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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1900
Page
8
An advertisement extols Ivory Soap as the sole shortest and safest road to cleanliness. It claims Ivory Soap cleanses both skin and clothes, producing a rich creamy lather that removes dirt but leaves nothing behind. The soap is notable for its buoyant property of floating.
Sheriff Cook and Osage county sheriff pursued Charlcx Beckley wanted for thefts about July 4. Beckley was captured in Pars City after a requisition from Governor Statler, with messaged assistance from paralleled sheriffs. The affair included farmhouse robberies and odd thefts, plus a prior poultry incident ending in a chicken coup tragedy.
Mattoon Illinois July 24 three persons and a team of horses were killed when an engine struck a cab at the Itnwix Central railway crossing. Two men were killed outright and Mrs Waller was seriously injured and died within two hours.
Fragmentary telegraph notices report Sar Pranednity CL-Tt at a hospital and troops aligned on a military reservation. A crowd, rumors of injuries, and a yacht club incident near Berlin are noted. Crowe possibly fatally injured, Blaze and Wales described in violent terms. Lehigh Valley aviation plans and meningitis update amid scattered references to events at sea and in cities.
Police officer John Bridwell of the First District faced a criminal correction court in St Louis on July 24. He was fined $50 by Judge Clark after an indictment alleging oppression in office was heard.
An indictment charges a captain Samuel J Boyd with oppression in office. Both cases stem from the arrest and detention of Mrs Asnle Buckley wife of a posse comitatus member. State testimony says her only fault was siding with the St Louis Transit Co on June fo and she carried a riot gun for protection at the time.
San Diego July 24 Excitement grows among settlers in eastern 24s county and Yuma residents over a reported bed of oil in the Pot Holes district of the Colorado River about 15 miles north of Yuma. A rush for the land turned chaotic with a locator firing a rifle to assert rights.
In Hontsville Alabama a mob overran the jail and lynched Elijah Clark a prisoner who had attacked a 13 year old girl Susan Priest. A sheriff and officers fought smoke fire and gunfire as they attempted to defend him. The crowd battered doors entered the jail and forced the prisoner outside, where local authorities were overwhelmed.
Geneva July 24 Dr William B Brooks director of Smith Observatory reports a new comet found this morning in the eastern sky. At discovery July 23 its position was right ascension 2h 42m 44s declination north 12 20 with northern motion. The body lies in Aries with a bright nucleus and broad tail marking the twenty second comet recovered by Brooks.
In Grand Encampment on July 4 a band of sheep men raided Copperton a mining town twenty miles west driving prospectors from saloons and other businesses with butlets. Miners vow to resist further raids as preparations begin. Also Berlin reports formation of an Oleomargarine Trust to start next year in Germany.
Shanghai and Yokohama papers report strain from China unrest affecting Japanese trade. Heat in Pekin worsens misery as 800 soldiers and families endure. Japanese efforts to reach Tien Tsun fail. Boxers thwart a covert envoy. Financial panic looms as Chinese market access collapses, prompting Japanese firms to recall staff.
A translated Boxer poster from Shanghai details a sacred edict issued by the Lord of Wealth and Happiness. It calls for punishment of foreigners and outlines rewards for converts while urging spread of the doctrine. it cautions about adulterated wells and offers a toxic home remedy.
London questions American disclosures on China and rejects Conger’s letter as a delayed note. Foreign Office relies on Chinese viceroy statements rather than U S reports, while exchanges between the American embassy and Lord Salisbury hint at mediation or peacemaking discussions. Reports from Hatfield and Westminster rumor possible Allied action or diplomacy, with Germany viewed skeptically.
The weekly report from the U S Department of Agriculture Kansas section notes heavy rains across the state with northern to northeastern counties receiving the heaviest rainfall. Eastern division reports improved corn and hay yields though some early corn damaged, while central districts show generally good corn. western areas see mixed results with some corn injury and drying pastures.
The Topeka weather bureau reports rainfall of about 1.78 inches across the state with a heavy downpour from 2:45 am to 7 am. Towns from Stuttgart to Limon receive substantial totals, with Clay Center about one inch and Horton reports one to one and a half inches. Forecasters predict more showers tonight and fair tomorrow as a broad low pressure system moves eastward from the Southwest.
A serial appeal presents Mrs. Pinkham as a busy, supervising figure for women seeking medical advice. The text emphasizes that any woman can write to Mrs. Pinkham about her physical condition and receive guidance, highlighting her comprehensive reach across the continent.
A promotional item touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for women in pain, claiming it has helped two million sick women and noting that many neighborhoods contain women who suffer. The ad emphasizes Mrs Pinkham's confidentiality and expertise on women's ills.
In a hot weather special the store lists 100 new umbrellas priced at 1.75 2 and 2.25 now 1.50. Mussed white shirt waists reduced to 98c 1.50 1.75 1.98 and 2.50. Suit patterns from 12 to 27.50 cut in half in this sale.
A recorded weather update shows temperatures fluctuating with patches of data. The maximum by 11 o clock reached 72 while the minimum was 67. another noted figure lists a midnight high of 72 and a northwest wind at eight miles per hour.
New York July 24 a published interview quotes ex president Cleveland urging Democrats to vote for McKinley or riot. The piece notes the strong warning and implies party tensions ahead of the election.
Skagway reports provisional Alaska Canadian boundary survey completed near the Porcupine district. Monuments set by O H Tittman and W F King place much of Porcupine and Dalton road on the British side, prompting American miners to protest to President McKinley and seek support from Seattle Skaguay San Francisco and Portland chambers of commerce.
In a New York letter dated July 12, 1900, Lord George Hamilton secretary of state for idl expresses gladness at hearing from the New York committee of one hundred on India famine relief. He urges impressing upon Americans the importance of private charity in alleviating distress caused by the rains failure in India.
The passage discusses delays in rain relief reaching millions and the limited scope of government aid. It argues private charity will be crucial during the hardship as government works end. Subscribers are reassured funds will not fund government spending but aid individuals beyond government reach.
Denver and Rio Grande promotes The Scenic Line of the World with Colorado Utah and New Mexico resorts for tourists and transcontinental travelers. Through tickets via Cripple Creek a famed old camp and three daily trains include Pullman palace and tourist sleeping cars.
A garbled passage mentions rail routes among Chicago Denver San Francisco and Los Angeles with a note on Ogden gateway and Utah. It also references Horner or Mottana and a man turning yellow, claiming Yellow Jaundice and seeking liver remedies and quack treatments pitched by a druggist.
The Grand Trunk Railway outlines a summer travel route featuring popular resorts and key destinations in Ontario and neighboring regions. The plan highlights Muskoka and Kawartha Lakes escapes, the Saint Lawrence River area, Rapid and Polland Islands, the White Mountains, and coastal seas as premier summer hotspots.
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