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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1899
Page
6
Ned Seal, Kansas Pacer, posts a fast time as favorites stumble in a lively Kansas event. The page chronicles horse show contests with wind, dust, and multiple entries, listing participants, horses, and schedules across rides, trotting, and riding classes.
Lawrence Ohio June 22 round table discussions at the Music Teachers National Association meeting covered piano voice and classroom topics. Chairs Constanti von Stemnbers Frank Herbert Tabbs Edmund J. Meyer Joseph A. Farrell Carl G. Schmidt B C. Davis Redmund J. Meer Thomas Topper Lillian Arkel Txford led an organ recital at 10 30 p m.
A large crowd gathered at the Liverpool landing stage as Rudyard Kipling and Mrs Kipling disembarked from the Teutonic after arriving from New York. A stampede to the railway ensued when it was announced they were on board. Kipling declined interviews, insisting he had nothing to communicate to reporters.
Atlantic City June 22. Homeopathists discuss sanitary science under J W Lesueur. Gen B O Terry urges a medical representative in the president's cabinet with defined powers, advocating no single school. notes English Egypt and Cuban campaigns. Also reports funds for a Samuel Hahnemann monument and a local medicine advertisement.
Fragmented ad style notice touts magical beautifier claimed to remove tan and pimples and promises lasting skin improvement. Mentions parthenogenesis of product lines and quirky sales language without clear origin or date. Higgins Great Josee ek appears as stray fragment within the damaged text.
Denver reports from June 22 warn of heavy losses across Colorado ranges as drought devastates cattle and sheep. Secretary Charles F. Martin of the National Live Stock association cites dire forecasts if relief does not arrive, with emaciation and die‑offs in the San Luis Valley and reports of severe drought across northern New Mexico and western areas.
Joplin Missouri June 22 The Missouri and Kansas Zinc Miners association fights the zinc producers amid a surplus caused by emelters. The board declares all district plants must shut down from June 21 to July 10 1899 to force profitable prices. They urge strict compliance and note plans to protect ore exports and shipments.
June 24 reports in Apia state the position of king is abolished by the Samoan Commission. Amatafa surrendered 1800 rites, royaticists 3000, and natives face a rifle penalty after June 20. Provisional government to replace kingship with three powers council and governor with veto. Porpoise and region return to normal. Solf rumored as possible administrator among Germans.
San Francisco June 22 The Examiner prints reports claiming John H Reynolds, a wealthy member of the casual detachment, was shot while attempting to take the unit. Williams G Harris of Company 1 Twenty fourth Infantry and Trooper William Sheehan of the Fourth Cavalry are named in alleged shootings. several others reportedly wounded. Authorities deny knowledge of Reynolds death and question the reports.
A Chicago Times Herald feature launches a six column letter from a Cincinnati correspondent attacking Ohio Senator Foraker. It accuses him of wealth from lobbying and political maneuvering, portraying his rise from governorship to influence across Cincinnati and national politics.
In New York City a Gotham magistrate denounces women as liars saying nine tenths cannot be trusted under oath. The case centers on a husband charged with non support as a plump woman accuses him of living with another woman. The magistrate dismisses the husband, noting the wife may seek divorce redress.
After three months of experiments, Strauss Cohen & Co. begin manufacturing compressed yeast in Mexico City. It is the first such industry in the region, disrupting bread production which had used palate yeast or rennet. The new facility largely uses Mexican cereals and features American machinery costing about 100 thousand dollars.
The June 2 session of the Towson House discussed a government regulated telephone bill. Critics say the National Telephone Company holds costly, poor service and faces red tape while a government run system could lower rates. supporters argue a universal service would be fair and extend long distance access.
A Russian court envoy visited the American Ordnance Company plant in Briderport Connecticut. He asked if a large order could be filled for field batteries of six guns each and civil items worth about six million dollars. Company officials would not confirm or deny that such an order was placed.
Chicago June 22 The Grand Trunk Sunday issued a new tariff on oats and corn seen provoking competitive cuts by other roads. Domestic and expert commodity markets reacted with rate drops of cents on oats and corn. The shift surprised shippers while New York Ashtron corn rose to new levels with rates up 1 to 3 cents. By last night the main price stood at 17 cents.
A local benefit concert by Rathbone Sisters Entertainment at Lodge No 68 Rathbone Sisters will be held at KP hall. Organizer WW Gallagher of Ryan, PA promotes admission for all. The event features a range of musical entertainment and promises a community gathering for a good cause.
June 22 Washington report shows a clash among district judges over whether carrying chickens with heads down is cruel. The Humane Society backed the head-down method while Judge Miller allowed underarm carrying. after his death Judge Kimball ruled against it, declaring head-down transport cruel. Police warn peddlers. peddlers threaten to seek a writ of habeas corpus at the supreme court.
A well dressed man about 28 years old entered the Metropolitan National Bank in Boston on June 22, distracted the teller with directions about a money order, and slipped 50 fifty dollar notes and five thousand dollar notes through the window grating before fleeing.
Kingston Jamaica June 22 The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge have placed large orders for Jamaica cigarettes over the Cabin product to aid the struggling British colony's industry. Planters and jobbers hail the royal move as a potential substantial boost to Jamaica's tobacco trade in England.
Manila details show Colonel Arguellas and Filipino commissioner were sentenced to twelve years imprisonment for advocating autonomy among insurgents treated as treason. The charge rests on private conversations predicting civil war amid preventing independence. Commutation due to prior service cited. Rebels interpret return of American volunteers as war turning. Outposts report General Pio Del Rio captured a brass hand of 8 pieces.
Washington June 22 conservative estimates place the fiscal year 1599 deficit under 100 million dollars as of ten days before year end. Total receipts exceed 559.5 million with expenditures near 663.0 million, customs over 220.4 million and internal revenue about 263.0 million plus miscellaneous 35.7 million.
Cleveland was chosen as the alternative site for the American Institute of Homeopathy’s 56th annual convention in 1900. The committee proposed Washington for the Hahnemann monument unveiling, with Put-in-Bay as a fallback. Funds and a congressional site act needed for the capital monument cast doubt on a 1900 unveiling, making Cleveland the likely host.
Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University spoke at Ann Arbor on June 22, addressing education for public opinion. He argued for social and political health, the continued but restrained party system, and emphasized relentless punishment of party bosses at the polls, civil service reform, and restricting political profit from public privileges. He urged citizens to be alert and honest, warning that individual conduct shapes public opinion and democracy.
Texas officials and the U S Marine Hospital Service impose strict quarantine against Vera Cruz and other Mexican locations with yellow fever. Train arrivals from Vera Cruz into Mexico City area are inspected. through passengers are barred at the Texas border after a ten day detention. Detentions have occurred at Ciudad Porfirio Diaz and Nueva Laredo amid the extensive yellow fever epidemic in Vera Cruz. Washington dispatch notes postmaster changes in Kansas including Spring Creek and Shawnee County locations with personnel swaps.
Stockholders of the Kansas Oklahoma Central and Southwestern Railway meet and elect directors Aldace F Walker Edward P Ripley Edward J Kenna Henry E B Asp A C Guss W H Meneen Frank Dolan John F McNally Samuel Porter Caney. They select officers led by Aldace F Walker as chairman and Edward P Stipley as president. The line is described as the Santa Fe extension south into the Indian Territory from Coffeyville Kansas.
The report outlines dull wheat trading with slight gains late day and mixed activity across corn oats and provisions. Weather in the northwest drought rains affected prices while shipments and domestic demand remained tepid amid mixed receipts and speculative buying.
The Chicago market shows steady to slightly firm tone with heavy cows and hogs noted. Receipts include 87,723 cattle and 385 porkers with shipments and belters among varied consignments.
Fragmentary note from Kansas City market coverage lists prices and a strike context. Mentions specific figures like 23 000 and references to Butter and Tier. Details are unclear, but imply labor action affecting market operations and pricing.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Kansas City produce market page shows garbled lines about wheat futures and dairy items. No coherent events, dates, or identifiable entities beyond place name Kansas City and generic market terms.
A chaotic transcription of grain and commodity pricing shows mixed signals across wheat, corn, and sugar markets. Mentions of sterling values, Mexican dollars, and various price points hint at fluctuating futures and cash trades. Reports from Chicago and New York reference receipts, cash business, and export activity amid rainy conditions affecting grain markets.
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