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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
5
Local notes from Topeka cover mayoral absence, transit repairs post snow, hospital funding for a deputy, and upcoming events. Mentions Charles Frenchie awaiting entrance exam, Jim Rimpoen for party chair, and W. W. Clemens performing at the Grand. Reports weather impacts on street crews and rail operations, plus civic debates on park funding and hospital facilities.
Mrs BD Teneyck of 07 North Levitt Street Chicago learned yesterday she may receive about one fifth of an estate valued over 320000000 left by her uncle. Five siblings named as potential heirs were reported in New York and Chicago. A former New York housekeeper’s papers had been used to transfer the property to another claimant, a Chicago man connected to Northwestern. The heiress, middle aged with a daughter and son, now faces confirmation of the estate amid questions of prior misrepresentation.
Clare T. Wilks files for divorce citing extended illness and mental and bodily health deterioration. The case references a long marriage, alleged misrepresentation, and a period of separation with two months before filing noted in the court records.
The Tammany leader Croker intends to stay on the European continent until June. Reports say he will travel to Waslace Snetwook and nearby areas, planning to reassess his stance after the trip.
A report from Chattanooga on March 1 describes a new system transmitting telegraph and telephone messages in opposite directions on a single line. Messages were sent between Knoxville and Keerville and received successfully in Chattanooga and Cincinnati, with a prominent physician mentioned in connection to the test.
Miss Prescott hosts luncheon with Miss Pearinde Prescott and Miss Lotte Ranney among guests. table decor features American Beauty roses. A surprise party honors Wil Seybold with wide guest list. high school chorus and readers perform, and social events include lectures, dances, and visits from notable figures in Topeka society.
The address denounces fraternity as a malignant force opposed to divine order, tracing its influence through society and warning against greed and tyranny. It praises community virtue, the plight of the poor, and the duty of workers, citing moral duty and religious imagery to condemn ambition.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a paradisiacal scene with white chnets and the inscription of The Ane on a divine banner. The text blends religious imagery with references to fallen humanity and heavenly beings, but its precise source and meaning are unclear.
Tom Potter of Perbady and J White of Ada protest railroads claims of concessions for stokmen at a recent conference on rates. Potter argues the new charges raise pipeline and feed costs, urging an impartial tribunal for redress. He details how through rates and oil charges lifted prices, increasing stockmen’s costs by about a half to three quarters of a million dollars.
Small audiences at Crawford theater and Grand Opera house last night due to weather. Barlow minstrels return with little change in performance and a satisfied crowd. The Roger Brothers in Next Door display clever acrobatics and tireless energy.
Large audiences attended Backman's Glass slowers exhibit yesterday with admiring women and studying men. Visitors received free specimens and many were handsome. Final day Saturday runs 2 to 5 and 1 to 9 30 with 10 cent admission, 5 cents for school children, one child to receive a present at BIG Kansas avenue.
A local grocery advertises Bvt and Green Premium Stamps exchange at 20 cents per 100, with buy prices and 10 cent purchase rebates except for sugar. The listing mentions assorted groceries and pantry items with scattered prices and product names, indicating a broad store sale and promotions.
G C Clemens launches what he calls the opening of the socialist campaign in Kansas at the Grand Opera House with remarks on fusion and Bryan. He teases comments on the Populist national committee and fusion talks in Topeka, urging Republican donors to fund his campaign and warning about expenses.
Wilbur Stewart, Idaho publisher, testified before the house military affairs committee about civilian officials and soldiers seizing his plant in June and detaining him. He described the so called inquisition, threats to resume publication, and a prison camp with brutal conditions including a death, possible hanging, and suicides. He estimated 250 prisoners and 1000 to 1500 soldiers in the Coeur d Alene district and questioned the authority of the Industrial Commission.
North Topeka items note printing by Kimball Printing, address 835 Kansas avenue. Mentions grand lodge attendance, St David's day celebration, a Kane City trip by neighbors, a funeral at Katieas Avenue St B church, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Courtney traveling to Kansas City, and local business changes including Brin Cromwell Groceries. Also mentions Mrs. Frask Baker and pneumonia case, a rabbit outbreak after recent snow, and North Topeka merchants promoting enduring value and honest selling.
Boston reports Washburn, chair of the Massachusetts Populist state committee, has returned from the Populist national committee meeting and says Bryan and Caldwell will be nominated for president and vice president at Sioux Falls in May. He adds that the Democratic National Convention will endorse the ticket and notes strong anti fiat sentiment among western Republicans.
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