This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1899
Page
7
The Star Grocery at 112 East Sixth Street, J. S. Sprout owner, advertises wholesale and retail groceries, queensware, tinware, and fresh meat with Saturday bargains. The list includes coffee, tea, canned fruits, cereals, baked goods, dairy items, syrups, flour, and mail orders.
Rail travel notice lists excursion fares from Pushin and Enid to Colorado Springs Denver and Pittsburgh and points between. Prices shown include 324.00, 17.50, 240 and 9 with dates July 15 to August 1. Santa Fe lines tout comfort luxury and electric lighting on fast trains under Fret Harvey’s direction with warnings about crossings and track upgrades.
Chicsev July 14 iron and steel markets show renewed activity with price gains across sheets and truck supplies. Black sheets rise by $2 per ton, structural criteria set high. buyers and sellers face tight supply, high quotes, and limited deliveries as mills push for next year sales amid strong demand.
Siour Falls July 14. Wolf, a Rosebud agency Sioux, a member of the Indian police, was found lying on the prairie bleeding and senseless. The incident involves local authorities and ongoing investigation into the assault and cause of injury.
In Atchison Wednesday evening Trinity church hosted the marriage of Ruth Hetherington to Luther Arson Todd with a sung Lohengrin procession and a large turnout of Topeka guests. The couple left for Yellowstone Park then New York to reside, with many congratulatory telegrams arriving from across the United States and Europe.
State examiners H T Heattey and W C Aus completed a thorough review of Kansas Mutual Life Insurance Company. They found the company’s books and policies well managed, with premiums explained, a strong surplus over $140,000, and investments in first class Kansas securities. The report dated 1949 praises responsibility and notes level premiums for 1886 policies due to natural premium concepts.
Port Townsend reports the Orizaba brought 60 Klondike returnees with gold dust ranging from 1300 to several thousand dollars. The ship's strong box holds 108 pounds of gold from the Interior. Passengers describe Atlin District claims activity and Judge Irving’s rulings on locating rights and licenses affecting Americans and Canadians.
Nathan Branch the aged Evanston resident will meet his long lost brother Let of Macon Georgia, separated 66 years ago in Chesterfield County Virginia. A real estate man named Callum, who wintered in the South, learned of the kin and told Nathan of another brother Jordan. Letters have been sent to Macon and replies are expected next week. The account recalls boyhood days and family history amid an air of reunion.
Richmond board of tin papers and pending contentation. Paris talks of a royal visit to the 1000 Paris exhibition. Shamrock yacht reports a hollow keel for its cable storage. Ottawa reflects on Transvaal troop offers. Jamestown reports Roy Terre injured. New York notes July 14 deaths from lockjaw and a Spanish navy boy to Newport training. Mexican bond issue over subscribed at J P Morgan & Co with 15 million more bids than allotment.
A Washington dispatch says the U S tilts toward Great Britain in the Transvaal dispute, with Americans abroad restricted and diplomacy likely routed through London. It notes no direct US representations to the Transvaal and signals anxiety over potential British-American citizen alignments amid negotiations.
Henry W. Jenkins, a Spanish-American War volunteer from San Antonio, sought admission to the National Soldiers' Home in Leavenworth but was refused. The facility's law limits entry to Mexican and Civil War veterans, excluding volunteers like Jenkins who served six months and 11 days guarding the Mexican border, now incapacitated by exposure.
A fragmented Utah newspaper excerpt reports a bitter march against militant agitators linked to East State, with references to a prominent attorney and a religious figure, plus reactions from Marie Y. Dougall and Jonm Taylor. The piece hints at social unrest, court observations, and tensions within the local church community amid upheaval.
The article reports on a heated dispute over marriages and separations, with Richards accusing opponents of creating a tangled web of civil affairs by revisiting old marital arrangements. He notes many couples desire new marriages yet wish to maintain previous unions, arguing the issue should be resolved to end the conflict.
Classified notices seek varied labor and employment. Listings include a young German family seeking a place, a store helper with references, a man for light outdoor work, a fitter for a vacancy with weekly pay and expenses, cash for ideas, a white girl for general dance work with German or Swede preference, several ladies to solicit and certify, a woman cook and maids, a news agent, a nurse seeking a position for per day pay, all across Kansas and Philadelphia with contact details.
Partial classified notes advertise a Kimball piano and a drug store for sale at or near one thousand dollars. Also listed is a Campbell drug store sale and a local business opportunity. A campaign printing plant is offered for sale, with location details implied by the fragmentary text.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.