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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1899

Page

5

Heavy Damask Crash and All Linen Crash Prices

The notice lists 19 inch heavy damask crash at 64 cents per yard, ordinary crash at 10 cents per yard, and extra heavy all linen crash at 12 cents per yard, now 10 cents per yard.

Wrappers Offered At Unusually Low Prices

Two lots of summer wrappers offered at low prices. Lot 1 collapses from 8c to 59c each, Lot 2 from 1.25 1.50 and 1.98 to 95c each. Limited stock remains and items feature light summery effects with trim.

War Talk as Ulterior Ultimatum Dawns in South Africa

London reports serious war talk as negotiations with Kruger stall. Britain readies practical ultimatum after Bloemfontein talks fail to yield concessions. Press commentators warn of exhausted resources and the need for force. Kruger’s stance and Uitlander rights dominate the debate as editors urge decisive action.

London South Africa Bmr Beriain Jories House of Semmons Uttlanders Akad Bern Beck Bloemfen

PINGEE S CAR PLANS FOR MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP

Detroit governing body asked to pass an ordinance enabling city railways to be owned and run by the municipality. Commissioner appointees Stevenson Schmidt and Pig EEE filed formal request to council for authority to acquire and operate sites and railways under a thirty year charter. The plan aims to carry out the community program with a municipal ownership framework.

Detroit Mich Pig Eee Eiligst Stevenson Carl E. Schmidt Railwaye Lage Cipit

Bond Issue Extension Planned for Municipal Purchase

The commission moves to authorize an 18 year extension on a 17 500 000 bond fund intended for an asset purchase. The plan assigns mortgage security to a Metro Charter Company and a municipal entity, with city obligations limited to pledge of revenues and bondholder protections. Quarterly financial reports will be filed, and the city would not assume general indebtedness beyond the mortgage and related security.

Armod Honda Fewnchine Commissioners Asses Eugen Agentarite Univers Panacea

Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Effective Says Elderly User

An aged user describes backache and kidney trouble easing after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The testimonial from Topeka cites relief from dull kidney pain and bladder weakness, with renewed rest after purchasing from Rowdy & Stow drug store and confirms Doan's strong presence nationwide through Fotter Milburn Co. NYC.

Topeka O. Halterman Madison Thompson Hardware Co Dean Rowdy & Stow Sixth St Kengus Ave Doan Price Soc Fotter-Milburn Co Butta N_Y

Rate Book Here Becomes Stand In for Exposer Webb McNall

The Clark son rate bureau has been revived under C E Eldridge Topeka with new rate books for Kansas. Insurance companies push reduced rates as an individual enterprise provoking antitrust concerns. A Topeka judge refused an injunction against Webb McNall’s destruction of Clarkson bureau, and the new rate books are being printed and distributed though not yet in Topeka Book stores. The attorney general may pursue the matter if legal violations are traced.

Kansas C. E. Eldridge Topeka Clarkson Rate Bureau Stanley Katinas Chicago Chicago Union aMes Las Webb McNall Clarkson Tate Bureau Clarkson Bureau McNall Hazen Fate Bureau Journal Eldridge Tope Syidente

Letter from Walter C Swartz of Twentieth Kansas unit at Calumpit

Walter C Swartz writes from May to Chief Wi marth recounting the April march from Malolos through banana groves to Calumpit river. He describes heavy fortifications, an armored railroad train, and artillery driving the enemy to the Rio Grande, a brutal river crossing attempt with Col Funston and Col Fox ton under fire, and a harrowing raid across a bridge on improvised rafts amid entrenched defenders and native fighters.

Walter C. Swartz Company A Twentieth Kansas Wimarth Malolos Calumpit Rio Grande Col Funston Migzer Col Foxton

A Turbulent War Chronicle From a Turkish Frontier

A frontline correspondent recalls the brutal heat and fear of battle. Soldiers recount loss and injury as they bivouac in rain and flood, bury comrades, and press on through villages and sugarcane fields while demanding better equipment and supplies. The narrative also intertwines glimpses of naval and government budgeting details and a push for Krag-Jorgensen rifles.

Somme Wagner Whiteker Whitecher Bros. Topeka Reoeyaizal Whitaker Manila

Fragmented wartime finance note from June pledge

A garbled June entry discusses fond allocations and treasury status, noting a presidential allotment surpassing expectations. It references the war department and Congress, with vague figures around 340,000 and a focus on funds tied to military or residency issues amid broader wartime context.

Baitle Ile Ferdin Batylpparemiens Navy Treasury Department Navy Department FSM NH. Ares Conline Eutes Maccatnery Voamein eitUk Wuppiles Tpeodizure Sah Tader War Department Manly Abe Wncretary Oribance Dureiu Bean Quartermaster Department Tur H.mivheel Nata Social Ieee Treasury Sporovyia Congress Ary Gary T

Hobart Leaves Washington for Long Branch to Rest Health

Vice President Hobart, suffering from a long illness described as a severe attack followed by relapse, travels to Long Branch for a restorative summer. He remains weak with a seriously weakened heart but is hopeful for improvement through a quiet sea air season. President McKinley has been monitoring his condition.

Long Branch Washington Hobart Congress McKinley

Scrofula Inheritance and Swift’s Specific Claim

An ad asserts scrofula as a stubborn inherited blood disease and promotes Swift’s Specific as the sole remedy. It recounts a mother’s testimonial of long suffering for her son Cosrir, claiming dramatic healing after two months, and dismisses doctors as unable to cure blood disorders.

Cosrir S.s.sin Swift Specific Co Atlanta

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