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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1899
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal features Frank P. MacLennan reporting on distant war developments and U S political economy. Observations touch on Cuba, the Philippine conflict, Dewey’s plans, French politics, postmasters salaries, wheat supplies, and antitrust debates led by Senator Capen. The piece mixes quotations and column-like discussion of trusts and competition.
A critical wart on municipal corruption discusses how officials seek emoluments and political gain through patronage and private interests. It condemns municipal figures who owe allegiance to party leaders over public duty and urges honest, diligent service aligned with the city’s interests.
A fragment outlines Texas treble distrust law defining any combination of capital restraining trade as a trust or monopoly. It bans giving away goods below cost to prevent competition and forbids membership withdrawal from or joining to avoid restraint. Violators face penalties under the act.
The text outlines penalties for chartered entities violating state law with fines from 33,000 to 35,000 per offense and assigns one-fourth of penalties to prosecutors. It notes court delays for other trials, purchaser immunity for violator-made articles, and a 20 day response deadline implying guilt by silence. It also mentions associations for news collection facing guilt without extenuation.
A rambling column of aphorisms on love money and human folly. It muses that women influence emotion when men act foolish and that the love of money drives behavior. It hints that appearances and public acts distract from inner truths.
A humorous piece on courtship and women with clipped, ironic observations. It critiques female indecision and male missteps, noting the devil favors caution and a restrained approach to romance. The tone is wry and observational.
A humorous Atchison Globe column ponders marriage life and social stereotypes. It notes how admiration can turn to persecution, outlines quirks of newlyweds, widows, and divorced expectations, and ribbingly reflects on men’s failures and women’s enduring concerns with affection, duty, and forgiveness.
A fragmented reflection asks how people would behave if authority, honesty, and courtesy were consistently observed. It ponders treatment of lawbreakers, birds, fishing tales, mothers and books, property upkeep, umpires, honesty about finances, and social expectations for married couples, workers, and public figures.
In a Kansas incident, one saloon keeper was arrested while his associate fled. Police say the event stemmed from illegal gambling and disorderly conduct at a city saloon. Investigations continue as officers pursue the escapee.
A county law campaign clamped down on alleged joint operation in the opera house district. Lashell and Dutt faced three charges. Dutt was arrested on site while a large beer haul was seized. Lashell fled on foot but was captured miles away after a rural chase led by Sheriff Vanderhurt. Witnesses and ministers aided efforts, and trial is set for next week.
June 1 report from Pittsburg Kansas describes a shift in mining activity amid a strike. Western Coal and Mining Co resumes work at Yale No 4 shaft with uncertain extent, Central Co reports a sharp rise in ore output and a crowd of about 80 strikers confront workers, two were turned back and a man threatened with force before calm returned.
Arkansas City struggles with a water plant deal after a six month option on the city water plant failed to close. Bonds were approved but the city could not finalize purchase, leaving hydrant rentals at 3000 a year under a ten year contract with possible rise to 4275. The plant remains offered for sale pending court action with a local company.
Early Monday morning residents woke to a dull report when Walmer Bros. & Co. found their site entered and the safe blown open. A large sum of cash drafts and checks were taken while investigators traced no clear path to the burglars. The firm had worked late Saturday and could not determine exact losses. This marks Lucas’s first confirmed burglary of this nature.
June 1. A prisoner escaped from the reformatory farm after mounting a plow horse. Guards pursued as several inmates plowed. Willans, upon leaping, threw the reins from his horse and fled. The guard and three inmates pursued, others...
In Harvey County the pursuit focused on a suspect named Williams, 20, who abandoned a faded horse and rode a fresh one into the dark. The escaped man, previously jailed for larceny in Bourbon County last November, remains at large as authorities close the net.
A large turnout honors veterans with a mile long procession to the cemetery while speeches at Homan's hall reflect on Civil War legacies. P Dinsmoor advocates extending the Stars and Stripes to all nations to ensure universal peace, citing three freedoms and the Union army's role in securing them.
Ora Holt a young echowl teacher in Fort Scott died after taking a capsule she believed harmless while visiting her mother and brother at the family home four miles from Uniontown. The capsule proved poisonous and death occurred within minutes, with no suspicion of self harm. The decedent had inherited money from her late father Judge Holt and was entertained at home by her mother.
A 14-year-old Argentine youth, Arthur Marlett, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. ik Mariett, was killed by a bolt of lightning shortly after 8 p.m. while in a room at the Mariett home. The fatal strike touched him on the head, instantly killing him. his mother, shocked by the blast, was rendered unconscious but recovered. Decoration Day was observed in Carbondale with a parade to the cemetery and GAR and WRC services, followed by evening entertainments. Pensions were granted in Kansas with several increases listed for named individuals. Coal miners near Kaw. gathered to urge a work stoppage, while McPherson reports population and valuation gains. Leavenworth court calendar shows 35 divorce cases for the June term. Mennonite commencement at Bethel College in Newton announced with graduates named. Coffeyville Fair directors held a meeting for May Get Prank James.
Secretary R Kennedy was instructed to correspond with Frank James of St Louis to invite him to act as starter of the races at the park fair August 15 to 19. J Winfield Chautauqua notes Winfield June 1. The Chautauqua assembly begins June 20 for twelve days with a promise of a finest series of lectures.
The speaker argues over Hamlet interpretation citing Mendes and Vanor and notes that each country and actor shapes the prince. She asserts her dream to play Hamlet, acknowledges possible madness and myth versus history, and previews reception in Paris and New York without a fixed date.
The asylum locating committee chose Parsons as the site for the state insane asylum after secret session. Final vote at 2:95 pm gave Parsons five of nine, defeating Clay Center and Salina. Names of Parsons supporters are kept secret.
A June 1 report outlines a Navy dispute over a Washington residence offered by public funds. Admiral Upshur confirms his view that the home should either pass to Dewey only during his tenure or become perpetual property for Dewey and his successors, with formal arrangements to fund the purchase.
Mr 5 W Wallace a Santa Fe car service department employee collapsed with heart failure near Kansas avenue during a transfer eruption. He fell unconscious to the curb as bystanders rushed to help. He recovered quickly and was moved by carriage to a Western avenue home near Seventh street. This afternoon he is reported much better.
In Kamrar near Webster City on a June day, Mrs J T Torrance, wife of a local druggist, used a bogey whip to whip Miss Estella Parr a pretty schoolteacher after an earlier incident with Miss Farr. The event occurred as Miss Farr noted a new scrubwoman and passed Torrance’s store leading to the public punishment on the street.
Milwaukee Brewers' association cuts daily hours from ten to nine for brewery workers. Wages will be paid for ten hours’ work, increasing by WW per cent. About 4,000 employees affected. Also references a polishing product and a cycle company note.
General Passenger Agent Black announced the Santa Fe will meet the one fare plus $2 from the Missouri river to Colorado points, aligning with Rock Island and Burlington rates. The summer tourist rate of $24 is reduced to $21, with $19 round trip likely to continue all summer, easing travel for Colorado-bound travelers and marking 18 years of cheaper access.
In Alton June 1 veterans postponed 10 o clock ceremony and gathered at the city hall then paraded to North Alton Confederate Cemetery. A carload of veterans from Texas was collected by Daughters of the Confederacy G A R posts and Confederate Veterans. Three boxes of jasmines and magnolias from Houston arrived for the ceremony.
An Old Clothes Trust with a reported capital stock of 14.6 million dollars was organized in Baxter Street New York. The group plans to buy up all old clothes in the county and hold prices above new garments, aiming to control the market and inflate costs for wearers.
Miss Maude Buhre and G A Kimball wed today in Probate Judge Dolman’s office at the county courthouse. Kimball, long an assistant general treasurer agent of Freck Island, recently resigned. Buhre, a Topeka milliner proprietor, is well known in the city and noted for wealth and social prominence. The brief ceremony marks the union amid local attention and community ties.
Columbus June 1 The Ohio state labor convention opened today with Mayor Jones of Toledo delivering a brief address. The meeting is expected to be the largest delegate labor gathering ever held in the state.
George P Williamson recalls a near disaster on a mountain slope when a sudden avalanche broke away. The escape story details the roar, the sliding debris, and the narrow escape as a companion narrowly avoided being buried by the snow.
Superintendent Herbert C. Tuthitt received ten 300 checks forwarded by Mrs. Sarah Flower widow of Teswell P. Flier. Checks paid to attendees during Mr Power visit, listed to Mrs Herbert Turhill Mrs George Turhill Mrs Everett W Fenny George Hawkins Seth Runn Mrs Kate Thurston and four club employees. Navy Yard report: Brooklyn ship NY yard Bowles says repair costs 3000 and twenty days.
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