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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1900
Page
4
A scrambled Topeka State Journal page notes Queen Victoria not visiting the Transvaal, debates over state officer reductions in Kentucky, Debs’ stance on trusts, Porto Rican bill politics, and ongoing battles in U S politics. Reports from St Paul dispatch and European leaders reference Gladstone, Bismarck, and Britannia in a curating editorial tone.
The piece argues Congress and the administration misled the public on free trade with Porto Rico Cuba and the Philippines. It alleges sugar interests led by Henry Oxnard and tied to tariff protection pressured lawmakers to oppose free trade and align with related industries despite public sentiment. It contends Republicans largely repudiated their own principles under powerful special interests.
The text argues about which groups can bend authorities in Washington to their aims. It claims that power will prove 48 patrons align with the convictions and purposes of the American people, asserting a test of influence and legitimacy.
An eroded column notes on society leaders and women who devise schemes to stay in the spotlight. It criticizes polite arithmetic of household costs, school reforms in New York, and a wedding described by Associated Press. It mocks fashion details and local gossip while quoting readers on youth, Sunday school, and newspaper accuracy.
Washington notes from March 12 show Mike Schmidt of Junction City appointed engineer. Bronson named substitute letter carrier at Winter. Officials at Kiowa agency Oklahoma attended Indian office for building matters. Trade representatives listed: H C Neelay El Reno 13453 Spich Math ailtchell Wellington 31061 Betts North Toy xa Kas. George If Jowett Fi 1400.
A Washington mother credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with curing her 16 month old boy's scrofula after doctors failed. After four months of medicine, the sore healed and recurred until Hood's remedy led to a complete recovery. The letter endorses Hood's Sarsaparilla as uniquely effective.
An extensive denunciation condemns Leavenworth and surrounding areas as a haven for thieves, counterfeiters, and soldiers, comparing conditions to notorious districts. It cites Klondike debates, militia presence, prison populations, and widespread vice impacting Topeka and the state.
Kansas City March 1 rail interests press for July convention date change. Subcommittees of the national Democratic committee met in Washington and arrived in Kansas City to inspect arrangements. Members include Stone Missouri Johnson Kansas Wilson Colorado Carapau Michigan and Walsh Town. A rail executives committee argued facilities would be strained by July excur sion traffic, urging a new date to July 6.
A Topeka Capital report details Mr. Sheldon denying a forged formal letter attributed to him and published by the New York Journal and other papers. The Capital’s wall display carried a similar page, and the journalist noted the misattribution undermines newspaper credibility.
A reader recalls a month old Topeka Capital reprint on the wall, marking a souvenir page from a past issue. The fragment highlights how a single printed page served as a keepsake of prior coverage.
E W Howe editor of the Atchison Daily Globe and author of The Story of a Country Town writes six Lay Sermons for the Topeka State Journal to be copyrighted and appear Tuesday evening and daily for six issues. Demand has been enormous with several metropolitan papers securing the rights and the paper planning a readership exceeding six hundred thousand.
London reports during the March 12 debate in the House of Commons the Parliamentary Secretary for the War Office Mr Wyndham said recent events do not justify any immediate reduction in funding for the campaign in South Africa. He stated the financial cost remains unchanged by failures or successes and the army may stay at full pressure for six months and at half pressure for six months thereafter.
Local notes report Washburn college trustees arranging a supper at the Elmwood club with speeches by D Struble of Chicago and A C Rankin. A Santa Fe trainmaster’s six year old son, hospitalized with pleurisy, shows early signs of recovery after Stormont hospital care. Train operations on the Santa Fe line faced track damage and delays from a wagon bridge collapse. New Water submersion halted service briefly, but passenger trains were rerouted with limited delays. Noon meetings are set to continue this week at the BM venue.
Washington reports Baron Gev ¢rns, new Dutch minister, presented credentials to President McKinley with welcome at the White House. No mention of mediation talks with Britain or South African republics. Also notes deaths in the news: gambler Dick Hearst found dead in a Kansas City lodging and Cardinal L. De Canewia, bishop of Verona, Italy, dies, the oldest cardinal in the conclave.
At Fy reaby Terria church Surrey afternoon the Rankin meeting drew a packed crowd. George Woods fainted during convulsions and George Badders fainted on seeing him. Both were carried out and revived, with the oppressive atmosphere blamed for the incidents.
A New York dispatch reports Italian boxer Guydo died in a Paris hospital from a chest blow suffered in a bout with James Jeffries several months earlier. Guydo began bleeding after the match and worsened, spurring complications that led to his death. He was buried at Saint Cecile church near the hospital. Also noted, John Riley of Columbus secured an Interstate league franchise to operate the Suuviere capital baseball team next season.
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