updates. It preserves local notices and names with limited readable context.
Dawes reports reach the city with advices up to June 2. The town notes unusual departures as people leave with bags and cans of gold dust. Shipping lines run daily sailings since mid June, moving passengers and goods amid uncertain conditions.
Report describes expected arrivals of steamers from St Michael with crews and passengers awaiting news. Mentions vessels such as Husneke Alle, Garonne, and a Vancouver ship, hinting at large gold dust finds and upcoming details from the Cape Nome discovery and gold rush.
A truncated report describes a shooting at a general station where J G Carlisle or a relative was killed. The article mentions a former secretary to the treasury and a prior janitorial role, with unclear motives and identities.
A garbled historic note references a yellow fever outbreak on the Isthmus and distant cities. It mentions a prior visit years ago and vague figures, but the readable fragments imply a regional health scare with limited concrete details. The text names Om Parama Wig and Glawaes as places but lacks clear dates or figures.
A dated court order restrains Farmers Loan and Trust of New York from proceeding with the sale of the B G property. Franklin Buell seeks relief against the sale, and a writ of attachment was served but not enforced. The restraining order was issued by the district court in New York, with service on the parties.
Sly crowd reacts to a Manila hero portrait as Aguinaldo leader Piligicu enters. Applause erupts when Dewey is praised, and the audience honors the historic figure amid a tense political moment.
Annual convention Epworth season tickets of sale July 1 to 19 and Aug 3 Hutlts 4 to August 5. See TL King, agent, for particulars.
Mrs Frank Seancre and Miss Acisa Brewer visit Madison while cousins and relatives travel for summer. Lawrence guests depart for Boston and Chicago visits, with many trips to towns like Waukesha Glidden and Topeka. Many acquaintances plan vacations to Colorado Springs, Silver City and California, with a mix of letters and departure notices.
A Washington note warns Canada may deploy mounted police to the Porcupine region in British Columbia, risking US troops to Pyramid Harbor. The dispute centers on Porcupine as neutral ground awaiting a modus vivendi, with past protests and withdrawals shaping cautious diplomacy.
July 11 report outlines the largest co operative colony to be located within Aftern miles of Toledo on Lake Erie. It will include 144 acres of farming land and grow into a manufacturing and commercial center with 10 capital pledged and over 14,00 pledged. profits to be shared among members, with non residents allowed through regular contributions. Mayor Jones' Golden Rule Park hosts the announcement by Jones A Johnson.
Secretary W. H. Barnes of the state horticultural society analyzes Kansas fruit prospects by county. The survey lists percentages for apples, pears, plums, and grapes across Wyandotte, Brown, McCook, Bourbon, Cowley, Marion, Pawnee, Republic, Sedgwick, Wallace and other counties, noting weather and crop conditions such as early varieties and damaged fruit. Local reports indicate some counties show strong yields in Missouri Pippin, Winesap, and Concord varieties while others report substantial losses in certain peaches and cherry crops.
In Clarkevile Tennessee a famous co operative socialist colony at Ruskin faces upheaval from jealousy and dissensions among 13 members who protested wives gaining stock. Lawsuits and injunctions file as the receiver schedules sale of property on the 26th, with plans to form a new crust under trusses once the old unit ends.
San Francisco July 21 Saward J Morgan of Henry Miler Co quits his job to travel east and cruise a yacht off Maine for weeks to escape insomnia. He recalls a London accident with Mrs Leslie Carter and plans to join the Lyceum company in New York in September after resting on the sea.
A fragmentary dispatch from San Francisco outlines rising unrest in Central America amid Carmbra era tensions. It warns of possible foreign interference by the United States and Germany as juntas plot, with reports of political prisoners and executions attributed to Cabrera's forces, while noting scattered uprisings and local disarray.
Weather summary notes widespread rain and above normal precipitation. Temperatures run below or near average in many areas. Harvests progress slowly with some regions reporting early haying and fodder crops starting. corn and wheat prospects vary by county, with heavy yields anticipated in some and late development in others. Western counties report favorable forage and delayed harvest in places.
Nevada Indians protest the reservation school building plans and access to services as authorities move to a new site at Garfield Park. A community meeting is announced and seats are free for tonight’s event with first-class movie showings planned.
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