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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1899
Page
6
A dense reader-friendly scan shows a broad list of goods including sugar cured ham lard beans tomatoes and berries along with various canned fruits dried fruits breakfast cereals soaps baking powders and household staples. The fragment ends by noting a fresh meat department and mail orders shipped promptly.
Leroy Mo Brife, 17, returns to his father after eleven years separation. He says an armed man abducted him in Monmouth and transported him to multiple towns including Galesburg Kewans and Onurea before confinement in an asylum. The boy drifted for years, recalling few names during his escape.
Warhineren June 14 Commission General Perk plans to join the Paris exposition headquarters in New York to coordinate exhibits. Heads of War and Navy departments met as discussions include transporting exhibits to Paris aboard a naval vessel to run regular service between New York and Manila.
Great Rock Island Route announces Rock Island to Denver and Colorado Springs round trip fares at two dollars for the line to Colorado. Colorado Flyer saves you time and dust free travel. Santa Fe ticket valid from July 18 to July 20 priced at eighteen dollars. Also notes branding and unrelated items from a 19th century publication.
The Atlantic 64 review notes tension over racial issues and arming white women. It argues rural women deserve protection and urges petitions to county commissioners for a rural police body to curb violence and protect women and children amid widespread fear.
A New York region report claims a simple horn blast frightens caterpillars from maple and apple trees, causing insects to fall to the ground and die. The method, used by a local woman after demonstration, spread among neighbors amid warnings of widespread crop damage.
Henry C. Havemeyer president of the American Sugar Refining Co testified to the industries commission, calling the tariff “the father of all trusts” and arguing a 10 percent duty is excessive. He urged an eternal revenue tax on American sugar and criticized the tariff as protecting refiners at consumers’ expense. He detailed refinery capacity, trust methods, and past battles with rivals, noting sugar imports and Cuban sugar should be treated differently to lower prices.
A recent board of education meeting raised and fixed salaries for several superintendents, including Rich School, with the maximum set at 1300 per year. Contention arose among several superintendents and commissioners over raises and policy. The Arion Singing Society location rumor was corrected and a meeting decided to postpone building a hall for two years. Rounding out the item, Union Pacific announced a large fare reduction to Portland, Puget Sound, Montana, and Utah points with travel details.
Miss Gret Pomeroy of New York leads a private car party including Stuyvesant Fish and D C Beaman through Colorado mountains. In Glenwood Gorge she shoots and kills a brown bear at 10 feet, after a perilous chase that ends with the bear bayed and cubs captured for Denver park.
Mr Wilts and Forte of Dallas lead a strong Derby week contingent at the fair grounds this morning. John Nolan clocked 2 06 last year and will be part of the big circuit meetings. Poole predicts track records, while Foster notes high quality entries to ensure the best meeting yet. Exhibitors Tom Levy Morton and Kinsey Banman report brisk carriage sales and preparations for a grand show.
A current report states Marshall's band will go to Alma on July 4. The band will not leave Topeka and will celebrate as usual at Garfield park. Efforts aim to attract a larger crowd with a balloon ascent and evening fireworks. No speeches expected at the park, with theatricals and four concerts by the band.
Rome reports Italy faces strong Socialist gains in Milan Lombardy after municipal elections. Government vows to restore order with measures slipping through Parliament including public order bills and debates authorized by the President of the Chamber.
North Topeka reports Hats at cost and Poultry wire sale at Foucht s. Visits by Miss Etta Grister Perry to Mrs J D Schulze and Miss Laura Plage Lawrence to Mrs J R McNary. Mrs M Forbes returns from Excelsior Springs outing. Mr and Mrs Edwin Edwards parents of a ten round toy A M Baird builds a new house on Jackson street. Mrs J N Holmes and daughter I Rolinson plan Colorado trip. Annie Page returns from St Marys after visit to Mrs Cal Matthews. TH W Wilkerson move to Des Moines Town for future home. David Ammel learns of brother s death at Autors and travels there. Mrs J B Jeffers and children Elena Else Admiral Dewey return from visit to Mrs Jeffers parents in Doniphan. Nelile Les plans Garfield park picnic for Sunday school class. H C Safford and family to Colorado for the summer. Safford to return Sunday. Mrs Rice, deserted, moves to Neworth. her father Roger escorts daughter and four-year-old to Ellsworth. Tuesdays afternoon a very pleasant scene.
The piece urges readers to purify the blood and cleanse the body's organs from poisons to stay healthy. It claims dirt and impurity clog cleansing organs leading to disease and ugliness, warning that dirt in the blood is the deadliest poison.
A Garfield park picnic hosted by Mrs WB Spear featured games and boat riding with Stella Mitchell Ariora Rice Myrtle Robinson Angie Grenert Winnie Walker Adela Bistos Sadie Helter Marley Markum Gertie Palmer Herman Buechner Es die Buechner Wil Buechner Hamer Cfield Kenneth Clark Oran Layton Weller Spear. Friday evening Master Harry Smith hosted a Monroe street birthday gathering with games and refreshments and attendees including Mabel Skinner Bessie Sheets Jessie Stellabareer Hazel Jones Zeila Lukens Della Olman Ethel Kearns Ada Munser Edward James Walter Skinner Harold Forbes Hoss Tracey Willew Bridge Dred Clark Russ Swingte. Robert Brown of Thompsonville, en route to Topeka to seek county clerk, had a buggy accident near town delaying his plans to trade in his old buggy. A new St Cecelia club music group forms on this side with meetings the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. Miss Eleanor Lukens presides. Miss Permie Curt is VP. secretary Jessie Campbell. treasurer Grace Page. other members include Nellie Tes Justin Whitney Neva Spendrove Josephine Bell Maggie Burles Mate Skinner Effie Page Nellie Dotman Minna McGrew. Miss Bertha Rowley hosted a high five party for Miss Jessie Warner in Wilmington, Del.. prizes awarded to Mrs CO EB Jordon and Miss Warner for points. Attendees listed include Mrs CE Jordan Mamie Baird Mingle Sabine Lou Dell McMaster Doille Curtis Jessie Warner Mabel King Lou Huckstead Grace Laura Houghtellin Olen Dolman Isaac Sheets James Honharm Merie King Marry Small Frank Hopker Robert Anderton Peal Roeler Jno Green and Mr Barly.
In Cincinnati Ohio Fred Thompson colored a wife whipper was seized from his home in Winton Place by forty masked men last night and severely whipped. The incident follows a wave of vigilante justice in the suburb as authorities investigate.
Peter Attias a 25 year old Greek explorer and geographer arrives in Baltimore after crossing Europe by land and sea en route to Washington. The globespanning walker started Cadiz and aims to encircle the world on foot for a £5080 purse, planning to traverse the Americas and Asia before sailing to Australia. He is described as having a magnificent physique and wearing a Chevalier order decoration.
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