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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1899
Page
7
The notice urges hiring a moti boy or a woman and promotes placing ads in The State Journal to reach readers across Kansas. It claims ads bring many applications and customers for renting, selling, trading, or advertising goods, with a weekly rate of 50 cents.
Labor leader Samuel Gompers attacked militarism as a brake on progress at a Topeka gathering. He argued the labor movement seeks fair pay and better conditions, warns against war plans in schools, and predicts rapid AFL growth to two million by century's end, urging peaceful solutions through organized effort.
Tickets on sale from June 25 to July at Santa Fe lines.推广 includes Pushle and Return $19.00 and describes rail routes Denver to Colorado Springs. The passage also contains disjointed, graphic references and promotional wording about health remedies and torture, with uncertain names and stray phrases.
The column mixes brief notes on local figures, meetings, court actions, and weather impact. It mentions Eli G Foster, Mudge, Dolan, and Truax related to charities, shifts in public works, a delayed railroad reunion, and upcoming legal terms. The piece highlights weddings, divorces, and community events amid a wet season and lingering concerns about public safety.
Police respond to chaotic rumors of a mob on Flint Quincy and nearby alleys involving a small boy and multiple officers. Officers chase leads through spray of alleys, fences, and yards as patrols converge. A watchman confronts a boy named Hiatt with tied hands and brass theft accusations surface.
San Francisco June 13. The United States circuit court ordered the case returned to state courts. Former Attorney General Fitzgerald sought to compel Wells Fargo Express to pay the war revenue tax on express packages. The California Supreme Court refused to take cognizance, issuing an alternative writ to forward packages or show cause. Wells Fargo filed for transfer to federal court, citing residency and a federal question. Circuit Judge Murrow remanded the case back to state court.
A list of real estate transfers appears, naming heirs Louie H. Gage and others, detailing parcels in Prowers County Colorado and surrounding streets. Various transfers involve Gage family members, Kenny, Stoveng, and Norris Gage, with properties along Kansas Avenue, Van Buren Street, Lane Street, and Jackson Street. Additional transfers include parcels on Van Buren Street and Lane Street, plus related mentions of nearby subdivisions and avenues. A separate notice reports the wreck of the Norwegian steamer Buratoza off Puerto Belgrano.
The Topeka city council fixed June 23 for a special meeting to accept or reject city hall building bills. Councilman Juott cited two bidders besides the existing offer. Willard moved to set a definite bid date. Hughes urged action to avoid ridicule and urged bidders to stay, while Willkin’s motion passed unanimously.
A Topeka council resolution orders Salvation Army authorities to move a hospital within 30 days under arrest penalties for noncompliance. The health committee urged relocation. debate paused to seek a question. Other actions include ten days rest on full pay for firemen, alley paving contracts, appraisers for street paving, and street and park work in Tyler and Monroe areas.
Fragmented notices seek a nurse or houseworker for summer meals care and domestic chores. Also listings for sewing, half day posts, and helper roles with contact hints like The Journal care line and local addresses. Contains garbled OCR but shows intent to hire.
Numerous short sale notices list livestock, horses, cows, hens, and farm goods. Items include beef colonies, dressed poultry, cows, horses, wagons, harnesses, and real estate like acre tracts and houses with barns. Vendors reference Lincoln Street, Van Buren, and Topeka. listings include prices and contact notes.
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