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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1899
Page
4
Long Topeka State Journal clipping notes Manchester England waterworks provide a 1,000,000 dollar city profit. Includes mixed OCR blurbs on newspapers, advertisements, and political musings with various global references and local commentary.
In Texas a husband Mor ris sought and won a perpetual injunction prohibiting Warfield from speaking writing or communicating with his wife Mrs Morris The court escalated to contempt when Warfield allegedly talked to Mrs Morris The ruling drew commentary about Texas precedent and the reach of injunctions and male authority in marital disputes.
A fragmented collection of aphorisms and wry observations on human behavior. It jumbles notes about honesty, trust, vanity, and social quirks, with satirical lines on women, money, and politics. The piece appears as a collage of brief, standalone maxims and quips.
Are women deterred by age or social frills in fashion and marriage ideas. The piece satirically argues that women seek admiration and envy, while some neglect family duties amid pursuits of status and vanity.
Columbus June 12 Congresman John J Lente withdraws from the Democratic race for governor citing lack of funds and support The move follows concerns over party cohesion and the impact on the ticket with his partner heading the opposing slate Also noted is a local merchant failure at Phillipsburg with liabilities and assets around $6000.
A fragment notes the toll of constant caregiving on women causing sleeplessness loss of appetite and nervous strain though it promises a remedy in Hood's Sarsaparilla offering improved blood appetite and steadiness after use.
A Kansas news item reports a case dismissal in Chase County Court. Details indicate the court action ends without a trial or further prosecution. The outcome affects the involved parties and local legal records.
Emporia reports Penitentiary guard W P Freeman says convict Ballard confessions suggest the Allgood gang murdered Rhyner by mistake. Freeman cites a rider seen fleeing the Brandley premises and claims new evidence could halt prosecution of Harry Brandley for the farmhand’s death.
Manhattan Regents remove President Thomas F. Will, Prof Edward Bemis, and several faculty members including Frank Parsons and J. H. Ward amid political infighting. Board cites best interests of the institution and partial change in leadership following prior trustee upheaval. Bemis, a noted economic writer, had links to Chicago lectures and Rockefeller criticism amid university debates.
In Atchison on June 12 John Flynn, elected Marshal of the city court by Democrats, will keep the job over J W Starr who was defeated by nearly 1,000 votes. Governor Stanley had appointed Starr two years ago, a move contested as temporary, but Judge Blind ruled Starr is entitled to hold for two years since the appointment predates the election by more than 30 days.
Phillips County Normal instructors lead the session as enrollment nears 320 teachers. Principal T Costman of Phillipshure schools assists with F A Bakee Logan schmits Mite Ken Bissell and Miss Kittle Fisher among city schools staff. John Thosias superintendent of Phillip er county Oniging notes Kansas educators Dr A S Taylor ER Smith State Superintendent Frank Nelson and Dr P D Juhn will lecture.
T Anderson a prominent Sedgwick county farmer shot Mark Quizles on a Saturday. Quizles, in love with Anderson's 14 year old daughter, was planning to elope. Public sentiment favors Anderson who has two children.
The Feet Washers held a two day meeting in the north part of the county with a large turnout. Last Sunday they conducted services at the South Dickinson meeting house and hundreds attended. The sect, numbering about twenty members, has prospered and celebrated its annual event, the Cweetivth asalyer.
The group arrived in 1879 with tools and 500000 dollars in cash. They built a meeting house and a Romes Inter. They run a company paying farmers over 10000 dollars monthly for silk. The love feast centers on a feet washing ceremony led by Elder Samiel o Zok, recently appointed church editor and presiding preacher at Zion.
In Coffeyville Luther Wilbur, a Black man living near the stock yards, was abducted at midnight by three men and whipped on his bare back. He was driven to a post and severely beaten, then left wounded. The next day J D Chattin Tom Powell and Wesley Jones were arrested. Jones confessed and implicated the others. A letter from The Darktown Committee warned Wilbur to leave town within 24 hours and he later disappeared.
A cellulose factory to convert corn stalks into cellulose for battleship armor is proposed for Topeka Leavenworth or Fort Scott. Projectors expect stalks to fetch about $4 per ton, with land yielding two tons per acre. J D Hughes promotes the project, noting existing U S firms operate cellulose plants and stressing reduced freight by local production.
Reports from the country west of Caldwell say dead cattle were seen along the Chickasha river as flood waters receded here. A Missouri Pacific train from Wichita to Geneseo cannot pass beyond Sterling. Beyond Lyons the track is submerged and the roadbed washed away. In Delano Township ten miles north of Wichita a pond beyond Cowskin creek covers 4000 acres of wheat and corn.
Fort Scott June 12 William Beth a farmer Irving near this city claims the distinction of being the first white child born in Kansas. Born February 1849 in the barracks at Fort Leavenworth he spent his early years at Fort Leavenworth and later Fort Scott. His father in the army died after the war and Beth later married and has grown children. He visits the fort about once a year and recalls his boyhood days at the army buildings.
At the June council meeting a resolution awarding the council proceedings to the Leavenworth Times was passed by a majority amid bids. The next day the paper’s proprietors accepted the tender and on Friday Mayor Neely vetoed the resolution, arguing it resembled a contract and beyond the council’s power to disapprove contracts. An attempt to override the veto failed.
Few heard Gompers at Hutchinson as the Labor Day demonstration drew poor attendance. The afternoon session was nearly empty while a smaller crowd gathered for the evening meeting. Gompers, AFL president, spoke briefly and urged organization to combat capital, singling out "Tests" for sharp remarks.
Garden City reports rain arriving to salvage range grass and alfalfa for cattlemen after a dry spell. Weather improves pasture outlook for area ranchers.
The dry spring brought abundant rain, though days were unclear. Grass on the range is drying and cattlemen grow discouraged as rain is needed to revive pastures. The first alfalfa crop is being cut but faces damage and stacking challenges. Wet weather boosts alfalfa bloom aiding bees and promising a large honey crop.
Phillipsburg reports a conference of the straight-out Populists of the Sixth district to be called by chairman B. Johnson. The meeting, likely in Colby between July 1 and mid July, will invite working straight-out members from every county. It will discuss future actions for the 1900 congressional fight and the upcoming county election.
Pensions have been granted to several individuals in Kansas including James M. Garton Fidelio Neil Peter Van Seoyot and others with amounts ranging from 3 to 8 dollars. Restorations renewals and widows pensions are listed for Emily I. Lamar Martha A. Walker and Elizabeth Turner. In Smith County the Democratic county central committee met and called a county convention for July 29 the first such meeting since 1889. In Larned Mrs Daniel Brindle a pioneer farmer’s wife died after a cancer operation. she was active in the Pawnee County Old Settlers association and known across western Kansas.
At a delegate convention in Manila on Saturday afternoon the Republican slate was chosen with J. C. Culver for county clerk Silas Naylor for sheriff S L Patterson for surveyor Art Cue for First district commissioner J W Quick for coroner and Dr Ouis Grendorf Clinton Woodruff a member of the Twentieth Kansas regiment at Martin was voted on for registrar and defeated.
At 1 o clock in Cleveland three cars were halted and trolley ropes cut. Stones struck trains while crew hid under seats. A mob blocked streets for two blocks. Police arrived minutes later and the derailed cars yielded. The board of Cleveland Electric Railway rejected arbitration and asserted control over hiring and firing while avoiding dictation on union membership.
Washington June 1 The president has noted an interview attributed to Prof Lewis Haupt Isthmian canal commissioner claiming the commission's plan is a delusion. Haupt is to be asked for a statement. if authenticated, action will follow. If Haupt stands by the remarks he may be removed, as his presence could ruin the commission's usefulness.
The Forrest Huebner company begins a seven night engagement at Garfield Dury with vaudeville acts arranged for the week. Tonight a lady holding a paid ticket will be admitted free.
San Francisco June 12 Sailor Sharkey declares readiness to fight Jim Jeffries on his terms with proceeds to winner. He lists Paso Robles as base, weighs 187 pounds stripped, and says the bout could be in New York or San Francisco within six weeks to three months. Referee to be George Siler. Brady blamed for Jeffries talk, Sharkey claims he is the legitimate heavyweight champion.
In a Kansas district court the jointist faces a crowded docket and a jury box. As jurors including Harry Larimer J A Troutman W E Fagan and others look on the defendant, previously confident, grows pale and collapses amid the tense drama. The scene unfolds with Judge Hazen presiding and bailiff John Coyne guiding the proceedings.
Mrs. Lowry wife of Dr Charles Lowry died Sunday at the family residence on Kansas avenue. Funeral services will be private and held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Yoeman has hired Ferry and Doran as lawyers and John Madden of Emporia as counsel. Mrs Yoeman and the attorneys discuss whether Havinse H. O. Jackson should be arrested as an instigator of a crime, with decisions pending on the outcome for the Minnesota Mutual Insurance Company affair.
The jury in the case of John P. Ericson and wife against Toyeks Railway Company was discharged at noon after deliberating since Saturday. Ericson sought $5,000 damages for the death of his young child near Oakland about ten months ago, with the jury unable to reach a verdict.
Washington June 12 The war department is considering an order to send the 22d and 25th Infantry to Manila to reinforce General Otis. The order has not been issued yet, but arrangements for relieving these regiments are under review and may be completed in a few days.
General Otis reports additional casualties with names and injuries across multiple regiments. Listed are Private and noncommissioned ranks from First North Dakota, Minnesota, Idaho, Colorado, Oregon, and others, with injuries ranging from slight to severe. Notables include Lt Col Cassius M. Moses forearm injury and Sergeant Boyle Christensen ankle.
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal notes special bedding plant prices. Geraniums are offered at 5 cents each at 1173 Clay Street with Mr W Groves promoting the sale. The item references humorous dialogue and a stray ad line about investors.
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