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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1899
Page
3
Special prices on Wash Fabrics Linens Dimities Batistes and many others in latest patterns. Lot No 1 at 5¢ yard Lot No 2 at 84¢ yard Lot No 3 at 10¢ yard Lot No 4 at 124¢ yard 100 pieces of FANCY RIBBONS Nos 40 60 80 in corded shirred and changeable effects in plaids stripes and Dresden patterns. Tomorrow we offer you more selections and specials.
Our selection includes 25 pieces of 25 cent per yard corded ribbon No 80 Otto man. New and shown only by us. Neighbors sell at 69 to 75 cents per yard. We offer at a special price of 45 cents per yard.
Store advertises limited Summer Wrappers at 59c and 98c each, down from 1.25 to 3.98, and White Wrappers priced 2.25 and 32.69.
The Seneca Tribune reprints a letter to Mgr and Mrs James Nevill grandparents of Ha White a Kansas City soldier who swam the Bag bag with Gen Funston and helped save men during a river crossing. He describes eleven big days with skirmishes a funeral and constant fire, mentions two thousand troops killed or wounded, and recalls taking shoes hat and gun from the dead and a notable rescue of drowning comrades.
Topeka reader Me CT Schumaker, a painter from Quincy Street, describes six months of severe kidney trouble in winter. He cites weeks of cold, back pain, and little relief from remedies until using Dean's Kidney Pills bought at Rowley and Snow's drug store. He reports full recovery after one box and endorses the product strongly.
A soldier in Manila writes of brutal nights under fire, vast casualties, and longing for home. He mentions Kansas City deaths, medical detours, and strained hope that surrender by enemies may end the fighting, while describing intimate battlefield scenes and personal fatigue. He signs as Epws, asking his letter be sent to Seneca.
London June 2 The Savage club hosted a banquet for Mark Twain Samuel Clemens upon his return to London. The event, noted as one of the club’s brightest, honored Twain and referenced Anglo American ties, with cheers for figures including Queen Victoria and McKinley.
Articles of incorporation filed in Oklahoma establish the Blackwell Southern road with capital stock of 380000. Directors include E P Ripley H J Kenna and H E Asp from Guthrie. Work starts July 1 to extend from Braman via Blackwell toward Perry to connect with Santa Fe earnings. The line will open access to a rich Oklahoma area previously tributary to Hutchinson Southern and Rock Island.
Mr. Joan Hodge master car builder of the Santa Fe and Mrs. Hodge left Saturday for Old Point Comfort Virginia to attend the thirty third annual convention of the Master Car Builders association. He sits on the committee to report on the subject Trains Parting.
Rain causes major track washouts disrupting Rock Island services. At Greensburg an 80 by 20 foot washout at a dump eroded, with ongoing damage yearly. Trains between Pratt and Liberal were annulled yesterday and the day before due to washouts.
A Manila paper recalls the Fighting Twentieth Kansas and names Lieut Col Little as “The blue-shirted and profane” for his conspicuous bravery. It notes Col Funston riding the lines and praises the Kansans as fierce fighters under such officers.
Tribune summary from Tacoma reports Gen Charles King recently returned from the Philippines arriving in Chicago and fainting during the journey. Further details on condition and itinerary were not provided in the excerpt.
Gen King, visiting his cousin Mrs Emmons in Milwaukee, fainted during an informal reception as a serenading band played. A physician reported no serious harm, King canceled engagements and will rest several days before returning to San Francisco.
The United Labor League of Philadelphia champions 2000 women seamstresses wives widows and daughters angry that government contracts for soldiers clothing may be awarded, threatening loss of work. They urge President McKinley to stop the award and have the work kept at the arsenal with 3000 women reclaiming livelihoods.
Ex president Grover Cleveland travels from Princeton after a New York victory celebration for James J Jeffries, the new heavyweight champ. Jeffries receives a hero’s welcome on the Jersey City ferry and in trains as crowds acclaim the fighter on a cross country tour.
An old-time ad from Campbell's at 625 Kansas Avenue touts Campbell's as the finest watchmakers with the Palace Sleepers reservations and the Colorado River line ticket offer. It announces round trip fares of 24 dollars via the Rock Island Route with return validity through October first, and directs inquiries to AL 3 Fuller for timing and reservations.
William A Brady releases a telegram from Jeffries taunting Thomas Sharkey and proposing a September 15 world championship bout in a 28 foot ring with a $10,000 side stake. Jeffries demands George Siler as referee and insists the entire purse go to the winner, depositing $2,500 as good faith.
The silver men of New York will send delegates to Chicago for the July 24 meeting of the Democratic national committee to back a resolution. Ex Governor Stone of Missouri may introduce it to rate only Democrats from states with state conventions endorsing the Chicago platform as regular delegates. Dr John H Garner, a Bryan ally, plans to attend and views the move as a lever to compel Tammany and the state Democratic organization to declare support or opposition in the state convention.
New York June 12 The large sea lizard dug from Kansas chalk two years ago was mounted by the American Museum of Natural History and shown today. The fossil, nearly thirty feet long, was found by Scott City lawyer Bourne in the Smoky Hill badlands. The skull spans four feet, fore paddle three feet, hind paddle three and a half. Body girth behind the paddles estimated at nine feet with a fifteen foot tail acting as a propeller.
San Jose June 12 Harry J Agnew a leading trotting horse breeder on the coast died of heart disease at his Agnew stock farm near Hilledale. He was 57 years old and a native of New York.
Judge Harnscure issued an opinion voiding a discharge of a Briton from public service as unconstitutional. Mayor Prinshey appointed three Democrats to replace three soldiers on the patrol force. the soldiers refused removal and were upheld by the Hepublicana in the council. Democrats filed mandamus to force action, ending in a victory for the Democrats.
Chicago justice fined undertaker Adam Griels for violating the health ordinance by exposing patrons to a contagious disease at the William A. Sehnader funeral. Griesel removed the coffin cover and let three kin kiss the dead four year old diphtheria victim. He admitted knowing the boy's death but claimed no danger idea occurred. He paid the $200 fine.
A New York club wedding was postponed after the groom failed to obtain a license. The ceremony stalled as church officials and local authorities debated the requirements, delaying the marriage while arrangements and permits were clarified. A Bell on the incident noted the bishop’s intervention kept the community from public embarrassment and the couple’s plans were eventually abandoned in favor of proper licensing.
An aged fragment advertises treatments for stomach liver bowels kidneys bladder and related disorders. It mentions appetite issues headaches constipation indigestion and inflammation with a vague company name and address on East Street in New.
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