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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1899
Page
6
A dubious OCR fragment hints at a discussion of hospitality and languages. It mentions German French English and American influences, with unclear references to soap, fragrance, and chums. The text appears as stray notes from a broader cultural or hospitality topic.
Rendon June 19 The Automobiles club show opened by Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar in Richmond today. The procession featured pleasure, business and motor vehicles traveling from Whitehall to Richmond. A series of trials followed and the event continues for a week. Visitors were given neighborhood tours aboard four trips between Entatene Square and Mad.
In North Topeka this column lists residents visiting from Oklahoma and Kansas, church events at Church of the Good Shepherd and North Topeka Baptist, and local civic items. Mrs J H Todd hosts and Kansas City visitors arrive. church services at 11 and 7 with sermons on themes of friendship and truth.
Spiritualist camps across the central states wrap up state sessions and prepare for a national gathering. Mary S Lease debuts as lecturer at Indiana and other camps schedule speakers including W. C. Hodge and Mrs. Lull. Kansas Delphus camp runs Aug 11 28 with Hodge among speakers. Forest Park camp runs June 37 to July 3.
Cleveland June 17 cars ran on Lio street railway lines interrupted by a large mob. Stones broken windows, two Clark and Jennines avenues cars halted, four thousand people gathered. Rioting on the South side, injuries reported, police overwhelmed then withdrew. Strike negotiations stalled as company officials refused union talks.
Sanitary Officer Tiichard Patterson discovered a decomposed white child body at 1925 West Street this morning. Investigators Sergient Donivan and Coruner Westerfuld noted the coroner believes the infant was only a few days old and had been exposed. The state house previously housed an employee. Gasoline removal linked to Chaney Morton.
New Richmond Wisconsin reports five days after the storm the official dead list shows 103 named victims with five unidentified bodies buried. Conservative estimates suggest about fifteen missing, bringing total deaths near one hundred six. Property losses exceed 660000 in the city plus around 200000 elsewhere, relief funds reach 35000 with rapid growth.
Salina June 17 Trustees of Kansas Wesleyan University disclosed the donor who gave 10 000 to the university Reverend T H James a minister of the Northwest Kansas M conference stationed at Ankles town Born English he ran away to sea as a boy reached New York converted at Seaman's Bethel educated himself and later entered the ministry He has lived in Kansas for years The English courts have advised that in 1900 the grandfather's estate will be divided leaving him ownership of the real estate mostly in Liverpool valued at about one million dollars
Indianapolis June 17 the supreme lodge of Ancient Order of United Workmen announced officers led by Master Workman John C Bickford of Manchester N J Foreman W A Walker Milwaukee Wis Overseer A C Harwick New York Recorder MC W Sackett Myunville Pa Receiver John J Aker Albany N Y Guide Alex Pratt Winner Watchman AB Toles Wilmington Del Medical Examiner Dr De1 Shields Hannibal Mo Trustees W D Mare Hillsboro ORel A Go Bishop Salt Lake Utah and Thomas Lizertt Montresi
Attorney General Godard conducts a personal inquiry in Teivenworth into the Klondike district, cited as a hotspot of unrest and deaths among veteran soldiers. The governor requests federal action to oust the noted criminal resorts, with an inspection aimed at launching a legal campaign against these criminal elements.
Mail train No. 6 on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad derailed after striking an open switch near Gulleys station, 25 miles east of Pittsburg, at 9 oclock this morning. The engine and cars were damaged. Van Wilton of the f el Cont company was seriously hurt, while James Turis, Eneinter Phors Newman, and Fireman W. Hill sustained minor injuries. Passengers escaped with only a shakeup.
John Nolan, holder of the 4-year-old trotting record of 2:98 and recent Jubilee Buck winner, will compete in next Thursday’s free-for-all trot. Nolan’s fame rests on a year of eight firsts and two seconds, with top purses from Transylvania Stakes, Douglass Stakes, and Louisville events. Pilot Willis Foote, renowned for steering money winners, will ride Nolan as he seeks another landmark performance on the Louisville track, though the field includes 16 noted entries and the Topeka record may fall during the race.
State Treasurer Frank Grimes reports anxious demand for Kansas securities as school bond funds face manipulation. He condemns boom-time issues, calls for fair adjustments to aid western districts, and urges strict protection of the school fund while criticizing early, improper bond issuance.
Washington June 17 The Industrial Commission heard L M Lockwood of Zelienople PA accuse the Standard Oil trust of forcing independent refineries into bankruptcy and servitude. He alleged railroads colluded to rebate open rates, valuing shipments wrongly and profiting massively, claiming the five Pennsylvania trunk lines paid Standard $31 million in rebates in 16 months. He compared rail and court misconduct to highway robbery and urged public ownership to end the scheme.
In Harrisburg on June 17 Judge Simeon ton ruled an army camp canteen selling liquor to soldiers requires a state license. Two men arrested under anti saloon league complaint were found guilty with suspended sentence. He warned of harsher penalties for future violations as commandant pledged improved compliance.
A dispatch from Pretoria claims seven British warships reached Inyack Island near St Mary Island at the Delagoa Bay entrance. Officials doubt the report and consider it unconfirmed in semi official circles.
Three men named Burns Peters and Tate held up the Pittsburg and Golf passenger train Friday morning in Arkansas and were captured at Cameron I T after a running gunfight with a posse. No injuries reported. Furs led the gang and is described as a former railway engineer. Inspector Hank of the post office department and Charles Copeland of the Gulf road secret service led the capture.
Governor Stanley accepted Harry Landis resignation as warden of the star penitentiary effective July 1 with no stated demand for resignation. The document was delivered by W T Tipton. the administration cites an agreed prior plan and possible investigation as context. The Barons and other items follow in this mixed report.
Receipts and shipments for cattle and hogs and sheep noted in market listings. Includes figures: 15m for sheep receipts and 435 total shipments. Indicates market activity and day’s tallies for livestock.
CATTLE receipts 200 steady. Native steers heavy 4.90 5.26, medium 4.50 4.51, Licht 4.20 4.05. Texas steers 4.15 4.50, Texas cows 4.80 5.0, native cows and heifers 2.20 3.90, stockers 3.10 5.20. HOGS receipts 9,000 steady. Bulk 3.70 3.75, heavy 4.30 4.50, mixed 3.78 3.85, light 6.0 6.25, workers 3.3 3.0. SHEEP receipts 900 firm. Lambs 4.25 5.75, clipped muttons 5.0 5.2, stockers 2.70 5.80, culls 1.75 2.20.
Summary of commodity prices Wheat and corn futures in New York and Chicago markets with notes on wheat frost in Holland weather impacts in Russia and Australia. Grain receipts in Kansas City and Omaha indicate steady demand and mixed shipments. money rates and silver prices cited alongside bonds and sugar.
Fragmentary notices show hiring chatter for wallpaper production with potential samples and direct sales hints. Names and clear details are obscured, but the ad implies a position at a wallpaper factory and mentions security savings groups.
Classified notice advertises agent positions across counties to sell improved fire safety equipment and extinguishers. It promises high monthly earnings, expenses paid, and a commission based on sales, urging reliable individuals to apply in Chicago and other listed areas.
Daily market report shows mixed activity in wheat with hesitation after early advances. Liverpool prices sit about 15 cents above Chicago with Argentina and the UK cited for high prices while U S supplies face varied receipts and expectations. Corn remains slow as weather and reports influence sentiment and provisions ease slightly amid dull trade.
Chicago market notes hogs estimated for tomorrow at 47,000 head, with leftovers expected. Weak tone prevailing as trading closes amid thin participation and uncertain demand.
WANTED A position as nurse or housekeeper by a widow seeking work. References available. writes about own health and reliability, requests consideration for nearby employers in Topeka Kansas. Unable to provide full details due to legibility issues in the source.
Advertisement offers male help to learn barber trade with a $30 monthly allotment. Mentions graduates, local publishers, and list of cities including St. Louis. Refers to copyist position and writing tasks with weekly pay. Unclear details due to garbled OCR.
WASTED listings show erratic text about deliveries and routes for Topeka and nearby places. It references Eimomsaki's Bors, Richard Fay, a court-like name, and a number of scattered job ads for realtors and servants with unclear details.
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