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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
8
A garbled OCR passage spews scattered phrases about a mysterious nerve condition, a supposed medical cure, and claims of a tonic improving digestion and nerves. It references a man facing danger, memory lapses, and a dubious medical discovery marketed as life changing, ending with a plug for a medicine and its pellets.
New York June 11 Amicable settlement hearings pursue the Gilman estate with full and half-blood heirs. Alfred Gilman and others consult with Brasier Gilman Fra siler Grimian about dividing the estate, with no large claims or annuities expected for Mrs Heron FHL. The aim is to end litigation and settle the debts while preserving money for the heirs.
State Superintendent Cnaries FE Skinowr announces Cuban teachers will travel to the Patts Normal School for two years of instruction in Rustien, manual training, domestic arts, agriculture, and civics. The Cuba Government will cover transportation, board, and tuition, paying each teacher a $20 monthly stipend.
A former college athlete credits grape based nutrition and a specialized food for improved digestion and energy during track training. He reports faster mile and distance runs, sharper focus, and study gains, praising the product's effect on nerves and endurance while noting he does not publish his name.
Berlin reports the British Transvaal concessions committee finding severe enough to attack private property rights. The German government instructed its London embassy to protest alleged wrongs against German stockholders of the Transvaal railway. Germany asserts stockholders’ right to compensation from Great Britain in the event of losses tied to the Transvaal dispute.
Halifax ashore June 18 after a 15 day voyage from Cape Verde to New York. Mathie chief officer and two crew members reach Sheet Harbor in an open boat to report their Border Knight steamer towed in 150 miles from Philadelphia to Bilbao by the Spanish Daranco. The rescue party was delayed amid a slow, hazardous voyage northward toward Bermuda.
Paul Minnesota June 12 Protracted conference on admission of cities into the order at the Modern Woodmen encampment. votes on proposed amendments failed except one to admit Titah to the jurisdiction. Lieutenant Colonel M W Saxon Topeka promoted to colonel after review. drills at Camp Northcott featured. Gus Smith camp De Moines Lincoln division led standings with 962 points.
Charles Never, consular agent at Gerg, notes German cities have set up woolen mill factories in Passaic and Philadelphia with reported success. He claims mediation in transplanting a factory to our shores and urges large capital to join with skilled Burypess manufacturers to foster domestic industry, calling it a solid investment.
Police Captain Herlihy is under arrest in Harlem police court on a charge of neglect of duty in connection with "Black Light" district operations at Eldridge Street precinct last year. Magistrate Cornell ordered the ball furnished immediately. Rev. Mr. Paddock of the procathedral opposed the police board’s previous acquittal.
New York June 11 St Clair McKelway urged caution during Brooklyn Polytechnic college exercises about the dangers of rapid American industrial expansion. He warned against harming others in pursuit of superiority and noted the global interdependence of nations as industry grows. He argued life is a competition but not a slaughter.
A World dispatch from London reports the British Government will levy 200 million dollars on Transvaal gold mines to pay for the war. Sir David Barbour urged 175 million. Chamberlain, after Milner talks, raised it. Stockholders react with consternation as owners are largely British.
William Giles, born June 24, 1837 in Orange County Virginia as a slave, died in Chicago. He cooked for General Grant during the Civil War and later worked in Washington at the White House in a confidential role. Giles spent years aiding fugitive slaves and accumulated wealth before spending it on causes for freedom.
A Washington dispatch reports the German woolen trade shows strain as prices for wool and yarns slip about five percent in early 1900. The shift affects wool goods in New York and nearby districts, with reduced exports to Austria and others, signaling broader market weakness.
Italian from Waples led a feared anarchist and socialist stir over a peace detention by state authorities. Reports say an Italian consul general in New York is asked to investigate, amid earlier threats to public safety and multiple long prison terms for other Italians. A supposed kidnaping scare prompted police intervention and custody of a six-man group.
New York dispatch states at yesterday s diplomatic corps meeting a proposed reduction of chams by America was rejected. Huggs proposed submitting vouchers to the Hague tribunal. ministers may voice governments views to back a settlement. Frussia made a concession amid opposition and plans to issue bonds for indemnity. tariff readjustments and import duties discussed amid commercial claims.
May blast furnace production rose from 301125 tons per week to 514506 tons per week, far surpassing prior highs. Coke and anthracite usage fell to 263251 tons on May 1, signaling continued huge demand. Talks persist on round blocks for H2 deliveries while new furnaces come on line at various plants.
The fragmentary page notes upcoming activities at Gardelpark with Marabail's band Sail gi an entertainment act and plans to begin construction of an amusement pavilion. It mentions baseball and balloon game previews, local officials, and community figures including Mr. Crawford and J. Ramsey the Newton engineer, with scattered references to Washburn grounds, unions, and county movements.
At a June meeting in New York, a letter from James O D Smillie announced the plan to collect 923 private prints for the department. The note signals ongoing efforts to compile a valuable print collection for public use.
A noted collection features 28 steel engravings by the donor's father, the late James Seothle, spanning from 185 to the close of Ay Ife in 185. It highlights Smillie’s renowned works including Thon and Cole's Voyage of Life plus Bierstadt's Rocky Mountains. The prints, rare proofs, and 20 contemporaries’ engravings enrich this valuable archive.
General Shafter warns that seeds and other military goods found by police were bought from soldiers passing through the port. He suggests a widespread theft scheme involving hundreds of thousands of men in wartime transit, with officers and dealers profiting from disposed or diverted supplies. The speech notes prosecutors can charge soldiers with felony for government property misuse and calls out systemic petty thievery among officers and insiders.
Denver dispatch June 14 reports claim of trouble among the Indians near Fort Washakie is unfounded. Colonel Ley at Fort Leavenworth says the tribe has not shown hostility and that insufficient grain and feed have led to crop losses rather than conflict. The tale of an Indian killed by a white shepherd grew from a separate dispute between two white shepherds.
Two young men from Irvington Virginia plan a 10000 mile journey by paddling skiff starting May 2. They aim to reach New York next Monday then follow a route up the Hudson Erie Canal to Buffalo then Great Lakes to St Lawrence and Gulf of St Lawrence before sailing toward Key West and Texas, relying on landings every eight days and steering by paddle.
The appellate court, which had ruled on the Sunday closing of Par-American exposition under Saboidersian law, ordered the case dropped.
Princeton Ny June 13 President Patget announced fifty thousand dollars for a library and fellowships, one hundred forty seven thousand five hundred for a new university extension, Henry Stafford listed six hundred sixty six thousand for another dormitory, amid conducting exercises of Frintonon's first commencement.
A June report from Bombay notes drought relief efforts amid interruptions in the Northern Punjab region. Officials push for aid as water shortages impact agriculture and daily life.
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