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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1900
Page
4
A scanned Topeka State Journal fragment critiques imperial, Chinese, and European policy, mocks politicians and press, and references McKinney Bryan Remey and the Wagner Sleeping Car case. It includes speculative commentary on elections, government appointments, and international tensions with a dated tone.
The piece discusses supply and demand effects on meat prices and wages. It mentions meat sent to China and impacts on workers, employers, and middlemen, predicting delayed prosperity and wage pressure as prices rise and then adjust over time.
An irate saloonkeeper’s wife in Otumwa Te is said to have violently assaulted an elderly man on the city street. A large crowd gathered as the woman shouted and fought, with claims that another local figure was involved. Details remain unclear due to the damaged text.
The Topeka Capital accuses the State Journal of partisan attack while the city council favors public ownership of the waterworks and city printing. The dispute centers on endorsements, council votes, and the mayoral race with officials like Mr Elliot and Mr Drew cited amid reclamations of integrity and service to Topeka.
A collage of local observations from the Atchison Globe comments on public manners and small town life. It jokes about politicians, mothers, daughters, and neighbors, noting quirks such as town hacks, social reactions, and a girl’s Beethoven moment that left the crowd stunned.
A collage of witty quips and satirical lines covers politics, society, and daily life. It pings at politicians, industry, and social pretenses with sharp irony from various sources including the Philadelphia Record. A closing quip about a census enumerator hints at humor in auditions and public roles.
Sergeant H C Sorenson in Topeka reports many applicants for the army with varied ambitions from photographers to former officers. He notes age restrictions and the need for able men for infantry and artillery at Leavenworth and Fort Adams, while describing the recruitment scene and the difficulty of securing consent from parents for underage applicants.
A fragmentary clipping shows youths and readers discussing enlistment schemes in Kansas. One writes seeking to become battalion photographer for China service while another asks about joining the Army and requests transportation to Topeka. The sergeant questions how many would return and hints parents’ permission is a barrier.
Washington reports a Pekin dated dispatch from Miniter Conger prompts renewed doubt about its authenticity.Officials say a long ago missing State Department cipher book may have circulated to another government, though denial states it never implicated China. The cipher system has since been replaced with a newer one.
In London a heated Commons session debated the colonial secretary Joseph Chamberlain. Sir Wilfrid Lawson moved to cut his salary as censure for policy on South Africa. The motion failed by 98 to 62 after Liberal interruptions and party lines.
Paris reports an imperial letter from the Chinese court to President Loubet dated July 19. It appeals for conciliation over frontier disputes near Quarg Si and Funan, deplores attacks on forts at Taku, and seeks France as a mediator to ease mounting tensions and universal wrath toward China. The missive is dated the twenty-third day of the sixth month in the twenty-sixth year.
Milwaukee July reports reveal Mrs. Robert Curtis Brown known as Jane Peyton has pursued theater with Suisiues stock company and rehearsals for Prineste in New York. Her father George Van Norman, now in Chicago, vows to disinherit her over acting. He has not spoken since moving.
A scarce Western image purports to show three missionaries in Pekin during Boxer upheaval. The caption notes they were attacked during Gendieh operations and dragged by furious fanatics, placing them in immediate peril.
Russian troops from Nikolsk and Sungury rivers push toward Churbin and neighboring areas to relieve positions as Chinese artillery shells fall short. Cossacks cross the Amur, scattering Chinese forces while the steamer Vojevoda reports illicit fire from Sausin. Japan signals readiness to mobilize three more divisions for China if needed.
The Santa Fe Department announces additional excursions for the Rock Island road. Westbound trips are planned for August 7 and 21 and September 4, with a final limit on October 1. Eastbound tickets go on sale August 1 with stopover privileges and renewed service toward Misanucl tiv...
Two trainloads of United States Marines passed the Santa Fe route to San Francisco. next week 3rd Cavalry from Fort Apshe and Wingate Athens will join them. Both Marines and cavalry are bound for service in the Philippines or China. The National Negro Race Conference opens in Montgomery on July 26 with Rev. W. H. Mixon presiding. A paper by Miss Frances Anthony will be read during the conference.
Dallas July 25 Pinckney Hill was killed and A H Birchfeld wounded in a four handed fight at Monahan's station on the Texas and Pacific line west of Dallas. Also notes of a Chicago and Eastern wreck near St Louis with many injuries, a Vancouver strike settlement, and German coal shipment to war ships. The Philadelphia port reports Adria impressed for German service and a large coal transfer to Berhold. Exit times listed for trains from Topeka to Chicago with sleeper and dining car features.
An advertisement promotes contactless eye aid devices claiming adjustable focus and precise alignment to correct blurred vision. It alleges real pain relief from improved focal power and offers free consultation with measurements to tailor the product to individual eye conditions.
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