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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1899
Page
4
A garbled compilation of political commentary, rumors, and miscues references Brgn, Blaine, McKinley, and Griggs with scattered notes on Philippine issues, Democratic vs Republican critique, and a weather bureau bulletin. The piece teases policy debates, trust matters, and a volatile view of looming elections, ending with lightning damage statistics.
A chaotic clipped item from the Globe discusses smoking, fathers, daughters, and wedding expectations with dubious humor. It notes a bar scene and social quirks, mentioning a wedding as a tense event and reflecting dated attitudes.
A clipped, error‑ridden column fragment discusses social types, women's talk, and expectations. It notes cushions signify status in a parlor, hints at slander, ponders aging men in society, and mentions a teen white tie event. It closes with a neighbor’s remarks about an 87 year old Atchison man and regret over possible missed action.
A collection of clipped paragraphs offers wry observations on honesty, wealth, and society. It notes heart disease as a common killer and mocks clever self-delusion, racehorse wagering, and early parenting. The piece also critiques love, jealousy, and urban life with satirical asides.
A humorous misinterpretation of women and marriage. The piece contrasts bachelor cautions with mounting experience as the same woman shifts roles from wife to mother, altering how she is seen by the same observer.
Walter T. Swingle, explorer with the United States Department of Agriculture, returns to Berlin after years in Africa and the Orient. He collected a vast plant variety including date palm for Arizona New Mexico and Southern California, rye, wheat, artichokes, pistachio and St John's breed for cattle feed and medicinal trials. Swingle, a Kansas farm boy and agriculture graduate, has long worked with the USDA and is not yet 39.
President Harper of the Chicago university wrote a public note to Prof. Glen Hobbs directing the band to change a famous classic. He labeled A Hot Tune vulgar and immoral and warned undergraduates would be decoralised if the piece was used in parades or at athletic events.
A fragmented ad style piece mocks fealty to blood purity and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a quick fix. The text claims nine of ten lack pure blood and urges purification, ending with a quirk about laughter. The odd wording and typos reflect an OCRed historical screed.
Grant Gillett, visiting Mexico City, denies extradition or new Kansas indictments. He claims creditors arranged meetings to help him through, while former partners Thomas Trow era Sons and Dake & Keeler allegedly seized cattle and stock, broke the market, and forged a mortgage on horses and mules. Gillett describes losses of cattle, corn, hay, and 2000 head of stock, and says his creditors want him free to repay.
An American reporter questions Ginert and Troxell during a Chihuahua stay about rumors of dissipation, blackmail, and a pistol threat. Troxell denies quarrels with Pal Pal, asserts no heavy drinking or gambling, and says he may return to Cathuahua or stay another night. The Herald notes the couple, their child, and companions dining and driving about city attractions.
At Yale and Fleming a union drive gains momentum after a conference last week. Fifty miners were initiated at Yale, with Fleming also reporting growth. Some white workers quit company jobs to join the union while others refuse shaft work. Many striking miners take jobs with recognizing companies, and housing at Nelson remains partially under company control as rent and settlement issues persist. Several coal firms signed the agreement Saturday.
Atchison mourns Gaylord Truesdell distinguished animal painter who died recently in New York after a career spanning Atchison St Louis Chicago Paris and Waukegan. Renowned for cow and sheep works he was the first American born artist to receive a Paris salon medal and was better known abroad. He died around age 60 and his relatives learned of his passing yesterday.
John Fandres of Porto Rico arrived in Atchison last week to attend St Benedict's college. He read papers announcing the commencement on Thursday and assumed it meant the beginning of the term. He is 17, from San Juan, and speaks English fluently.
Pittsburg June 4 A E Hil a young mine guard at Western Coal and Mining stockade in Wieming was accidentally shot Saturday evening while guarding duty. He was brought to the Mapital by Missouri Pacific train and died shortly after arrival. He had worked for the company seven months and was newly married to Miss Iain Baker of Osage City Kansas. The accident occurred as he tried to place his gun on a railing and struck the hammer, the bullet striking his abdomen.
Warden Lan dis bade inmates farewell at the state penitentiary on Sunday in a somber scene. The governor and favorites among prisoners were noted but the overall mood was grim as the address highlighted ongoing penalties and reforms.
After thirty months of administration, Landis earned wide respect from inmates at the state prison. A bitter hiss during the chaplain’s invocation for the governor’s health highlighted prisoner anger. The governor’s parole promises without action are cited as a key grievance.
Lawrence June 26 The annual meeting of the Kansas Turnerverin societies opened in the city with exercises in Bismarck grove and excursions from Leavenworth St Marys Topeka and Fort Scott Marshall’s Band of Topeka providing music. Contests in manly sports drew a large crowd as delegates from every turner society in the state attended business sessions at Turner hall today.
In Dorrance on June 24 intense local sentiment clashes over liquor policy amid court actions. George Halbe faced eight counts in district court, pleads guilty to one, others dismissed, and remains jailed on a 30 day sentence. Law and order supporters hired a county attorney aide. names kept private amid bitter calm. Seized liquor publicly destroyed marking a Tusco county first. Following Halbe’s case, David Lefever faces a justice court plea under the club room act, seen as an evasion tactic once prohibitions fail. Judge Monrse opposes such subterfuges and favors formal justice courts.
A June 24 report details a legal dispute over ownership of $200 forfeited by a defendant in a petty case. The money, posted as cash bail, was claimed by the school fund after a tussle with the justice. The piece also notes cattle and horse theft concerns with a local anti-thief association elected leaders and a $250 reward. Additional items include pension grants in Kansas and Albert S Anderson’s appointment at Wentworth Military Academy, plus a drowning accident near Hewins and a Saline fusion stance by local parties.
Abner Craig, an elderly Leavenworth resident, was struck by a Great Western freight train while crossing the tracks on Saturday. The engineer saw him on the turn, sounded the whistle, and Craig froze, losing both legs and sustaining head injuries. A fragment of unrelated text follows, mentioning a woman’s stockings.
Judge Hoon in federal court at Leavenworth ordered 600 acres in Lyon county and 141 shares of Kansas and Missouri Coal and Land stock sold. Cross estate holds half interest in the land, suitable mainly for grazing, with bids of 5 per acre and 1500 for 40 acres approved, under Morton Alvaugh as receiver of the Cross bank.
Fort Scott Kansas June 24 attorneys for the big four coal companies say a conference at Colonel J H Richards office led to a combined policy against strikers. Injunctions restraining interference with workers or property were obtained by Missouri Coal and Mining Central Coal and Coke and Kansas companies. Potential clash with county authorities over injunction enforcement was expected while Colonel Richards reports his mine operates with imported men and says the strikers are beaten for his company.
The committee of 200 and the Good Citizenship federation backed Frank Stahl for sheriff, provoking opposition from Democrats and Populists. Porter S. Cook will run as straight Republican, R. B. Kepley as straight Democrat, Frank Stahl as prohibition, and Frank Leach as Independent. Leach may draw only part of the Populist vote while Kepley and Stahl face divided opposition from Democrats and Populists over prohibition.
Leavenworth reports that late Warden of the Federal Prison Os ment Works Jon Wanlen Preneh resigned as head of the federal prison and has accepted a position as superintendent of the cement works at Jela Ran ed. French’s salary will be £1.0m and after plant completion he will be appointed executive of the works at the same or larger salary with Leavenworth and Lansing United. On June 26 Leavenworth linked by electric rail to Lansing where the state penitentiary sits. the first motor cars ran Sunday. The line forms part of the extension of the Kansas City line bringing the southern Kansas City end to be abutted.
Brigadier General King, back from the Philippines, writes the Milwaukee Journal that Filipinos show capability for self government and could excel if given a title or role. He argues they rank higher than Cubans or uneducated blacks granted suffrage by the United States.
Detroit dispatch reports Governor Pingree responding to Washington quotes attributed to Secretary Alger. Pingree says McKinley’s stance on territorial expansion and actions toward trusts aligns with his own, and he supports McKinley in all he does if deemed right while opposing what he sees as wrong. He also notes President McKinley and Hanna influence in political methods.
A Post-Dispatch special from Binmiagher Alabama reports a tense confrontation in which a posse pursues John Sheppard colored for a crime. Fifty armed African Americans threaten to clash with authorities. The sheriff plans to intervene and prevent violence as the situation remains highly dangerous.
Albert August Hecker, a sausage maker accused of murdering his wife and burning her body, faces trial in Chicago. Ida Luttertin testified about love and Becker as a suspect, with Becker’s defense arguing over money earned from recent dime museum exhibitions.
A June 2 blaze in Toledo, Ohio, started in the Michigan Central freight area and spread under strong winds. The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Darton freight house and about a hundred freight cars were destroyed along with dredge equipment in the bayou. Fire units regained control by 2:99.
A royal baby news item notes the birth in St. Petersburg with a daughter born to June nee SS and the girl named. The fragmentary report confirms a royal birth event and parental naming.
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