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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1899
Page
4
A survey of global tensions and policy shifts highlights the Hague conference and Sino war anxieties. Observers note changes in U S and UK stances, with ongoing debates over trains, beef shipments, and census duties. The piece also touches on potential presidential succession and financial rules affecting out of town checks.
The next United States Senate will be at least two members short as Utah and Delaware adjourn without electing. Balance remains unchanged. Delaware and Utah split along party lines, with J Edward Addicks controlling nominations and Republicans divided over backing him or electing a Democrat. The outcome hinges on party strategy and future ballots.
Fragmented musings from the Atchison Globe setting forth notions on marriage, desire, gender, and folk psychology. Witty riffs touch on courtship, indifference, and the aging heart with provocative, dated reflections. The piece mixes humor and melancholy about love relationships.
A column notes Governor Pingres criticizing silk hats as belonging to swells and undertakers. It mentions Adtison Fatrix as the new minister to Austria and praises a Northwestern University classical scholar. Generals Wheeler and Wynton are compared, and Dr Verace Burr of Wilmington, a 13-language minister, is described. Queen Victoria and President Faure interactions are briefly recounted with a remark on royal visits.
Atlanta March 14 Federation president Rebecca T D Lowe urges 527 clubs to unite for women’s rights in a circulated circular. She stresses the labor world’s new pressures on working women, calls for investigation of conditions, and for active discussion within the federation to address education and welfare impacts.
New York plans a private theater at Thirty seventh Street and Fifth Avenue to cater to the wealthy. Promoters, including Louis Sherry, aim to attract aristocracy with high prices to deter the ordinary public. Manager will be fans, current Koster and Bial music hall executive.
In Dover on March 14 the state general assembly concluded without choosing a successor to Gro Gray, creating a historic senatorial vacancy. The vote slate listed Addicks, Dupost, Miggs, Handy, Gray, Sautsbury, and Higeiin with scattered support. filibustering delayed adjournment to 3:06 PM. Deserters exited amid shouting, with threats reported as legislators dispersed from the chaotic session.
New York Clearing House considers mandating rules to govern outside city collections with charges set by the committee. Proposals fix a minimum fee of 0.1 percent for many states and 0.25 percent for others, plus a $5,000 first violation fine and possible expulsion. The plan targets checks and drafts handling across multiple U S states and Canada.
The Topeka authorities report Governor Budd has refused to honor Kansas’s requisition to return F. H. Teale from Los Angeles, accused of embezzling funds from Parkhurst Davis Mercantile Co. Teale, a traveling man, was located in California after being charged with cashing firm thefts and misappropriating funds, and the case now seems to leave him in California.
The Kansas Pupils Reading Circle met in Topeka and approved a statewide reading list. Purchases will be from Scribner's Appleton's and the American Book Company with publisher support offered. The selections cover primary to advanced grades across numerous authors and publishers.
Edwand C. Andre, Belgian general at Manila, promotes a $10,000,000 syndicate to develop Luzon with railways and plantations. Frederick Foster to oversee the venture, promising high returns from tobacco, coffee, and rice. Andre notes fertile northern Luzon and low costs for American settlers, with health benefits for participants.
Registration books will be available this week in wards and precincts, then at the office of the commissioner of elections on Monday through Wednesday. Voters may register at the commissioners’ office or in wards, with locations listed at various stores and druggists through Friday. A closing joke about a man asking a woman her favorite novel ends in a humorous, unrelated line.
The Kansas Kents of the Maccabees of the World plan their third bi annual convention in Topeka starting Thursday with a Grand Opera House entertainment. Program features Ventriloquism and music, addresses by Dr J B Hilben and others, plus performances by Y M C A Glee Club and Miss Kitty Doneyson. National officers D D Aitken and Terpany attend.
Chicago police report a headless male body mangled and bruised, one shoe and rope at the ankle, discovered among Lake Michigan waves near Hyde Park. Investigators suspect murder with rope as anchor, noting body was likely cut to fit a sack and carried to the lake. spine appears severed and decomposition suggests months in water.
William P Kinsey assistant superintendent at the new gas holder project fell from the tank top onto iron below. He sustained two broken legs though the large bone remained intact. Despite severe injuries he climbed a ladder to exit and calmly described the accident while being treated at his boarding house. Kinsey, from Baltimore, is brother of S P Kinsey who oversees the project for Bartett Hayward & Co.
The Topeka Lodge contemplates joining Kansas City in staging a travesty of Romeo and Juliet for a Kannas City benefit. A meeting tonight will decide attendance and plans at the Coates house in Kan ans sayy. The event aims to draw the crowd with humorous weights and heavier bylines.
Assistant General Superintendent Avery Turper of the Santa Fe met Missouri Pacific officials in Independence to arrange formal possession of the Kansas Oklahoma Central and Southwestern line. The 65 mile route from Caney through the Indiana Territory would connect Santa Fe via Missouri Pacific tracks. The line runs through productive country and could grant a future Arkansas entry.
Father Hayden III remains confined to bed at the priest’s residence near Kighin and Jackson streets. After conducting Sunday services at the Church of the Assumption he developed a high fever by noon and his condition is feared serious though not yet confirmed.
Scanned goods listed include sugar flour canned fruits and vegetables soaps baking powders coffee tea and fresh meat. Molasses lard bacon eggs and canned salmon sardines and fruit preserves appear with bulk quantities and prices. Mail orders are shipped promptly from a general store.
Mrs Belle B Yates of West Sixth street was fatally endangered when a folding bed collapsed trapping her. She is paralyzed from the neck down with no hope of recovery, doctors fearing death may occur at any time due to spinal injuries and asphyxia risk.
Pigeons from Topeka lofts have been raided in the past two weeks with many valuable birds stolen. Fanciers suspect youth more than pros, urge parents to check sons’ pigeon dealings, and have raised funds for prosecution. Also notes lawyers leaving for Wichita and that registration books stay at Osborne's store tonight.
In a pointed message readers are urged to bring their work to the laundry, stressing urgency and the need for careful handling. The notice stresses meticulous attention and emphasizes the importance of timely delivery to ensure proper processing.
The notice compiles scattered ads and requests including taking up or renting rooms, a sale of a milk cow for 25 dollars, a ward coal stove, and various misspelled or truncated postings. It mentions names like Mrs Eugene Wolf and Facklam Chester Ave Oakland, with references to board and furnishings and a bidding or listing style typical of local classifieds.
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