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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1901
Page
8
A broad selection of Travelers' Sample Lines items and leather goods offered at deep discounts. Includes shirts, parasols, towels, veils, laces, handkerchiefs, and undergarments with prices ranging from 10c to $1, half-price style notes, and a large lot of lawns, linens, and fabrics arriving for rapid sale.
Investigators in Trego county plan an assay for shale to extract gold and silver. The Gage process of concentration is being tested with a ton of shale to evaluate yield and potential profits. Company members express confidence that a ten ton test will show favorable cotter value, with references to bar of metal from Kansas shale and prospect of selling the refined product.
New York June British yeomanry is dismayed by War Secretary Brad Fick's energy reform schemes. London correspondent reports they fear measures will deter men from joining. A colonel commander warned Mr Brodrick that the schemes are the most calculated effort seen to mill the force, while recruitment in the regular army continues.
London dispatch notes unease in British shipping circles over a rise in foreign vessels entering and clearing at British ports this year, with logs showing lumber and tonnage up from 2898 to 158? and more foreigners employed on British ships.
The Haskell Institute Braves from Lawrence overwhelmed the YMCA team Latine 7 to ib in Topeka. After three innings Topeka held them to one run and led 3. Slusser started well but weakened in the fourth as the Braves scored four. Slusser left, and the Braves added runs with Griggs pitching in the sixth to stem the Topeka offense. The final score followed.
The Hock Island routes offer low July fares including $25 to Sunken Springs and return, $40 to Denver and Colorado Springs, and $16 to Salt Lake, with travel windows noted July 1 2, and July 20 22. For full details contact A B Fuller CP 4 or call head office.
Police notes describe Sundays spent raiding saloons and kiosks as Topeka officers broke up keg parties at Joe Handy’s backroom cigar shop and other North Topeka locations. Handy fined for keeping a liquor dispensary open on the Sabbath. Jamieson’s weapon charge dismissed. several suspects released after hearings.
Postmaster John Guthrie reports new postal arrangements allowing packages under 33 pounds to be mailed from the United States to the republic of Mexico at 12 cents per pound. Smaller packages up to 11 pounds may also be sent either way at 12 cents per pound. The change improves rates over the United States mail service.
Frederick H. Davies a longtime Illinois Central draftsman and civil engineer died from injuries after attempting to divert a freight train to save passengers and workers near Milford Indiana. Davies previously helped evacuate Chicago during the Great Fire, earning a legacy as a decisive saver of records and lives.
Hopolule reports from San Francisco on June 16 that the Chinese population in Hawaii has reached about 27,000, roughly a thousand more than the last census. The rise is linked to residents seeking to affirm their right to live in the country, though some are not counted as Chinese. The Treasury Department has been asked for guidance on the status of absent Chinese.
Territory seeks returns after China visit as court weighs claims from plague era in Chinatown. Over half the 2394 claims are Japanese, with aggregate requests around 1.75 million dollars. Wahiawa Sugar Co disputes Atherton over land control in Wahiawa and questions the 1000 acre limit in the organic act.
America's top golfers Frances Griscom and Walter Travis plan to tour England and Scotland after sailing from New York, with possible joint matches. Griscom trained in Scotland, while Travis brings a Yankee playing style. The president made several appointments including Chandler Hale as secretary legation in Vienna and William Gerrish as collector of customs in Maine. Mrs McKinley continues to improve and Canton departure plans are unsettled. Liverpool imported 78 3/4 quarters of wheat from Atlantic ports and 80,300 quarters of corn from Atlantic ports last week.
New York reports the American Sugar Refining Company reduced all grades of refined sugar by 10 points. The National Sugar Refining company followed the cut, while Arbuckles prices stayed the same.
The condition of Secretary Hay improved this morning after a collapse on arrival at Seth Moseley’s home where the body of his son Adelbert Hay lay. Reports say Gilbert was not called during the night. Hay left his session early. In London, Adelbert Hay’s death is noted as a tragedy for a promising American diplomatic career.
London June 24 Mark Lane Express notes need for recommendation in the United Kingdom wheat ears will not fill without moisture. In France spring air less promising. Spain shows variable wheat prospects with central regions excellent. Central Europe crops promising near Adriatic, poor near Baltic. Croatia and Hungary may fare well, Prussia deficient. Meillocre results expected Bavaria Austria. Hay's Death in London. Public notices mix with travel deals and Pan-American Exposition tickets in Buffalo.
Interviewed by the Kan she City Times coal mine operator Devin urges men to move to the country. He argues small farms and truck gardening will endure, as prices stay high and demand shifts favor rural work. Arrayed young men may seek country life, finding earnings easier than city toil, shaping future local influence.
Topeka golfers prevail at Oread Golf Club in Lawrence defeating Morgan and others as a new local record. Sherman and Hong posted top times while Sheeiban beat Steeibes by seven up. Mantmaert died during a separate note. Union Pacific schedules stopovers for August travel.
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